2020 ANNUAL REPORT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our board of directors are passionate city-builders who generously volunteer their time to support our mission.

Kathleen Sharpe, Chair | Executive Director of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Richard Paquet, Vice-Chair | Product designer and development consultant Susan Wortzman, Secretary | Partner in the offices of McCarthy Tétrault Michael Herrera, Treasurer | Chief Financial Officer, George Brown College Neera Chopra | Arts Board Member & Volunteer Mark Cote | Senior Real Estate Executive at Oxford Properties Group Maureen Dodig | Arts Advocate, Health Care & Arts Board Member Hasan Makansi | Founder & CEO, Innavera & Board Chair, Prologue Performing Arts John D. McKellar, C.M., Q.C. | Lawyer, WeirFoulds LLP Terry Nicholson | Singer/Songwriter, Cultural Strategist Caroline Robbie | Principal and Head of Interiors, Quadrangle Gillian Smith | Principal Consultant and Advisor, Gillian Smith Consulting Gaëtane Verna | Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery Andrew Walker, Past Secretary | Lawyer and technology consultant * Andréa Callà | President & CEO, The Calla Group * Dilshad Hassen | Partner, Risk Consulting, KPMG * * term expired June 2020 Founding President: the late Margo Bindhardt Director Emeritus: Diana Bennett Past Chair: Susan Crocker, C.M.

FOUNDING ARTS ADVISORY PANEL OUR ARTS ADVISORY PANEL CONSISTS OF HONORARY MEMBERS OF TORONTO ARTS FOUNDATION WHO HAVE MADE AN IMMENSE IMPACT ON THE ARTS IN TORONTO.

Margaret Atwood, C.C., O.Ont., FRSC F Atom Egoyan, O.C. Norman Jewison, C.C., O.Ont. Molly Johnson, O.C. David Mirvish, C.M., O.Ont. Joyce Zemans, C.M

Cover and Left: Hercina Arts Collective’s Arts in the Parks event in Flagstaff Park (Etobicoke) Photo by Kat Rizza FROM THE DIRECTOR & CEO FROM THE CHAIR On behalf of Toronto Arts Foundation, I would like to thank you, Like you, I am a donor to Toronto Arts Foundation and I believe our donors, for your essential and unwavering support during passionately in the proven city-building power of the arts. Toronto the COVID-19 pandemic. In a typical year, I would use this is a truly unique place to live and work with city-wide access space to note the programming and events that your generosity to the arts, in all forms, elevating the vibrance and potential brought to life… but we all know that 2020 was no ordinary year. of the city. With community building always at the heart of Your donations throughout 2020 allowed us to help countless programming and initiatives, the Foundation actively connects artists and arts organizations stay afloat and regroup as live neighbours and enhances the livability of this Creative City: entertainment venues and exhibition opportunities ground to a Block by Block. It is this ability of the arts to foster community halt in accordance with gathering restrictions. Your championship that drives my passion, and keeps me actively engaged. this past year recognized the extraordinary values and qualities This year, I am especially proud of the quick action of the staff of artists who continued to create and bring joy throughout this and board in the establishment of the TOArtist COVID-19 bleak period. Response Fund. We were astounded by the formidable support As the city shut down, our donors and partners sprung into action for the fund from you, our loyal and new supporters. It speaks to help us launch the TOArtist COVID-19 Response Fund, which to how the Foundation can connect donors like myself directly provided immediate relief to 982 artists thrown out of work before with artists – in this case making it possible for donors to help CERB came to their aid. Shortly thereafter, the Hal Jackman support our city’s creators during the crisis. Through the fund, Foundation came forward with an incredible donation of $1M we have been touched to hear countless expressions of gratitude which Toronto Arts Foundation helped distribute to 80 small and for the contributions that artists make to our city and our lives. mid-sized charitable arts organizations. Now, as the City turns its As we shift now into recovery, I am thankful you have joined eye towards a safe reopening process, it is clear that Toronto’s art us on our mission, and share our vision of connecting every sector will play an essential role in rebuilding our economic and neighbourhood to the transformative benefits of the arts. I look social strength. Toronto Arts Foundation remains committed to forward to continue working with you to ensure that Toronto’s invest your contribution into initiatives that enhance and elevate reopening is a renaissance of access, creativity, and connection. life across every community in Toronto. We look forward to growing together, today and in the future.

Claire Hopkinson, M.S.M. Kathleen Sharpe Director & CEO, Toronto Arts Foundation Chair, Toronto Arts Foundation Claire Hopkinson is also the Director & CEO of Toronto Arts Council

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 1 “I’d like to thank the artists, the originals, the creators and your support teams for continuing to find ways to make meaning and connect us all whether online or outdoors, through your generosity, persistence, collaboration and creative visions. Let’s not lose sight of the arts. It will help us get through this pandemic and I am confident we will be stronger than ever.” – Mayor John Tory, 2020 Mayor’s Arts Lunch

Credit: Ensemble Jeng Yi’s Arts in the Parks event in Princess Park (North York) 2 | |Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 Photo by Kat Rizza TORONTO ARTS FOUNDATION

Toronto’s city-wide charity for the arts.

OUR MISSION To connect donors to transformative arts initiatives throughout Toronto.

OUR VISION WHAT WE DO Creative City: Block by Block We work with civic minded philanthropic individuals and We believe that the arts help cities thrive, and envision a organizations to design, develop and implement initiatives vibrant and creative city where every neighbourhood is that strengthen Toronto’s artists and arts organizations and enriched by the transformative benefits of the arts. bring the arts to communities throughout the city. We do this, not only because every Torontonian deserves to enjoy the many benefits of the arts, but because engaged and inclusive communities build strong cities.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

We depend on and maintain We value our donors. 1 5 the trust of the arts community.

We cultivate creativity and We measure outcomes and 2 value excellence. 6 reinvest our learning into our community. We embrace cultural diversity 3 and reflect it in our programs. We use partnerships and 7 collaborative models to increase We work from a highly informed and non-partisan position our effectiveness and flexibility. 4 allowing us to communicate, advocate and convene on behalf of the arts sector.

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 3 RESEARCH – PANDEMIC LESSONS

f There is an urgent need for research and information sharing in the context of the pandemic. f Greater collaboration is required between different philanthropic organizations to help with the survival, resilience and recovery of the arts sector. f Shifting to digital presents a challenge for artists trying to monetize their work. f Quality of artistic experience is compromised in the digital space. f Digital literacy remains a hurdle in both creating and experiencing art online. Lights-On Venue Reopening Guide: Toronto Arts Foundation partnered with Ryerson University’s School of Creative Industries and Toronto Arts Council, with support from the City of Toronto, TO Live, SOCAN and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts to create the Lights-On Venue Reopening Guide. The guide offers continually updated resources to performing arts organizations for the future safe reopening of their venues and is now an approved resource for the Safe Travels Stamp from the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario.

Credit: Audience at Hercinia Arts Collective’s Arts in the Parks event in Flagstaff Park (Etobicoke) 4 | | Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 Photo by Kat Rizza OUR 2020 ARTS & CULTURE IN PUBLIC SURVEY REVEALS f 48% of respondents visit a public space 1-3 times a week. f Respondents want to know the number of people at an event before deciding if they will attend. They also want to know what kind of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is available. f 92% of respondents are engaging with arts activities online through platforms such as podcasts and live streams.

OUR 2020 ARTS IN THE PARKS VOLUNTEER SURVEY REVEALS f 80% of volunteers responded yes to participating in outdoor events if Toronto Public Health/Provincial Health regulations said it was ok. f 90% of volunteers wanted to know what personal protective equipment is available for attendees/event staff before deciding to attend events in public space. f 78% of volunteers felt safe volunteering if masks were available and required on site.

RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS f Community Arts and Digital Practice during COVID-19: a research partnership with Local Arts Service Organizations and Nordicity. f “Arts’ Civic Impact: Researchers in Residence”: a partnership with Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Canadian Heritage, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Mass Culture, to connect five research interns with Canadian arts institutions/festivals to articulate the impacts that the arts have on communities.

TorontoToronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 | | 5 Joey Gollish aka Mr. Saturday

6 | | Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 In March 2020 we launched our TOArtist restrictions, Gollish knew that he was going to be COVID-19 Response Fund to provide alright – that he would be able to support himself immediate support to Toronto’s artists, through his art; making clothes. But he also knew facing potentially devastating financial that if this situation had emerged at a different time in his career, it would have been a different strains due to loss of income from story. “I wanted to support people, who were cancelled events and performances. where I was, six months, or a year ago.” We received an incredible response from our donors. After making a choice that he was going to support artists in Toronto, everything else fell Hear from Joey Gollish, founder of the into place. Around the same time Toronto Arts luxury brand Mr. Saturday on why, as Foundation launched its TOArtist COVID-19 an artist himself, he felt compelled to Response Fund. Through the program, created in partnership with Toronto Arts Council, $833,667 support artists in Toronto by contributing was disbursed to 982 individual artists who lost to our fund. work due to the pandemic. 100% of all the funds Mid-March 2020, around the time it was becoming donated went directly to artists. increasingly clear that the pandemic was going to The program made a lot of sense to Gollish. take a toll on the physical, mental and economic “It was simple and straightforward. The whole health of people around the globe, Gollish was concept was really easy to grasp. You were just having conversations with artists all around the taking and giving. It was really actionable, honest. world. “We were trying to get a bunch of different And not only was that really motivating for me, people involved in donation-matching,” he says. it also made the message really easy for our It was during these conversations Gollish realized customer base to be able to get behind. By being that if we all took care of our own corners of the a part of it, I could actually push the needle which world, then the whole world gets taken care of. would make it better for our customers because Gollish decided to focus on his city – Toronto. they could feel like they could actually make a The next question was who to support. “Artists difference.” became the clear choice,” he says. “Being an artist “I just want to thank you guys for making this myself, I could empathize with their struggle.” opportunity possible for me. Without the work Gollish comes from the HXOUSE program, a you are doing, I wouldn’t have been able to be the Toronto-based think-centre that serves as an vessel that we were and make the change that we incubator and accelerator, to help foster innovation affected. You make these opportunities possible and opportunity for creative entrepreneurs. for people like me.” “I wouldn’t be where I am if members of my We thank you Joey Gollish, Mr. Saturday, for your community hadn’t taken their time and resources support to the TOArtist COVID-19 Response Fund to give back to us.” At the beginning of COVID-19 and your confidence in Toronto Arts Foundation.

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 7 Many donors to our TOArtist COVID-19 off the dead moose. And then for the arts, I used a Response Fund were fellow artists giving dead Shakespeare and all of the other ecosystems back to their community. One of them that are based on the dead Shakespeare, books, was Canadian icon and arts champion, theatres, printers, bookstores, etc. The primary here is always the work of the artist.” . “Arts have a huge impact on the service industries. Discover what Atwood has to say about But this doesn’t happen in the reverse. So, if you the impact of the lockdown on arts, the eliminate all restaurants, you’re not going to nature of art industry and its economic eliminate all the artists. I don’t consider the arts to contribution. be a service. Once you start calling them a service, you’re into telling them what to do. And once Imagine the lockdown without art, without any you’re into telling artists what to do, you’re into a books, music, and movies. “What do people dictatorship.” do when they’re locked down in their houses?” asks Margaret Atwood. “They watch streaming The challenge going forward, according to television, read books, listen to music. Who makes Atwood, will be to get the audience back into the that?” auditoriums. “The performing artists were very hard hit by the shutdown of live performance “The primary creators in the arts don’t exist in the venues. People publishing books, during that money economy. They exist in the gift economy, season, were also very hard hit because they and it has different rules. You create in the gift couldn’t do the usual kind of promotion; or any economy, but then in order to become a gift, it artist who is dependent on any form of exhibition has to travel through the money economy, where to which the public would normally come: singers, the rules are different. It comes out the other end painters, writers. These people were among the where there is a recipient, and the recipient is the hardest hit.” person who is grateful for the gift. They never mention money. They say thank you, which is the “Arts should be considered a big sector, but absolute minimum you say in response to a gift.” because the units within it are small, people don’t see that picture, this theatre here, that “Artistic events have a big stimulus on other parts theatre there, this indie bookstore here, that indie of the economy. You put in a trickle and you get bookstore there. It’s not congregated in a big back a flood because the effects spread out. If clump. But the cumulative effect is huge. It’s just somebody goes to a theatre event that usually that these people don’t vote in a block, so it’s kind also means they have a meal, or they have a drink of easy to ignore them as voters.” afterwards. It’s a huge stimulus to the restaurant and bar business. There is a cartoon I did for books “Arts are a core element of being human.” a long time ago, which uses as an example, a dead moose, and all of the other ecosystems that feed

8 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 Illustration by Margaret Atwood TorontoToronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 | | 9 YOUR GIFT SUPPORTED TORONTO’S ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH...

10 | | Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 Credit: Arts Etobicoke and Delta Family Resource Centre’s Arts in the Parks event in Wincott Park (Etobicoke) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS Free, family-friendly arts programming continued In order to address some of the barriers faced by across the city through Arts in the Parks, with artists, heightened by the pandemic, we launched a focus on inner suburbs and under-served our Mentor in Residence Program. The program, neighbourhoods. In 2020 we quickly pivoted to managed through our Neighbourhood Arts online programming and hosted 340 unique online Network team, helps artists in re-designing and events. With the easing of restrictions in August reimagining their artistic work by providing free we were able to host 27 in-park events. Our 2020 mentorship support in career planning, project programming was attended by 25,909 people and development and entrepreneurial skills through engaged 371 artists. virtual consultation sessions with paid industry professionals. A total of 45 artists and arts workers In May our Neighbourhood Arts Network team accessed the program with 11 mentors. This presented a full week of free online activations for program continues to grow. Newcomer Week, showcasing films, music and discussions by newcomer artists and honouring Making a Living Making Art, a free professional the vibrancy that these artists bring to Toronto’s development workshop series for creative cultural landscape. Our online activations received entrepreneurs, provides opportunities for artists over 39,000 impressions across our social media to gain valuable information, skills and insights on platforms. creating and sustaining a creative practice. In 2020 the program included two full day grant writing NETWORKING AND INFORMATION clinics, which included one-on-one consultation SHARING sessions with granting writing experts.

Toronto’s 2,000+ volunteer arts board members Let’s Talk Art is a free professional skills are provided free opportunities to come together development workshop series which brings to share experiences and learn from leading together acclaimed professional artists, arts leaders experts about the art of good governance and creative businesses to share best practices and through Creative Champions Network (CCN). Our tools with newcomers to help in the development Workshops & Speaker Series and online resources of their creative practice in Canada. Our 2020 offer extensive information and guidance on the events included Visions of Engagement During a roles, responsibilities, challenges and rewards Pandemic: The Path to a More Inclusive Community of serving on an arts board. Responding to the Arts Sector in partnership with Muse Arts, and devastating impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Artificial Intelligence & the Arts: Democratizing the arts community CCN provided workshops on Creative Technology in partnership with UKAI Surviving Extraordinary Times and 10 Principles for Projects. Navigating Through Critical Times. In 2020 we held 6 webinars with 17 speakers that were attended by In 2020, the Foundation offered Arts in the Parks 479 participants. Volunteers professional development workshops

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 11 facilitated by Nadia Bello, Understanding and With thanks to a one-million-dollar contribution Responding to Conflict and Introduction to Anti- from the Hal Jackman Foundation, 80 small and Oppression & Microaggressions & Implicit Bias. mid-sized charitable arts organizations affected by depleted earned revenue due to COVID-19 closures Our ArtWorksTO: Skills for a Creative Future received financial support. supports creative youth entrepreneurs from our equity priority groups by employing an integrative COMMUNITY BUILDING PARTNERS model of credentialed education, professional development, job retention support, work-based Our work is made possible by partnering with skills training and paid work experience with an incredible array of community and arts industry partners. organizations, increasing our ability to provide support to Toronto’s artists. We thank you for your FINANCIAL SUPPORT continued support for all our initiatives. Toronto Arts Foundation Awards are presented City of Toronto Divisions, Economic Development to artists, cultural leaders and businesses and Culture, Parks, Forestry & Recreation, Social Development, Finance & Administration, Ryerson in recognition of artistic excellence, cultural University, OCAD U, Leger, East End Arts, North leadership and contribution to the arts. Financial York Arts, Diversity Institute, Business/Arts, support of the annual awards is provided through imagineNATIVE, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, TAPA, a combination of legacies and donations from CARFAC, Canadian Arts Coalition, Park People, private and corporate donors. This year’s awards, R.I.S.E. Edutainment, The Remix Project, Native with a total value of $115,000, included Arts for Canadian Centre, Supporting Our Youth, University of Youth, Celebration of Cultural Life, Emerging Toronto, Mass Culture, Nordicity, Metcalf Foundation, Artist, Community Arts, Toronto Arts and Business, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, JAYU, Emerging Jazz Artist, Roy Thomson Hall Award of New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Small World Music, WorkInCulture, UrbanArts, Scarborough Recognition, RBC Newcomer Artist Awards and Arts, Tangled Art + Disability, Airsa, Cultural Hotspot, RBC Space Awards. Jessica Watkin and StreetArtToronto In March, together with Toronto Arts Council Volunteers mentors for Mentor in Residence Program and with assistance from the City of Toronto, Melissa Foster we created the TOArtist COVID-19 Response Cecilia Garcia Fund to provide immediate support to Toronto’s Emily Peltier artists who had lost income due to cancelled Derek Spooner events. Hundreds of individuals, foundations and Stephanie Draker corporate partners came in support of this fund. Mona Afshari With your help we were able to provide $833,667 Jessica Watkin to 982 Toronto artists. Shay Erlich & Jenna Roy Mick Brambilla Aitak Sorahitalab

12 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 Right: Participants of ArtworksTO: Skills for a Creative Future I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with ArtWorksTO and Seaton House on two murals for a new homeless shelter for men located in Scarborough. Through this project, I’ve been able to bring my digital artwork to life on a large scale, while exploring the ideas of land acknowledgment, safety and community. I’m looking forward to more opportunities to collaborate with individuals who are building systems of support and care across the city. – Monica Pramanick, ArtWorksTO Participant

Being given this opportunity to gain industry knowledge, share space and skills with peers in other media arts sectors has been incredibly enriching towards my own goals as an interdisciplinary artist and entrepreneur. – Carmina Miana, ArtWorksTO Participant

TorontoToronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 | | 13 TOARTIST COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND RECIPIENTS Thanks to your quick and generous response, the following 982 artists received up to $1,000 in non-taxable funding at a crucial point of the pandemic.

Abbott, Simeon Assoufi, Adrian Bellaviti, Jeremy Brazda, Tia Chao, Andy Abdi, Yazmine Aston, Elizabeth Bellaviti, Sean Brennan Hinton, Chao, Stanley Abdul Razzak, Iman Atkins Palmer, Bellingham, Heather Keiran Chappell, Caryn Abduljaleel (Moneka), Marlon Belmonte, Roxana Bridge, Michael Charter, Kyla Ahmed Au, Allison Bennett, Carla Brignell, Stuart Chaturvedi, Arun Abrahamse, Taylor Auger, Sebastien Berce, Taylor Broadbent, Joy Chau, Steven Adams, Tamar Avakian, Tristan Berda, Oksana Broadbent, Rose Chen, Shou Wei Adeyemi, Mosope Avdeyev, Vladimir Bergman, S Bear Brooks, John Chenery, George Adriaanse, Azhari, Mokhamad Berkes, Tala Brown, Conor Cheng, Victor Christopher Azim, Emaan Bernard, Constant Brown, Keith Cheong, Victoria Ahern, Patricia Azorbo, Gesilayefa Beylerian, Haig Brown, Rich Cherwin, Brad Ahmed, Shawn Babur, Imran Bielanski, Sam Brown-Bonsu, Aziza Childs, Morgan Akanuma, Mei Backo, Njacko Binazir, Ashrafalsadat Browne, October Chilton, Maya Albery Powell, Ivan Bado, Daniel Binger, Grivanni Bundoc, Aldrin Cho, Hee Kyong Alexander, Nick Badour, Brittany Birkett, Christopher Burford, Brock Cho, Woosol Alexis, Justin Baig, Bilal Bishun, Michael Burland, Nathan Choi, Chung Ping Al-Hage, Ryan Baijnauth, Rocky Bishun, Mitsuki Burns, Bill Chow, Niva Aliermo, April Bain, Warren Bisson, Samuel Burstein, Brandon Christensen, Bradley Allen, Ryan Baker, Rob Bitter, Augusto Byfield, Shawn Christian, Robert Amani, Golboo Ballard, Samantha Bjerkseth, Allison Caissie, Shawn Christian, Scott Amber, Walton-Amar Barksdale, Jesse Black, Sam Camilleri, Anna Christie, Adam Anderson, Jason Barnes, Micah Blackburn, Brooke Campbell, Don Chua, Stephanie Angelopoulos, Irene Baro, Alexis Blackwood, Leon Campbell, Greg Chynoweth, Mark Ansari, Shahmeer Barrable-Tishauer, Bloch-Hansen, Mary- Campbell, John Cingara, Jelena Arana Balcazar, Sarah Dora Campbell, Jordan Clare, Reed Maria Claudia Barrett, Kevin Boothe, Shaun Cann, Tracy Clark, Dave Araujo Teixeira, Barrett, Lindsay Borg, Nicholas Caputo, Gianina Cline, Alana Bruno Barrett, Peter Boswell, Russ Card, Harley Cline, Leigh Archer, Bert Barrile, Benjamin Bouchard, Sylvie Carone, Linda Collins, Andrew Ardelli, Ethan Barton, Cody Bourque, Laurent- Carpio, Aezelle Comeau, Ashley Arias Garrido, Ana Bastianpillai, Camille Olivier Cartwright, Evan Cook, Ben Lia Bates, Laura C. Bowen, Robert Cassar, Annie Cook, Heather-Ami Arman, Nurhan Beaty, Georgina Bowers, Kaley Casu, Lua Coole, Chris Armstrong, Jayme Becqué, Helen Bowie, Alexander Cawthray, Chris Cornelius, Melissa Armstrong, Tristan Beemer, Noah Boyce, Kristy Centeno, Izydor Michelle Arnold, Corey Begin, Lisanne Boyd, Nixon Cerneacov, Zhenya Cornfield, Charlotte Aronyk-Schell, Beja, Odette Brache, Cristine Cervini, Ernesto Costain, Naomi Morgyn Belitsky, Michael Bramm, Patrick Chacin, Mirna Costello, Jeremy Ashby, Ethan Bell, Dylan Brathwaite, Neil Chan, Eugenia Cournoyea, Laura

14 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 Courtemanche, Curtis Despotovich, Brett Everett, Rebecca Gale, Chris Greenberg, Jessica Cox, Michael Devion, Dan Evidente, Tita Galindo Torres, Griffin, Lynne Cox-O’Connell, DiFrancesco, David Evin, Mike Mateo Griggs, Bridget Frank Diverlus, Rodney Faber, Miles Gallow, Gillian Grimmett, Deborah Crawford, Connor Docherty, David Faist, Ryan Gancena, Abigail Grinkov, Sergei Crichton, Joella Dodd, Sarah Falls, Trevor Garabedian, Jonathan Grittani, Kendra Cronin, Mikhail Dodds, Pamela Farahmand Baghi, Garant, Alexandra Gross, Adrian Crosby, Ted Dogantekin, Serhat Naghmeh Garcia Silva, Karla Grossman, Richard Crossman, Michelle Dolati-Ardejani, Sina Faria, David Gatehouse, Kyle Habbib, Brittnee Crowe, Larry Donato, Amanda Farncombe, Ewen Gavilla, Elizabeth Habibi, Iman Cruz, Josephine Dooley, Tatum Farsi, Marie Gelcer, Jim Hadzihasanovic, Cumming, Sierra Dos Santos Dias Faustmann, Talvi Gelis, Alexandra Hanna Cuthand, Thirza Marques, Fauth, Julian Georgas, Hannah Hadzihasanovic, Dagan, Ori Mario Joao Faye, Christina Ghreri, Tareq Sadko Daignault, Josh Doyle, Chris Feaver, Noah Gianfrancesco, Hagerman, Kristy D’Alessandro, Doyle, Claire Fellini, Dallas Michael Haigh, Clayton Anthony Doyle, Shannon Ferguson, Miyeko Gibb, Camilla Haji, Andrew Danley, Jason Dragert, Andrew Ferraro, Cosmo Gibson, Colin James Hajirah, Kutaiba Darbyson, Summer Drake, Jamie Ferraro, Natale Gibson, Emily Hamo, Leen Leigh D’Souza, Laura Ferrer Orsini, Elmer Gillis, Hailey Han, Justin David, Rachel Duffield, Kyle Fias, Attila Gillis, Tanya Hanff, Josh Davidson, Michael Duffy, Raquel Field, Mike Glancy, Tarick Hanley, Tom Davidson, Sarah Dunkelman, Elana Filgate, Mairéad Glatt, Jenna Harper, Jami Davis, Aaron Duran, Hilario Findlay, Laura Gleason, Sam Harris, Brooke Davis, Chad Durand, Aaron Finlayson, Miles Goeldner, Lindsay Harris, Jillian De Ciantis, Gena Duval, Nikki Finn-Dunn, Crystal Goldstein, Aaron Harris, Lucas De Rose, Michael Duvall, Cheryl Fisseha, Rebecca Good, Dallas Harrison, Brad Deapera, Juan Dwoskin, Daniel Fitzgerald, Julie Gorlicky, Melysa Harrison, Gregory Dearden, Jasmine Dyer Jalea, Patrick Fitzgerald, Kerry Gorzhaltsan, Jacob Hart, Martha Debruyne, Marc Eddie, Nicholas Fleming, Nicolas Graetz, Joshua Harvey, Brian Andre Edwards, Kirsten Fong, Daniel Graham, Christopher Hassell, Dennis DeCoste, Patrick Edworthy, Sue Forbes, Omar Graham, Stuart Hau, Emily Deer, Deborah Ellis, Daniel Jelani Foster, Jonathan Grant, Petra Häussler (aka Steipe), Dela Cruz, Ryan Elstone, Karen Foster, Julie Granville-Martin, Iris Deniz, Luis Emond, Tyler Foster, Murray Ryan Hawrylak, Oksana Derworiz, Michael Epstein, Jacob Fraser, Nick Graves, Larry Healey, Emma Des Rochers, Dustin Erfanian, Banafsheh Friesen, Justin Gray, Justin Heath, Kristi Desalaiz, Aidan Esposito, John Fushell, Tina Grebanier, Keegan Heineman, Sam Desousa, Joseph Etemadi-Shad, Isad Fyffe, Jasmyn Green, Christopher Heisholt, Jeffrey

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 15 Heldt, Sharon Islam, Ferdousi Kearns, Jeffrey Kozlova, Eva Loebus, Stefan Henderson, Jaimie Jackson, Lynn Keast, Benjamin Krinberg, Matthew Lopez de Lara, Erick Hendrickson, Julia Jain, Simon Kendall, Gary Kwasowsky, Nyda Lopez, Bryant Robert Hennessy, Rebecca Jakymiw, Yara Kennedy, Maeghan Kwok, Dennis Loring, Carrie Heppner, Maxine Jamal, Aisha Kennedy, Marlene Kyrzyk, Andrew Lotter, Johann Hermans, Arinea Jamal, Maneli Kerr, Dana Lacas, Mathieu Lougheed Crowell, Herring, Michael James, Mina Kettlewell, Chris Lacombe, Kelsey Eryn Higgins, Bret Jamieson, John Keykhaii, Aida Ladeza, Elisha Lougheed, Devon Hikele, Kaleb Janas, Jacqueline Khalatbari, Hamid- Ladouceur, Nicolas Lucchesi-Ford, Jessica Hill, Gail Jang, Joey Reza Lafeuille, Thomas Luchko, Meagan Hill, James Jasen, Michael Khalilian, Seyed Lai, Hoi Yi Lui, Carol Hilton, Tyler Javanfar, Raha Kianoush Laing, Amy Luk, Jane Hindle, Adam Jay, Sarah Khan Alli, Rukhsana Laing, Michael Lurch, Charmaine Hinds, Ryan Jazzar, Dani Khan, Noor Lake, Billy Luviano, Paco Hoeppner, Susan Jensen, Aaron Khan, Qasim Lam, Lokchi Lyn, Lauren Holas, Ayodele Jensen-Nagle, Joshua Khavarzamini, Lane, David Lynde, Ross Holmes, Jamie Joakim, Melissa Pedram Larby, Yafite Mac, Nancy Homzy, Aline Johnson, Mary Kim, (Kevin) Do Lashbrook, Mayumi Macdonald, Ryan Hopkins, Daniele Ardyth Hyun Lasporte, Gabrielle Macdonald, Sharon Horowitz, Sara Johnson, Molly Kim, Dongso Last, Jared MacEachern, Brenley Hortiguela, Miguel Johnson, Pam Kim, Han Sol Lavery, Steve MacFarlane, Horvat, Frank Jones, Scott Kim, HyoJin Lavoie, Katie Christopher Horvath, Robert Jordan, Anique Kim, Jieun Lazar, Rick Macieira, Antonio Hou, Ryoko Jovin- Kim, Julia Ledbetter, Jeremy MacIsaac, Lisa Howard, Gillian Hadzihasanovic, Kim, Jung-Hye Lederle, Amanda Maclean, Benjamin Howells, Daniel Jelica Kim, Younggun Lee, (Jessie) Jihyun MacPherson, Coleen Howley, Kevin Jurecka, Drew King, Tom Lee, Cameron Madore, Elliot Hoyt, Tracey Kaadan, Nour King, William Lee, Hye Won Majoko, Joanna Hryciuk, Sidney Kacer, Kathy King, William Lee, Min Jung Malkowski, Chris Hudson, Wade Kafato, Stephanie Kingsmill, Rebecca Lee, Sharon Maltese, Vanessa Hughes, Stuart Kaija, Scott Kiridzija, Martina Lee, Zun Man, Michael Humphrey, Kalamanski, Lori Kirsch-Spring, Lewis Leger, Gerald Manhas, Marcus Colanthony Kalashnikova, Kleynhans, Jeremy Lengo, Rudin Mann, Jen Hunter, Chala Elizabeth Ko, Brendan George Leonard, Rebecca Marasigan, Jeremy Hunter, Scott Kaminski, Jordan Kobayakawa, Brian Lepp, Evan Marchand, Lucas Hurley, Marlon Kang, Laurie Koekkoek, Sarah Leung, Daisy Marentette, Hutchinson, Evan Kante, Amara Kogan, Victoria Leung, Jacqueline Genevieve Hyett, James Kanteres, Fotis Kogen, Samuel Leung, Paddy Marin, Carl Icer, Caglar Karim, Opola Koh, Minsoo Lim, Ashton Mark, Katherine Ifedi, Robert Kaslik, Ibi Kosub, Daniel Lim, Terry Yoonsoo Marriner, Steven Ilett, Jennifer Kasman, Shari Kou, Wy Joung Linseman, Peter Marshall, Jonathan Ionova, Ekaterina Kater-Hurst, Kaia Kouchnir, Lana Liverpool, Miranda Martenstyn, Iranmehr, Asal Katrib, Mirian Koven, Steve Lo, Chung Ling Alexander Iskandar, Sandra Kaur, Avleen Kozak, Nick Lobo, Danielle Martindale, Sean

16 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 Martinez Nodarse, Mensah, Esie Myers-Barrett, Kiya Parsons, Zach Reed, Chelsea Frank Mesiha, David Nabag, Ebtihal Patel, Shreya Reid, Elliot Martinez, Gabriela Mevamanana, Faly Naderian, Ghazaleh Pathan, Ummehani Remezau, Aleh Martinez, Graciela Michailidis, Tracy Nadjem, Fethi Pell, David Rennie, Aqua Martinez, Miguel Millan, Orfelina Nanda, Chhavi Peltz, Naomi Resuli, Agon Marziali, Sebastian Miller, Andrea Nayar, Nikku Pentney, Todd Rhodes, James Maslov, Margarita Miller, Dale Nazareth, Diana Pepper, David Riad, Omar Massoudi, Ali Miller, Frances Nelson, Kim Pepper, Kristen Ricamara, Danica Matthews, Saidah Miranda, Brittany Nemet, Anthony Pettle, Jordan Richards, Thomas Baba Talibah Mittica, Felicia Newey, Ben Philipps, Laura Richards-Jamieson, Mazzotta, Isabel Mitton, Jonathan Newman, Leslie Philips, Shane Cyndi McAllister, Andrew Miyata Weeks, Laura Nguyen, Helen Phillips, Alexandra Rifkin, Jada McAteer, Ellen Mock, Daniel Nguyen Tran, Bach Pietrangelo, Scott Riley, Benjamin McBride, Kathleen Mockford, Matthew Nichol, Sydanie Pilipiak, Matt Rivera Osorio, Natali McCabe, Steven Mohamed, Faduma Nichol, Wendy Pine, Matthew Roach, Deryck McCarroll, Ethan Mohammad, Nichols, Elijah Pisarzowski, Melissa Roberts, Karen McCourt, Holly Rammah Nicholson, Aisha Pitsi, Kaisa Robertson, James McCracken, Jesse Moir, Rob Nicholson, John Pitt, Daniel Robinson, Alexander McDonald, Karen Moljgun, Andrew Niemi, Eliza Platt, Christopher Robinson, Emma McGee, Cormac Monczka, Gray Nikolic (Nikol), Srdan Poisson, Kody Robinson, Graham McGillivray, Graeme Monks, David (Serge) Pomanti, Sam Robinson-Hatton, McGregor, Melanie Montano, Kristian Nimako, Ekow Pomedli, Rachel Ryan McGregor, Stacie Monteith, Michelle Ntibarikure, Andrée- Portugaise, Justin Robles, Neil McGrinder, Mark Moon, Julie Isabelle Potts, Jeremy Romvari, Sophy McGuigan, Heather Moore, Shane Free Nyarady, Zita Power, Jordie Rosales, Pablosky McIntosh (aka Morales, Aline O’Brien, Cormac Pratt, Allyson Rose, Michael Tynomi Banks), Morand, Mathew Ogilvie, Cameron Promane, Benjamin Rose, Steve Sheldon Morgan, Jalani Oh, Gregory Proulx, Jeremy Rothermund, Aaron McIntyre, Ian Mori, Jessica Ohonsi, Paul Prowse, Joan Rowat, Reece McIntyre, Lindsay Morong, Khadija Olano Garcia, Danae Purcell, Jesse Rudolph, Cassandra Mckenzie, Desiree Morphy, Adrian Ooi, Andrew Quadri, Sumera Runeckles, Jake McKittrick, Charles Morphy, Daniel Orbegoso, Luis Rabalao, Tony Runge, Jessica McLeod, Brendan Morris, Christopher Orenstein, Sarah Rajaram, Anand Rupert, Lucy McNamara, Alyson Morrison, Maggie Orr, Dillon Ramanathan, Ryerson, Katie McNeilly, Mosa (aka Morton, Joëlle Ospina Cifuentes, Jose Nethushan Saka, Yohei Kim) Moslemi Zonoozi, Overton, Christian Ramani, Karun Sakamoto, Mio Medeiros-Felix, Darya Owen, Matt Ramos, Jake Sakulensky, Lisa Ashley Moubayed, Wanes Owusu, Brandon Ramu, Kalya Sampson, Kurt Mee, Michie Mumby, Ryan Palanca, John Raney, Ali Sandes, Christopher Megarry, Samantha Murphy, Paul Palmer, Sarah Rapoport, Anthony Sankaran, Subashini Mehta, Pooja Murray, Collette Paoli, Raquel (Kelly) Rastgar, Ghazaleh Santalucia, Paolo Melvin, Fraser Murray, Nicholas Papagiannis, Helen Rea, Kathleen Sarmiento, Julieta Mendez, Rodney Muscio, Spencer Paris, Macayla Reaume, James Christy Mendez, Saturn Myers, Cassandra Park, Kevin Reddick, Paul Sartorelli, Angelo

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 17 Sasaki-Picou, Nayo Solomon, Adam Tarantino, Sandra Lynn Wilson, Zaynab Sasso, Julia Soloviev, Vladimir Tarlin, Greg Vannicola, Joanne Winter, Michael Sauder, Fiona Song, Cecilia Taylor, Shannon Vanova, Apollonia Wireko, Neva Savigne Carrion, Myungsook Tejpar, Anisa Varey, Thomas Wiseman, Philip Magdelys Sorahitalab, Aitak Teresi, Dominic Varughese, Sugith Wittmann, Claude Scannura, Anjelica Soule, Jessica Thalmann, Jessica Vejdani, Tahirih Wolfe, Jera Schollar, William Spadafora, Anni Thammavongsa, Velarde, Antonio Wolkstein, Rebekah Schwanz, Eli Spare, Sabine Souvankham Velasquez, Apolonia Wong, Silas Schwartz, Joel Spence, Craig Thompson, Anthony Verstappen, Marjan Woolley, Chelsea Scott, Gerry Spence, John Thompson, Connor Vettivelu, Joshua Wright, Ian Scott, Ryan Spitzer, Reanne Thompson, Kylie Vincent, Haley Wurstlin, Kate Seager-Scott, Julia Squires, Ed Thompson, Lindsey Vlassis, Daphne Wyard, Greg Seater, Michael Stamatov, Ievy Thompson, Severn Vriens, Arlan Wylie, Sara Seguin, Tyler Stanley, Liam Thompson, Zandra Vuong, Hoi My Wynston, Richard Senitt, Max Stanois, Valerie Thoms, George (Mimi) Xu, Victor Sepanji, Bijan Starikova-Abud, Thorne, Cathy Waisglass, Aaron Yaghoubi Kiyase, Sergison, Adam Natalia Tinklenberg, Waldie, Courtney Mohammad Ali Serrano, Maria Stavropoulos, Paul Cameron Walker, Johnnie Yardley, Noël Shah, Issa Steeves, Sarah Tirupattur, Sukruti Walker, Ryan Yazdani Najafabadi, Shara, Mike Steryannis, Ilios Todd, Maylee Wallace, Sharlene Pegah Sharma, Piya Stevens, Courtenay Tollar, Maryem Walls, Jennifer Yin, Flora Shaver, Andrew Stevenson, Brodie Torres, Irene Wand, Amanda Yip, Gloria Shaw, Jordan Stewart, Paul Torres, Nik Wang, Chih Chung Yohannes, Liza Shepherd, Ryan Stoll, Peter Tortolano, Jonathan Toby Yohannes, Nebyu Sherriff, Andrew Stolz, Kevin Townsend, Cindy Wang, Chunjie Yong, William Shia, Tim Storms, Patricia Tracey, Roxane Ward, Katherine Yorke-Slader, Drew Shortt, Olivia Strange, Sarah Tsang, Livia Ware, Syrus Marcus Young, Andrew Silverman, Avinoam Stuart, Alanna Tsangarides, Nicholas Waxman, Tobaron Young, Benjamin Sin Pik Shing, Jaime Stuart, Jessica Tsipolitis, Ellen-Ray Way, Meaghan Young, Cybele Sinclair, Eon Sukar, Majd Tuma, Anne Weisz, Jennifer Young, Taylor Singh, Rebecca Sullivan, Kirsten Turnbull, Maximilian Welham, Kendra Zadegan, Amir Sinha, Debashis Sullivan, Kyle Turner, A llan White, Sinead Zaferani Ghazvini, Sirois, Cassandra Sullivan, Sean Ueno, Nami Whitelaw, Keely Samaneh Skene, Karl Suna, Sait Selcuk Ugai, Yui Whitney, Jade Zarankin, Ilana Skye, Saye Sussman, Jay Ullmark, Christianne Who, Dominic Zerr, Carly Smith, Jaicyea Szczachor, Anthony Underhill, Richard Wickeler, Monica Zhang, Ramy Smith, Kathleen Szkabarnicki-Stuart, Ursini, Michael Wickremesooriya, Zheng, Shifu Smith, Kenton Sage Usackas, Jade Suchiththa Zilberberg, Alice Smith, Kiana Tabaei Rahbar, Vachon Lynde, Wilczewska, Janetta Zimmerman, Max Smyth, Alison Nazanin Nathalie Wilde, Suzy Zlatanovic, Milanka Sobral, Nelson Taherian, Banafsheh Valderrama Medina, Wiliford, Lawrence Zsirai, Stephen Soden, Emily Tam, Tsz Kin Ronald Margarita Williams, Roger Zubek, Dobrochna Solish, Cole Tan, Kyle Vandenberg, Jessica Willis, Aaron Zucco, Jocelyne Solleza, Marie Denise Tang, Angie VanderMeulen, Diana Williston, Daniel

18 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 “As a touring musician whose dates have been summarily cancelled due to the current pandemic, receiving the response fund was and continues to be such a support. I am so grateful to the Foundation as well as the donors.” – TOArtist COVID-19 Response Fund Recipient

“So glad to support this. Over the past few weeks, the outreach from the arts community (online performances, messages of hope, etc) has been a wonderful contribution to community-building and collective mental health. Just one more example of how important the arts are to all of us. The fact that artists are doing this in the face of their own loss of income and future uncertainty is really amazing. Thanks for providing us with the opportunity to give back.” – Linda Huestis, TOArtist COVID-19 Response Fund Donor

Credit: The Honey Runners, TOArtist COVID-19 Response Fund TorontoToronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 | | 19 We are honoured to receive this award on behalf of everyone involved in public art programs across Canada. Public art is work generated for the public by a public process for public spaces. The creator of the art piece is not just the artist but also the people involved in the public process. The art is the unity of the work itself, the context of public space and how people interact with it. If we believe art serves the purpose of communicating the culture and the social substrate of our time, I can’t think of anything more inclusive than the public art process itself to tell the cultural stories of our cities.

Remarks by Terry Hui, President and CEO of Concord Adex, on receiving the 2020 Toronto Arts and Business Award. Concord Adex has been building Canadian urban communities for over 30 years with a focus on urban planning, city parks and privately funded public art.

20 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 Credit: Barca Volante by Francisco Gazitua, located at Harbourview Estates in Concord CityPlace. Photo by Dmitri Fartushenko featuring ballerina Anastasia Loskutov. TorontoToronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 | | 21 This unexpected and important investment that will help ensure we can continue to deliver relevant dance performance and education to Ontarians and Canadians is truly appreciated.

Since emergency orders stopped all in-person performance and education, we have been focused on educating students remotely and have even begun creating new works on our dancers entirely online. Our dancers, staff and volunteers have all been focused on how to continue our mission using remote technology, and we have already begun to explore how we will continue to use these innovations to extend our reach and impact in the future.

Bengt Jörgen, Artistic Director & CEO of Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Hal Jackman Foundation Funding Recipient

Credit: Annelie Liliemark in Solo – World Premiere. Choreography by Debra Brown 22 | | Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 Photo by Colton West Photography HAL JACKMAN FOUNDATION RECIPIENTS In May 80 small and mid-sized charitable arts organizations representing a range of artistic disciplines and operating across the city received unrestricted financial support from the Hal Jackman Foundation. We were pleased to help distribute much needed funds to organizations affected by depleted earned revenue due to COVID-19 closures.

Aluna Theatre Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto The Theatre Centre Anandam Dancetheatre Productions Canada The Toronto Consort Art Metropole Music Toronto Theatre Direct Canada Ballet Creole Native Earth Performing Arts Inc. Theatre Passe Muraille Ballet Jörgen Canada Necessary Angel Theatre Company Toronto Dance Theatre Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Nia Centre for the Arts Toronto Downtown Jazz Society Canadian Children’s Opera Company Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre Northern Visions Independent Video & Toronto Operetta Theatre Citadel + Compagnie Film Association Toronto Reel Asian International Film CORPUS Obsidian Theatre Company Inc. Festival Crows Theatre Open Studio Toronto Summer Music Dancemakers Opera Atelier Unity Charity DanceWorks Outside the March VIBE Arts Dreamwalker Dance Company Peggy Baker Dance Projects Volcano Dusk Dances Inc. ProArteDanza Performance Inc Why Not Theatre Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Red Sky Performance Workman Arts Company Regent Park Film Festival Inc. Young People’s Theatre Factory Theatre Roseneath Theatre Fall for Dance North SKETCH Working Arts Fujiwara Dance Inventions Soundstreams Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Studio 180 Theatre “We know that investment Photography SummerWorks Performance Festival is essential to ensure that Gardiner Museum Tafelmusik Torontonians have strong imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Tangled Art + Disability arts programming to return Festival Tapestry Music Theatre to after this crisis. I hope Inner City Angels Tarragon Theatre that other Foundations and Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Textile Museum of Canada individuals will reach out to Inc. The Art of Time Ensemble Toronto Arts Foundation International Readings at Harbourfront The Elmer Iseler Singers to see how they can work Jumblies Theatre The Esprit Orchestra together to support our Kaeja d’Dance The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival artists and the vibrant Le Theatre francais de Toronto The Musical Stage Company cultural infrastructure of our Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of The Power Plant city.” – Victoria Jackman, Toronto The Remix Project Executive Director, Mammalian Diving Reflex Theatre Group The Smile Company - Theatrical Hal Jackman Foundation Mercer Union Productions

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 23 ARTS IN THE PARKS DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC Thoughts from the field from John Del Rosario, Special Projects Manager at Arts Etobicoke

24 | | Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 Credit: Arts Etobicoke and Delta Family Resource Centre’s Arts in the Parks event in Wincott Park (Etobicoke) “Through artistic programming, green of the cultural diversity of the Wincott Park space transforms into a community hub. neighbourhood by engaging artists from the local It becomes more than just a recreational Somali community. space, but a space for the community to “We want to make sure that we’re hiring artists come together and connect with each who reflect the community, who can share other” says Del Rosario. different cultural arts practices so that people can relate. The program is really a vehicle to facilitate Exhausted by COVID fatigue, 2020 saw people connections between communities and artists and rush to the parks to engage with art. By August, highlight the value of the arts.” aided by Foundation staff and supported by your donations, artists created health and safety Despite COVID-19, an incredible 35 artists and protocols that enabled people to gather and art collectives and 749 community members of experience art in their local green space with all ages were able to participate in eighteen days neighbours, friends and family. of arts and culture programming in the summer of 2020. 140 workshops in visual arts and crafts, “You can just see in the expressions and reactions theatre, music and dance provided a ray of of the community members, how much it means sunshine and joy during the global pandemic. to be able to connect with other residents in one space” says Del Rosario. Thanks to our donors and sponsors, Toronto Arts Foundation continues to connect communities to In addition to providing advice and tools the arts across Toronto through our Arts in the for working in parks, collective marketing Parks initiative. opportunities, volunteer and staff on-site support for the artists working in parks, the Foundation engages with community groups within each park neighbourhood.

This important hands-on work of visiting, listening to and responding to neighbourhood organizations leads to strong partnerships, such as the one between Arts Etobicoke and Delta Family Resource Centre. Together they ensured that artistic programming in 2020 was a reflection

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 25 2020 TORONTO ARTS FOUNDATION AWARDS

ART FOR YOUTH AWARD EMERGING JAZZ ARTIST AWARD Recipient award of $20,000 supported by Recipient award of $10,000 and finalist awards Margaret & Jim Fleck, Martha Burns of $1,000 each supported by Cheryl & Manuel and Sandra & Jim Pitblado. Buchwald and presented in partnership with TD Finalist Awards of $2,000 each supported by Toronto Jazz Festival. Diana Bennett & Spencer Lanthier. Jesse Ryan - Recipient JAYU - Recipient Lauren Falls - Finalist Nia Centre for the Arts - Finalist Matt Lagan - Finalist The Truth & Dare Project - Finalist ROY THOMSON HALL AWARD OF RECOGNITION CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL LIFE AWARDS Recipient award of $10,000 supported by The Recipient Award includes $10,000 supported Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. by Arthur Dalfen and a week-long retreat complements of Valleyview Artist Retreat. PhemPhat Entertainment Group - Recipient Finalist awards of $2,000 each supported by Murray Foster - Finalist Arthur Dalfen. Nagata Shachu - Finalist Sandra Laronde - Recipient TORONTO ARTS AND BUSINESS AWARD Karen & Allen Kaeja - Finalist Presented in partnership with Toronto Star & Ryan Rice - Finalist Business / Arts.

COMMUNITY ARTS AWARD Concord Adex - Recipient Recipient award of $10,000 and finalist awards of $1,000 each supported by MOD Developments. RBC NEWCOMER ARTS AWARDS Awards of $2,000 supported by RBC Foundation. Jamii - Recipient MUSE ARTS - Finalist Arif Bahaduri Unit 2 - Finalist Radhika Baskar Helio Eudoro EMERGING ARTIST AWARD Siavash Kaveh Recipient award of $10,000 supported by Susan Fethi Nadjem Crocker, C.M. & John Hunkin. Akshata Naik Finalist awards of $2,000 each supported by the Mio Sakamoto Bulmash-Siegel Foundation. Omid Shakiba jes sachse - Recipient Reena Shaw M. Britta B. - Finalist Majd Sukar (Majd Sekkar) Leila Fatemi - Finalist

26 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 RBC SPACE AWARDS Awards include $500 and $1,000 in studio credit supported by RBC Foundation Shabnam Afrand Rimah Jabr Yannis Lobaina Azadeh Pirazimian Sarvenaz Rayati Nami Ueno

2020 AWARD PEER ASSESSORS

Thank you to: Aida Aydinyan, Alice Shin, Anique Jordan, Annalie Bonda, Azadeh Priazimian, Claudia Arana, Collette Murray, Cyn Rozeboom, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Gillian Smith, Jeremy Ledbetter, Josh Grossman, Joy Lapps-Lewis, Julian Carvajal, Julian Sleath, Kristina Mcmullin, Leen All Zaibak, Mahad Shoaib aka “Arxade”, Michael Vickers, Nichole Anderson Bergeron, Özge Aytekin, Raoul Olou Rebecca Carbin, Regine Cadet, Serhat Dogantekin, Shawn Micallef

Right: Jesse Ryan, 2020 Emerging Jazz Artist Award Recipient TorontoToronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 | | 27 Credit: JAYU, 2020 Arts for Youth Award Recipient

28 | |Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 JAYU was the recipient of Toronto Arts even though we kept saying never again – it was Foundation’s Art for Youth Award in 2020. still happening. Maybe not to us. But it was still Hear from Gilad Cohen, founder of JAYU happening.” about the story of the organization and Cohen soon discovered that the resonance he the impact of the award on its work. felt was not shared by the rest of his family members, until he encouraged his mom to watch a “We were shocked. Absolutely shocked,” is how documentary about North Korea. “She broke down Cohen describes being nominated as a finalist for into tears,” he recalls. Through that interaction Toronto Arts Foundation’s Arts for Youth Award. Cohen discovered the power of arts in creating Cohen is the founder of JAYU, a Toronto based familiarity and empathy. Soon after, in 2012, non-profit organization that uses art to share through the platform of JAYU, Cohen organized human rights stories, and work towards social the first Human Rights Film Festival. justice. A short time later, JAYU launched its iAM program “I remember feeling like it was the Oscars. My providing youth from underserved communities heart was pounding. It was also virtual this time, the opportunity to receive arts and social justice so as soon the winner was announced, our camera training. Like the Human Rights Film Festival, this was turned on and we had the attention of like 450 program was also rooted in the transformative people. It was special to be acknowledged in that impact of the arts on Cohen’s life. The organization way, with the Mayor there, representatives from the has only grown since then, with a budget close to City Council, leaders from other arts organizations. $750,000, year-round programming and eight full- To get that platform in that space; it’s really huge.” time and one half-time employees. “We’ve always paid close attention to the “The award helped legitimize us. It’s given us a awards and really admire the work that all the huge confidence boost. Toronto Arts Foundation organizations [nominated] are doing. It seemed and Toronto Arts Council have been so good like something we aspired to be like in 20-25 years to our organization from the very beginning. from now. Not something we envisioned within the Without the support of the Foundation and TAC, first eight to nine years of our organization.” I don’t think we would have been where we’re at The story of JAYU is interconnected with Cohen. today.” Born into a Jewish single-mother household, Cohen remembers growing up with the stories of the Holocaust, of concentration camps and ‘Never Again’. As an undergraduate student Cohen studied International Development and came to be connected to North Korea. “I learned that there were concentration camps in North Korea. So

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 29 Toronto Arts Foundation thanks all those who contributed to The Mayor’s Evening for the Arts, which directly supports Arts in the Parks and COVID-19 Response Effort Initiatives. Our sincerest thanks to our fundraising committee members who generously gave their time.

HEAD TABLE SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS ARTS IN THE PARKS GOLD SPONSOR / ARTS IN THE PARKS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM GOLD SPONSOR

ARTS IN THE PARKS ARTS IN THE PARKS SILVER SPONSOR / COMMUNITY ARTS SILVER SPONSOR / SILVER SPONSOR ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE & DIGITAL ARTIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY ARTS SILVER SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR COVID-19 ARTIST RESPONSE COMMUNITY ARTS AWARD SILVER SPONSOR

AUCTION SPONSOR

30 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 FRIENDS OF THE MAYOR DONATIONS TRIBUTE COMMITTEE TABLES Tom Bogart Margaret Atwood, C.C., O.Ont., FRSC, First Gulf Martha Burns FRSL Great Gulf Carpenters & Allied Workers Local 27 John M. Beck Oxford Properties Group The Dani Reiss Family Foundation Bonnie Brooks, C.M. Douglas A. C. Davis Martha Burns PATRON TABLES Drywall Acoustic Lathing & Insulation Paul Gross B+H Architects Local Union 675 Blake Hutcheson O.C. Bell Greenpark Group Norman Jewison, C.C., B.A., LL.D. BLG LIUNA Local 506 Donald K. Johnson, O.C., LL.D. Camrost Felcorp Inc. Menkes Development Bahadur Madhani, C.M. Central Ontario Building Trades The Slaight Family Foundation The Honourable Margaret Norrie CT REIT G. Wayne Squibb McCain, C.C., O.N.B. Destination Toronto Times Group Corporation John D. McKellar, C.M., Q.C. DiamondCorp The Honourable David R. Peterson, P.C., Donald K. Johnson, O.C. FUNDRAISING CO-CHAIRS Q.C., O.Ont., C. St. J., L. d’H., D.U., EllisDon Kevin Green L.L.D. Goodmans LLP Richard Paquet Edward Rogers Greenland Group Canada Mark Cote Ken Tanenbaum & Jennifer Tanenbaum I.U.P.A.T. District Council 46 Lawrence M. Tanenbaum, O.C. & Judy FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Judy & Wil Matthews Tanenbaum KingSett Capital B.J. William Arvanitis Lanterra Developments Ltd. Dany H. Assaf EVENT TEAM LIUNA Local 183 Mark A. Cote Heather Mitchell, Floor Plan Design LiUNA Ontario Provincial District Patrick Fejer J.S.T. Productions, Event Producer Council Phil Gillies K.I.M. Inc., Fundraising Stategists Liz & Jennifer Tory Kim Graham Trajectory Brands, Graphic Design Metropia Kevin Green Minto Aleem Kanji RESCON Richard Paquet Sherrard Kuzz LLP Bob Richardson Sheetmetal Workers’ & Roofers’ Local 30 Alfredo Romano The Azrieli Foundation Michael G. Sherrard The Daniels Corporation Gillian Smith The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain Jamie Thompson Torys LLP Kim Wright Tricon Residential Mike Yorke William Cheng William F. White Int’l Inc

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 31 “I’ve had a long association with the arts. I understand the incredible role it plays in our diverse city. It brings people together, it allows us to tell our stories to each other… I don’t think that many individuals realize how much we miss the arts until they are gone. Thank you to those who have stepped up to support the arts during this difficult time… Toronto Arts Foundation really came through. At the beginning of the pandemic, Toronto Arts Foundation found a way to redeploy funds and fundraise to the tune of almost a million dollars to support artists.”

– Mayor John Tory at the 2020 Mayor’s Evening for the Arts, a fundraising event in support of Arts in the Parks and other initiatives

32 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION 2020 Toronto Arts Foundation is very grateful for the generosity and support of its donors.

CREATIVE CITY CIRCLE GROUNDBREAKERS Megan Ellen MacDonald $10,000+ $1,000 - $4,999 Judy & Wil Matthews Alex McLeod Anonymous Anonymous Don & Jane Moffat The Azrieli Foundation/La Fondation Margaret Atwood, C.C., O.Ont., FRSC Karen Moffat† Azrieli The late Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen † Dr. Mary Pedersen, in memory of Marion John & Anne Brace David P Barrett Pedersen Cheryl & Manuel Buchwald Theodore Barris & Jayne Maucalay Michael & Honor de Pencier † Martha Burns † Leonard Bernardo, in honour of Albert Jeffrey Rosenthal, in honour of The Susan Crocker, C.M. & John Hunkin † Bernardo Toronto Improv Comedy Community The Donner Canadian Foundation Tamara Bernstein Lori Ryerson Saturday Industries Limited Edward Burtynsky Cornelia Schuh & Michiel Horn Hal Jackman Foundation Debra & Barry Campbell Kathleen Sharpe † Hermes Canada Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy Bulmash - Siegel Foundation HXOUSE Janice Lewis & Mitchell Cohen Josée Sigouin Donald K. Johnson O.C., LL.D. Paul Cohen Anna Skorzewska Martha L.A. McCain Hristivoje Cvetkovic Gillian & Paul G. Smith Frances & Tim Price Senator Donna Dasko Maureen Spitz RBC Foundation † Meaghan Davis † Jonas Prince & Wayne Squibb Slaight Family Foundation Toronto Bengali Drama Group Jennifer & Ken Tanenbaum Toronto Foundation Atom Egoyan & Arsinée Khanjian Susan Wright & John Sankey * † Valleyview Artist Retreat Enterprise Holdings Foundation Barbara Fischer SUPPORTERS UP TO $999 $5,000 - $9,999 Leslie Francombe & Victor Ertmanis * † Patricia Francombe † Anonymous (13) Anonymous Kevin & Roger Garland Adom-Krodua Acheampong Diana Bennett & Spencer Lanthier Dina Graser & Lee Smolin Miriam Adams Neera & Deepak Chopra Michael Herrera Joel Adelstein † Mark A. Cote Hogg, Shain & Scheck Professional Robert M. Aitken Maureen & Victor Dodig Corporation Leen Al Zaibak Jim Fleck † Claire Hopkinson & Victor Fritz * † David Alexander Margaret McCain, CC, ONB Barry & Cathy Joslin † Amina Alfred The McDonald Family Zoe Klein Neil Allen Richard Paquet & Elizabeth Pizzinato Councillor Cynthia Lai MPP Jill Andrew Sandra & Jim Pitblado † Nancy Lang, in honour of Jen Heather Annis Robyn Small & Neil Chander Zun Lee Elizabeth Asselstine Susan Wortzman

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 33 Susan Astington Chelsea Cameron-Fikis Jane Deluzio Aaron Atcheson Hugo Cantin Jérôme Desmarais Aviva Canada Linda Caplan Ruhee Dewji Joel Babcock Giuliana Carbone Sara Diamond † Dr. Darius Bagli, in honour of Shiraz Jacqueline Carlson Gini Dickie Lucas Bailey Tara Carman-French Ian D’Mello, in honour of Ann Patty Barclay, in honour of my cats Puska Jane Carnwath Wendy Donaldson, in honour of Scott and Sophie Alice Cavanagh Pietrangelo Curtis Barlow Andrea Wood Rosemary Donegan Linda Barnett Wilma Cayonne Jeannette Dowson Harold Barnett Julia Chan Tim & Marica Doyle Joan Beaton, in honour of Ken Murphy Michele Charest, in honour of Nina Kathleen Doyle John Beckwith † Charest Lynda Duckworth, in Honour of Ken Denise Beidelman Nash Elaine Chen Murphy Ray Bennett Sally Chen MD Dunn Charles Bierk Carol Chin Beverly Dywan Marni Binder Angie Choi, in honour of Yash & Sarah E.A.C. Consulting Inc. Rachel Birnberg Dimitra Chronopoulos Bill Eadie Jill Black Bailey Chui Mary Eadie Ann Black Laurie Clark Melanie Egan, in honour of Craft & Design Cheryl Blackman Annie Clarke artists Nina Boccia Ben Coleman Jenny & Steve Erickson, in honour of Thomas Bogart Simon Constam Happy Hour with Carolyn and Sequoia Joseph Borowiec Peter Cook Lisa Sparkman Joan Bosworth Jane Cooper Gino Falconi † Shivana Bottjer, in honour of Stories By Lindy Cowan Charles Falzon Scott Lee-Ann Cowan Jane Farrow Michael Bourgeois & Marilyn Legge Susan Coyne Catalina Fellay * Seika Boye Ruth Cr Mona Flip Dianne Bradley Shannon Craig Sarah Fink Jason Bragg Salvatore Crimi Christine Fischer Guy Rodney R Branch Nicole Crozier Robert Fleet Deborah Barndt, in honour of all Jane Cutler Aviva Fleising community-engaged artists Marijana Cuvalo Anne Fleming Anna Bratt David Dacks Liz Forsberg Lara Bulger, in honour of Everyone Dance for Everyone Melissa Forstner Kathleen Bull Beverley Daniels, in honour of Bernice Neil Foster Colleen Burke Harper Steven Foster Andrea Burstein Dave Darby Blair Francey Helen Burstyn Julia DaSilva Victoria Fraser Butterfield Family Foundation † Brad and Adina Davids, in honour of all Philippa French, in honour of artists that Caroline Caire the Toronto dance artists! make Toronto a better place to be Peter Caldwell Richard P. Davidson Julie Frost, in honour of Barb Gormley Daniel Calif Douglas & Janet Davis † Danielle Gaudet

34 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 Angelina Getmanova Barbara Hopkinson & Elaine Lajeunesse Ashley Gilbert Dietmar Kokemohr † Suzy Lake † Diane & Michael Gilbert Stephanie Hosein Chloe Lamarche Rebecca Gimmi Sandy Houston Samuel Laredo Jenny Ginder † Michelle Aileen Huang Brett Ledger Sarah Gladki * Linda Huestis Richard B. Lee Randall Glenn Joy Hughes † Victoria Lee & Philip Hebert Caitlin Glynn-Morris Lisa Hulet Claire Leighton Ian GlynWilliams Hunt-Griffin Family Kristina Lemieux Christine Gooderham Pearce Herchenrader Peter Leon Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere Janet Hurley Jana & Brad Lepp Lorna M. Graham Maureen Hynes Marilyn Lerner, in honour of Helen Lerner Mimi Graham Hypha Worker Co-operative Inc. Chris Leveille, in honour of Tony Rosato Natasha Graham In Basements On Sundays Margaret Levendel-Zbar Terry Graham Aaron James Naomi Levine Barbara Gray Astrid Janson Larry Lewis, in honour of all of our Jennifer Green & Arda Ilgazli * Heather Jessiman creative artists in need Scott & Krystyne Griffin † Stephen Johnson & Wendy Warnken † Emma Lewzey Mark Blattenberg J Johnson Galli Family Anne Grittani, in honour of Kendra Lee Abigail Johnson Erik Lindala Grittani Beverley Johnston Lindsay Timmons, in honour of Roxanne Malini Guha Faye Jones Deans-Fitzpatrick Kavita Gurm Sydney Jopling Kallee Lins Nadine Haddad * Vida Juozaitis Gregg Lintern Nicole Haddad Fariba Kalantari, in honour of my dad Cheryl Litwack, in honour of Sonja and Martha Haldenby Armen Karapetyan * Perry Litwack Sally Han Lila Karim Jamie Llado Amanda Hancox Carolyn Kearns Michael Lockhart Craig Hanson Stephen Keen, in honour of George Alexandra Loewen * Doug Harris Harrison Rachel Loo & Erik Benneter Venessa Harris Sara Kelly Jeremy Loughton Harley Haskett Rachel Kennedy * Richard Lowery Samar Hejazi James Ker, in honour of Miki Omi Ker The Lowidt Foundation Leslie Helston, in honour of all the Shawn Kerwin Fiona Lucas amazing visual and musical artists BJ King Kathy Lunan, in honour of Stella Kathleen Hemsworth Dani Klein Kira Lussier Peter A. Herrndorf & Eva Czigler † Karen Knopf Sallie Lyons Barbara Hicks & Dave Till Pam Koch Winnie Ma, in honour of Isabelle Hon-Lee Diana Hilton, in honour of all the amazing David Kochberg Kelly MacIntosh artists in Toronto Varun Kothari Rob MacKinnon & Steven Davidson Mavis Himes Peter Kraiker Craig MacPherson Deborah Holdsworth Adam Kuhn Mary Ella Magill Jennifer Holmes Stephen Kuwahara Madison Maguire Jeanne Holmes Dana Lafarga Hasan Makansi

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 35 Tycho Manson Heela Omarkhail Lisa Rensberger Ekaterini Maroukis Jackie Omstead Alicia Richardson, in honour of my fellow Lauren J. Mayer, in honour of accompanist Greta Onieogou, in honour of Toronto artists and section leads of Etobicoke Centennial Musicians Alan Richardson, in honour of Olga Choir Ontario Arts Foundation Volkoff Colleen McArton Sandra Pagan Jeffrey Richstone, in Memory of Garry Maureen & Ron McCallum Oriana Pagnotta Bowers Charles McDonald LeeAnn Pallett Sarah Robayo Sheridan & Chris Kennedy Ashley McDonough Brian Panhuyzen, in honour of Spencer Destinee Alicia Roberts Maureen Mcgarrity Dyer-Panhuyzen Lawlor Rochester Frank McIntyre Eric Parker Jaclyn Rodrigues * Andy McKim, in honour of Bob Nasmith Evalyn Parry Pam Roffey Hilary McLeod Soheil Parsa Ely Rosenblum Jean McNeil Michelle Parson * † B and C Ross, in honour of The Ontario Deepa Mehta Simon Partington Society of Artists Erica Mendritzki Andrew James Paterson Cindy Rozeboom Anna Middleton, in honour of Joy makers Elaina Pawelka Karen Ruddock, in honour of Brock Michele Millard November Paynter Musical Theatre and DART at Brock Scott Miller Berry Kenneth Peglar University Dewi Minden Cynthea Penman Anthony Sargent David K Modjeska Rachel Penny, in honour of all my brilliant Ana Sasic Susan Moellers friends! Denise Schon Adam Moffatt Susan Penwarden Marilyn Schulz & Roger Schulz Sam Mooney John Pepper, in honour of Jennifer D Scott Karen Moore Vallance & Ken Whiteley Marcy Scott Melinda Moore E. M. Pereira Carolyn Sealfon Charlotte Morgan Christian Petersen Nichole Seechan Natassia S. Morris Cathy Pickett Ana Serrano Jerome Morse Kirsti Piironen, in honour of Jill Joseph Shabason Mazyar Mortazavi Rui Pires Sandra Shaul Bita Motamedi Saroja Polavarapu Dan Sheehy Katarina Muir Paola Poletto Peter Shepherd Anne Murdock Meredith Potter Peter Shier Mary E. Thomas Nagel Justine Preventis David Shnier Lisa Nash, in honour of all artists in Jennifer Pugsley Dr. Bernie Silverman Toronto Seemi Quaiser, in honour of Nadine Camille Simardone Damien Nelson Haddad Olivier Simon-Vermot Samara Nicholds Marcel Ramagnano Debashis Sinha Terry Nicholson Natasha Ramoutar JS & CH, in honour of Artists around the Tenny Nigoghossian Chooa Rashed world Tara Noelle, in honour of Wolter Strampel Lola Rasminsky C.M. Celia Smith Nikola Odic Michelle Rayson Jerry [Gerald] Smith, in honour of Clay Grace Olds L & H Reiss, in honour of Vicki Piersig and Paper Theatre Vicki Olds Eileen Reitmaier Lisa Deanne Smith

36 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 Cathy Southworth Janna Walters Family, in honour of Robin L.Sparham Young Karyn Spiesman Bob Walton Talia Jade Cindy Wan Vicki St. Denys Xiao Fan Wang Eleanor Stanlake Emma Ward Steele & Tomczak Kirsten Ward Alida Stevenson Rachel Warner, in honour of Jane Warner Nalini Stewart Christiana Webster, in honour of Aliya Elaine Stewart Hamid Claire St-Francois Peter Weinstein Jini Stolk & John Gladki † Jesse Wente Sequoia and Carolyn Richard Whittall Olena Sullivan Mai Why Jennifer Sun K. R. Wilson Basil Tamkei, in honour of Sandra Mark Winter Tarantino Debbie Wolgelerenter Erdem Tasdelen Kevin Matthew Wong Carol Tator Mandy Woods Evelyn Tauben Jessica Wyman Elaine & Bruce Taylor Irene Xie Thatz Showbiz Theatre Project Nadia Yau Christopher Thomas Sennah Yee Suzanne Thorpe Michelle Yeung & Michael Minchella Dave Till Alissa York Ellen Titus Sean Young Allan Titus Lorna Young Karen Trzaska Chris Younkman, in honour of Tapestry Riki Turofsky Opera Dr. Anne Vagi Hersh Zeifman Odette Valero Joyce & Fred Zemans, in honour of Claire Zayla Garneau Hopkinson † Scott Veniot Lilie Zendel Antonella Vergati Marc Zwelling Gaëtane Verna & Gaétan Haché Vesnivka Choir * staff member Hannah Villa, in honour of John Del †10 years or more of giving Rosario Emily Visser Matthew Vultaggio Amy Vuong Nancy Walden Gemma Barbara Walker Grace Caroline Walker

TorontoToronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 | | 37 Online celebration of the RBC Newcomer Artist Spotlight Program.

38 | | Toronto Toronto Arts Arts Foundation Foundation Annual Annual Report Report 2020 2020 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

MAJOR PARTNERS

RBC NEWCOMER ARTIST SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM ARTS IN THE PARKS TOARTIST COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND

PROGRAM PARTNERS Arts in the Parks Neighbourhood Arts Network City of Toronto Akin Collective North York Arts Toronto Arts Council imagineNATIVE Ontario College of Art & Design Park People City of Toronto Toronto Arts Council R.I.S.E. Edutainment Future Skills Centre The Remix Project

MAYOR’S ARTS LUNCH SPONSORS Table Host Sponsors Daniels Wine Sponsor Canada Life DiamondCorp Inniskillin Carpenters & Allied Workers Diamond Schmitt Local 27 Humber Host Sponsor Centennial College LiUNA! Local 183 CBC Toronto Neera Chopra John & Kay McKellar City of Toronto Ontario Creates Susan Crocker, C.M. & John Richard Paquet Hunkin Power Corporation of Canada

Media Partners Cadillac Fairview Official Wine Sponsor Branded Cities Star Metroland Media Arterra Wines Canada BentallGreenOak Toronto Star

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 39 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

At Toronto Arts Foundation we work to ensure your Foundation, which the Foundation distributed generous contribution strengthens Toronto’s artists directly to 80 mid-sized arts organizations. and arts organizations and serves the vision of In a year when even producing a fundraising event Creative City: Block by Block. seemed impossible, supporters of The Mayor’s During this historic year, your generosity towards Evening for the Arts remained committed to Toronto’s artists exceeded all expectations. Toronto’s artists with a total revenue of $750,198. Although a drop of 50% from 2019, our highest A unanimous decision by the Board of Directors sales year for the event, we believe this was a early in the pandemic directed $250,000 of considerable success for an online event. reserve funds to support artists through the TOArtist COVID-19 Response Fund. Added to the Note that revenues and expenses do not include the contributions from individuals, corporations the generous pro-bono support we receive, and foundations, a total of $633,667 from the including legal and human resources, research Foundation was combined with funding from support and donated media advertising space, Toronto Arts Council, enabling $833,667 to be valued in excess of $250,000. distributed to artists, all of whom faced potentially Toronto Arts Foundation is audited by the devastating financial strains due to cancelled chartered professional accountants Hogg, Shain & events and performances. Scheck PC. The complete 2020 audited financial Additional revenues contributed to total statements, which includes a statement on programming support for Toronto’s arts sector in investments, are available at torontoartsfoundation. excess of $2.9 million. Net assets at the end of the org/about-us/annual-reports. For more information year remain strong at $2,402,058. Also of note is please contact Leslie Francombe, Philanthropy & the revenue increase of $1 million directly related Sponsorship Manager at 416-392-6802 ext. 214 or to the extraordinary gift from the Hal Jackman [email protected].

FISCAL YEAR 2020 2019 2018 Revenues $ 3,295,519 $ 2,326,338 $ 1,329,952 Expenses 3,468,401 1,945,091 1,661,976 Excess (Deficiency) -172,882 381,247 -332,024 Net Assets/Reserves - beginning of year 2,574,940 2,193,693 2,525,717 Net Assets/Reserves - end of year $ 2,402,058 $ 2,574,940 $ 2,193,693

40 | Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 REVENUES 2018-2020

$3.5

$3.0 Foundation Donations

Mayor’s Evening for the Arts $2.5 Government Grants

$2.0 Partner Contributions

Millions Award & Events $1.5

Individual Donations $1.0 Corporate Sponsorship

$0.5 Investment & Endowment

$0.0 2018 2019 2020

EXPENDITURES 2018-2020

$3.5

$3.0 COVID-19 Artists Reponse Fund Hal Jackman Foundation investment

$2.5 in arts organizations Mayor’s Evening for the Arts

$2.0 Arts in the Parks Artist Prof Development, Mentorship, Millions $1.5 ArtWorksTO, Research Awards & Award Events $1.0 Contributions to TAC, North York Arts & East End Arts (2018)

$0.5 Administraton, Fundraising, Fees & Amortization

$0.0 2018 2019 2020

Toronto Arts Foundation Annual Report 2020 | 41 OUR STAFF

Claire Hopkinson, M.S.M Norma Garcia Sumedha Mongia Director & CEO Digital & Education Coordinator, Accounting Assistant Neighbourhood Arts Network Susan Wright Shawn Newman, Ph.D. Deputy Director Sarah Gladki Research & Impact Manager Communications Manager Jennifer Green Michelle Parson Director of Donor Engagement Haroon Khalid Office Manager Interim Communications Manager Inés Aguileta Jaclyn Rodrigues Senior Programs Coordinator, Eva Hellreich Community Engagement Manager Neighbourhood Arts Network Outreach & Events Coordinator, Neighbourhood Arts Network Jini Stolk Angie Aranda Creative Trust Research Fellow, Manager, Neighbourhood Arts Network Armen Karapetyan Creative Champions Network Finance Officer Christy DiFelice With thanks to Alandra McKirdy, Award Program Manager Rachel Kennedy Nick Fassbender and Rupal Shah for Executive Assistant their contributions to Toronto Arts Leslie Francombe Foundation in 2020, our volunteers for Philanthropy & Sponsorship Manager Alexandra Loewen their help with Arts in the Parks, and Marketing & Events Coordinator Nadine Haddad the staff of Toronto Arts Council for Donor Relations Coordinator Hasanika Mediwake their support and contributions with Program Outreach Coordinator Award Panels and more.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A DONOR OR SPONSOR? Please contact Leslie Francombe, Philanthropy & Sponsorship Manager [email protected] | t 416 392 6802 x214 You are welcome to make a donation online by visiting our website. For general information on Toronto Arts Foundation, please contact: Michelle Parson, Office Manager [email protected] | t 416 392 6802 x200

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