New Year, New Opportunities - upcoming Calls for Artists
Goodbye 2022, hello 2023!
Hit the ground running in 2023 with these opportunities coming your way! There are opportunities for artists of all experience levels. To give yourself the best chance, prepare your application ahead of time and ask a friend to review your proposal before sending it out.
Art Nest, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF)
Deadline: January 16, 2023
Description: TOAF is seeking proposals for installation, sculpture, new media and performance art that are appropriate for an outdoor setting and related weather conditions.
Art Nest project provides emerging and equity-seeking artists with the opportunity to create their first public artworks in consultation with a curator and mentor during the Fair. The program provides artists with the experience, infrastructure, training and audience exposure needed to build confidence for future public art competitions and commissions. Proposals should also account for visitor safety. All proposals are subject to approval by the City of Toronto. Show organizers will assign space at Nathan Phillips Square.
An artist fee of $2,000 plus $2,000 for material costs will be paid to each selected artist.
More details and to apply here
The Get Real Film Fest
Deadline: March 1, 2023
Description: The Get Reel Mental Health Film Festival at Stella's Place is an opportunity to spark conversation, educate our community, create a space for healing, and feature stories about our mental health. Looking for short film proposals to be a part of the 2023 Get Reel Film Festival.
Learn more and submit here
Oeno Gallery’s Call for Sculpture 2023
Deadline: February 6, 2023
Description: This outdoor sculpture garden invites artists to submit proposals for the garden’s 11th exhibition year. The property offers a wide variety of sites for placement. Areas to consider include the sculpture garden proper, the outdoor area by the wintery, the zone immediately surrounding the gallery, and the pond (limestone quarry). Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the gallery. Sculptures must be original, durable and safe for viewing by the public in an unsupervised natural area. They must be able to withstand extreme year-round weather conditions and tolerate strong winds. This includes rain, snow, wind and salty air. The work must also be available for sale. The artist is responsible for the transportation, installation and removal of their work in the event it does not sell. Interested artists are to submit proposals to: Dana Charles dcharles@oenogallery.com
Learn more and submit here
The World Illustration Awards
Deadline: February 14, 2023
Description: The World Illustration Awards are a year-round celebration of the power and diversity of illustration being made today. Selected entries are shared on the popular @worldillustrationawards Instagram. This is followed by the announcement in May of 500 longlisted projects, and then the release of the 200 shortlisted projects which will feature in an Online Showcase on the AOI’s website launching in July. A highlight of the Awards year is the excitement of the winners announcement in September. One New Talent and one Professional Overall winner will be awarded cash prizes and profiled on the AOI website.
Learn more and submit here
Lumière: The Art of Light 2023
Deadline: January 16, 2023
Description: Lumière: The Art of Light (formerly Winter Light Exhibition) is an acclaimed annual art event that will temporarily transform Trillium Park, the new home for the event in 2023. This free light exhibition invites visitors to explore the park and experience art developed by Ontario artists. Utilizing innovation, light and discovery, Lumière encourages Ontario-based artists and creators to “illuminate” the park under a curatorial theme of “renewal”, celebrating the change of seasons from winter to spring.
Learn more and submit here
Leslie Grove Gallery Rental Proposals
Deadline: January 9, 2023
Description: The Artists’ Network is welcoming exhibition proposals from the visual arts community, curators, artists, collectives, working across a wide range of mediums to exhibit in its Leslie Grove Gallery during 2023.
The Artists’ Network is particularly interested in engaging proposals from diverse creative communities to share their respective voices. We also encourage proposals that challenge the visual arts’ definition and boundaries, whether socially or aesthetically. Besides a gallery exhibition, submissions can include an artist’s talk, art demonstration, community participation event.
Learn more and submit here
Pride Toronto Call for Artists
Deadline: January 13, 2023
Description: Pride Toronto is excited to announce that applications have now opened for their 2023 Festival for artists of all forms and mediums. This year it will be a fully in-person Festival featuring over 400 artists across Festival Weekend with 3 days and 6 stages, as well as many events throughout May and June. They are looking to hire all mediums of artists, including but not limited to, singers, dancers, drag artists, DJs, performance artists, circus artists, graphic designers, digital installation artists and visual artists. There will be an online info session on January 11 for any prospective artists which you can register for here
Learn more and submit here (scroll down to Artist Registration)
Step Above Stigma Silent Auction
Deadline: February 13, 2022
Description: Step Above Stigma (SAS) is a registered mental health charity focused on empowering youth and young adults, facilitating systemic change, and eliminating stigma. SAS is hosting its upcoming Candid Conversations Coffee House at Beatrice Society Cafe (subject to change) on March 8th, 2023. They are looking for submissions of interest from artists to participate in the silent auction portion of this event. They are planning on running a silent auction throughout the night that features artwork by local artists. Artists may choose the starting bid and receive 70% of the purchase price, with the remainder retained as a donation to SAS. We are looking for art pieces that speak to individual experiences with mental health.
To learn more Click here to download the PDF Call