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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
- Artist Call, Cedar Ridge Summer Residency, City of Toronto (Deadline: April 26, 2024)
- Artist Call, Indigenous Artist in Residence Program, City of Regina (Deadline: April 26, 2024)
- Call for Board of Directors, The Disability Collective (Deadline: April 26, 2024)
- Call for Submissions, Online Photography Group Exhibit, Pix and the City, Part Crowd Art Gallery and CONTACT Photography Festival (Deadline: April 26, 2024)
- Women in Mural Art, Building Careers Artist Talk, Mural Routes (Date: April 27, 2024)
- Artist Call, Richard’s Memorial Park – Mississauga Lakeshore Hoarding Mural Project, Mississauga Arts Council (Deadline: April 29, 2024)
- Artist Call, 5A & 5B Front Street – Lakeshore Hoarding Mural Project (Deadline: April 29, 2024)
- Call for Entries, Boynes Artist Award 10th Edition (Deadline: April 29, 2024)
- Call for Submissions, Grand River Arts Festival 2024 (Deadline: April 29, 2024)
- Artist Call, Pine/Wesley Avenue – Lakeshore Hoarding Mural Project (Deadline: April 29, 2024)
- Artist Call, Richard’s Memorial Park – Lakeshore Mural Project (Deadline: April 29, 2024)
- Artist Mentorship, Art Writing Mentorship Program, Centre A (Deadline: April 30, 2024)
- Artist Call, Catchbasin Art Project, City of Brampton (Deadline: April 30, 2024)
- Artist Call, HOLD FAST Contemporary Arts Festival 2024 (Deadline: April 30, 2024)
- Artist Call, JUST US 2024, StreetARToronto (Deadline: April 30, 2024)
- Artist Call, Bell Box Murals in Ottawa’s Westboro Village (Deadline: May 1, 2024)
- Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant, Ontario Arts Council (Deadline: May 1, 2024)
- Artist Call, Asinabka Film and Video Festival (Deadline: May 1, 2024)
- Call for Proposals, Art Lives Here Festival, Lincoln Museum & Cultural Centre (Deadline: May 1, 2024)
- Insurance 101 for Artists/Curators, StreetARToronto (May 2, 2024)
- Indigenous Artist Call, Walmer Legacy Space, TAS (Deadline: May 2, 2024)
- Artist Call, Waterloo Park Promenade Art Walk, City of Waterloo (Deadline: May 2, 2024)
- Skills and Career Development Program, Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour, Ontario Arts Council (Deadline: May 2, 2024)
- Artist Call, Public Art at South Common Community Centre and Library, City of Mississauga (Deadline: May 3, 2024)
- Artist Call, Lumen Festival, City of Waterloo (Deadline: May 4, 2024)
- Artist Call, Roots Exhibition Series, Arts Etobicoke (Deadline: May 5, 2024)
- Artist Call, Hamilton Plein Air Festival (Deadline: May 5, 2024)
- Artist Call, Public Artwork at Sixteen Mile Community Centre, Town of Oakville (Deadline: May 5, 2024)
- Artist Call, Beyond Barriers, StreetARToronto (Deadline: May 6, 2024)
- Mississauga Artist Call, Local Art for New Residential Community (Erin Mills), The Daniels Corporation (Deadline: May 6, 2024)
- Artist Call, Northeast Mini Galleries Artwork, Calgary Arts Development (Deadline: May 8, 2024)
- Call for Applicants, Curator of Exhibitions, Gallery 44 (Deadline: May 9, 2024)
- Artist Call, Orangeville Utility Box Art Program (Deadline: May 9, 2024)
- Artist Call, City of Brampton’s 50th Birthday Mural (Deadline: May 10, 2024)
- BIPOC Artist Call, SLOW Relations + Practices Artist Residency, Centre A (Deadline: May 13, 2024)
- Artist Call, Tabor Hill Underpass Mural Project, StreetARToronto (Deadline: May 13, 2024)
- Artist Call, Neighbourhood Picnic Table Program, City of Waterloo (Deadline: May 14, 2024)
- Artist Call, Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival, BC Culture Days (Deadline: May 14, 2024)
- Artist Call, Central Park Banner Artwork, Winnipeg Arts Council and West End BIZ (Deadline: May 14, 2024)
- Artist Call, South Osborne Banner Artwork, Winnipeg Arts Council and South Osborne BIZ (Deadline: May 14, 2024)
- The Gathering Divergence Multi-Arts Festival and Conference, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (May 14-17, 2024)
- Artist and Arts Facilitator Call, ArtMEETS, East End Arts (Deadline: May 15, 2024)
- Artist Call, d/Deaf, Mad, and Disabled Artist Residency, Kickstart Disability Arts (Deadline: May 15, 2024)
- Artist Call, City of Hamilton Artist Directory (Deadline: May 15, 2024)
- Call for Submissions, 401 Richmond Career Launcher Prize 2024 (Deadline: May 15, 2024)
- Call for Submissions, The Art of Birds, Museum of Northern History (Deadline: May 15, 2024)
- Artist Call, Paint With Pride, StreetARToronto, The 519, and Pride Toronto (Deadline: May 17, 2024)
- Artist and Arts Facilitator Call, Seniors in the East Storybook Program, East End Arts (Deadline: May 17, 2024)
- Artist Call, Interactive Sculpture, Cambridge Sculpture Garden (Deadline May 20, 2024)
- Artist Call, Art Collection for Mississauga Square One District, Mondo Forma and Daniels (Deadline: May 22, 2024)
- Artist Call, Emancipation Art Exhibition, Halton Black History Awareness Society and Helson Gallery (Deadline: May 22, 2024)
- Artist Call, Kent Park Public Art Project, Town of Huntsville (Deadline: May 26, 2024)
- Call for Submissions, Biennale Internationale du Carnet d’Artiste 2024 (Deadline: May 26, 2024)
- Artist Call, Craft Ontario (Deadline: May 27, 2024)
- Artist Call, Yukon Riverside Arts Festival (Deadline: May 31, 2024)
- Call for Submissions, On The ’Brink Installation Art Festival (Deadline: June 1, 2024)
- Artist Call, The Art of Birds Exhibition, Museum of Northern History (Deadline: June 5, 2024)
- Artist Call, Xpace Cultural Centre (Deadline: June 9, 2024)
- Artist Call, Queen West Art Crawl (Deadline: June 30, 2024)
- Artist Call, Visual Arts Thematic Residency, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Deadline: July 10, 2024)
- Artist Call, Congruent Exhibition, Aurora Cultural Centre (Deadline: August 31, 2024)
- Artist Support Program, StreetARToronto (Deadline: October 31, 2024)
- NextGEN Entrepreneurship for Indigenous Youth (Rolling Deadline)
- Arts Educator Call, Orfe EcoArt Program (Rolling Deadline)
- Member Spotlights, Visual Arts Mississauga (Rolling Deadline)
- Call for Applications, UforChange (Rolling Deadline)
- Lawrence Heights Artist Spotlights, Art Starts (Rolling Deadline)
- Artist Call, Community Public Art Project, Burlington (Rolling Deadline)
- Artist Call, Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Registry (Rolling Deadline)
- Scarborough Artist Call, Scarbrite Features (Rolling Deadline)
- StreetARToronto Support Mural Program (Rolling Deadline)