Toronto New Vistas 2026: Emerging GTA Visual Artists Invited to Etobicoke Exhibition — November 2 Deadline
New Vistas: Vibrant Future is an open call for an exhibition at Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. Organised through a partnership between the City of Toronto and Humber Polytechnic's Arts Administration and Cultural Management 2026/27 cohort, the exhibition will run from 2 December 2026 to 14 January 2027.
The submission deadline is Monday 2 November 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Toronto local time. There is no application fee, and the gallery says it does not take a commission on artwork sales.
Eligibility is specific: applicants must be at least 18 and live or work in the Greater Toronto Area. The opportunity focuses on early-career visual artists from equity-deserving communities, including groups identified in the official call. The entry process requests applicants to self-identify against the eligibility criteria; prospective entrants should read these criteria as published instead of assuming all Toronto-based artists qualify.
The theme invites artistic responses to personal memory, histories, culture, community, place and visions of the future. Artists may consider works engaging with relationships, neighbourhood change and imagined futures. Applicants can propose one or two artworks; no more than two will be considered from each artist.
Digital image makers, photographers and mixed-media creators should carefully review the gallery's Terms of Entry to ensure the proposed work can satisfy its exhibition and display requirements. Do not assume every screen-based or interactive work is accepted without checking dimensions, installation method and technical needs.
Important dates: exhibition 2 December 2026–14 January 2027; opening reception Saturday 5 December 2026, 14:00–16:00. The location is Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, 399 The West Mall, Etobicoke, Toronto.
About the organisers: the City of Toronto operates civic arts facilities and programming, while Humber Polytechnic trains arts administration and cultural-management professionals. This collaboration uses a juried exhibition to give qualifying newer artists a public platform and to mark a long history of community arts activity at the civic centre.
Full call, eligibility, Terms of Entry and submission-form link: https://workinculture.ca/jobs-and-more/new-vistas-vibrant-future-full-time-2026-new-vistas-exhibition-call-for-submissions/ . Applications should be sent through the linked form, not through a third-party portfolio marketplace.