Call for Applications: Artist Project 2027

Artist: Genie Kim. Photographer: Jenna Marie Wakani

Canada’s Premier Contemporary Art Fair for Independent Artists

Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026, 11:59pm ET
Exhibition Dates: May 13–16, 2027

Artist Project is now accepting applications from artists working in all mediums for our 2027 edition at the Better Living Centre in Toronto. Artist Project provides independent, contemporary artists with a professional platform to showcase and sell their work directly to collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts.

Join a community of artists at Toronto’s curated contemporary art fair and connect with 18,000+ engaged art lovers and collectors over four days. Artist Project and its team strive to publicize and strategically market the fair to attract diverse, high-quality art buyers, curators and collectors.

As an Artist Project exhibitor, you will:

• Meet a loyal base of 18,000+ art lovers and collectors
• Exhibit your work in a gallery-style booth with 11′ high white hard-walls
• Control 100% of your sales—no sales commission is taken
• Benefit from extensive marketing and communications campaigns including advertising, social media, and online programs
• Showcase your artwork with a profile on the Artist Project website
• Access curator-led tours featuring exhibiting artists
• Network with hundreds of fellow artists in a supportive community
• Gain opportunities for large-scale installations

Eligibility

• Main Section: Open to independent artists working in all mediums
• Untapped Section: Current student, recent graduate (within the past three years; 2023-2026) and Self-taught artist at the beginning of their career.

Artist: Mony Zakhour, Photographer: Jenna Marie Wakani

Selection Process

All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee made up of art professionals and design experts. Every year we invite a new group of jurors so that the fair continues to remain diverse, dynamic and fresh.

The jury selects exhibitors based on the following criteria:

• Quality and skill level
• Vision, originality and uniqueness
• Portfolio presentation
• Overall aesthetic appeal of the artwork

Once the jury made their selections, Applicants will be notified of their selection status in December 2026 and January 2027.

Artist: Kulwant Singh Bhullar, Photographer: Jenna Marie Wakani

Submission Requirements

• Application forms: Main Application | Untapped Application
• Artwork Images (4 images; JPG, JPEG, or PNG; 72 DPI: 1,500 pixels wide) with the following file name format: “title_of_work.jpg”
• Artwork details including title, year, medium, and size of the work
• Artist Resume (bio; education; previous shows and exhibitions)

How to Submit

Applications are free to submit and must be completed online through the Artist Project website. Visit theartistproject.com to access the application portal and submit your materials.

Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026, 11:59pm ET

For additional information or questions, please contact:
Elise Vandenbosch, Exhibitor Relations Manager, Artist Project elise.vandenbosch@informa.com | 1 416 512 3452

Artist Project
20 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 1200, PO Box 2055
Toronto, ON M4R 1K8
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Accessibility:
Artist Project is fully accessible. For more information, visit theartistproject.com.

Image Descriptions:
1. A visitor holding an event program points at rows of small blue-green ceramic creature heads mounted on a white wall. Each head has a different arrangement of features. Other attendees stand in the background.
2. Artist Mony Zakhour, a man in a navy cap and dark jacket holds a small canvas and talks with a man in a pink hoodie. A woman sits on a curved green velvet seat nearby. Behind them hang large, framed paintings of intricate, sculptural vessel-like forms on grey, yellow and orange grounds.
3. Kulwant Singh Bhullar, a smiling man in a maroon turban and long grey beard, talks with two visitors seen from behind. Small realistic portrait paintings in dark and gold frames hang on the wall behind him.