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Fuel Creativity & Community: Support the Bourses Tontine Awards!
The Bourses Tontine Awards is a grassroots initiative driven by a simple yet powerful idea: when we pool our resources, we can uplift and empower more women and gender-diverse creatives in Ottawa-Gatineau. Inspired by the “tontines” of francophone Africa—where women support each other through cooperative micro-financing—we are doing the same for our local artistic community.
Twice a year, we receive an overwhelming number of applications from brilliant artists, performers, and creators whose work enriches our city. But with our current resources, we can only fund two $1,000 awards per year. This means saying no to far too many incredible projects simply because we don’t have enough funds.
That’s where you come in.
We’re a 100% volunteer-run initiative, and we reinvest our own funds into these awards. Every dollar raised through this campaign will go directly to funding more artists—no commissions, no overhead, just direct impact.
Your donation makes art happen. It helps artists share their vision, build community, and create work that inspires, challenges, and brings us together. If we reach our goal, we could fund three, or even four, awards this year!
Join us in championing local talent. Donate today and be part of a movement that believes in the power of creativity and mutual support.
📩 Want to know more or get involved? Reach out at tontine.awards@gmail.com.
💡 The term “womxn” is inclusive of trans women, queer women, women of colour, women with disabilities, HIV+ women, immigrant women, single mothers, and people from marginalized genders.
Thank you for believing in the power of art and community!
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Soutenez la créativité et la communauté : contribuez aux Bourses Tontine Awards !
Les Bourses Tontine Awards sont une initiative indépendante basée sur une idée simple mais puissante : lorsque nous mettons nos ressources en commun, nous pouvons soutenir et propulser d'avantage de femmes et de personnes créatives issues de la diversité des genres dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau. Inspirées des tontines africaines—des coopératives de microfinancement créées par des femmes pour s’entraider—nous appliquons ce même principe pour nourrir la scène artistique locale.
Deux fois par année, nous lançons un appel de candidatures et recevons un grand nombre de propositions inspirantes. Malheureusement, avec nos fonds actuels, nous ne pouvons offrir que deux bourses de 1 000 $. Cela signifie que nous devons dire non à trop de projets extraordinaires, simplement par manque de financement.
C’est ici que vous pouvez faire la différence.
Nous sommes une initiative entièrement bénévole, et nous réinvestissons nos propres fonds dans ces bourses. Chaque dollar recueilli grâce à cette campagne ira directement au financement de projets créatifs—sans frais administratifs, sans commissions, uniquement du soutien concret.
Votre don fait naître l’art. Il permet aux artistes de partager leur vision, de bâtir des liens et de créer des œuvres qui inspirent, questionnent et rassemblent. Si nous atteignons notre objectif, nous pourrons offrir trois, voire quatre bourses cette année !
Rejoignez-nous dans cette mission de soutien aux talents locaux. Faites un don dès aujourd’hui et prenez part à un mouvement qui croit en la force de la créativité et de la solidarité.
📩 Pour en savoir plus ou vous impliquer, écrivez-nous à tontine.awards@gmail.com.
💡 Le terme "femmxs" inclut les femmes trans, les femmes queer, les femmes de couleur, les femmes handicapées, les femmes séropositives, les femmes immigrantes, les mères seules et les personnes de genre marginalisé.
Merci de croire en l’art et en la communauté !
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