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    The Network

    Neighbourhood Arts Network is a strategic initiative of the Toronto Arts Foundation. We celebrate and support artists and organizations across Toronto through professional development opportunities, events, online resources, strategic community arts partnerships and awards.

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    Celebrate Community Engaged Arts!

    We offer various awards that recognize the rich artistic talent that newcomer artists and other arts organizations contribute to the City of Toronto. Click for upcoming deadlines.

  • Programs
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    • ArtWorksTO: Skills for a Creative Future
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    LEARN WITH US

    Neighbourhood Arts Network is dedicated to providing opportunities for community-arts organizations and artists to network, have access to professional development and feel celebrated.

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    Resources! Toolkits! Artist Insights!

    This resource section points you to an array of information geared towards supporting your work in the arts and community.

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  • Critical Narratives
    • Dreamscapes- Oju Olorun: Rin Ti Awon Baba (Eye of God: Walk of the Ancestors) by Apanaki Temitayo M
    • Dreamscapes: The Ratl
    • Best Practices in Community Arts Education
    • The New (Virtual) Normal
  • Art and Equity
    • Community Care and Healing
    • Arts & Equity Toolkit
    • Beyond the Toolkit: Community-Engagement in COVID-19
    • MENA Region Educational Resources
    • Anti-racism Resources
  • Legal and Financial Resources
    • The Ontario Artists’ Legal Access & Support Network
  • Anti-Racism Resources
    • Hire
    • Heal
    • Do
    • Read
    • Watch
  • Accessibility
    • Accessibility in Creative Spaces A Toolkit for Ontario Arts Organizations
    • Accessibility Services Canada
    • Network Connector
    • Accessible Event Guidelines
    • Co-designing Inclusive Cities
    • How to Make Your Virtual Meetings and Events Accessible to the Disability Community
    • Facilitating Inclusive Online Gatherings
    • Art Venue Accessibility
    • Accessibility Toolkit by Tangled Art & Disability and Humber College
    • Creative Users Projects
  • How To
    • HR Intervals
    • Digitize Your Art
    • Writing Your Artist Bio, Statement & Crafting Your Portfolio
    • Creating your Digital Identity
    • How to Apply for an RFP
    • The 5 Facilitation Game Changers
    • Digital Experiences for Organizers
    • MakingItWork: Pathways Toward Sustainable Cultural Careers
    • Cultural Planning Toolkit
    • Indigenous Ally Toolkit
    • 5 Learning Pillars of Community Arts
    • Artist Residencies 101
    • ArtWorksTO: Creative Portfolio Development Information
    • Event Planning 101
    • Fundraising 101
    • Grant Writing 101
    • How to Create a Pop-Up Shop
    • Racial Equity Library
    • Toronto Arts Council: Arts in the Parks Program
    • Tip Sheets: Bookeeping, Financial & Database Management
    • Tips for Community Consultation
    • Top 5 Video Toolkits for Community Arts
    • Organization & Project Development
    • Workshop Ideas: Icebreakers, Energizers & Lesson Plans
    • Writing Sponsorship Proposals
    • Sponsorship 101
    • Diversity in Governance
    • Human Resources Tools
    • Song Library for Facilitators & Social Artists
    • Board Mentoring Handbook
    • Tools for New Organizations & Project Development
  • Learning
    • PERFORMING ARTS PATHWAYS
    • Peer-to-Peer Professional Growth and Development for the Arts Sector
    • Resources for Board Members
    • Increasing Twitter Engagement
    • Young People's Theatre: Building community and learning through play
    • Arts Equity Video Series: Principle #5, Sustainability
    • Arts Equity Video Series: Principle #4, Embeddedness
    • Arts Equity Video Series: Principle #3, Relevance and Representation
    • Arts Equity Video Series: Principle #2, Reflexivity & Relationships
    • Arts Equity Video Series: Principle #1, Flexibility & Adaptability
    • Framing Community: A Community-Engaged Art Workbook
    • Artist Spotlight | Serene Husni
    • Artist Spotlight | Poonam Sharma
    • Artist Spotlight | Alex Usquiano
    • Artist Spotlight | Carlos Delgado
    • Artist Spotlight | Alejandro Reyes-Andreu
    • Disability Arts in Toronto
    • Tips for Practicing Anti-Ableism
    • Allyship & Equity
    • New Connections | Newcomer Artist Guide
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | The art of getting press
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Creative Partnerships
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Grant writing
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Self promotion & Marketing
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | The Art of Social Media
    • ARTIST INSIGHTS | Dance Creative Rights
    • Making A Living. Making Art.
    • Community Arts Jam
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Culture Days
    • Artfare Essentials
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Protecting Your Creative Rights
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Creative Business, Logistics of Balancing Two Different Careers.
    • Maytree DiverseCity Leadership Project
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Protecting Your Creative Rights
    • Toronto Jam
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | The Artist Journey
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | The Art of Creative Success
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Creative Balance
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Expanding your reach through social media
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Artist self promotion + press kits
    • ARTIST INSIGHT | Creative Business Practices
  • Money
    • Grant Checklist
    • Grant Writing 101
    • DIGTL: Grant Writing (Video)
    • How to Price Consistently for Art Sales Success
    • RBC Future Launch
    • Suggested MINIMUM Fee Schedule for Musicians
    • Outline of Funding Programs For Indigenous Groups
    • Animating Toronto Parks: A Bridge Between Artists and the City, A Matchmaker Between Artists & Parks
    • Ontario Government Grants
    • Toronto Arts Foundation Vision Awards
    • TELUS Newcomer Artist Award
    • Street Art Toronto
    • Artists in the Community/ Workplace
    • OAC Artists in Education
    • Platform A Micro-Grants
    • Toronto Arts Council: Creative Communities
  • Space
    • UNDERSCORE PROJECTS - Studio Space Listing in Toronto
    • Affordable Online Short Film Listings: Think Shorts
    • Tips, Tricks & Resources for Sourcing and Setting Up Studio Space & Understanding Commercial Leases
    • Permit Support: Arts and Music
    • Studio Space
    • The Alliance of Artist Communities: International Residencies List
    • Residencies
    • Gallery Spaces in the East End
    • Artscape Flex Studios
    • 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture
    • Daniels Spectrium Event & Theatre Space
    • Fringe Creation Lab
    • TAC Art/Work Gallery
    • The Malvern Spot
    • Visual Arts, Movement, Recording, New Media & Culinary Studios
    • Artscape Gibraltar Point Residency
  • Reading
    • New Connections (2019)
    • Framing Community: A Community Engaged Art Workbook
    • Art Bridges
    • New Connections Report : Newcomer Artists
    • Social Entreprise & the Arts
    • Catch the Fire
    • Procrastination Monkey
    • REPORT: Transforming Communities Through the Arts
    • Visual Arts Resources : CARFAC
  • Self Care
    • Duty to Accommodate
    • Respectful Workplaces in the Arts
    • 519 Counselling Services
    • Caring For Yourself is a Radical Act
    • Power of the Arts National Forum
    • 519 Community Centre
    • Self Care DIY: A How-To Just for You
    • YEMOYA : 3 Week Artist Residency

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