Funding & grants

We are now accepting applications for events occurring between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027. Applications will be assessed on a first-come/first-served basis, pending program eligibility and budget approval.

If you have received a CEF Grant, please ensure your required Final Report Form is completed and submitted.

CULTURAL EVENTS FUND

Our diverse and distinct culture richly and strongly defines our province.

What: The MusiCounts Band Aid Program provides under-resourced schools with grants of up to $20,000 worth of musical instruments, equipment, and resources.

What is this prize?

The York Wilson Endowment Award enables art museums and non-profit public art galleries to purchase original works by living, contemporary Canadian painters and sculptors.

The program supports professional Ontario-based visual artists to create new work. The program aims to reflect the range of artistic practices in the visual arts, and to support excellence, regional activity, diverse artists and communities.

Eligible applicants - professional emerging, mid-career and established visual artists who are Ontario residents, with a permanent physical address in Ontario.

The Indigenous Arts and Culture Partnerships Fund supports partnerships and collaborations that create new opportunities and visibility for Indigenous-led arts and culture. The fund aims to spark new relationships between Indigenous artists, arts and culture leaders and professionals, and potential partners at both the grassroots and institutional levels.

Thank you for your interest in The Possibility Program and for bringing performing arts experiences to your school! Unfortunately, the fund is now closed for the 2025/2026 school year, the funds have been used up. Please be sure to apply in early September next year! 

The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation Youth Grant in the Arts

One grant is presented to a graduating high school student entering university or college to study visual arts.

Value: $2,000

About

One grant is presented to foster and support the artistic excellence of the mid-career artist (7-15 years of art practice) in any artistic discipline.

In 2012, the Havelock family created this grant to celebrate the life and work of the late Windsor arts advocate and WEA supporter Elizabeth Havelock.

Grant Funding

The Elizabeth Havelock Grant in the Arts is awarded to support the professional and creative development of the mid-career artist (7-15 years of art practice) in any discipline. This grant may be used to:

4 grants are presented to individual professional artists / arts professionals, ad hoc groups, collectives,  organizations and businesses dedicated to developing the arts in the following areas:

• Community Arts
• Performing Arts – Music
• Performing Arts – Theatre
• Visual Arts

Value: $3,000 each

4 grants are presented to support the professional and creative development of emerging artists in the following areas:

• Film Arts
• Literary Arts
• Performing Arts
• Visual

Value: $3,000 each

Emerging Artist Grants are awarded to support the professional and creative development of artists at the start of their careers. These grants may be used to: