Animating Toronto Parks Grants

Grant recipients will be provided with:

• Funding toward artist fees and production elements
• Access to park space (permit dates subject to approval by TAC and PF&R)
• Coverage under the TAC’s liability insurance
• Information regarding additional requirements (emergency action plan, waste, and recycling diversion plan, etc.) or additional permits (special events permit notice, noise exemption, building permit, etc.)
• An introduction to City of Toronto PF&R permit staff and park supervisors, Park People, and local community/parks groups
• Support under Toronto Arts Foundation’s Arts in the Parks initiative, including marketing, promotion, inclusion on the https://artsintheparksto.org/ website, wayfinding signage, onsite volunteers, assistance with local community outreach, and other support.

TAC is committed to equity and inclusion and welcomes applications from diverse cultural and geographic communities within the City of Toronto. Specific equity measures or targeted programs are in place to ensure full access and participation by Black artists, Indigenous artists, artists of color, artists who are Deaf, have disabilities or are living with mental illness, artists who self-identify as 2SLGBTQIAP, newcomer and refugee artists, young and emerging artists and artists working outside the downtown core.

TAC Accessibility Grant: Projects involving Deaf artists and artists with disabilities may apply for an additional TAC grant by completing the Accessibility Expenses section of the application and including the requisite information in their budget. A TAC Accessibility grant supports accessibility costs for artists incurred during the project. Accessibility costs include but are not limited to: ASL interpretation, audio description, closed captioning, communications assistants, attendant care (including helpers for Elders), support workers, and equipment rentals or other supports required to meet artists’ accessibility needs.

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