Artist Still Here: Canada-Wide Open Call for Artists

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

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Closes

October 18, 2026

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

Canada-wide art initiative inviting artists to submit one original, human-created artwork in visual disciplines including painting, drawing, illustration, digital arts, graphic design, and other forms of original visual artwork. No required theme. Work must not include AI-generated imagery, plagiarism, unauthorized copies, or third-party material used without permission.

Who it is for

Artists aged 18 and over living in Canada.

Open to artists in Canada.

The call says: “Source page restricts to Canada”

open to all

Where

Canada

When

October 18, 2026

Starts September 15, 2026

What you get

$3,200 CAD in prizes shared among the Top 10 selected artists, and opportunity to be featured on Artist Still Here caps and apparel with artist credit and royalties.

What you need to apply

One original artwork as digital image in JPG or PNG format, RGB color mode, minimum long edge of 2000 pixels

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://www.affta.ab.ca/news/artist-still-here-canada-wide-open-call-artists