Visual Artists Program: Creation

Applicants must be professional artists and meet the following criteria:

1. Applicants must be Canadian Citizens, or Permanent Residents (Landed Immigrants), or have an application pending for Permanent Resident status, or be a Protected Person (approved refugee claimant) and, if requested, be able to provide documentation to verify this.

2. Applicants must be residents of the City of Toronto for at least one year prior to the application deadline. Temporary absences of up to 12 months may be considered, subject to written explanation and special permission; please contact the Grant Program Manager. Neither a Post Office Box address nor a studio address can be used to meet the residency requirement.

3. Applicants must have completed basic training (not necessarily in a formal educational institution).

4. Applicants must have spent a minimum of one year working on and developing an independent art practice after completing full-time studies.

5. TAC recognizes that due to systemic barriers within the broader arts community (e.g. limited mainstream presentation opportunities for artists from equity-seeking communities) that some flexibility may be required in interpreting eligibility criteria to take into account equivalent professional experience and contexts. Potential applicants from equity-seeking communities are encouraged to discuss their eligibility with the program manager in advance of submitting an application.

6. Applicants must retain full copyright, financial and creative control.

7. Applicants to TAC’s 2025 Visual Artists Program may not apply to TAC’s 2025 Media Artists Program

8. Collaborative proposals are eligible. Co-applicants are subject to the same eligibility criteria as primary applicants. If the application is successful, the grant cheque will be payable to the principal applicant, as listed in the application. Similarly, a T4A slip will be issued to the principal applicant.