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Upcoming art/literary events.
We know there’s a lot going on across Canada. Creatives are busy! We wanted to create a space where you can share those great events and opportunities.
Have an event far in the future? No problem! We are willing to post anything up to twelve months in the future.
We are open to listing any creative events taking place in Canada.
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Cannibal Lot: A Feast of Slow Deconstruction
We are seeking installation and micro-residency proposals from artists, architects, thinkers and dreamers for our inaugural project, the Cannibal Lot.
Live Zoom Celebration Honouring Contest Finalists
Join us for an evening of celebration as we honour the eight finalists, recognize the judges, hear some selected readings from the winning stories, and learn who is taking home the grand cash prize of over $300!
Award-Winning Anishinaabe Writer Cody Caetano coming to Owen Sound on April 19 & 20
Anishinaabe and Portuguese-Canadian writer Cody Caetano will read from his memoir Half-Bads in White Regalia and lead a writing workshop.
Live Zoom Celebration Honouring Contest Finalists
Join us for an evening of celebration as we honour the eight finalists, recognize the judges, hear some selected readings from the winning stories, and learn who is taking home the grand cash prize of $185!
ARTSPLACE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO JURIED EXHIBITION
ARTSPLACE invites applications from professional visual artists* for the 2024/25 season.
ARTSPLACE CALL FOR PROPOSALS
ARTSPLACE invites applications from Atlantic Canadian artists to exhibit, create, and work on the gallery grounds (outdoors) between July and October, 2023.
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Taking over a bookstore on a Sunday afternoon to share inspirational space with other creatives while we write our own stories.
Cinematic Disruptions: Asian Diasporic Communities in Motion
Online event
Produced by independent curator Yang Lim, this exhibition feature twelve creators of Asian heritages who work with the film and video mediums.
Plein Air Art Festival
Artists from across Ontario are invited to participate in the first annual Plein Air Festival in Grey-Bruce. Hosted by the Saugeen River Artist Guild, with the support of Hanover’s Innovative Peoples Program, this four-day event will run Thursday July 20 through Sunday July 24, 2022, culminating with a juried art show and sale at the Hanover Community Hall on Sunday. Over $1,000 in festival prizes will be awarded with an additional eight category prices supported by local businesses and organizations are available for sponsorship.
Shifting Articulations of Asian-ness in Contemporary Canada
Online event
Produced by independent curator Yang Lim, this exhibition features works from 12 artists that demonstrate the persistence and resilience of Asian experiences.
Holiday Makers Market
Showcasing local makers of all sorts: artists, authors, baking, felt work, ornaments, and more! One night only, an indoor Holiday Makers Market in Chesley.
Book Launch for Black Bird - a new novel from Alanna Rusnak
Celebrating the release of the third instalment in Alanna Rusnak’s award-nominated series, The Fallmoore Chronicles.
Afterwords Literary Festival
(Halifax, NS) – The AfterWords Literary Festival, a five-day celebration of writers, readers, and the ideas that bring them together, has announced its full program and list of participating writers for its second annual festival, to take place virtually from Halifax, Wednesday, September 30 to Sunday, October 4.
Virtual Launch Party for Just Words Volume 4
Help us celebrate the launch of the fourth Blank Spaces anthology with special appearances by editors and contributors, an autumn inspired drink for virtual cheers, opportunities to WIN FREE STUFF, and a time to interact with the Blank Spaces community.
NOAPS Juried Art Show Call for Submissions
The National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) invites oil and acrylic painters from all across North America and International Artists to apply to our exhibit honoring the Best in oil and acrylic painting. NOAPS has been showcasing the talents of oil and acrylic painters since 1991.