FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE OAC:
The Ontario Arts Council has revised its funding programs for Ontario-based comics artists. The Writers’ Works in Progress program, which offers $12,000 grants to support the creation of new work, now has a dedicated deadline for comics projects. Applications should be postmarked or dropped off in person at the OAC no later than December 1, 2015. They will be assessed by a peer jury of Ontario-based comics artists.
More information, including full guidelines and application forms, can be found at: http://www.arts.on.ca/Page6005.aspx
· The new deadline is open to professional, Ontario-based writers and/or artists working on comics projects. For full eligibility rules, please see the program guidelines.
· Narrative, non-narrative, and wordless works are eligible. While this deadline is nested in a Literature program, it is intended for the broad spectrum of comics practice.
· Projects should be underway already. A 20 page sample of the work in progress is required as support material for the jury to review.
· Collaborative projects between an artist and a writer are eligible. If both the artist and writer live in Ontario, they must apply jointly, and the grant will be split 50/50 between the co-applicants. Collaborations between an artist or writer who lives inside Ontario and one who lives outside the province are eligible, but the Ontario-based collaborator must apply and will receive any grant awarded.
· Unlike other OAC Writers’ Works in Progress programs, the jury will know the identity of applicants.
· This program will not fund publication costs, but self-published creators may apply to create new work if they have a documented history of professional activity that includes ongoing participation in curated events or exhibitions.
For further information, please email Literature Officer Jack Illingworth at [email protected], or call Program Administrator Helen Floros at 416-969-7440 or 1-800-387-0058 ext. 7440
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