Artist Opportunties
For artists of various disciplines and experiences
Collaborate with Oddside Arts
Interested in creating with us? Take a look at some of the opportunities that we have to see where you might be able to contribute. Make sure to bookmark this page to see how you can collaborate with us.
Call for Youth Muralists
Interested in mural arts? We’re working with StreetARToronto and Art Starts to bring a new mural to Studio M in Eglinton West. Five (5) Black youth (aged 18 – 25) will get the chance to be mentored by muralists Krystal Ball and Curtia Wright. Apply by July 10, 2025 to be considered.
Artist calls
Other artist calls that we believe are great opportunities for emerging and established artists.
Call for Submissions: Thickson Road Public Art Project, Town of Whitby
The Town of Whitby is calling for professional artists and artists teams residing in Ontario to design, fabricate and install public artwork along Thickson Road from Dundas Street to Nichol Avenue.
Budget: $125,000
DEADLINE: September 16, 2024
Call for Applications: (Un)Mapping the Territory: An Indigenous Artist/Research Residency
Hart House and the Art Museum at the University of Toronto are inviting expressions of interest (EOI) for a year-long residency at Hart House. The residency invites artists and researchers to consider and uncover histories of place, geographies, borders, and cartographies present on the land that the University of Toronto campus occupies from an Indigenous perspective.
Funding: $500 for shortlisted artists / $44,000 total for selected artist
DEADLINE: September 15, 2024
Design TO Festival
Celebrate DesignTO’s 15th birthday! Present an independent project, host a creative project at your venue, or submit to a DesignTO-curated project. Keep reading to learn more about each opportunity.
The DesignTO Festival brings people together to celebrate contemporary design across the city January 24 – February 2, 2025.
DEADLINE: Multiple deadlines
Skill Development
Programs and mentorship opportunities to develop artistic skills.
Anarchitecture 21c
GSS 2025 summer design-build studio titled “Anarchitecture 21c” is a collective exploration of bottom-up spatial agency, and culminates with the construction of a site-specific laneway pavilion composed of 3D-printed modules.
Fee is $900
DEADLINE: June 30, 2025
Mississauga - Projection Mapping Mentorship
The City of Mississauga’s Public Art Program is working with AVA Animation and Visual Arts Inc. to once again transform the façade of the Hazel McCallion Central Library into a giant canvas for large-scale 3D projection mapping.
DEADLINE: July 8, 2025
Our Events
If you’re interested in learning more about what we do and engaging in our arts practice, consider attending some of our events.