Artist Opportunities - Summer 2024 Edition
Happy Summer! We’ve curated a list of exciting upcoming opportunities for you to display your talents. Remember, Akin is cheering for you!
Artist Project
Deadline: Sunday, October 20, 2024
The Artist Project is dedicated to supporting the development of students, new graduates and self-taught artists by offering free exhibition space at the show in the Untapped section. This application is open to first-time exhibitors at Artist Project. Apply today to enter this juried competition for an opportunity to participate.Applications are now open!
Read more and apply here
Tangled Art Gallery
Deadline: Friday, August 9, 2024
Tangled Art + Disability is now accepting applications to exhibit your artwork at Tangled Art Gallery. We invite submissions from Deaf, Mad, and Disability-identified artists and curators, as well as arts organizations and other cultural producers who practice Disability Arts and Curation. There are two different spaces you can apply to show your work: the main gallery space or the window vitrines.
Read more and apply here
StreetARToronto Partnership Program
Deadline: Wednesday, August 21
StreetARToronto (StART) comprises a suite of innovative programs specifically designed for streets and public spaces. StART programs encourage active transportation (walking and cycling), make our streets more inviting and safe, reduce overall infrastructure maintenance costs, showcase local artists, mentor emerging talent, and create opportunities for positive engagement among residents, business owners and operators, artists, and arts organizations. Individually and collectively StART murals are designed to celebrate the City of Toronto motto "Diversity Our Strength" and foster a greater sense of belonging among all. Mural by @leylandadams
Read more and apply here
Emerging Artists Over 30
Deadline: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Arts Etobicoke is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for emerging artists over 30 years old based in West Toronto. This initiative aims to provide a platform for mature new artists to launch their artistic careers and showcase their work. This curated exhibition will challenge the common narrative that emerging artists must be under this age and seeks to address the gap by offering a space for artists who may have started thier artistic journey later in life.
Read more and apply here
Indigenous Youth Roots Community Grants
Deadline: Wednesday, July 31
Grassroot youth groups/collectives (comprised of Indigenous youth ages 15-29) are eligible to apply for funding to support community programs and projects while receiving innovative mentorship, training and capacity-building opportunities. Funding will be provided to projects/groups that seek to create impactful community change and increase the wellness, resiliency and engagement of Indigenous youth.
Read more and apply here
The Residency Project
Deadline: Tuesday August 20
The Residency Project (TRP) provides time and space in support of creative research and artistic experimentation, with an emphasis on creating opportunities for historically underrepresented artists—women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists, artists with disabilities, and parents—as well as artists who actively pursue environmentally sustainable practices. Open Call for applications for 3-week funded residencies in winter/spring 2025 at TRP @ 880 in Pasadena, CA. Individual artists and partnered artists are welcome to apply!
Read more and apply here
Toronto Queer Film Festival 2025 Symposium Call for Proposals
Deadline: Monday, Sept 9, 2024
An in-person and online symposium organized by the Toronto Queer Film Festival. Everyone is welcome to apply. This is a paid opportunity for all involved if selected. The Toronto Queer Film Festival is seeking proposals for its annual Symposium around the theme of Collective Resistance. Today as we witness various forms of violence and dispossession, apartheid, the destruction of ecosystems and the war on poor and disabled people, to name a few, we, as queer and trans people, ask how we can come together to respond and resist.
Read more and apply here
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Artist Opportunities Round-Up: Residencies, Exhibitions, Art Crawls & More!
As the spring approaches, we’ve rounded up some fresh new opportunities for artists. These opportunities come with deadlines in April through August. Best of luck!
MOTHRA: Artist-Parent Project
Deadline: April 10th, 2023 (to apply for the July 4-17th residency)
Description: In 2023 MOTHRA will be offering four artist-parent, child-inclusive, artist residencies at Artscape Gibraltar Point.
Find more details about the MOTHRA: Artist-Parent Project here
Image Description: A concrete alleyway facing a white building with a painted mural on it. The mural has a black background, with white clouds moving across the center, and a portrait of a woman with long black hair looking off into the distance. On the left side of the mural, words written in stylized cursive read “looking towards a better future”. On the right side, the text continues, saying “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Call for Mural Proposals: “Just Us” Art Project 2023
Deadline: August 15th, 2023
This call invites concepts from street, mural and graffiti artists and artist collectives committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and inspiring positive change through who they are and the work they create. Project proposals should speak to historic and current social issues and movements within Black and Indigenous communities and equity deserving groups and the importance, benefits, and opportunities to build a better future through inclusion, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Find more details about the Call for Mural Proposals here
The Salt Spring National Art Prize
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is a biennial juried open competition focused on Canadian contemporary visual arts. Approximately fifty finalists are selected for the exhibition by an independent national jury. We invite all Canadian artists whose work exemplifies originality, quality, integrity, and creativity to submit work for consideration.
Find more details about the The Salt Spring National Art Prize here
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Call for Artists and Artisans: 2023 Queen West Art Crawl Festival
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
The Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) is a charitable corporation that drives a number of initiatives publicly benefiting artists and residents of Toronto through art, music, and multiculturalism, including a two-day multidisciplinary arts festival stretching along Queen Street West from Bathurst to Roncesvalles in Trinity Bellwoods Park in September of each year. With attendance at 20-25k, the Queen West Art Crawl has developed over the years into an inclusive arts and multicultural festival, while staying centered around its annual outdoor art exhibition.
Find more details about the 2023 Queen West Art Crawl Festival here
2023 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition
Deadline: April 30th 2023
The Federation of Canadian Artists is providing this opportunity for artists from all over the world to exhibit for minimal cost and a chance to win prizes for their art. This year’s theme is ‘Recovery’ Submissions must be no bigger than 8" x 10" or 10" x 8" and must be unframed. Substrates can be no deeper than 4mm deep. We frame successfully juried pieces at our gallery.
Find more details about the 2023 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition here
14th Annual Contemporary Juried Art Exhibition
2023 Kirkland Lake Contemporary Art
Deadline: June 1st , 2023
The Museum of Northern History and the Contemporary Art Committee will host the 14th Annual Contemporary Art Exhibition. Artists at all stages in their career are eligible and all disciplines are welcome. Theme: “Mystique & Reality”
Find more details about the Kirkland Lake Contemporary Art Juried Art Exhibition here
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Call for Facilitators of Creative Content: Nia Centre
Deadline: June 6, 2023
Interested in facilitating art-based workshops for youth and young creatives?
The Nia Centre is looking for enthusiastic Art Facilitators to facilitate art-based workshops for our Beyond the Books: School Engagement Program. Looking for facilitators that can lead workshops across the following art mediums:
Film
Animation
Mural Design
Photography
Creative Writing
Dance (with a focus on Afro Caribbean and hip hop dance)
Theatre, Acting and Performance
As workshops will be held in person at the physical location of the school, facilitators must be available to commute to schools across the Greater Toronto Area. Short-listed applicants will be contacted for a brief virtual Facilitator Show & Share.
Find more details about the Call for Facilitators of Creative Content at the Nia Centre here
Upcoming Opportunities and Calls for Submissions
Upcoming Opportunities and Calls for Submissions - deadlines in February and March
Who needs the sun, when there are so many opportunities to make ourselves shine? Beat the winter blues by going for gold with these Calls for Submissions with deadlines in February and March.
Craft & Design Artist in Residence at the Harbourfront Centre
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Deadline is March 10th 2023
Craft & Design at Harbourfront Centre is accepting applications for residencies in Ceramics, Glass, Metal/Jewellery, Design and Textiles. Open to recent graduates and emerging artists with equivalent experience, Artists-in-Residence can enjoy access to affordable studio space, receive mentorship, participate in exhibitions and be part of a supportive community.
Find more details here
FUTURE PROOF - A Virtual Auction in Support of Open Studio
Deadline: March 6th 2023
Description: Calling all printmakers! FUTURE PROOF is an annual virtual auction of stunning artwork to browse, bid on, and buy outright. The online auction will feature a juried selection of prints alongside a curated collection of contemporary art by artists from the wider Toronto arts community who support Open Studio.
Find more details here
Image description: Two simple line drawings side by side with black lines and muted colour highlights. The first is of an entranceway with steps leading to the door and lights hanging nearby. The second is of a two story home. There’s a fence surrounding the home and two tall trees in the yard. Image source: Klondike Institute of Art and Culture website.
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Artist in Residence Program
Deadline: February 15th, 2023
Description: Founded in 2001, in a partnership with Parks Canada, the KIAC Artist in Residence Program has welcomed over 300 talented artists, musicians and filmmakers to Dawson City from all regions of Canada and around the world. The residence accommodates two artists concurrently for research, development and production of ongoing or new bodies of work.
KIAC accepts applications from visual artists, media artists and interdisciplinary artists, as well as curators. Consideration will be given to professional, established and emerging Canadian and international artists. All disciplines will be considered.
Find more details here
Video Fever 2023- Open Call to All Ontario Post-Secondary Students
Deadline: March 2nd, 2023
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Description: Trinity Square Video and Vtape are seeking video works from undergraduate or graduate level students, who are currently enrolled at any Ontario-based post-secondary institution! Selected works will be part of a screening taking place in March 2023.
This is a professional, juried screening. All chosen artists will receive an IMAA screening fee and a free one-year production membership to Trinity Square Video. One selected winner will also receive a $500 cash prize sponsored by Vtape!
Find more details here
ArtMEETS: Hygge Edition PWYC online workshops for artists
Deadline: Registration for each class open until filled, classes run Feb 4th-25th
Description: It’s back again – East End Arts is thrilled to announce that ArtMEETS is back this winter for its sixth year! Four workshops, all PWYC (Pay What You Can), and all about getting creative and beating the winter blues. ArtMEETS workshops are led by talented, engaging, and supportive artist facilitators, and each workshop is an opportunity for adults to learn a new art skill, meet new people, and let your creative side shine! Our hygge edition workshops are focused on getting cozy and crafty at home with simple supplies and tools. Workshops run on Saturday afternoons in February (four workshops total) from 1-4pm, online via Zoom. We are accepting a maximum of 20 participants per workshop, so register early for those that interest you!
Find more details here
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“In brief, hygge is about taking time away from the daily rush to be together with people you care about - or even by yourself - to relax and enjoy life’s quieter pleasures.”
Expression of Interest, Public Artwork for Overlea Boulevard and Bridge Renewal
Deadline: March 14th 2023
Description: The City of Toronto invites professional artists (including artist teams) to submit their Expression of Interest to the first stage of a competition for integrated public artwork(s) as part of the redesign and replacement of the Overlea Boulevard Bridge and surrounding road work improvements.
The art component of this revitalized public space will be selected through an open two-stage competition, with a net budget of approximately $600,000. The project budget includes all costs directly associated with the artwork: all fees for design, fabrication, installation, engineering and professional services, insurance, travel and other incidental expenses.
Find more details here
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
Call for Participants: The Akin Winter Arts Market and Exhibition at the Clark Centre For the Arts
When; December 3-18, 2022
Opening Reception: December 3, 2022
Where: Clark Centre for the Arts, 191 Guildwood Pkwy, Scarborough
What: Art Market (December 3, 4, 10 and 11) and Group Exhibition (December 3-18)
To Participate: Click here to register
Deadline to register: November 23, 2022
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Love Letter to your Art Practice
Do you hold love for your art practice? How do you recognize it? How do you show it? A Love Letter to your Practice facilitated by Yasmeen Nematt Alla, invites artists, makers, and creatives to join us for a writing and meditation workshop to celebrate the love we hold for our art practices. For most of us, our practices have supported our passions, our livelihoods, and our mental health. We hope to spend time together gathering as we discuss ways to show care to the very things that push us forward.
This event will take place online on March 9th at 6PM to 7:30PM.
Please join the event with a writing or drawing utensil and some paper.
You can sign up in our link: http://ow.ly/eERM50I3TwH
Yasmeen Nematt Alla(she/her) is an Egyptian immigrant and settler living in Tkaronto, Turtle Island (colonially known as Toronto, Ontario). Her practice centres alienated collectivist narratives from an immigrant’s and an interpreter’s perspective. As someone who lives between cultures, she deciphers language barriers attached to togetherness through textiles, performance, and reactive sculptures that are often situated in social practice. She wonders how translation, experiences, and visuals intertwine with care, grief, and community building.
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Akin Taxes for Artists Workshop
Tax season can be a particularly stressful and confusing time for artists, performers and other creatives. This workshop will help you get prepared! With decades of experience in accounting and taxation, Kelly Ross will spend an hour discussing some of the most important tax topics for artists including: tax preparation, deductions, tax deadlines, HST, how to handle grants, T4s and more. The session is suitable for artists who are new to filing taxes or those who are looking for a refresher. Please come prepared with your questions, or email them in advance to erin@akincollective.com . This session will be recorded, and Closed Captions available. An ASL Interpreter will be in attendance.
Date: January 25th
Time: 6PM-8PM
Place: Online
Accessibility: This session will be recorded, and Closed Captions available. An ASL Interpreter will be in attendance.
Facilitator: Kelly Ross is the Managing Director and CEO of Ross Professional Corporation. She is a member of CPA Canada leading with strength, knowledge and passion, having over 20 years of experience in accounting and taxation. Through her career she worked in a multi-national CPA firm, then moved on to be a subject matter expert for development of an accounting program at a college. Kelly’s interest and passion for accounting came from her mother whose career was in the accounting realm. Kelly has a love for the arts and entertainment industry, which stemmed from having a father who had talent and love for music. Kelly herself played the piano, trumpet and was a dancer through her early years. Now in her downtime, Kelly can be found around the hockey rinks supporting her daughter’s hockey team and following her nephews in their live band performances. She is truly a people person and has a special skill making everyone she meets feel special.
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Call for Applications: Akin Studio Program at Auto BLDG 2022
Craving a space to grow your art practice? An opportunity to surround yourself with artists and other creatives? The Akin Studio Program applications are open and ready to accept our 2022 cohort!
The Akin Studio Program at Auto BLDG (158 Sterling Road) is a unique and publicly open opportunity for art practitioners, curators and writers to lease shared studio space within the historical Auto Building at 158 Sterling Road in Toronto. In addition to a studio space throughout 2022, selected artists will be immersed within a community of peers, offering various opportunities for engagement. Studio members will be encouraged to develop and expand their individual practices while playing a role in the artistic community within the studios itself.
Studio Membership Program Start Date: January 7 2022,
Studio Membership Program End Date: December 31, 2022.
While the focus for selected artists will be to use their studio spaces for independent practice, research and development, this is an inclusive, shared studio environment where artists will benefit from insight provided by not only their studio peers and guests but also through occasional opportunities as part of the broader Akin community.
Selected artists will be encouraged to participate in four, quarterly/seasonal public ‘Open Studio’ events that will occur across the studio program space(s) throughout 2022. This may include opportunities to present a workshop or artist talk at one of these specific events, for those that are interested.
Full application details are available at www.akin.art/call
Deadline to apply: November 22, 2021, 5:00pm EST
We're so excited to receive your applications! Please visit our Akin Studio Program Frequently Asked Questions for any questions or email us at info@akincollective.com and we'll be happy to support you in any way we can.
Share this call as widely as you can on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
Check out The Echoes of Community featuring Akin Artists and their City Wide Projections in Partnership with BigArtTO!
Akin is thrilled to be partnering with BigArtTO as part of ArtworxTO to present 12 current and past Akin artists responding to the theme of “The Echoes of Community”. These projections around the city address our questions around notions of community: How do collective and community rooted experiences radically reimagine art practices? How does ancestral knowledge of the past and the future inspire our making? What is revolutionary about community ties and how do we utilize those connections to upend oppressive systems?
Here’s when and where you can check out the works!
Summerville Pool (1867 Lake Shore Blvd E)
Wednesday October 6th - Saturday October 9th, 7:15pm - 10:15pm
Afifa Bari (@_fiffs)
kaya joan (@kayajoan)
Rebecca Jane Houston (@rebeccajanehouston)
Stephanie Avery (@stephvonawesome)
Etobicoke Civic Centre (399 The West Mall)
Wednesday October 13 - Saturday October 16th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Walter Segers (@waltersegers)
Hatice Erdoğan (@heart.pottery)
Destinie Adelakun (@destiniestyles)
Franziska barczyk (@franziska)
Piccininni Community Centre (1369 St. Clair Ave W)
Wednesday October 27 - Saturday October 30th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Annwin Arts (@annwinarts)
Hamid Mohammadi (@hamidxvi)
Diego Gutierrez (@gutierrez.gallery)
Tag us @akinprojects during your visits to the works and we’ll make sure to share it!
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Call for Submissions: Akin x BigArtTO The Echoes of Community CALL EXTENDED
Call for Submissions: Akin x BigArtTO
The Echoes of Community
Akin is thrilled to be partnering with BigArtTO as part of ArtworxTO this fall with three projections happening at Summerville Pool (1867 Lake Shore Blvd E at Woodbine Ave), Etobicoke Civic Centre (Burnhamthorpe Rd at The West Mall) and Piccininni Community Centre (St Clair Ave W & Lansdowne Ave). We intend to select four artists per site, to have their artwork projected onto these buildings. Akin is inviting all current or alumni Akin Members who live or work in the City of Toronto to submit one artwork for consideration responding to the theme of “The Echoes of Community”. We would love to know: How do collective and community rooted experiences radically reimagine art practices? How does ancestral knowledge of the past and the future inspire our making? What is revolutionary about community ties and how do we utilize those connections to upend oppressive systems? Existing work or sketches / renderings of proposals for new work will be accepted. Images of the final artworks may be included in marketing materials. Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for a specific projection site. Your location preference will be considered by the jury. However, the overall consistency of the selected projects will be prioritized. Artists will be selected for one of the three locations.
Submission deadline: Friday September 3rd 2021 *Extended to September 7th 2021
There are three locations where these activations will take place:
Summerville Pool (1867 Lake Shore Blvd E)
Wednesday October 6th - Saturday October 9th, 7:15pm - 10:15pmEtobicoke Civic Centre (399 The West Mall)
Wednesday October 13 - Saturday October 16th, 7:00pm - 10:00pmPiccininni Community Centre (1369 St. Clair Ave W)
Wednesday October 27 - Saturday October 30th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Compensation:
An artist fee of $800 CAD will be paid to each selected artist
Timeline:
Application due by: Friday September 3rd 2021, 11:59pm *Extended to September 7th 2021
Artworks reviewed & selection: First week of September
Artists to be notified by: September 10th 2021
Final artworks due: Date depending on location selected for
*Artists will be required to invoice for payment
To Apply:
Applications should be submitted by email to laura@akincollective.com with the subject line “Akin x BigArtTO” no later than Friday September 3rd at 11:59pm
In a single PDF please submit the following:
A brief biography of yourself and your practice. (max 200 words)
A brief artist statement responding to the theme of “The Echoes of Community” (max 500 words)
Artist CV (max 2 pages)
1-3 high quality images of the existing work or renderings of unique works you are submitting for consideration as well as any related links to your work online that you would like to share. (Weblink or social media link)
Contact information - including phone number, email address, website and Instagram username if available.
We welcome and encourage applications from members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. Adapting the Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Group Policy, applicants who self-identify as belonging to one (or more) of Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Groups (Persons of Colour, Deaf Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Persons Living with Mental Illness, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIAP) will all be prioritized.
Applicants who require additional resources, support or time to complete their applications can request as such. Please request this assistance at least one week in advance of the submission deadline. To do so, or for additional information, please contact laura@akincollective.com
*Please note, the jury consists of: Alexander Robinson, Özge Aytekin & Yasmeen Nematt Alla
Successful applicants will be contacted by email no later than : September 10 2021
Co-Living Survey - Call for Input - Deadline July 27th & August 13th 2021
The opportunity to participate in the creation of a series of co-living style apartments may be available to Akin, and we would love your thoughts on what this should look like. Co-living is when a tenant lives in an apartment that shares certain amenities with other tenants in the building. For example, a tenant may live in a one bedroom apartment with a private bedroom and living room but with the bathroom and kitchen shared with other tenants in the building. As would be the case here, these types of rental units are often able to be offered at a more affordable rental rate than other units in the area of similar sizes while also allowing for a focus on community amongst the residents.
We are very interested in exploring this concept further, as it may offer access to affordable housing for artists in the City of Toronto. Completing this survey, as well as providing any additional feedback that you feel comfortable sharing with us, would be appreciated and will influence our consideration of the project. We have certain ideas that we’re thinking about, but are very open around this concept and really want to hear from you, our community, in order to learn about your needs and desires for your housing situation in Toronto. Please note, while the feedback received from these survey questions will help to inform the design of this space (hoping that it comes to fruition), the layout has not yet been determined.
The survey consists of 35 questions and as such should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. If you’re able to complete the survey by July 27th at 12pm you will have the opportunity to enter an early bird draw to win a $50.00 gift card to a local shop or restaurant of your choosing. For those who respond after July 27th (and before the survey ends on August 13th), you will have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to a local restaurant or shop of your choosing.
CreateSpace Webinar: Digitizing Your Art
Hear from artists Yung Yemi and Samar Hejazi and learn how to document your work, present it digitally, and share it virtually.
Do you know how to leverage your experience as an artist working in public spaces after the installation and performance ends?
Digitizing your art through photography and sharing your creation process helps make your work interactive and available online to those who can’t experience it in person. Hear from artists Adeyemi Adegbesan (AKA Yung Yemi) and Samar Hejazi and learn how to document your work, present it digitally, and share it virtually in this 1.5 hour hour webinar that will support artists of all disciplines who exhibit their work in public spaces, through shared learnings about documenting your work.
Event Date and Time:
Thursday, April 22, 2021
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
Presented by STEPS and Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network, this workshop is offered as part of the 2021 CreateSpace BIPOC Public Art Residency through Neighbourhood Arts Network’s Making A Living Making Art program.
ASL interpretation will be provided. Please email eva@torontoarts.org by April 15, 2021 with any other accessibility requests.
7 CALLS FOR ARTISTS - UPCOMING NOVERMBER\DECEMBER
LAST MINUTE REMINDERS…
2021 AKIN STUDIO PROGRAM @ Auto BLDG (158 STERLING)
DEADLINE SATURDAY OCTOBER 31
APPLY HERE: https://www.akincollective.com/autobldg-call-2021
The Akin Studio Program is a unique and publicly open opportunity for art practitioners, curators and writers (hereafter referred to as artists) to lease shared studio space within the historical Auto Building at 158 Sterling Road in Toronto. In addition to a studio space throughout 2021, selected artists will be immersed within a community of peers, offering various opportunities for engagement. Studio members will be encouraged to develop and expand their individual practices while playing a role in the artistic community within the studios itself. Year 1 & 2 Program Cohort members are welcome to re-apply.
Studio Rental Program Start Date: January 7, 2021.
Studio Rental Program End Date: December 31, 2021.
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CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS : KEAXU Online Exhibition
DEADLINE OCT 30th 2020
APPLY HERE: keaxu2020@gmail.com
We are calling for artists in what is currently known as Canada to submit their existing works for an art exhibition to be hosted online. The works to be considered for this exhibition will engage dialogues that can be found between our bodies and the land. We welcome submissions from artists working in any media that explore issues related to the relationships between the body, identity, land, and place.
While any medium will be considered, we are especially interested in exhibiting works of art including (but not limited to) land-based performances, actions, and multimedia presentations.
Submission Deadline: Friday, October 30, 2020, Notification of Results: Monday, November 2, 2020
MORE INFO :
Due to COVID-19, KEAXU will utilize diverse online platforms to exhibit and promote the works of the selected artists. This exhibition will run for a month, from November 24 to December 23, 2020.
Selected artists will be given an opportunity to promote their work and the exhibition by hosting a virtual studio visit, an interview, or another live appearance.
KEAXU is a OCADU curatorial collective consisting of Katie Jakobiec, Avery Creed, Xiao Han, Unnikrishnan Kalidas. Portfolio must be submitted by email to: keaxu2020@gmail.com
Please include the following material:
-Artist Statement addressing the relevance to the proposed exhibition (500 words max)
-Bio (one paragraph, 150 words max)
-Current CV (2 page max)
-Portfolio (3-5 examples of work) ○ If you wish to submit video work, please upload to a site such as YouTube or Vimeo and provide a link in your application. Please provide full videos although the selection committee might view the first five minutes of each submitted video. Please number and label your visual submissions, for example (01_name.jpg, 02_name.jpg, etc.). If you are submitting large files you can send us a link via a file hosting service such as DropBox, etc. Please include an image list with the title, date, medium, and dimensions, and any additional information.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/KEAXU-Virtual-Exhibition-2020-110195190863773
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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER CALLS:
KASAHARA GABRIOLA RESIDENCY APPLICATION:
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 16th
APPLY HERE: https://artsgabriola.ca/kasahara-gabriola-trust-artist-residency-call-for-applications/?fbclid=IwAR10HVdg-RARi7W-HINlq2lMfwAZqO9vUmkwJP2rMkd5yg-s7SU9R0CLfNU
Residency 2(currently accepting applications from Canadian residents only)
Residency Period: February 15, 2021 to June 15, 2021
Application open: October 15 to November 16, 2020
This application deadline is November 16, 2020 at 5pm Pacific Standard Time
Please Note: Currently we are under a state of emergency and if it is not lifted by January 1st, 2021, we will not be able to offer the residency.
Kasahara Gabriola Trust and the Gabriola Arts Council is seeking applications for the inaugural residency program from artists working in a wide range of disciplines. Residencies are four months in length and take place on Gabriola Island, BC, the Isle of the Arts. Gabriola Island is a Gulf Island located in the Salish Sea and is a 20 minute ferry ride from Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver Island.
The Kasahara Gabriola Trust Residency is accepting applications from artists at all stages of their career emerging artists (artists pursuing education within arts field) or established, practicing artist with a demonstrated body of work in a professional artistic environment. Artists within a variety of artistic disciplines will be accepted. The residency provides a live/workspace on an inspirational and intimate island setting, allowing artists the opportunity to imagine, create, experiment, develop new ideas, and ultimately a new body of work. The Kasahara Gabriola Trust Residency is a self-directed retreat, with opportunity for professional development, while giving the local community access to a diverse range of arts practices, theories and experiences.
Gabriola Arts Council is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our organization and art community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of arts on Gabriola Island including, but not limited to, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
If you require any form of accommodation throughout the residency application process, please contact directly Carol Fergusson at carol@artsgabriola.ca or 250-247-7409, so we can offer you individualized assistance and ensure equity in our application process.
Selected artists will reside in a beautiful 1700 square foot, 3 bedroom, ocean front home. The home does not have a formal studio space, but the extra bedroom or the front room are suitable areas for studio work. The grounds are large enough to erect a tent for outdoor work. A residency fee of $500 per month is required, and payable in advance of attending the residency.
At the end of the residency the artist is expected to present a gallery show, performance piece, reading, or appropriate sharing of the body of work completed during the residency, to the community. Gallery space/outdoor space/performance space will be provided, and all promotional activities will be provided by the Gabriola Arts Council.
Expenses paid by the artists
Travel
Short term moving costs
Food
Supplies
Housing (residency fee $500 per month)
What practical facilities does your residency offer?
Master bedroom with en suite
2 Private bedrooms
Additional full bath
Kitchen and living space
Internet
Free Exhibition or performance space at Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre
Promotional Services
Networking
Application Criteria
Applications are welcome from Canadian artists working in a wide range of disciplines including visual art, film, literary arts, performance arts or music/sound.
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XAPACE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20th
APPLY HERE: http://www.xpace.info/call-for-submissions-the-way-you-look-tonight/
Xpace Cultural Centre is accepting submissions for artwork and writing from emerging artists, designers and writers for a group exhibition tentatively titled, “the way you look tonight” curated by Philip Leonard Ocampo. The exhibition will run from January 15th – February 13th, 2021.
From the Civil Rights movement of the 1970s, to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, nostalgia has the capacity to eclipse the complicated, often painful realities of the historic events that had transpired during these times; the lens of retrospect can sometimes only preserve that which is amiable or enjoyable about these time periods. If the word nostalgia derives from the Greek word nostos (‘return home’) and algos (‘pain’), “the way you look tonight” seeks to embody the term’s etymological origins through exploring nostalgia as a complex method of both remembering and forgetting. In questioning the ways in which historic decades are preserved and romanticized within the collective consciousness and popular culture, this exhibition asks:
What histories are obscured and erased in treasuring that which is glamorous, entertaining and marketable about the past? Inversely, how are historic experiences of struggle sensationalized and commodified when seen through a retrospective lens?
How is the recalling of previous decades a matter of generational experience (or lack thereof)?
How do we frame the histories that we’re ancestrally connected to, but never lived?
How can we consider the iconography of various time periods outside of the North American canon of popular culture?
How are members of marginalized communities affected by the way that history is documented, archived and remembered?
How might these contemporary times be remembered, forgotten or obscured in the future?
As this exhibition will manifest in part as an online project, this call is interested in works that utilize text, poetry, illustration, drawing / painting, animation, video, archival materials and/or other ways of making that use of digital platforms advantageously in addition to sculpture, installation, etc.
This exhibition will prioritize artists that are Indigenous, Black, people of color, women, 2SLGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and members of other marginalized communities.
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20TH, 2020 at 11:59pm
SUBMIT ONLINE: https://tinyurl.com/y6xkadtq
To apply, you must provide:
1. Artist Statement (250-500 words): The Artist Statement should give a description of your overall practice as it relates to the project you are proposing.
2. Project Description (250-500 words): The project description should give a clear and concrete description of the work you are proposing for installation.
3. Technical Description: a list of all foreseeable technical requirements including equipment and materials necessary for installation within Xpace.
4. Curriculum Vitae (Max 3 pages): Your CV should include education and exhibition history, as well as any relevant experience, reviews, etc.
5. Visual Support Material with accompanying Support Material List (5-10 images and/or minutes of video): Images must be in JPG format. You may provide links to video work/documentation.
If you have any questions about the proposal process, please contact Philip Leonard Ocampo at philip@xpace.info
Works must be ready for exhibition by January 2021. Selected applicants will be notified in late November. All selected participants will be paid an artist fee for the exhibition.
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PROPELLER CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MAIL ART - UNLIMITED DADA
DEADLINE DECEMBER 15th
APPLY HERE: https://www.propellerartgallery.ca/mail-art-unlimited-dada.html
Call for Submissions: Mail Art: unlimited Dada
postmarked Artwork & Online submission
Upcoming Exhibition @ Propeller Art Gallery & Online
January 20 — February 7, 2021
MAIL ART SUBMISSION FORM
COVID-19 has created crisis and instability across the world. During this volatile time, with most of us stuck in place, the mail offers us metaphorical transport out of our immediate physical spaces. Mail can travel while we cannot. In response, Propeller Art Gallery is creating an open call Mail Art Exhibition in January with all works available for sale unless otherwise noted by the artist. This creative outlet for the community will serve as a physical artefact of the time we are living through, and recognises that, while many of our interactions have moved to the virtual realm, there is also increased interest in making things by hand.
You are invited to make a piece of Mail Art: art that can travel through the mail with a stamp.
What is Mail Art?
The Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus defines mail art as "works produced by artists, often in postcard format, specifically intended to be mailed to other artists or be displayed in an exhibition."
Mail art began in the 1960s when artists sent postcards inscribed with poems or drawings through the post rather than exhibiting or selling them through conventional commercial channels. Its origins can be found in Marcel Duchamp and Kurt Schwitters and the Italian futurists. But it was the New York artist Ray Johnson who, in the mid 1950s, posted small collages, prints of abstract drawings and poems to art world notables giving rise to what eventually became known as the New York Correspondence School. Mail art can take a variety of forms including postcards, packages, faxes, emails and blogs. In the 1960s the Fluxus artist On Kawara sent telegrams to friends and family that informed them he was alive. In the mid 1990s, the artist and curator Matthew Higgs set up Imprint, which posted art by young British artists, among them Martin Creed, to critics and curators. David Opdyke “this land” altered vintage postcards and combined them into large scale works and the list goes on.
In your submission:
What emotions are you feeling, and how are you coping? What is one thing you want to remember from this time, or one thing you want to forget? What do you hope for in the future when “normal” resumes? What are you looking forward to? What feels just out of reach? What have you gained through this experience? What has been a surprise to you?
This is an unjuried show, as you, the artists are collectively our curators. Although historically some Mail Art initiatives have been without submission fees, Propeller, as a Members-run non-profit gallery since 1996 that receives no arts council funding, it is necessary to request a submission fee in order to present Mail Art: unlimited Dada.
Submission requirements:
Name, address, email, phone number
Maximum of three artwork images submitted: submission pricing as follows
1 image for 25.00 payable through online submission form
2 images for 35.00 payable through online submission form
3 images for 45.00 payable through online submission form
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XSPACE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: AN ILLUMINATED IDENTITY
DEADLINE DECEMBER 15th
APPLY HERE: https://www.xpace.info/call-for-submissions/
Call for Artistic Proposals and Submissions_An ILLUMINATED iDENTITY
Open Call: Undergraduate and Graduate student artists working in and responding to a question of identity and individuality in a context of the Future-Present (democratized surveillance, weaponized branding, mobilized e-motions, and mythological realities).
XPACE/IMAGES festival is seeking proposals from student artists who are interested in responding to a question of the Future-Present. One could think of the term “Future-Present” as being a condition in which our dreams of the future collide with the reality of the present and where the real and imagined world are as one after the idealized World of Tomorrow has been dissolved. We live in a world that integrates technology with daily life, causing physiological and psychological shifts, giving us a kind of cybernetic lens in which to view the world. A lens that not only affects the way we think about ourselves and the world but also the images we use to represent that world. Now that peoples, places, and things are all accessible at the click of a button, what does it mean to be an individual in our contemporary condition and how are our identities formed? Proposals should consider the space the artwork occupies, the media used and its relationship to the subject in question, and a thorough understanding of the relative condition being: the Future-Present. Proposals are encouraged to be innovative and critical but also visually stimulating and sensorially provocative.
Examples may include, but are not limited to:
Online or Web specific art
Computer specific art
3D Prints
Digital Images and/or Videos
Performance Video and/or Live Performance
Animated GIF
Robotics and/or Haptic Technologies
Mobile Technologies
Weaponized Technologies
Archetypal Technologies (ie. LED’s, Electromagnetics, Cybernetics/Body-Mod Tech, Drone, etc.)
Electronic Submissions only can be sent to: david.f.m.hanes@gmail.com
Deadline: December 15th, 2012
Include in your submission:
images of the proposed work (or relevant work) or a link to a website and/or youtube/vimeo
– MAXIMUM of 6 images (72dpi @ 768 x 1024)
description of the proposed work, including physical qualities, spatial and hanging needs, technical requirements, etc. (max. 150 words, PDF only)
brief artist statement and biography (max. 200 words, PDF only)
CV (2 pages MAX, PDF only)
for addition information contact the curator of the project David Hanes:
david.f.m.hanes@gmail.com
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HAMILTON ARTISTS INC: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Multiple Events
DEADLINE JANUARY 12th
APPLY HERE: https://akimbo.ca/listings/call-for-submissions-from-artists-collectives-curators-and-writers-2020/
Call for Submissions
Exhibitions, Billboard, Special Projects and More!
Hamilton Artists Inc. (The Inc.) is seeking dynamic proposals from artists, collectives, curators and writers at various stages of their careers for its exhibition platforms and public programs. The Inc. exhibits a range of artistic disciplines and welcomes applications by artists from local, regional and national communities. We have numerous opportunities available, please read the full description for each call to identify which opportunity is best suited to your practice/objectives.
As an artist-run centre, we are interested in works/projects that push boundaries and engage with critical, conceptual and/or experimental thinking from diverse perspectives. We are committed to providing platforms for risk-taking and creating an inclusive space for exploring expanded art practices. The Inc. supports submissions that showcase artists and curators’ most recent endeavours as well as works that incite conversation and promote a range of intersectional narratives. We pay artists based on CARFAC fee standards.
We welcome submissions from artists of all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Indigenous, Black, and persons of colour; refugee, newcomer and immigrant persons; Two-Spirit, LGBTQ+ and gender non-binary persons, persons with disabilities, and those on low-incomes or living in poverty. The Inc. is committed to equity and inclusion in all aspects of its operations, and will accept submissions in various formats.
Cannon Gallery
Deadline: January 12, 2020
The Cannon Gallery is the Inc.’s largest gallery space and is programmed three years in advance. Artists and curators working in all mediums and at all levels of their careers are encouraged to apply.
James Gallery
Deadline: January 12, 2020
The James Gallery is the Inc.’s dedicated members’ gallery. We always welcome new and returning members, who will then be eligible to exhibit in this space.
Cannon Project Wall
Deadline: January 12, 2020
The Cannon Project Wall is an 8’ x 33’ billboard on the side of our building in downtown Hamilton. The billboard sees upwards of 10,000 vehicular and pedestrian traffic each day.
Special Projects
Deadline: Ongoing
Special Projects are activities that do not take the form of regular exhibitions. They can be one-off events, print materials, multiples, digital platforms, screenings, workshops, outdoor projects in our courtyard, site-specific interventions, off-site projects, or other unique initiatives.
Writers/ Essayists
Deadline: Ongoing
We’re seeking submissions from regional writers interested in producing short, commissioned texts to accompany our exhibitions and programs.
Artist Project's COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant
Artist Project’s COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant will be awarding one emerging contemporary artist in a visual arts field with a $1,000 Akin studio credit, along with a $1,000 honorarium to offset arts supplies and day-to-day costs.
The COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant was envisioned to provide an opportunity for an emerging contemporary artist who has been impacted by the pandemic to look forward to having a creative space among their peers unburdened by access, rental costs and supply costs. Artist Project is looking to support an emerging artist whose practice has been impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis; through loss of income, studio space, cancelled exhibition opportunities or delayed education opportunities.
The artist selected must be available for a filmed in-studio visit including an interview on their practice and process. The artist will receive promotion through Artist Project’s e-mail, website and social media marketing platforms.
Who may apply?
Artist Project’s COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant is open to emerging contemporary artists working in a visual arts field. For the purposes of this residency an emerging artist is defined as an artist who is currently attending or a recent graduate (3 years) of a visual arts education program, with no commercial gallery representation, and a modest exhibition history over the past 3 years.
There is no fee to apply, however applications will be limited to the first 200 entrants.
Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2020
New COVID-19 Resource Page on www.akin.art
Akin is pleased to announce its new COVID-19 Resources web page. This list on this new page was compiled by the Akin Projects board and the Akin Team as a resource guide for artists, freelancers, and creatives who are in need of support during this challenging time.
This page will be updated regularly. Please check the top of the page to find out when the most recent updates were made.
Akin is Hiring! Indigenous Space Advisor
Introduction
Akin is a Toronto-based, artist-run social enterprise located on Ancestral Wendat territory and the territory of the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee, providing affordable studio space to nearly 350 artists in its 10 locations and programs roughly 50 arts-based events per year across the city. Akin is run by artists, and is dedicated to providing a working environment that maintains a friendly and inspiring atmosphere where people can work on creative endeavours and entrepreneurial undertakings of all kinds. Akin builds community through monthly art critiques, workshops, open studio events, gallery tours, exhibitions, as well as various other art projects.
We are currently seeking an individual to assist in assessing the needs of emerging Indigenous artists in this area, in order to start a discussion around what our organization can offer this community in terms of meaningful support.
For more information about Akin, please visit: www.akin.art
The Role
In collaboration with Indigenous Elder Artist in Residence Catherine Tammaro (Taǫmęˀšreˀ), Anti-oppressive Practice Consultant, Equity & Social Justice Educator Rania El Mugammar and Akin’s team, we are looking to continue our ongoing work towards understanding our treaty obligations in Toronto by hiring a consultant to guide us in meaningful, actionable engagement with the Indigenous community while assessing needs and opportunities for the next phase of our work in better supporting Indigenous artists. This work would include researching and identifying suitable funding opportunities to support ongoing work (public etc), designing and facilitating community conversations to ensure input from diverse Indigenous communities, work collaboratively with Akin staff and advisors to complete preliminary grant applications and compiling a final report on work completed which may be shared publicly if all parties agree.
Duration: Approximately 6 weeks (Flexible, Work remotely)
Compensation: $2,000.00 (40hrs at $50/hr, 50% in advance, and 50% upon completion)
Process
Given the scope and focus of this role, we require the chosen candidate to have lived experience as an Indigenous person and involvement in the local art community as an artist or arts worker will be considered an asset.
Adapting the Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Group Policy, applicants who self-identify as belonging to one (or more) of Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Groups (Persons of Colour, Deaf Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Persons Living with Mental Illness, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIAP) will all be prioritized in addition to our preference for Indigenous candidates. We encourage applications from these communities and will endeavour to accommodate job applicants with a disability during the hiring process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code guidelines and other applicable legislation.
This effort is part of an ongoing commitment to anti-oppressive practices, equity and inclusion at Akin and an effort to engage diverse communities and artists in our organization and across our programs- this includes Anti-Oppression training and the development of a revised Code of Conduct and needs assessment strategies.
Application Accessibility Support
Applicants who require additional resources, support or time to apply can request as such. Please request this assistance at least one week in advance of the submission deadline. To do so, or for additional information, please contact michael@akincollective.com.
To Apply:
Please email your résumé with any applicable web links (in PDF format) to laura@akincollective.com with the subject heading: ATTN: Indigenous Consultant Role.
Akin will only be accepting applications by email at this time.
Application deadline: 11:59 pm, March 20, 2020
Image source: STEPS Initiative
Call for Community-led Public Art Projects Seeking Support!
Since 2011, STEPS has supported Business Improvement Areas (BIA), community groups, and social service agencies across the GTA in realizing projects that foster vibrant public spaces and encourage diverse participation in arts based initiatives.
Do you have a community project that you’re struggling to launch?
A place you’ve identified for public art but are unsure how to make it happen?
An identified cultural programming gap in your community, but not sure how to fill it?
We want to hear your project idea!
If you’re a non arts-based community group, STEPS may be able to help you through:
sharing our knowledge and expertise in project management, partnership development, public outreach, program facilitation, artist recruitment, design development, onsite production and community engagement.
supporting a lead organization in funding requests through identifying opportunities, grant proposal coaching, and providing letters of support.
leveraging our relationships within the cultural sector in order to identify collaborating artist(s)/ artistic facilitators/ documentarians who may be a fit for a project.
integrating capacity building opportunities within the proposed project for host agencies and/or area residents.
This is NOT A GRANT PROGRAM. We strive to lend support, knowledge, and capacity to projects that may not come to fruition without a strong and experienced community partner. Interested?
To request an application, send us an email to renee@stepsinitiative.com.
Akin Vitrine Galleries 2020 Exhibitions - Call for Submissions for Akin Studio Members
Akin is very excited to announce our 2019 Call for Submissions for Akin’s Vitrine Gallery! We are programming for the coming year and looking to fill our monthly exhibitions with a variety of work from our studio members.
These miniature galleries feature the diverse talent of our members with new installations each month. The first Akin Vitrine Gallery launched in 2016 at Akin’s Dupont studios. At the beginning of 2018, the second Vitrine Gallery location launched at the Akin St. Clair studios.
APPLICATION DETAILS:
Deadline to apply: Monday, December 2nd, 2019, 5:00pm
Akin will program 12 exhibitions in 2020, each for a duration of two months. Featured artists will be exhibiting for one month in our Dupont Vitrine location and for the following month in our St. Clair Vitrine location.
The first month of the exhibition will be at the Akin St. Clair Vitrine gallery location (1747 St. Clair Avenue West), corresponding with a month-long online feature on Instagram. Akin Vitrine Gallery Instagram account: @akinvitrine showcases the current artist in a spotlight interview style, month-long series of posts. Make sure to check out the account for more information, to follow us and support your fellow Akin members!
The second month of the exhibition will be at the Akin Dupont Vitrine gallery location (1485 Dupont St). In addition to this, each featured artist is welcome to organize, host and promote a reception during their exhibition at the Akin St. Clair Studios Vitrine. They will work with the Akin St. Clair studio manager on the logistics for their reception, but be responsible for planning and hosting their reception themselves.
This call for submissions welcomes fine artists of all mediums, craftspeople, designers and those whose work expands the limits of these mediums to apply; we only ask that your project reads as visual art as opposed to a window display/merchandising. Please note this call is only open to Akin studio members from any of our nine locations.
Akin is a Queer and Trans friendly organization, and we encourage folks who identify as womxn, Indigenous Peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of sexual minority. Should you desire to, please identify if you are a member of one the these groups.
Submission Details:
If you are an Akin studio member and would like to submit work for consideration, please email your submission to janet@akincollective.com by December 2nd with the words ‘VITRINE 2020 SUBMISSION’ as the email subject. You must include:
Project description: due to the timeline of our programming, it is not imperative that you apply with finished work. If you are applying with a concept not yet realized, please provide a description of your project in one paragraph. Sketches for the project or photographs of similar work are preferred.
Up to 3 images of the work to be exhibited, or similar if you are applying with a work in progress. Images must be titled: FULLNAME_TITLE_SIZE_MEDIUM_DATE
Brief bio/statement (maximum 150 words).
Contact information – including phone number, website and Instagram username if available.
Requested month for exhibition - if you have a particular month in which you would prefer to show, please let us know what that month is and why. We will consider all requests but cannot guarantee we can accommodate them all.
Our goal is to curate a cross-section of work, representing a variety of media from all of our studio locations. This does mean that space is limited. We appreciate all of your submissions, and what we can’t accommodate for this project, we will keep in mind for future opportunities. We will respond to submissions via email.
Thank you from the Akin team.
About the Vitrine spaces:
The miniature galleries feature white walls, floor and ceiling, overhead lighting, electrical access and large window. The Vitrines lend themselves well to 2D hanging work, 3D display and site specific pieces, and are a perfect space to experiment with new materials and to try out new work or installation projects.
Artist Project 2020 Information Session at Akin Lansdowne!
Artist Project in partnership with Akin invites member artists to a cinq à sept meet and greet with the Artist Project team. Complimentary drinks and canapes will be provided.
Location: Akin Lansdowne, 87 Wade Avenue, 2nd Floor Studio
When: September 10th 2019, 5-7PM
FREE!
As Canada’s largest artist exhibited fair, Artist Project exists to create an environment that ignites enriching conversation for a more personal experience with art.
Join over 300 talented, independent, contemporary artists in showcasing and selling their work to over 16,00 art lovers and collectors this February 20-23rd at the Better Living Centre.
Applications close September 20th for the following sections of the fair;
MAIN
The fairs premier section of emerging or established artists working across many disciplines.
UNTAPPED
Untapped Emerging Artists is a juried competition that awards 20 of the country's best up-and-coming artists an opportunity to participate in a dedicated feature space at the fair.
ZINE
Introduced to the fair in 2019, the Zine section features 10-12 artists and art collectives.
Artist Project is also excited to welcome back Akin as our Non-Profit partner in 2020 as we work to further promote issues fundamental to current art practices and fundraise to help Akin with their ongoing programming and studio space efforts.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Artist Project Team