VISUAL/MEDIA ARTS ANNUAL OPERATING grants for organizations
The Visual and Media Arts Program provides Annual Operating support to professional, non-profit, visual and media arts organizations engaged in the exhibition and distribution of contemporary visual and media artworks, support of the production of visual and media artworks and other activities that contribute to the development of visual and media arts, artists and audiences in Toronto. The City of Toronto provides the funding for this program through its Community Partnership and Investment Program.
Visual and Media arts groups supported through this program include: artist-run and public galleries, distribution organizations, arts service organizations, production cooperatives, festivals, exhibition groups and artists’ or curatorial collectives.
General Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for Annual Operating funding, an applicant must:
- Be non-profit.
- Be a professional Visual Arts or Media Arts organization that pays appropriate professional fees to artists.
- Be located in the City of Toronto and have a significant portion of its activities occurring within the City.
- Have a sustained history of visual or media arts activity over the two years prior to the application
- Have a viable administrative structure.
- Have sound financial management.
- Submit verification of financial results of the last completed fiscal year:
- For requests over $15,000, audited financial statements are required.
- For requests of $15,000 or less, unaudited financial statements that include a balance sheet and a statement of income and expenses may be submitted instead.
- Have received a minimum of two projects grants through TAC’s Visual and Media Arts Projects program.
- Demonstrate a range of revenue sources on an annual basis, including earned, government and private sector revenues.
- Be governed by a Board of Directors or other body responsible for the organization.
Organizations must conduct their Visual and Media arts activities on an annual, ongoing basis either throughout the year or on a seasonal basis. A single project does not constitute annual or seasonal activity. Organizations, whose level of activity varies from season to season, in keeping with their mandate, must describe their multi-year creation and production cycle. Annual and biennial festivals that have completed a minimum of two editions are also eligible.