We at Art and Creative Skills Collective have an exciting opportunity for youth (ages 14–27) across Canada to share their lived experiences on their anti-racism podcast, Children of Immigration. This podcast amplifies the voices of young people who have faced racism or microaggressions, providing them with a platform to share their stories and perspectives.
Application Deadline September 10, 2025
Program Dates Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026
The Media and Production: Professional Training Program (PTP) combines mentorship and formal instruction to help emerging practitioners refine their technical expertise while contributing to innovative digital storytelling in a collaborative professional environment.
Application Deadline September 10, 2025
Program Dates Mar 02, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026
The Digital Constellations Residency offers Indigenous digital media artists, filmmakers, and animators dedicated time and a supportive environment to advance the video and audio production and post-production aspects of their projects. With guidance from faculty and support from our Media Production team, participants will refine their work, create high-quality samples, and further develop their projects throughout the program.
Application Deadline August 20, 2025
Program Dates Feb 02, 2026 - Feb 28, 2026
“Toga da wôhnagabi” (Stories for the future) is a four-week hybrid Indigenous music residency that brings worldviews together from all four corners of Mother Earth. Watched over by Buffalo Spirit, the residency provides musicians and songwriters a transformative space to actively listen and learn from each other in story and song.
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a book written in English and released in 2024, 2025, 2026 or with 2024, 2025, or 2026 copyright date. For the 2026 awards program, the Indie Book Awards offers 80+ categories.
The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories (5,000 words or less per story) in English. Brought to you by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) and Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG), the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards offers 30+ categories, and is open to all authors, even first-time authors, in the U.S., Canada or internationally.
Application Deadline July 09, 2025
Program Dates Jan 05, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
The Town of Sylvan Lake is hosting its third Art Show & Sale! Open to creatives of all mediums, this is a great way to introduce your art to new audiences! Held June 6&7th during the town's 1913 Days, a festival drawing in thousands of visitors from all over the province.
Deadline to apply is May 2nd, email Culture Coordinator Tom Bradshaw (tbradshaw@sylvanlake.ca) for more details.
Town of Sylvan Lake website
The Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek is a non-profit community arts organization that makes our home in the beautiful historic Lebel Mansion in Southern Alberta.
We are currently accepting submissions for our 2026 season. We invite solo and group artists to apply for the 2026 exhibition season.
Please visit our website for all the details, including an updated gallery submission information packet which will guide you through the process.
Application Deadline July 09, 2025
Program Dates Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
This residency provides individual musicians and bands/ensembles of all genres with space and dedicated time to research, create, and develop projects within Banff Centre’s exceptional campus and mountain setting.
