Toronto Arts Council (TAC) is currently accepting applications for its Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About TAC Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement
The Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement program provides targeted funding to Toronto non-profit organizations and artist collectives engaging newcomers and refugees through the arts, supporting the integration and inclusion of newcomer communities to Toronto.
Benefits of TAC Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement
- The set grant amount is $20,000. This grant may cover up to 100% of project costs.
TAC Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement Requirements
If you are a first-time applicant to the Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement program or if you have any questions about your project’s eligibility, please contact the Program Manager.
To be eligible for this funding, an applicant must:
- If you are a first-time applicant to the Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement program or if you have any questions about your project’s eligibility, please contact the Program Manager.
- To apply to this program, applicants must be either an incorporated non-profit organization or an unincorporated collective operating on a not-for-profit basis.
- A collective is defined as two or more artists working together under a group name, either on a single project or on an ongoing basis.
- Organizations and collectives must be located in the City of Toronto. A Post Office Box address cannot be used to meet this requirement. Organizations with a regional Toronto office must have operated in the City of Toronto for at least one year prior to the deadline.
- The collective must have a bank account set up in the name of the collective.
- For collectives of two artists, both must be City of Toronto residents. For collectives of more than two artists, the majority of members must be City of Toronto residents.
- Artists must be professional. A professional artist is someone who has developed their skills through training and/or practice; is recognized as such by artists working in the same artistic tradition; actively practices their art; seeks payment for their work; and has a history of public presentation.
- The activities for which the grant is requested must include the collaborative involvement of professional artists and newcomer and/or refugee community members.
- Applicants must have a strong track record of engagement with newcomer and/or refugee communities and demonstrate a viable administrative and financial plan for achieving the goals of the proposed activities.
- 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.
- The project for which the funding is requested must take place in the City of Toronto.
- TAC has two distinct funding envelopes:
- Arts Discipline funding (e.g. discipline-specific project grants and operating grants) and
- Strategic funding (e.g. Artists in the Library, Open Door, etc.)
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
13 April, 2026
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