We’re thrilled to be partnering with Toronto Arts Council (TAC) on another year of Animating Historic Sites!
Through this program, artists, arts organizations, and collectives can work within The Village at Black Creek to research, develop, create, produce, present, and conduct programming that responds to or interprets selected sites or museums.
The Animating Historic Sites program provides funding to professional artists, arts organizations, and collectives working in any artistic discipline (i.e. theatre, dance, music, visual arts, media arts, community engaged arts, Indigenous arts, Black arts, disability arts, arts education, literary arts, etc.) to pursue time limited projects involving site-specific research, development, creation, production, presentation, and programming that responds to or interprets the selected site or museum.
Those interested must apply through Toronto Arts Council. A site visit or phone call with The Village strongly encouraged before submitting your application.
The deadline to apply is June 30, 2026.
Looking for More Information?
Sign Up for One of TAC’s Upcoming Webinars:
BUDGET! BUDGET! BUDGET!
Animating Toronto Parks + Animating Historic Sites
Attend to demystify the budget table. Learn to draft a supplementary budget and to format it in a way that peer reviewers can easily understand. (These sessions are for applicants to both the Animating Historic Sites and Animating Toronto Parks programs.
- Reach out to the program manager for 1:1 support.
- First time applicants can have their application draft reviewed by the program manager if requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the deadline.
Register to attend one of the following sessions:
| Thursday, May 7 | 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | REGISTER NOW |
| Wednesday, May 13 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | REGISTER NOW |
Questions?
Please contact:
Allison White, Curator
The Village at Black Creek
allison.white@trca.ca
Previous Awarded Projects
Previous grant recipient of Animating Historic Sites:
FabCollab with Music in the Village
Last summer, The Village was proud to host FabCollab‘s Music in the Village concert series. You can watch videos of select performances below, along with photos from the event!
Video: Michael Fisher Media – @michaelfishermedia.
Photographs courtesy of Emrah Mihyaz of Six Shutter Photography & FabCollab.