Supporting artists and arts organizations for a better Toronto Learn More Jamii WAYO Children’s Festival, Emilee Ann Photo by Jae Yang Upcoming Grant Deadlines Grant deadlines occur throughout the year. Check here frequently and mark your calendar! All grant deadlines Music Creation and Audio Recording Project funding Supports artists working in any genre in the creation, writing and production of their original music. Open to individuals. More Artists in the Library Project funding Supports free community-engaged arts programming in selected library branches. Open to organizations, collectives and individuals. More Media Artists Program: Creation Project funding Provides support to media artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation/production of new work or the completion of works in progress. More Discover Grants Select your area of interest and find Toronto Arts Council funding programs that are right for you. Accessibility Grant Black Arts Community Arts Creative Communities Dance Literary Media Arts Multidisciplinary Music Theatre Visual Arts These might interest you Artists in the Library Black Arts Projects Indigenous Arts Projects Media Artists Program: Creation Music Creation and Audio Recording TAC Accessibility Grant Visual Artists Program: Creation Explore All Grants Featured Events No events found. Featured Stories & News News/Announcements August 12, 2026 We’re Hiring: Program Manager, Indigenous Arts Read more News/Announcements July 14, 2026 New survey released on the arts and social connection Read more In the News June 25, 2026 Former Executive Director Named Honorary Degree Recipient Read more Happening Now Our 2025 Annual Report is here!✨🎉Together, Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation continued to support artists, strengthen the arts sector, and connect communities all across the city. From funding artists and arts organizations to bringing free arts programming into communities, celebrating artistic achievement, and creating opportunities for emerging creatives, 2025 was a year of growth and impact.Toronto Arts Council Highlights💰 $26.4M in grants awarded🎭 4M+ audience members engaged with Council-funded programming📈 $2.65M increase to Toronto Arts Council’s base budget📝 3,051 grant applications received🎨 954 grants distributed🙌 438 individual artists funded🏢 516 organizations and collectives funded🌟 315 first-time grant recipients👥 213 peer assessors reviewing applicationsToronto Arts Foundation Highlights🎭 Over $1.05M raised through the Mayor’s Evening for the Arts🏆 $147,000 in prizes awarded through the 2025 Toronto Arts Awards🌳 140K Arts in the Parks attendees, a 40% increase from 2024🤝 331 Together Through Art events promoted🎨 55 ArtWorksTO Creative Career Development participantsBehind every number are the artists, arts workers, organizations, partners, supporters and audiences who make Toronto’s arts community what it is. Thank you to everyone who created, participated, supported and celebrated the arts with us in 2025!There’s much more to the story. 📖 Read our full 2025 Annual Report, link in bio: https://torontoartscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/2025-Annual-Report-DIGITAL-1.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com#TorontoArts #AnnualReport #ArtsFunding #ArtsImpact #ArtsCommunity 20 2 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18117923350928420 Our 2025 Annual Report is here!✨🎉Together, Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation continued to support artists, strengthen the arts sector, and connect communities all across the city. From funding artists and arts organizations to bringing free arts programming into communities, celebrating artistic achievement, and creating opportunities for emerging creatives, 2025 was a year of growth and impact.Toronto Arts Council Highlights💰 $26.4M in grants awarded🎭 4M+ audience members engaged with Council-funded programming📈 $2.65M increase to Toronto Arts Council’s base budget📝 3,051 grant applications received🎨 954 grants distributed🙌 438 individual artists funded🏢 516 organizations and collectives funded🌟 315 first-time grant recipients👥 213 peer assessors reviewing applicationsToronto Arts Foundation Highlights🎭 Over $1.05M raised through the Mayor’s Evening for the Arts🏆 $147,000 in prizes awarded through the 2025 Toronto Arts Awards🌳 140K Arts in the Parks attendees, a 40% increase from 2024🤝 331 Together Through Art events promoted🎨 55 ArtWorksTO Creative Career Development participantsBehind every number are the artists, arts workers, organizations, partners, supporters and audiences who make Toronto’s arts community what it is. Thank you to everyone who created, participated, supported and celebrated the arts with us in 2025!There’s much more to the story. 📖 Read our full 2025 Annual Report, link in bio: https://torontoartscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/2025-Annual-Report-DIGITAL-1.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com#TorontoArts #AnnualReport #ArtsFunding #ArtsImpact #ArtsCommunity … Come work with us! 💻 🌟 Toronto Arts Council is now accepting applications for the position of Program Manager, Indigenous Arts.The Program Manager, Indigenous Arts, is responsible for the management of Toronto Arts Council granting programs, including the Indigenous Arts Projects program. This role will also collaborate with colleagues at Toronto Arts Foundation on the outreach and administration of the Indigenous Artist Award.To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume in a single PDF attachment to Rupal Shah, Director, Policy & Programs, at programmanagerhiring@torontoarts.org with the subject line “Program Manager, Indigenous Arts”.Deadline: September 4, 2026Learn more here (link in bio): https://torontoartscouncil.org/opportunities/ #torontoarts #torontojobs #programmanager #managerposition #indigenous 162 0 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18120978517854221 Come work with us! 💻 🌟 Toronto Arts Council is now accepting applications for the position of Program Manager, Indigenous Arts.The Program Manager, Indigenous Arts, is responsible for the management of Toronto Arts Council granting programs, including the Indigenous Arts Projects program. This role will also collaborate with colleagues at Toronto Arts Foundation on the outreach and administration of the Indigenous Artist Award.To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume in a single PDF attachment to Rupal Shah, Director, Policy & Programs, at programmanagerhiring@torontoarts.org with the subject line “Program Manager, Indigenous Arts”.Deadline: September 4, 2026Learn more here (link in bio): https://torontoartscouncil.org/opportunities/ #torontoarts #torontojobs #programmanager #managerposition #indigenous … Happy International Youth Day! 🎨✨💛 Today, Toronto Arts celebrates the creativity, voices, ideas, and impact of young people across our city.From visual arts and film to music, dance, theatre, storytelling, and beyond, young people are bringing fresh perspectives to Toronto’s arts community and helping shape its future. 🌟Access to the arts gives youth opportunities to express themselves, build confidence, develop new skills, connect with community, and explore pathways toward creative careers.We’re proud to support spaces and opportunities where young people can create, train and learn from professionals, collaborate, and lead. Because when we invest in young artists, we invest in a more creative, connected, and vibrant Toronto. 🫶🏽Looking for ways to get involved? Explore Toronto Arts Council grants that support emerging and young artists, and discover Toronto Arts Foundation programs and opportunities for youth through the ArtWorksTO program (@artworks.to). There are many ways to connect, create, and grow within Toronto’s arts community!Happy #InternationalYouthDay to all the young artists, storytellers, creators, and changemakers making their mark! 🎊⬇️ Tag a young artist making their mark in the world in the comments! Cover photo credit: @crossroadstheatreto Through the Bamboo play. Shot by @katrizza #InternationalYouthDay #TorontoArts #YouthInArts #ArtWorksTO 40 0 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 17900145537346088 Happy International Youth Day! 🎨✨💛 Today, Toronto Arts celebrates the creativity, voices, ideas, and impact of young people across our city.From visual arts and film to music, dance, theatre, storytelling, and beyond, young people are bringing fresh perspectives to Toronto’s arts community and helping shape its future. 🌟Access to the arts gives youth opportunities to express themselves, build confidence, develop new skills, connect with community, and explore pathways toward creative careers.We’re proud to support spaces and opportunities where young people can create, train and learn from professionals, collaborate, and lead. Because when we invest in young artists, we invest in a more creative, connected, and vibrant Toronto. 🫶🏽Looking for ways to get involved? Explore Toronto Arts Council grants that support emerging and young artists, and discover Toronto Arts Foundation programs and opportunities for youth through the ArtWorksTO program (@artworks.to). There are many ways to connect, create, and grow within Toronto’s arts community!Happy #InternationalYouthDay to all the young artists, storytellers, creators, and changemakers making their mark! 🎊⬇️ Tag a young artist making their mark in the world in the comments! Cover photo credit: @crossroadstheatreto Through the Bamboo play. Shot by @katrizza #InternationalYouthDay #TorontoArts #YouthInArts #ArtWorksTO … A new survey by Toronto Arts and the Environics Institute for Survey Research (@environics.institute), in partnership with the Toronto Foundation, highlights the powerful role arts and culture play in strengthening social connection across Toronto. 🤝🏙️ The results are clear: residents engage with the arts in many ways, from attending performances and exhibitions to creative hobbies, cultural traditions , and arts education, and they overwhelmingly believe these activities make Toronto a better place to live.Regular participation is also linked to greater feelings of belonging, stronger connections with family, friends, and community, and increased openness to different perspectives, reinforcing the vital role the arts play in building a more connected city. 📊 Findings include:🎵 Two in three Torontonians (67%) attended a concert, a museum or gallery, an arts or culture festival, a theatre performance, or a literary event at least once in the past year.💃 Seven in ten (69%) Torontonians frequently or occasionally use music or dance to learn more about or stay more in touch with their cultural heritage.🎨 A large majority of parents with children at home (83%) say that their children have participated in music, arts, crafts, writing, theatre, or dance activities at school or outside of school in the past year.📣 Partnering on research and sharing what we know is a key part of our strategic goal to make the case for the arts. 🔗 You can find the full survey at the link in our bio. https://torontoartscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/The-Arts-and-Social-Connection-in-Toronto-Survey-Report-Digital.pdf #ArtAndSocialConnection #ArtsSurvey #TorontoArts #ArtsCommunity #Research 47 0 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18105170672331873 A new survey by Toronto Arts and the Environics Institute for Survey Research (@environics.institute), in partnership with the Toronto Foundation, highlights the powerful role arts and culture play in strengthening social connection across Toronto. 🤝🏙️ The results are clear: residents engage with the arts in many ways, from attending performances and exhibitions to creative hobbies, cultural traditions , and arts education, and they overwhelmingly believe these activities make Toronto a better place to live.Regular participation is also linked to greater feelings of belonging, stronger connections with family, friends, and community, and increased openness to different perspectives, reinforcing the vital role the arts play in building a more connected city. 📊 Findings include:🎵 Two in three Torontonians (67%) attended a concert, a museum or gallery, an arts or culture festival, a theatre performance, or a literary event at least once in the past year.💃 Seven in ten (69%) Torontonians frequently or occasionally use music or dance to learn more about or stay more in touch with their cultural heritage.🎨 A large majority of parents with children at home (83%) say that their children have participated in music, arts, crafts, writing, theatre, or dance activities at school or outside of school in the past year.📣 Partnering on research and sharing what we know is a key part of our strategic goal to make the case for the arts. 🔗 You can find the full survey at the link in our bio. https://torontoartscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/The-Arts-and-Social-Connection-in-Toronto-Survey-Report-Digital.pdf #ArtAndSocialConnection #ArtsSurvey #TorontoArts #ArtsCommunity #Research … Follow us on Instagram
Music Creation and Audio Recording Project funding Supports artists working in any genre in the creation, writing and production of their original music. Open to individuals. More
Artists in the Library Project funding Supports free community-engaged arts programming in selected library branches. Open to organizations, collectives and individuals. More
Media Artists Program: Creation Project funding Provides support to media artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation/production of new work or the completion of works in progress. More