Art Flow with Community Living Prince Edward – Visual Art Facilitator Call – We are recruiting two Visual Artists to facilitate a series of participatory workshops as part of Art Flow, a new project being carried out through a partnership between County Arts and Community Living Prince Edward. Art Flow will engage up to 10 participants aged 18+ in a total of 8 visual art workshops. 5 participants will join us from CLPE’s Youth in Transition program. To support the Youth in Transition program’s aim to help young people with an intellectual disability make a smooth transition from high school to life as an adult in the community, the other 5 spots will be open to other community members. The project runs from February-May 2025, and the deadline to apply is January 8th, 2025. A huge thank you to 100 People Who Care PEC, whose support will allow us to deliver this program for free! Click here to view the full Call for Applications and access the application form.
County Arts Lab – Artist Instructor Call – We are seeking course proposals for paid programming at the County Arts Lab for our Early and Late Spring sessions in 2025! The County Arts Lab hosts multi-week courses for adults, children, and youth, as well as one-off workshops for youth and adults. Courses in all artistic mediums are welcomed, including but not limited to visual arts, dance, music, writing, and more. Application deadline is January 15th, 2025, Click here to view the full call for instructors and the application form.
2025 PEC Studio Tour – Call for Entry – Artist applications are now being accepted for the 2025 PEC Studio Tour! The next edition of this beloved County Arts signature event takes place from September 19th-21st, 2025. Whether you’re an artist with your own studio space or you’d like to join the Tour as a guest at another artist’s studio, this is an incredible opportunity to connect with so many arts lovers who come through Studio Tour members’ doors each year, no matter what stage of your career. Studio Members are required to have a permanent County address, but Guest Artists need not be County residents. For full details and to apply, visit pecstudiotour.com. The application deadline is January 8th, 2025.
Melt Studio + Gallery – Winter Studio Residency – Melt Studio + Gallery is offering 5 spots for an artist studio residency, starting in January 2025 and running until the end of April 2025. Rentals start at $250/month + HST. At the end of the residency, the 5 participating artists will have the opportunity to display at least one work, which will be curated into the Melt Artist Group show in May 2025. Each studio space is approx. 200 square feet. 2 closed rooms available for $300/month + HST, and 3 spaces in the open studio area for $250/month + HST. The gallery requires a minimum of 4 artists to run this program. Click here to learn more, and if interested, please email info@meltstudiogallery.com with the subject line “STUDIO RENTAL.”
Melt Studio + Gallery – Rental Gallery Opportunities – Melt Studio + Gallery currently has two rental galleries available for rent to artists for solo exhibitions for a flat base rental fee ranging from $700-750 + HST: the FOCUS and FORMAT galleries. These project rooms provide and cultivate a supportive environment for artists to showcase work in an inexpensive gallery space. Melt Gallery will provide the gallery attendant, handle client inquiries and transactions and promote the Artist’s work on their website and social media platforms. Duo exhibitions are considered on a per case basis and are subject to an extra surcharge on the rental fee. Any sales made during the duration of the exhibition will not be subject to commission. There is no fee to submit. Click here to learn more.
Gather in the County – Call for Vendors – Gather in the County returns for its second year, taking place at the historic Crystal Palace in Picton on June 7th, 2025. Gather will feature an indoor/outdoor market providing visitors with an exciting and innovative gathering of textile makers, small batch producers, indie dyers, artists, collectors and community guilds producing a wide range of handmade textile wares and supplies. Gather is a curated event by Bay Woodyard and Bear Epp, both textile artists and experienced event builders committed to showcasing the cultural value of craft and the rich tradition of textile arts through this new annual market. Applications for vendors for the 2025 show are currently being accepted. Applications close on January 31st, 2025. Click here to learn more.
Arts on Main Gallery – Call for Youth Art Submissions – Arts on Main Gallery is collaborating with theROC Youth Services to host a special exhibition for youth artists aged 14-18 in the Backroom Gallery. The show, titled How You See It, will run from February 1st-22nd, 2025, with an opening reception on February 1st from 2-4 PM. Interested youth artists can submit their work to either theROC Youth Services at 299 Main St., Picton, or Arts on Main Gallery at 223 Main St., Picton. Art in all visual mediums—including painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, pottery, and photography—is welcomed. For more information about the youth show, click here or contact Whitney at theROC Youth Services (whitney@theroc.ca) or Iris at Arts on Main Gallery (info@artsonmaingallery.ca). Submission deadline is January 22nd, 2025.
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2025 – Call for Artists – Calling all visual artists working in all mediums and backgrounds! Join Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor & online art fair in July 2025! Artists can apply to the in-person Fair at Nathan Phillips Square or choose to participate Exclusively Online. Early Bird Deadline: February 28th, 2025 (11:59 PM). Final Application Deadline: March 7th, 2025 (11:59 PM). Click here to learn more and apply.
County Arts Artists in the Community Grant – Applications are now being accepted for County Arts’ Artists in the Community Grant, to assist artist members in realizing a community-based art projects that will directly engage residents. The total annual amount to be awarded in this program is $2500. Application deadline is October 1st, 2024 for projects taking place before April 15th, 2025. To learn more and apply, visit countyarts.ca/funding.
County Arts Lab – Artist Instructor Calls – We regularly run intake periods for our County Arts Lab community programming. Questions? Please reach out to Stacey Sproule, Programs Manager, at stacey@countyarts.ca.
The Maker’s Hand Show & Sale – Call for Artists – This year marks The Maker’s Hand’s 20th anniversary! This signature County Arts event is happening November 8th-10th, 2024 at Lehigh Arena in Wellington. Artists working in fine craft and fine art are invited to apply. Booth walls will be provided to all exhibitors in 2024 (hard walls for fine artists in the Rotary Room and pipe and drape walls for artisans in Highline Hall, except in the 5′ x 5′ booth category). Deadline to apply to the second round is July 15th, 2024. For more information and to fill out the application, visit themakershand.com.
County Arts – Indigenous Voices Fund Grants Program – We have run two rounds of applications (in 2023 and 2024) for our Indigenous Voices Fund Grants Program. Learn more on the Indigenous Voices Fund page.
Drake Devonshire x County Arts Artist Residency Program – Since 2023, we have have collaborated with the Drake Devonshire Hotel in Wellington to offer 2-3 night artist residencies in January, February and March including free accommodation for one guest, a Drake contra card to be used onsite for food valued at $55 per day, and access to the property. The call generally runs in the fall (the application period for the 2025 residencies has now passed).
County Arts Artist Residency Program – We run an annual Artist Residency program at the County Arts Lab, generally in the month of January. The successful candidate receives 1-month access to the County Arts Lab and related amenities and a $500 honorarium. For more information about the program, visit our Artist Residency page.
County Arts Mentorship Program – In summer and fall 2023 we ran Calls for Mentors and Mentees for our first Mentorship Program, which offers 25 hours of mentorship from October 2023-March 2024. Learn more at countyarts.ca/mentorship.
County Arts Lab – Artist Instructor Call – We regularly issue Calls for Artist Instructors to run paid programming at the County Arts Lab. Courses in all artistic mediums are welcomed, including but not limited to visual arts, dance, music, writing, and more. We especially encourage non-visual artists to submit proposals, and accept proposals for both beginner and intermediate level visual arts course/workshops. Questions? Please reach out to Stacey Sproule, Programs Manager, at stacey@countyarts.ca.
County Arts – Call for Facilitators – Healing Through Art – We are recruiting 2 Visual Artists to facilitate a series of participatory workshops for the individuals and families supported through Hospice Prince Edward’s Grief and Bereavement services. Click to view the full Call for Facilitators.
Murals and Public Art 101 Training – In February 2023, we collaborated with our community partner Base 31 to deliver a 2-day training for 14 local artists by Artists Chrissy Poitras and Meaghan Kehoe entitled Murals and Public Art 101.
Do You Belong Here Community-Engaged Art Mural Project in partnership with local youth – Run in partnership with the ROC (Recreation Outreach Centre), this initiative brings together local youth and 4 Artist Facilitators to work on a community-engaged art project. Teams of Youth Artists and Artist Facilitators are co-designing and painting 4 large plywood posters along the theme of “Belonging”, which will be affixed to the tennis court fence in Picton’s Benson Park from May-August 2023. Each Artist Facilitator is awarded a $3000 50-hour contract. The You Belong Here project is made possible thanks to a Canada Healthy Communities Initiative grant from Community Foundations of Canada / Government of Canada.
Nature’s Aviators – PEC Partners Inc and County Arts share a commitment to expanding opportunities for artists to create and showcase their work to new audiences. We collaborated on a Call for Submissions in spring 2022 as part of PEC Partners’ revitalization and restoration efforts at the former Camp Picton (now Base 31) with a strong focus on creative placemaking. 6 paintings were commissioned to help beautify a section of the facade of the former Officer’s Quarters. Click to view a PDF of this Call for Submissions.
The Maker’s Hand – The application period for vendors for our annual The Maker’s Hand fine craft show, set to take place at Highline Hall in Wellington, Ontario from November 11th-13th, 2022, is now closed. Please email makershand@countyarts.ca to join our artist mailing list for updates on our 2023 show.
Art Together Facilitators – We recruited 4 Visual Arts Facilitators to run our new Art Together drop-in art-making pilot project at the County Arts Lab. Learn more about the program on our Art for Well-Being page.
Sunflowers for Ukraine Silent Auction – In October 2022, we invited artists to donate sunflower-themed artworks for a silent art auction run in partnership with The County Museums. The auction is running throughout the month of November 2022, both in person at Macaulay Church Museum and online at https://app.galabid.com/sunflowers-ukraine/items. See the Call here.
