

Check back next year to find out when applications open.
What you need to know
Each year, several community centres profile local issues and interests, and host selected artists to carry out projects in work-only residencies that respond to these profiles.
Two-year residency
In 2024, Artists in Communities became a 2-year residency, helping artists build deeper relationships within the community and allowing activities to evolve and new projects to emerge over a longer time frame.
Artists are selected by Community Centre Associations and Park Board staff, with the support of artists experienced in community-engagement.
If your project is awarded a residency, you will commit 600 hours over 2 years to:
- Research and develop your project
- Collaborate with community members to complete it
- Publish a blog and final report
Along the way, you will work with Park Board community arts programmers, community centre staff, the public, and local partners.