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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 →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.
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.
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.
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