Calls for Submissions
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General / Not Discipline Specific
The ministère de la Culture et des Communications of Quebec has opened the call for applications to be included in the Culture in the Schools Repertoire. Artists may apply to have their workshops listed in the Repertoire. Please find translated application information here.
→Deadline November 19 at 4:30PM. Click here for more details
Call for Tenders: ELAN is launching a comprehensive workforce development and career stabilization program designed specifically for professional musicians and music industry workers in the English language community, delivered in English. We are soliciting competitive proposals from qualified specialist firms, educational institutions, or arts-consulting groups to design, construct, and deliver this specialized training curricula and programmatic framework. Please note, given the size of this initiative, applications from individuals will not be considered.
→Deadline November 20. Click here for more details
The National Theatre School is calling for applications for the NTS Artistic Leadership Residency to explore Developing Theatre.
→Deadline November 6. Click here for more details
artch emerging art festival is now accepting submissions from artists and arts collectives for teh 10th edition of the artch festival.
→Deadline January 26. Click here for more details
mon amie frankie is looking for artists for consignments in 2 new locations
→Deadline November 30. Click here for more details
Dance
If you are looking for Dance opportunities, check out the Regroupement Québecois de la danse and consider becoming a member of this organization dedicated to working with Dancers in Quebec.
Film & TV
Cinema Feast is accepting film submissions for their media arts organization based in Montreal. Works must resonate with LGBTQ+ audiences. Allies may submit only if the film meaningfully engages with queer themes, stories, or communities.
→Deadline ASAP Click here for more details
Music & Sound
Submissions to play POP Montreal 2027 (September 22 to 26) are now open.
→Deadline April 04, 2027. Click here for details
le depanneur cafe is looking for musicians to take a weekly spot playing in the cafe.
→Deadline Ongoing. Click here for details
Performing Arts
Including Performance Art, Circus, Comedy, Interdisciplinary
Montreal Fringe Festival has opened the applications for the 2027 festival lottery.
→ Deadline November 20. Click here for more details
Theatre
If you are looking for theatre opportunities, check out Quebec Drama Federation’s What’s on Wednesdays page (also available on their social media) and subscribe to their newsletter to stay on top of the latest news.
The Playwright’s Workshop Montreal’s AMPLIFIER program, is open to playwrights who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), Black, POC, racialized, including 1st or 2nd generation immigrant working creatively in one of Canada’s official languages
→Deadline November 22. Click here for details
The Quebec Drama Federation is calling for to actors and designers to register for the Quebec English Theatre Showcase
→ Registration Open November 5. Click here for details
Visual Arts & New Media Arts
If you want to stay on top of Calls for Submissions in visual & new media arts, akimbo.ca has a newsletter service you can subscribe to which will keep you posted on upcoming opportunities in Quebec as well as other regions in Canada.
Est-Nord-Est is accepting applications for their artists residency, Corps céleste, corps terrestre (Celestial Body, Terrestrial Body) centered on the concept of osmosis, viewed as a process of gradual transformation through which beings, materials, and environments mutually influence one another. Eligibility: Priority is given to artists of African descent, while welcoming anyone whose practice resonates with the themes explored.
→Deadline November 8. Click here for details
Artists from around the world are invited to take part in the Global Art League 2026 Art Competition, happening in Montreal, Canada, next summer.
→Deadline ongoing. Click here for details
Writing/Literary Arts
If you are looking for Writing opportunities, check out the Quebec Writers’ Federation and sign up for their newsletter to stay on top of the latest news, contests, and workshops. For Playwrighting opportunities, look under Theatre.
Est-Nord-Est is accepting applications for their artist residency from authors from Québec, Canada, and other countries whose work concerns ideas, practices, or issues in contemporary visual and media arts. In symbiosis with the presence of the artists, the eight-week residencies host one author per season. They include an honorarium, lodging, logistical support, and access to the centre’s technical and documentary resources.
→Deadline November 8. Click here for details
Forget The Box Media is calling for Feature Writers/Contributors
→ Deadline Ongoing. Click here for more details
