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Each month, ArtReach releases a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the Toronto arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here ! APRIL 1 Government of Canada, Canada Arts Presentation Fund- Presenter Support Organizations Government of Canada, Canada Arts Presentation Fund- Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters Toronto Arts Council, Creative Communities Multi-Year Operating Toronto Arts Council, Dance Multi-Year Operating Grant Toronto Arts Council, Theatre Multi-Year Operating Toronto Arts Council, Visual and Media Arts Multi-Year Operating APRIL 6 City of Toronto, StreetART Toronto - "Just us" Art Call APRIL 7 Toronto Arts Council, Community Music Making APRIL 8 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, Short-Term Projects Ontario Arts Council, Touring and Circulation Projects Grant APRIL 10 Kiwanis Club of Toronto, Arts and Culture Grant Kiwanis Club of Toronto, Community Impact Award Kiwanis Club of Toronto, Mentorship and Leadership Grant APRIL 12 Community One Foundation, Rainbow Grants APRIL 13 Ontario Creates, The IP Fund – Interactive Content Stream Toronto Arts Council, Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship Toronto Arts Council, Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement APRIL 14 Ontario Arts Council, Literary Organizations Projects Grant APRIL 15 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada & Abroad: Foreign Artists Tours Canada Council for the Arts, Supporting Artistic Practice: Literary Publishing Projects Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Family Innovations Scale Grant Expression of Interest deadline Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Family Innovations Test Grant Expression of Interest Deadline Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Youth Innovations Scale Grant Expression of Interest Deadline Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunity Fund, Youth Innovations Test Grant Expression of Interest Deadline APRIL 21 Ontario Arts Council Music Recording Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council, Artists in Communities and Schools Projects Ontario Creates, The IP Fund – Linear Content Stream APRIL 22 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada & Abroad: Public Outreach Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada, Translation APRIL 23 Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Projects Grant APRIL 30 Indigenous Youth Roots, Youth Empowerment Stream Indigenous Youth Roots, Small Project Stream Government of Canada, Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage- Festivals Ontario Arts Council Northern Arts Projects Grant

Each month, ArtReach releases a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the Toronto arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here ! MARCH 2 Toronto Arts Council, Theatre Projects MARCH 3 Ontario Arts Council, Media Arts Projects MARCH 4 Ontario Trillium Foundation, Capital Grant MARCH 5 Laidlaw Foundation, Indigenous Youth & Community Futures Fund MARCH 9 TO Live, Explorations Grant MARCH 11 City of Toronto, StART, Concrete Barrier Program City of Toronto, StART, Outside the Box MARCH 12 Ontario Arts Council, Dance Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council, Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Grant MARCH 16 Government of Canada, Aid to Publishers, Community Newspaper Government of Canada, Aid to Publishers, Digital Periodical Government of Canada, Aid to Publishers, Magazines Toronto Arts Council, Creative Communities Project Grant Toronto Arts Council, Dance Projects Toronto Arts Council, Literary Projects Toronto Arts Council, Music Projects Toronto Arts Council, Visual and Media Arts Projects: Presentation Grant MARCH 17 Ontario Arts Council, Media Artists Creation Projects Grant MARCH 18 Ontario Arts Council Music Creation Projects Grant MARCH 24 Ontario Arts Council, Dance Organizations: Operating Grant Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Literary Organizations Grant Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Visual Arts Organizations MARCH 25 Ontario Arts Council Music Production and Presentation Projects Grant MARCH 26 City of Toronto, Outdoor Mural & Street Art Program Grant MARCH 31 Metcalf Foundation, Performing Arts Internships Grant Ontario Arts Council, Music Organizations Operating Grant Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Media Arts Organizations Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations Grant Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Theatre Organizations Grant

Youth Engagement Scarborough (YES) is a grant program that supports young leaders in creating community-driven arts projects in Scarborough. Participants receive project funding, one-on-one mentorship from a working artist, and hands-on project management training. The program will culminate in an exciting YES Showcase, where you’ll have the opportunity to share your project with an audience in a way that is meaningful to you and your community. Deadline: Friday February 27th @ 11:59pm. Learn more and apply here! Are you part of the 2026 Fringe Festival, age 15-30, and have a connection to Scarborough? You may be eligible for a YES performance grant. Learn more here! Cohort 5 – Performance This cohort supports performance-focused projects. Projects involving getting on your feet and developing a show, or running performance-based workshops should apply to this cohort. Your project may include writing elements, but the primary goal should be to create something that lives in performance. What You Get A grant between $1,000 – $5,000 to fund your project Mentorship from a professional artist Hands-on project management and creative training sessions A chance to engage your community & connect with other young artist leaders A showcase to share your artistic project What is the YES Showcase? The showcase is an event produced by Guild Festival Theatre to celebrate, present and even pitch you and your project alongside other YES participants and invited guests. There will be minimal lighting, sound, technical, and staging elements available. There will be no rehearsals in the space, just a simple tech the day of the event. You can share up to 15 minutes of work—this could be an excerpt, a full piece, or a work-in-progress showing, etc. Any related costs (e.g. actors, props, costumes, materials, etc.) should be included in your grant budget. If you choose to produce your own event (reading, show, cabaret etc), you will still be required to present at the YES Showcase. Please include the associated costs to your event (rentals, directors, technical needs etc.) in your grant budget. Application Timeline Application Deadline: Friday February 27th @ 11:59pm Funding Released: Early April Project Period: January 26 – August 24, 2026 Skills-Building Workshops: TBD (One evening in April and one in June) YES Showcase: Week of August 24, 2026 (One Full Day TBD) Who Can Apply? Youth (ages 15-30) with a connection to Scarborough Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and youth with a granted refugee status Performing Arts-based projects that engage multiple youth in the community No prior professional creative or project management experience needed—just passion and creativity! Priority will be given to: Indigenous youth Visible minority/racialized youth Youth with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ youth Newcomer youth Youth from official language minority communities (OLMC) Youth living in rural or remote areas Youth from low-income households Not sure if you qualify? Contact at outreach@guildfestivaltheatre.ca with any questions!

COMPLETE OUR NEW SURVEY! 🔎 📊📝 ArtReach , Next Gen Arts , and Blackstone Foundation Library want to hear from you about what it’s like to get started + build a career in the GTA’s arts, culture, and organizing scene. We’re especially interested in the experiences of racialized youth and young adults (ages 18–35) living or working in the GTA. What’s going well? What barriers are you facing? And what opportunities could make it easier for young people like you to get opportunities and grow your career in the arts? Your answers will feed into a bigger research project, including focus groups, an event, and a final report with recommendations to make arts careers and pathways more accessible and fair. The survey takes about 8–10 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary, and your answers will remain confidential. Thank you for sharing your experiences and helping make the arts in the Greater Toronto Area more equitable, inclusive, and supportive for everyone! The deadline to fill out the survey has been extended to Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 . Questions? Email marianne@nextgenerationarts.ca

Each month, ArtReach releases a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the Toronto arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here ! FEBRUARY 5 Ontario Arts Council, Theatre Projects Grant FEBRUARY 6 Cannonbury Foundation, Spring Grant FEBRUARY 9 Toronto Arts Council, Black Arts Program, Annual Operating Grant Toronto Arts Council, Creative Communities Annual Operating Toronto Arts Council, Dance Annual Operating Toronto Arts Council, Literary Annual Operating Toronto Arts Council, Music Annual Operating Toronto Arts Council, Theatre Annual Operating Toronto Arts Council, Visual and Media Arts Annual Operating Grant FEBRUARY 11 Ontario Trillium Foundation, Youth Opportunities Fund, System Innovations: Deadline for lead organizations to complete the required pre-application coaching call: February 11, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 12 Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Arts Presenters Projects FEBRUARY 13 City of Toronto, Cultural Festivals Funding Program Frontlines, A Race to an Inclusive Canada Grant FEBRUARY 24 Toronto Foundation, Free to Play

ArtReach's 2026 Community Arts Programming Grant Deadline is Sunday, February 1st at 11:59pm. ​​​​​​​​ - late submissions will not be accepted!⁣ This grant supports community-based arts programming by and for artists aged 13-29 from equity-deserving populations in Toronto who experience systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities.  These grants are available each year thanks to our partnership  with the Toronto Arts Council . The programs we fund must… Be coordinated and delivered by individual artists 13-29 or groups/ organizations/ collectives led by people 13-29 from equity-deserving communities Be offered to 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 our FAQs for more info) Be delivered in Toronto, by a Toronto-based applicant, for participants in Toronto (this includes only the City of Toronto, Scarborough, North York, and Etobicoke, not the GTA) 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 Be structured like a workshop series/ intensive that allows participants to build meaningful skills and relationships over time We don’t fund… Drop-in style programming Events, festivals, etc. Personal projects Art therapy programs Programs whose primary activities are religious or political HOW TO APPLY Head to artreach.org/programgrant  to read our Program Guidelines and FAQs, confirm your eligibility, and access the application package. The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 1st, 2026 at 11:59pm , and we do not accept late submissions.   Results will be announced in late-March, and funding will be disbursed in early June. SUPPORTS 1-1 Virtual Meetings - Limited Spots available!   Meet with our staff to confirm your eligibility, discuss your project idea, and get advice on strengthening your application. Sign up for a meeting here! Email grants@artreach.org  with any questions! Watch a recording of the info session here!

ArtReach is proud to announce the 16 projects that were awarded funding through our 2025 Artist Creation Project granting program! These grant funds are available thanks to our partnership with the Toronto Arts Council Andrew Donnelly : To The Grave Andrew will create 4-5 sculptures that preserve abstract remnants of anonymous secrets through charcoal rubbing, image transfer, and resin-casting techniques. A true secret can be heavy or light, ordinary or extraordinary, fleeting or persistent, but it is always known only to one. It leaves traces through actions and words without ever fully revealing itself. The sculptures subvert the traditional notion of confession, acting as a fossilized record of personal interest and highlighting the quiet profundity inherent in the solitude that secrecy affords. Aniqah Rahman : Textile Collage Zine Aniqah will fabricate an eight-“paged” hand-sewn zine out of linen and cotton to explore materiality, intimacy, and friendship. This zine is a means of honouring processes of making art and being-in-relationship that prioritize taking one’s time, putting in the extra effort, and the deliberate pursuit of inconvenience in a culture that increasingly isolates us by devouring our time with work, consumerism, and oppression. llfatoull : The Living Frame llfatoull will create a 3D-printed lightbox where animated light creates a living presence, making the frame a portal. Animations will play like pulsing patterns that look like something is trying to reach out to the viewer. The piece explores the realms of whimsy, mystery, and the unknown, and the audience is encouraged to come up with their own idea of what the story could be of the animation sequences. Ghislan Sutherland-Timm : of another kind Ghislan will make a 5-minute short film following the POV of a space rover surveying black, ambiguous “aliens” on an uncharted planet. Shot on analog film, the project incorporates the process of burning and scanning film to create a constellation-like aesthetic that overlaps and transforms the recorded visuals. The project reflects on how the depiction of aliens in sci-fi draws on Black experiences and cultures, including the Atlantic slave-trade and colonization, to reimagine narratives of prejudice, xenophobia, and cultural identities. Janine Ilya : perhaps, in the midst of my rest. Janine will develop a large-scale, multi-layered installation that weaves together textiles, light, and shadow to explore themes of grief, hope, recovery, and the evolving contours of identity. The work gives form to the quiet, internal practice of hope—allowing light to press through the obscure moments that accompany healing and loss. Rather than concealing these experiences, the installation acknowledges their weight and complexity, offering them space to exist not as fragments or broken remnants, but as integral layers of the self. KIVRA : Mindscape: The Introduction KIVRA will record 5-6 alternative R&B songs exploring themes of self discovery, intimacy, and escapism through melody, lyrics, and atmospheric production. Songs will investigate the tension between vulnerability and strength, love, transformation, and self discovery that reflects the artist and her journey of growth as an artist and woman, and will result in a cohesive body of work that feels intimate and otherworldly. Lensoflicia : A TDot Throwback: Basement Jams Alicia will create a photoshoot celebrating early 2000’s Toronto dancehall culture, inspired by Sean Paul’s Get Busy, capturing the energy, style, and community that defined a generation. Through staged photoshoots and portraits, the project will highlight the rhythm, fashion, and attitude that shaped this era, emphasizing how music and style forms identity and belonging within the city’s Caribbean diaspora. The work explores themes of cultural memory, nostalgia, and the long-lasting influence of early 2000s dancehall on Toronto’s music and fashion today. Midyan Samson : Ajokhi  Midyan will produce five family portraits in traditional Eritrean attire, along with brief video interviews and b-roll. The project reflects on ajokhi, a Tigrinya expression of calm and encouragement with no direct English translation, but similar to “don’t worry” or “you’ve got this.” The intention is to highlight moments of connection, resilience, and familiarity within the Eritrean community. Mio Muyoboke : Mio Needs A Win Mio will write and illustrate an autobiographical 20 page comic about being in your mid-20’s with no drive, exploring themes of finding yourself, transitioning in life, and community. This comic asks what is drive? In your mid 20s, what should I be doing? Who am I actually? What do you do to explore these questions to get an answer IF you get one? The finished comic, while not giving any concrete answer, is going to do one thing: show that yes, someone else feels this way too. Mirza Sarhan : mohsin Mirza will shoot a 5-minute experimental short film exploring how friendship evolves under shifting political and ideological pressures, incorporating Shakespearean language and poetic storytelling. Set largely in a tea shop, the film follows two friends as they reunite against India’s rising right-wing climate, reflecting the tension between loyalty, identity, and morality. Inspired by Malcolm in Macbeth, the protagonist returns from Canada to a changed homeland, confronting both his past and the challenges of displacement. Myuri Srikugan : A fleeting moment held close Myuri will shoot a portrait series of Tamil women in Scarborough, captured through analog film and digital photography, exploring the beauty of a self-loving diaspora. The portraits will embody duality: memory and modernity, fragility and strength, home and displacement, and the project asks: How do Tamil women carry love across borders (for both themselves and others)? How is beauty expressed in care, memory, and resilience? What does it mean to create home in Scarborough while living in diaspora? Nia O : UnDoings Nia will compose an environmental ambient soundscape collection that explores climate anxiety, mindfulness, and the reclamation of African ancestral wisdom. Each track will involve a layered combination of environmental sounds, instrumental elements, and guided meditation. Themes include reconnecting with ancestors, lineage and going deeper into the interconnectedness of nature and precious human life. The intention is to weave ecological, ancestral and mindful presence into each soundscape, creating a place for home to be rediscovered in the sounds and within. Nina Bloom : Worst Case Scenario Nina will record a five-track indie rock EP about experiencing life in your 20s during a time of instability and uncertainty, and the loss of hope in a better tomorrow. Through the use of intricate melodies, interesting instrumental parts, clever key changes, and various arrangements, the EP will approach themes like the lack of community in our generation and how the decisions of past generations have affected our lives, in addition to talking about feeling powerless when it comes to universal/ systemic injustices.  ROSHANAK : Dollhouse Diaries ROSHANAK will record an original four-song dark pop EP that explores themes of mental health, survival, resilience, and identity through lived experiences as a queer Iranian woman and autistic artist. Musically, the EP blends dark pop, indie pop, and jazz pop influences, creating a cinematic sound world that feels like stepping into a music-box: haunting, layered, and theatrical. The EP is both a testimony to both what the artist has endured, and an invitation for listeners, especially young people, to feel seen in their own struggles. Rubiat Fusigboye : Out of Orbit Rubiat will fabricate two multimedia sculptures using physical computing to explore how emotions and control shape our experiences of time through interactive, abstract clocks.  Inspired by personal feelings of time’s instability, from moments of grief dragging endlessly to joyful moments that vanish in an instant, the work explores cultural differences in perceptions of time as linear or fluid. By merging art and technology, this project seeks to illustrate time as a living, unpredictable experience shaped by bodies, feelings, and cultural insight. Trey Robinson : SURROUNDED Trey will create a large-scale visual art piece deeply rooted in Ojibwe culture. The vision behind this piece is to celebrate Indigenous artistry while fostering a connection between adversity, community, and resilience, reflecting themes of identity, heritage, and the interconnectedness of all that the artist has had to overcome. By merging vibrant acrylics, professional graffiti paint, markers, and spray paint, the painting will embody a contemporary twist while honoring ancestral techniques, sparking conversations about the evolution of Indigenous art in today’s world. We were also able to invest in the artistic development the following artists: Berhano  -   a photographer and filmmaker Calypso  -  a spoken word and multidisciplinary artist celinee   -   a musician Kari  -  a filmmaker and product designer Maryam Mohamed  -  a visual artist and dressmaker Waawaasmokwe  -  a singer and songwriter   Want to learn more about this grant? Head to artreach.org/projectgrant

ArtReach wishes you a happy, healthy, and creative holiday season! Please note that our office will be closed starting Saturday, December 20th, 2025, and will reopen on Monday, January 5th, 2026. Staff will not be responding to emails or social media messages during this closure.See you in 2026! Apply to ArtReach's 2026 Community Arts Programming Grant! ✨💸 This grant supports community-based arts programming by and for artists aged 13-29 from equity-deserving populations in Toronto who experience systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities. Head to artreach.org/programgrant to read our Program Guidelines and FAQs, confirm eligibility, and access the application package. The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 1st, 2026 at 11:59pm. Have questions? Need support? Register here for our info session on January 7th, 2026 and book a 1-1 virtual meeting with ArtReach staff here! Support ArtReach's Artist Creation Project Granting Program 💸💝  This grant supports the creation of art projects by emerging creatives aged 16-29 from equity-deserving populations in Toronto who experience systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities. All funds raised will go directly to grant recipients! While we’re wrapping up 2025 operations this week, we’ll be accepting donations towards this campaign until December 31st. Head to   artreach.org/donate to contribute now! All gifts will receive a tax receipt.

Toronto is full of incredible emerging artists who inspire, challenge, and enrich communities across the city. They have powerful, original ideas for new projects- all they need is the right support and funding to bring these visions to life.  That’s where ArtReach comes in. Our Artist Creation Project Grants go directly towards helping emerging artists from equity-deserving communities turn their dreams into reality.  Since taking over the granting program from our friends CUE Arts Projects  in 2023, ArtReach has had the privilege of providing $50,000 to 50 emerging artists from across Toronto. But while we’re proud to have been able to support so many creative projects, each year many talented and deserving artists go unfunded due to the reality of resource limitations. With your help, we hope to get even more funding into the hands of artists in the upcoming year. Every donation supports creators who rely on these grants to make their work possible, and each dollar raised will go directly to artists to buy supplies, purchase equipment, rent studio space, compensate collaborators, and earn artist fees for their work. Head to   artreach.org/donate  now to contribute! All gifts will receive a tax receipt With love and appreciation, The ArtReach Team

Each month, ArtReach releases a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the Toronto arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! DECEMBER 2 Bell Fund, TV Program, Major Production Funder Envelope DECEMBER 8 Canada Media Fund, Broadcaster Envelope Program (Diverse Languages) Canada Media Fund, Broadcaster Envelope Program (English & French): Development DECEMBER 10 Downie Wenjack Fund, The Blanket Fund - Reconciliation Action Grant DECEMBER 11 Ontario Arts Council - Obsidian Theatre, Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators DECEMBER 12 Ontario Arts Council - Tarragon Theatre - Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators DECEMBER 17 Ontario Arts Council - The Musical Stage Company - Recommmender Grant for Theatre Creators Ontario Creates, Interactive Digital Media Fund, Discoverability and Commercialization Program DECEMBER 18 Ontario Creates, Marketing and Distribution Initiative DECEMBER 19 Onatrio Arts Council - Soulpepper Theatre - Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators The Canadian Center for Community Advancement (3CA), RAYI Micro Grant

This grant supports community-based arts programming by and for artists aged 13-29 from equity-deserving populations in Toronto who experience systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities.  These grants are available each year thanks to our partnership  with the Toronto Arts Council . The programs we fund must… Be coordinated and delivered by individual artists 13-29 or groups/ organizations/ collectives led by people 13-29 from equity-deserving communities Be offered to 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 our FAQs for more info) Be delivered in Toronto, by a Toronto-based applicant, for participants in Toronto (this includes only the City of Toronto, Scarborough, North York, and Etobicoke, not the GTA) 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 Be structured like a workshop series/ intensive that allows participants to build meaningful skills and relationships over time We don’t fund… Drop-in style programming Events, festivals, etc. Personal projects Art therapy programs Programs whose primary activities are religious or political HOW TO APPLY: Head to artreach.org/programgrant  to read our Program Guidelines and FAQs, confirm your eligibility, and access the application package. The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 1st, 2026 at 11:59pm, and we do not accept late submissions. 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 Info Sessions on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 and Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. 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/programgrant Have questions or concerns? First time applying for a grant? Accessibility needs? Want to set up time to talk with our staff? Email grants@artreach.org !

NOVEMBER 29 HEAL Youth Summit Malvern Family Resource Centre - Winter Market Celebrating 5 years of Creato - QUINTA COSECHA Filipino Youth Conference on Arts and Culture Glad Day Lit - Queer & Trans Arts & Craft Holiday Market (On all weekend) NOVEMBER 30 Wychwood Barns - Holiday Art Market DECEMBER 2 Youthful Vengeance - CREATE/CHANGE DECEMBER 4 The City of Toronto’s Drag Masterclass - Class of 2025 showcase DECEMBER 5 City of Craft 2025 (On until December 7th) DECEMBER 6 Gran’ Market: Toronto DECEMBER 10 Toronto Youth Poetry Slam - Holiday Slam & Social JAYU’s Festival of the Arts (On until December 14th) Verse & Visual Expressions Showcase DECEMBER 13 Pasko sa Kultura - Filipino Arts Fesival Lakeshore Arts - Open Mic night DECEMBER 15 The Centre for Indigenous Theatre’s December Showcase DECEMBER 16 Business in the Streets - Holiday Social Open Screen MULTIPLE DATES Northern Contemporary - Under 100: A Holiday Art Show (On until December 21st) North York Arts - Holiday Art Café (December 19-24, December 26th - January 4th)

Interested in applying to ArtReach’s 2026 Community Arts Programming Grant? Have questions about the program guidelines, application package, or submission process? Come out to one of our virtual info sessions on December 10th or January 7th! Each session will be broken down into two parts: 1. Info Session: 6:00-6:45pm To start the session, we will provide an overview of the Program Guidelines, including eligibility, timelines, general rules, eligible expenses, accessibility considerations, how to apply, how applications are reviewed, and where to access resources in supporting you in your application. This section will also include time for Q&As 6:45pm-7:00pm Break 2. Application Package Walkthrough: 7:00-8:00pm In this section of the session, we’ll walk through the main components of our application package, including the application form, workplan, and budget. Here we will provide tips and advice for creating a clear and concise submission, and give time for Q&As Register for an info session here and learn more about this grant at artreach.org/programgrant Notes: This workshop is for Toronto artists, arts leaders, and art programmers aged 13-29 who are planning to apply to ArtReach's 2026 Community Arts Programing Grant Closed Captions will be provided Please email info@artreach.org if you have any accessibility needs for this session no later than 72 hours before the start of the workshop

Each month, ArtReach releases a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the Toronto arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here! NOVEMBER 1 Access Copyright Foundation, Events Grants NOVEMBER 4 Ontario Arts Council Northern Arts Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council, Operating: Theatre Organizations Grant NOVEMBER 5 Canada Council for the Arts, Supporting Artistic Practice: Sector Innovation and Development, Composite Activities Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant Ontario Trillium Foundation, Grow Grant NOVEMBER 6 Ontario Arts Council Craft Projects Grant Ontario Arts Council Music Recording Projects Grant NOVEMBER 7 OAC, Guild Festival Theatre - Recommmender Grant for Theatre Creators NOVEMBER 13 Ontario Arts Council, Chalmers Professional Development Projects Ontario Creates, AcceleratiON for Black and Indigenous Owned Music Businesses NOVEMBER 14 National Film Board, Filmmaker Assistance Program OAC, fu-GEN Theatre - Recommmender Grant for Theatre Creators TO Wards Peace, Peace Project Grant NOVEMBER 15 Government of Canada, Cooperation with the Community Sector – Development of Official Language Communities, Project Funding Ontario Power Generation, Province-wide Empowerment Grant Program Ontario Power Generation, Regional Empowerment Grant Program NOVEMBER 24 Telefilm Canada, Promotion Program, Industry Initiatives Stream NOVEMBER 25 OAC - Factory Theatre, Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators NOVEMBER 26 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, Short-Term Projects Toronto Arts Council, Open Door NOVEMBER 28 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant NOVEMBER 30 SOCAN Foundation, Her Music Awards

Toronto Arts Foundation Awards are presented to artists, cultural leaders and businesses in recognition of artistic excellence, cultural leadership and contribution to the arts. With prizes ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, the awards spotlight Toronto’s finest professional artists and arts organizations, celebrating their contributions to our city of arts. The deadline to submit a nomination is November 26th, 2025. Click the links below to learn more about each award! 🏆 Arts for Youth Award: A $20,000 cash prize, with finalists receiving $2,000 each. The award celebrates an individual, collective or organization that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to engaging Toronto’s youth through the arts. 🏆 Breakthrough Artist Award: A $10,000 cash prize, with finalists receiving $2,000 each. The award celebrates the accomplishments and future potential of an emerging Toronto artist working in any discipline, and is intended to support the development or completion of new work. 🏆 Breakthrough Jazz Artist Award : A $10,000 cash prize with finalists receiving $2,000 each. The award celebrates either an outstanding Toronto-based jazz artist with two to seven years of experience in the field, or an artist who previously devoted their career to supporting other artists and are now able to focus on their own solo work. 🏆 Celebration of Cultural Life Award : A $10,000 cash prize, with finalists receiving $2,000 each. The award recognizes excellence in a senior arts practitioner or leader (a performer, teacher, administrator and/or creator working in any arts discipline, including architecture and design), whose work is a celebration of life through the arts. 🏆 Che Kothari Artist and Instigator Award : A $10,000 cash prize, with finalists receiving $1,000. The award supports and encourages a young BIPOC artist who is recognized for their artistic contributions and is making positive change through cultural leadership. Whether through starting a movement, creating an arts hub, collective, or organization, or through mentorship, events, or other creative activities, the recipient of the award must make an impact on people and/or the community through the arts beyond their artistic practice. Artists aged 18-35 working in any artistic discipline are eligible. 🏆 Community Arts Award (individuals): A $10,000 cash prize, with finalists receiving $1,000 each. The award celebrates an individual artist or arts organization or collective that has made a significant contribution in Toronto by working with, in and for communities, while increasing access to arts and culture. 🏆 Newcomer Artist Award : Provides micro-awards of $2,500 to six newcomer (immigrant and refugee) artists. The award aids the integration of newcomer artists into Toronto and Canada by supporting their artistic careers. Newcomer artists living across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and working in a range of disciplines are eligible for the award. 🏆 Muriel Sherrin Award (music): A $10,000 cash prize with finalists receiving $1,000 each. The award celebrates an artist or creator who has made a contribution to the cultural life of Toronto through outstanding achievement in music or dance. The recipient will also have participated in international initiatives, including touring, studying abroad and participating in artist exchanges. In addition to the prize money, the 2024 recipient will receive a complimentary week-long stay at Valleyview Artist Retreat.