County Arts – Hiring Event Coordinator – Seeking to engage an Event Coordinator for 10-week contract at $18/hour to help coordinate two multi-week visual arts exhibition events taking place at the County Arts Lab in summer 2024. As this position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program, candidates must ensure they meet certain eligibility criteria. Click here to learn more.
31st Annual Art in the County Juried Show & Sale – Call for Artists – This year’s exhibition of work by County-based artists returns to the heart of Picton June 21 – July 7, 2024 at the County Arts Lab, 206 Main Street, Picton (upper level of The Armoury). Applicants must be a member of County Arts in good standing at the time of application. For more information, visit artinthecounty.com.
The Maker’s Hand Show & Sale – Call for Fine Craft Artisans – 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, and fine craft artisans are invited to apply. Deadline to apply to the second round is July 15th, 2024. For more information and to fill out the application, visit themakershand.com.
Melt Studio and Gallery – Hiring Studio/Gallery Assistant – Melt Studio and Gallery is currently seeking a Studio/Gallery Assistant to work a maximum of 20-30 hours per week for the summer season, with a flexible start date in late spring 2024. $18/hour based on experience. This position will remain open until filled. Visit meltstudiogallery.com/now-hiring to learn more.
Melt Studio and Gallery – Call for Submissions – Melt Studio and Gallery has an open call for submissions for their opening show of the season, Renewal. Deadline to submit is April 15th, 2024. Visit their website for full submission details.
County Arts Lab – Artist Instructor Call – We are currently seeking course proposals for paid programming at the County Arts Lab for Winter 2024 and beyond! The deadline for this intake period is December 5th, 2023. 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. We encourage you to consider your own artistic practice and find ways to structure a course based on that. We have a committed audience at the Arts Lab and the students are most excited and engaged when the instructor is teaching something that excites them! We are looking for both beginner and intermediate level visual arts course/workshop proposals. Please click here to view the full Call for Instructors and access the Application Form. The deadline for this Intake Period is December 5th, 2023. Questions? Please reach out to Stacey Sproule, Programs Manager, at stacey@countyarts.ca.
County Arts – Indigenous Voices Fund Grants Program – We ran a round of applications inaugural round of the Indigenous Voices Fund Grants Program from July-October 2023. Learn more on the Indigenous Voices Fund 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.
Drake Devonshire x County Arts Artist Residency Program – For two years running (2023, 2024) we 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 2024 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.
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.
