by Carole Epp | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Cultivate Art Commons welcomes emerging and mid-career artists—local, national, and international—from diverse cultural communities, working across all media, to apply. Selected exhibitions will be presented in 2027 and early 2028.
As a non-profit artist-run centre in Katarokwi/Kingston, we’re dedicated to supporting contemporary artists through equity-rooted, community-engaged practices. We’re looking for proposals that explore a wide range of aesthetic approaches and engage with conceptual, formal, socio-political, and cultural ideas.
We welcome submissions for:
🎨 Solo + group exhibitions
🎭 Performances
🌀 Curatorial projects
🤝 Collaborations
We’re also excited to share an update: as part of our commitment to being member-led, members now have access to a dedicated submission stream—with one exhibition selected per cycle (Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer) from this pool.
Not a member yet? We encourage you to join while applications remain open—though we warmly welcome submissions from non-members as well.
Learn more + apply: www.cultivateartcommons.org
📷 Tear Jerkers, Everything Sounds Like Crying Eventually (2025)
by Carole Epp | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Exploring residency options for the upcoming year? We want to see your work!
📸: 2024-25 Resident Artist @davidkwakpottery
Our Artist in Residence program is open to qualified clay artists looking to enhance their knowledge and experience in a working studio environment. Residents are expected to work to develop a strong and cohesive body of work, have a visible presence in the studio and interact with members of the clay community and the public. This year-long adventure starts on September 1 and continues through August 31.
We also have a 3-month Summer Residency opening, running June 1 – August 31. Our summer resident will have the opportunity to assist or teach in our summer kids & clay camp programs while developing their voice as an artist and being part of a dynamic ceramic community.
Deadline for both opportunities: May 1.
Find the details here.
by Carole Epp | Apr 22, 2026 | call for entry, exhibition
Calling all ceramic artists and lovers of clay creations! This exhibition will honor the deep legacy of ceramic art in Santa Cruz County and the broader Northern California, while celebrating the new community of ceramists producing amazing work.
Accepting artist submissions, through May 1.
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) is the cultural hub of Santa Cruz County—a place where people come together to celebrate art and history, discover themselves, and connect with one another through experiences and exhibitions that resonate locally and globally.
Learn more: https://www.santacruzmah.org/exhibitions/silica-northern-california-ceramics
Submit: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16928
by Carole Epp | Apr 22, 2026 | call for entry
Entries are now invited for the International Ceramics Competition Mino.
The competition is the main event of the International Ceramics Festival Mino, Japan. With the aim of contributing to the development of the ceramics industry and the promotion of culture through international exchange of ceramics design and culture, this year marks the 14th edition of the Festival.
The 2025 competition saw nearly 4,000 entries from over 70 countries and regions.
‘Now that we are in the 21st century, we face an age of mass production, mass consumption, new materials, and new technologies. And we question ourselves. In which direction will the strong waves of our times sweep the spirit and existence of ceramics? Will creative powers be lost before the onslaught of technological achievement? Will we come to deny the warm humanity that connects and looks gently over people living everyday lives? The International Ceramics Exhibition Mino, Japan, offers a glimpse into a future blessed with creativity, backed by the ultimate in technical sophistication, and with the unlimited potential of humanity.’
Application Deadline: 29 January 2027
Exhibition: 8 October – 7 November 2027
Find all the details to apply HERE.
