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Fall Street Banner Program - Langley City
Langley City · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 29 October 2026 (closes today)
- Budget
- Up to $2,000
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Langley City is inviting artists, artist teams, and creatives from the Lower Mainland and surrounding region to apply for the Fall Street Banner Program 2026-01. The selected artist(s) will work with Langley City to develop artwork for street banners displayed throughout downtown Langley City. The program celebrates the creativity, diversity, and unique character of the community while creating a…
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From the webResidencyAlberta
Artist Call for Submissions
CARFAC Alberta
- Deadline
- 30 October 2026 (1 day left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
YWCA Edmonton in partnership with the Miller Art Gallery is accepting submissions for its 2027 Peck Visual Art Artist-in-Residence Program. The residency is a one-year term, running from January 18, 2027 to December 17, 2027.
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From the webExhibitionOntario
Call for Applications: Artist Project 2027
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 31 October 2026 (2 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Artist: Genie Kim. Photographer: Jenna Marie Wakani Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026, 11:59pm ET Exhibition Dates: May 13–16, 2027 Artist Project is now accepting applications from artists working in all mediums for our 2027 edition at the Better Living Centre in Toronto. Artist Project provides independent, contemporary artists with a professional platform to showcase and sell their… Source
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From the webResidencyAlberta
CAAF’s 2027 Studio Residency Program
CARFAC Alberta
- Deadline
- 1 November 2026 (3 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
The CAAF Studio Residency is offered by the Calgary Allied Art Foundation (CAAF). CAAF’s aim is to support emerging artists to reach their full potential. By providing space and funding, the CAAF Studio Residency enables emerging artists to further explore their creative practice and take advantage of opportunities that CAAF can provide. Artists are also encouraged to share their process and…
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From the webResidencyAlberta
CAAF Fuse33 Makerspace Residency Program
CARFAC Alberta
- Deadline
- 1 November 2026 (3 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
The CAAF Fuse33 Makerspace Residency is offered by the Calgary Allied Art Foundation (CAAF). CAAF’s aim is to support emerging artists to reach their full potential. By providing space and funding, this CAAF Residency at Fuse33 enables emerging artists to further explore their creative practice and take advantage of the programs and equipment at Fuse33 to expand their practice with new skills.
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From the webOtherAlberta
Request for Qualifications
CARFAC Alberta
- Deadline
- 2 November 2026 (4 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
The Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), on behalf of the City of Edmonton, is seeking a local artist or artist team residing in the greater Edmonton area to create a free-standing sculpture in the recently completed Heritage Valley District Park. Indigenous artists and artists from equity-seeking backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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Request for Qualifications: Heritage Valley District Park
Edmonton Arts Council
- Deadline
- 2 November 2026 (4 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $98,000
- To apply
- Fee not stated
The Edmonton Arts Council ( EAC ), on behalf of the City of Edmonton, is seeking a local artist or artist team residing in the greater Edmonton area to create a free-standing sculpture in the recently completed Heritage Valley District Park. Indigenous artists and artists from equity-seeking backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Project Budget: $98,000. This budget encompasses all costs directly…
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Call for Expressions of Interest: Indigenous Language and Culture Public Art Project, City of Oshawa
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 5 November 2026 (7 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Photograph of Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park. Submission Deadline: November 5, 2026, 11:59pm ET Project Overview The City of Oshawa is excited to launch an open two-stage call for Expressions of Interest for an Indigenous language and culture public art project to be installed in Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park, located at 169 Harbour Rd, Oshawa, adjacent to Lakeview Park. Source
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Call for Mentors: Art Apprenticeship Network 2027
The Shumka Centre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 5 November 2026 (7 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Since 2020, the Art Apprenticeship Network (AAN), a program by The Shumka Centre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, has funded student apprenticeships with established artists, curators and cultural workers in Metro Vancouver. Developed to build and strengthen the local art ecosystem through a part-time apprenticeship model, the program creates opportunities for paid work, social…
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From the webExhibitionOntario
Call for Submissions – New Vistas: Vibrant Future
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 9 November 2026 (11 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
New Vistas reception, 2024. Image courtesy of ECCAG. The City of Toronto, in partnership with Humber Polytechnic’s Arts Administration and Cultural Management 2026/27 cohort, is seeking emerging artists in the GTA from equity-seeking communities for the newest New Vistas exhibition at Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery. The submission deadline is November 9, 2026. New Vistas: Vibrant Future is……
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From the webOtherAlberta
Request for Qualifications: mistahaya wîkihk Community Recreation Centre
CARFAC Alberta
- Deadline
- 9 November 2026 (11 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
The Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), on behalf of the City of Edmonton, is seeking six Indigenous artists or artist teams to create artworks for mistahaya wîkihk Community Recreation Centre.
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Request for Qualifications: mistahaya wîkihk Community Recreation Centre Public Art Projects
Edmonton Arts Council
- Deadline
- 9 November 2026 (11 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Extended The Edmonton Arts Council ( EAC ), on behalf of the City of Edmonton, is seeking six Indigenous artists or artist teams to create artworks for mistahaya wîkihk Community Recreation Centre. Two of the artwork locations will feature selected artists or artist teams from Enoch Cree Nation. Indigenous artists working across Canada are welcome to apply for the other four public art projects…
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From the webOther
Call for Submissions: Dying.exhibit 2027
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 10 November 2026 (12 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Shay Salehi & Adam Giroux, Ode to a Black Hole, 2023. Installation view, Dying.exhibits 2023, Youngplace. Image courtesy of Dying.series. Submission Deadline: November 10, 2026 We are all going to die, so why not talk about it? Dying.series invites artists and designers to submit works that explore death, dying, and care through the lens of the health humanities, for Dying. Source
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2027/28 Visual Arts Exhibition - City of Coquitlam
City of Coquitlam · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 12 November 2026 (14 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Free
The City of Coquitlam is focused on identifying and increasing opportunities for local, emerging artists to display two-dimensional visual artwork in civic facilities. Local artists from the Metro Vancouver area, with preference given to artists based in Coquitlam, are invited to submit an application to have their visual artwork in the mediums of painting, drawings, photographs, collage or…
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Call for Expressions of Interest: James Stevenson Park Legacy Project, Peterborough
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 13 November 2026 (15 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Baseball at Riverside Park, industrial buildings seen behind. Image courtesy of Peterborough Museum & Archives. Submission Deadline: Friday, November 13, 2026, by 4:00pm ET The City of Peterborough invites professional artists and artist collectives to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for illuminated interactive sculpture with bilingual interpretive panels at James Stevenson Park. Source
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2027 Black History Month Exhibition
City of Richmond, Dept. of Arts, Culture & Heritage · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 15 November 2026 (17 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $600
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Request for Proposals: 2027 Black History Month Exhibition January 29 – February 25, 2027 Richmond Cultural Centre - Upper Rotunda Gallery Artists are invited to submit proposals for a visual art exhibition at the Richmond Cultural Centre’s Upper Rotunda Gallery as part of Black History Month. Organized annually each February since 2016, the exhibition recognizes and honours the legacy, culture…
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Request for Qualifications: Integrated Therapeutic Art for the Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 17 November 2026 (19 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Submission Deadline: November 17, 2026, 5:00pm ET “A new kind of health care for a healthier community” The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital is a critical part of Trillium Health Partners’ plan to build a new kind of health care that serves our growing and diverse community for the decades ahead. The new hospital will be a full replacement of the existing hospital and will redefine a new… Source
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$4,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2026
The Hopper Prize · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 17 November 2026 (19 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $13,000
- To apply
- Fee not stated
$4,500 Artist Grants — All Media Eligible. The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2026 artist grants. We have recently increased grant amounts to $4,500. We are offering $4,500 and $1,000 grants to artists and photographers around the world. The Hopper Prize was established in order to increase the recognition of artwork created by artists and photographers. Our aim is to advance…
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2027 Kwi Am Choi Exhibition Scholarship - PoMoArts
PoMoArts · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 22 November 2026 (24 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $2,000
- To apply
- Free
PoMoArts is excited to announce applications are now open for the 2027 Kwi Am Choi Exhibition Scholarship for emerging artists! Established in 2007, this annual scholarship awards $2,000 to two emerging BC artists (ages 18–32) to support the creation and presentation of a solo exhibition at PoMoArts from August–October 2027. This is an opportunity for recent graduates and current Fine Arts…
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From the webPublic artOntario
Call for Expressions of Interest: Permanent Public Art Opportunities, City of Mississauga
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 23 November 2026 (25 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Downtown Mississauga Submission Deadline: November 23, 2026, by 11:59pm ET The City of Mississauga Public Art Program invites professional artists and artist/artist-led teams to submit credentials and expressions of interest to create a permanent public artwork for Fairwinds Park, located in Mississauga, Ontario. The park is in close proximity to Cooksville Creek and includes protected… Source
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Call for Applications: Graduate Research-Creation Residency | Walking & Art Residency 2027
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 26 November 2026 (28 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $950
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, Toronto Island Luisa Milan Graduate Research-Creation Residency Residency Dates: February 16 – 22, 2027 Application Deadline: November 26, 2026 11:59pm ET Cost: $950 CAD (inc HST) Application Form This residency at Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts provides additional, extra-institutional peer-support for creative practitioners undertaking graduate (Masters…
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Call for Expressions of Interest: Public Art for Children’s Area at New Central Library, Guelph
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 27 November 2026 (29 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $250,000
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Artist rendering of the new Central Library with the Children’s Area circled. Image courtesy of Guelph Public Library. Submission Deadline: November 27, 2026, 11:59pm ET Total Budget: $250,000 +HST (if applicable) Anticipated Installation: Fall 2027 The Friends of the Guelph Public Library invite experienced and qualified artists and artist-led teams to submit an Expression of Interest to… Source
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From the webMuralOntario
Call for Expressions of Interest: Two Public Art Opportunities for Indigenous Artists, Cabbagetown BIA
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 29 November 2026 (31 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Submission Deadline: November 29, 2026 by 11:59pm EST The Cabbagetown BIA and City of Toronto would like to commission the design, fabrication, and installation of one (1) large sculptural art piece, or a series of sculptural art pieces, by a single Indigenous artist, as well as one (1) mural by a single Indigenous artist, on the wall of No Frills at Spruce Street and Parliament Street. Source
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Composer Librettist Team Opportunity for Youth Opera Commission
Pacific Opera Victoria, Vancouver Opera Association · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 30 November 2026 (32 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $8,000
- To apply
- Free
Opera Sprouts Competition is returning and looking for composers and librettists who wish to explore the world of creating new opera for youth in BC schools. This program offers composer/librettist teams an opportunity to compete for a full commission of their work to tour BC schools in spring 2028. In partnership with Vancouver Opera, Opera Sprouts is focused on working with composer/librettist…
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Call for Expressions of Interest: Public Art for Atrium at New Central Library, Guelph
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 30 November 2026 (32 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $250,000
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Artist rendering of the Atrium in the new Central Library. Courtesy of Guelph Public Library. Submission Deadline: November 30, 2026, 11:59pm ET Total Budget: $250,000 +HST (if applicable) Anticipated Installation: Fall 2027 The Guelph Public Library Board invites professional artists and artist-led teams to submit expressions of interest to create an original three-dimensional public… Source
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Request For Proposals: 2027 Floating Public Art, Waterfront Toronto
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 3 December 2026 (35 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Trevor Wheatley and Cosmo Dean in collaboration with Puncture Design, Global Convenience, 2026. Photo: Michael Nguyen Submission Deadline: December 3, 2026 by 5:00pm ET Opportunity Waterfront Toronto is seeking to commission a professional artist or artist team to create a temporary floating artwork for Harbour Square Park Basin. Artists are asked to submit proposals for installation… Source
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Douglas Park Washroom Building Mural – Langley City
Langley City · via Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Deadline
- 10 December 2026 (42 days left)
- Budget
- Up to $12,000
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Langley City is inviting artists, muralists, and artist teams to apply for a new outdoor mural at Douglas Park. The selected artist(s) will work with Langley City to develop a cohesive design across all four exterior walls of the newly built washroom facility, reflecting the energy, diversity, history, and community spirit of Douglas Park. What They’re Looking For: A cohesive mural design for all…
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Request for Proposals – Wanderings: Delhi Park Entryway Public Art, Prince Edward County
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 15 December 2026 (47 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
View of Delhi Park from the Mary Street parking lot. Photo: Stacey Sproule. Submission Deadline: December 15, 2026 at 5pm As a way to honour the history, present and future of Delhi Park, Prince Edward County’s Public Art program is undertaking a multi-year series of projects that will reside at the park’s entrances. These public art projects will serve to reflect on the rich stories of the……
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Open Call for Artworks & Artist Residencies: Support 2028 Festival, Edmonton
Akimbo
- Deadline
- 15 December 2026 (47 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Al Young, 2026, digital photograph. @somehowsunny Call for Expressions of Interest: Artwork and Artist-in-Residence Opportunities at the Support 2028 Festival Submission Deadline: December 15, 2026 Various galleries and performance venues, Edmonton, Alberta Based at the University of Alberta, the Co-Designing a Smartwear Revolution project is currently trying to develop “smart” garments that can…
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Open Call for Artworks - Support Festival 2028
CARFAC Alberta
- Deadline
- 15 December 2026 (47 days left)
- Budget
- Not stated
- To apply
- Fee not stated
Based at the University of Alberta, the Co-Designing a Smartwear Revolution project is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) to create artworks, fashion creations and performances for a festival around the theme of SUPPORT in May 2028. The festival will feature exhibitions, dance or theatre performances, live dress or fashion events, creative research presentations, open lab activities, and…
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