explorations is a TO Live initiative to support Toronto-based artists who want to push the boundaries of their practice.
The application deadline for explorations 2025 is 5 pm on Monday, June 16, 2025.
TO Live has announced that the annual application process for explorations is now open. $7,000 will be awarded to each of six Toronto-based artists, artist collectives, or project-based organizations to research an idea or technique that will push the boundaries of their practice.
Consideration will be given to the motivation driving the submission, the potential for innovation in the artist’s practice, and how it feeds into future professional and artistic aspirations. explorations will not provide support for existing projects as its focus is on the opportunity for artists to experiment and to stretch their creative ambitions without the pressures of a finished outcome.
“explorations was founded on the belief that artists need the freedom to breathe—time and space free from rigid expectations—to truly stretch the boundaries of their craft,” explains Clyde Wagner, President and CEO of TO Live. “Creative research is the heartbeat of artistic innovation, yet it is often overlooked in traditional funding models. This initiative exists to champion that essential, often invisible, process.”
TO Live’s explorations initiative is made possible by supporters of the TO Live Foundation.
explorations is generously supported by Power Corporation of Canada.
The application deadline for explorations 2025 is 5 pm on Monday, June 16, 2025.
