MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES

DEADLINE: September 1st, by 11:59PM (EDT)

Workman Arts invites artist members to apply for our Class Assistant roster for the upcoming Education Program season.

As part of a refresh of the Active Listener/Class Assistant program, we have updated the role description, responsibilities, and training expectations to better support participants, instructors, and the evolving needs of our Education programming. We are aiming to build a roster of Class Assistants who share Workman Arts’ commitment to accessibility, inclusion, peer support, and community care.

We welcome applications from both current Active Listeners and new applicants. All interested individuals are asked to apply through this process so that we can establish a roster based on the updated role requirements and the needs of our upcoming programming.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, August 4th by 5PM (EDT)

Workman Arts is seeking artists to submit live performance proposals for a one off performance as part of this year’s 34th Rendezvous with Madness Festival (October 22-29, 2026).

The theme of Rendezvous 2026 is “The Complexities of Care”, an invitation to discuss, to witness, to investigate multiple perspectives on the experiences of care, both intimately and professionally.

DEADLINE: Thursday, July 30th, 2026 by 11:45 PM (EDT)

Workman Arts and QWAC collaboration continues this year to offer WA members a free in-park Booth.

Trinity Bellwoods Park – Saturday and Sunday September 19 and 20, 2026. Install day – Friday September 18, 2026.

Please fill out the form below to be considered for a free booth at this year’s Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) in partnership with Workman Arts.

DEADLINE: Thursday, September 17th by 11:59 PM (EDT)

The Artist in Residence program is part of Workman Arts’ Rendezvous with Madness Festival and is in collaboration with Tangled Art + Disability. By providing time and resources, we believe this can support the development of a body of work to become exhibition ready for a solo show at the Tangled Art + Disability gallery vitrine space.

This year will be dedicated to the theme “Complexities of Care“. In addition to the vitrines space, the selected artist is encouraged to propose ideas to use and activate the Library shared space at Tangled Art + Disability or hold public program events.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 15th by 11:59 PM (EDT)

The Education Department of Workman Arts is thrilled to be opening submissions for the inaugural issue of our zine The Mad Snail.

The Mad Snail is a quarterly literary zine, edited and published by the Department of Education of Workman Arts with the vision of highlighting Mad voices.

For our first issue, we are only accepting previously unpublished submissions from Workman Arts members.

DEADLINES: September 30, 2026 and January 15, 2027 at 1 p.m. ET

Workman Arts is a recommender for the Ontario Arts Council’s (OAC) Exhibition Assistance Grants, a program which provides funding for presentation costs for confirmed exhibitions to artists living in Ontario. The minimum grant awarded is $500 and the maximum is $2,000.

ROLLING DEADLINE

We’re hoping to accumulate a solid list of skilled installers that we can work with for Being Scene/Rendezvous with Madness.

ONGOING

We are currently offering several professional development support programs to help artists professionalize their artistic practice. Each program is by appointment with a mentor.

Limited spaces available. Some programs may require an application.