Call for Submissions: City of Oshawa Artist-Initiated Projects 2023

Call for Submissions
City of Oshawa Artist-Initiated Projects

Deadline: Friday, March 31, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

The City of Oshawa is excited to launch our first-ever call for artist-initiated projects. We are accepting proposals from artists, collectives and arts groups for all manner of artistic projects, including installations, exhibitions, performances, workshops and temporary public art.

Applications are being accepted from across a wide range of artistic disciplines, including dance, literature, media art, multidisciplinary art, music, theatre and visual art, for projects with budgets ranging from $100.00 to $4,000.00. Artists with a significant biographical connection to Oshawa, or arts groups based in Oshawa, are eligible to apply.

Project Objectives

Each year the City of Oshawa is proud to offer arts, culture and heritage programming in alignment with Oshawa’s Cultural Strategic Plan, Culture Counts: Oshawa’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Plan.

Projects selected through this call will:

• Demonstrate artistic excellence;
• Engage the wider public through the delivery of compelling, unique and meaningful artistic experiences;
• Activate outdoor or indoor public spaces and strengthen the community through creative placemaking; and
• Showcase Oshawa’s incredible artistic talent across a diversity of artistic styles and disciplines.

How to Apply

Visit Oshawa.ca/ArtistCalls to review the full information package and to submit an application form.

If you have questions about applying, or require accommodations to participate in this process, please contact CultureCounts@Oshawa.ca.

We are happy to provide support and advice related to the application to make this call as accessible as possible to applicants.