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Imagine if you didn’t have to turn notifications on and scroll Instagram for hours to find the next calls for artists announcement. Sign up for our artist email list to be the first to hear about artist opportunities managed by STEPS.
Why subscribe? You’ll get:
- First access to paid artist opportunities happening across Canada
- Registration notices for free public workshops, events, and artist capacity building programs
- News from the public art community
- Resources to support your artistic practice
Looking for calls for artists happening in your city?
We regularly round up exciting public art opportunities from organizations, galleries, and municipalities across the country and list them here. Below are external opportunities on our radar, from British Columbia to Atlantic Canada. The links will open in a new tab on your browser.
External Public Art Opportunities
- National Call to Canadian Artists with Connections to Ottawa, Request for Qualifications (Deadline: August 23, 2026)
External Public Art Opportunities
- Request for Expressions of Interest: Indigenous Public Art – Five Corners Parkette, St. Catharines (Deadline: July 12, 2026)
- Call for Artists: Pole Wrap Public Art in Historic Downtown Uxbridge (Deadline: July 13, 2026)
- Clark Centre Artist Residency, Toronto (Deadline: July 27, 2026)
- Call for Applications: Michele Larose – Osler Library Artist-in-Residence Programme 2026, McGill University (Deadline: July 31, 2026)
- Call for Proposals: Winter 2026-2027 Window Paintings, City of Pickering (Deadline: July 31, 2026)
- Call for Proposals: Public Art & Youth Residency Opportunities, Strathcona Wilderness Centre (Deadline: August 10, 2026)
- Request for Proposals Design TO 2027, Yonge and St. Clair, Toronto (Deadline: September 13, 2026)
- StreetARToronto Support Mural Program (Rolling Deadline)
- Call for Indigenous Artists (all disciplines), Mississauga Arts Council (Ongoing deadline)