About this Event
2026 NEWCOMER MENTORSHIP APPLICATION SUPPORT SERIES
This IN-PERSON mentor-matching session is part of Toronto Arts Council's pre-application support series for the Newcomer & Refugee Artist Mentorship Grant.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS SESSION
This is the preferred mentor-matching session for artists practicing in the following art forms; Visual Arts, Literary, Community Arts, Dance
*Please refer to the below art form grouping*
Art Form Groupings:
- Media Arts/Film/Animation/Video
- Visual Arts/Mural/Photography/Painting/Sculpture
- Music/Sound/Instrument/Singing
- Literary/Writing/Author/Poetry/Spoken word
- Theatre/Playwright/Dramaturgy/Acting
- Community Arts/Space Making/Education/Storytelling
- Dance/Movement/Choreography
- Textile/Fashion/Costume/Bead
- Curation/Director/Producer/Arts management
ABOUT THE GRANT:
(https://torontoartscouncil.org/grants/newcomer-and-refugee-artist-mentorship/)
Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship program provides support for newcomer and refugee artists to develop their artistic practice and to further their integration and inclusion to Toronto. We define a newcomer as: an immigrant or refugee who has lived in Canada for less than 7 years; a refugee is a person who was forced to leave their home country and is now located in Canada.
The program provides funding for individual newcomer and refugee professional* artists to be mentored (guided) in their chosen arts discipline.
The mentorship application is submitted by the newcomer artist with the mentor as the co-applicant. Both the applicant and the mentor must identify as professional* artists.
*A professional artist is:
- someone who has developed their artistic skills through training and/or practice;
- is recognized as a professional by other artists working in the same artistic tradition;
- actively practices their art;
- seeks payment for their work, and would spend more time on their artistic activity if financially feasible;
- and has a history of public presentation, publication and/or production
The total grant amount is $15,000.
- $7,500 is paid directly to the newcomer or refugee artist
- $7,500 is paid directly to the mentor.
If you are a newcomer or refugee artist and you need help finding a mentor or accessing translation services, please contact:
Liza Mattimore, Strategic Programs Manager: liza[at]torontoartscouncil[dot]org
For translated guidelines you can download directly from here: https://torontoartscouncil.org/grants/newcomer-and-refugee-artist-mentorship/
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Society Clubhouse, 967 College Street, Toronto, Canada
CAD 0.00
