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City of Windsor Arts, Culture and Heritage Opportunities

From time to time, the City of Windsor — through the Cultural Affairs Office — offers arts, culture and heritage opportunities in the form of public art calls, project funding, and opportunities to participate in the local creative community.

Current Opportunities

Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund (ACHF) Grant Program

The City of Windsor's Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund (ACHF) invests in the soul of our city by providing financial assistance to locally-developed arts, culture and heritage projects that provide exciting, surprising and meaningful opportunities to strengthen our creative community. This funding initiative supports the City of Windsor's priority to build a strong and stable creative community that contributes to a prosperous creative economy and to making Windsor an amazing place to live. Visit www.ACHFWindsor.ca for current deadlines; program guidelines; objectives and key priorities; eligibility requirements; consultation requirements; applications; current deadlines; final reports; past recipients and more. ACHF funding is administered through two funding rounds per year.

2026 Round 1: Closed. Applications were accepted from January 12 to February 6, 2026
2026 Round 2: Applications will be accepted from June 22 to July 17, 2026.

Please note: The Application link will be live only once an application window has opened. When you select the ACHF Application link during application rounds, you will be redirected to the MyWindsor Portal and required to create a local account or use an existing Google account to proceed with your application.

"Windsor's Voices" 2026 National Poetry Month Initiative

The City of Windsor’s Poet Laureate Peter Hrastovec is once again planning to bring poetry to the community in a meaningful way as part of National Poetry Month 2026. “Windsor’s Voices” is an initiative to celebrate National Poetry Month that will once again place short, six-to-ten-line inspirational poems on television screens in select City-owned facilities across the community, and as part of an online Zine to be published in April, with copies available to view at Windsor Public Library branches.

Submission Period: From February 23, 2026, to March 20, 2026, interested Windsor poets and photographers of all ages, including youth (14 to 24), are encouraged to submit original poems or photos on one of two themes:

Theme # 1: Contributors are asked to share what Windsor means to them, from neighbourhoods, events, work and labour, art and imagination, and cultural traditions to important landmarks, places, people, experiences and inspirations. Contributions will reflect on what makes Windsor special.
Theme # 2: As we say in Windsor, “The River and the Land Sustain Us.” Contributors are asked to reflect on the theme of “LAND & SEA” — which is the League of Canadian Poets’ 2026 theme for National Poetry Month. The organization describes the theme as follows: “Mother Earth began with spirit — first water, then land — alive and sacred. To walk on the land and touch her waters is an act of respect and gratitude. Every stone, stream, mountain, and drop of water is a teacher; every breeze, a messenger. We are called to listen, honour, by giving thanks through acts of care. Speaking with water and land we acknowledge its life-sustaining gifts; carrying the lessons of the past into the future through ceremony… explore the relationship with water and land — write, reflect, and celebrate our shared responsibilities and the sacred bonds that sustain us all.”

Submission Requirements:

Email to culturalaffairs@citywindsor.ca
Subject Line: Windsor Voices Initiative 2026
Include in the body of your email:

Full name
Full mailing address
Let us know if you are submitting a poem and/or photograph.
Let us know which of the two themes your work connects with.
Attach your six-to-ten-line poem/reflection and/or photograph.
Limit of one submission only per person

Those submitting will hear from a program representative in late March 2026. The City’s Poet Laureate and Poet Laureate Emeritus will select the poems and photos that best capture and align with the two themes.

Become a Pathway to Potential Broker: Offer Program Participants a 90% Discount to Increase Accessibility in Arts, Culture, and Healthy Living

Through the City of Windsor's Pathway to Potential (P2P) Program, you have an opportunity to offer your program participants a 90% discount on their experience with you.

Eligibility: Program eligibility is based on an annual income.
Funding: Funding is limited and based on a first come first serve basis.
Pay 10%: The registrant is responsible to pay 10% of the program cost at the time of registration.

Interested?: If you are interested in finding out if your arts, culture and healthy living programs can be a part of the City's P2P Family, and for additional information on P2P Sports, Arts, and Culture Brokerage Programs, please visit www.pathwaytopotential.ca, call 519-255-2489, or contact as at p2p@citywindsor.ca by email.

Pathway to Potential is funded by the City of Windsor and the County of Essex.

Street Space - Painted Crosswalks

Street Space is paving the way for painted crosswalks to be installed in various Windsor neighbourhoods to showcase, promote, and share creative work. Opportunities within Street Space include increased community involvement; enhancement of the cultural experience for residents and visitors; and celebration of Windsor's arts, culture, and heritage. Helping you tell your story of Windsor.

Windsor Culture Map - Community Stories

Link to Culture Map program information.

As part of the Windsor Culture Map, we invite individuals, groups and organizations to submit Community Stories that help create Windsor's unique sense of place. City of Windsor Culture staff review the information submitted for accuracy and content prior to publication. Submissions require the following: 250 to 300 words (in English, but also in the writer's native tongue, if possible); 4 photographs (high quality, high resolution, copyright-free); and captions for each of the photographs. Submissions must be sent to culturalaffairs@citywindsor.ca with the subject line: "Community Stories Submission". Submissions are accepted year-round.

Our Space Program

Link to Our Space program information.

Individuals, organizations, artists, performers, and cultural activities are encouraged to create an activity, event, performance or showcase within the Windsor Sculpture Park. The Cultural Affairs team will work with you to enhance our civic spaces, engage audiences and promote an appreciation for arts, culture and heritage in the City of Windsor. This program will enhance and transform our Windsor Sculpture Park through partnership projects that celebrate and explore identity, and develop community connections and sense of place through organizing creative opportunities. Proposals must be for an interactive activity and can feature two or three-dimensional work or digital media, such as video projects. They may offer participatory experiences or include performance components. All proposals will be considered by the Cultural Affairs team and selected based on the criteria stated in the proposal form. Connect, develop, and display with your friends, family and neighbourhoods in the Windsor Sculpture Park.

2026 Windsor Centenarians

Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is calling all 2026 Windsor Centenarians! Our Centenarians are part of a generation that helped define our community and are living links to the rich and varied history of our city. To help capture and share their stories, our Mayor is asking residents to step forward if you or a loved one is celebrating the milestone of 100 years or greater in 2026. You have stories to tell. Please get in touch with the Mayor's office at mayoro@citywindsor.ca. Mayor Dilkens is looking forward to the opportunity to visit with some of these incredible people throughout this year to thank them for being part of Windsor’s Story.

Stay tuned for future arts, culture and heritage opportunities.

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