Artist Opportunities
Arts Commons
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Are you an artist? Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Arts Commons offers opportunities for artists to network, exhibit, perform and grow their artistic practice with the help of peers and professionals alike.
TD Incubator Opportunities
Prioritizing artists from communities who reflect the diversity and vibrancy of Treaty 7 territory, this program is for artists who move between disciplines and whose work is in conversation with the world around them.
TD Incubator artists will have the opportunity to perform or exhibit in a variety of programs and galleries, including (but not limited to):
- TD Amplify: a veritable buffet of performances from artists working across music, dance, spoken word, poetry, media arts – the list goes on – curated by a local professional artist with something to say.
- Micro Cinema: a screening space for experimental film, video, art, animations and short documentaries, broadcast on three separate media monitors throughout Arts Commons.
- +15 Soundscape: a multichannel sound system that provides opportunities to local and national sound artists located on the +15 level.
- The ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning: an immersive program where kids interact with and learn directly from local actors, writers, musicians and artists.
Artist fees for these engagements vary as the series themselves range in duration, complexity of work, etc. however, fees range from $150 to $1,400 per engagement. If you have any questions about TD Incubator, please contact incubator@artscommons.ca.
RBC Emerging Visual Artists Program Opportunities
Through one-on-one mentorship opportunities, professional development sessions, networking social events and exhibition opportunities, RBC EVAP artists will enter the next phase of their career. Artists will also be selected to showcase their work in our galleries and a professional artist fee will be paid to those exhibiting artists.
The RBC Emerging Visual Artists Program at Arts Commons is currently seeking submissions for the Ledge Gallery, Lightbox Studio and Window Galleries in Arts Commons for September, 2023 through to August, 2024.
Teaching Artists and Arts Facilitator Opportunities
Workshop Teaching Artist
The Workshop Teaching Artist shares their artform in a way that allows learners to see the world through a joyful, creative lens. Learners will build new skills, knowledge and understanding in the art form. The creative process will guide the learning, allowing participants to create, question and reflect on the process. The Workshop teaching artist will work alongside the Arts Commons education specialist and arts facilitator.
Arts Facilitator
The role of the arts facilitator is to foster a safe and engaging environment for students, teachers and communities during their time at the ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning. The facilitator works alongside the Arts Commons education specialist and inspires learners to make connections to the arts, themselves and their community through a series of hands-on workshops, reflections and questioning.
Submissions are accepted year-round. The deadline for the 2025 – 26 season is June 30, 2025.
Apply to our artist development programs at artscommons.ca/submissions.