Calls

Opportunities for Artists

Whether you have been a practising artist for years or are a newly emerging artist, there are opportunities for you to share your art. Respond to a gallery call for group and solo shows. Apply to be an Artist in Residence (AiR) at Casa.

Participate in artist-led activities. Learn more about the business of being a practising artist in the AAC’s ART/WORK sessions. Sell your fine art and craft in the AAC Works retail shop. Take tiny steps or a giant leap into the art world by connecting with Casa and the Allied Arts Council.

Visitors look at artworks on the wall in the Passage Gallery at Casa

The Gallery at Casa Opportunities

The Gallery at Casa is committed to exhibiting works of local, regional and provincial artists with ties to southern Alberta. Art created in our community is diverse and multi-faceted. Gallery offerings are not limited to any particular style, medium or approach but are connected through a sense of place. The Gallery submission window is in November each year. Thematic and group show calls happen periodically throughout the year. Become an AAC member to receive information about upcoming calls.

The Gallery at Casa Submission Page
a man Busking with his guitar

AAC / BRZ Busking

Calling all musicians! The AAC is collaborating with the Lethbridge Downtown BRZ to bring more busking to Lethbridge! These will be paid artist opportunities to help paint the air with your sounds and liven the many events happening in the City of Lethbridge! If you are interested in being a Lethbridge busker, fill out the short application form.

Busking Application
Abstract painting with pink, rust and pale blue shapes.

Artist in Residence (AiR)

The residency program at Casa provides an opportunity for artists from across disciplines to pursue their practice in a supportive, concentrated, community-based atmosphere. Workshops, installations, open houses and artist talks are part of the AiR community engagement program. This program is financially supported by the AAC.
Link to Casa Page

Residency Application

Emerging artists find the Casa AiR program to be a welcoming place for those wanting to experience the residency process. Mid-career and established artists are also encouraged to apply as Casa provides space free of charge and will help to co-ordinate a number of public engagement opportunities.

Please seek funding for travel, lodging and per diems from granting agencies as necessary. Successful candidates may request letters of support for their grant applications.

Application deadline:
Application deadlines occur January 15 and June 15 of each year.
Submissions for the January 15 deadline will be programmed for a residency between June 15 and December 31.

Submission for the June 15 deadline will be programmed for a residency between January 15 and June 14 of the following year.

Application Form

External Artist Calls

The Allied Arts Council is often sent calls for artists by other organizations or comes across calls that may be of interest to local artists. These calls are organized by discipline below. The AAC encourages the payment of artist fees in all the calls. Artists should be fairly compensated. The AAC does not publish opportunities that require submission fees for ‘pay to play’ or puts undue burden on artists. If the opportunity is a professional development session, residency, conference or volunteer position, these will be clearly denoted in purple.

Do you have a call for artists that you would like shared? Please email communications@artslethbridge.org

Multi-Disciplinary Calls (Across Disciplines)

  • Call for Applications: Canada Council for the Arts – Digital Greenhouse. The Digital Greenhouse is a digital innovation initiative for Canadian individuals, groups, and organizations. It supports short-term projects that leverage digital technology to address sectoral and digital challenges. More information. Deadline: ongoing 
  • Lethbridge Artist Group Feature: Be featured as a local artist group in the recreation and culture guide each month. Must be AAC Allied Member. Deadline – 1st of each month. Contact communications@artslethbridge.org
  • AAC / BRZ Busking Program: Calling all musicians! The AAC is collaborating with the Lethbridge Downtown BRZ to bring more busking to Lethbridge! These will be paid artist opportunities to help paint the air with your sounds and liven the many events happening in the City of Lethbridge! If you are interested in being a Lethbridge busker, fill out the short application form.
  • Call for Submissions: Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery accepts exhibition applications for solo and group shows on an ongoing basis for both the gallery in Frank, and for Stone’s Throw Cafe in Blairmore. More information. Deadline: ongoing
  • Call for Applications: Artists and Education Funding. Calling all educators! The deadline for the Artists and Education Funding is May 1. This funding supports Alberta schools by subsidizing fees of professional Alberta artists of any artistic discipline that provide interactive arts residency projects for grades K-12. More Information. Deadline: May 1
  • Call for Submissions: The Alberta Foundation for the Arts annual Art Acquisition by Application Art Purchase Program deadline is fast approaching on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Artworks by resident, Alberta artists, in one or more of the following categories are eligible for submission: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking (excluding reproductions), fibre art, ceramics, photography, glass, mixed media. All applications are received through the AFA’s GATE Portal. More information. Deadline: April 1, 2026
  • Call for Performers: Alberta Day. Alberta’s government declared September 1 as Alberta Day, a celebration of the story of Alberta and an opportunity to tell it again and again, year after year. Arts, Culture and Status of Women is seeking performers from all genres to apply to perform at Alberta Day celebrations on Sunday, August 30, 2026. More information. Deadline: March 30, 2026, at 4:30 pm MST

Movement & Dance

  • Call-to-Artists I Alberta Dance Alliance –ADA is currently working on a pilot research project to find ways to resolve several sectoral challenges faced by the dance sector in Alberta. The research project aims to come up with solutions to resolve various sectoral challenges, such as the digital divide, intellectual property concerns, global reach, and community building. In the initial stages of our research it was uncovered that developing a collaborative platform could act as a central hub for many diverse and semi-autonomous activities and participants. Hence, to create a collaborative platform for the Alberta dance sector, we are looking for artists to conduct user interviews to further understand the needs of our Albertan dance artists that this collaborative platform would fulfill. Sign Up
  • Call for Performers: Prairie Rose Cabaret 2026 season. Prairie Rose Cabaret is looking for performers! Are you a classic striptease artist? A modern rock-and-roll poler? A comedy Drag King? A live singer? We are looking for all kinds of acts and performers to build an accessible, queer space in Lethbridge. More information. Deadline: Ongoing
  • Call for Performers: Alberta Day. Alberta’s government declared September 1 as Alberta Day, a celebration of the story of Alberta and an opportunity to tell it again and again, year after year. Arts, Culture and Status of Women is seeking performers from all genres to apply to perform at Alberta Day celebrations on Sunday, August 30, 2026. More information. Deadline: March 30, 2026, at 4:30 pm MST

Literary Arts

  • Call for Writers: CRAFT is an online publication celebrating both emerging and established writers. Their focus is on the craft of writing and how those elements make a good story great. They feature new and republished fiction; critical pieces on craft; craft exercises; interviews on craft with established writers; book reviews and summaries; and much more. More information.
  • Call for Writers: The Cripsters is a monthly Akimblog feature on disability and culture from the point of view of people with disabilities. Looking for submissions of 750-1000 words on topics that intersect with art and disability through a social justice lens and that crip/disrupt the way we think about disability. Submissions can take the form of a critical review, an interview, or an article on artistic/curatorial processes, theory and ideas, commentary, community, etc. For examples of previous articles, find the archive here. A writer’s fee is paid. There is no deadline. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis. Please email proposals in the form of a short synopsis or outline to Kim Fullerton at kimful@akimbo.ca.

Media Arts

  • Call for Applications: EMMEDIA Open Access Program. The focus of Open Access is to aid in the production of media art projects, giving participants up to one year to complete their works. This program is directed toward intermediate and senior artists. Potential program participants are asked to send in an application that includes current CV, script/storyboard or treatment, project description, detailed budget and relevant support material.  The number of projects supported annually is dependent on funding and the quality of submissions received. Open Access projects are given access to EMMEDIA workshops, in-house editing and production equipment up to an in-kind value of $4000 and an honorarium of $500. More information.  Deadline: dependent on funding and quality of applications.

Music

    • AAC / BRZ Busking Program: Calling all musicians! The AAC is collaborating with the Lethbridge Downtown BRZ to bring more busking to Lethbridge! These will be paid artist opportunities to help paint the air with your sounds and liven the many events happening in the City of Lethbridge! If you are interested in being a Lethbridge busker, fill out the short application form.
    • Call for Musical Artists: Porchfest. Join Lethbridge Porchfest, a family-friendly, walkable, free, one-day music festival featuring 6 artists presenting a one-hour show in the front yards of 6 homes in one central neighbourhood, at staggered times between 12 and 7 pm on August 29th. More information. Deadline: April 15, 2026
    • Call for Performers: Alberta Day. Alberta’s government declared September 1 as Alberta Day, a celebration of the story of Alberta and an opportunity to tell it again and again, year after year. Arts, Culture and Status of Women is seeking performers from all genres to apply to perform at Alberta Day celebrations on Sunday, August 30, 2026. More information. Deadline: March 30, 2026, at 4:30 pm MST

 

Public Art

  • Call for Submissions: Calgary Art Development is accepting submissions for proposed public art projects to help shape Calgary’s cultural landscape. More information. Deadline: Ongoing

Theatre & Drama

  • Call for Male Actors: Coulee Players are in desperate need of 1 or 2 male actors. The group does 7 or 8 short skits every Friday afternoon for about an hour at Senior’s Homes. Most skits are 2 to 4 minutes in length and are primarily written by group members. For more information, please contact Lee Prindle at 403.320.1748.
  • Call for Auditions: Jubilations Theatre. Jubilations Dinner Theatre is welcoming actors to submit video auditions for their multiple show season. We are very interested in seeing performers from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and abilities. Actors are invited to submit for two different kinds of shows: MainStage and Junior shows  (TYA – geared to ages 4-12 and their families). Interested performers can send in a video audition which includes: One pop or rock song that showcases your voice best and a short comedic monologue. More information. These auditions are ongoing and actors can submit at any time.
  • Call for Auditions: Come From Away – Phoenix Arts Co. Please prepare one song or song excerpt (Broadway or contemporary — not from the show) that showcases your vocal ability and reflects a similar style to the production. Cast members will portray multiple roles, many requiring specific accents. A selection of script sides featuring various accents will be provided in advance. Show Run: Jan 13 – 23, 2027. Sterndale Bennett Theatre. Rehearsal Period: Nov 30 – Jan 1​ (Break: Dec 21 – Jan 1). Audition Dates: May 7, 8 & 14 at Casa. Callbacks: May 23 from 6-8 pm. More information. Audition Dates: May 7, 8 & 14
  • Call for Auditions: Rent – Lethbridge Musical Theatre and Theatre Outré. No day but today…to announce our fall show! Lethbridge Musical Theatre, in partnership with Theatre Outré, is bringing RENT to Lethbridge this October. This is a powerful story about love, friendship, and the chosen family who remind us to keep going, even when life gets hard. More information. Audition Dates: April 13 & 14 – Cast + band positions available. Callbacks: April 17
  • Call for Auditions: Frozen – Phoenix Arts Co. Frozen: The Broadway Musical. For the initial audition, you need to sing a specific excerpt chosen by the creative team based on the character you are auditioning for. Show Run: Nov 4 – 13, 2026 at the Yates Theatre. Rehearsal Period: Sept 21 – Nov 3, 2026. Audition Dates: March 27 & 31 at Casa. Callbacks: April 1 from 6-9 pm. More information. Audition Dates: March 27 & 31
  • Call for Performers: Alberta Day. Alberta’s government declared September 1 as Alberta Day, a celebration of the story of Alberta and an opportunity to tell it again and again, year after year. Arts, Culture and Status of Women is seeking performers from all genres to apply to perform at Alberta Day celebrations on Sunday, August 30, 2026. More information. Deadline: March 30, 2026, at 4:30 pm MST

Visual Art

 

  • Call for Submissions: Strathcona County Art Gallery@501 is now welcoming exhibition submissions from artists and curators. Completed submissions may be submitted and will be accepted throughout the year. More information.
  • Call for Applicants: The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance or a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. The program does not consider requests for dental work, chronic situations, capital improvements, or projects of any kind; nor can it consider situations resulting from general indebtedness or lack of employment. More information. Deadline: On-going
  • Call for Applicants: The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is available to emerging figurative artists. This grant is unique in scope in that it is available to students and artists around the world. More information. Deadline: On-going
  • Call for Submissions: Latitude 53’s programming includes two Main Space galleries as well as The Garage, a space dedicated to new work by emerging local artists. In both of these models, Latitude 53 provides installation assistance, promotion, documentation, as well as professional compensation for artists in accordance to the expectations set by CAR/FAC. Latitude 53 accepts programming submissions from artists and curators on an ongoing basis. Submissions are kept on record for a period of one year for consideration by Latitude 53 staff, the Program Advisory Committee, and/or guest curators. More information. Deadline: On-going
  • Call for Submissions: Surrey Art Gallery welcomes proposals from artists and guest curators for exhibitions in any media and subject area. These include solo, group exhibitions and touring shows as well as exhibitions that include work by, for, or about children, or of work evolving out of projects or residencies. There is no deadline for proposals, and your package will be acknowledged when received. More information. Deadline: On-going 
  • Call for Submissions: Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery accepts exhibition applications for solo and group shows on an ongoing basis for both the gallery in Frank, and for Stone’s Throw Cafe in Blairmore. More information. Deadline: ongoing