Open calls, grants and residencies in Canada
12 calls in Canada open now, closing soonest first.
Every one charges a fee or does not state one.
The next deadline is 19 November 2026.
Most listed by Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity.
Where a cash award in CAD is stated, the median is CA$8,000.
Updated
- ResidencyVisual Arts - Sounding Like a Mountain. CA$65 fee. Closes 19 November 2026 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity · Banff · Any stageFive-week faculty-led residency with private studio, shared production facilities, technical support, housing and all meals; Banff Centre Arts Scholarship of about CAD 5,556.87 towards costs
- ResidencyFrench Artist Residency. Fee not stated. Closes 20 November 2026 at 23:59, St Johns time.Fogo Island Arts · Fogo Island · Any stageTwo-month residency on Fogo Island with travel costs, studio, private accommodation, vehicle and a stipend for food and gas
- ResidencyAlchemy Artists Residency Toronto Island, May 17-25, 2027. CA$25 fee. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Toronto time.Alchemy Artists Residency · Toronto · Any stageOne-week residency with private bedroom, shared studio, shared suppers and programming (fee-paying)
- ResidencyEmpreintes Residency 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 2 December 2026 at 23:59, Toronto time.Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) with the Conseil des arts de Montréal · Montreal · Emerging$9,000 grant ($6,000 fee plus $3,000 allowance), curator guidance and archive access
- Prize2026 Booooooom Photo Awards. US$25 fee. Closes 9 December 2026 at 23:59, Vancouver time.Booooooom · Vancouver · Any stage$1,000 USD to each of five category winners, plus sponsor prizes and features
- ResidencyVisual Arts - Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects. CA$65 fee. Closes 18 February 2027 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity · Banff · Any stageFive-week faculty-led residency with private studio, technical support, shared housing and some meals; Banff Centre Arts Scholarship of CAD 5,556.87 towards costs
- GrantFilm and Video Arts Scholarship. Fee not stated. Closes 2 March 2027 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Canada · StudentsOne $7,000 scholarship awarded annually for film and video arts training
- GrantIndigenous Arts Individual Project Funding. Fee not stated. Closes 2 March 2027 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Canada · Any stageUp to CA$18,000 for a specific Indigenous cultural or artistic project
- GrantVisual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding. Fee not stated. Closes 2 March 2027 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Canada · Any stageUp to CA$18,000 for a specific visual arts or new media project
- ResidencyBraided Histories: Basketry and Eco-Dyeing. CA$35 fee. Closes 4 March 2027 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity · Banff · Any stageThree-week hybrid residency with scholarship covering tuition, accommodation and meals (CAD 6,268.50)
- Open callArt Acquisitions by Application. Fee not stated. Closes 1 April 2027 at 23:59, Edmonton time.Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Edmonton · Any stagePurchase of artworks at fair market value for the AFA Art Collection
- GrantISCP Residency in New York Funding. Fee not stated. Closes 1 September 2027 at 23:59, Edmonton time.Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Canada · Any stageUp to CAD 18,000 for one three-month residency (1 April to 30 June) at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, New York
Also open to you: 2 calls open worldwide
These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the Canada page.
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
- GrantThe Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.Vital Impacts · Any stageOne US$20,000 fellowship, six US$5,000 fellowships and ten mentorship places