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Link to Call for Artworks and Artist Proposals

Call for Artworks and Artist Proposals

Date: Sep 8, 2023

Interior public art for the new Strathcona Public Services Yard facility.

Deadline: Oct 20, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Live in Harmony t-shirt design contest for young Albertans (13-30yrs)

Live in Harmony t-shirt design contest for young Albertans (13-30yrs)

Date: Sep 7, 2023

Calling all Albertan artists aged 13-30! We're looking for a new t-shirt design.

Deadline: Oct 6, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for Indigenous artists: Metro Line LRT Expansion Public Art Project

Call for Indigenous artists: Metro Line LRT Expansion Public Art Project

Date: Aug 29, 2023

The EAC, is seeking an Indigenous artist or artist team to create an artwork to be installed in as part of the LRT expansion at NAIT.

Deadline: Oct 3, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for submissions for Portrait Art from the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery

Call for submissions for Portrait Art from the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery

Date: Aug 16, 2023

Artists are invited to submit people-portraits of all styles and mediums.

Deadline: Nov 30, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for submissions for the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery Holiday & New Year Show & Sale

Call for submissions for the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery Holiday & New Year Show & Sale

Date: Aug 16, 2023

Running Dec 23' and Jan 24', the Red Brick Common aims to exhibit local Alberta artists’ small & medium-sized artwork.

Deadline: Oct 30, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to InFocus Photo Exhibit, Awards, & Book 2024

InFocus Photo Exhibit, Awards, & Book 2024

Date: Aug 10, 2023

InFocus Photo celebrates its 10th anniversary by welcoming submissions from international photographers at all skill levels.

Deadline: Sep 30, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for Exhibition Proposals for A/P Main Gallery Space

Call for Exhibition Proposals for A/P Main Gallery Space

Date: Jul 20, 2023

Alberta Printmakers (A/P) invites artists who incorporate printmaking within their practice to apply for a solo exhibition in our Main Space Gallery.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2023 - 4:00 pm