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The following awards are currently accepting nominations:

RBC Newcomer Arts Award

Nominations for the 2021 award are currently open. The deadline to nominate is October 18, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.

The RBC Newcomer Arts Award is an initiative offered twice each year that is designed to support newcomer artists across Toronto. The awards of $2000 can be used to support artistic projects, fees, supplies, equipment, professional development opportunities and more.
Arts for Youth Award

Nominations for the 2022 award are currently open. The deadline to nominate is December 3, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.

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.
Celebration of Cultural Life Awards

Nominations for the 2022 award are currently open. The deadline to nominate is December 3, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.

The Celebration of Cultural Life Awards is a $10,000 cash prize that celebrates an individual performer, teacher, administrator and/or creator in any arts discipline, whose work is a celebration of life through the arts.
Breakthrough Artist Award

Nominations for the 2022 award are currently open. The deadline to nominate is December 3, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.

The Breakthrough Artist Award, formally 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 an artist in the early stages of their professional career.
Emerging Jazz Artist Award

Nominations for the 2022 award are currently open. The deadline to nominate is December 3, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.

The Emerging Jazz Artist Award is a $10,000 cash prize that furthers the career of an outstanding emerging jazz artist, and is intended to support the pre-production, production, and/or recording of an original music composed by the recipient.