November 18 - May 19
For IBPOC opera artists in Canada (and Canadians abroad)
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm ET
Each session is accessed by "purchasing a free ticket" on Eventbrite to receive a Zoom link via email from us [info@amplifiedopera.com] on the day of the event.
All sessions will begin at…
November 29 - May 30
Welcome, Sum Theatre friends and family, to the 2020/21 season of The Last Sunday. Please join us on the last Sunday of each month (October – May) for exciting creations in response to the month’s…
December 16 - March 16
LUX is delighted to present two D/deaf Artists’ Film Commissions, Captioning on Captioning (2020) by Louise Hickman and Shannon Finnegan and Silence (2020) by Nina Thomas.
In Captioning on Captioning…
January 6 - March 24
The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies Speaker and Workshop Series seeks to bring together scholars, creators, and people in industry working at the intersections of…
January 20 - April 30
VocalEye’s New Year Full of Zoom replaces our live events during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the success of our Summer Full of Zoom and Another Season Full of Zoom, we’ll be presenting a variety…
January 22 - May 7
- Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
- Tangled Art + Disability
Friday, January 22, February 12, March 5, 26, April 16 and May 7 at 11 am
Facebook Live
Spurred by disability justice and the desire for more equitable and intersectional futures, the disability arts…
January 23 - February 27
Stratagem: Black Queer Futures is a series of virtual talks and workshops by Black activists, thought-leaders and revolutionaries that dive deep into the nuance of Black queer identity, resistance and…
January 24 - February 28
Join us to move, play and dance together! This session we will explore contemporary dance, improvisation and choreography with the addition of live music by Ben Brown. Participants will experience the…
January 31 - May 30
This winter, Luca Lazylegz Patuelli will offer five virtual creative movement workshops.
Open to any body and any dancer looking to find new ways to move creatively, the workshops will work on dancer…
February 1 - February 28
Toronto’s longest running Black History Month festival, Kuumba, presented by the TD Ready Commitment, returns for its 26th edition to celebrate the Black community standing in our Blackness, forward…
February 1 - February 28
We’re dedicating our official online gallery launch on sketch.ca to Colour Palette: A Black Artist Showcase taking place on February 1 exclusively on sketch.ca.
Colour Palette is a collection of works…
February 1 - March 26
We are excited to announce that our Community Access Program (CAP) is coming back from February 1 - March 26, 2021! CAP is for youth with disabilities ages 18 - 24 who live within the Halifax Regional…
February 1 - February 28
- Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNjcc)
This series of works on paper weaves together the visual vocabularies of communal Jewish prayer -- Torah scrolls, cases, pointers, and more -- and the artist’s own objects of pain management for…
February 5 - February 26
As the Disability Justice Network of Ontario continues to create an inclusive future, We would like to introduce ASL classes, Free for all who sign up ! Classes will start January 8th, 2021 at 5pm-6pm…
February 16 - March 16
Sam (Academy Award winner Colin Firth) and Tusker (Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci) are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker…
February 16 - March 16
Indigenous Culture & Media Innovation and Knot Project Space are pleased to invite you to Anishnabe Azejicigan, a monthly gathering with Indigenous artists & thinkers. Join us on zoom at 7pm every…
February 18 - March 18
- Screening
- Artist Talk / Panel
The documentary Woubi Chéri explores the love life of a few homosexuals in Ivory Coast. The Woubi and the Yossis (the crazy women and their men in the local gay dialect) of the Ivory Coast tell their…
February 19 - March 12
Join Blissful Dance for 4 classes featuring African, Contemporary, Hip-Hop and Ballet for All Bodies Dance! These classes are for people with and without disabilities. These classes are appropriate…
February 19 - February 26
As part of our Winter Series we are offering free online programming. This livestream series will be available to view live on our Facebook page, and can be viewed on demand at later dates.
Raucous…
February 21 - March 31
- Exhibition
- Performance
- Workshop / Course
Starting January 16th, 2021 and running to March 2021, Manitoba Arts Network (MAN) will be offering a new free online event every week: 12 Livestream performances followed by artist conversations,…
February 23 - February 28
Presented by TD in collaboration with Global News, the Halifax Black Film Festival (HBFF) celebrates African Heritage Month. This Festival is dedicated to giving unique voices in cinema the…
February 23 - February 28
As part of our Winter Series we are offering free online programming. This performance will be available to watch on demand anytime between noon on Tuesday February 23 and midnight on Sunday February…
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
- Free Event
February 23 - March 16
Get vocal with Nightwood’s digital Community Choir! Led by the incomparable multi-disciplinary artist and celebrated soprano Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野, this weekly choir will run Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 7pm…
February 24 - March 24
Performance Art: the human body, intimacy and taboo is a Zoom-based online, studio course co-presented by Indigenous and queer artist Vanessa Dion Fletcher and queer artist Kate Barry. It explores…
February 25
- ELAN Quebec (English Language Arts Network)
Calling artists, arts organizers, and event planners: join us for the 5th edition of MEETS (Monthly ELAN Evolving Themed Sessions), in which ELAN member and Access Activator Salima Punjani will lead…
- Access Guide/Visual Story
February 25
An artist’s “brand” is not just a label, a logo, or a signature—instead, it is one of the most powerful marketing tools you can have. Your brand is what you're known for. Good branding is the act of…
February 25
- Exhibition
- Artist Talk / Panel
Join artist Tsēmā Igharas and curator Natasha Chaykowski for an online discussion of grunt gallery's current exhibition "Black Gold."
"Black Gold" by Tahltan artist Tsēmā Igharas approaches mining…
February 25
- Soulpepper Theatre Company
The 2021 edition of the Awakenings Artist Mentorship program is in partnership with Weyni Mengesha and Soulpepper Theatre Company. Five artists will be selected in this Open Call to work alongside…
February 26
- Public Energy Performing Arts
The Common Threads Collective is excited to offer their third workshop series in their Land(ing) project, supported through the Public Energy artist in residence program and the Ontario Arts Council.
…
February 27
Join us for a panel discussion regarding the intersectionality of Deaf culture with the hurdles between accessibility and racism.
Please join us in a panel of Black Deaf professional artists from…
- Free Event
- Live Stream
- ASL Interpretation
February 28
- First Peoples’ Cultural Council
This program provides funding to enable artists and performers to take advantage of unexpected opportunities where artists would not be able to otherwise participate.
For example, funding through this…
February 28
We are hosting neurodivergent hangouts every last Sunday of the month! We will be playing online or Jackbox games, watching videos, or just chatting--whatever everyone feels like doing.
These are…
- Free Event
- Live Stream
- Live Captions
- ASL Interpretation
February 28
The reachAbility Femme Film School is a project that will focus on providing the introductory tools, training, experience, and opportunities necessary for women, 2SLGBTQIA+, and femme identifying…
February 28
Curator and cabaret host Lemba (Misha Maseka) has gathered songs, stories and humour from an undeniable collection of local Black femme artists to refresh our palates and celebrate the complex grace…
February 28
Join The Darlings, aka Continental Breakfast, PM, Rose Butch and Maiden China, and Intrepid Theatre’s Sean Guist for this free online artist talk. This casual conversation is meant to give you a…
- Live Stream
- Free Event
- Live Captions
- ASL Interpretation
February 28
International call out to Deaf and disability identified visual artists. CoMotion Festival 2022 seeks creative proposals for an art installation called Not Born Yesterday, Not Going Away.
Curated by…
February 28
- Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba
AANM Micro Grants for Artists with Disabilities of 400$ are available to help AANM members with creative projects in all art disciplines and professional development. Let us know how we can help you…
February 28
In this unprecedented and unyielding undoing of our arts sector due to physical distancing and mandated measures preventing all of us from gathering, experiencing and earning, the Okanagan Indigenous…
March 1
- Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
To kick off the beginning of our 23rd year, we are having a group exhibition of younger emerging artists with disabilities and calling it New Wave!
We want to engage and work with the next generation…
March 1
AROBA: A Room Of Black Artists in association with Workman Arts brings to you a Black Mental Health Symposium and Action Event. It is the first of an annual symposium that promotes Black mental…
March 1
Toronto Arts Council’s Creative Communities programs are open to Toronto non-profit organizations and collectives that engage communities through the arts.
March 1
- Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
Deadline: March 1
Geoff McMurchy (1955–2015), Kickstarts founding Artistic Director, was a pioneer in the local and international disability arts community. Anyone who knew him will tell you that he…
March 1
Now, with COVID-19, finding things that support you in your daily life is extremely important. Most of us are adjusting to new ways of living and different routines, which means our day-to-day access…
March 1
Trans/nonbinary/Two-Spirit/genderqueer/gender creative/gender noncompliant folks, this is a call for you.
We are creating a beautiful, illustrated anthology for binary and nonbinary trans readers ages…
March 1
cSPACE is excited to announce this new short term Artistic Residency pilot project, supported by the Calgary Foundation.
The Creative Incubator Initiative is conceived in response to the challenges…
March 2
Playwright Janet Munsil took to Zoom early on in the pandemic, creating The Canadian Play Thing from her home in Victoria to support playwrights in getting their work read on a new digital stage…
- Live Captions
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
- Free Event
March 3 - March 4
On March 3 & 4, the Arts Management Students at Centennial College will be hosting the first ever DIGITAL Arts Ahead Symposium. The two-day event will explore the topic of wellness in the arts and…
March 3 - March 6
In Speculation, Leslie Ting, a former optometrist and now a professional violinist, presents a digital re-imagining of this theatrical concert, taking the audience through witnessing her mother’s loss…
- Audio Description
- Relaxed Performance
- ASL Interpretation
- Discounted Tickets Available
March 4
The forced shift to digital content delivery in the arts challenged ongoing efforts to address equity in the sector. In our first session, our panelists will discuss equity in light of the shift to…
March 4
Workman Arts’ annual Being Scene exhibition is back for its 20th anniversary! Going digital for the first time, Being Scene 2021 will be offered virtually and includes three exhibitions in one: a…
March 4
Do you have a creative project you’re working on that you’d like to get feedback on? Would you like the chance to get some feedback from other artists and give some feedback yourself in a supportive…
March 4
Carmen Galvan and and Kayla Carter will be holding a discussion group about grief related to chronic illness, disability, diagnosis and a change in our capacities as people.
We live in a society that…
March 4
- The Disability Collective
The Disability Collective is thrilled to announce our first event, ART IS MOVEMENT: A Virtual Showcase and Fundraiser!
This free livestream event will celebrate disabled artists and creators through a…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
March 5
This conversation will draw from artist’s materials that survived a fire in 2020, at Green Papaya Art Projects, the longest running artist-run space in Quezon City, Philippines. Under lockdown and…
March 5
- Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Have the last 10 months made you feel like you’re in a time warp? Has the ‘new normal’ shifted your sense of self and time entirely? Well, QueerCab’s Past // Present // Futures cabaret series is here…
March 5
- Deaf Spectrum
- SOUND OFF: A Deaf Theatre Festival
SOUND OFF: A Deaf Theatre Festival and Deaf Spectrum are proud to announce an open call for performers for our closing night event!
Taking place on Sunday April 4th, 2021 at 9 p.m. EST, SOUND OFF will…
March 5
Act is now taking submissions for the Emerging Dramaturg position for the MSG Lab, a new play development program for Asian Canadian playwrights produced in association with Playwrights Theatre Centre…
March 6 - March 27
Make a digital story with us! We're hosting an online digital storytelling workshop in March 2021 as part of our project on experiences of fluctuating disability and work.
"Invisibility to Inclusion…
March 8
The Art Encounters program provides a select group of artists or makers assistance to offset the costs and pressure of participating in the Fair. Through this program, we provide an in-depth…
March 9 - March 22
With sold out runs across the world, A Brimful of Asha is a critically acclaimed hit and an instant favorite with audiences everywhere. Real-life mother and son, Asha and Ravi Jain, share the stage…
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
March 9
Have you been financially impacted by the pandemic? Stumped about where to begin with your taxes? Intrepid Theatre is hosting a workshop with Jen Braem, a Chartered Professional Accountant with a…
- Free Event
- Live Captions
- Live Stream
March 11
The pandemic is challenging us to re-think the ways we understand “success.” From artistic vision to statistical metrics, in this panel we discuss how the sector is grappling with articulating impact…
March 11
Teenage years are often thought of as a time for exploration, rebellion, and asserting individuality. This program explores that pivotal period of life through the lens of Disability.
Making Space…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
March 11 - April 16
- Exhibition
- Artist Talk / Panel
Martha Street Studio is pleased to present Futures Barren/Futures Abundant, a solo exhibition of work by April Dean.
Futures Barren/Futures Abundant builds a connection between the regenerative…
March 12 - May 28
This series of workshops is designed to help arts organizations, artists and community creators take a tangible first step towards building accessibility into their practices. By outlining best…
- Captions
- ASL Interpretation
March 12
Culture Days is looking for contributors and writers with fresh perspectives and unique stories to share.
The arts emerged as a lifeline of joy, hope and reprieve needed to make it through this past…
March 12
Arts Assembly & Access Gallery invite remotely-situated artists to apply to the Remote Research Residency (RRR).** **We're using the word remote to refer to a broader understanding of isolation—see…
March 15
The New Frontiers in Research funded project Frictions of Futurity and Cure in Transplant Medicine: Re-Thinking Central Challenges Through Feminist/Crip Science and Technology Studies seeks a…
March 15
The Long-Term Dance Projects program provides mid-career and established professional choreographers, organizations and collectives with the opportunity to take an extended period of time to develop…
March 18
Many parts of the arts sector have struggled with the ever-changing landscape of digital technology, and COVID-19 forced many of us to confront technology in news ways. In this session, artists…
March 18
Teenage years are often thought of as a time for exploration, rebellion, and asserting individuality. This program explores that pivotal period of life through the lens of Disability.
Making Space…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
March 18
- Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization
Do you think you’re funny? Do you know you’re funny? Do you want to try stand-up/sit-down comedy in a comfortable and supportive work environment? This is the workshop for you! Let’s get you on your…
- ASL Interpretation
- Free Event
- Live Stream
March 18 - March 21
A visionary new online experience from Montreal’s ground-breaking contemporary circus collective!
In September 2020, against all odds, The 7 Fingers embarked on a new adventure. Taking into account…
March 21
THIRD SHIFT is an annual festival of public contemporary artworks that takes place in Saint John, New Brunswick and online. THIRD SHIFT 2021 will take place from August 19 – 22, 2021
.Theme: TRAVERSE
…
March 24
Please join us as Dr. Ricky Varghese, the Tanis Doe Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Disability Studies, hosts Dr. Robert McRuer for a talk on Disability Art.
"Disability Art on Lockdown"" attends…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Live Stream
March 25
Artists, like entrepreneurs, have a product or idea to sell, and they need to get out into the marketplace. To do this, artists need basic business skills and a willingness to approach selling art as…
March 25
Establishing and maintaining a career as an artist is no easy feat. In this final session of Arts Chats, we turn to established artists to discuss their roles in our community, how they have navigated…
March 25
This introductory access in the arts class, presented by acclaimed disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light, is a three hour, online, hands-on workshop for arts organizations, administrators and event…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Audio Description
- Discounted Tickets Available
March 31
- National AccessArts Centre (NaAC)
The National accessArts Centre is a fun, fast-paced, dynamic work environment where we all collaborate to provide artistic training,
creation, exhibition, and present opportunities for artists with…
April 1
Matchstick is looking for an actor who self-identifies within the neurodivergent community to play Jhana in its upcoming workshop of Joan MacLeod’s play Toronto, Mississippi.
This is a paid…
April 15
The Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto invites all qualified applicants to apply be our artist-in-residence for the 2021-22 school year. The Bonham Centre…
April 15
- Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
Sign up for the EMWF Book Club and enjoy conversation with fellow readers in the lead up to our main event: a live discussion between bestselling author Eden Robinson, and CBC’s Rosanna Deerchild…
- Closed Captions
- Live Stream
May 1
We have been working with two of our project collaborators, Alise de Bie (Canada) and Lieve Carette (Belgium), to help formulate this new Call for Contributions for a Mad Students Zine.
This zine invites submissions from Mad* and neurodivergent students that offer creative and critical alternatives to typical approaches to ‘student mental…
May 4
- Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
Jon Klassen joins us for a special event for school groups, online learners, and families during Canadian Children’s Book Week.
Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream