Call for Submissions: Perspectives, Spring 2025 at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Call to Artists: Perspectives
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Next Submission Deadline: May 1, 2025

PortsToronto has launched Perspectives at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, a public art program that showcases local talent and captures unique visions of Toronto. The program invites local artists to share their personal interpretations of the city, offering a platform for diverse perspectives that reflect the vibrancy, diversity and spirit of Toronto.

The Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport pedestrian tunnel, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025, will host large scale printed artworks as part of this new program, creating an immersive experience for the passengers, employees and community members that travel through it. The art is displayed in frames and will be regularly refreshed and changed to ensure a diversity of perspectives.

The inaugural exhibit features 12 perspectives from three Toronto artists, as well as an open call to artists to submit up to four works to showcase on static display panels. Watch this video to learn more.

What is Toronto to you? Is it the waterfront, the architectural landmarks that make up our iconic skyline, the cultural hubs within our neighbourhoods, or the events that bring us all together? Show us your Toronto.

To learn more about Perspectives and to submit your work for consideration, visit the website.

Submission Requirements
Perspectives is limited to 180 x 78″, 2-D printed panels. Your artwork, whether digital or physical, will need to be able to be scanned and printed in size. We will work with you to help facilitate this process but please be aware of these requirements before submitting your pieces.

Artwork will need to be submitted in digital format (either as a digital piece or a high-resolution scan). Please adhere to the specifications found in the FAQ on our website or your artwork may not be considered.

Selection Process
A selection panel will review submitted artworks and assign a score to each submission based on an established set of criteria to select the next exhibition of Perspectives.

The panel includes representatives from PortsToronto, Nieuport Aviation, the Waterfront Business Improvement Area, OCAD University, and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art.

How to Submit:
Visit the website to apply online.

Submission Deadline:
Deadline to submit artwork for the next exhibition of Perspectives is May 1, 2025.

For more information and FAQs please visit the website or contact:
PortsToronto Communications
communications@portstoronto.com