Deadline: 5-Aug-25
The Toronto Arts Council is accepting applications for the Dance Projects Program to provide funding to professional dance artists, organizations and collectives for the creation, production and presentation of dance works, and other projects that support the development of professional dance in Toronto.
Categories
- Creation: supports choreographic creation, including research and development, and commissions. Some form of presentation (e.g., in-studio, with invited peers or public) must be included as part of the process.
- Production and Presentation: supports the rehearsal, production and presentation of live dance.
- Dance Series and Festivals: supports dance series and festivals that present Toronto choreographers, dance artists and dance companies.
- Dance Field Development: supports projects that develop and advance the practice of professional dance in Toronto. Development projects must benefit a group of dance professionals; individual professional development projects are not eligible. Individuals are not eligible applicants in this category; the applicant must be an organization or collective
Funding Information
- Creation: The maximum grant in this category is $10,000.
- Production and Presentation: The maximum grant in this category is $20,000.
- Dance Series and Festivals: The maximum grant in this category is $10,000.
- Dance Field Development: The maximum grant in this category is $8,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply to Dance Projects, applicants can be individual professional dance artists, or professional not-for-profit dance organizations or collectives. The payment of artists fees is a requirement in this program.
- Artists must be professional. A professional artist is someone who has developed their skills through training and/or practice; is recognized as such by artists working in the same artistic tradition; actively practices her/his/their art; seeks payment for her/his/their work; and has a history of public presentation.
- You may not apply as an individual and an organization or collective for the same project in the same competition. If you are one of the members of an applicant collective, you may also apply as an individual for an unrelated project in the same competition.
- The project for which the funding is requested must take place in the City of Toronto.
- Applicants may receive only one grant per calendar year through the Dance program and may not apply to other TAC discipline programs.
- For Individuals:
- Individuals must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents or have an application pending for Permanent Resident status or be a Protected Person (approved refugee claimant) and, if requested, be able to provide documentation to verify this.
- Individuals must have been a resident of the City of Toronto for at least one year prior to the deadline, and live and work in Toronto for at least 8 months a year.
- The projects choreographer must have completed at least one year of independent dance practice and a minimum of three publicly presented pieces, excluding student presentations.
- Professional artists who are pursuing a graduate degree may not apply for work related to their thesis.
- For Organizations and Collectives:
- Organizations and collectives must be incorporated non-profit organizations or unincorporated collectives which operate on a non-profit basis. A collective is defined as two or more artists working together under a group name, either on a single project (ad hoc) or on an ongoing basis.
- The majority of the members of an organization or collective must have completed at least one year of independent dance practice.
- Organizations and collectives must be located in the City of Toronto. A Post Office Box address cannot be used to meet this requirement.
- For collectives of two artists, both must be City of Toronto residents. For collectives of more than two artists, the majority of members must be City of Toronto residents.
Ineligibility Criteria
- This Program does not fund:
- Projects that have been started or completed prior to the announcement of results. Toronto Arts Council does not fund retroactively.
- Choreographers who direct dance organizations that receive Operating funding from TAC;
- Organizations or collectives that receive Operating funding from TAC;
- Dance studios and schools;
- Schools that are part of Ontarios public or private education system;
- Educational and religious institutions, unless there is a clear separation in both programming and budget between their regular activities and their arts activities.
For more information, visit Toronto Arts Council.