MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES

DEADLINE: Friday, July 25th, 5 PM (EDT)

Workman Arts is seeking member artists to submit live performance proposals for a one off performance as part of this year’s 33rd Rendezvous with Madness Festival (scheduled to take place October 23-November 2, 2025)

We are especially interested in works that touch on our 2025 theme Disrupt the Focus, calling audiences to turn their attention to unseen narratives.

We place priority on performances that engage the audience and space in a unique and bold way (i.e. may not be on the stage, but in the lobby, outside the venue, in the crowd, etc) and fall radically in alignment with this year’s theme.

DEADLINE: Monday, August 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM EDT

Workman Arts and Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) collaboration continues this year to offer WA members a free in-park Booth.

Trinity Bellwoods Park – Saturday and Sunday September 20 and 21, 2025

Install day – Friday September 19, 2025

This opportunity is for Workman Arts Members ONLY

DEADLINE: Monday, September 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT

The Artist in Residence program is part of Workman Arts’ Rendezvous with Madness Festival in collaboration with Tangled Art + Disability. By providing time, resources, and both an artist fee and a material fee, 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 in Spring 2026. We offer this opportunity to a Workman Arts member who has not recently presented or has minimally exhibited their artwork.

Do you need help developing professional writing skills for your arts practice?

Work 1-on-1 with a writing instructor on artist statements, CVs, grant applications, residency applications etc. This program is open to writers at any stage of their careers – from folks who are looking for help articulating their practice or applying for grants for the first time, to seasoned writers who would appreciate a second pair of eyes on a draft.

Sessions are flexible and based upon the needs of the individual artist. Please note that each individual/collective will be allotted a maximum of 6 hours of mentorship per term.

50 minute sessions are offered via Google Meet (a video conferencing platform similar to Zoom) or over the phone.

Paula John (she/her) is an artist and a PhD Candidate (ABD) in Theatre & Performance Studies at York University. She teaches art, writing, and critical theory in various community and university settings.

For more information, or to book, please feel free to contact instructor Paula John at workman.arts.writing@gmail.com

Do you have a project in development and need help to make it happen?

This mentorship provides professional, individually tailored art coaching and resources to develop a work plan, to refine your vision and direction, to deliver on your art project and art practice career goals.

Claudette Abrams is an artist, curator and graduate of the Ontario Collage of Art in Communications and Design. She has instructed at OCADU New Media Studies, and at the CAMH Partial Hospitalization Program.

Sessions available on-line, or by special request in-person, or by phone.

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

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.