K.M. Hunter Indigenous Artist Award
From K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation / Toronto Arts Foundation
A biennial $20,000 prize for an Indigenous artist or artist collective who has made a recognized contribution to Toronto's arts and culture, administered by the Toronto Arts Foundation.
- Amount
- Up to $20,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists; Groups and collectives
- Where you must live
- Toronto (Ontario)
- Art forms
- All art forms
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Prize or award
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Eligibility
Page: candidates "must be Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit)", "must have demonstrated an ongoing association with Toronto", "must have contributed significantly to the arts and culture of Toronto" and "must be living at time of selection"; undergraduate and college students are ineligible. For collectives, "all members of the collective must be Indigenous" and the group must be headquartered in Toronto. Self-nomination is permitted.
What to send
Nomination form; self-nomination allowed (a support letter is "strongly recommended"). Members of the arts community and the general public may also submit nominations.
Not yet checked against the funder's page.
Source: https://torontoartsfoundation.org/awards/indigenous-artist-award/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 28, 2026.
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