{"id":479401,"date":"2026-05-11T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/479401\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:01:10","slug":"toronto-creatives-can-now-submit-artwork-for-2027-gallery-season-as-application-deadline-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/479401\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto creatives can now submit artwork for 2027 gallery season as application deadline nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to know<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The City of Toronto is calling on artists to submit work for its 2027 exhibition season across multiple cultural venues, including the Ascent Gallery.<\/li>\n<li>Toronto-based, equity-deserving and early-career artists aged 18 and older are encouraged to apply, with submissions requiring an application form, CV and 15 original works with descriptions.<\/li>\n<li>Applications are free to submit, though selected artists must pay an exhibition fee, and the deadline for the Ascent Gallery is May 17 at 11:59 p.m., with additional calls open for venues like the Assembly Hall Gallery, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre and Clark Centre for the Arts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Artists looking to submit their work can look no further than the City of Toronto, as they look for pieces to display for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>The city is looking for submissions for multiple cultural locations.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/explore-enjoy\/history-art-culture\/cultural-centres-galleries\/etobicoke-civic-centre-art-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ascent Gallery<\/a> is one of about 9 locations artists can submit their work.<\/p>\n<p>Artists who are early in their career and\/or are part of a group, who are Toronto-based and\/or identify as equity-deserving are welcome to submit. The city said early career artists who are at least 18-years-old, have a small body of work and have achieved some local recognition through grants, commissions, sales and\/or public exhibition experience are also invited to submit.<\/p>\n<p>The city did not specify which art mediums are preferred but <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.mar.medallia.com\/?e=317717&amp;d=l&amp;h=061F41A3DF9CDAF&amp;l=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">said<\/a> \u201cstaff\u2026 strives to present a balanced roster of exhibitions in all media and styles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A submission for the Ascent Gallery must include a <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.mar.medallia.com\/?e=317717&amp;d=l&amp;h=061F41A3DF9CDAF&amp;l=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">completed application form<\/a>, 15 original works along with descriptions and a CV.<\/p>\n<p>There is no fee to apply but artists will be expected to pay an exhibition fee if selected, based on the number of works they will display.<\/p>\n<p>All works submitted must adhere to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/city-government\/accountability-operations-customer-service\/city-administration\/corporate-policies\/people-equity-policies\/human-rights-and-anti-harassment-discrimination-hrap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">City of Toronto Human Rights and Anti-Harassment\/Discrimination Policy<\/a> and be suitable for a general audience.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline to submit for the Ascent Gallery is May 17 at 11:59 p.m.<br \/>The city is also asking for submissions to the Assembly Hall Gallery, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre and the Clark Centre for the Arts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/explore-enjoy\/history-art-culture\/artist-residencies-open-calls\/?WT.rd_id=%2FArtistOpportunities&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawRuz6BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE5bkdmb0ZsNDJJSjB2dE1Tc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjwqFalrcF12qi7RPAnAbxI8M7pjMdK2yKFMDdp21Od7gdqtx0eyJ4yqSFaN_aem_xOq1D_zUhQ8SyDZIoj2rQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">among others<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to know The City of Toronto is calling on artists to submit work for its 2027 exhibition&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[56454,18890,365,362,363,364,209878,366,18,117,2037,19,17,15935],"class_list":{"0":"post-479401","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-art-gallery","9":"tag-artist","10":"tag-arts","11":"tag-arts-and-design","12":"tag-artsanddesign","13":"tag-artsdesign","14":"tag-call-for-submission","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-eire","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-exhibition","19":"tag-ie","20":"tag-ireland","21":"tag-toronto"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116556784357629393","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}