B SEEN
APPLICATIONS
ARE NOW CLOSED
Thank you for showing up!
B Seen applications closed on October 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET, and we’ve been positively overwhelmed by the response.
To every artist who trusted us with your practice, your questions, and your possibilities — thank you.
And to the peer organizations, advocates, artists, and community voices who shared, reposted, tagged, forwarded, and spoke about B Seen across their networks: you helped move the current.
What is B Seen?
B Seen champions GTA-based Black multidisciplinary artists already in practice who are ready to bring disciplines into conversation, experiment with new possibilities, and develop original work with dedicated time, resources, and support behind them.
No project proposal is required
WHAT B SEEN OFFERS
$6,000 artist fee
Up to $4,000 flexible project funds
Mentorship + Dramaturgical support
Creative development + public presentation
Build toward sharing your work in 2027
Juliet Jones-Rodney at the BCurrent Brand Relaunch
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Applications Under Review: October 7–30, 2026
Shortlist Conversations: November 2–6, 2026
Applicants Notified: Week of November 9, 2026
Onboarding Begins: November 23–December 4, 2026
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Longer-term Development Timeline
First Drafts Sharing: January 23–24, 2027
Creative Intensive: Four weeks in spring 2027
Starts no earlier than April 1
Public Presentation: Spring / early summer 2027
Exact dates confirmed with the cohort
All applicants will hear from BCurrent following the review process.
No action is required while applications are under review.
Artist in “Body So Fluorescent” produced by BCurrent
STAY CURRENT
Experience Black Art • Bold Possibilities
B Seen is one part of what’s moving through BCurrent.
Stay close for the artists, stories, experiments, and possibilities still to come.
B Seen is made possible with support from TD, through the TD Ready Commitment, and with the partnership and support of ArtWorksTO.
