Grants for professional Toronto-based visual/media arts organizations, collectives, curators or programmers to fund one-time or time-limited projects involving exhibition, distribution, residencies, workshops, screening series or lecture series of contemporary visual or media arts.
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Get matched →The Visual and Media Arts Projects: Presentation program provides funding to professional, non-profit Toronto visual arts/media arts organizations, collectives, curators or programmers to pursue one-time or time-limited projects involving the exhibition or distribution of contemporary visual or media arts and/or other activities that contribute to the development of the visual arts/media arts in Toronto. The maximum grant available is $15,000.
Proposed projects must have a secured venue in the City of Toronto or be produced in Toronto and shared online, and have a well-focused audience development plan. Applicants must have already selected the artists or artworks they wish to present, or have developed clear critical or curatorial objectives. The payment of artist fees is a requirement. TAC will not fund 100% of a project; applicants must indicate a range of revenue sources.
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.
Applicants must be an incorporated non-profit organization, an unincorporated collective operating on a not-for-profit basis, or an individual programmer or curator living in Toronto. 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. Organizations/collectives must be located within the City of Toronto and the activity must occur within the City of Toronto.
For questions or if you are a first-time applicant, contact Peter Kingstone, Program Manager, Visual & Media Arts at 416-392-6802 x 208 or [email protected]