Our Programs
At the Toronto Arts Foundation, we believe that a great city demands great art, and by supporting, celebrating, financing and advocating for Toronto’s local artists, we’re improving the quality of life of all Torontonians.
Individuals, private and public foundations, and corporate donors, through the Foundation, champion all the various disciplines of art, from independent visual artists to theatre companies, choirs and film festivals, which enhance and enliven our city.
Supporters directly impact funding to the arts where it is needed most by utilizing the highly regarded, independent adjudicated granting programs of the Toronto Arts Council. Donors and partners of the Foundation are able to increase funding to community-engaged art projects, youth-engaged art or directly to emerging artists from all disciplines.
The Board of Directors and the staff of the Toronto Arts Foundation continue to seek out new and innovative partnerships designed to achieve the mutual goal of supporting and promoting the arts in Toronto.
The Foundation has created several innovative programs to fulfill its vision:
Toronto Arts Foundation Awards
Toronto Arts Foundation Awards distributes annual awards, this year totaling $39,500. Presented at the Mayor’s Arts Awards Lunch each October to Toronto’s artistic leaders and champions, the awards provide the Foundation with the opportunity to build awareness and to celebrate the incredible contribution artists make to the City of Toronto. The awards are supported through the generosity of private and corporate donors.
The Toronto Arts Foundation Awards and the Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch are made possible by our many generous sponsors.
Join us in celebrating Toronto's cultural leaders by becoming a sponsor of the 2010 Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch. Contact Leslie Francombe, Community Investment Manager, for more information, or click here for more information.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards. To download a nomination form, please click here.
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Neighbourhood Arts Network
Artists are providing an incredible array of community-engaged professional arts programming across the city of Toronto; in our parks, apartment buildings, public spaces, libraries, theatres, storefronts and more. To support these artists, the Toronto Arts Foundation has created the Neighbourhood Arts Network — Toronto’s first network dedicated solely to strengthening art-making in neighbourhoods throughout the city.
A project of the Creative City: Block by Block Program of the Toronto Arts Foundation.
First Impressions: Telling Toronto's Stories
First Impressions is a partnership project between Toronto Arts Council and Heritage Toronto, launched in September 2009 on TTC subway cars and buses in recognition of the City's 175th birthday, the TAC's 35th anniversary, and the importance of arts and heritage in Toronto.
This project is made possible by RBC, with additional support from The George Partnership and CBS Outdoors. As with all TAC arts awareness projects, Toronto Arts Foundation has provided critical assistance and support for First Impressions.
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Metcalf Arts Policy Fellowship
A two year fellowship to explore the connections between arts policy and practice. Inspired by the need to foster new thinking about the future of the arts sector, the Toronto Arts Foundation created the fellowship with support from the George Cedric Metcalf Foundation, the John D. McKellar Foundation and Business for the Arts.
INCUBATE: Bringing Toronto’s Artists to the World Stage
An innovative partnership between Toronto Arts Foundation, Toronto Arts Council and Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity
Volunteer Network
The Toronto Arts Foundation connects individuals with professionals arts organizations through the Toronto Arts Volunteer Network.
The Network, connecting with over 500 volunteers through a communication bulletin distributed via email, enables cultural initiatives of all kinds to be realized. Volunteers gain a deep appreciation for Toronto arts as well as an opportunity to learn new skills, expand their networks and experience personal growth.