Youth art contest: Share your vision for TCHC

Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) invites youth ages 12 to 18 to participate in an art contest that looks to the future.

Update (Friday, August 16): The deadline to submit your entry has been extended to Friday, September 13. See below for details on how to participate!

Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) is currently developing its Strategic Plan for 2025-2029. The plan will be our roadmap, setting out our priorities for supporting tenants, helping the City of Toronto achieve its goals, and planning for the future so we can grow sustainably.

Throughout the summer, TCHC will be engaging with tenants in various ways to make sure the plan reflects the voices and perspectives of those who live within TCHC communities.

As we plan for the years ahead, TCHC is inviting youth to express their vision for a thriving and supportive community in an art contest for a chance to win one of three $50 Amazon gift cards.

Submission requirements

All submissions should answer the question, “What does a thriving and supportive community look, sound, or feel like to you?”

Prize information

Up to three winners will each receive one $50 Amazon gift card and have their art piece featured through TCHC publications and events.

Contest rules

  • The deadline to submit has been extended to Friday, September 13, 2024.
  • Participants must be a Toronto Community Housing tenant between the ages of 12 and 18. Finalists will be asked to verify their identity and their submission before receiving their prize.
  • A parent and/or guardian must sign the application form.
  • Participants must agree to be publicly acknowledged and the potential of their work to be featured in TCHC materials and channels (online and print).
  • Tenants can include the following products as part of their submission:
    • Audio (audio files should be under three minutes)
    • Craft or traditional art
    • Drawing
    • Photo
    • Painting
    • Writing (any written pieces should be under 500 words)
    • Video (video pieces should be under three minutes)
  • AI-generated artwork will not be accepted.
  • Submission shall not contain any materials that are obscene, scandalous, libellous or seditious.
  • Submission must be original and the tenant’s own work.

How to enter

To submit your artistic piece to the contest you can:

  • Complete the online application form and upload your file(s).
  • Mail your entry to 931 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2H2, to the attention of Megan Nicholson, along with a printed copy of the online application form.

Contact

If you have questions about the contest, please email DigitalComms@torontohousing.ca.