Jumblies makes art in everyday and extraordinary places with, for and about the people and stories found there, creating transient utopias and far-reaching ripples.
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As a third-party recommender, Jumblies Theatre accepts applications from theatre creators for the development of new works, and makes grant recommendations to the OAC. Within the guidelines below, we invite applications from artists, including individuals, ad hoc groups and collectives at all stages of their practice, living in any region of Ontario, working in any language or tradition. Projects may be at any stage of their creative development, although funding may not be used for workshops or production.
Eligibility criteria:
Our focus is on community-engaged theatre. Eligible projects combine professional theatre/performance creation and community arts practices. We define “community arts” here as a creative process that meaningfully involves people for whom art isn’t a chosen or desired profession, in the making and performing of the art. Please note that your proposal is not eligible unless it integrates community engagement in the final outcome and/or the proposed stage of creation. If you’re unsure whether your project is eligible, please ask us.
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![[image description: This is a collage of five images.The top left image is of braids made of brown fabric representing the root system of the tree of life. Over the braids are scattered postcards with black and cream-coloured block prints: spiral and rippled lines that look like water, human stick figures, an arrow through a circle. The top right image is of a quilt depicting details of the aanishnawbe 13 moons calendar, featuring a seated figure drumming and a gathering around a fire. The middle image is of torn pieces of birch bark with written words faintly visible. The title of the production, Talking Treaties, is overlaid on the image. The bottom left image is of antique-looking mirrors, kettles and bottles, gifts which were part of the Toronto Purchase. In the last image, bottom right, a person is partly visible: their bent knees and feet, their arm and hand. They are standing on a canvas with a map drawn upon it, and braided fabrics that look like rivers and lakes. The person's hand is outstretched as they pick up one of five small, beige and brown, felt longhouses.]](http://www.jumbliestheatre.org/jumblies/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TalkingTreaties2018.jpg)
