Location: Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (in-person residency)

Award: CAD 40,000 plus HST if applicable for the Artist-in-Residence (inclusive of all residency costs), with an additional CAD 40,000 to 70,000 available afterward to create a final legacy public artwork. No application fee.

Duration: Residency March 2027 to September 2027; legacy public art installation Summer 2028

Deadline: 26 Jun 2026

The City of Ottawa Public Art Program invites professional artists or artist teams to submit qualifications to be Vanier's Artist-in-Residence, a community-led initiative designed to foster meaningful engagement and dialogue with the Vanier community, with the insights gained informing the creation of a final legacy artwork. The community is looking for a reliable, collaborative, and adaptable artist or team; the role will benefit from candidates with diverse community engagement experience, current or past ties to Vanier, and the ability to communicate fully in both official languages. After the residency, the artist or team will be asked to provide a proposal for a legacy artwork, with an additional budget and timeline to plan and implement it. This two-stage competition is held under the Public Art Policy as a Request for Qualifications. BUDGET: CAD 40,000 plus HST for the Artist-in-Residence (March to September 2027), inclusive of all residency costs such as consultations, research, program activities, materials, deliverables, and the artist's time, travel, and meeting attendance; plus CAD 40,000 to 70,000 for the legacy public art installation (Summer 2028), covering design, fabrication, insurance, storage, transport, installation, engineering, permits, and anchoring, as well as the artist's time and travel. ELIGIBILITY: an equal-opportunity project open to local, national, and international professional artists and artist teams with experience creating permanent public art and working with multidisciplinary teams; City of Ottawa employees are not eligible. Applications from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis artists are welcomed and encouraged. VISION: the selected artist participates in existing Vanier programming and establishes new opportunities for community interaction and collaboration, conducts historical research into the neighbourhood, and proposes a permanent legacy artwork celebrating Vanier's history and diversity. Application deadline: 26 June 2026, 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time, via the online form.

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Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada (open to all; preference typically given to artists who reside in or can easily travel to Montreal)

Award: $6,000 CAD (taxes may be deducted); paid in two parts (half at the beginning of the residency, half on completion). Covers travel, materials, and related expenses. No application fee.

Duration: Research component flexible (2-3 weeks, consecutive or spread out) between October 2026 and April 2027; all work must be completed and the exhibition ready to open by 30 April 2027

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

Annual artist-in-residence award funded by Dr. Michele Larose, hosted by the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at McGill University, supporting visual artists who use McGill collections to create works addressing contemporary and/or historical subjects in medicine and the health sciences. Possible projects include painting, photography, performance, sculpture, and digital, video or installation art. Most work is anticipated to be inspired by Osler Library collections; sources may also include other McGill Libraries, the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, and McGill faculties and hospitals. NO STUDIO SPACE provided; the library offers research support, research space, and exhibition space. RESIDENCY DUTIES: work on the project; give a public presentation; exhibit or perform the work; submit a report suitable for the Osler Library Newsletter; complete the work by 30 April 2027. The artist retains ownership of the work but must credit Dr. Larose and the Osler Library. Applicants are encouraged to propose a project engaging one of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Strategic Research Plan themes: Infection (as a threat); Cancer (as a complex global challenge); The Brain; or Personalized/ing medicine. ELIGIBILITY: degree in Studio Arts or a related field and/or a history of exhibiting work in professional venues; open to non-Canadians, but preference typically given to Montreal-based or easily-traveling artists. APPLY by emailing ONE PDF (filename: lastname.LaroseOsler2026.pdf) to awards.oslerlibrary@mcgill.ca containing a 1-page project description, proposed timeline, CV, one letter of recommendation (addressed to Head Librarian Dr. Mary Hague-Yearl), and work samples (typically 5-15 images). Reference letters may also be sent separately by the referee before the deadline. Results announced in August or September. Deadline: 31 July 2026.

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Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada (Banff Centre campus, Crich Studio)

Award: 100 percent scholarship covering tuition, single bedroom accommodation and meal plan, plus a travel bursary (regional maximums apply) and a 1,000 CAD material-support cheque issued directly to the awardee. CAD 65 application fee (CAD 35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous).

Duration: Approximately one month residency, 18 January 2027 to 12 February 2027

Deadline: 17 Jun 2026

ABOUT: The Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography is an annual prize created by the friends and family of late artist Barbara Spohr to support one mid-career Canadian photo-based artist undertaking a fully funded self-directed residency in Banff Centre's Crich Studio, a Leighton Artist Studio featuring a private black and white analogue darkroom. ELIGIBILITY: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are mid-career photo-based artists, defined as having a strong body of work with a minimum of ten exhibitions in a professional context (artist-run centres, public art galleries, recognised photo festivals), 8 to 15 years of professional arts experience, and demonstrated commitment to professional practice. The award is best suited to artists working in black and white analogue processes, engaged in digital photo techniques, or exploring alternative photographic processes such as cyanotype. Applicants should demonstrate darkroom proficiency and safety awareness. DISCIPLINES: Photography (analogue, digital, alternative processes such as cyanotype). FUNDED: 100 percent scholarship covers tuition, single bedroom on the Banff Centre campus, and meal plan; a travel bursary is included with regional maximums and the recipient books their own travel; a 1,000 CAD material-support cheque is issued directly to the awardee. The studio is wheelchair accessible (note darkroom facilities are not). APPLY: Apply online via Banff Centre SlideRoom with resume, artistic summary and statement, project proposal, technical questionnaire, and portfolio. CAD 65 application fee, reduced to CAD 35 for Indigenous applicants. TIMELINE: Deadline 17 June 2026 for the residency running 18 January to 12 February 2027. NOTE: Self-directed residency, designed for participation over the entire program period (no variable dates). There is an optional public talk opportunity at CARFAC-based rates.

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Location: Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada (must reside within commutable distance)

Award: CAD $2,500 artist fee, plus $520 for an artist talk, $1,504 for a chosen artistic/Indigenous advisor (16 hrs), up to $4,000 in DARC equipment/facility waivers, transit/parking honorarium for local artists, and for non-local artists up to $1,500 housing subsidy and $1,750 travel. Plus an Asinabka festival pass and one year of DARC membership/workshops. No application fee.

Duration: One-month on-site residency, 1-31 October 2026

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

One-month intensive on-site residency at the Digital Arts Resource Centre in Ottawa, presented with support from The Hnatyshyn Foundation, for mid-career Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Metis) artists developing their practice, experimenting with a new medium, or continuing a project. Residents get access to DARC's Microcinema, Soundstage, Digital Edit Suite and Recording Studio, audio-visual equipment, and up to 16 hours of advisor time. Proposals are welcome across film, video, animation, web-based art, sound art, AR/VR, interactive and time-based digital projects, and media-art installations, in a collaborative environment encouraging hands-on technological play. A public artist talk follows the residency (by 19 December 2026). ELIGIBILITY: mid-career Indigenous artists (a consistent body of work, publicly presented in a professional setting); must be a DARC Extended Access member (free membership granted on applying); must reside in the Ottawa-Gatineau area within commutable distance of DARC for the on-site residency. Priority is given to Indigenous artists who also identify as IBPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+. Working languages English and French. Info session 10 June 2026; application deadline 30 June 2026; selection by an Indigenous recommender jury.

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Location: Toronto, Canada

Award: Up to $15,000 (CAD) per artist for media-arts creation. No application fee.

Duration: Per project

Deadline: 15 Oct 2026

Project funding from the Toronto Arts Council for professional media artists to create or complete independent film, video, audio, digital, VR/AR and multimedia works, with grants up to $15,000. ELIGIBILITY: Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons who have lived in Toronto for at least one year, are professional media artists retaining full creative control, and are not students.

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Location: Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, Quebec, Canada (4-week on-site residency)

Award: CAD $5,000 to $10,000 grant plus a four-week residency (accommodation and studio provided). No application fee.

Duration: Four-week residency

Deadline: Closed 27 May 2026

Creation residency from the Grantham Foundation for art and the environment, pairing a four-week residency with a production grant for work engaging environmental subjects or approaches. ELIGIBILITY: established visual artists with at least five years of professional experience; open to artists based in Quebec or abroad; duos are eligible. Apply via the foundation's residency page.

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Location: British Columbia, Canada (provincial council; BC residency typically required)

Award: Up to $25,000 CAD per project. No application fee.

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: 17 Jun 2026

BC Arts Council's Individual Arts Grants stream for independent media artists working in moving image (film, video, narrative, experimental, expanded cinema, installation), audio/sound art (sound sculptures, installations, sound walks, gallery presentations) or new media and digital arts (interactive installations, immersive environments, web-based art, ICT). ELIGIBILITY: independent individual media artists (not groups or organisations); projects must be independent of commercial industries. As a provincial arts council, BC Arts Council typically requires applicants to be residents of British Columbia - confirm current residency requirements on the linked page before applying. NOTE: registration must be completed by 17 June 2026 at 23:59 PT, ahead of the 24 June application deadline. Applications via the SmartSimple Grant Management System. Contact: Paneet Singh, Program Advisor (Paneet.Singh@gov.bc.ca).

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Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada (in-person residency on the Banff Centre campus in the Canadian Rockies)

Award: Paid program. Total before scholarships: CAD $9,484.55 per person. With the Banff Centre Arts Scholarship (100% tuition + 25% accommodation/meals): CAD $4,384.73 per person. Canadian Indigenous Scholarship: 100% tuition + accommodation + meals (no out-of-pocket). Application fee: CAD $65 (individuals/groups), CAD $35 for Indigenous applicants. No artist stipend.

Duration: 5 weeks total (arrival 24 January 2027, program 25 January-26 February 2027, departure 27 February 2027)

Deadline: Closed 03 Jun 2026

Visual Arts Thematic Residency at Banff Centre led by artist-faculty Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos. Drawing on ideas of speculative futures, science fiction, myth-making, and world-building, artists are invited to research, imagine and create possible selves and possible worlds. The program considers futurity as an anti-oppressive and restorative force, exploring new possibilities of selfhood and agency by decolonising ideas of the body. Open to international applicants aged 18+ with post-secondary formal training or equivalent experience, working in visual arts disciplines: ceramics, digital media, painting, drawing, printmaking, papermaking, photography, sculpture, installation. Individual artists or duos (no more than two collaborators). Priority given to artists who have not attended a Banff visual arts residency in the past three years. Residency includes single bedroom on-campus accommodation, meal plan (~$68/day credit equivalent), individual studio space with shared production facility access, faculty mentorship and workshops, and access to Banff Centre facilities (fitness centre, library, performances). IMPORTANT: this is a paid program, not a stipend-paying residency. Total before scholarships is CAD $9,484.55; the Banff Centre Arts Scholarship (covering 100% tuition + 25% accommodation/meals) brings the out-of-pocket cost to CAD $4,384.73. A Canadian Indigenous Scholarship covers tuition, accommodation and meals in full. There is also a non-refundable application fee (CAD $65 standard, $35 Indigenous). Apply via the Banff Centre online portal with materials uploaded through SlideRoom.

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