In the News: 10 Grants Independent Artists Can Still Apply for Before the End of 2026

Supporting artists and arts organizations for a better Toronto Learn More Toronto Summer Music Photo by Lucky Tang Upcoming Grant Deadlines Grant deadlines occur throughout the year. Check here frequently and mark your calendar! All grant deadlines Supports free community-engaged arts programming in selected library branches. Open to organizations, collectives and individuals. More Provides support to media artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation/production of new work or the completion of works in progress. More Provides funding for ideas with the potential to create transformative change in the arts sector. This program welcomes projects that demonstrate leadership through innovation, experimentation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. Open to organizations and collectives. 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Browse all events Featured Stories & News Spotlight September 2, 2026 Read more In the News August 29, 2026 Read more News/Announcements August 12, 2026 Read more All stories & news Happening Now At Toronto Arts Council and Foundation, we don’t just support artists, we are artists. 🎨🎶Our latest Collective Canvas feature celebrates the work of our very own Senior Office Coordinator, Georgia Champagnie (@hisdaughters.studio) ✨Georgia is a graphic designer, illustrator, painter, and community arts facilitator whose creativity is deeply rooted in family, memory and connection.Her Sunday Morning series features six illustrations inspired by her childhood and the songs her mom would play on Sunday mornings.☀️ One of the highlights of the second collection is a special piece dedicated to her late father, who was also an artist and helped inspire Georgia’s own artistic journey.Collective Canvas transforms our lunchroom into a gallery where staff can share their creativity and get to know each other more through art.🫶🏽We’re so happy to have Georgia’s beautiful work filling our walls for the next few months! 🖼️👏🏽#CollectiveCanvas #TorontoArts #TorontoArtists #StaffArtists #ArtInToronto 147 16 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18106336073598954 Our 2025 Annual Report is here!✨🎉Together, Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation continued to support artists, strengthen the arts sector, and connect communities all across the city. From funding artists and arts organizations to bringing free arts programming into communities, celebrating artistic achievement, and creating opportunities for emerging creatives, 2025 was a year of growth and impact.Toronto Arts Council Highlights💰 $26.4M in grants awarded🎭 4M+ audience members engaged with Council-funded programming📈 $2.65M increase to Toronto Arts Council’s base budget📝 3,051 grant applications received🎨 954 grants distributed🙌 438 individual artists funded🏢 516 organizations and collectives funded🌟 315 first-time grant recipients👥 213 peer assessors reviewing applicationsToronto Arts Foundation Highlights🎭 Over $1.05M raised through the Mayor’s Evening for the Arts🏆 $147,000 in prizes awarded through the 2025 Toronto Arts Awards🌳 140K Arts in the Parks attendees, a 40% increase from 2024🤝 331 Together Through Art events promoted🎨 55 ArtWorksTO Creative Career Development participantsBehind every number are the artists, arts workers, organizations, partners, supporters and audiences who make Toronto’s arts community what it is. Thank you to everyone who created, participated, supported and celebrated the arts with us in 2025!There’s much more to the story. 📖 Read our full 2025 Annual Report, link in bio: https://torontoartscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/2025-Annual-Report-DIGITAL-1.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com#TorontoArts #AnnualReport #ArtsFunding #ArtsImpact #ArtsCommunity 42 3 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 18117923350928420 Happy International Youth Day! 🎨✨💛 Today, Toronto Arts celebrates the creativity, voices, ideas, and impact of young people across our city.From visual arts and film to music, dance, theatre, storytelling, and beyond, young people are bringing fresh perspectives to Toronto’s arts community and helping shape its future. 🌟Access to the arts gives youth opportunities to express themselves, build confidence, develop new skills, connect with community, and explore pathways toward creative careers.We’re proud to support spaces and opportunities where young people can create, train and learn from professionals, collaborate, and lead. Because when we invest in young artists, we invest in a more creative, connected, and vibrant Toronto. 🫶🏽Looking for ways to get involved? Explore Toronto Arts Council grants that support emerging and young artists, and discover Toronto Arts Foundation programs and opportunities for youth through the ArtWorksTO program (@artworks.to). There are many ways to connect, create, and grow within Toronto’s arts community!Happy #InternationalYouthDay to all the young artists, storytellers, creators, and changemakers making their mark! 🎊⬇️ Tag a young artist making their mark in the world in the comments! Cover photo credit: @crossroadstheatreto Through the Bamboo play. Shot by @katrizza #InternationalYouthDay #TorontoArts #YouthInArts #ArtWorksTO 41 0 Open post by torontoartscouncil with ID 17900145537346088 A new survey by Toronto Arts and the Environics Institute for Survey Research (@environics.institute), in partnership with the Toronto Foundation, highlights the powerful role arts and culture play in strengthening social connection across Toronto. 🤝🏙️ The results are clear: residents engage with the arts in many ways, from attending performances and exhibitions