How many of these open calls are free to apply?

Free to apply: 5 of 21. A fee to apply or to take part: 9. Fee not stated by the organiser: 7.

What do these open calls provide?

Out of 21: stipend: 11; housing: 12; travel: 1; studio: 12; production budget: 4; exhibition: 5.

Can artists from any country apply?

No country or region limit in the terms: 15 of 21. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 6 — each card names who may apply.

Artist residencies in Canada, 2026–2027

30 Oct 2026

Adélard Immersion Residencies 2027 — Six Weeks in a Heritage Barn in Frelighsburg, Quebec, with Housing and a CAD 2,250 Honorarium

AdélardFrelighsburg, Quebec, Canada

ResidencyCAD 2,250 honorarium + private lodging + studio

30 Oct 2026

Western University Writer-in-Residence 2027–28, London (Ontario) — $50,000 Stipend

Western UniversityLondon, Ontario, Canada

ResidencyFree to apply$50,000 CAD stipend (Sept 2027–early April 2028)

30 Oct 2026

YWCA Edmonton Artist in Residence 2027 — Peck Visual Arts Program with Miller Art Gallery ($2,500 + $500)

YWCA EdmontonCamp Yowochas / YWCA Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Residency$2,500 honorarium + $500 materials

1 Nov 2026

Gladstone House 2027 Artist Residencies — Free 3-Month Studio for Toronto Visual Artists and Craftspeople Without a Studio

Gladstone HouseGladstone House, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ResidencyFree to applyFree studio space for 3 months

1 Nov 2026

CAAF Studio Residency 2027 — 2–3 Months Studio + CAD 700/Month for Emerging Artists, Calgary

Calgary Allied Arts FoundationCalgary, Canada

ResidencyCAD 700/month stipend

1 Nov 2026

Résidence croisée France/Québec 2027 — Pavillon de l'Arsenal × Fondation Grantham, €10,000

Pavillon de l'ArsenalFondation Grantham (Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham) and Maison Marcel-Saint-Pierre (Laval), Québec, Canada

ResidencyFree to apply€10,000 grant (stay + project)

8 Nov 2026

Est-Nord-Est — Residencies for Artists and Authors 2027–2028

Est-Nord-Est, résidence d'artistesSaint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

ResidencyHonorarium, accommodation and technical support

18 Nov 2026

Sounding Like a Mountain — Five-Week Visual Arts Thematic Residency on Sound, Land and Listening, Banff Centre 2027

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada

ResidencyArts Scholarship of CA$5,556.87 toward the fee

23 Nov 2026

Nia Centre for the Arts Artist in Residence 2027 — $1,000 Stipend + Studio for Black Artists in Toronto

Nia Centre for the ArtsToronto, Ontario, Canada

ResidencyFree to applyCAD 1,000 stipend + studio

25 Nov 2026

Playwrights Lab 2027 — Two-Week Fully Funded Residency for Canadian Playwrights, Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

ResidencyFull scholarship: tuition, room and meals ($4,123.35)

29 Nov 2026

Alambic 3rd Edition (NFB) — Nine-Month Paid Animation Residency, $45,000–50,000, to Make a 3-Minute Animated Documentary (French-Speaking Canadians)

National Film Board of CanadaMontréal / remote, Canada

Residency$45,000–50,000

3 Dec 2026

City of Kitchener Artist in Residence 2027 — CA$10,000 Honorarium + $2,500 Expenses (Waterloo Region)

City of KitchenerKitchener, Ontario, Canada

ResidencyCA$10,000 honorarium + up to CA$2,500 expenses

7 Dec 2026

Craft & Design Residency 2027–28 at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto — One-Year Studio Residency for Emerging Makers in Ceramics, Design, Glass, Metal and Textiles

Harbourfront CentreToronto, Ontario, Canada

ResidencyNo stipend; studio licence CAD 110.70/mo

9 Dec 2026

Spring Writers 2027 — Mentored Writing Residency, Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff, Alberta, Canada

Residency2 weeks: studio, room, meals, mentorship

15 Dec 2026

Smartwear Revolution Artist Residencies, University of Alberta — CA$12,000 In-Person or CA$8,000 Virtual Residency Ahead of the SUPPORT 2028 Festival, Open Internationally, Deadline 15 December 2026

Co-Designing a Smartwear Revolution, University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada, or fully online

ResidencyCA$12,000 in person / CA$8,000 virtual

16 Dec 2026

Indigenous Fashion Creation Residency 2027: Embellishments and Accessories — Fully Funded Five Weeks, Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

ResidencyFull scholarship: tuition, room and meals ($8,605.80)

6 Jan 2027

Literary Journalism 2027 — 19-Day Mentored Non-Fiction Residency, Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Residency19 days: studio, room, meals, mentorship

15 Jan 2027

Riding Mountain Artists’ Residency 2027 — Two Weeks in a 1934 Log Cabin + CA$2,500 (Manitoba Arts Council)

Manitoba Arts CouncilDeep Bay cabin, Clear Lake, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

ResidencyFree to applyCA$2,500 + two-week cabin residency

17 Feb 2027

Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects — Five-Week Visual Arts Residency 2027, Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Residency5 weeks: studio, room, meals, mentorship

3 Mar 2027

Braided Histories: Basketry and Eco-Dyeing 2027 — Fully Funded Three-Week Residency for Indigenous Artists, Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

ResidencyFull scholarship: tuition, room and meals ($6,268.50)

14 Apr 2027

Fantastic and Futuristic Writers Residency 2027 — Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff, Alberta, Canada

ResidencyA $1,947.49 scholarship covers part of the cost

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All open calls here: 21

Adélard Immersion Residencies 2027 — Six Weeks in a Heritage Barn in Frelighsburg, Quebec, with Housing and a CAD 2,250 Honorarium

Western University Writer-in-Residence 2027–28, London (Ontario) — $50,000 Stipend

YWCA Edmonton Artist in Residence 2027 — Peck Visual Arts Program with Miller Art Gallery ($2,500 + $500)

Gladstone House 2027 Artist Residencies — Free 3-Month Studio for Toronto Visual Artists and Craftspeople Without a Studio

CAAF Studio Residency 2027 — 2–3 Months Studio + CAD 700/Month for Emerging Artists, Calgary

Résidence croisée France/Québec 2027 — Pavillon de l'Arsenal × Fondation Grantham, €10,000

Est-Nord-Est — Residencies for Artists and Authors 2027–2028

Sounding Like a Mountain — Five-Week Visual Arts Thematic Residency on Sound, Land and Listening, Banff Centre 2027

Nia Centre for the Arts Artist in Residence 2027 — $1,000 Stipend + Studio for Black Artists in Toronto

Playwrights Lab 2027 — Two-Week Fully Funded Residency for Canadian Playwrights, Banff Centre

Alambic 3rd Edition (NFB) — Nine-Month Paid Animation Residency, $45,000–50,000, to Make a 3-Minute Animated Documentary (French-Speaking Canadians)

City of Kitchener Artist in Residence 2027 — CA$10,000 Honorarium + $2,500 Expenses (Waterloo Region)

Craft & Design Residency 2027–28 at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto — One-Year Studio Residency for Emerging Makers in Ceramics, Design, Glass, Metal and Textiles

Spring Writers 2027 — Mentored Writing Residency, Banff Centre

Smartwear Revolution Artist Residencies, University of Alberta — CA$12,000 In-Person or CA$8,000 Virtual Residency Ahead of the SUPPORT 2028 Festival, Open Internationally, Deadline 15 December 2026

Indigenous Fashion Creation Residency 2027: Embellishments and Accessories — Fully Funded Five Weeks, Banff Centre

Literary Journalism 2027 — 19-Day Mentored Non-Fiction Residency, Banff Centre

Riding Mountain Artists’ Residency 2027 — Two Weeks in a 1934 Log Cabin + CA$2,500 (Manitoba Arts Council)

Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects — Five-Week Visual Arts Residency 2027, Banff Centre

Braided Histories: Basketry and Eco-Dyeing 2027 — Fully Funded Three-Week Residency for Indigenous Artists, Banff Centre

Fantastic and Futuristic Writers Residency 2027 — Banff Centre

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