Annual Call for
Exhibition Proposals
Call for 2026 Exhibition Proposals
The call for 2026 exhibition proposals is scheduled to open in the summer of 2024.
Please note:
The call for proposals for 2025 exhibitions is now closed. It opened August 1, 2023 and closed December 31, 2023.
All proposals are required to be made using Artspace’s online submission form. Mailed submissions are not accepted.
The text below was used in 2023 in our call for 2025 proposals and may be updated.
Call for 2025 Exhibition Proposals
Artspace is dedicated to presenting new work from contemporary artists working in a variety of disciplines. The centre strives to present art that reflects and promotes the diversity of disciplines and media that shape contemporary art practices. Proposals from emerging, mid-career, and senior artists whose works are alternative, experimental and/or critically engaged are welcome. Additionally, the centre invites proposals from not only individual artists, but artist collectives as well as prospective guest curators.
In keeping with our commitments to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, we encourage proposals from artists and curators from groups that have been historically underrepresented in Artspace's programming, such as BIPOC, migrant, 2SLGBTQIA+, disabled and/or low income artists.
Artspace is seeking proposals for 2025 exhibitions programming in Galleries 1 and 2. Please note, Artspace will also consider offsite projects relevant to the centre’s mandate.
In preparing your submission please consult Artspace’s FLOORPLAN.
Artspace provides curatorial support, installation assistance, insurance, promotion, and documentation of exhibitions, and when budgets allow, commission critical essays to accompany selected projects. Artspace is committed to paying artists and copyright fees according to the guidelines established by CAR/FAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation/Les Fronts des Artistes Canadiens).
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please include the following:
Proposal/Project Title
Description (500 words max)
Technical Requirements
Artist/Curatorial Statement (250 words max)
Artist/Curator Bio (250 words max)
Current CV (3 pages max)
Visual Support Material (Accepted file types: gif, jpg, png, mp3) Please label support material images numerically with the artist’s name (01_name.jpg, 02_name.jpg, etc.). Video documentation needs to be uploaded to a site such as Youtube or Vimeo, and linked in the application. Specify the desired clip for viewing (up to 5 minutes in length) by indicating the desired start time in your support material list. Similarly, limit audio clips to 5 minutes maximum.
Documentation List (15 images max) For each item in your documentation list, please include the title, year created, medium, and dimensions.
EVALUATION
Proposals are evaluated for vis-a-vis Artspace's mandate and programming focus, according to the following criteria:
Artistic merit
Clarity of ideas
Contribution to the cultural diversity of Artspace's programming
Feasibility
If you have any questions regarding exhibition proposal submissions, please contact:
Leslie Menagh, Artistic Director
gallery@artspaceptbo.ca
705-748-3883