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ArtReach grants support community-based arts programming led by young artists and youth-led groups/ organizations/ collectives aged 13-29. These programs must engage youth from equity-deserving populations in Toronto who face systemic barriers to accessing high-quality arts opportunities. These grants are available each year thanks to our amazing partnership with the Toronto Arts Council. Learn more about this partnership here. WHAT WE FUND The programs we fund must… Be coordinated and delivered by individual artists 13-29 or groups/ organizations/ collectives led by young people 13-29 from equity-deserving communities Be offered to youth participants aged 13-29 from equity-deserving communities who face systemic barriers to accessing high-quality arts opportunities Be a program and not a project (see the FAQs in our Program Guidelines for more) Be delivered in Toronto, by a Toronto-based applicant, for participants in Toronto Be free for participants to access Be first and foremost focused on the arts and artistic skill-building (other benefits/ focuses must be secondary to a focus on the arts) Be registration-based and serve the same group of participants throughout its duration We don’t fund… Drop-in style programming Events, festivals, etc. Personal projects Art therapy programs Programs whose primary activities are religious or political tac accessibility grant Projects involving Deaf artists and artists with disabilities may apply for an additional TAC grant to cover accessibility-related expenses. A TAC Accessibility grant will provide up to an additional $5,000 per project towards accessibility costs for artists incurred during the project. These funds may go towards supporting any participating artists, which includes the team leading the project and project participants. Click here to learn more! covid considerations Due to potential public health restrictions, social distancing rules, and venue closures, online programs are eligible for ArtReach funding. If your program is to be run in-person, you must follow all public health guidelines as outlined by Toronto Public Health related to the COVID-19 pandemic Supports Want to know more about how to write an amazing grant application? Check out our Grant Writing 101 Toolkit, Videos (Good Habits, Top Tips, The Basics), and our Grant Writing and Resource Page! For applicants seeking support, we’re hosting virtual Info Sessions on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 and Wednesday, January 11th, 2023. We’re also offering 1-1 meetings through Zoom throughout the application round. Sign-ups for the Info Sessions and 1-1 meetings are available at artreach.org/grants. Have questions or concerns? First time applying for a grant? Accessibility needs? Want to set up time to talk with our program manager? Email grants@artreach.org! how to apply The deadline to apply is Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 at 11:59pm, and we do not accept late submissions! Head to artreach.org/grants to read our Program Guidelines and FAQs, confirm your eligibility, and access the application package.

Each month, ArtReach will be releasing a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the youth arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! DECEMBER 1 FACTOR, Collective Initiatives, Showcase Production for Export-Ready Artists Government of Canada, Canada Culture Investment Fund- Endowment Initiatives DECEMBER 5 Toronto Arts Council, Animating Toronto Parks Grant DECEMBER 6 Canada Media Fund, Convergent Stream, Pilot Program for Racialized Communities: Development and Predevelopment Canada Media Fund, Convergent Stream, Predevelopment Program Canada Media Fund, Convergent Stream, Versioning Program Canada Media Fund, English Regional Production Bonus Canada Media Fund, Envelope Program, Development Program Canada Media Fund, Envelope Program, Performance Program Canada Media Fund, Francophone Minority Program, Development Canada Media Fund, Northern Incentive, Development Canada Media Fund, Northern Incentive, Production Canada Media Fund- Conceptualization Program DECEMBER 7 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad: Co-Productions Grant Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada: Foreign Artists Tours Grant Canada Council for the Arts, Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, Short-Term Projects Ontario Trillium Foundation, Resilient Communities Fund DECEMBER 15 FACTOR, Funding for National Service Organizations Ontario Creates, Film Fund, Marketing and Distribution Initiative Ontario Creates, Interactive Digital Media Fund, Discoverability and Commercialization Program DECEMBER 16 Government of Canada, Aid to Publishers, Magazines Government of Canada, Canada Periodical Fund- Aid to Publishers, Community Newspaper Government of Canada, Canada Periodical Fund- Aid to Publishers, Digital Periodical

On Thursday, February 15, 2007, ArtReach hosted its first ever workshop: Grant Writing 101. Forty young artists from across the City filled the second floor meeting room at the National Film Board office in downtown Toronto, eager to engage in training on how to secure funding for their community arts programs. Feedback from participants was fantastic, with folks who attended sharing that they loved “the fact that presenters were fellow youth”, and that “the information presented greatly helped clarify the process of grant writing”. From the success of this initial session, ArtReach’s Grassroots Organizing And Leadership (G.O.A.L.) workshop series was born! Since that first workshop 15 years ago, G.O.A.L. has expanded significantly in order to provide accessible learning opportunities to enhance the work of young artists and youth-led groups in Toronto. To date, we've coordinated and delivered over 180 workshops that have been attended by nearly 5,000 young artists and community leaders. From our original slate of 6 offerings, we’ve now run sessions on over 70 different topics on building the skills needed to create meaningful arts programming and develop oneself as a community artist. In addition to engaging participants, the G.O.A.L. series has allowed us the opportunity to employ hundreds of incredible emerging and established facilitators; partner and collaborate with dozens of arts organizations from across Toronto; and reach creatives from all corners of our City, from Etobicoke to North York, and Scarborough to Downtown. To help us continue supporting the professional development of Toronto’s young artists and community changemakers, we ask you now to help us reach our $1,000 goal for G.O.A.L. Head to artreach.org/donate now to contribute! With much appreciation and love, The ArtReach Team

Each month, ArtReach will be releasing a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the youth arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! NOVEMBER 1 Government of Canada, Museums Assistance Program - Collections Management Government of Canada, Museums Assistance Program - Indigenous Heritage Government of Canada, Museums Assistance Program – Access to Heritage Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Theatre Organizations Grant Toronto Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Projects Grant NOVEMBER 3 MVP Project, Music Video Production Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists Creation Projects NOVEMBER 4 Canadian Music Therapy Fund, The George Stroumboulopoulos Music Therapy Scholarship Telefilm Canada, Theatrical Exhibition Program NOVEMBER 8 Ontario Arts Council Northern Arts Projects Grant NOVEMBER 9 Canada Council for the Arts, Supporting Artistic Practice: Sector Innovation and Development Project Ontario Arts Council Music Recording Projects Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Family Innovations Scale Grant EOI Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Family Innovations Test Grant Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Youth Innovations Scale Grant Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Youth Innovations Test Grant NOVEMBER 16 Canada Council for the Arts, Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund Ontario Arts Council, Chalmers Professional Development Projects NOVEMBER 17 FACTOR, Juried Sound Recording Program Ontario Creates, Film Fund for Production NOVEMBER 18 Canadian Media Fund, Sector Development Support NOVEMBER 21 Government of Canada, Celebrate Canada NOVEMBER 22 Toronto Foundation, Investment Readiness Program NOVEMBER 24 Ontario Arts Council Visual Arts Projects NOVEMBER 25 Telefilm Canada, Promotion Program, Industry Initiatives Stream NOVEMBER 28 Bell Fund, Slate Development Grant Toronto Arts Foundation, Arts for Youth Award Toronto Arts Foundation, Breakthrough Artist Award Toronto Arts Foundation, Margo Binhardt and Rita Davies Award Toronto Arts Foundation, Muriel Sherrin Award NOVEMBER 30 Hot Docs, Blue Ice Docs Fund Ontario Creates, AcceleratiON for Black and Indigenous Owned Music Businesses Ontario Creates, Film Fund for Development Sur Gallery, OAC Visual/ Craft/ Media Artists Exhibition Assistance Grant

Curious about how you can improve your evaluation processes? Interested in identifying what kinds of data can tell the story of your program's impact and legacy? Evaluation not only provides tools to understand, measure, and track the intended outcomes and impact of our programs, it also helps to understand the diverse needs of the communities we serve and how we can better prepare ourselves to meet those needs in the future. Surveys, storytelling, and art-based activities are some of the powerful evaluation tools that, when used correctly, can not only demonstrate the benefits of our work but help us improve the program to deliver more impactful youth programs. This interactive workshop will provide an overview of conducting program evaluation in the youth-serving sector. It will explore creative strategies and tools for collecting data and sharing it with others, moving evaluation beyond reporting requirements to truly strengthen programming. SESSION DETAILS: Register: Here! Date: Wednesday, November 2nd; 6:00-8:00pm Location: Zoom (a link will be provided upon registration) Facilitators: Caroline Hummell, Irene Duah-Kessie, Robin Tonbazian Partners: This workshop is presented by ArtReach and YouthREX Notes: This workshop is intended for Toronto youth 13-29 Closed Captions will be provided Please email renato@artreach.org if you have any accessibility needs for this session no later than 5 days before the workshop If you register and are no longer able to attend, please cancel your ticket or email info@artreach.org

Each month, ArtReach will be releasing a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the youth arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! OCTOBER 1 City of Toronto Indigenous Arts and Culture Partnership Fund Dancer Transition Resource Centre, Retraining Grants Dancer Transition Resource Centre, Subsistence Grant OCTOBER 3 Government of Canada, Canada Arts Presentation Fund- Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters Telefilm Canada, Development Program Grant Toronto Arts Council, Visual Artists Program OCTOBER 4 Metcalf Foundation, Performing Arts Internships Grant OCTOBER 5 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create: Concept to Realization, Composite Grants Independent Production Fund, Short Form Series Production Program Grant Ontario Arts Council, Music Production and Presentation Projects Grant OCTOBER 6 City of Toronto, Identify N Impact Grant Laidlaw Foundation, PopUp Funding Toronto Arts Council, Black Arts Program, Project Grant OCTOBER 7 North York Arts, Grow North Microgrants Ontario Arts Council, Dance Projects Grant OCTOBER 12 Ontario Arts Council Deaf and Disability Arts Projects: Materials for Visual Artists Grant OCTOBER 13 Canada Media Fund, Convergent Stream, Early Stage Development Program Canada Media Fund, Envelope Program, Performance Canada Media Fund, Experimental Stream, Prototyping Ontario Arts Council Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Grant Ontario Arts Council Deaf and Disability Arts Projects Toronto Arts Council Media Arts Program Grant OCTOBER 15 SOCAN Foundation, Her Music Awards SOCAN Foundation, SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards OCTOBER 18 Ontario Arts Council, Media Artists Creation Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council, Music Organizations Festivals Operating Grant Toronto Urban Health Fund OCTOBER 19 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada, Translation Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Projects Grant OCTOBER 20 FACTOR, Support for Eligible Music Companies Ontario Arts Council, Artists in Communities and Schools Projects Grant OCTOBER 26 Ontario Arts Council Craft Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance) Grant OCTOBER 27 Canada Media Fund, Envelope Program, Development CUE Arts Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council, Artist-Presenter Collaboration Projects Ontario Creates, Ontario Music Investment Fund, Music Industry Initiatives OCTOBER 31 Government of Canada, Canada Book Fund- Support for Organizations Grant SOCAN Foundation, TD Indigenous Songwriter Award

CUE offers grants for new-generation artists aged 15-29, living and working on the margins in Toronto, ON who are facing systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities! You can apply for a $1000 grant to produce an art project in any discipline. Please note that all must speak with CUE before submitting an application.E-mail cuesubmissions@gmail.com to set up an e-mail, phone or video chat about your project proposal. Learn more about the grant and apply HERE! Apply by October 27th, 2022 @11:59 PM Grant Guidelines This grant is intended for a project that takes place over the course of 4 months, with a budget of $1000. Grants are for artists who: • Work in any artistic discipline • Have a solid idea for an art project that can be completed in 4 months, and can be exhibited or presented to the public in some way • Demonstrate experience in their medium • Have a track record of finishing projects and following through on goals • Have not received funding from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, or Canada Council for the Arts, or other substantial arts funding. • Have connected with CUE before submitting an application to receive a phone, e-mail or video call consultation to support them in developing their project proposal. Artists may not receive more than 2 CUE grants. Artists who have been supported by CUE and have not submitted documentation, verbal or written reports, or have not been in contact with CUE are not eligible to apply. More grant information here! Info Sessions Attend one of the info sessions for more information about CUE and their grant cycle. Info Sessions are led by the Program Coordinators who will be available to answer any questions you may have! All Info Sessions will be held on Instagram Live with @cueartprojects : Grant writing info session 1: Wednesday Sept 21st 6:30 -7:30 pm Grant writing info session 2 Wednesday Oct 5th 6:30 - 7:30 pm Learn more about CUE on their website , and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to stay up to date on their grant cycle!

Each month, ArtReach will be releasing a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the youth arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! SEPTEMBER 1 FACTOR Collective Initiatives, Showcase Production for Export-Ready Artists SEPTEMBER 6 Toronto Arts Council, Music Creation and Audio Recording SEPTEMBER 8 FACTOR, Artist Development Ontario Arts Council Literary Creation Projects (Works for Publication) Grant SEPTEMBER 12 City of Toronto, Resident Grants Government of Canada, Youth Take Charge Program SEPTEMBER 13 Ontario Arts Council Music Creation Projects Grant SEPTEMBER 14 Telus, Community Grant (GTA) Telus, National, Territorial, and Provincial Grant SEPTEMBER 15 Canada Media Fund, Convergent Stream, Diverse Languages Fund Canada Media Fund, Experimental Stream, Innovation & Experimentation Program Canada Media Fund, Francophone Minority Program, Development Government of Canada, Canada History Fund Government of Canada, Canada Periodical Fund- Business Government of Canada, Digital Citizen Initiative- Collective JP Bickell, Grants to Ontario Charities Ontario Creates, Ontario Music Investment Fund, Music Creation Socan Foundation, Grants for Creators, Music Publishers and Individuals, Work Commissioning Assistance Grant Socan Foundation, Grants for Organizations, Canadian Music Assistance Socan Foundation, Grants for Organizations, Work Commissioning Assistance Grant Toronto Arts Council, Artists in the Library SEPTEMBER 20 Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunities Fund, System Innovations SEPTEMBER 21 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, Short-Term Projects Shaw Rocket Fund, Audiovisual Stream SEPTEMBER 22 Canada Media Fund, Experimental Stream, Commercial Projects Program Ontario Arts Council, Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Grant SEPTEMBER 26 Bell Fund, Short Form Digital Series Grant Government of Canada, Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund SEPTEMBER 28 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada: Public Outreach Composite Grants Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada: Public Outreach Project Grant Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunities Fund, Economic Recovery and Resilience Fund SEPTEMBER 29 Canada Media Fund, Experimental Stream, Digital Linear Series Program

ArtReach is very proud to announce the 29 projects that were awarded funding in our 2020 granting round! The $300,000 in annual grant funding is available thanks to ArtReach's partnership with the Toronto Arts Council - click here for more info on this partnership! For project descriptions of previously funded groups, see our website. Amy Wong- Healing Through the Arts $5,000 Healing Through the Arts is a mixed-media arts series for women and non-binary folks in Toronto aged 18-29 who identify as BIPOC and/ or LGBTQ+ and/ or living with mental illness. It is a registered program wherein participants will partake in workshops to continue building on healing arts practices that cultivate mindfulness, non-judgment, and resilience, specifically through mixed-media visual arts and poetry. Participants will explore expression through different mediums (ex. collage, found poetry, zines), create a piece to add to their portfolios, and gain practical tools to cultivate their mental wellness and artistry. Art Fusion- smART (Self Care and Mixed Media ART) $5,000 smART is a six-week community arts program that combines the importance of self-care and self-expression through mixed-media art journaling. Youth participants from low-income families between the ages of 13-22 and living in East Scarborough will learn about storytelling their mental well-being through art journaling with a focus on collaging, painting, and photography. Journal entries will be posted on social media after each session to share with the community. smART will be capped with a showcase party that will involve the community and the participants’ friends and family. At Dem- At Dem Songwriting and Song Development Workshop Series $13,000 At Dem is a culturally-driven songwriting and song development series for participants 13-18 years old. The workshop series is grounded in personal growth, self-expression and fun, and will encourage, guide and provide a safe space for participants to be comfortable enough to expand and express their creativity. The curriculum includes songwriting, storytelling, creating melodies and flows, self-expression exercises, introduction to pre- and post-production, and basic music theory and rhythm. Throughout the workshop series, participants will also gain knowledge on the music industry and how to become an independent artist. BAM! Toronto Youth Slam- When Home Feels Like a Foreign Concept: The BAM! Publishing Program $13,500 "When Home Feels Like a Foreign Concept" The BAM! Publishing Program is a storyteller development project for youth poets throughout Toronto. The program will focus on building young spoken word artists’ talent and portfolios by providing access to workshops facilitated by a selection of professionally published poets, and the opportunity to be published in BAM's first physical and digital poetry collection, powered by Write Bloody North Publishing. Workshops will focus on writing, publishing, and business strategies to prepare youth for a professional career in the world of Canadian literature and published poetry. Betty Belachew- Next Level Fashion and Design $10,000 Next Level Fashion and Design is a weekly, culturally-driven fashion and design workshop series for designers 18-29 interested in traditional methods of creating and using natural materials. The program will allow designers to explore African/ Caribbean traditional ways of designing to connect to ancestral knowledge and modernize traditions for today's market. Designers will gain knowledge from elders and a deeper understanding of self. The series is grounded in self-knowledge, culture, self-expression, and economic-development. The curriculum includes: pottery, sewing & pattern-making, working with plants, and weaving. Participants will gain knowledge on how to become independent artists by developing a strategic plan on selling and marketing their own products. Blanket Program- #1Blanket Art Gala $9,946 The #1Blanket Art Gala will showcase the resilient stories of young Black women 16-29 years old and LGBTQ youth that have been sexually abused. The project will center around a photography workshop series in the Jane and Finch Community of Toronto, and culminate in a public art gala. To ensure safe engagement in our project, which includes each participant’s overall well being, our weekly sessions will be accompanied by wellness activities. Orientation for staff and volunteers prior to workshop delivery will include both first aid mental health training and an overview of arts-based evaluations. Bonesthrown- It's Bigger Than All of Us $13,000 It’s Bigger Than All Of Us is a storytelling workshop series for young artist-leaders of colour in Scarborough (with priority to womxn, queer, and non binary folx). Participants will be empowered to use storytelling as a changemaking tool to reclaim personal narratives and transform our collective story. IBTAOU will be a space to build trust and heal our relationships to self, earth, spirit, and community, and will see Gen-Z artists mentored by Millennial artist-leaders, activating their creative potential to bring their visions and wisdom to life through writing, zine-creation, and photography. Their works will then be shared in a collective magazine Camille Gordon- Speakers U $14,786 SpeakersU is a program designed to help young black males ages 13-29 living in Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore learn the art of oration. Participants will use the art forms of creative writing, spoken word, poetry and monologues to create their own allegorical story. Workshops will have a personal direct impact on the black experience and will address racial profiling by police. Through weekly communication and public speaking training, personal development workshops, and mentorship from alumni of the program, participants will speak before a live audience at our finale showcase event. CUE- CUE Art Project Program 2021 $15,000 This grant would see youth artists engaged in developing projects and learning about the grant process, and enable the creation of individual art projects in multiple disciplines by new-generation artists who live and work on the margins and who face systemic barriers that preclude their contributions to culture. The program is predicated on creating high-access: we conduct group info sessions, drop-in mentorship sessions, and individual grant-writing support to ensure the anticipated art project proposals submitted are strong and viable. CUE provides support for artists during their production process, and professional presentation/ exhibition platform for all artists engaged. Elevate Equity- The Trans Resilience Project $10,000 In partnership with Trans Lifeline, Elevate Equity positions and prioritizes art, self-expression, and storytelling as the guide towards collective healing. Through this project, Black Trans and Non-Binary young people are invited to take part in shaping and sharing their connection to ‘Trans Resiliency’. In creating a trans-affirming, trans-specific environment where racialized voices are amplified, Elevate Equity and Trans Lifeline are imagining a space unlike any other in Toronto where artists, visionaries, and creatives will unify on the intersections of identity, mental health, and peer support through artistic mediums. Faduma Mohamed- LISTEN $10,000 LISTEN is a program that will provide a safe space for people living with a disability and siblings of a person living with a disability. Together, youth between the ages of 15-29 will bond and gain artistic skills, specifically in creative writing, spoken word poetry, and public speaking. In the final week, youth will have an opportunity to perform their work at the annual #OughtTheBox 5th Anniversary Autism Awareness showcase. ImaginArte- REvolta $15,000 REvolta engages newcomer and immigrant Latinx youth 13-29 years of age living in the Black Creek community to explore identity, migration, movement, and visual storytelling through arts mentorship and leadership development. In this program, youth will expand their artistic and technical skills in plaster-cast mask creation and incorporate community-based education principles to facilitate workshops. This peer-to-peer learning and multi-generational mentorship program is rooted in collective care, with the aim of creating a closer dialogue between youth and children within the community. Isfandyar Virani and Michelle Nyamekye- NExT: Newcomer Education by Theatre $10,000 NExT: Newcomer Education by Theatre is a new project by award-winning workshop and performance program, SExT: Sex Education by Theatre. The NExT project will involve training a new cohort of sexual/ mental health peer educators through workshops co-led by professional artists and youth mentor facilitators in response to community demand. NExT peer educators will showcase their learning and artistic development to local youth and stakeholders. NExT will serve the Neighborhood Improvement Areas of Thorncliffe and Flemingdon Park, and be delivered in partnership with the Flemingdon Health Centre and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR). Jheanell Lumsden- Fi Wi Voice/ "Our Voice" $9,954 Fi Wi Voice will develop the creative writing and performative skills of low income, racialized youth from the Jane and Finch community of Toronto. Participants will demonstrate such skills by writing pieces in the form of rap lyrics or spoken word, and will be able to record one of these pieces in a professional recording studio, which we will upload onto digital platforms to establish their artistry. The pieces will then be compiled into an album and the culminating event of the program will be a free showcase, whereby the participants will perform selected pieces for their friends and family. Jonsaba Jabbi- Black Gold Archival Projects $5,000 The first project from the Black Gold Archival Projects Collective will be a podcast project on Hip Hop and the Black Experience in Canada. Our collective will engage Black youth from all over Toronto to be trained in podcasting and the history of Black rappers, producers, artists, journalists and more involved in the Canadian Hip Hop Scene from the 1980s to the 2000s. This will consist of workshops followed by recording and producing the podcast over the course of four months. Each young person will create and produce their own podcast episode interviewing one Black history-maker/ contributor in Canadian Hip Hop. Joshua Watkis- Word is Bond Presents: Filter Through Skin $9,046 Filter Through Skin will assist Black youth poets in re-imagining their relationship to their subject matter and deconstructing Blackness as a monolith in literature. In doing so, they may relieve themselves of the burdensome expectations of communicating Blackness solely through the explanation of trauma and oppression. The project will serve Black youth poets ages 14-24 in the Weston Road, Dixon and Rexdale Communities, and be led by spoken word artist and arts educator Joshua Watkis (aka Scribe). Jules Vodarek Hunter and Morgan Davis- Fat Fables $8,550 Fat Fables is a creation project for writers and performers who identify as LGBTQ2SIA+ and fat. Participants will meet regularly to develop skills in theatre creation, performance, and writing, drawing on socially engaged artistic forms including oral history, drag performance, spoken word and more. Through our shared weekly meals and workshops, participants will develop deep connections and build community. The program will culminate in a performance that includes a community conversation. The project will be led by Morgan, who identifies as black, fat, queer, trans, and youth and Jules who identifies as white, fat, queer, gender-questioning and youth, as well as guest artists. Karla Villanueva Danan- Pathways to Decent Work in Film and Television for Young Women and Non-Binary Youth of Philippine Descent $10,000 Pathways to Decent Work in Film and Television for young women and non-binary youth of Philippine descent is a program that will convene a cohort of creatives who have existing narrative digital projects in development. The program will offer four core learning modules: workshops on elevating storytelling skills and writers' room etiquette and leadership; an immersive writers' room intensive to develop each participants' in-progress script; a public reading; and workshops supporting industry readiness of participants in preparation for a real industry pitch or submission opportunity with a network, festival or subsequent development program. Patrick Walters- Under The Banyan Tree $12,950 Under the Banyan Tree is the third iteration of this Caribbean literary art and storytelling program led by Patrick Walters. This latest version of the program will provide workshop sessions in the North Etobicoke Ward 1 neighbourhood at Beaumonde Heights Junior Middle School. Grade 8 students will be invited to register for the program, which infuses elements of visual and literary art to explore the Caribbean artists and culture that have greatly informed our lived experiences here in Toronto. The program will culminate with a collaborative art installment for the community. Pretty Wings TO- Pretty Wings: STAGES $15,000 Pretty Wings: STAGES is a program for female-identifying youth who are part of the BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIAP+, or mental health communities interested in pursuing dance as a creative outlet or career. Through this program, youth 18-29 years old in the GTA will be mentored by established youth artists; taking part in workshops to co-create a collective dance-theatre piece on a topic of their choice. Participants will also be selected to receive one-on-one training and will create a solo piece reflective of an aspect of their lived experience. The program will empower participants through storytelling, and introduce healing through authentic movement and performance. Project 40 Collective- Diasporasian Futures II $15,000 Diasporasian Futures is an incubator interested in radical and speculative possibilities for the pan-Asian arts community. Featuring two streams: art- making (text, film, image, tactile) and space-making (arts programming and management), each stream will take 4 individuals/ groups and offer intensives, strategy sessions, mentorship, presentation opportunities, designated studio time, and guest speakers. The incubator will culminate in a two-day exhibition, featuring the work of participants, allowing them to apply their learning and creative explorations tangibly toward a showcase event. Silverfish Magazine- The Silverfish Artist and Writer Program $5,000 The Silverfish Artist and Writer Program is an interdisciplinary arts workshop series focused on cultivating ongoing relationships between emerging contemporary artists and art writers in Toronto. Six chosen participants (3 artists and 3 writers) will engage in a program focused on developing their practices through skill-sharing and interdisciplinary collaboration. This rendition of the program will culminate in the production of a publication showcasing the works produced, and engage thematics around cyborg bodies and futures. The Silverfish Artist and Writer Program provides meaningful paid publication opportunities to young emerging writers and artists, particularly those within the LGBTQ2S+ and BIPOC communities. Tamil Archive Project- Cooked Until Tender $10,000 Cooked Until Tender will provide mental health support for racialized male identified youth 18-29 years old in Ward 21 through the culinary arts. It will provide participants with cooking skills, discussions, and space for young male-identifying youth to speak on their personal challenges with mental health, masculinity, and more. The project will provide cooking lessons as the conduit to support the youth with an all-male support system, life skills, to practice mindfulness, and provide positively towards their mental health. Taysean Wilson-Nolan- Masterpiece $5,000 Masterpiece is a project that will support participants develop the skills needed to create content through media arts. The participants will study media artistry and develop their skills through hands-on activities. They will have the opportunity to work with professional equipment and industry-level software by Adobe to create graphic designs, modify photographs, and produce videos. Finally, the participants will be taught how to make a secure website to showcase their content on a professional and personalized platform. The People's Youth Film Program- The People's Youth Film Program $9,996 This project is a guerilla-film production, film theory and media literacy program, geared towards racialized/ underserved youth operating within an anti-oppressive framework. Taught by two award-winning filmmakers and graduates of Sheridan’s Bachelor Film and TV Production program, we aim to show youth how to produce industry-standard films and scripts within their own means. We will be teaching every aspect of film, including writing, cinematography, production, directing, acting, picture editing, sound editing, colour grading, and correction with an emphasis on narrative so youth will learn how to tell their own stories their way, taking obstacles, and turning them into parts of their style. Toolbox Initiative- Toolbox Studio Projects $10,000 Toolbox Initiative is a community arts organization that teaches youth in the east Scarborough area woodworking and electronics skills through arts programming. Participating youth will design and create various independent projects that explore sound, kinetics, and sculpture. Toolbox programming focuses on specific projects over a series of sessions, building on skills learned in the previous session. Projects allow participating youth to develop practical trades skills while being able to incorporate creative expression. Ayrah Taerb- Intro to 8 Steps: An Embodiment Intensive $9,866 Intro to 8 Steps is an Intensive designed to introduce movement practitioners to an 8 Step Methodology that is transferable to the arenas of movement creation, embodiment, crisis intervention, and conflict navigation. While traditionally holding a Kung Fu dominant focus, funding for this project will encourage the focus of facilitation to expand, including the movement practices of Essene Yoga and Zahyen; a Holistic Martial Art used to prime to body for Natural Pilgrimages and Evasive Combat. Through self-directed explorations of these three embodiment practices, participants will be provided opportunities to expand the scope of their own movement practice. Tyler J Sloane- It's All Queer Pride $9,998 It's All Queer Pride is a two-part performance program that seeks to build LGBTQIAP+ participants with the skills for act-development and career development as solo performers. The first part of the program, It's All A DRAG, will teach skills in burlesque, drag, production, costuming, makeup, and wigs, while the second part of the program, It's All the Essentials, will support the career development of participants through performance training, marketing, makeup 201, costuming 201, and stage hosting. Participants will be mentored by a lead facilitator and 12 guest facilitators who are active performers within the Toronto LGBTQIA+ community. Varna Media Management- The IAM Project 2.OH $10,408 The IAM Project 2.OH offers unique learning opportunities for youth creators from the Lawrence Heights and St. James Town neighbourhoods of Toronto. The Program will provide underserved youth with a hands-on learning environment, covering a number of departments involved in making a short film and exposing them to basic components of filmmaking and video editing. Our goal is to foster youths’ creative needs and provide them with the skills and knowledge to continue to express themselves after the project. The project will cover the basis of using cameras, proper lighting, sound and digital editing.

Looking to develop your administration skills? Wondering how to better manage your time? Want tips and tricks for how to become more organized? In this session, we’ll cover the importance of schedules and how to build one that works for you, what a workback plan is and how to create one, and tips for making the best use of your time. We’ll also introduce the concepts of knowledge management and information management as it relates to administration, make suggestions for storing and sorting your data cleanly and conveniently, share resources to help you carry out your work, and offer tangible ways to prevent burnout. SESSION DETAILS: Register: Here! Date: Wednesday, September 21st; 6:00-8:00pm Location: Zoom (a link will be provided upon registration) Facilitator: Allie Harvey, ArtReach Notes: This workshop is intended for Toronto youth 13-29 Closed Captions will be provided Please email renato@artreach.org if you have any accessibility needs for this session no later than 5 days before the workshop Spaces are limited, so register early! If you register and are no longer able to attend, please cancel your ticket or email info@artreach.org

Each month, ArtReach will be releasing a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the youth arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! august 1 CIBC Children's Foundation CIBC Community Grants august 2 The Independent Fund, Rogers-BSO, Development Fund Toronto Arts Council, Creative Communities Project Grant Toronto Arts Council, Dance Projects Toronto Arts Council, Literary Arts Projects Toronto Arts Council, Music Projects Toronto Arts Council, Theatre Projects Grant Toronto Arts Council, Visual and Media Arts Projects Grant august 3 Dancer Transition Resource Centre, Founder’s Award Ontario Arts Council, Theatre Projects Grant Ontario Trillium Foundation, Capital Grant august 4 Catherine Donnelly Foundation, General Granting Program Telus, Community Grant (GTA) Deadline Telus, National, Territorial, and Provincial Grant Toronto Arts Foundation, Indigenous Artist Award august 7 Indspire Awards august 9 Ontario Creates, Business Intelligence Program august 10 Bell Let's Talk, Post-Secondary Fund august 11 Ontario Creates, Books, Industry Development Program Ontario Creates, Film Fund Industry Development Program Ontario Creates, Interactive Digital Media Fund, Industry Development Program Ontario Creates, Magazines, Industry Development Program august 12 Telefilm Canada, Promotion Program, Industry Initiatives Stream august 15 Innoweave, Collective Impact, EOI York University – TD Community Engagement Centre, Catalyst Grant august 24 Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Family Innovations Scale Grant EOI Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Family Innovations Test Grant EOI Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Youth Innovations Scale Grant EOI Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Youth Innovations Test Grant EOI august 25 Radio Starmaker Fund, Starmaker Fund august 29 Ontario Creates, Interactive Digital Media Fund, Production and Concept Definition august 31 Canada Media Fund, English Regional Production Bonus Telefilm Canada, Production Program, Audiovisual Treaty Coproductions With a Minority Canadian Coproducer, All budget levels Grant Telefilm Canada, Production Program, Indigenous Stream, All budget levels Grant

Get Your Message Heard workshop is for anyone who has a message/ brand/ art to share but may lack the marketing or sales knowledge on how to gain awareness, engagement, and conversion. If we aren’t producing content, we are consuming it. In today’s world, content is queen. For anyone with a message, having a strong online presence is the price to play. By strategically thinking about your audience and understanding their content consumption behaviours, you will leave knowing how to be top of mind, increase engagement, and convert into paying customers. Put on your marketing hats in this interactive and hands-on workshop to: Learn strategies for creating a marketing campaign and determining your content Employ best practices for audience engagement Analyze industry-wide content that serves different purposes of awareness, consideration, conversion, and loyalty SESSION DETAILS: **NEW DATE**: Wednesday, August 3rd; 6:00-8:00pm Location: Zoom (a link will be provided upon registration) Register: Here! Facilitator: Shinjini Sur Partners: This workshop is presented by ArtReach and The Great Kind Notes: This workshop is intended for Toronto youth 13-29 This session will be recorded and made available to registered participants Closed Captions will be provided Participants are encouraged to join via laptops/ desktops, if possible Please email renato@artreach.org if you have any accessibility needs for this session no later than 5 days before the workshop Spaces are limited, so register early! If you register and are no longer able to attend, please cancel your ticket or email info@artreach.org

Each month, ArtReach will be releasing a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the youth arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! JULY 1 Innoweave Grants JULY 5 Toronto Arts Council, Animating Historic Sites JULY 14 FACTOR, Artist Development Ontario Creates, Film Fund for Production JULY 15 Canadian Tire Jumpstart Foundation, Community Development Grant TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Project Grant JULY 18 Neighbourhood Arts Network, Community Arts Award Toronto Arts Council, Open Door Grant July 20 City of Toronto, StART Monumental Program JULY 25 FACTOR, Support to Music Venues and Concert Promoters JULY 26 Canada Media Fund, Northern Incentive, Production JULY 27 Hot Docs, Slaight Family Fund Grant Hot Docs, Ted Rogers Fund Grant

Each month, ArtReach will be releasing a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the youth arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! JUNE 1 Ontario Arts Council, Chalmers Arts Fellowship Hot Docs CrossCurrents Doc Grant Innoweave, Impact and Strategic Clarity Stream FACTOR, Collective Initiatives - Showcase Production for Export-Ready Artists JUNE 2 Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Public Art Galleries Grant Ontario Arts Council Northern Arts Projects Grant Ontario Creates, Book Fund JUNE 3 Government of Ontario, Community Museum Operating and Pay Equity Grants Government of Ontario, Heritage Organization Development Grant JUNE 6 Socan Foundation, Awards for Emerging Screen Composers Socan Foundation, Awards for Young Composers Deadline JUNE 9 Canada Media Fund, Pilot Program for Racialized Communities: Production JUNE 13 Canadian Music Therapy Fund for Frontline Healthcare Workers and Families JUNE 15 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada, Translation Grant Canada Council for the Arts, Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, Short-Term Projects Canada Council for the Arts, Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples: Long-Term Projects Grant Johansen-Larsen Foundation Grant Toronto Arts Council, Playwrights Program Toronto Arts Council, Writers Program JUNE 16 Ontario Arts Council, Magazine Publishing Organizations Grant Ontario Creates, Ontario Music Investment Fund, Music Industry Initiatives, Global Market Development for Music Managers JUNE 17 Ontario Arts Council Visual Arts Projects Grant JUNE 23 Telefilm Canada, Promotion Program, Limited Edition Stream JUNE 30 Socan Foundation, Awards for Young Canadian Songwriters Bell Box Mural Projects, Bathurst & Avenue rd Deadline Government of Canada, WAGE: LGBTQ2 Projects Fund Government of Canada, Canada Arts Training Fund Grant

This article is the final blog of a 4-part guest series on the community arts sector, by Tasneem Dairywala. Tasneem is an award-winning contemporary visual artist and educator. Outside of her personal art practice, Tasneem works as the Executive Director of Art Ignite, and brings inclusive visual arts programming to the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood. Tasneem’s first children's book, How to Show Love is now available for purchase! With 10 illustrated double pages, it’s a quick and fun read, depicting a diverse range of characters and soft soothing text. To stay up to date on her work, subscribe to her monthly newsletter and follow her on Instagram. Building Resilience (2019-2022) As mentioned in my previous post, working for Art Ignite gave me a lot of flexibility, but the way I worked changed drastically after having a baby in 2019. I applied for grants in 2018 and spread them out so that the funding lasted until 2021- this way I didn’t lose my funding while I figured out parenting. While working as an art educator, I also continued to create and exhibit my work. My favourite exhibitions were at Meridian Art Centre, Ryerson University, Artscape Youngplace, Daniels Spectrum and Ontario Place. I would love to say my work is good enough to be accepted into these spaces on its own merit, but most of the credit goes to the art organizations I mentioned previously. It goes to building connections. The projects I did as a community artist also got me interviews at CBC Radio, Inside Toronto and SNAPD. These are all great media outlets and they truly want to support Toronto’s art community. If you need to get the word out about a project, don’t hesitate to reach out to them. As I kept working, opportunities kept opening up. I stopped needing to look for work, but I knew I needed to keep learning and keep building my connections. At least once a week, I would attend a workshop, an exhibition, or just hang out with friends to learn about what they were doing. Instant Coffee sends out regular newsletters about art related events. I met one of my board members by attending an event I found out about through this newsletter. It’s a really good place to learn about what’s going on in the sector. And then COVID hit. Everything stopped. I had to reassign my projects and focus completely on my daughter. In the stillness, I realized I had stopped making art for the sole purpose of expressing myself. I only made work if I was planning a workshop, applying for a grant, or submitting to an exhibition. It had become a source of stress instead of joy. So I picked up a pencil and some paper. As my toddler crawled around our living room, I drew her (badly). I drew her toys, the piled-up recycling, the dirty plates on the table. I drew until my creations turned into comics about my life. I didn’t have space to paint so I started digital painting. As I read books to my daughter, my artwork changed. My comics grew into stories for children. A friend told me about Gale Institute, an organization that offers free courses through Toronto Public Library. So I started taking courses again, this time about creative writing, publishing and marketing. I used social media to connect with illustrators and found out about Society of Visual Storytelling, The Illustration Department and Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators. I read books and blogs, and devoured all sorts of information. I partnered with other illustrators, set up meetings with editors, called up authors, asked questions, and kept applying for more grants. I kept building connections. When I asked Allie if I could write for ArtReach, along with some other lovely supportive organizations, everyone said yes. I haven’t seen anyone for two years. I’ve been sitting in a rocking chair in my bedroom scribbling away for two whole years. Sometimes I’m surprised that people remember who I am. But they do. I’m hoping to publish my first book in the spring, and I’ll email everyone I know to help me with outreach. And I have a feeling they will. I would do the same for them. So after writing two very long posts, I would like to end with this. Use that phone of yours, the one you’re probably reading this on, dial a number, and say hello! You’ll never know who will answer and what role they will play in your journey until you try. It can be scary to move towards the unknown, but you can do it. Just take one step at a time.