VILLA CHARITIES
YOUNG ARTIST GRANT
A national grant program to support young Italian Canadian artists in their creative endeavours in the fields of literature, music and film.
Guided by Villa Charities’ vision to inspire the Italian in all of us, the Young Artist Grant was established in 2023 as a biannual fund to support emerging artists in their creative endeavours in the fields of literature, music, and film.
The objective of the Young Artist Grant is to provide financial support to emerging artists who are either of Italian heritage, or who are developing projects that are inspired by and reflect the essence of Italian culture.
The 2025 Young Artist Grant will distribute a total of $15,000.00 to three (3) creative projects by young artists between 18 and 30 years of age, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Applications for the 2025 Young Artist Grant program are now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply.
The deadline to apply is Friday, September 29, 2023 at 5:00pm EDT.
On August 31, 2023, Villa Charities announced the launch of their Young Artist Grant, a national grant program established to support young Italian Canadian artists in their creative endeavours in the fields of literature, music and film. The aim of the Young Artist Grant is to provide financial support to emerging artists, while ensuring that young Italian Canadians are engaged with Villa Charities, and the Italian Canadian community at large.
This new biennial fund is an integral component of the organization’s Italian Canadian Youth Initiative (ICYI), a suite of programs and activities strategically created with the long-term objective of engaging and supporting the youth in our community, established in 2021 as part of Villa Charities’ 50th Anniversary celebrations.
In 2023, Villa Charities will award a total of $15,000, to be disbursed to three (3) talented young artists between 18 and 30 years of age, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, and of Italian heritage.
The selection and evaluation process will be conducted by a Selection Committee for each grant category. Grants will be awarded by Villa Charities at the end of 2023.
A national grant program to support emerging artists in their creative endeavours in the fields of literature, music and film.
Villa Charities is thrilled to present the final projects of the winners of our inaugural Young Artist Grant program.
In 2023, Villa Charities launched the Young Artist Grant and awarded a total of $15,000 to three talented young Italian Canadian artists to support their creative endeavors in literature, music, and film. The Young Artist Grant is a national bi-annual fund available to emerging artists who are either of Italian heritage, or who are developing projects that are inspired by and reflect the essence of Italian culture.
We invite you to discover each project and celebrate the remarkable work of these rising stars.
Villa Charities is excited to announce the winners of our inaugural Young Artist Grant program. The Young Artist Grant was launched in September 2023, with the aim of providing financial support to emerging artists, while ensuring that young Italian Canadians are engaged with Villa Charities, and the Italian Canadian community at large.
About The Young Artist Grant
This new biennial fund is an integral component of the organization’s Italian Canadian Youth Initiative (ICYI), a suite of programs and activities strategically created with the long-term objective of engaging and supporting the youth in our community, established in 2021 as part of Villa Charities’ 50th Anniversary celebrations.
In 2023, Villa Charities awarded a total of $15,000, which was disbursed to three (3) talented young artists between 18 and 30 years of age, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, and of Italian heritage.
The selection and evaluation process are conducted by a Selection Committee for each grant category.
Guided by Villa Charities’ vision to inspire the Italian in all of us, the Young Artist Grant was established in 2023 as a biannual fund to support emerging artists in their creative endeavours in the fields of literature, music, and film.
The objective of the Young Artist Grant is to provide financial support to emerging artists who are either of Italian heritage, or who are developing projects that are inspired by and reflect the essence of Italian culture.
The 2025 Young Artist Grant will distribute a total of $15,000.00 to three (3) creative projects by young artists between 18 and 30 years of age, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
2025 Young Artist Grant Applications Open on Tuesday, September 2 at 12:00pm EDT.