2027/2028 Exhibition Season Application, Place des Arts

About this call

Place des Arts, a community arts centre in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, seeks exhibition proposals from local emerging artists and groups living in the Metro Vancouver region for its three public exhibition spaces, the Atrium, the Leonore Peyton Salon and the Mezzanine, during the 2027/2028 season. Selected artists receive the physical exhibition space, curation and installation of the exhibition, a Matterport virtual walkthrough that stays on placedesarts.ca for the duration of the exhibition, promotion through Place des Arts' regular channels, a hosted opening reception shared with the other exhibitions opening at the same time, and personalized support throughout. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional work in any medium is welcome, including fibre arts, sculpture, ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking, digital art, mixed media and drawing; the Atrium is the only space for 3D work. Submissions are juried by an exhibition committee of a board member and two arts specialists, and all applicants hear by May 2027. Exhibition periods run from September 2027 to August 2028.

Who can apply

• Limited by country or region
• Medium: Textile / Sculpture / Ceramics / Painting / Photography / Printmaking / New Media / Mixed Media / Drawing
• Entry fee: See official site
• Open to local emerging artists and groups who live in the Metro Vancouver Region (for a group, all members must reside in Metro Vancouver), are committed to developing their practice and body of work, and are looking for support and resources to build their exhibition experience. Artists or groups who exhibited or are scheduled to exhibit at Place des Arts between September 2025 and May 2027 are not eligible; in a group with such a member, less than 50% of the submitted artwork can be by that member. Artists in the 2025 or 2026 Positively Petite exhibitions may apply. One application per artist or group per season. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional media are accepted. The exhibition must have at least 10 artworks that are unique, original and made by the artist(s), created within the past two years (dated 2025 or later), never exhibited at Place des Arts before and ready to hang or display; an exhibition in progress may be proposed if the work will be completed. The spaces are unsupervised public areas open to all ages. The form asks for an exhibition title or working title, the medium(s), a description of your artistic process (if you use artificial intelligence, how it is integrated into it), the total number of works, a guardian's name if the artist is under 19, a biography, why you identify as an emerging artist and how an exhibition would benefit your artistic journey, an artist statement on the proposed concept or theme, how you stay relevant and keep developing your skills, your availability (dates are subject to change) for the periods Sep 10 to Oct 19, 2027, Oct 29 to Dec 16, 2027, Jan 14 to Mar 8, 2028, Mar 31 to May 11, 2028 and May 19 to Aug 9, 2028, a CV or résumé (max 3MB), 5 to 10 high resolution images (300dpi, no smaller than 5 by 7 inches, max 3MB each, named Artist last name_Title of work.jpg) and a list of all proposed works with title, medium, date and dimensions. Incomplete applications will not be considered; alternative methods of applying may be considered by email or phone. Accepted artists sign an exhibition contract, and Place des Arts may reject any artwork before or during the exhibition; artworks may be for sale and Place des Arts retains 30% of the retail price of works sold during the exhibition and within 30 days after it. The page does not mention an application fee.