Deadline: 5-Aug-25
The Toronto Arts Council is delighted to invite applications for its Creative Communities Projects to support organizations, collectives and individuals in creating projects that engage communities through the arts.
The Creative Communities Projects program provides funding to Toronto based professional artists, artist collectives and non-profit organizations to pursue one-time or time-limited arts projects that enable public participation and engagement in arts and culture.
Projects can involve one or more art practices, such as music, dance, theatre, visual arts, and storytelling, but the collaborative involvement of professional artists with community members is required.
Categories
- Applicants may apply in one of two categories:
- Arts Engagement: Projects in this category engage the community through their art form, work with community members to encourage maximum participation in the arts practice and the art making, and recognize that the process of collaboration is as important as resulting artistic products.
- Arts Community Development: Projects in this category develop artistic communities through the development of art practices, art forms and/or emerging artistic voices. Eligible applications must define their artistic community and terms of engagement with one or more art forms.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant available in this program is $15,000. Applicants may receive less than the full amount requested.
- TAC will fund 100% of the project budget up to $8,000. For requests to TAC over $8,000:
- the budget must show revenue from other sources.
- the TAC contribution may not exceed 50% of the project budget.
- in-kind contributions may not exceed 25% of the project budget.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible projects must:
- highlight co-creative processes between artists and communities
- offer skill building experiences that can lead to presentation or exhibition opportunities for participants
- increase access to arts activity for the broader community.
Eligibility Criteria
- Professional artists: 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.
- Artist Collectives: A collective is defined as two or more artists working together under a group name, either on a single project or on an ongoing basis. 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.
- Incorporated non-profit organizations.
Ineligibility Criteria
- This program does not fund:
- Projects that have been completed prior to the announcement of results. Toronto Arts Council does not fund retroactively.
- Funding cannot be used to support an organizations ongoing staff or faculty salaries. Where a portion of permanent staff or administrative resources are dedicated to the project, you may estimate the value of these resources and include a detailed breakdown in the budget as in kind revenue.
- This program does not support schools, tuition-funded training programs, curriculum-based programs, or research projects. Projects with a school as the venue cannot take place during school hours.
- Organizations or collectives that receive Operating funding from TAC.
For more information, visit Toronto Arts Council.