Tontine Application Form in English

PLEASE NOTE
- Incomplete applications will be automatically rejected.
- The Tontine Awards will not support requests for applicants to organize a conference. We will not support requests for applicants to use the Award to cover registration fees for an individual to attend a conference, a course, a workshop or any related activity.
- We will not give out the Tontine Award retroactively (ex. for a project that is already finished).
- This microgrant will be given out twice a year. The deadlines will be posted on the website.
- Please take into account the fact that it will take us approximately 6 to 8 weeks to process grant applications.
- We ask applicants to consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic when proposing their plans for community engagement and to follow public health guidelines.
- We accept project applications from teams that include various genders, however, to be eligible for the award the majority of the applicants must identify as women.
- To be accessible we are now accepting video submissions. Please upload your video to YouTube and then send us the link. We would ask that all video submissions be no longer than 5 minutes.
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How did you find out about the Tontine Award?
Do you identify as a woman or gender non-conforming person?
Is your primary medium within the visual or media arts? Please explain your practice.
Describe your proposed visual art project. Is it new or building on an existing one? How does it reflect your artistic vision?
How does your project interpret the International Women's Day 2025 theme, "Inspire Inclusion"?
In what ways will your project inspire inclusion or engage with the Ottawa-Gatineau community, including diverse linguistic or cultural groups?
How will your project engage the Ottawa-Gatineau community and inspire inclusion, particularly among diverse groups?
How would you like your work to be installed or exhibited? Briefly describe any spatial requirements and consider whether your work includes interactive elements, multimedia components, or requires special equipment.
Budget: Provide a breakdown of how you will use the $1000 award (exclude technician wages, space rental, etc.). You may pay yourself an artist fee.

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Do you have any specific accommodation needs to participate in the event on March 8-10, 2025?
Provide a breakdown of expenses and a budget for the $1000 award. Please tell us how the Tontine Award will add value to this project and indicate if you have other financial support.
* We strongly encourage trans women, queer women, women of colour, women with disabilities, HIV+ women, women of all ages, including young women, immigrant women, single mothers and people of marginalized genders to apply.
Please feel free to also email photos, images or music files to tontine.awards@gmail.com, if you feel that this would give us a better understanding of your work (please include your name and the name of the project as your file name).
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