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Looking for calls for artists and arts events happening in your city?
Every month, we round up the top arts opportunities from organizations, galleries, and municipalities across the country and list them here. Below are some of the resources and current opportunities on our radar, from British Columbia to Atlantic Canada. The links will open in a new tab on your browser.
STEPS opportunities
External public art opportunities
- Call for Artists, Brampton BOXED Traffic Art Box Program (Deadline: May 15, 2025)
- Call for Submissions, 401 Career Launcher Prize 2025, Toronto, Ontario (May 15, 2025)
- Call for Applications, Curator-in-Residence in Social and Environmental Justice in the Arts, Western University, London, Ontario (Deadline: May 15, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Nuit Blanche East Danforth, East End Arts and The Danforth BIA (Deadline: May 16, 2025)
- Request for Qualifications, Strathcona County Footbridge Public Art Project, Edmonton, Alberta (Deadline: May 21, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Traffic Signal Wrap, London Arts Council (Deadline: May 23, 2025)
- Call for Emerging Glass Artists, Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery (Deadline: May 25, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Youth Centre Mural Project, Iroquois Ridge Community Centre, Town of Oakville (Deadline: May 25, 2025)
- Call for Applications, City of Toronto Artist in Residence (AiR) Program 2025-2026 (Deadline: May 28, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Digital Artwork Display, City of Pickering (Deadline: May 30, 2025)
- Call for Ontario Artists, Outdoor Sculpture Proposal, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre (Deadline: May 31, 2025)
- Call for Submissions, Sound Culture, New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA), South River, Ontario (Deadline: May 31, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Connextions Vinyl Window Murals, Town of Oakville (Deadline: June 1, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Seniors in the East, East End Arts (Deadline: June 6, 2025)
- Call for Artists, 152 St Bridge at Nicomekl River, City of Surrey (Deadline: June 9, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Utility Box Wraps, City of Surrey (Deadline: June 9, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Bell Box on Millers Grove, Mississauga Arts Council (Deadline: June 23, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Bell Box on McLaughlin Road, Mississauga Arts Council (Deadline: June 23, 2025)
- Call for Artists, Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography and Residency (Deadline: June 18, 2025)
- Call for Media Artists, Indigenous Residency Program, Digital Arts Resource Centre (Deadline: June 30, 2025)
- Funding Opportunity, Creative Communities Projects, Toronto Arts Council (Deadline: August 5, 2025)
- StreetARToronto Support Mural Program (Rolling Deadline)