Links to External Resources

Accessibility Toolkit

Developed by the School of Media Studies and Information Technology at Humber College, Tangled Art + Disability and in collaboration with disability-identified, Mad and Deaf Humber students and artists. The result is an accessible PDF resource of developing practices that informs and educates artists, arts organizations, curators, students, staff, and faculty on ways to incorporate accessibility into the presentation of art and design. The project provides practical guidelines around inclusion and access in art galleries and spaces. Download the accessibility toolkit by Humber College and Tangled Art + Disability (PDF)

Arts Build Ontario

Arts Build Ontario Accessibility in Creative Spaces Webinar Series & Toolkit. These resources feature innovative ideas and solutions to support creative spaces such as galleries, museums, theatres, and culture hubs in making their spaces more accessible. Access the ArtsBuild Accessibility in Creative Spaces webinar series & toolkit

Bodies in Translation

Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology, and Access to Life (BIT) is a multidisciplinary, university-community research project that at its core, aims to cultivate and research activist art.

Creative Users Project

Creative Users Project: Creative Users Projects is a shapeshifter, cultural connector, and sector builder of disability and difference in Canada.

Deaf Spectrum

Deaf Spectrum offers the accessible services, information, and resources available in American Sign Language (ASL) were lacking in Toronto, Ontario, and across Canada. Deaf Spectrum was established to support community services to become more accessible and inclusive. three main areas of focus: Arts, Access, and Education.

Expanding the Arts

Expanding the Arts: A Guidebook for Working with Artists who are Deaf or have Disabilities. The Canada Council for the Arts has produced a guidebook for organizations working with people who are Deaf or who have disabilities. The guidebook contains terminology, tips, and best practices for organizations that are working to increase the participation of people with disabilities in their work and programming: Accessing the Expanding the Arts guidebook (PDF)

GeneratorTO: Artist Producer Resource

GeneratorTO: Artist Producer Resource: a resource for the performing arts community in Canada. The generator has gathered tips, tricks, and best practices for producing live performances in Canada and put them together in one place. Check out their Accessibility section for resources to help make your performances accessible for artists and audiences, and more. Visit GeneratorTO’s Artist Producer Resource

Inclusive Design Research Centre

Inclusive Design Research Centre is an international community of open source developers, designers, researchers, educators, and co-designers who work together to proactively ensure that emerging technology and practices are designed inclusively.

ODSP & Arts Grants Coalition

(Ontario Disability Support Program)— made up of individual artists who have disabilities and are on ODSP as well as representatives from ACTRA Toronto, the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, CARFAC Ontario, the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC), the Media Arts Network of Ontario (MANO-RAMO), the Ontario Arts Council, the ODSP Action Coalition, ReelAbilities Toronto, Tangled Art + Disability, the Toronto Arts Council, and Workman Arts — advocated for these changes in 2018 and created an ODSP and Arts Grants information booklet that explains how ODSP treats arts grants to help ensure that funds are assessed fairly.

Copies of the ODSP and Arts Grants booklet are available to download in either English or French. 

Tangled Art & Disability

Tangled Art & Disability is a site of political engagement for disability arts and culture.

Apathy is Boring

Apathy is Boring, Our vision is a Canada where every young Canadian is an active citizen, and youth are meaningfully engaged in all aspects of the democratic process. This is more than just voting. It is about setting up youth to find their lane for engagement and ultimately, take charge of the conditions they live in. We create space for youth in decision-making roles. We support and encourage governments and institutions to do the same.

CDCE Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

CDCE Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: The Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE) is the voice of the cultural community. It promotes the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. It ensures its implementation to give it the full force of application at the national level. The CDCE monitors the Canadian government’s commitments under the Convention. It ensures that the government’s capacity to implement policies to support local cultural expressions is properly preserved and deployed; that trade liberalization and technology development do not systematically lead to a standardization of content and a disruption of local ecosystems in the face of foreign investment.

Perception Institute

Perception Institute, Research, representation, reality (US) Perception Institute is a consortium of researchers, advocates, and strategists who translate cutting-edge mind science research on race, gender, ethnicity, and other identities into solutions that reduce bias and discrimination and promote belonging. We work in sectors where bias has the most profound impact—education, healthcare, media, workplace, law enforcement, and civil justice.

Allies in Arts

Allies in Arts is a non-profit organization that supports artists who are women, BIPOC, and LGBTQQIA2S

Ashanti Leadership

Ashanti Leadership offers Black-led education and consultation on human rights, policy development, and BIPOC-centred board development

Black Creatives x NIA Centre for the Arts

The Black Creatives X Mentorship Toolkit is a guide featuring information about the different forms of mentorship that exist in creative fields, how to know if you’re ready for a mentor, and an activity to help you get started!

CPAMO

Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) is a movement of Indigenous and racialized artists engaged in empowering the arts communities of Ontario. CPAMO seeks to open opportunities for Indigenous and racialized professionals and organizations to build capacity through access and working relationships with cultural institutions across Ontario that will result in constructive relationships with Indigenous and racialized professionals and organizations

Future Ancestors Services

Future Ancestors Services offers Black and Indigenous-led consultation, research board development and policy development, anti-oppression, and anti-racism training. Specializes in online training, bilingual.

Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA)

Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) is an Indigenous-run and led non-profit organization that supports and connects Indigenous curators, artists, writers, and professionals.

IPAA

Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA) is a multifaceted Indigenous performing arts organization that connects, and d supports Indigenous performing artists

NIMAC

National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition (NIMAC) acts as the Indigenous branch of the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) working to represent and advance media arts communities in Canada.

Nia Center for the Arts

Nia Center for the Arts is a Toronto-based charitable organization that supports, showcases, and promotes an appreciation of arts from across the Afro-Diaspora. They offer professional development opportunities and youth mentorship and engagement opportunities

Native Women in the Arts (NWIA)

Native Women in the Arts (NWIA) is a not-for-profit organization for First Nations, Inuit and Métis women, and other Indigenous gender marginalized folks who share the common interest of art, culture, community and the advancement of Indigenous peoples.

The Northern Indigenous Artist Alliance (NIAA)

The Northern Indigenous Artist Alliance (NIAA) is a provincial arts service organization whose mandate is to support, promote, and advocate on behalf of Northern Ontario Indigenous artists.

CATF

Canada Arts Training Fund Government of Canada Heritage(CA)

The Canada Arts Training Fund (CATF) supports arts training in Canada. The CATF provides financial support for the ongoing operations of Canadian arts organizations that specialize in training artists for professional national or international artistic careers, at the highest levels

ESE

Environmental and Sustainability Education, ESE. OISE’s Sustainability & Climate Action Network (SCAN) “SCAN provides the OISE community, TDSB educators, and many others with an introduction to educational concepts and practices to address the climate crisis.  We facilitate educational programming, research, and advocacy to support education's role in sustainability and climate action in the GTA and beyond.”

UAAC

The Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC) provides a national voice for its membership, composed of university and college faculty, independent scholars, and other art professionals in the fields of art, art history, and visual culture.

CAMH

Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Mental health + addiction.

CMHA

Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario: Mental Health Support & Resources

Ontario Mental Health; General Mental Health Tips

General Mental Health Tips, Ontario Mental Health Support.

Mind Beacon

Mind Beacon Now offers free mental health support for Ontario residents dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and more, thanks to funding from the Government of Ontario.

Workman Arts

Workman Arts is a multidisciplinary arts organization that promotes a greater understanding of mental health and addiction issues through creation and presentation. We support artists living with mental health and addiction issues through peer-to-peer arts education, public presentations, and partnerships with the broader arts community.

FNMIEAO First Nations

FNMIEAO First Nations, Metis & Inuit Education Association of Ontario: Our purpose is to support and promote the provisions of quality education on histories, worldviews, and knowledge systems that are rooted in the experiences and perspectives of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples.

Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)

Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of Indigenous Peoples whose Shared Mission is to Protect the Sacredness of Earth Mother from contamination & exploitation by Respecting and Adhering to Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Law

Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA)

Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) is an Indigenous-run and led non-profit organization that supports and connects Indigenous curators, artists, writers, and professionals.   

Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA)

Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA) is a multifaceted Indigenous performing arts organization that connects, and d supports Indigenous performing artists.

Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts.

Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts: Welcome to INDIGENOUS PROTOCOLS dot ART, a space that demonstrates CARFAC’s commitment to supporting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists. The materials on this website were designed to provide practical guidelines for respectful engagement with Indigenous Peoples. It is part of an ongoing initiative to strengthen respect for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis visual art and artists, and legal and moral rights in the territory now known as Canada.

Native Land

Native Land is an app to help map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages. 

"We strive to map Indigenous lands in a way that changes, challenges and improves the way people see history and the present day. We hope to strengthen the spiritual bonds that people have with the land, its people, and its meaning."

Territory list, Language list, & Treaties list

Territory Acknowledgement

National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition (NIMAC)

National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition (NIMAC) acts as the Indigenous branch of the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) working to represent and advance media arts communities in Canada.

Native Women in the Arts (NWIA)

Native Women in the Arts (NWIA) is a not-for-profit organization for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women, and other Indigenous gender marginalized folks who share the common interest of art, culture, community and the advancement of Indigenous peoples:

Reconciliation Canada

Reconciliation Canada.

The Northern Indigenous Artist Alliance (NIAA)

The Northern Indigenous Artist Alliance (NIAA) is a provincial arts service organization whose mandate is to support, promote, and advocate on behalf of Northern Ontario Indigenous artists.

Artist Producer Resource

Artist Producer Resource is a free, searchable online encyclopedia of information, resources, tools, and templates for producing independent performance work in Canada.

Deaf Artists and Theatres Toolkit

Deaf Artists and Theatres Toolkit . The Deaf Artists & Theatres Toolkit (DATT)! The DATT serves as a resource and guide to increase innovative collaborations between professional theatre companies and Deaf artists as well as to increase engagement with Deaf audiences.

Hamilton Arts Council

• Hamilton Arts Council
• CV Templates.
• Writing an artist statement
• Preparing for an Exhibition; FAQ for Visual Artists, PDF document

Ontario Presents

Recorded Webinar

Ontario Presents: Recorded Webinar | Grant Writing 101 - Where Do I Start?

“It is important to realize that grant writing is a skill and a process that requires time and commitment. Spending some time preparing for grant writing before you start writing can increase your success rate and actually cut down on your time commitment. From how to determine what grants are best for your organization to preparing to actually write, this webinar will help increase your success rate.”

Tangled Art & Disability

Tangled Art & Disability offers a range of helpful toolkits

The Accessibility Toolkit

The Accessibility Toolkit is a guide to making art spaces accessible, created by Humber College in partnership with Tangled Art + Disability.  It offers an introduction to and recommendations for incorporating accessibility features into aspects of exhibition design, such as: 

Vital Practices in the Arts

Vital Practices in the Arts is a resource guide for documenting, producing, and sharing arts and knowledge in ways that are accessible, collaborative, and disruptive. This guide is produced by Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology, and Access to Life (BIT) with collaborating partners Creative Users Projects and Tangled Art + Disability.

Work in Culture

Work in Culture Offers professional development workshops, webinars, and e-learning opportunities. ’Our mission is to support the professional lives of artists, creatives, and cultural workers, and the organizations that support and engage them, through skills development, research, and career resources.’

Artists' Legal Advice Serivices (ALAS)

Artists’ Legal Advice Services provide free summary legal advice and information to creators living in Ontario, Canada. Our legal clinic operates virtually and is available to artists across Ontario.

Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa

Artists' Legal Services Ottawa: http://www.artslawottawa.ca/

Canadian Media Fund

The Canadian Media Fund maintains a website with up-to-date information on the status of Canadian law as well as useful how-to guides.

Canadian Media Fund

The Canadian Media Fund also published a report on crowdfunding in Canada.

Canadian Art Dadabase Project (CCCA)

Canadian Art Database Project is an ongoing project with the objective of broadening public awareness of contemporary Canadian art.

Copyright Act of Canada

Copyright Act of Canada https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/Index.html

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO)

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) provides legal help in English and French for financially eligible low-income Ontarians.

National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts

National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts, Regional Legal Hubs for Canadian artists and Arts Organizations. This national collaboration is facilitated by Pacific Legal Education and Outreach.

National Crowdfunding Association of Canada

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada publishes an extensive list of crowdfunding platforms in Canada here:

National Crowdfunding Association of Canada

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada website contains valuable resources.

The Landlord and Tenant Board of Ontario

The Landlord and Tenant Board of Ontario: https://tribunalsontario.ca/ltb/

Your Legal Rights

For free resources on numerous legal topics.

Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC)

Cultural Human Resources Council. The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) brings together cultural workers and employers to address training, career development, and other human resource issues.

Machinerie

Machinerie The Machinery is a recognized not-for-profit social economy organization that pools resources, tools, and expertise using a diversified, customized, and inclusive approach. Its ultimate goal is to strengthen and showcase homegrown artistic and cultural aspirations!

Work In Culture

Work In Culture: Inclusive HR Toolkit is a general online resource addressing human resources practices from the perspective of inclusion. This toolkit includes adaptable and adoptable policy examples, best practices, links, resources, and checklists.

PART 1 - Visioning Diversity and Inclusion

PART 2 - Making the Case

PART 3 - The Inclusive Workplace

PART 4 - Communicating Inclusivity

PART 5 - Measuring Success

PART 6 - Volunteers and Board of Directors

Alternatives Journal (A/J)

A/J is Canada’s national environmental magazine, independently publishing intelligent & informed environmental journalism since 1971. A\J is published by Alternatives Media Inc, a registered Canadian charity that is dedicated to publishing hundreds of stories, inspiring thousands of meaningful actions, and engaging with millions of Canadians, each and every day.

Border Crossings Magazine

Border Crossings Magazine

Border Crossings is a tri-annual arts magazine published in Winnipeg. Edited by Meeka Walsh, the magazine investigates contemporary art and culture through a mix of articles, reviews, interviews, and portfolios of drawings and photographs. 

C-mag

C Magazine

Established in 1984, C Magazine is a contemporary art and criticism periodical that functions as a forum for significant ideas in art and its contexts. 

Esse Magazine

Esse arts

Esse arts + opinions, published three times a year by Les éditions Esse, is a contemporary art magazine covering a wide range of art practices, including visual arts, performance arts, digital arts, and all forms of socially engaged, site-specific, and performative intervention.

RACAR

RACAR

RACAR is a general art history journal published by the Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC). As the one general art history journal published in Canada, RACAR’s scope reflects the range and diversity of art history practices in Canada and internationally. The articles in RACAR cover all countries and periods, as well as the history of design. In addition to publishing reviews of recent books and exhibitions, RACAR also offers space for artists to present, reflect upon, and discuss their work, as well as a forum for current concerns, debates, and polemics in art history.

Rungh Magazine

Rungh Magazine

Rungh is a Canadian multidisciplinary space for creative explorations, featuring work by Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour artists. Comprising a magazine, programming, archive, advocacy, and more, Rungh is committed to Canada-wide conversations by and about people of color. Rungh questions and challenges ideas about diversity in the Canadian cultural landscape.

Apathy is Boring

Apathy is Boring, “Our vision is a Canada where every young Canadian is an active citizen, and youth are meaningfully engaged in all aspects of the democratic process. This is more than just voting. It is about setting up youth to find their lane for engagement and ultimately, take charge of the conditions they live in. We create space for youth in decision making roles. We support and encourage governments and institutions to do the same.”

Sketch

Sketch is a youth-centered (age 16-29) community arts enterprise that endeavors to provide arts opportunities and experiences for diverse young people who live homelessly or on the margins.

The Youth Project

The Youth Project offers professional development education and policy development services for individual cultural workers and educators on youth-centered approaches to safer spaces and inclusivity (specifically for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth)

Young Canada Works

Young Canada Works Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage (YCWBCH), a paid internship program administered to support all cultural occupations (including artists) by the Cultural Human Resources Council. The program is funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage as part of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy. The internships provide a meaningful work experience for college and university graduates.

CARFAC Resource

What are my tax obligations as a self-employed individual? Find out here

Government of Canada

Free tax help for small business owners and self-employed individuals.

Acciona

Sustainability for all by Acciona (based in Spain) Sustainability is understood as the development that meets the present needs without compromising the capacities of future generations, ensuring the balance between economic growth, environmental care, and social welfare. In Sustainability for all, we promote the awareness and diffusion of good practices that allow combining economic and social development with the preservation of natural resources.

CIMAM

International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art Toolkit on Environmental Sustainability in the Museum Practice.

Earth Day Canada

Earth Day Canada is a national environmental charity that provides free, year-round curriculum-linked lesson plans, activities, and programs (in English and French) that foster and celebrate environmental respect, action, and behavior change to lessen our impact on the earth.

IEN -
Indigenous Environmental Networks

Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of Indigenous Peoples whose Shared Mission is to Protect the Sacredness of Earth Mother from contamination & exploitation by Respecting and Adhering to Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Law

Learning for a Sustainable Future LSF

Learning for a Sustainable Future is a non-profit Canadian organization that was created to integrate sustainability education into Canada’s education system.

no.9 Culture of Sustainability

no.9 Culture of Sustainability is an arts organization that uses art and design to bring awareness to environmental concerns through public art and educational programming.

Recycling Council of Ontario

Recycling Council of Ontario Our Mission: Recycling Council of Ontario believes that society must minimize its impact on the environment by eliminating waste. To that end, our mission is to inform and educate all members of society about the generation of waste, the avoidance of waste, the more efficient use of resources, and the benefits and/or consequences of these activities.