Call for Artists

This call is open to youth ages 12 to 24 residing or attending school in the Town of Halton Hills. Art can include paintings, drawings, sketches, sculptures, and photography.

• Youth may submit more than one art piece, but all artworks must have their own attached form.

• Art must be dropped off at Town Hall before the submission deadline.

• Pieces do not need to be framed and do not need to be ready for hanging.

This opportunity is open to individual Halton-based artists, artist teams, or artist collectives living in Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills or Burlington, with experience in community arts programming.

The project will be participatory in nature and take place at predetermined indoor locations in each of the four municipalities.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older in order to apply. Established non-profit groups or organizations and previous participants selected through this program are not eligible to apply. Please note that current Town and City employees are not eligible to apply for this opportunity.

A selection panel of local artists, arts professionals and community members from the Municipalities of Halton will review all submissions and select the successful project. Once selected, the awarded applicant will work with Town/City staff to coordinate project logistics for each municipality.

 1. Project Proposal:

Please submit a detailed, written project proposal (400 words maximum) that outlines your intentions and approach. This should include:

• Description of the project/program,

• How you plan to engage the community, collaborate, and interact with the public,

• Connection to Culture Days and the Halton Region,

• How you plan to lead your activity (materials and method),

• Expected outcomes, including number of participants,

• Duration of the activity at each site.

 2. Budget:

A budget of all anticipated project costs. This is intended to be preliminary in nature and, if successful, will be finalized upon acceptance of the proposal. The project includes a $2,200 artist commission and up to $1,800 in material costs. 

3. Biography: 

Outlining relevant interests, experience and qualifications of the artist or artist team. Specify experience related to community arts programming. If you are submitting as part of a team, please include the biographies of all members (250 words maximum).  

4. Artwork/Project Samples:

• Six images maximum of past artwork, or community projects and/or programming.

• Tell us about your artwork/project samples. Include title of artwork/event, materials, dimensions, date and location of the artwork or project, if applicable. Images should be representative of your past work.

• All images must be in JPEG format. If files are too large to submit over email, please submit using a file share link. 

5. Curriculum Vitae:

Outline recent qualifications and artistic activities (2 pages maximum) including your address of residence and/or artist studio, and current contact information.