Call for Submissions: 2026 Exhibitions at City of Toronto Cultural Centres & Galleries

Cedar Ridge Creative Centre Gallery

2026 Call for Submissions Highlights

The City of Toronto’s Cultural Centres & Galleries are now accepting applications from individual artists, collectives, groups and organizations to exhibit their work in 2026. Artists working in a range of media are encouraged to apply.

The City offers a range of artist residencies and gallery programs to support artistic growth and skill development, while sharing their talents with local communities.

The Public Gallery Program provides artists opportunities to exhibit at five City-operated public galleries: Assembly Hall, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Clark Centre for the Arts, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery and Ascent Gallery at Etobicoke Civic Centre.

Priority is given to Toronto-based artists working or living in Toronto. Artists who have exhibited at one of the galleries are not eligible to be considered for an exhibition at another gallery site in the following year.

There is no fee to apply or exhibit and the galleries take no commission on sales.

The City of Toronto’s Cultural Centres and Galleries are dedicated to engaging and supporting Toronto-based artists from equity-deserving communities. Recent program updates align with CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des Artistes Canadiens) guidelines and are designed to increase equitable access to the City’s cultural spaces and elevate support for artists, while advancing some of the key objectives of the City’s Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto.

All works submitted for consideration must conform to the City of Toronto Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy and be suitable for a general audience.

Included in this listing:

Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025

Assembly Hall Gallery
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025

Ascent Gallery at Etobicoke Civic Centre
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025

Cedar Ridge Creative Centre Gallery and Clark Centre for the Arts Gallery
Submission Deadline: September 4, 2025

Call for Submissions: Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery 2026 Exhibitions

Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery invites visual arts organizations and collectives from across Canada to submit applications to exhibit and sell the works of their selected artist members in 2026. Artists with diverse backgrounds and those who have not exhibited previously at the gallery are encouraged to apply.

Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025

Who can apply?

Art organizations or collectives with a minimum of four participating artists

Submission Requirements:

• Completed application form toronto.ca/ArtistOpportunities
• 10 to 15 images with a corresponding list of artworks
• If non-juried, provide a list of the art group members

About the Gallery

Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery hosts 10 shows annually providing diverse, accessible, inclusive and professional gallery spaces for early-career and established visual artists/art groups. Wall space is approximately 230 feet and six display cases are available for 3D works.

Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
toronto.ca/ECCArtGallery
Phone: 416-394-8628
Email: eccartgallery@toronto.ca

Assembly Hall Gallery

Call for Submissions: Assembly Hall Gallery 2026 Exhibitions

Assembly Hall Gallery is looking to showcase a wide range of visual art mediums in 2026 including painting, photography, sculpture, mosaic, collage and printmaking. Individual artists and arts organizations are welcome to apply.

Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025

Who can apply?

Early, mid-career and professional individual artists or collectives

Submission Requirements:

• Completed application form toronto.ca/ArtistOpportunities
• 10 to 15 images with a corresponding list of artworks
• If applying as a group, a list of the art group members

About the Gallery

The Assembly Hall Gallery is a public art space that hosts eight art exhibitions each year. With over 25,000 visitors annually, the gallery provides valuable opportunities for the community to enjoy and purchase works by local artists.

Assembly Hall
toronto.ca/AssemblyHall
Phone: 416-338-7255
Email: assembly@toronto.ca

Ascent Gallery

Call for Submissions: Ascent Gallery 2026 Exhibitions

Ascent Gallery is looking for early-career artists to showcase in 2026. Submissions from individual artists and collectives who identify as IBPOC, disabled persons and 2SLGBTQI+ and artists living and working in Toronto are encouraged.

Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025

Who can apply?

Early-career individual artist and collectives

Submission Requirements:

• CV and completed application form toronto.ca/ArtistOpportunities
• 10 to 15 images with a corresponding list of artworks
• If applying as a group, a list of the art group members

About the Gallery

Ascent Gallery hosts four shows annually showcasing early-career visual artists/art groups by providing diverse, accessible, inclusive, and professional gallery space. Wall space is approximately 82 feet.

Ascent Gallery
toronto.ca/ECCArtGallery
Phone: 416-394-8628
Email: ascentgallery@toronto.ca

Call for Submissions: Cedar Ridge Gallery and Clark Centre for the Arts 2026 Exhibitions

Cedar Ridge Creative Centre and Clark Centre for the Arts invite applications from visual artists and crafts people of all abilities working in a variety of media. Individual artists and art organizations are welcome to apply.

Submission Deadline: September 4, 2025

Who can apply?

Early, mid-career and professional individual artists or collectives

Exhibitions at Cedar Ridge Gallery: Art exhibitions are scheduled for approximately one month at a time between January and November 2026 on the main floor gallery space that spans three rooms.

Exhibitions at Gallery 191, Clark Centre for the Arts: Gallery 191 spans three floors. Art works must be exhibited across the gallery for the full term of the month. The gallery is available between January and May and between July and December annually.

Submission Requirements:

• Completed application form toronto.ca/ArtistOpportunities
• CV and cover letter
• 10 to 15 images with a corresponding list of artworks
• If applying as a group, a list of the art group members

About Cedar Ridge Creative Centre Gallery

Cedar Ridge Creative Centre Gallery hosts short term rotating exhibitions by early-career and established artists, community arts groups and students 10 months of the year. Cedar Ridge welcomes artists of all abilities, individual artists and/or artist collectives.

The gallery space features three large rooms on the main floor of a historic mansion and is filled with large windows that provide natural light throughout the day.

Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
toronto.ca/CedarRidge
Phone: 416-396-4026
Email: crcc@toronto.ca

About Clark Centre for the Arts and Gallery 191

Located inside Guild Park and Gardens, the Clark Centre for the Arts is a stunning new cultural facility with specialized art studios and gallery spaces. Gallery 191 spans all three floors in the Centre.

Clark Centre for the Arts
toronto.ca/ClarkCentre
Phone: 416-396-4800
Email: cca@toronto.ca

About City of Toronto’s Cultural Centres & Galleries

Toronto’s Cultural Centres & Galleries is comprised of Assembly Hall, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Clark Centre for the Arts and Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery and the Ascent Gallery at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, all owned and operated by the City of Toronto. Collectively showcasing works by more than 800 artists in over 40 exhibitions annually.

More information about the City of Toronto’s Cultural Centres & Galleries can be found at toronto.ca/CulturalCentres or by following City of Toronto Culture on social media.