Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators

Puppetmongers is a Recommending Company for the Ontario Arts Council’s Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators program 2018-2019 Which means that we have a total of $5,000 to divide between all worthy projects…

The Deadline is 1 p.m. October 15th, 2018 – to avoid technical and upload issues it is highly recommended to complete your application the day before.

So do you need a small grant to kick-start your project?  Puppetmongers is seeking applications from artists currently involved in the development of puppetry projects.  Our priorities and areas of interest are:

  • The development of theatrical work with puppetry,
  • The integration of puppetry into theatre productions,
  • The creation of new forms of puppetry and new theatrical uses of puppetry,
  • The nurturing of new generation and culturally diverse artists.

Projects may be in any stage of development prior to production or workshop production, and these small grants are particularly suited to helping artists with the earliest phases of creation. We have a total of $4,000 to assign:  Thus the grants we can recommend range from a minimum of $1,000 to the maximum of $5,000.  They have usually been on the lower end, spread over a few projects.

The application is now only available on-line with NOVA through the OAC website  The Deadline is 1 p.m. October 15th, 2018 – to avoid technical and upload issues it is highly recommended to complete your application the day before the deadline!

They will ask you for:

  • A description of your project
  • A description of the primary artists involved
  • We also request a simple budget – could be included in your project description, or attached as support material.
  • Any other appropriate support material such as text, diagrams, sketches, or photos/videos (which may be hard copies or web links) of the work insofar as it has been developed already, and/or:
  • Inspirational elements which most readily explain the innovation being pursued.

All applicants must also meet the criteria requirements of the Ontario Arts Council. For more information about the Theatre Creators’ Reserve program, to access the full guidelines and the application form, please click here for the OAC website  

We are curious and excited to see what the artistic community has percolating, and extremely grateful to the Ontario Arts Council for their increased support of puppetry.

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