Cohort #4

Cohort #4 Applications Now Open!

Cohort #4 Application Period: August 1 – September 7, 2025 | Cohort #4 Program Period: October 7 – December 7, 2025 | Cohort #4 Project Eligibility Period: December 7, 2025 – April 7, 2026 |

“Our mission is to disrupt, distort, and transform the Canadian arts sector.”

Our accelerated programming features interactive small-group learning sessions, tailored one-on-one coaching, and access to an evolving toolkit with templates and best practices to assist our mentees in effectively planning and overseeing their project.

Cohort #4 Mentees are eligible to present their WARP projects at Pique, Debaser’s quarterly music and arts festival in downtown Ottawa, on March 7, 2026.

Click here for full program information and view the plain-text application here.

Specific topics explored during our four-day workshop series will include:

Event Planning Fundamentals

Project Budgeting and Grant Writing

Accessibility Planning

Safe(r) Spaces and Bystander Intervention

Naloxone Training and Harm Reduction

Day-of-Event and Front of House Operations

Cohort #3 Application Window: Friday, August 1, 2025 - Sunday, September 7, 2025 (11:59PM EST)

Results Notification: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

In-Person Programming Location: Artengine, and Club SAW, Arts Court, Ottawa (details provided to selected applicants)

Mandatory Programming Dates:

Online | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 6pm-7pm

In-Person | Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 11am-5pm

In-Person | Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 11am-5pm

In-Person | Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 11am-5pm

In-Person |Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 11am-5pm

Online |Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 1pm-4pm

Project Eligibility Period: December 7, 2025 - April 7, 2026

All mentees will receive a $100 per day honorarium for participating in mandatory in-person workshops.