Deadline: 15-Oct-2025
The Toronto Arts Council is requesting applications for its Media Artists Program to support the creation/production of new or in-progress works covering costs of subsistence/materials or production and/or post-production support.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount available in this program is $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be professional artists and meet the following criteria:
- A professional artist is someone who has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions), who is recognized as such by their peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), who has a history of public presentation, publication and/or production and who is committed to devoting more time to their artistic activity if financially feasible.
- Applicants 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.
- Applicants must be residents of the City of Toronto for at least one year prior to the application deadline. Temporary absences of up to 12 months may be considered, subject to written explanation and special permission.
- Applicants must have spent a minimum of one year working on and developing an independent art practice after completing full-time studies.
- Professional artists pursuing graduate studies may not apply for work related to their program of study. A letter from the graduate program director specifying that the project is not related to the graduate student’s program of studies must be submitted with the application.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate students cannot apply.
- This program does not fund:
- Projects that have been completed prior to the announcement of results. Toronto Arts
- Council does not fund retroactively.
- Projects with total budgets in excess of $350,000.
- Project funding solely for the purpose of travel or exhibition of work.
- Capital purchases, such as tools, equipment, etc.
- Commissioned, instructional or promotional projects.
For more information, visit Toronto Arts Council.