Supporting artists and arts organizations for a better Toronto Learn More Tiger Balme at Wavelength’s Monthly Music Series 2024 Photo by Green Yang Upcoming Grant Deadlines Grant deadlines occur throughout the year. Check here frequently and mark your calendar! All grant deadlines Black Arts Annual Operating Operating funding Supports the development, continuation, and flourishing of Black arts organizations. More Creative Communities Annual Operating Operating funding Supports work that enables public participation in arts and culture. Open to organizations. More Dance Annual Operating Operating funding Supports the creation, production, presentation and preservation of dance, and other activities that contribute to the development of dance, dance artists, and dance audiences in Toronto. Open to organizations. 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 Black Arts Annual Operating Black Arts Projects Community Music Making Creative Communities Annual Operating Creative Communities Multi-Year Operating Creative Communities Projects Dance Annual Operating Dance Multi-Year Operating Dance Projects Indigenous Arts Projects Literary Annual Operating Literary Projects Media Artists Program: Creation Music Annual Operating Music Creation and Audio Recording Music Multi-Year Operating Music Projects Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement TAC Accessibility Grant Theatre Annual Operating Theatre Multi-Year Operating Theatre Projects Visual Artists program: Creation Visual/Media Arts Annual Operating Visual/Media Arts Multi-Year Operating Visual/Media Arts Projects: Presentation Explore All Grants Featured Events No events found. Featured Stories & News October 20, 2025 In the News: “Elbows Up” and Defending Canadian Culture Read more September 16, 2025 Seeking Feedback on our Granting Process Read more Insights & Impact August 13, 2025 Art Moves: An Excerpt from Our 2024 Annual Report Read more Happening Now Celebrating Black History Month and the Black artists, creatives, arts leaders, and advocates who shape Toronto’s cultural landscape every day. ✨✊🏽Black creativity, storytelling, and leadership continue to influence how our city connects, reflects, and grows. While this month offers a dedicated moment to recognize these contributions, the impact of Black artists is felt all year long in our communities, on our stages, across our screens, and throughout our shared cultural spaces.Throughout February, we will be spotlighting a few of the incredible Black artists and organizations we have had the privilege to support over the years. Their work continues to inspire, challenge, and strengthen Toronto’s creative community.Stay tuned as we celebrate their stories, their impact, and the ongoing legacy of Black artists. Photo description: dr. d’bi young anitafrika’s blood.claat from the Sankofa Triology (@dr.dbiyounganitafrika @blacktheatreschool) Photo credit: Selina McCallum (@selcallum) #TorontoArts #BlackHistory365 #BlackArtists #BlackHistoryMonth#BlackCreatives 36 7 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18255396037289733 Celebrating Black History Month and the Black artists, creatives, arts leaders, and advocates who shape Toronto’s cultural landscape every day. ✨✊🏽Black creativity, storytelling, and leadership continue to influence how our city connects, reflects, and grows. While this month offers a dedicated moment to recognize these contributions, the impact of Black artists is felt all year long in our communities, on our stages, across our screens, and throughout our shared cultural spaces.Throughout February, we will be spotlighting a few of the incredible Black artists and organizations we have had the privilege to support over the years. Their work continues to inspire, challenge, and strengthen Toronto’s creative community.Stay tuned as we celebrate their stories, their impact, and the ongoing legacy of Black artists. Photo description: dr. d’bi young anitafrika’s blood.claat from the Sankofa Triology (@dr.dbiyounganitafrika @blacktheatreschool) Photo credit: Selina McCallum (@selcallum) #TorontoArts #BlackHistory365 #BlackArtists #BlackHistoryMonth#BlackCreatives … HELLO MENTORS/TEACHERS/GUIDES! 🍎👋✨Are you an artist interested in supporting newcomer and refugee artists as they build and grow their artistic practice in Toronto? Join us for Hello Mentors, part of our Newcomer & Refugee Artist Mentorship Support Series.This session will walk you through the Newcomer & Refugee Artist Mentorship Grant, what it means to be a mentor, and how your experience can make a meaningful impact through connection, care, and knowledge-sharing.📅 Feb 12⏰ 1–3 PM💻 Online🤝 Presented by Toronto Arts Council in collaboration with Neighbourhood Arts Network (@neighbourhoodarts) and Toronto Arts Foundation (@torontoartsfoundation) If you’ve been thinking about mentoring, this is your sign. 💛👉 Register now via the link in bio. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hello-mentors-newcomer-refugee-artist-mentorship-toronto-arts-council-tickets-1980641133949?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios#Mentorship #TorontoArts #Mentors #ArtsMentors #Teachers 41 3 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18021613700803314 HELLO MENTORS/TEACHERS/GUIDES! 🍎👋✨Are you an artist interested in supporting newcomer and refugee artists as they build and grow their artistic practice in Toronto? Join us for Hello Mentors, part of our Newcomer & Refugee Artist Mentorship Support Series.This session will walk you through the Newcomer & Refugee Artist Mentorship Grant, what it means to be a mentor, and how your experience can make a meaningful impact through connection, care, and knowledge-sharing.📅 Feb 12⏰ 1–3 PM💻 Online🤝 Presented by Toronto Arts Council in collaboration with Neighbourhood Arts Network (@neighbourhoodarts) and Toronto Arts Foundation (@torontoartsfoundation) If you’ve been thinking about mentoring, this is your sign. 💛👉 Register now via the link in bio. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hello-mentors-newcomer-refugee-artist-mentorship-toronto-arts-council-tickets-1980641133949?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios#Mentorship #TorontoArts #Mentors #ArtsMentors #Teachers … 📣 Learn how you can fund your next theatre project by attending an online info session next week!🗓 Let’s Talk Grants: Theatre ProjectsWednesday, February 11, 2026 | 12–1 PM | Online Join Toronto Arts Council’s Theatre & Large Institutions Program Manager Elahe Marjovi for a comprehensive overview of the Theatre Projects program, including eligibility requirements and application information. This program provides funding to professional, non-profit theatre organizations and collectives for the creation, production and presentation of theatre works and other projects that support the development of professional theatre in Toronto. 🔗 Register here (link in bio): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grants-information-session-theatre-projects-toronto-arts-council-tickets-1980118894918?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios📸 Photo Credits: @ypttoronto Slide 1: Ziska Louis (@ziska.louis) in Russell’s World at YPT, 2022. Set & Costume Design by Anna Treusch (@atreusch); Lighting Design by Shawn Henry. Photo by Joshua Hind (@joshuahind) Slide 2: Pictured: Ken Hall (@thekenhall) and Amanda Cordner (@theamandacordner) in the YPT production of Snow White. Set design by Brandon Kleiman; Costume design by Laura Gardner; Lighting design by Siobhán Sleath; Photo by Dahlia Katz (@dahliakatz) #TorontoArts #Theatre #TheatreProjects #FundYourNextIdea #YoungPeopleTheatre 55 5 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18095343550756694 📣 Learn how you can fund your next theatre project by attending an online info session next week!🗓 Let’s Talk Grants: Theatre ProjectsWednesday, February 11, 2026 | 12–1 PM | Online Join Toronto Arts Council’s Theatre & Large Institutions Program Manager Elahe Marjovi for a comprehensive overview of the Theatre Projects program, including eligibility requirements and application information. This program provides funding to professional, non-profit theatre organizations and collectives for the creation, production and presentation of theatre works and other projects that support the development of professional theatre in Toronto. 🔗 Register here (link in bio): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grants-information-session-theatre-projects-toronto-arts-council-tickets-1980118894918?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios📸 Photo Credits: @ypttoronto Slide 1: Ziska Louis (@ziska.louis) in Russell’s World at YPT, 2022. Set & Costume Design by Anna Treusch (@atreusch); Lighting Design by Shawn Henry. Photo by Joshua Hind (@joshuahind) Slide 2: Pictured: Ken Hall (@thekenhall) and Amanda Cordner (@theamandacordner) in the YPT production of Snow White. Set design by Brandon Kleiman; Costume design by Laura Gardner; Lighting design by Siobhán Sleath; Photo by Dahlia Katz (@dahliakatz) #TorontoArts #Theatre #TheatreProjects #FundYourNextIdea #YoungPeopleTheatre … On January 20th, Kelly Langgard, CEO and Executive Director of Toronto Arts, and Umair Jaffar, Toronto Arts Council Board Member, spoke to the Budget Subcommittee at City Hall, sharing the critical impact of arts funding as part of the City’s 2026 budget. Full remarks from Kelly Langgard and Umair Jaffar are available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FWjvuLqHLk – link in our bio). Their speeches begin around the 9-minute mark. The data is clear – arts drive economic impact, social wellbeing, and make Toronto a fantastic place to live, work, play, and grow. For every $1 invested in Toronto Arts Council operating clients, $17 is returned to Toronto’s economy. For families, the arts are essential. 80 percent of parents with children under 18 attended an arts or cultural event last year, making the arts one of the most widely used family wellbeing supports in the city, alongside parks and libraries. And, for Torontonians of multicultural backgrounds, 76 percent say that the arts help them feel a sense of belonging and welcoming in the City. At the same time, the sector is fragile. 34 percent of Toronto’s arts, culture, heritage, and tourism nonprofits report increasing financial instability. This is a rate significantly higher than other nonprofits. Thanks to last year’s approved budget increase, Toronto Arts Council was able to direct approximately $1.2 million in new operating support, with a strong focus on small organizations and Creative Communities across the city. We also invested in priority populations by shoring up investments in our Newcomer Artists Program, our Black Arts Program, and our Indigenous Arts Program, while making important strides to make our granting more accessible and available. City Council will hold a special budget meeting on February 10 to pass this year’s budget. If you support robust funding for the arts, contact your City Councillor to make your voice heard – and to thank them for continuing to make arts a priority!#TorontoArts #ArtsAreEssential #CityBudget #ArtsAdvocacy 140 8 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 17852937486663613 On January 20th, Kelly Langgard, CEO and Executive Director of Toronto Arts, and Umair Jaffar, Toronto Arts Council Board Member, spoke to the Budget Subcommittee at City Hall, sharing the critical impact of arts funding as part of the City’s 2026 budget. Full remarks from Kelly Langgard and Umair Jaffar are available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FWjvuLqHLk – link in our bio). Their speeches begin around the 9-minute mark. The data is clear – arts drive economic impact, social wellbeing, and make Toronto a fantastic place to live, work, play, and grow. For every $1 invested in Toronto Arts Council operating clients, $17 is returned to Toronto’s economy. For families, the arts are essential. 80 percent of parents with children under 18 attended an arts or cultural event last year, making the arts one of the most widely used family wellbeing supports in the city, alongside parks and libraries. And, for Torontonians of multicultural backgrounds, 76 percent say that the arts help them feel a sense of belonging and welcoming in the City. At the same time, the sector is fragile. 34 percent of Toronto’s arts, culture, heritage, and tourism nonprofits report increasing financial instability. This is a rate significantly higher than other nonprofits. Thanks to last year’s approved budget increase, Toronto Arts Council was able to direct approximately $1.2 million in new operating support, with a strong focus on small organizations and Creative Communities across the city. We also invested in priority populations by shoring up investments in our Newcomer Artists Program, our Black Arts Program, and our Indigenous Arts Program, while making important strides to make our granting more accessible and available. City Council will hold a special budget meeting on February 10 to pass this year’s budget. If you support robust funding for the arts, contact your City Councillor to make your voice heard – and to thank them for continuing to make arts a priority!#TorontoArts #ArtsAreEssential #CityBudget #ArtsAdvocacy … Follow us on Instagram
Black Arts Annual Operating Operating funding Supports the development, continuation, and flourishing of Black arts organizations. More
Creative Communities Annual Operating Operating funding Supports work that enables public participation in arts and culture. Open to organizations. More
Dance Annual Operating Operating funding Supports the creation, production, presentation and preservation of dance, and other activities that contribute to the development of dance, dance artists, and dance audiences in Toronto. Open to organizations. More