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Toronto Arts Council - Discipline-Based Programs
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Support for Toronto arts projects and operations
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Overview
This program provides project and operating support across multiple arts disciplines in Toronto. Maximum funding amount is not specified in the provided information, and eligible activities include dance creation/production/presentation, literary events, music and theatre development, visual/media arts development, and community-engaged arts programming.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
Increasing community impact
Raise awareness and mobilize the public
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Closing date : March 16, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
- Toronto
- Ontario
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Culture and Arts
Target groups
- Indigenous peoples
- Artists / creatives
- Nonprofits / charities
- Minority groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Municipal
Activities funded
- Creation, production, and presentation of dance works (and other initiatives advancing professional dance development in Toronto).
- Development of writing and delivery of literary activities such as reading series, festivals, and performances in Toronto.
- Activities supporting the development of music in Toronto.
- Activities supporting the development of theatre in Toronto.
- Activities supporting the development of visual and media arts in Toronto.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 24,000
Accessible community orchestra season with workshops and low-cost concerts
Eligibility
- For Black Arts, applicants must be Black-led, Black-focused, or Black-serving organizations.
- For Community Music Making, applicants must be organizations or collectives running annual programming for non-profit community music groups (e.g., choirs, opera, orchestras, ensembles).
- For Creative Communities, applicants must be Toronto non-profit organizations or collectives that engage communities through the arts.
- For Indigenous Arts, applicants must be Indigenous organizations, collectives, or professional artists (any discipline).
- For discipline programs (Dance, Literary, Music, Theatre, Visual/Media Arts), activities must support the development of the discipline in Toronto (as described per stream).
Who is eligible?
- Black-led, Black-focused, and Black-serving organizations (Black Arts stream).
- Organizations and collectives delivering annual programming for non-profit community choirs, opera, orchestras, and ensembles (Community Music Making stream).
- Toronto non-profit organizations and collectives engaging communities through the arts (Creative Communities stream).
- Indigenous organizations, collectives, and professional artists working in any discipline (Indigenous Arts stream).
- Organizations seeking project or operating support in Dance, Literary, Music, Theatre, or Visual/Media Arts (as applicable to each stream).
Eligible geographic areas
- Toronto, Ontario
Additional information
- The program is offered through multiple discipline-based streams, including project and operating support depending on the discipline.
- Each discipline has its own deadline dates.
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