May 19 - January 19
- Arts Club Theatre Company
A boyfriend from hell. A nightmare apartment. A botched Tinder date. Isabelle and Kristen have been through a lot together. But the arrival of Kristen’s new romantic interest leaves Isabelle wondering…
February 28 - May 30
- Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Our focus on intergenerational connections continues with the return of In Conversation, curated by leZlie lee kam and Ty Sloane. Moving to an online format this past year has allowed us to reach an…
- Captions
- ASL Interpretation
- Free Event
- Live Stream
March 31 - May 31
Workman Arts presents the 21st Annual Being Scene Exhibition taking place between March 31 to May 31 2022 — in multiple new locations and with a newly expanded program of free accompanying events…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Open Captions
April 2 - July 3
Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen’s work deals with disability politics, aesthetics of assistive devices and gender issues related to disabled women. Her presentation will be part working artist’s…
April 20 - September 11
This new wall work at Harbourfront Centre commissioned by Syrus Marcus Ware explores BIPOC disability activism in the arts and in media and is a tribute and celebration of Black Deaf Olympian and…
- Free Event
- Braille
- Audio Description
April 20 - September 11
Unseen uses conceptual photography to depict the experiences of struggle by a group of participants. Suzie Larke uses constructed imagery, digitally stitching photographs together so that they present…
- Free Event
- Braille
- Audio Description
April 20 - September 11
Not Born Yesterday, Not Going Away , curated by Alex Bulmer as part of CoMotion Festival celebrates the long history of Deaf and disability art, connecting living artists with their chosen ancestors…
May 5 - June 4
This May, our new live and in-person festival, #BeyondTO, will welcome three intimate stories from outside of Toronto - including two from Disabled artists - and we want the Creative Users community…
- Relaxed Performance
- ASL Interpretation
- Audio Description
May 5 - June 3
TD Bank Presents - Theatre in the Park 2022 Theatre in the Park is an original play offered free of charge in neighbourhood parks around Saskatchewan each July. Due to the extreme weather last summer…
May 6 - May 31
- Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba
kelly haydon is a visual artist based on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ Lands (Vancouver) whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. It has garnered awards…
- ASL by Request
- Closed Captions
- Free Event
May 9 - June 13
It’s been a long, cold winter. What wants to happen now? Spring gives us plenty of metaphors for new growth. There are the tiny green buds appearing on the tips of branches, the brave little sprouts…
- Closed Captions
- Live Stream
- Active Listener
May 16 - June 17
Art Cart is a partnership between Workman Arts and Gifts of Light which pairs established Workman Arts member artists with CAMH client services to provide peer-to-peer arts instruction with an…
May 17 - May 29
- Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Not long from now, in the scorched Arctic Circle, a lone and lovesick survivor counts down the days til The Grand Prize Winner – humanity’s last hope – returns. As she waits, she sings. Distant Early…
- ASL Interpretation
- Relaxed Performance
May 17 - May 31
The curated portion of Being Scene encapsulates the artist’s process of development, reflecting movement and stillness simultaneously in response to the adaptation of our ever-changing environment…
May 19 - May 28
- Discounted Tickets Available
- ASL Interpretation
May 20 - May 29
Musical Theatre Productions (MTP) is excited to announce that their highly anticipated production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT will return this Spring! This colourful show will…
- ASL Interpretation
- Relaxed Performance
May 23 - June 5
- Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
The ACCESS Festival opens May 23 and runs through June 5 with Art Shows, Cabarets, workshops and special events throughout the Downtown South featuring disabled and equity seeking artists, musicians…
May 25
- Exhibition
- Receptions / Openings
From Deaf Shame to Deaf Same will be displayed at George Bothwell Library’s Creation Cube from May 25 - June 25, 2022. A small gala to open the exhibition will take place at 11am on May 25. This…
May 25 - June 25
From Deaf Shame to Deaf Same will be displayed at George Bothwell Library’s Creation Cube from May 25 - June 25, 2022. A small gala to open the exhibition will take place at 11am on May 25. This…
May 26
Join us on Thursday, May 26th, 2022 for a conversation on greening the arts sector! In this session with Devon Hardy, Program Director of Creative Green Tools Canada, we will explore strategies for…
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Free Event
May 26
A feedback and networking session for song writers. This event will be a safer space! Indigenous and Black participants will be prioritized! Do you have a song you’re working on that you’d like to get…
May 26 - June 10
- ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto
Launched in 2016, the ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto (RAFFTO) is the only Canadian chapter of the ReelAbilities Film Festival – the largest film festival in North America dedicated to showcasing…
- Live Stream
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Open Captions
- Relaxed Performance
- Discounted Tickets Available
May 26
- ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto
- Festival
- Receptions / Openings
- Screening
This event is lovingly paired with Love is Access/”Access Is Love”: A Film Shorts Program. The films will begin screening on May 26 at 5:00 PM EST and will be available for 72 hours. We invite you to…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Live Stream
May 26
"Loïc" a glance at a moment in life… a sensitive tale about loneliness, fears, grief, and social abandonment. A small island, almost guzzled by the ocean, is inhabited by Loïc, who resists to leave…
- Captions
- ASL Interpretation
May 26 - June 5
The last two years have had a major impact on the way that Inside Out presents our annual festival, and in addition to the return of in-person screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox the continued use of our…
- Open Captions
- Subtitles
- Captions
May 27
The Toronto Biennial of Art (the Biennial/TBA) will present its second edition of the city-wide event from March 26 to June 5, 2022. The free, 72-day event, will include 23 new commissions at nine…
- Sighted Guides
- Free Event
- Attendant Care
- ASL Interpretation
May 27 - May 28
A new dance work from Tkaronto (Toronto)-based choreographer Heidi Strauss for an exciting cross-pollination between the two dance communities, with original sound composed by Jeremy Mimnagh…
May 28
Join us for our annual Spring Pop-Up Shop event. We'll have new paintings, prints, clothing, and more! When: Saturday May 28th 10-3pm
Where: The Bronson Centre. Room 304 - 211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa…
May 28
DJ Sylvain is back to spin some more tunes! Join us as we wrap up and celebrate an amazing year of classes. Dressing up is welcomed and encouraged-dazzle us with your best unicorn, fairy, dragon…
- Closed Captions
- Live Stream
May 28
Emergent Futures CoLab (EFC) will be hosting Dr. Eliza Chandler, Dr. Carla Rice, and Lisa East for its 6th "Talking Uncertainty" session. The speakers will speculate upon the anti-assimilationist…
- Audio Description
- Closed Captions
- Free Event
May 28
Upintheair Theatre Presents a Reading of seeley quest’s
Modeling “Two physically disabled artists grapple with erotics and power during their first modeling shoot together” Professional art model…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
- Captions
- Audio Description
May 28
Un projet de Michael Nimbley, présenté par la compagnie Joe Jack et John. Ce spectacle est une étape de travail présentée devant public à la suite d'une résidence de création tenue à la Maison de la…
May 29
En partenariat avec la Bibliothèque publique juive et la Ville de Montréal, nous vous présentons à nouveau 'L'heure du conte ASL'! Cette fois, nos conteurs raconteront l'histoire des 'Smelly Socks' de…
- Free Event
- ASL Interpretation
May 29
This walk is led by Ryan Fisher, Curator of Vertebrate Biology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum who will guide participants in this walk to observe animals that we may not normally see. DATE: Sunday…
- Free Event
- ASL Interpretation
May 30
The Artist in Residence program celebrates the diversity of artistic practice in Kitchener. With this program, we hope to change the definition of the professional artist and recognize those who may…
May 30
Conversation about art, food and culture, and the debut of a poem written by Sheniz Janmohamed in response to Mariam Magsi's work. Join 2022 U of T Scarborough Writer-in-Residence and educator Sheniz…
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Free Event
May 30
Manifesting Mentorship. In an industry full of unknowns and heartaches - manifesting your artistic path through mentorship. In this session with Cynthia we'll take time to reflect on WHAT makes you…
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Discounted Tickets Available
May 30
The Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX) takes place in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq. We are all Treaty People who are responsible for enacting peace and friendship in…
May 31
A panel discussion on the effects of burnout, how it is perceived, and the different ways how to mitigate its effects. When we talk to industry members, a common theme that comes up is burnout. There…
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
- Free Event
May 31
The Inuit Art Foundation (IAF) is seeking a Digital Outreach Coordinator to join our newly established and ever-expanding Artist Services Team! As our Digital Outreach Coordinator, you will be…
May 31
The Inuit Art Foundation (IAF) is seeking a Portal Coordinator to join our newly established and ever-expanding Artist Services Team! As our Portal Coordinator, you will be responsible for managing…
May 31
- The Disability Collective
No Body Left Behind is an online campaign centred around the disabled community’s concerns regarding the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, including mask and vaccine mandates. We hope that this…
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Discounted Tickets Available
- Live Captions
- Live Stream
- Open Captions
May 31
Xpace Cultural Centre accepts proposals of all media from emerging and student artists, curators and cultural workers. Exhibitions are selected by our Programming Committee which is composed of the…
May 31
- Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization
Disability is often perceived through the lens of those observing and exploiting disabled people. The art sector is no exception. The barriers to exist and the injustice within our arts spaces are…
May 31
- Grants / Funding
- Call for Submissions
Canada wide call for emerging artists with disabilities. This grant aims to sponsor artists with disabilities in preparing and presenting artwork across a variety of disciplines. The grant to be…
May 31
The Gallery at The Cultch invites visual artists of all abilities and backgrounds to submit an application for possible inclusion in our 2022/2023 exhibition season. Each exhibition is 3 to 4 weeks…
May 31
We are seeking a Black, Indigenous (or) Person of Colour (BIPOC) or individual with a disability to work on research for a number of training initiatives at the National Screen Institute. This job is…
May 31
The future: It’s coming at us in the next minute, the next day, the next month. How are artists in Atlantic Canada greeting it? This is the foundational question of FUTURE POSSIBLE, the inaugural Arts…
June 1 - June 4
- Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
In partnership with Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture and BC Access Festival, we are delighted to offer two special tours to welcome the disabled community to the Vancouver Art Gallery. This…
- Free Event
- ASL Interpretation
June 1
JAM Humanities invites visual, literary, and performing arts submissions for our virtual exhibition, Reproductive Justice is for Everyone!, an international exhibition in the JAM Museum that will open…
June 1
Kicking off Pride Month, special guest JJ Hunt returns with descriptive highlights from the cult-classic film, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a darkly humorous self-love story that explores gender…
June 1
The Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative is offering a summer position as Fundraising & Outreach Assistant. This job is being offered with the assistance of Canada Summer Jobs. To be eligible you must be…
June 1
- STEPS Public Art
- Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba
Join STEPS and Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba for a free panel discussion on the subject of accessibility through the lens of public artworks and projects! Public Art illuminates the spaces…
- Closed Captions
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
June 1
Intrepid Theatre is accepting applications from equity seeking artists for a new program of works-in-development for the Victoria Fringe 2022 (August 24 – September 4). The series will showcase…
June 2 - June 5
Sick + Twisted Theatre is back with our annual cabaret of deliciously daring disabled performers, live and in person! This delectable menu of performances features sketch comedy, burlesque, spoken…
- ASL Interpretation
- Audio Description
- Live Stream
June 2 - December 30
- Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba
Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba
lita b. - “body horror vignettes”
Opening June 3, 2022 6pm to 9pm
Show runs June 3 to 31 in person and online at 102-329 Cumberland Ave. WPG AANM Gallery is open…
June 3 - June 5
Deaf Spotlight will host its first Art Summit, a virtual Professional Development space where Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing artists can network and learn more about the business…
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
June 3
- MSVU Art Gallery
- Bluenose Ability Arts & Film Festival (BAAFF)
- Eyelevel
In collaboration with MSVU Art Gallery, and with support from the Bluenose Ability Arts and Film Festival and Eyelevel Gallery, artist Aislinn Thomas is seeking proposals and participants for QUIET…
June 5
Working closely with our Communications team, the Coordinator will develop content for and manage Culture Days’ communications platforms, including social media, newsletters, and in-house advertising…
June 5
The Coordinator will be responsible for managing relationships with both Culture Days organizers and the greater network by acting as a main point-of-contact for all registration inquiries and…
June 5
This walk is led by Lorne Kequahtooway, co-founder of Buffalo Peoples Arts Institute. Participants are invited to form an intimate connection to and respect for the land and waters around us all who…
- ASL Interpretation
- Free Event
June 6
- The Musical Stage Company
The Syd & Shirley Banks Prize for Emerging Musical Theatre Artists generously provides two musical theatre artists the opportunity to advance their careers through financial assistance, mentorship…
June 6
Greenhouse is a new, process-led, interdisciplinary residency at Tarragon Theatre. We grow vibrant new ideas and facilitate exchange between artist and audience. We believe in rigorous exploration…
June 6
Comedy is Art is back for a third year and we are looking for comedians of all kinds; standup, improv and sketch, to bless the stages. This is a paid opportunity. Please submit a link to a maximum…
June 6
This walk is led by audio artist Ernie Dulanowsky. Dulanowsky will guide participants through an urban landscape of sounds beyond human hearing generated by electronics, wildlife and insects. Using an…
June 6
The City of Calgary Public Art Program is now accepting applications for a sculpture project in northeast Calgary. Artists and artist teams interested in creating a community sculpture to be installed…
June 7
Are you a professional artist, arts organization or collective that wants to explore an idea at a Toronto historic site? Are you looking to expand your arts practice by animating a historic site in…
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
- Live Stream
- Free Event
June 8
Each year, an Open Call is held for artists to propose pieces that will enhance the audience experience of Nuit Blanche Winnipeg. Projects are selected by a jury of artists and art professionals and…
June 8
Free online talk by Chun Hua Catherine Dong, part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series at U of T Scarborough. Chun Hua Catherine Dong will speak about her multidisciplinary art practice, including…
- Free Event
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
June 8
VocalEye and the Arts Club Theatre have been working together to make theatre more accessible for audience members who are blind and partially sighted since 2010. We’re thrilled to share another…
June 9 - July 31
- Arts Club Theatre Company
- VocalEye
Based on a true story, this rousing Tony Award–winning show—with a score by pop icon Cyndi Lauper—follows Charlie, who is struggling to save the men’s shoe factory inherited from his father. When all…
June 9
Realwheels Theatre is an award-winning theatre company with a mandate to create and produce performances that deepen understanding of the disability experience. Despite the pandemic, Realwheels has…
June 9 - June 19
Long Days. Warm nights. It’s summer in Toronto and Luminato is back June 9 – 19, 2022.
- ASL Interpretation
- Access Guide/Visual Story
- Audio Description
June 10
- Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre Company (RCAT)
RCA Theatre (RCAT) is looking for submissions for upcoming seasons. This call has a rolling deadline and offers the possibility for projects that use digital or non-traditional analogue platforms for…
June 13
the theatre industrial complex that aims to be balanced, ethical, and financially feasible for those who may not come from generational wealth. IT IS POSSIBLE! This particular Performance Lab will be…
- Captions
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
- Discounted Tickets Available
June 14
Reel Asian hosts Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival and showcases 50 to 80 films each year from Canada and around the world. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the 26th edition of the…
June 15
As a touring company, Green Thumb Theatre’s work often takes place throughout the traditional homelands of most of the Indigenous Nations and cultures across British Columbia and beyond. Green Thumb's…
June 15
Nightswimming is pleased to announce that Pure Research will return to Toronto through a new partnership between Nightswimming and Tarragon Theatre. Starting in 2023, Nightswimming’s Pure Research…
June 15
The Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA) is Canada’s award for critical experimentation in digital media, proudly presented by EQ Bank and Trinity Square Video. Launched in 2015, the award celebrates…
June 16
New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) invites artists of all ages and nationalities to submit works on the theme Remote Connections for consideration in New Adventures in Sound Art's 2023 programming…
June 16
Enjoy movies under the stars in Downtown Kingston. FREE movies return on June 16th! Springer Market Square will be transformed into an outdoor movie theatre for most Thursday nights this summer with…
- Closed Captions
- Free Event
June 16
- Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology, and Access to Life
Bodies in Translation is looking for an artist to collaborate with us to create imagery, icons and/or graphics for the new website we are building to be a resource centre for courses and information…
June 16 - June 26
The Ottawa Fringe is Ottawa’s largest and longest-running theatre festival. We provide a space where all artists can produce their work. We are striving to make the festival more accessible for…
- Transcripts
- Access Guide/Visual Story
June 17
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival has blossomed into one of Canada’s premier celebrations of film and filmmaking, becoming an essential platform for films both local and global. Celebrating its…
June 17 - June 19
The Madcap Misadventures of Mustafa is a clown show written and performed by Mustafa Alabssi and directed by Cirque du Soleil clown, Mooky McGuinty. He arrives in Canada with a suitcase, with no…
June 18
- Queer Arts Festival / SUM Gallery
We’re back! What better way to kick off QAF 2022 than from the rooftop of our Chinatown digs? Stunning views, phenomenal performances, delicious food and drink, and the launch of Vanishing Act, our…
June 18 - June 25
(Re)Tired Magical Black Man will take you on a 60-minute magical caper. After a lifetime of being taken for granted, dJerald the Djinn discovers the joy of being magical for their community and…
- Access Guide/Visual Story
- ASL Interpretation
- Discounted Tickets Available
- Transcripts
June 19 - July 17
What does it mean to listen with your whole body? Music engages all our senses from touch, sight, smell, taste, and sound to emotion. Bodily Listening in Place is a score that invites Hearing and Deaf…
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
- Discounted Tickets Available
June 20
Art in the Park Coordinator – Temiskaming Art Gallery | Galerie d’art du Temiskaming Contract position runs from July 4 to August 29. It is a 35 hour work week including occasional evening and weekend…
June 23
Workman Arts Satellite invites artists to submit course proposals for this upcoming Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 terms. We are looking for artists who live in one of the following 6 neighbourhoods, this…
June 23 - June 25
- Queer Arts Festival / SUM Gallery
A clown show. A protest. A cabaret. Winner of the 2020 Vancouver Fringe New Play Prize, Catalina La O explores the life of khattieQ and of female Puerto Rican singing legends Myrta Silva and Ruth…
June 24
- Artist Talk / Panel
- Reading
An author evening with poet and spoken word artist Brandon Wint, author of Divine Animal. As artists, writers and makers, we need people around us in order to create, but… it’s complicated. What is…
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
- Discounted Tickets Available
June 25
On June 25th, you have TWO CHANCES to watch this incredible show! Kelly & Desirée began working together when they discovered a mutual love of zoom comedy (something not every comedian embraced with…
- Discounted Tickets Available
June 26
- Queer Arts Festival / SUM Gallery
Did you hear that sound? What could it be? A monster, a masked assailant, a man-eating shark, a spectral haunting tethered to our plane, neither alive nor dead until suddenly…! The jump scare—a mirror…
June 29
- Workshop / Course
- Artist Talk / Panel
Celebrate and connect during Pride Month this June through a unique virtual show and tell on June 23, 2021. Open to all members of the community that identify as LGBTQ2S+, this online event is an…
- Captions
- Live Stream
- Free Event
June 30
Following two public forums on Comics for Blind and Low Vision Readers, SF State’s Accessible Comics Collective seeks proposals from individuals or teams to produce comics in accessible formats. We…
June 30
- Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
- Call for Submissions
- Grants / Funding
Geoff McMurchy (1955–2015), Kickstart’s founding Artistic Director, was a pioneer in the local and international disability arts community. Anyone who knew him will tell you that he was an amazing…
June 30
- Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
The Eden Mills Writers’ Festival is committed to providing a venue for unpublished or modestly published writers to showcase their work. The Read at the Fringe Literary Contest is a special…
June 30
Application Assistance provides a contribution towards costs for artists and arts and culture practitioners who are Deaf or have a disability, to create and submit applications, project updates, and…
June 30
Access Support provides an additional contribution towards costs for specific accessibility services, rental equipment, and other supports required to carry out a project funded by the BC Arts Council…
July 1 - September 29
Canadian disabled activist and artist Jules Sherred brings awareness of the Canadian food crisis which affects people with disabilities all over Canada. The exhibit, slated to run from July 1st to…
- Captions
- Audio Description
July 1
This exhibition will featuring works by self-taught artists that create works of, on , or about the devil. Applications due July 1, 2022 or asap. We pay exhibiting artists an honorarium that varies…
July 2
- Queer Arts Festival / SUM Gallery
- Exhibition
- Receptions / Openings
Our Vanishing Act curated visual art exhibition becomes fully realized and fully materialized on Jul 2, when Centre A opens its doors as our festival partner. We’re celebrating our complete complement…
July 5
Zee Zee Theatre is leading a consortium of ten national producing companies searching for five playwrights working towards their best and most ambitious work to date for this first ever, entirely…
July 6
Sound Design: Making Sound Effects with Foley is a 2-part online workshop that explores how everyday objects can be used to create original sound effects and compositions for film, TV, or video games…
- Live Stream
- Discounted Tickets Available
- Captions
July 9
In addition to expanding a participant’s pedagogy in workshop sessions, there will also be an artist talk hosted at Simon Fraser University’s School of Contemporary Arts about Stephen’s artistic…
July 16
Mark your calendars! On July 16, the premiere of sound.colLAB gets underway! This amazing, project in partnership with our friends at NaAC, brings together a group of neuro-divergent participants with…
July 31
Current and former McMaster students with lived experiences of disability, disablement, inaccessibility, and/or ableism are invited to contribute to Dis/orientation: Navigating accessibility in…
July 31
Opulent Mobility and Antelope Valley College challenge you to imagine a world where mobility, disability, and access are not merely functional, but opulent. Share your art that re-imagines disability…
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Audio Description
August 29
- Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf / Deaf Culture Centre
April 22nd is Earth Day! Join the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf to celebrate Earth Day by sharing your Earth artwork! Submit a photo showcasing your artwork to enter for a chance to win 1 of…
September 1
Operating from the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən speaking people, The Victoria Arts Council (VAC) in conjunction with STEPS Public Art invites local artists who identify as Black…
September 2
Recognising and sharing practical solutions across the disability community Have you created or adapted an existing solution that has helped reduce barriers or exclusion around you? If so, you could…