Call for Submissions: 2026 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition

Carole Chaloupka Burton, Soul of a Boy, DHSE 2025

Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition
Call for Submissions

A joint project of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest and the Haliburton Business Improvement Area (BIA)

Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026, 5:00pm ET
Exhibition Dates: June 18 – October 25, 2026

Sculptures must be original works suitable for outdoor installation. Artworks may be offered for sale. Five entries will be selected for the exhibition, June 18 to October 25, 2026 in Haliburton, Ontario.

Project Requirements
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Eligibility
Open to all artists within Canada, must be able deliver work in person.

Kim Collins, Geese Please, DHSE 2025

Compensation
An honorarium of $300 will be paid to each participating artist. A $75.00 per diem will be provided (two days for delivery/installation/opening event (accommodation is provided) plus one day for pick up).

Selection Process
Jury selection

How to Submit
Visit here for application form

Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026, 5:00pm ET

For additional information or questions, please contact:
Jim Blake, Curator
info@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca

Marlene Kawalez, Friends, DHSE 2025

Haliburton Sculpture Forest
Haliburton, Ontario
www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca
info@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca

Facebook @HaliburtonSculptureForest
Instagram @sculptureforest

Accessibility:
The Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition is fully accessible.

Image Descriptions:
1. Photograph of a sculpture of the heads and torsos of two young boys on a plinth, one boy is slightly behind the other, Both figures are turquoise blue, Background blurred trees and brick building.
2. Photograph of a sculpture of a Canada Goose mad out of recycled materials and fabric. The goose has a very long neck that has stripes of colour from the rainbow. The body is golden beige with grey and brown wings hugging its body and black and white tail feathers. The background is the side of a downtown building, green, wood siding.
3. Photograph of a sculpture made out of winterstone, A stylized human figure leaning doen to talk to a small bird. Both figures are a mottled teal blue. The background is the side of a downtown building, real blue, board and batten wood siding.