Toronto Arts Council - Discipline-Based Programs

• 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).

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• Toronto, Ontario

• 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.