Artist Opportunities, Spring Edition!
Celebrate spring and grow your art career by applying to some calls for submissions! We've compiled a list of upcoming opportunities for you to showcase your talents. Don't hesitate to apply – remember, Akin is cheering for you!
"Just Us" Art Call
Call for Artists
Deadline: August 4, 2024
StART’s fourth annual "Just Us" Art Call seeks mural project concepts highlighting social injustice, equity, and community engagement, particularly concerning Black and Indigenous peoples and other equity deserving groups. Artists committed to diversity and positive change are invited to submit proposals addressing historic and current social issues. Projects must be visible from a city street in Toronto and have property owner authorization. Selected projects may receive up to $5,000 for creation.
Mural by Donovan Searchwell and Labrona Lovegates. 29 Lower River Street, Toronto.
Read more and and apply here
Ontario Arts Council
Artist Grants
Deadline: May 2, 2024
Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and
Arts Professionals of Colour
This program supports Ontario-based Indigenous arts professionals and arts professionals of colour, or groups comprised of them, for skill-building and professional development opportunities. It funds various art practices endorsed by OAC, including study, mentorship, internships, apprenticeships, and artwork documentation, with a maximum grant of $10,000 for skills and career development.
Image by Jennifer Marquez @jamscreativephotography
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Craft Ontario
Call for Exhibition Proposals
Deadline: May 27, 2024
Craft Ontario is currently seeking proposals for solo and two-person exhibitions to take place in the Craft Ontario Gallery, 1106 Queen St West, in the 2025 calendar year.
More details and application here
Ontario Arts Council
Artist Grants
Deadline: May and November 1, 2024
The John Fluevog Shoes Emerging Artist Grant is intended to help emerging artists develop their skills and increase the visibility of their artwork. The winner will receive $10,000 towards their artistic wThis program supports Ontario-based visual artists in creating new work, aiming to encompass diverse artistic practices and support excellence, regional activity, and various artists and communities. It offers three funding categories based on years of professional practice and public presentation of work: Emerging ($5,000), Mid-Career ($7,500), and Established ($15,000).
Find more details and apply here
Artist Call
Deadline: April 19, 2024
Vector Festival is a digital media arts festival in Toronto, showcasing digital games and creative media. The flagship exhibition for 2024, curated by Miriam Arbus, explores migration, weather, geopolitics, and algorithms. Artists are encouraged to submit works reflecting the cosmic and interconnected theme. Submissions for the 2024 program are open, with the festival running from July 11 to 21, 2024, and exhibitions extending until August 10, 2024.
For more details and application here