Ontario Arts Council Theatre Creator's Reserve
Obsidian Theatre is thrilled to be a recommender for the Ontario Arts
Council’s Theatre Creators Reserve program.
Obsidian Theatre Company is passionately dedicated to the exploration, development, and production of the Black voice. Obsidian provides
artistic support, promoting the development of work by Black theatre
makers and offering training opportunities through mentoring and
apprenticeship programs for emerging Black artists.
The TCR program funds individual theatre creators and informal
collectives of creators by funding them in the development of new
work. The TCR is a third-party recommender program – the recommenders
receive allocated funds, and receive submissions directly from the
individual artist which are assessed and the recommendations are sent
to the Ontario Arts Council for authorization and payment.
What is it for?
The Theatre Creators Reserve program provides individual theatre
creators or collectives with funds to sustain themselves during the
creation period. This grant can be used as an opportunity to work on
the first draft of a piece, and is a rare chance to have the time to
explore and create. With the TCR program, individuals can apply for a
minimum of $1000.00 and a maximum of $5000.00. Applicants may not
receive the full amount of their request.
Who can apply?
Obsidian Theatre Company accepts all applications for the Theatre
Creators’ Reserve, however preference will be given to those
applications that fulfill and reflect our mandate.
This includes:
1) Artists that identify as members of the African Diaspora
2) Artists of Colour
To be eligible for OAC project funding, a person must:
-Be a resident of Ontario
-Be a Canadian citizen or a Permanent Resident of Canada or have
an application pending for Permanent Resident status and, if
requested, be able to provide documentation to verify this
-Have been resident in Ontario for at least a year before the
application is made
-Continue to live in Ontario for at least eight months a year (with the
following exceptions):
-Artists who live in Ontario may leave the province for up to one
year and continue to be eligible for OAC support if the absences
are temporary (e.g. for an educational or artistic opportunity) and
they do not also apply for support from the jurisdiction of their
temporary residence.
-Be a professional artist. The OAC defines a professional artist as
someone who has developed skills through training and/or practice,
and is recognized as such by artists working in the same artistic
tradition, and has a history of public presentation or publication,
and seeks payment for her or his work and actively practises his or
her art. Short breaks in artistic work history are allowed.
What is not eligible for funding?
-applications from individuals or collectives whose reports for
previously awarded OAC grants are overdue or incomplete;
-work that has been completed before you have received notification
by the recommender;
-creation of non-theatre work – e.g. fiction, poetry, film, radio or
TV, etc.; and
-production or production workshop costs.
How do I apply?
Submission Details
1. Cover letter and Resume
2. Bios of collaborators if applicable
3. A Project Proposal (Max 2 pages) This can include: A description of the project, Why this project is important to you as an artist, A timeline/work plan for the project, What are the goals for this work period,
How will these goals be met within the time frame
4. A writing sample
5. All relevant support materials if applicable (Visual, CD’s or DVD’s)
6. A budget if applicable
A list of the Theatre Creators Reserve recommenders, can be found on the Ontario Arts Council website.
http://www.arts.on.ca
If you wish to apply to Obsidian, we have a final deadline of December 1, 2011, however applications are accepted at any time.
Please feel free to contact Mel Hague at literary@obsidian-theatre.com if you have any questions regarding your Theatre Creators Reserve Application.
Yanna McIntosh, Garnet Harding in "The Monument"