Nominate Today

We are now accepting nominations for seven awards. The deadline to nominate is November 27, 2023. 

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  Arts for Youth Award 

  Accepting nominations from September 13 - November 27, 2023

  The Arts for Youth Award is a $20,000 cash prize that celebrates an individual, collective or organization that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to engaging Toronto’s youth through the arts.

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  Breakthrough Artist Award 

  Accepting nominations from September 13 - November 27, 2023

  The Breakthrough Artist Award, formerly the Emerging Artist Award, is a $10,000 cash prize that celebrates the accomplishments and future potential of an emerging Toronto artist working in any discipline. Artists must be in the early stages of their professional career.

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  Breakthrough Jazz Artist Award 

  Accepting nominations from September 13 - November 27, 2023

  Previously the Emerging Jazz Artist Award, the Breakthrough Jazz Artist Award is a $10,000 cash prize that celebrates an outstanding Toronto-based jazz artist with two to seven years of experience in the field, as well as artists who may have devoted their career to supporting other artists and are now able to focus on their own solo work.

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  Celebration of Cultural Life Award 

  Accepting nominations from September 13 - November 27, 2023

  The Celebration of Cultural Life Award is a $10,000 cash prize that recognizes excellence in a senior arts practitioner or leader (a performer, teacher, administrator and/or creator working in any arts discipline, including architecture and design), whose work is a celebration of life through the arts.

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  Community Arts Award 

  Accepting nominations from September 13 - November 27, 2023

  The Community Arts Award is a $10,000 cash prize that celebrates celebrates an individual artist or arts organization or collective that has made a significant contribution in Toronto by working with, in and for communities, while increasing access to arts and culture. In 2024 the award will be presented to an individual.

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  Muriel Sherrin Award 

  Accepting nominations from September 13 - November 27, 2023

  The Muriel Sherrin Award is a $10,000 cash prize that celebrates an individual who has contributed to the cultural life of Toronto through outstanding achievement in music or dance, and who has demonstrated a global commitment to the arts. In 2024, the award will be presented in the field of dance.

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  Newcomer Artist Award 

  Accepting nominations from September 13 - November 27, 2023

  The Newcomer Artist Award provides micro-awards of $2,500 to six newcomer (immigrant and refugee) artists. The award aids the integration of newcomer artists into Toronto and Canada by supporting their artistic careers.