Akimbo Art Promotions

📣 Are you looking to stay connected with the latest opportunities in Canada's arts and culture sectors? Akimbo helps you navigate calls for submissions, job openings, RFQs, and more at www.akimbo.ca.📣   🎨 ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES  (NEW) Job Opportunity: Gallery Operations Officer @ McIntosh Gallery, London (Deadline: October 27, 2024) (NEW) Call for Artists: Figureworks 2025 Prize and Award Show, Ottawa (Deadline: October 31, 2024) (NEW) Call for Submissions: Holiday Show & Rental Galleries @ Melt Studio + Gallery, Picton (Deadline: November 8, 2024) (NEW) Call for Applications: 2025 Winter Studio Residency @ Melt Studio + Gallery, Picton (Deadline: Rolling) Call for Indigenous Artists: Temporary Public Art Banners @ Markham Village Music Festival (Deadline: October 18, 2024) Call for Submissions: Studio Tour King Art Show & Sale @ Arts Society King, King City (Deadline: October 18, 2024) Call for Submissions: Get Noticed @ Red Head Gallery, Toronto (Deadline: October 25, 2024) Call for Applications: AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Program 2025, Toronto (Deadline: October 31, 2024) Call for New Toronto Public Art Commission Members @ The Percent for Public Art Program, City of Toronto (Deadline: November 1, 2024) Call for Proposals: Public Art for MPV 2 @ The Daniels Corporation, Brampton (Deadline: November 1, 2024) Call for Expressions of Interest: Clock Tower Revitalization Public Art Project @ York Mills Centre, Toronto (Deadline: November 3, 2024) Request for Proposals: Performing Arts Rehearsal and Programming Space @ ArtsHubs, Toronto (Deadline: November 4, 2024) Call for Submissions: Two Open Calls and a Window Display @ Gerrard Art Space, Toronto (Various Deadlines) Call for Submissions: Artist Incubator Residency @ Unama’ki Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney (Deadline: Ongoing until all positions are filled) Calls for Submissions: Exhibitions and Programming @ Orillia Museum of Art & History (Various Deadlines) Call for Applications: Artist Residencies 2024 @ Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, Toronto Island (Various Deadlines) 💻 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (NEW) Chief Curator @ Contemporary Calgary (Deadline: Open Until Filled) Assistant Curator, Temporary and Travelling Exhibitions @ Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax (Deadline: October 18, 2024) Artistic Director @ Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert (Deadline: October 27, 2024) Director @ McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton (Deadline: October 30, 2024) Public Art Coordinators and Production Staff @ STEPS Public Art, Toronto (Deadline: November 1, 2024) Vice-President, Academic and Provost @ OCAD University, Toronto (Deadline: Open until filled) Deputy Director @ Museum of New, Toronto (Deadline: Open until filled) Details about these opportunities and many more are at akimbo.ca 📸 Image 1: Courtesy of Akimbo [Image Description: A graphic icon with a white megaphone on a striped orange background. The Akimbo logo is in the bottom right.]

📢 Call for Applications: Artist Residencies 2025 @ Gladstone House, Toronto 📢 Gladstone House invites applications from professional, GTA-based artists and creatives for three-month visual art and craft residencies. Residencies are self-directed; residents work on projects of their choosing. Work may be tied to a project, including preparation for an exhibition or show/sale, or may be for portfolio/practice development. During the residency, artists are expected to work in the studio for two full days or four half days per week, engage with hotel guests who visit the space, contribute to the arts programming of the hotel, exhibit work in one of the hotel’s public spaces or rooms, or offer a workshop, program or activation. Residency Dates: January 1 – March 31, 2025 April 1 – June 30, 2025 July 1 – September 30, 2025 October 1 – December 31, 2025 Deadline: November 27, 2024 https://lnkd.in/gQfvgbxB 📸 Image 1: Work in progress by resident artist Janet Hendershot [Image Description: An overhead photograph of an artist painting a waterline scene with watercolour paints.]

🧡 Akimblog: Terence Dick Reviews Evan Penny: Marsyas and the Venetian Mirror at Blouin Division in Toronto 🧡 In this week’s Akimblog review, Terence Dick, “The enticing, troubling, perturbing, and, some might even say, poetic thing about generative AI is that even the experts don't know exactly how it works. ChatGPT and its cohort were released on the world with only an inkling of their impact and have run rampant in our collective imagination. As a writer, I have had a hard time seeing anything but the worst in this technology. As a critic, I should have predicted that the creative potential of these tools would best be revealed by artists rather than programmers or promoters. It took sculptor Evan Penny's recent exhibition at Blouin Division's Toronto gallery for that penny to drop.” Evan Penny: Marsyas and the Venetian Mirror was on display at Blouin Division September 14 - October 26, 2024. Read the article on Akimblog: akimbo.ca/akimblog/ 📸 Image 1: Evan Penny, Marsyas and the Venetian Mirror, 2024, installation view [Image Description: An installation photograph of Marsyas and the Venetian Mirror. A large carved stone sculpture of a torso hangs from the ceiling of a gallery. Behind the torso are two abstract framed works of art hanging on a white wall.]

🏆 Akimbo "Let's Talk About Me for a Minute!" Award 2024 🏆   We are excited to present our annual Akimbo "Let's Talk About Me for a Minute!" Award to recognize excellence in studio art for a recent graduate from the Art and Art History Program, a collaborative Honours B.A. Program between Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and the University of Toronto Mississauga.    The Art and Art History Program Awards Gala is on November 7, 2024.    Art and Art History combines the study of art history at UTM with studio art courses at Sheridan. The program offers six core studios that students complete in their initial two years of study: drawing, painting, sculpture/installation, print media, design, and photography. Students are introduced to contemporary art practices through problem-based learning.   Akimbo is proud to collaborate with colleges and universities, and recognize emerging artists. 📸 Image 1: Courtesy of Akimbo [Image Description: A graphic icon for the Let’s Talk About Me For A Minute Award. The centre of the graphic is a photo of Sheridan College. The background is orange stripes. The text reads: Let’s Talk About Me For A Minute Award Art and Art History Awards Gala, November 7, 2024. The Akimbo logo is in the bottom right of the image.]

📢 Request for Qualifications: JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture Suspended Installation Art Piece @ Glenbow, Calgary 📢 Glenbow invites qualifications from artists and artist teams to create a suspended installation artwork for the main floor of the new JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture. This location has been specifically designed to be a key part of the building’s internal and external visual aesthetic. The chosen artwork for this space will form an important aspect of the museum’s identity. It will be highly visible from the atrium floor below, the exterior street, and an interior viewpoint on the second floor. The successful artist or team will work with Glenbow, the design firm DIALOG, and the construction team EllisDon. Budget: $660,000 Deadline: November 26, 2024 https://lnkd.in/gwGc_FEe 📸 Image 1: Courtesy of Glenbow [Image Description: Image 1) An architectural illustration of the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture atrium. The illustration showcases the four levels and multilevel glass entryway.]

📢 Request for Qualifications: JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture Theatre Curtain @ Glenbow, Calgary 📢 Glenbow invites qualifications from artists and artist teams to create a theater curtain installation. This commission is for a three-part textile work that will function as a retractile light blocking set of curtains for the main floor theatre. The artwork will be visible from both the theatre’s interior and outside. The work will beautify, enliven, and activate the north side of the new theatre, enhancing the theatre space where visitors can enjoy live art, performances, and talks. The successful artist or team will work with Glenbow, the design firm DIALOG, and the construction team EllisDon. Budget: $150,000 Deadline: November 26, 2024 https://lnkd.in/gbsv6Vqf 📸 Image 1: Courtesy of Glenbow [Image Description: Image 1) An illustration of the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture theatre. The theatre and stairs are in black and white, while the curtain is in a blue and orange pattern.]

📢 Job Opportunity: Director of Learning and Engagement @ Nanaimo Art Gallery 📢 The Director of Learning and Engagement at the Nanaimo Art Gallery develops innovative, interesting and impactful learning and engagement opportunities, including accessible public programs for diverse audiences, including classes, camps and learning opportunities for children, teens, adults and families. This role reports to the Executive Director, works closely with colleagues throughout the Gallery,  and recruits, hires, trains, and supervises their Learning and Engagement staff and summer students.
 Continuing to advance Nanaimo Art Gallery's work in social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, they will work closely with the entire team to create a welcoming and safe space that centers diversity and accessibility and foster a deeper dialogue with community through exhibition interpretation, educational programming and community outreach.    The ideal candidate is a creative and passionate educator who is skilled at building and maintaining relationships with individuals and community partners and has exemplary experience in the design, development and facilitation of educational programs. Prospective candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience in art gallery/museum education, a minimum of 2 years experience in management and supervisory experience, a Bachelors's or Master's degree in Art Education or a related field, and demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and experience in engaging diverse audiences. Salary: $58,000 - $60,000 https://lnkd.in/gGKkhZ3X 📸 Image 1: Courtesy of the Nanaimo Art Gallery [Image Description: A photograph of the Nanaimo Art Gallery on a sunny day. People gather around artist tents set up outside the gallery entrance.]

📢 Call for Proposals: Arts & Culture Strategy Consulting Services @ City of Burlington 📢 The City of Burlington invites proposals from professional, qualified, and experienced consultants and consulting firms to prepare an Arts and Culture Strategy. The Arts and Culture Strategy will be developed through research, comprehensive public and community partner engagement and an in-depth arts and culture program and services review. This work will result in an Arts and Culture Strategy that will guide the next decade (2026-2036) of Burlington’s arts and culture policies, programs, and services. The Strategy will articulate a common vision and goals, provide recommendations, and an action plan built on the understanding that arts and culture are fundamental to our quality of life, economic development and growth, and community identity. Bid Fee: $132.04 City Document Fee: $70.80 https://lnkd.in/gTCg2x3N 📸 Image 1: Courtesy of the City of Burlington [Image Description: A photograph of Burlington City Hall on a sunny day.]

📢 Call for Applications Finding Community Residency and Exhibition @ Art Gallery of Bancroft 📢 The Art Gallery of Bancroft invites emerging artists of all disciplines to apply for a residency centred on the theme of Finding Community. In a time of shifting connections, creative works explore the ways communities are formed, nurtured, and reimagined. The concept of community may be interpreted in many ways beyond the obvious geographic and cultural meanings; the artist is free to determine and make work that reflects their own interpretation(s). During this self-directed residency, the selected artist will set up a studio workplace within the gallery’s exhibition space. For the month of November 2025, the artist will work in the studio during regular gallery hours. Gallery visitors will have the opportunity to see the artist’s work in progress, and the artist will have the opportunity to share the development of their projects with the public. Works created and begun during the residency will be exhibited at the gallery in May of 2026 in a joint exhibition with the Spring 2025 artist in residence. Residency Fee: $1,500 Deadline: December 15, 2024 https://lnkd.in/g9-MPWgr 📸 Image 1: Photo by Molly Moldovan [Image Description: A photograph of an installation at the Art Gallery of Bancroft. Four wooden benches are in the centre of the space; colourful paintings hang in a horizontal line across the gallery’s walls.]

📢 Call for Submissions: The Origin of Shadows @ Biennale internationale du lin de Portneuf, Deschambault-Grondines 📢 The Biennale internationale du lin de Portneuf (BILP) invites emerging artists aged 35 or under working with linen (fibre, thread, fabric) to submit works for an exhibition presented at the Presbytère Saint-Charles in Grondines as part of the BILP 2025. Submissions must be inspired by the theme, The Origin of Shadows. Artists are invited to explore fleeting moments during which shadows become the bearers of invented stories, mystery and poetry. The slightest thread of light appearing in the darkness allows us to distinguish some elements of the scenery. While light helps reveal reality, it can also create illusions by casting shadows that transform or distort it. Works must contain at least 50% linen (fibre, thread, fabric) and measure 40 X 40 cm in 2D or 50 X 50 X 50 cm in 3D. Exhibition Fee: $200 Deadline: April 4, 2025 https://lnkd.in/gnJgrgPe 📸 Image 1: Emerging artists exhibition, Biennale internationale du lin de Portneuf, 2021. Photo credit: Denis Baribault. [Image Description: An installation photograph of an exhibition space with a large traditional doorway. White plinths with sculptures on them are placed throughout the gallery.]