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LAST DATE UPDATED: APRIL 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
TOAF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
Building Blocks of an Art World Resume–What do art professionals really look for when reviewing a resume or CV? Speakers: Stanzie Tooth, Contemporary Artist; Jim Shedden, Curator, Special Projects & Director, Publishing, Art Gallery of Ontario; Camila Salcedo, Artist, Curator and Facilitator.
MAY 6 | 7 PM | TORONTO, ON
SAGAR FIRING WORKSHOP Experience the excitement of atmospheric saggar firing in our electric kiln with the guidance of Alison Brannen.
MAY 17-18, 2026 | KINGSTON, ON
Freedom As Method: A Week-Long Ceramic Intensive with Grace Han - Discover a transformative approach to working with clay, one that prioritizes instinct, repetition, exploration, and the freedom to follow your ideas wherever they lead.
MAY 18-22, 2026 | BURLINGTON, ON
Come Fire With Us: A friendly Wood-fired Pottery Retreat in the heart of PEC. This workshop is geared towards those with clay experience and an interest in exploring atmospheric firing; wood firing experience is not required.
ONGOING DATES | 4 DAY WORKSHOPS | 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
ART IN THE PARK – Art in the Park is an annual vibrant community outdoor art show and sale on June 13, 2026, featuring a variety of artists, live demonstrations, music, and an atmosphere filled with creative energy!
DEADLINE: MAY 8, 2026 | STOUFVILLE, ON
Craft Ontario is currently seeking proposals for solo and two-person exhibitions to take place in the new Craft Ontario Gallery, 401 Richmond St West, Suite 108, Toronto, in the 2027 calendar year. Craft Ontario welcomes submissions in all craft media by artists at any stage of their career (emerging, mid or established).
DEADLINE: MAY 22, 2026 | TORONTO, 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
Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects is a multidisciplinary program supporting projects that bring together Ontario-based, professional Indigenous artists and arts professionals in communities and schools to provide access to the arts and create meaningful art experiences that transmit Indigenous artistic skills and cultural knowledge to participants. The program is open to emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous artists and arts professionals.
DEADLINE: APRIL 23, 2026 | ONTARIO
Jewellery Showcase Application: The Jewellery Showcase Program gives members the opportunity to highlight a collection of Jewellery in the designated display at the Craft Ontario Distillery Shop for approximately 8 weeks. All work displayed in the Showcase must be made by the applicant and should have the potential to sell in a retail setting.
DEADLINE: MAY 7, 2026 | ONTARIO
Studio Magazine: Craft and Design in Canada is looking for its next Editor-in-Chief. As Canada's leading publication on craft and design, Studio publishes two print issues annually with an ongoing web presence, and is distributed nationally and internationally.
DEADLINE: MAY 14, 2026
‘Creative-in-Studio’ Program. MJMA is looking to identify Indigenous artists, craftspeople and designers working across mediums, who are interested to engage with our practice and collaborate with our studio on future built works and public spaces.
DEADLINE: MAY 15, 2026
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
FRAGMENTS– TerraTerre aims to provide a platform for Canadian ceramic artists, by highlighting the diversity and depth of contemporary ceramic sculpture in our country.
APR 22-26, 2026 | MONTREAL, QC
VERNISSAGE: APR 22, 4-8PM
Potters' Guild of Hamilton and Region Artistic Development Mentorship Group Exhibition NAVIGATING THE WAY – The Potters’ Guild of Hamilton and Region 2025 Artistic Development Mentorship Show. Come experience the culminating exhibition of eight artists who dedicated a year to explore new directions and risk bold experimentation.
APR 3–26, 2026 | DUNDAS, ON
Reception: Friday, April 3, 7-9:30PM
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
Spring Show & Sale: Drop by during our four-day show and sale. Meet our potters. Peruse our inventory of beautiful hand-made ceramics.
APR 23-26, 2026 | SCARBOROUGH, ON
The Durham Potters Guild is pleased to announce its 2026 Spring Show and Sale.
MAY 9, 2026 | 10AM - 3PM | OSHAWA, ON
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
Shary Boyle: How We Are. For the first time in Boyle’s thirty-year exhibition history, How We Are presents a survey of her socio-political artworks. Created by the artist to reveal and comprehend the most harrowing complexities of our time—gendered violence, white supremacy, colonialism, war, authoritarianism, extinction, censorship, and on. We typically encounter these subjects through media, news analysis, and academic literature. That is, words.
FEB 14 - MAY 10, 2026 | HAMILTON, ON
RECEPTION: FEB 22, 2-5 PM
2026 CONFERENCE: CONVERSATIONS IN CLAY. The 2026 FUSION Conference takes place May 23–24 at the Art Gallery of Burlington, bringing together three powerhouse voices in contemporary clay: Tony Clennell, Bruce Cochrane, and Kiefer Floreal from The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown. This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from three artists shaping the field today and to connect with peers from across the province.
MAY 23-24, 2026 | BURLINGTON, ON
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
