Since 2011, STEPS has supported Business Improvement Areas (BIA), community groups, and social service agencies across the GTA in realizing projects that foster vibrant public spaces and encourage diverse participation in arts based initiatives.

Do you have a community project that you’re struggling to launch?

A place you’ve identified for public art but are unsure how to make it happen?

An identified cultural programming gap in your community, but not sure how to fill it?

We want to hear your project idea!

If you’re a non arts-based community group, STEPS may be able to help you through:

sharing our knowledge and expertise in project management, partnership development, public outreach, program facilitation, artist recruitment, design development, onsite production and community engagement.
supporting a lead organization in funding requests through identifying opportunities, grant proposal coaching, and providing letters of support.
leveraging our relationships within the cultural sector in order to identify collaborating artist(s)/ artistic facilitators/ documentarians who may be a fit for a project.
integrating capacity building opportunities within the proposed project for host agencies and/or area residents.

This is NOT A GRANT PROGRAM. We strive to lend support, knowledge, and capacity to projects that may not come to fruition without a strong and experienced community partner. Interested?

To request an application, send us an email to renee@stepsinitiative.com.

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