Cultural Grants Recognition 

Acknowledge the Town of Oakville and the Oakville Arts Council's support and highlight the value of the arts to the community.

Grantees from either the Cultural Grants organizations stream or the Artist Project Fund for individual artists and collectives are required to publicly acknowledge receipt of the grant.

It is vitally important that grantees recognize both the Town of Oakville as the funder and the OAC as the program developer and administrator.

This recognition helps the OAC advocate for sector support by highlighting the funding's impact.

What do I need to acknowledge?

We ask you to acknowledge that you received support from the Town of Oakville and at the Oakville Arts Council in any communications related to your work, your project(s), and/or your organization’s activities for which you received our support.

In written communications, you may use the following message or something similar. Where possible, please pair with the Cultural Grants logo.

We acknowledge the support of the Town of Oakville and the Oakville Arts Council.

Use the combination OAC and Town of Oakville logo. This logo must be used in all promotional/advertising materials (both print and digital). Please note that both the OAC and the Town of Oakville have corporate identity or branding standards. This means that you may not alter the logos in any way. If you require a different format of the logo, please contact the OAC office.

Click here to download a copy of the Cultural Grants logo.

Where can I use an acknowledgement?

Include an acknowledgement of our support at events, on websites and on social media, as well as in media releases and other promotional materials related to your work, your project(s), and/or your organization’s activities for which you received support.

Post on social media: After being notified that you have received OAC funding, post about this on all social media platforms that you or your organization regularly use in a professional context. Remember to tag the OAC and the Town of Oakville wherever possible.

Media release: Contact media outlets in your community to let them know that you have received a cultural grant. Include details of any public events supported by the funding you received, or places where your funded work will be presented.

At events: 

• At any events where there will be formal remarks, announce that the event was produced with the support of a cultural grant. (If you are also recognizing other funders or private sector sponsors, spend an equal amount of time recognizing Cultural Grants funding.)
  
• Take the opportunity to speak about the importance of arts funding – highlighting not only the funding itself, but the impact of the funding.
  
• The public presentation of your or your organization’s funded work can provide a great opportunity to connect with Town Council. Invite them to attend the event, and (if appropriate) offer them the opportunity to provide remarks.
  
• Share video and/or images from the event on social media, and be sure to tag the OAC and the Town of Oakville.
  
• In your PowerPoint presentation
• In your event program