Open calls, artist residencies, grants and art fairs in Canada, updated continuously and sorted by soonest deadline. Free to browse; sign up to score each against your work.
Apply for a 6-day residency program at Banff Centre focused on evaluative practices and data strategy for cultural leaders.
Writers in all creative genres are invited to apply for a 19-day self-directed residency to work on a creative writing project.
Submit up to 10 images of 2D or 3D artwork exploring spiritual themes for exhibition, publication, and potential sales.
Submit up to 3 photography entries across Heritage Properties and Landmarks or Open categories for juried consideration and potential gallery exhibition.
Filmmakers identifying as women are invited to apply for a four-day intensive film camp focused on narrative pitch decks, fundraising, marketing, and distribution for adventure film content.
Submit up to 4 artworks in 2D or 3D exploring themes of self-portraits, self-introspection, self-worth, self-growth, diary pages, writings, poetry, family trees, or journeys of self-discovery for a non-juried exhibition.
Musicians and ensembles of all genres and career stages are invited to apply for a three-week residency to research, create, and develop their own projects with mentorship and access to personal music studios.
Apply to participate in a two-week immersive residency exploring choreographic languages of musical theatre through technique, improvisation, and collaborative creation.
Submit original, hand-made painterly artwork in traditional media (oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel, or physical mixed media) that celebrates expressive colour, visible brushwork, and intentional mark-making for a curated online exhibition.
Submit up to 4 plein air paintings, sketches, or prints created on-site on the West Shore (Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, Bear Mountain) for exhibition in the Lagoon Arts & Culture Festival.
Cultural leaders and arts professionals are invited to apply for a 6-day residential leadership program exploring Indigenous wise practices and contemporary arts management.
Submit artworks exploring how we experience time—personal, social, political, everyday, generational or historical—in any medium.
Ontario-based artists are invited to submit up to two recent original artworks (2024–2026) for jury selection and potential exhibition and award.
Multidisciplinary artists and creative practitioners are invited to apply for an intensive two-week virtual reality storytelling program exploring immersive narrative design, spatial storytelling, 360° production, and VR prototype development.
Members of Mosaic Artists of Canada are invited to submit mosaic artwork interpreting the theme 'HOME' for an online exhibition.
A six-day residency program for cultural policy leaders and arts professionals to critically examine cultural policy across governance systems and develop advocacy strategies.
Submit artwork in any form and medium to be exhibited at the Reel Pride Art Show alongside the Reel Pride International Film Festival.
Filmmakers identifying as women are invited to apply for a four-day post-production film camp focused on narrative editing, audio mixing, colour correction, and technical filmmaking skills.
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