Ontario Arts Council
Canada
The Ontario Arts Council is an Ontario government agency that funds artists and arts organisations across the province.
10 openDeadline: 28 Oct 202612 calls in totalFellowshipsGrants
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Canada
Arts organisations in Canada running open calls
Foundations, residencies, festivals and arts councils in Canada that run open calls for artists: 96 in all, 48 accepting applications now, with every call they ran before.
96 organisations · 48 accepting applications
Who runs open calls for artists in Canada — mostly non-profits, public bodies and arts centres. Each page shows what the organiser has open now, the calls it ran before, when its deadlines usually fall and whether it is free to apply.
New Brunswick Arts Board
Canada
6 openDeadline: 1 Nov 20266 calls in totalFellowshipsGrants
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Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Canada
11 openDeadline: 1 Mar 202711 calls in totalFellowshipsGrants
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Banff, Canada
16 openDeadline: 4 Nov 202633 calls in totalFellowshipsResidenciesWorkshops
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Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Canada
3 openDeadline: 19 Nov 20264 calls in totalGrantsResidencies
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City of Mississauga
Canada
The municipal government of Mississauga, Ontario, which commissions permanent public art for its parks.
2 openDeadline: 12 Nov 20262 calls in totalCompetitions
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Art Canada Institute
Canada
Canadian art-history publisher based at Massey College, Toronto, offering an online art library, art news, exhibitions and resources for teachers, all free to read.
1 openDeadline: 15 Jan 20271 call in totalFellowships
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Esse arts + opinions
Canada
Montréal magazine of contemporary art, publishing in print and online.
1 openDeadline: 10 May 20271 call in totalCompetitions
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Western University
Canada
A Canadian university that combines research with student experience and invites visitors to its campus open day on 8 November.
1 openDeadline: 30 Oct 20261 call in totalResidencies
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Kawartha Art Gallery
Canada
Gallery in Lindsay, Ontario, that fosters and promotes the artistic interests of all citizens and holds an annual juried exhibition.
1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Calgary Allied Arts Foundation
Canada
A foundation in Calgary, Alberta, that supports emerging visual artists in the city.
1 openDeadline: 1 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies
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Nia Centre for the Arts
Canada
A charitable organisation working to advance Black artistic expression, with a space in Toronto.
1 openDeadline: 23 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies
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Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Canada
Trust that awards the Griffin Poetry Prize, established in 2000, for poetry written in or translated into English.
1 openDeadline: 18 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Guelph Public Library
Canada
Public library of Guelph, Ontario, whose new Central Library will hold two commissioned public artworks.
2 openDeadline: 27 Nov 20262 calls in totalCompetitions
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Harbourfront Centre
Canada
Toronto arts and culture centre that runs a full-time craft and design residency with studios in design, glass, metal and textiles.
1 openDeadline: 7 Dec 20261 call in totalResidencies
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sākihiwē festival
Canada
Indigenous music and arts festival in Winnipeg that brings music to Indigenous families in the city's core and north end so they can take part in the arts.
1 openDeadline: 10 Dec 20261 call in totalOther
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Fais-moi l'art
Canada
An art space at 900 rue Cherrier in Montréal, open Wednesday to Sunday, that publishes a call for exhibition projects.
1 openDeadline: 15 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions
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Cranium Arts Project
Canada
An arts project in Ottawa that runs the Cranium showcase festival.
1 openDeadline: 20 Dec 20261 call in totalOther
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Red Head Gallery
Canada
A professional artists' collective committed to exhibiting the work of established and emerging artists.
1 openDeadline: 29 Oct 20261 call in totalExhibitions
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City of Peterborough
Canada
The municipal government of Peterborough, Ontario, which commissions public art.
1 openDeadline: 13 Nov 20261 call in totalOther
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FAQ
Which organisations are listed?
Every foundation, residency, festival, museum, gallery and arts council whose open calls are in our catalogue — including those between calls, with the calls they ran before.
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