ArtReach - Community Arts Programming Grant

This grant supports community-based arts programming by and for artists 13-29 from equity-deserving populations in Toronto who experience systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities.

ArtReach runs one granting round for this program annually Applications open December 1st and are due February 1st at 11:59pm each year

We Fund programs...

• Coordinated and delivered by individual artists 13-29 or groups/ organizations/ collectives led by people 13-29 from equity-deserving communities
• Offered to participants aged 13-29
• Led by and serving people from equity-deserving communities
• Delivered in Toronto, by a Toronto-based applicant, for participants in Toronto (this includes only the City of Toronto, Scarborough, North York, and Etobicoke)
• Free for participants to engage in
• Focused on the arts and artistic skill-building. Other benefits/ focuses must be secondary
• That are registration-based and serve the same group of participants throughout its duration

We Fund...

• Unincorporated/ grassroots groups, incorporated non-profit organizations, and registered charities led by artists and arts leaders 13-29
• Individual artists aged 13-29
• Youth groups that are housed within organizations led by people 30+

We don’t fund…

• Drop-in programs, events, or festivals
• Personal or collective projects
• Art therapy programs
• Programs whose primary activities are religious or political