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PARTNER WITH US

Partner with ArtWorksTO to support skilled artists through fully funded, short-term media arts and arts education projects. As a host, you get to host a fully-funded work placement with a media artist or arts educator, advancing your goals and nurturing the next generation of artistic talent.

Why become a host organization?

  • Access fresh, diverse creative talent
  • Advance your equity and inclusion goals
  • Receive full support: artist fees ($5,000) covered, plus guidance from Toronto Arts Foundation

As a Host Organization, you’ll play a critical role in advancing equity by supporting the career development of a skilled artist who is building their future in Canada. You’ll work together on a creative project that aligns with your organizational goals, bringing fresh energy, perspectives, and skills to your team.

There is no direct financial cost to participate. Selected organizations will be matched with a media artist or arts educator to carry out the proposed project (of up to three months). Each participating artist will receive $5,000 from ArtWorksTO to cover direct project costs.

Get inspired by what’s possible with ArtWorksTO!
Previous host organizations have collaborated on exciting, youth-led media projects such as:

  • A vibrant educational video series about bees for PollenateTO
  • Bold branding and design for Toronto’s Newcomer Day
  • Custom-designed gifts for international delegates visiting the City
  • Interactive art exhibitions and creative workshops for guests at the Westin Hotel

Whether you’re looking to amplify your outreach, engage new audiences, or bring fresh artistic energy into your work, hosting an ArtWorksTO project is a great way to do it.

NEWCOMER PROGRAM

Neighbourhood Arts Network and Work in Culture invite GTA-based organizations to apply now to collaborate with talented newcomer artists on a short-term creative project in media arts or arts education.

NAN and WIC will help facilitate the project, offering support to both the artist and your organization, to ensure that you have a smooth partnership experience.

Two project streams:

  • Media Arts: video, graphic design, illustration, videography, photography and content creation
  • Arts Education: workshops, facilitation

Upcoming Info Sessions:

  • August 6, 2025

Application Deadline: September 8, 2025
Contact: stephaniedraker@workinculture.ca

newcomer project host information

artworksto YOUTH

Invest in the Future of IBPOC Youth Artists
ArtWorksTO’s Youth connects Toronto based Indigenous Black and People of Colour youth (ages 18–29) with fully funded, paid contracts in media arts — including video production, digital storytelling, illustration, graphic design, photography, and content creation.

As a Project Host, your organization offers a short-term, creative work opportunity that supports skill-building, portfolio development, and professional growth for emerging artists from equity-deserving communities.

Youth project host Guidelines

A few examples of artworksto final projects

3 booklets of OCAD University kept on a yellow table - says Welcome to OCADU
Leah Flanagan – Program Brochure Graphic Design for OCADU continuing education 2023
Four women media artists posing for a picture behind an ArtWorksTO cardboard frame which says Celebrate and Creativity
Blue MBK – Event Photography for ArtWorksTO Youth Program Graduation 2025
Map of Toronto showing different neighbourhoods and illustration of geese and other city icons and TORONTO mentioned in the space representing Lake Ontario
Janie Hao – Illustration for print on Totebags for City of Toronto’s Official Gifts Program
City of Toronto skyline with the CN tower in the center - taken from a height - at dusk
Mike Regis – Video still of short promotional video for Toronto Employment & Social Services
A photographer is doing a photoshoot and posing for him are dancers performers dressed in their costumes with Soul Pepper Theatre ad in the background
Robbie J. Harper – Photo shoot for Toronto Fringe Festival’s 2026 marketing campaign
Webpage of Feminist Art Collective showing various artists and programs in a grid
Rubiat Fusigboye – UX/UI Web design for the Feminist Art Collective
Creative Champions Network cover page with illustrations of people and artwork in the background
Mujda Hakime – Cover Page Graphic Design of Creative Champions Network Resources Deck
Little Jamaica map illustration with neighbourhoods, key elements and points of interest list
Doug Rodas – Digital Illustration Print for City of Toronto’s cultural hotspot
digital illustration of a family having a picnic where the kids are playing and the dad is relaxing lying down on a checkered mat in a park - cost of child care? written
Serene Chan – Digital Illustration with Infographics for City of Toronto’s Child Care Fee Subsidy Program
Whyisnave Suthagar – Social media campaign development for City of Toronto’s SDFA division
Three women posing for the picture in front of a poster for an event named Branded
Tyler J Sloan – Event Photography for Branded Youth Entrepreneurship Conference 2023
scene of a street in Toronto with the TTC bus number 36 for Finch West - other cars in the traffic with people and shops in the background
Mars Kaid – Video still of promotional video for ArtWorksTO Youth Program