Important
Digital File Formating
Make sure that all document and image files can be processed by a PC computer. It is your responsibility to ensure that submitted files are not corrupt, illegible or improperly formatted. Please save your CV as a WORD (.doc) document or PDF, and all image files as JPGs.
Artwork Creation Date
Work submitted for review must have been created within the last four years.
Jury Consideration
A panel of six jurors will assess submissions according to the quality of the work shown, not by merit or need demonstrated in supporting documents such as study or studio plans.
Award Stipulations
- An applicant cannot receive the same award twice. If an award has been won by an applicant in a previous program year, they are then ineligible to apply for that award a second time.
- Current Craft Ontario staff and board members are ineligible to apply to the Craft Awards program.
Career Level
EMERGING
This category is for emerging makers and is reserved for those in the early years of their professional careers who may still be undertaking undergraduate or graduate studies and have a small exhibition record.
- You must have less than 8 years of professional practice to apply for awards in this category.
MID-CAREER
This category is for crafts professionals in mid-career and includes those past the early stages of their career who have produced a reasonable body of work and may have a fair degree of public exposure.
- You must have 8 to 15 years of professional practice to apply to this category.
ESTABLISHED
This category is for established craft professionals and includes those with an extensive body of work and with a history of national and international exhibitions and/or those who have achieved a wide degree of recognition.
- You must have at least 15 years of professional practice in order to apply to this category.
Application Checklist
Biography/Artist Statement
Provide a 100 – 200 word description of your professional background and current practice. Please save your file as a WORD (.doc) document or PDF.
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Provide a maximum three-page list of your education, exhibition record, awards, commissioned work, and experience teaching or leading workshops. Please save your CV as a WORD (.doc) document or PDF.
10 Professional Images of Your Work
Make sure that all files can be processed by a PC computer. It is your responsibility to ensure that submitted files are not corrupt or improperly formatted. Please save your image files as JPGs.
Support Material Documents
Depending on the Award that you are applying for, you will need to submit additional information such as: a Studio Development Plan, Study Plan, Achievements and Future Directions Statement, Description of Community Involvement, and/or a signed Code of Conduct Agreement. Read the Award requirements carefully, and include the necessary information in a word or pdf document. Please include a title for each section that indicates which award(s) the supporting text is intended for.
IMPORTANT: Award applications with incomplete support information will not be considered.
