Call for Artists - Art & Culture in the Hall 2025
The City of Oshawa is excited to invite local artists to submit proposals for temporary exhibitions to be displayed at Art & Culture in the Hall located outside Council Chambers at City Hall.
We are seeking artworks for exhibition that will be on display from October 2025 to January 2026.
Up to four artists will be selected to exhibit at Art & Culture in the Hall. All forms of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art, including multidisciplinary artworks, are eligible for submission.
Applications are due on or before May 9, 2025 at 12 p.m. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Eligibility
The City of Oshawa invites applications from artists at all stages of their career, including emerging, mid-career and established artists. Artists do not need to be working professionally full time in the arts and culture field.
This call is open to local artists. Local is defined as someone who was born in, resides in, or has a significant connection to Oshawa, or an Indigenous person with a connection to the traditional territory that Oshawa now occupies.
The applicant must be 18 years of age or older.
Employees of the City of Oshawa are not eligible.
Equity Statement
The City of Oshawa is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive community that celebrates the diverse lived-experiences of our residents. We encourage submissions from artists from equity-deserving groups that have been historically underrepresented in the arts, including BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), 2SLGBTQIA+ identifying individuals, people who are Deaf, and persons with disabilities, and strive to eliminate barriers to the meaningful inclusion of members of these communities.
Application Questions
If you have questions about applying, or require accommodations to participate in this process, please contact [email protected].
We are happy to provide support and advice related to the application to make this call as accessible as possible to applicants.
This form may contain personal information as defined under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This information is collected under the legal authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c.25, as amended. This information will be used and maintained by the City of Oshawa for Call to Artist form. Questions regarding this collection may be directed to the City’s Information Access and Privacy Officer at 905-436-3311.
