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LAST DATE UPDATED: MAY 21, 2026
LEARNING
FLEMING COLLEGE
Spring and Summer course registration is open! Browse the course calender for many week-long and one-day courses to choose from in both glass and ceramic.
MULTIPLE DATES, 2026 | HALIBURTON, ON
Parallel Play: Wake Up Your Surfaces! Explore New Ideas! A low-fire ceramics workshop with Jenny Mendes and Annie McDonald. Shake up your surface language through playful experimentation with terra sigillata, slips, engobes, and low-fire glazes in this 1.5 day workshop.
AUGUST 8-9, 2026 | TORONTO, ON
6-Day Wood Firing Workshop in Prince Edward County: Presented in collaboration with The Ye11ow Studio. Join a small group of makers for an immersive wood and soda firing in Prince Edward County using a traditional two-chamber noborigama kiln.
SEPTEMBER 8-13, 2026 | PICTON, ON
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS WITH NAOMI CLEMENT- Naomi teaches workshops and gives lectures across Canada and the US. These days she is teaching a wide range of virtual workshops—from instructional how-to sessions, to professional development workshops, or longer mentorship sessions, there is something for everyone.
ON DEMAND WITH PURCHASE | ONLINE
GLASS EDUCATION EXCHANGE (GEEX)
GEEX TALKS SEASON 6: GEEX SHORTS -The GEEX (Glass Education Exchange) Talks lecture series features outstanding artists and researchers within and beyond the field of glass.
ONGOING | ONLINE
CALLS FOR ENTRY
CALL FOR 2027 EXHIBITION PROPOSALS: accepting solo or group applications from Emerging, Mid-career and Established Canadian Artists in any fine art or craft medium.
DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2026 | DUNDAS, ON
50 OVER 50: Interviews - We're seeking artists 50+ who embody resilience, adaptability, and unwavering commitment to their practice—artists who are STILL CREATING, STILL CONTRIBUTING, STILL LEADING.
ONGOING CALL | WORLDWIDE
OPPORTUNITIES
Casual contract based teacher to take on some kids programming. Specifically Friday PA Days and some weekend group activities!
OPEN UNTIL FILLED | HAMILTON, ON
CRAFT AWARDS: The annual selection of Craft Award recipients presents accomplished and dedicated practitioners in the field of craft and design. Craft Ontario is pleased to announce that the 2026 Craft Awards Program has 18 awards open for application.
DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2026 | ONTARIO
Visual Arts Thematic - Future Figurations Residency: Drawing on ideas of speculative futures, science-fiction, myth-making and world-building, artists are invited to research, imagine and create possible selves and possible worlds, exploring concepts of embodied futurity. Program Dates Jan 25, 2027 - Feb 26, 2027.
DEADLINE: JUNE 3, 2026
CRAFTS PROJECT GRANTS - The program supports craft-based practices through grants to Ontario-based artists, curators, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations.
DEADLINE: NOV 4, 2026 | ONTARIO
Monthly Microgrants - From September 2025 to July 2026, The Color Network is pleased to offer two grants of $100 USD per month for artists of color working in ceramics. These grants are intended to support artists of color working in ceramics to use at their discretion and are selected by lottery. Applications open the on the first of each month and close at 11:59PM ET the last Sunday of each month.
ONGOING | WORLDWIDE
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
Designed to connect artists and audiences beyond geographic boundaries, CONNECT ONLINE, FUSION's annual virtual exhibition, offers an accessible platform to experience the depth and diversity of clay and glass practices from across the community.
JAN 2026 - JAN 2027 | ONLINE
PRAXIS: Enacting Ideas, Process, and Persistence– An exhibition featuring work made during a FUSION mentorship with Peter Flannery. Exhibiting artists: Barbara Banfield, Anke Dirks-Wehrmann, Sarah Hamelin, Kim Ross, Laurie Spieker & Annette ten Cate
APR 4 - MAY 31 | WATERLOO, ON
OPENING RECEPTION: MAY 28, 6-8 PM
Sustanance: Solo Exhibition by Emily Au. Sustenance presents sculptural works that use food—particularly meat—as a lens to examine consumption, value, and the cultural systems that shape what we eat. Emily Au's ceramic work explores mixed-race identity, the racial binary, and the cultural weight of food, with exhibitions across Canada and internationally.
MAY 9-31, 2026 | TORONTO, ON
OPENING RECPETION: MAY 8, 5:00-7:30 PM
The International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF) is a celebration of some of the most compelling contemporary ceramic art, featuring works by emerging and established artists from a wide range of backgrounds, as well as as a full slate of programming.
MAY 28 - AUG 16, 2026 | TORONTO, ON
SMASH: Afterglow–Taking over all three levels of the Museum for the first time ever, SMASH will invite experiences of joy and connection through multidisciplinary art installations, fashion, food, drinks, music, and more.
JUNE 10, 2026 | 8:00 - MIDNIGHT | TORONTO, ON
