eMERGEnce: OAC Info Session

eMERGEnce: OAC Info Session

An overview of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the role it plays within the larger music industry.

The OAC Info Session led by Erika Iserhoff, the Indigenous Arts and Northern Arts Program Officer and Jessica Deljouravesh, Music Officer.

Topics for the session (in no particular order) will include:

• Who can apply to OAC? Basic eligibility
• Granting programs: Music, multi-disciplinary (Touring, Market Development, etc. ), programs specifically for artists of colour and Indigenous Artists
• How to apply for a grant: the process and tips/best practices for what to include in an application
• How applications are assessed
• What you have to do if you get a grant

eMERGEnce is Small World Music Society’s (SWM) artist development program for under-represented and marginalized newcomer, refugee, and emerging artists, dedicated to supporting career sustainability and integration into Toronto’s music landscape and the Canadian cultural infrastructure. A Cohort of 24 musicians was chosen from a pool of applicants to participate in the inaugural year’s program, which includes career-development workshops, networking opportunities, music incubation, collateral creation, mentorship, and performance opportunities.

Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance’s (IPAA) Workshop Series is designed to inform and educate BIPOC artists on a range of topics across the performing arts. To register for the Series, follow IPAA on Facebook or Twitter or at ipaa.ca.

Info Sessions are part of SWM’s eMERGEnce Artist Development Program and IPAA’s Workshop Series.
Limited space for non-participants: free admission
Please register via Showpass.

All activities take place at the Small World Music Centre (Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St #101), and are followed by informal opportunities to engage with cohort members, panellists, experts, and other guests. Topics/dates subject to change.

Thanks to funding from the Toronto Arts Council, the workshop fees have been waived for eMERGEnce and IPAA Workshop Series participants.