Supporting artists and arts organizations for a better Toronto Learn More Toronto Summer Music Photo by Lucky Tang Upcoming Grant Deadlines Grant deadlines occur throughout the year. Check here frequently and mark your calendar! All grant deadlines Animating Toronto Parks Project funding Supports free arts programming in selected Toronto parks. Open to organizations, collectives and individuals More Writers program Project funding Supports the creation of new literary works in written and oral forms across diverse genres. Open to individuals. More Playwrights program Project funding Supports the creation of theatrical plays. Open to individuals. 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 Animating Historic Sites Animating Toronto Parks Artists in the Library Black Arts Projects Creative Communities Projects CREATIVE ENQUIRY LAB Dance Projects Indigenous Arts Projects Literary Projects Media Artists Program: Creation Music Creation and audio Recording Music Projects Open Door Playwrights program TAC Accessibility Grant Theatre Projects Visual Artists program: Creation Visual/Media Arts Projects: Presentation Writers program Explore All Grants Featured Events No events found. 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Learn more and sign up for free now at https://TAC-AHS-Info-Session.eventbrite.ca (link in bio)Thanks to our partnerships with The Village at Black Creek (@thevillageatblackcreek), Evergreen Brick Works (@evergreenbrickworks) and Toronto History Museums (@tohistorymuseums), artists can research, develop, create, produce, present, and conduct programming that responds to or interprets selected sites or museums. Photo credit –Project: holobiont, Blue Ceiling danceArtists in photo: Victoria Maria Mata Soledad, Lucy Rupert, Juan Villegas, Augusto Bitter Photographer: Zahra Saleki@blueceilingdance#TorontoArts #AnimatingHistoricSites 75 4 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18031719560391285 Have you ever dreamt about creating and presenting artistic work in a museum or heritage site? Or wanted to collaborate with a local community through historical, environmental or site-specific contexts? Toronto Arts Council’s Animating Historic Sites program provides funding to do just that! 🤩Join our ONLINE info session on May 29th from 1PM to 3PM. Learn more and sign up for free now at https://TAC-AHS-Info-Session.eventbrite.ca (link in bio)Thanks to our partnerships with The Village at Black Creek (@thevillageatblackcreek), Evergreen Brick Works (@evergreenbrickworks) and Toronto History Museums (@tohistorymuseums), artists can research, develop, create, produce, present, and conduct programming that responds to or interprets selected sites or museums. Photo credit –Project: holobiont, Blue Ceiling danceArtists in photo: Victoria Maria Mata Soledad, Lucy Rupert, Juan Villegas, Augusto Bitter Photographer: Zahra Saleki@blueceilingdance#TorontoArts #AnimatingHistoricSites … Send in your grant application for the Playwrights Program by June 16th!🎭Toronto Arts Council`s Playwrights Program provides support to playwrights for the writing of theatrical plays.Link in bio – for more information, eligibility requirements and contact info, visit https://torontoartscouncil.org/TAC/media/tac/Grants/2025%20Guidelines/2025-Playwrights-Program-Guidelines.pdfPhoto credit: LES ZINSPIRÉ-E-S : LE NOMBRE SUBLIMEThéâtre français de TorontoArtist featured: Kiana Woo Photographer: Mathieu Taillardas November 2024@theatrefrancais #TorontoArts #Playwrights #Theatre #Toronto 46 0 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18053920319211477 Send in your grant application for the Playwrights Program by June 16th!🎭Toronto Arts Council`s Playwrights Program provides support to playwrights for the writing of theatrical plays.Link in bio – for more information, eligibility requirements and contact info, visit https://torontoartscouncil.org/TAC/media/tac/Grants/2025%20Guidelines/2025-Playwrights-Program-Guidelines.pdfPhoto credit: LES ZINSPIRÉ-E-S : LE NOMBRE SUBLIMEThéâtre français de TorontoArtist featured: Kiana Woo Photographer: Mathieu Taillardas November 2024@theatrefrancais #TorontoArts #Playwrights #Theatre #Toronto … 📝Writers Program supports the creation of new literary works or works-in progress in the genres of fiction (including novels, short stories, children’s literature, graphic novels, etc.), literary non-fiction, poetry and oral traditions such as storytelling, dub, rap and spoken-word.🎤Submit your grant application today! (link in bio)‼️For more information, eligibility requirements and contact info, visit https://torontoartscouncil.org/TAC/media/tac/Grants/2025%20Guidelines/2025-Writers-Program-Guidelines.pdf (link in bio)#TorontoArts #WritersProgram #TorontoWriters #SpokenWord #Authors #Storytellers 133 4 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18010886294727520 📝Writers Program supports the creation of new literary works or works-in progress in the genres of fiction (including novels, short stories, children’s literature, graphic novels, etc.), literary non-fiction, poetry and oral traditions such as storytelling, dub, rap and spoken-word.🎤Submit your grant application today! (link in bio)‼️For more information, eligibility requirements and contact info, visit https://torontoartscouncil.org/TAC/media/tac/Grants/2025%20Guidelines/2025-Writers-Program-Guidelines.pdf (link in bio)#TorontoArts #WritersProgram #TorontoWriters #SpokenWord #Authors #Storytellers … Through Animating Historic Sites, we’re providing unique experiences and locations for artists, arts organizations and collectives to engage with and create and present art.🎭🎨🎤The Animating Historic Sites program provides funding to professional artists, arts organizations and collectives working in any artistic discipline (i.e.: theatre, dance, music, visual arts, media arts, community engaged arts, Indigenous arts, Black arts, disability arts, arts education, literary arts, etc.) to pursue time limited projects involving site-specific research, development, creation, production, presentation, and programming that responds to or interprets the selected site or museum. Thanks to our partnerships with The Village at Black Creek (@thevillageatblackcreek), Evergreen Brick Works (@evergreenbrickworks) and Toronto History Museums (@tohistorymuseums), artists can research, develop, create, produce, present, and conduct programming that responds to or interprets selected sites or museums. Those interested must apply through Toronto Arts Council; a site visit at one of the Toronto History Museums (Gibson House, Montgomery’s, Scarborough Museum, Spadina Museum, Todmorden Mills), Evergreen Brick Words or The Village at Black Creek is always encouraged before submitting your application. The deadline to apply is July 8, 2025‼️Link in bio 🔗https://torontoartsfoundation.org/tac/media/taf/temp_tac/2025-Animating-Historic-Sites-Guidelines-(2).pdf Photo credit – Project: holobiont, Blue Ceiling danceArtists in photo: Victoria Maria Mata Soledad, Lucy Rupert, Juan Villegas, Augusto Bitter Photographer: Zahra Saleki@blueceilingdance 2023 101 2 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18036666569637699 Through Animating Historic Sites, we’re providing unique experiences and locations for artists, arts organizations and collectives to engage with and create and present art.🎭🎨🎤The Animating Historic Sites program provides funding to professional artists, arts organizations and collectives working in any artistic discipline (i.e.: theatre, dance, music, visual arts, media arts, community engaged arts, Indigenous arts, Black arts, disability arts, arts education, literary arts, etc.) to pursue time limited projects involving site-specific research, development, creation, production, presentation, and programming that responds to or interprets the selected site or museum. Thanks to our partnerships with The Village at Black Creek (@thevillageatblackcreek), Evergreen Brick Works (@evergreenbrickworks) and Toronto History Museums (@tohistorymuseums), artists can research, develop, create, produce, present, and conduct programming that responds to or interprets selected sites or museums. Those interested must apply through Toronto Arts Council; a site visit at one of the Toronto History Museums (Gibson House, Montgomery’s, Scarborough Museum, Spadina Museum, Todmorden Mills), Evergreen Brick Words or The Village at Black Creek is always encouraged before submitting your application. The deadline to apply is July 8, 2025‼️Link in bio 🔗https://torontoartsfoundation.org/tac/media/taf/temp_tac/2025-Animating-Historic-Sites-Guidelines-(2).pdf Photo credit – Project: holobiont, Blue Ceiling danceArtists in photo: Victoria Maria Mata Soledad, Lucy Rupert, Juan Villegas, Augusto Bitter Photographer: Zahra Saleki@blueceilingdance 2023 … Follow us on Instagram
Animating Toronto Parks Project funding Supports free arts programming in selected Toronto parks. Open to organizations, collectives and individuals More
Writers program Project funding Supports the creation of new literary works in written and oral forms across diverse genres. Open to individuals. More
Playwrights program Project funding Supports the creation of theatrical plays. Open to individuals. More
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