Opportunities

rEvolver Festival 2027: Call for Submissions

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: August 7

May 31, 2026 Read more

Call for Indigenous Artists: The Polygon Gallery’s Response Program

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Artist Salon or Workshop | Indigenous Artists | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: June 7

May 20, 2026 Read more

Request for Proposals from Animation Artists

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 2

May 20, 2026 Read more

Call for Artists – Shape and Form (Painting & Sculpture)

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 15

May 20, 2026 Read more

Open Call for 2D Artwork: 2027 You Are Here Calendar

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: July 3

May 20, 2026 Read more

Art at Work: Art Critiques with Richmond Art Gallery

Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

June 3, 6pm-8pm

May 19, 2026 Read more

Factor Grants: Live Performance Program and Video Program

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists

Deadline: Year-Round

May 19, 2026 Read more

Factor Grant: Songwriter Development

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists | Writers

Deadline: Year-Round

May 19, 2026 Read more

Cinevolution Media Art Micro Grants

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: June 22

May 18, 2026 Read more

BC Arts Council Individual Grant: Media Artists

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadlines: June 17 (Registration), June 24

May 18, 2026 Read more

Call for Works from Young and/or Emerging Electroacoustic Artists

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Performing Artists | Writers

Deadline: May 31

May 18, 2026 Read more

Artist Call: New Neighbourhood Park – Fraser Heights (Lyncean Drive)

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 15

May 18, 2026 Read more

Canada Council: Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists | Writers

Deadline: June 19

May 18, 2026 Read more

Canada Council Grant: Small-Scale Activities for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Artists

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Indigenous Artists | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: Year-Round

May 18, 2026 Read more

Canada Council Grant: Travel for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Artists

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships

Deadline: Year-Round

May 18, 2026 Read more

Canada Council Grant: International Residencies

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Artist Residency | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadlines: June 17, October 21

May 18, 2026 Read more

Phyllis Taylor Scholarship – Music or Performing Arts

Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists

Deadline: Ongoing

May 18, 2026 Read more

TD Incubator for Creative Entrepreneurship

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists

Deadline: May 31

May 18, 2026 Read more

SOCAN South Asian Music Prize

Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists

Deadline: June 1

May 18, 2026 Read more

Pacifique en Chanson: Music Residency for Francophone and Francophile Artists in BC

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Artist Residency | Performing Artists | Writers

Deadline: June 1

May 16, 2026 Read more

Canada Council John Hirsch Prizes for Theatre Directors

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists

Deadline: June 19

May 16, 2026 Read more

CBC Poetry Prize

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Artist Residency | Grants and Scholarships | Writers

Deadline: June 1

May 6, 2026 Read more

Call for xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Artists – Temporary Banner

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Indigenous Artists | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 12

May 6, 2026 Read more

Canada Council Grant: Circulation and Touring program

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadlines: June 3, October 7

May 6, 2026 Read more

Creative BC Interactive Fund

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: June 15, 4pm

May 6, 2026 Read more

Call to Artists: Mackie Lake House 2026 Artist in Residence Program

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Artist Residency | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: May 31

April 23, 2026 Read more

Artist Proposals 2027: Solo, Duo, and or Group Exhibitions

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: July 27

April 21, 2026 Read more

Call for artists and cultural practitioners from səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation)

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Indigenous Artists | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 1

April 21, 2026 Read more

Kent Harrison Arts Council – Artist in Residence

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Artist Residency | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: June 1

April 21, 2026 Read more

Undergrowth (August Exhibition) – Call for Visual, Performance, and Musical Artists

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity

Deadline: July 15

April 21, 2026 Read more

Harmony Arts Festival – Group Exhibition Application

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 4, 5pm

April 21, 2026 Read more

Seymour Art Gallery 2027 Exhibition Proposals

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: October 2

April 20, 2026 Read more

Canada Council: 2027 Venice Fellowship

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 17

April 20, 2026 Read more

BC Arts Council – Arts Impact Grant

Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships

Deadline: June 3

April 20, 2026 Read more

Youth Writing Contest – Vancouver Writers Fest

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Writers

Deadline: May 31

April 9, 2026 Read more

Call-out to All Composers

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Performing Artists | Writers

Deadline: October 1

March 29, 2026 Read more

2026 Beyond Barriers Exhibition – Artist Call for 2D Artworks

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: June 8

March 20, 2026 Read more

Richmond Night Market – Performers

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Performing Artists

Deadline: Unknown

March 20, 2026 Read more

Creative BC Music Industry Initiatives Program

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists

Deadline: October 30 (or until all funds distributed)

February 25, 2026 Read more

Canada Council Grant: Public Outreach

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships

Deadline: October 14

February 15, 2026 Read more

Canada Council Grants: First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Short-Term Projects

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Indigenous Artists

Deadlines: July 22, November 4

February 15, 2026 Read more

Arts New West: Call for Community Art Workshop Leaders

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Artist Salon or Workshop | Performing Artists | Visual Artists

Deadline: Unknown

February 15, 2026 Read more

National Creation Fund

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: Year-Round

January 20, 2026 Read more

Artist Call: The Book / Group Exhibition

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: September 15

January 19, 2026 Read more

Canadian Heritage Grant: Building Communities Through Arts & Heritage (Local Festivals)

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships

Deadline: October 15

January 8, 2026 Read more

Artist Call: Match Box / Group Exhibition

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Visual Artists

Deadline: August 15

December 23, 2025 Read more

Canada Council Grant: Circulation and Touring

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships

Deadline: Year-Round

December 23, 2025 Read more

Canada Council Grant: Sector Support, Innovation and Development

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: Year-Round

November 20, 2025 Read more

Richmond Improv Theatre Society – Free Drop-in Improv for Teens

Artist Opportunity | Artist Salon or Workshop | Performing Artists

Ongoing – Mondays, 6pm-7:30pm

November 9, 2025 Read more

Canada Council Grant: Small-Scale Activities – The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

Artist Call | Artist Opportunity | Grants and Scholarships | Indigenous Artists | Performing Artists | Visual Artists | Writers

Deadline: Year-Round

October 21, 2025 Read more