Visual Artists Program: Creation
Toronto Arts Council's Visual Artists Program: Creation provides support to visual artists with a professional independent art practice for the creation or completion of new works, with grants of $10,000 intended to cover direct costs and materials.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- rolling, apply anytime
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $10,000
- Location
- City of Toronto
About
Overview
Toronto Arts Council's Visual Artists Program: Creation provides support to visual artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation or production of new work or the completion of works in progress. Funds are intended to cover direct costs of creation/production and materials. Visual Arts includes drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, printmaking, performance art, installation and fine crafts.
Award
- $10,000 grant per project
Eligibility
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person
- Toronto resident for at least 1 year prior to application deadline
- Professional artist with specialized training, peer recognition, and history of public presentation/publication
- Minimum 1 year working on independent art practice after completing full-time studies
- Cannot pursue graduate studies related to the project
- Must retain full copyright, financial and creative control
- Individual artists may receive one discipline-stream project grant per calendar year
- Only one open application per stream at a time
What is NOT funded
- Projects completed prior to announcement of results
- Travel or exhibition costs
- Framing expenses
- Capital purchases (tools, equipment)
- Commissioned, instructional, or promotional projects
Application process
Submit online anytime through TAC Grants Online. You may submit only one application to this program during the year. You will receive notification of results approximately 4 months after submission; first notifications by March. Check spam/junk folders for results emails.
Accessibility support
Projects involving Deaf artists and artists with disabilities may apply for an additional TAC Accessibility Grant providing up to $5,000 towards accessibility costs (ASL interpretation, audio description, closed captioning, communications assistants, attendant care, support workers, equipment rentals). Starting in 2026, grant recipients can apply for an Accessibility Grant as a separate application at any time during their project.
Contact
- Peter Kingstone, Program Manager, Visual & Media Arts
- 416-392-6802 x 208
- [email protected]
- Award
- $10,000
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Eligibility
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident; Toronto resident for at least 1 year; professional artist with specialized training, peer recognition, and history of public presentation; minimum 1 year independent practice after full-time studies.
- Audience
- Professional visual artists
- Format
- Ship your work in
- Contact
- [email protected]
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