May 25
- Neighbourhood Arts Network
<p>Emergence Symposium: Art & Equity Leading Social Change </p>
<p>What is Emergence?</p>
<p>Led by Neighbourhood Arts Network, Emergence is a series of workshops, panels and offerings that brings people together to…</p>
May 25
- imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
<p>We are proud to announce that our Call for Submissions for the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is now open!</p>
<p>Submissions will remain open until Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET. We…</p>
May 25
<p>….The Downtown Rideau BIA is seeking creative submissions for an interactive light installation to be placed in Ogilvy Square alongside Rideau Street and the CF Rideau Centre this summer. Artists and…</p>
May 24
<p>The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) is seeking an engaging, dynamic, and outgoing Summer Learning Facilitator to deliver an incredible summer camp experience at the RMG. At the RMG you can broaden and…</p>
May 24
<p>Now accepting applications for Performance and Creation grants!</p>
<p>ARTicipate Grants aim to spark artistic activity at the Shenkman Arts Centre by supporting creative projects of all disciplines through…</p>
May 23
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
<p>The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is devoted to its mission to enrich audiences with adventurous contemporary works, and towards this, we are seeking an exceptional individual to join…</p>
May 23
<p>Call for submissions: Performances 2022-23
The body in e-activism</p>
<p>La Centrale galerie Powerhouse is an artist-run centre dedicated to the dissemination and development of multidisciplinary feminist…</p>
May 22
<p>Join us on Sunday, May 22nd for our second annual Spring QuaranTEA!</p>
<p>We look forward to catching up with the CRIPSiE community and pre-viewing some exciting opportunities that we have in the works. We…</p>
May 22
<p>A triple-bill celebrating scripts hot off the printer from this year's Playwrights Unit! Join us for a recorded series of three 30 minute staged readings, featuring excerpts and introductions from…</p>
- Captions
- Closed Captions
- Free Event
May 21
<p>Movement & Circus Workshop with Erin Ball and Brandy Leary </p>
<p>Offered in collaboration with Inside Out Theatre, Springboard Performance, and ĀNANDAṀ</p>
<p>This workshop is free to attend!
<strong>The Workshop:</strong>…</p>
May 21
<p>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…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Attendant Care
- Free Event
- Sighted Guides
May 20
<p>The McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto seeks applications for an inaugural Artist in Residence. The theme for our programming in the 2022–23 academic year is “Our…</p>
May 20
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
<p>The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature cultural events. Taking place over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live…</p>
May 20
<p>Lead Faculty: Jenna Reid (Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture) and Dr Syrus Marcus Ware</p>
<p>October 10-24, 2022 taking place at Artscape Gibraltar Point in Tkaronto- on the Toronto Islands (Ontario…</p>
May 20
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
<p>The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature cultural events. Taking place over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live…</p>
May 20 - May 22
<p>Canadian songwriter and producer Jeremy Haywood-Smith needed an escape from his state of mourning when he began working on Slingshot, his most recent LP as JayWood, the recording project he started in…</p>
May 19
- Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization
<p>This May 19th, 2022 from 6pm until 8pm CST Saskatchewan time, Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization will be hosting as part of our Visiting Artist Series an online puppetry workshop.</p>
<p>"Puppetry…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
- Free Event
- Newfoundland and Labrador
May 19
<p>Home in Three Plays: Cashin Avenue, Cookstown, and Bowring Park. Written by Darren Ivany</p>
<p>Cashin Avenue is the story of a last chance conversation between two underclass lovers, both of whom are…</p>
- Discounted Tickets Available
- Access Guide/Visual Story
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Chill Out Space
- Live Captions
- Live Stream
- Relaxed Performance
May 19
- National AccessArts Centre (NaAC)
<p>Exhibition, Premiere and Dance Party</p>
<p>What is an Icon?</p>
<p>Today an icon can be anyone who we think is important. From movie stars, public figures, singers, ourselves and beyond, these are individuals we…</p>
May 18
<p>Nightwood Theatre is now accepting submissions to the 2022-23 Write From The Hip Program.</p>
<p>Write From The Hip is a year-long script development program designed to support self-identifying emerging…</p>
May 18
<p>Please join AWN with Cyree Jarelle Johnson, The Cyborg Jillian Weise, and T. S. Banks for a talk on being disabled and writing literature.</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Free Event
- Live Stream
May 17 - May 22
<p>Join us in the Regent Park neighbourhood for a week-long festival of new work by young and emerging artists! From May 16-22, 2022, the 21st Paprika Festival will showcase offerings created by 6…</p>
- Braille
- Chill Out Space
- Free Event
- Discounted Tickets Available
May 17
<p>We are all responsible for the data we collect, produce and consume. Being intentional and purpose-driven with that data can help us build clearer and more meaningful stories for the communities we…</p>
May 16
<p>What are we doing when we tell stories? What does myth do that logic cannot? Why do we take on myth and storytelling?</p>
<p>There is a speculative dimension to storytelling when we are trying to get a sense…</p>
- Discounted Tickets Available
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Live Stream
May 16
<p>Eyelevel is seeking applications for a fun, vibrant, community-centred position: our Summer Programming Assistant. This position works closely with the Artistic Director at Eyelevel’s office and…</p>
May 16
<p>Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. With a focus on Canadian content, The ArQuives acquires, preserves, and provides public…</p>
May 16
- Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre Company (RCAT)
<p>Resource Centre for the Arts (RCA) is seeking a Technical Director!</p>
<p>The Technical Director (TD) has the daily responsibility for the technical operations of Resource Centre for the Arts (LSPU Hall and…</p>
May 16 - May 20
- ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto
- Screening
- Workshop / Course
<p>ReelEducation is hosting our annual May Matinees for schools and youth. Join us for 5 days of FREE programming. Each program includes access to a ReelAbilities Film and workshop/panel. Let's have…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Live Captions
- Open Captions
- Audio Description
May 16
<p>Each year the Playwrights Guild of Canada hosts an annual awards competition honouring Canadian playwrights in a wide range of categories, including the RBC Emerging Playwright Award, Carol Bolt Award…</p>
May 15
<p>The Venus Fest Mentorship Program is an 8-week, Toronto-based hybrid program for early-career musicians and music professionals who have faced barriers in the music industry, taking place this year…</p>
May 15
<p>We are searching for a change-maker to join a small yet resourceful leadership team at Propeller Dance – a barrier-breaking and unique inclusive contemporary dance company and dance education…</p>
May 15
- Community Arts Council of Vancouver
<p>Are you an Outsider Artist 19 years and older residing in the Vancouver area? Want to learn more about being a working artist, and connect with other artists and audiences? Ready to show, sell, or…</p>
May 15
<p>Applications are now open for Room’s 2022 Mentorship Program!</p>
<p>Amazing news, friends: jaye simpson is Room’s 2022 mentor-in-residence!</p>
<p>jaye simpson is an Oji-Cree Saulteaux Indigiqueer from the…</p>
May 15
<p>ArtworxTO Spotlight invites emerging Toronto-based artists to tell their stories. Artists, with five years experience or less, are welcome to describe their motivations and journeys of how they…</p>
May 15
<p>Now accepting submissions to <em>Vallum</em> 19:2! The theme is open!</p>
<p>No restrictions, no limits, just poetry! Send us what you're proud of, what you didn't think was possible, what you want to send into the…</p>
May 15
<p>Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre is accepting script submissions from Albertan Playwrights October 20th, 2021 – May 15Th, 2022. </p>
<p>Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre is committed to supporting…</p>
May 15
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO)
<p>Experience all the feels as Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads the Orchestra in a program designed to showcase how a range of emotions can be…</p>
May 15
- Regent Park Film Festival
<p>Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF), is a non-profit cultural and educational media arts organization. It is Toronto’s longest-running, free community film festival, and is the sole community film…</p>
May 14
<p>Join us on Saturday May 14th at 11 AM for an ONLINE movement workshop with Frank Hull, one of Canada's most prominent power wheelchair choreographers and dancers. The workshop <em>“Move As You Are”</em> is…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
- Free Event
May 14
<p>Celebrate our 20th year of new plays for kids and families!</p>
<p>3 playwrights from diverse cultural backgrounds will share their newest works in staged readings.</p>
<p>Introduce your children to live theatre…</p>
May 13
<p>Crow’s Theatre is proud to invite submissions for the eighth annual RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize. The prize encourages and celebrates outstanding early career directors and provides them…</p>
May 13
<p>Each year, 401 Richmond welcomes an emerging artist into its community through the 401 Richmond Career Launcher Prize. The Career Launcher Prize provides an exceptional opportunity to occupy a coveted…</p>
May 13
- MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art
<p>The Foundation Mentorship Program (FMP) is a professional training program designed to help women and non-binary, trans and Two-Spirit woman-identifying people in the visual arts develop skills and…</p>
May 13
- Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
- Kudoz / Curiko
<p>Registration is now open!</p>
<p>Expansive, playful and low-barrier art-making in community – from wherever you can join us!</p>
<p>For the second year, Kickstart is thrilled to present, Murals Without Walls! This…</p>
- Captions
- ASL Interpretation
May 13
<p>We are proud to announce the 16th annual Next Stage Theatre Festival will take place October 18-29, 2023. In addition to this exciting date shift, the festival will be returning to Daniels Spectrum…</p>
May 13
<p>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…</p>
- Sighted Guides
- Free Event
- Attendant Care
- ASL Interpretation
May 13
<p>The Rendezvous with Madness Festival (RWM) is the first and largest arts and mental health festival and public discussion forum that returns to Toronto in October 2022 for its 30th edition and is…</p>
May 13
- MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art
<p>The Foundation Mentorship Program (FMP) is a professional training program designed to help women and non-binary, trans and Two-Spirit woman-identifying people in the visual arts develop skills and…</p>
May 13
<p>Join us as we share tips + tricks on writing your exhibition proposal!</p>
<p>2022/23 Proposal Writing Workshop
Facilitated by Xpace Cultural Centre staff
Friday, May 13th @ 6 - 8 PM
Free !</p>
<p>Xpace’s annual…</p>
- Free Event
- ASL Interpretation
May 12
<p>Contact East is the Atlantic Presenters Association’s (APA’s) hallmark showcase summit and Atlantic Canada’s premiere performing arts booking conference. The event brings together performing arts…</p>
May 11
- InterdepenDance Collective
<p>Creative people who love dance/movement are invited to apply for a paid online dance film residency.</p>
<p>The residency brings together artists from Deaf and cross-disability communities, to co-create a…</p>
May 11
- Artist Talk / Panel
- Performance
<p>Join us as we welcome back Adler intern, music educator and performer, Deanna Gestrin as our special guest artist for this week’s Almost Live event, hosted by Amy Amantea.</p>
<p>Contemporary Indigenous…</p>
May 10
<p>The Black Screen Office will launch the Black Community report with a virtual panel of Black industry professionals to discuss the concerns and challenges to authentic and inclusive content for the…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Free Event
- Live Captions
May 9
<p>Intrepid Theatre is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to become part of the team as Volunteer Coordinator for the 2022 Victoria Fringe, a local performing arts festival. They will be an…</p>
May 9
<p>Intrepid Theatre is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to become part of the team as Festival Production Assistant for the 2022 Victoria Fringe, a local performing arts festival. They…</p>
May 9
<p>Intrepid Theatre is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to become part of the team as Assistant Production Manager for the 2022 Victoria Fringe, a local performing arts festival. They…</p>
May 9
- imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
<p>The Institute Administrative Assistant provides support to the Institute Manager and Institute Coordinator by assisting with administrative and organizational duties. This is an exciting opportunity…</p>
May 9
<p>Intro to Screenwriting with Susie Moloney In this intro class, we break down the elements of the screenplay and write our own short film.</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Free Event
- Live Stream
May 9 - May 15
<p>Running May 9-15, Hybrid by Design will feature seven works by artists from The Theatre Centre’s Residency program and a selection of international work curated by Battersea Arts Centre bridging live…</p>
May 9
<p>Mural Routes is currently seeking a Production Assistant for an 8-week Canada Summer Jobs position. The Production Assistant will support the overall logistics and mural production during the summer…</p>
May 9
<p>The Citadel Theatre is excited to announce a call for submissions for the 2022/23 Mainstage Assistant Director Program. This professional development program has been developed to support directors as…</p>
May 8
- imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
<p>The Publications Coordinator will liaise interdepartmentally with a focus on maintaining timelines and coordinating deliverables for the upcoming 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Arts Festival’s print…</p>
May 8
- Royal Canadian Theatre Company
<p> The unforgettable Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn were just two of the stars of the Screwball Comedies that were so hugely popular in Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s. Fast talking, gag cracking…</p>
May 8 - May 13
- VocalEye
- Arts Club Theatre Company
<p>At Novelette’s Toronto salon, captivating stories untangle as eight distinctive women narrate their lives with honesty, humour, and joy. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, ’da Kink in my Hair is a…</p>
May 7
<p>This session will provide an overview of intellectual property rights for artists across different mediums (from visual art to music to literature) with a focus on copyright. Participants will learn…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
May 7
<p>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…</p>
- Sighted Guides
- Free Event
- Attendant Care
- ASL Interpretation
May 6 - May 15
- Manitoba Theatre for Young People
<p>From the creators of the epic musical Peter Pan (MTYP’s 2019/2020 Season) comes a new adventure in Wonderland. Follow us down the rabbit hole where you’ll experience a musical retelling of the classic…</p>
- Relaxed Performance
- ASL Interpretation
May 6
<p>Inside Out Theatre's POV ensemble is proud to present a new digital performance:</p>
<p>Did you think we were done with Elections in Calgary? Think again! A disgraced City Councillor is kicked our of city…</p>
May 6
<p>TENT (Theatre Entrepreneurs’ Network and Training) was created in 2014 by The Toronto Fringe Festival to address a growing need in theatre training: how to actually make theatre happen. </p>
<p>Since its…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Audio Description
May 6
<pre><code>For 19 years the Guelph Lecture has been offering insightful and exciting performances, literary readings, and keynote presentations to our community in Southern Ontario. For 2022 The Guelph Lecture…</code></pre>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
May 6
<p>Accessible online dance party with artist presentations & performances, to celebrate recent exhibition #CripRitual</p>
<p>(This is the rescheduled date for the #CripRitual Remote Access Party, originally…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Audio Description
May 5
<p>Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) Presents: Community Story Strategies: Digital Storytelling at the Intersections of Queerness and Disability.</p>
<p>We invite 2SLGBTQIA+ Deaf and Disabled…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
May 5
<p>Art + Disability Mini-Symposium in support of the exhibition, Crip Ecologies: Vulnerable Bodies in a Toxic Landscape curated by Amanda Cachia.</p>
<p>This Mini-Symposium is presented by the Art Gallery of…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
May 5 - May 21
<p>This new queer Canadian pop/rock musical is written by Sara Mayfield with music by Ava Maria Safai. The show is all about Violet and her boyfriend Greyson as they move into their first apartment…</p>
May 4
<p>Calgary Pride is a not-for-profit organization that has been serving Calgary since 1990. It remains a vital part of the local gender and sexually diverse community, positioning Calgary as a 2SLGBTQ…</p>
May 4
<p>Following their highly acclaimed first season, Factory Theatre is proud to be returning to headphones across the globe with You Can’t Get There From Here Vol. 2. This limited series features a brand…</p>
May 4 - May 22
<p>Local musical improv company Outside Joke has been making Canadians laugh for 20 years! Masters of an impossible form, they bring their brilliance to the PTE stage for the first time in a fully…</p>
- Relaxed Performance
- Audio Description
- ASL Interpretation
May 4
<p>Impulse Theatre is seeking 5 Performers to join as collaborators on a unique performance and creation mentorship experience this summer. Over the span of approximately 8 weeks through June and July…</p>
May 4
<p>Hamilton Arts Council (HAC) was founded in 1969 and is one of the longest serving arts councils in Ontario. We advocate for the arts as integral to a healthy community, and provide inclusive…</p>
May 3
<p>Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries is seeking a professional Content Specialist for freelance work as needed throughout the calendar year.</p>
<p>The Content Specialist will…</p>
<ul>
<li>Define the voice of Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries across our different channels</li>
<li>Contribute to analysis and interpretation of research and data related to content campaigns and engagement</li>
<li>…</li></ul>
May 2
- The Musical Stage Company
<p><em>The Marquee Ensemble</em> is a free multi-arts program where people from different walks of life explore music, dance, theatre, and how they can connect. In weekly sessions throughout the month of June…</p>
May 2
<p>Discover your mother, discover yourself in this free community workshop.</p>
<p>Be part of My Mother’s Story’s campaign to tell women’s history in this online writing workshop that starts with the facts of…</p>
- Free Event
- Audio Description
May 2
<p>The Scholarship program supports the development of B.C.’s rich diversity of future artists and arts and cultural practitioners. Awards of up to $6,000 per year are available to B.C. residents to…</p>
May 2 - May 5
- National AccessArts Centre (NaAC)
<p>Save the date and join us!</p>
<p>Welcome to BEGINNING: A National Conversation, taking place May 2 - 5, 2022. Whether you’re an artist identifying as having a developmental disability, a caregiver/support…</p>
May 2
<p>Applications are now OPEN for the Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) 2022 MicroGrants!</p>
<p>MAC’s dynamic and impactful MicroGrant program provides funding for artist-led projects which have a pronounced and…</p>
May 2 - May 6
<p>As part of its professional workshop programming, Studio 303 offers accessible (+) workshops to provide Deaf and disabled artists with professional development opportunities that address broader…</p>
May 1
<p>Impulse Theatre is seeking one-to-two Associate Producers this summer to support the company’s operations and grant-writing. Reporting to the Artistic Producer, the Associate Producer will support the…</p>
May 1 - May 22
<p>What does personal fulfillment really look like?</p>
<p>In the middle of living the seemingly perfect life – complete with career, family, and home of her dreams – a woman begins a torrid love affair with an…</p>
- Audio Description
- Braille
- Access Guide/Visual Story
May 1 - May 8
- The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
<p>The Festival of Literary Diversity is Canada’s first festival for diverse authors and storytellers, held in historic downtown Brampton. The FOLD provides one-of-a-kind events for kids and adults that…</p>
May 1
<p>We encourage artists of all abilities to apply. Our priority is to show artwork by artists who are facing injustices, are marginalized, living with a disability, and BIPOC individuals.</p>
<p>This exhibition…</p>
May 1
<p>Nocturne welcomes proposals to our 15th annual art at night festival from artists at any stage of their career. We encourage proposals to respond to the curatorial vision of the festival and are happy…</p>
April 30
<p>OBORO particularly encourages Indigenous and culturally diverse artists and curators, as well as members of equity-seeking groups and under-represented communities to submit a residency proposal…</p>
April 30
- Arts Club Theatre Company
<p>The Arts Club Theatre Company is Western Canada’s largest professional theatre company. Now in its 58th season, this not-for-profit charitable organization typically produces and presents year-round…</p>
April 30
- Arts Club Theatre Company
<p>The Arts Club Theatre Company is Western Canada’s largest professional theatre company. Now in its 58th season, this not-for-profit charitable organization typically produces and presents year-round…</p>
April 30
<p>New Works invites expressions of interest from Performing Artists for our 2022-2023 Season Performance opportunities.</p>
<p>Underrepresented dance and music genres are preferred for these presentation…</p>
April 30
<p>The Vernon Community Arts Centre is looking for a few professional artists with differing and diverse abilities to be part of “Art for All”, a Joining Hands initiative, funded in part by Disability…</p>
April 30
<p>Join Infinite Flow Dance for a fun dance workshop, incorporating sign language and hip-hop. Open to all bodies, all ages and all levels. </p>
- Free Event
- ASL by Request
- Audio Description
April 30
<p>CRIPSiE is in need of an organized, knowledgeable, part-time general manager to assist our leadership–both the board of directors and the artistic associates–in various aspects of our day-to-day…</p>
April 30
<p>XiR is pleased to announce that submissions are open for our 2022 artists in residence.</p>
<p>XiR is a residency located in Toronto for emerging artists and arts practitioners. XiR emphasizes process and…</p>
April 30
<p>Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) is currently seeking a Managing Director to build on its 50-year history of artistic growth and success. In partnership with the Artistic Director, the Managing Director…</p>
April 29
<p>Join Signmark, a Finnish Deaf rapper who uses bass and low frequencies as a crucial part of his performance with a message. </p>
<p>Opening for Signmark is Infinite Flow Dance, a company out of Los Angeles…</p>
- Audio Description
- ASL Interpretation
April 29
<p>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…</p>
- Sighted Guides
- Free Event
- Attendant Care
- ASL Interpretation
April 29
<p>Come laugh as the funniest neurodiverse comics in Winnipeg perform for you.</p>
<p>7pm is a clean show. Hosted by Adam Schwartz.</p>
<p>Then the dark and dirty neurodiversity show is at 9:15pm. Hosted by Scott K.</p>
<p>…</p>
April 29
<p>On Cue Performance Hub is Regina’s newest non-profit organization in the performing arts. Its mission is to strengthen Regina’s performing arts community, afford greater public access to these art…</p>
April 29
<p>The Fire and Rescue Team is seeking a set designer and a lighting designer (2 positions) to join our "Perceptual Archaeology" workshop May 24 - June 3 at Crow's Theatre. We are prioritizing artists…</p>
April 29 - April 30
- Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
<p>Applications for our annual Geoff McMurchy Artist Development Grant are now open!</p>
<p>Geoff McMurchy (1955–2015), Kickstarts founding Artistic Director, was a pioneer in the local and international…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
April 29
- Neighbourhood Arts Network
<p>Neighbourhood Arts Network is hiring a Mentorship & Programming Coordinator!</p>
<p>The Mentorship and Programming Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of mentorship programs, events, and…</p>
April 29
<p>Museum London invites applications for <em>Southwest Seen</em>, an initiative to activate new media works that reflect the region’s diverse culture and history. With support from artist/curatorial…</p>
April 29 - May 1
<p>Violette is an immersive experience between interactive theatre and virtual reality. Put on your VR headset and become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story, both magical and tragic. You may…</p>
- Sighted Guides
- Captions
- Active Listener
- Access Guide/Visual Story
April 28 - May 8
<p>Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America’s largest documentary festival, screening hundreds of documentaries from Canada and around the world. This year’s Festival will…</p>
- Closed Captions
- Open Captions
- Audio Description
- Subtitles
- Live Captions
April 28
<p>An interactive workshop for industry members who want to learn tools and strategies to help navigate the post-lockdown work environments.</p>
<p>Many of us, especially those who work in live performance, are…</p>
- Free Event
- Closed Captions
April 28
<p>OHSOTO’KINO Indigenous Music Incubator is a five-day intensive artist development program for emerging Indigenous artists in Canada. Each year, four to six Indigenous artists will converge at Studio…</p>
April 27
<p>Making circus arts more accessible is a passion for Erin Ball, a white femme double below-knee amputee, circus artist, aerial performer, trainer and coach who runs Kingston Circus Arts. In 2017, Erin…</p>
- British Columbia
- British Columbia
April 27 - May 7
<p>Two years ago, we shut down the Intrepid Theatre office after launching the 2020 UNO Fest and quickly pivoted to launching an online version of the festival, UNO Online.</p>
<p>Now, after two years of…</p>
- Captions
- ASL Interpretation
April 27
<p>A continuation of the Nordic Talks series featuring discussions on the future of disability integration.</p>
<p>Over one billion people (15% of the global population) are disabled. Accessibility legislation…</p>
April 27
<p>An audio play created and performed by Paul Tedeschini (Lantsville).</p>
<p>This audioplay transports audiences instantly into an immersive world, find a comfy spot, put on your head phones or play through…</p>
April 26 - April 27
<p>Scored in Silence is a solo digital sign language performance by London-based Deaf Japanese artist Chisato Minamimura. The show unpacks the hidden perspectives of Deaf people from the small number…</p>
- Captions
- Audio Description
- ASL Interpretation
April 26 - May 22
<p>Four rock n’ roll legends are brought together in Memphis, Tennessee at Sun Record Studios for an impromptu jam session. Prepare for a blast from the past! It’s December 4, 1956, you are in the…</p>
April 25
- Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
<p>Call for Digital Artist-Researchers
Three paid research mentorships available in 2022</p>
<p>The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) invites artists to submit proposals for a paid mentorship program enabling three…</p>
April 25
<p>The Blackwood is a contemporary art gallery at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus, and dedicated to open, public research. The Blackwood presents curated exhibitions featuring the work of…</p>
April 25
<p>A series of guided drawing prompts that will help unlock hidden avenues for creativity in theatre artists.</p>
<p> "What do ideas look like when they are taking physical shape? Why do we like to watch people…</p>
- Discounted Tickets Available
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
- Live Stream
April 24
<p>It takes four to tango! Payadora is a group of musicians who write their own music and arrange classic and modern tango as well as Argentine folk music. Their ensemble includes violin, piano, double…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
- Live Captions
- Audio Description
- Relaxed Performance
April 24
<p>Créer des ponts is an ambitious initiative that consists in offering an ephemeral creative workshop for 3 months to 20 emerging artists (or collectives). Located on some major commercial arteries of…</p>
April 24
<p>Head down Harbourfront Centre for a family-friendly, fun-filled afternoon with circus artists Erin Ball and Jayeden Walker, hosted by Deaf actor Elizabeth Morris. Aerial acts, live music, pirates…</p>
- Relaxed Performance
- Free Event
- Audio Description
- ASL Interpretation
- Access Guide/Visual Story
April 23
<p>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…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Free Event
- Sighted Guides
April 23 - April 24
<p>Dancing with the Universe is a dance theatre production co-directed by Vivian Chong and choreographer Kathleen Rea with dramaturge Tristan Whiston. It tells Vivian’s life story of losing her sight due…</p>
- Relaxed Performance
- Audio Description
- ASL Interpretation
- Discounted Tickets Available
April 22
<p>Are you a local creator in theatre, dance, community arts, storytelling, arts activism or any other live-art? Do you want to think about what your art-practice would look like if your audience was…</p>
April 22
- The Disability Collective
<p>The Disability Collective and Canadian Green Alliance are thrilled to host Hack Your Wardrobe: A Sustainable and Accessible Clothing Workshop, led by Sky Cubacub of Rebirth Garments! Join us on Earth…</p>
- Captions
- Discounted Tickets Available
- Live Captions
- Live Stream
- Subtitles
April 22 - April 24
- Toronto Queer Film Festival
<p>“Speculative fiction and films are a way of giving others dreams, especially dreams about the possibilities of our future as LGBTQ people.” – Jewelle Gomez, Keynote Speaker, TQFF 2022</p>
<p>Toronto Queer…</p>
April 22
- National AccessArts Centre (NaAC)
<p>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…</p>
April 22
- Receptions / Openings
- Screening
<p>Everything is hip hop, from its rich history to creating new moves to express ourselves. Come watch, learn and dance!</p>
<p>Join Host Kelly, former dancer (SOULdiers Dance Co.), ft dancers Harmanie Rose…</p>
April 22 - April 23
<p>Deafy, is a poignant and humorous storytelling piece that reflects on the experience of what it is like to be a Deaf person in a hearing world. </p>
<p>Deafy serves as a bridge between Deaf and hearing…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Audio Description
- Surtitles
April 21
- Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization
<p>This April 21st, 2022 from 6pm until 8pm CST Saskatchewan time, Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization will be hosting as part of our Visiting Artist Series an online visual art workshop.</p>
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April 21 - May 7
<p>Explorant la métaphore de l’animal suspendu que l’on saigne, Soleil Launière fait état du vide et du vertige d’être constamment en suspension entre deux eaux, deux cultures, entre la honte et la…</p>
April 21 - May 1
<p>A Crash Course in Cloudspotting asks you to connect with the subversive act of lying down. It’s about public rest, the acts of bravery we don’t see and scaling the distances and depths of human…</p>
- Free Event
- Braille
- Audio Description
- Transcripts
April 20
<p>Musician, poet, and stutterer JJJJJerome Ellis offers a performance that celebrates stuttering, and disabled speech more broadly, as a vital way of being. Through music, literature, performance, and…</p>
- Discounted Tickets Available
- ASL Interpretation
- Audio Description
April 20 - April 24
<p>“My name is Lila and I am a proud Blackfoot woman. What I am doing is illegal.”</p>
<p>Lila is a big sister whose little one was stolen. She is the daughter of a hunter who taught her all he knew. She’s ex…</p>
April 20 - April 30
<p>Once a week in the heart of New York City five women gather to knit. As the sweaters pile up, their lives fall apart. Liz is having an affair with her sister’s husband, Gina’s lost her job, Paula is…</p>
- Relaxed Performance
- Audio Description
April 20
<p>National Canadian Film Day, presented by REEL CANADA, is a massive one-day, coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema. </p>
<p>Now in its ninth year, National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) has taken…</p>
- Closed Captions
- Subtitles
- Free Event
April 20 - April 30
<p>Produced by Ottawa Fringe, our winter festival showcases the best original, contemporary theatre created by local, national and international artists.</p>
<p>Festival founders, The Great Canadian Theatre…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Audio Description
- Captions
April 20
<p>Canadian Opera Company is hiring a Manager, Community Partnerships and Programs.</p>
<p>Reporting to the Director, Community Partnerships and Programs, the Manager, Community Partnerships and Programs is…</p>
April 20 - April 23
<p><em>Toka</em> tells the story of siblings who wrestle with a long-standing land dispute that has resulted in generational death after death. This startling work of physical theatre about modern-day blood feuds…</p>
- Relaxed Performance
- Audio Description
- Captions
- Active Listener
April 20 - May 15
<p>Displayed throughout Harbourfront Centre’s Artport building, written sentences by Danish artist Gudrun Hasle appear in expected and unexpected places. The sentences deal with feelings of loneliness…</p>
April 20 - May 15
<p>Wy Joung Kou uses fungus artistically to touch on topics like grief and upheaval in this tactile exhibition.</p>
<p>This mosaic art reflects the thriving ecology and abundance of life in places seemingly…</p>
- Braille
- Audio Description
- Touch Tour
April 20 - May 1
<p>As part of CoMotion Festival, join Inose/Field Trip, a 25-minute sound walk created by the award-winning Anishinaabe-Ojibwe playwright Yolanda Bonnell and Dr. Jesse Popp, a Chair in Indigenous…</p>
- Free Event
- ASL Interpretation
April 20 - May 1
<p>CoMotion Festival is one of the largest scale Deaf and disability festivals in Canada running between April 20 - May 1, 2022 at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Curated by Alex Bulmer, Canadian…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Audio Description
- Braille
April 19 - April 20
- Public Energy Performing Arts
<p>The final show in Public Energy’s Market Hall season is Deafy by Edmonton actor and playwright Chris Dodd. Deafy is a poignant and humorous storytelling piece blending ASL, the spoken word and…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Stream
- Surtitles
April 18
<p>Arts BC is looking for a BC-based independent contractor to provide office and research assistance on an as needed basis (typically 10-15 hours per week).</p>
<p>You are an independent contractor looking for…</p>
April 18
<p>The ArQuives (formerly the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) is the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. Primarily a volunteer-run organization with a focus on Canadian content, The…</p>
April 16
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO)
<p>Delight in a musical menagerie as the TSO and Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser bring two animal adventures vividly to life through performance and…</p>
April 16
<p>Join us on Saturday April 16th at 2 PM for a workshop with artist and dancer Aria Evans!</p>
<p>How does our relationship to land live within our bodies? Explore the connection between land and body in this…</p>
- Free Event
- Live Stream
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
April 15
- The Disability Collective
<p>The Disability Collective is seeking submissions from disabled artists of all art forms for No Body Left Behind, an online campaign centred around the disabled community’s concerns regarding the…</p>
April 15
<p>Gallery 101 hosts 4-6 exhibitions each year, as well as many video presentations, lectures, performances and other activities. As an artist-run-centre, we support experimentation, research, and risk…</p>
April 15
<p>Jumblies is a Toronto-based arts organization working locally and across Ontario and Canada on projects bringing together diverse professional artists and community members to make art with, for and…</p>
April 15
- Native Earth Performing Arts
<p>Native Earth celebrates its 40th year!</p>
<p>To honour the past we look to the future. </p>
<p>For the past 40 years, the development of new work has always been at the core of the company; so, what better way to…</p>
April 15
<p>Realwheels Theatre is an award-winning theatre company with a mandate to create and produce performances that deepen understanding of the disability experience. The Realwheels Acting Academy is a…</p>
April 15 - April 16
<p>Register to be considered for a spot in the workshop at no cost to you since the project is funded by Canada Council for the Arts! This is one of the six workshop theatre training as part of the…</p>
April 14
<p>A roundtable conversation where panelists share their experiences as artists and active members of the Black community in Toronto.</p>
<p>Join the exhibiting artists of Resistance. Resilience. Revolution…</p>
- Closed Captions
- Touch Tour
- Live Stream
- Free Event
April 14
- Reading
- Receptions / Openings
<p>Join Playwrights Canada Press in celebrating the launch of the exciting new anthology Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada!</p>
<p>Available now at <a href="https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/I/Interdependent-Magic">https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/I…</a></p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions
April 14
- Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts
<p>This exciting opportunity is available to artists transitioning from a senior artistic program to a professional artistic career. Four to six apprenticeship opportunities will be awarded to emerging…</p>
April 14 - May 15
- Arts Club Theatre Company
- VocalEye
<p>“If you want to know about a woman, touch her hair,” says Novelette. At her Toronto salon, captivating stories untangle as eight distinctive women narrate their lives with honesty, humour, and joy…</p>
April 13
<p>Submit your alt-text selfies!</p>
<p>Alt-Text Selfies is a project that aims to celebrate, collect, and publish alt-text selfies—the image descriptions that accompany self-portraits posted online. The…</p>
April 13
<p>VocalEye’s resident opera expert, Julia Bonnett, will present a descriptive preview and highlights from the upcoming production of Don Giovanni at Pacific Opera Victoria.</p>
<p>Perfect for those who plan to…</p>
April 13
<p>This session is designed for people in leadership or management positions and board members in the arts/culture/heritage sector.</p>
<p>Prerequisite: Registrants must have attended Fundamentals of Anti…</p>
April 12
- Native Earth Performing Arts
<p>Native Earth is hiring our next Managing Director!</p>
<p>The new Managing Director will lead Native Earth Performing Arts, Canada’s oldest professional Indigenous theatre company, through the next stage of…</p>
April 12
<p>Art + Disability Mini-Symposium in support of the exhibition, Crip Ecologies: Vulnerable Bodies in a Toxic Landscape curated by Amanda Cachia.</p>
<p>This Mini-Symposium is presented by the Art Gallery of…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
April 12 - May 5
<p>Art + Disability Mini-Symposium in support of the exhibition, Crip Ecologies: Vulnerable Bodies in a Toxic Landscape curated by Amanda Cachia.</p>
<p>This Mini-Symposium is presented by the Art Gallery of…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Closed Captions
April 11
<p>Xpace Cultural Centre is accepting expressions of interest from emerging artists for a group exhibition 'As I Live And Breathe' curated by Christina Oyawale. The exhibition will run from May 27th…</p>
April 11
- Arts Club Theatre Company
<p>The Arts Club Theatre Company is Canada’s largest not-for-profit urban theatre company. Now in its 57th season, the Arts Club offers professional live theatre at three venues, as well as on tour…</p>
April 11 - April 15
<p>Dans le cadre de sa programmation d’ateliers professionnels le Studio 303 offre des ateliers (+) accessibles afin d’offrir aux artistes en situation de handicap ou Sourd-es* une opportunité de…</p>
April 11 - April 30
<p>Dancemakers is looking for Guest Curators who are interested in supporting dance/movement artists, projects and practices for upcoming residencies.</p>
April 10
<p>Meet Francesco Mantini, a second-generation Italian teen struggling to find his place in Jasper, Alberta. Inspired by pop culture icons Rocky Balboa and John Travolta, he reinvents himself as Frank…</p>
April 9
<p>Join this engaging conversation on building a world based on care while abolishing the systems which cause harm.</p>
<p>EMBODIED ABOLITION seeks to raise awareness of the systemic and institutional harms and…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Free Event
- Discounted Tickets Available
April 9
<p>This Fall, governments will assemble in Kunming, China for the 15th UN summit under the <em>Convention on Biological Diversity</em>. The international conference will set the stage for the negotiations of…</p>
April 8
<p>Please join exhibiting artist Aline Motta for an online mentoring workshop on April 8th at 12 PM EST.</p>
<p>We are pleased to invite emerging media artists to join Aline Motta, an exhibiting artist in…</p>
- Free Event
- Live Stream
- Live Captions
April 6
<p>Generator is seeking Co-Leadership to shape and cultivate a collaborative vision for the next chapter of our work; building the capacity and resilience of the independent performance sector.</p>
<p>We are…</p>
April 4
<p>We are seeking someone with marketing and content creation skills to help us reach new audiences and build awareness of our services!</p>
<p>Duration: May-October (6 months contract) with 2 month trial…</p>
April 4
<p>We are seeking someone with arts administration skills to join our team at Creative Users Projects as a Virtual Office Administrator!</p>
<p>Duration: May-December 8 month contract (3 month trial period…</p>
April 4
<p>Funded and presented by the Canada Media Fund (CMF), the WIFTV Emerging TV Producer Program is a 6-month initiative aimed at assisting up to 10 women and gender-diverse creators with the goal of…</p>
April 4
- Video Pool Media Arts Centre
<p>Video Pool Media Arts Centre is pleased to announce our first ever Video Commission Residency! VCR is a residency for the creation and exploration of experimental screen-based work. We’re currently…</p>
April 4
<p>Sick + Twisted Theatre is seeking proposals from d/Deaf, disabled, Mad and/or sick performers for our fifth annual(ish) disability cabaret. This year our theme is “Useless Eaters”.</p>
<p>“Useless Eater” was…</p>
April 4
<p>Invitation to Apply: Artistic Director Fellowship for Women, Female Identifying and Non-Binary' Edmonton theatre artists</p>
<p>The Position: Entering its second year of the program, Shadow Theatre is…</p>
April 4
- Superior Description Services
<p>Superior Description Services is looking for Indigenous Audio Description Trainees in Toronto and GTHA! We are looking for confident, self-starters to participate in a paid training and professional…</p>
April 4
<p>The Curatorial Assistant, Outreach and Engagement Intern supports the Art Gallery of Sudbury / Galerie d’ art de Sudbury’s ambitious exhibitions program. Reporting directly to the Education & Program…</p>
April 4
<p>Montreal-based Drawn & Quarterly is accepting fellowship applications for 2022, the first time we have had fellows since 2019!</p>
<p>D+Q is an independent 33-year-old graphic novel publisher with…</p>
April 2
<p>Disabled people have developed ways of being together that recognize people’s inherent worth and values what each individual has to offer.</p>
<p>Join us for a discussion about how crip kindness and…</p>
April 1
<p>We are looking for Art Facilitators to facilitate art-based virtual workshops across the following art mediums: Photography, Visual Arts, Graphic Design and Animation, for virtual/ in-person school…</p>
April 1
- Toronto Queer Film Festival
<p>A Language of Limbs is an experimental stop-motion short film mapping the etiology of hysteria against lineages of crip kinship and hard-earned resilience. A set of ceramic objects; a pair of rescue…</p>
- Captions
- Discounted Tickets Available
April 1 - April 29
- Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba
<p>Natasha Boone is a writer, artist and illustrator based out of Winnipeg, MB, Treaty 1 Territory. Using oils, acrylics and found mixed media, her paintings highlight the difficulty of living with ill…</p>
April 1
<p>Applications are currently open for the 2022-23 Artist-in-Residence.</p>
<p>The Queer and Trans Research Lab (QTRL) at the University of Toronto invites all qualified applicants to apply to be our artist-in…</p>
April 1
<p>Book launch for Maya Chhabra's "Chiara in the Dark", a YA book about OCD told in verse, with the author in conversation with Leah Bobet.</p>
<p>Join us for the launch of Maya Chhabra's newest novel, Chiara…</p>
- Captions
- Free Event
- Live Stream
April 1 - May 7
<p>It began with a box of discarded vintage Italian tile. I made natural scenes in rough geometric shapes. With time, trial and error, stories took shape.</p>
<p>The tile speaks of the terrazzo floors built by…</p>
April 1
<p>Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival (SOTS) is seeking an energetic professional artist(s) in the role of Artistic Director/Leadership. We are interested in hearing from you on how the position…</p>
April 1
<p>Wormholes are portals that bring the body into new and unexpected proximities with time and space. In science-fiction, they are imagined as glowing and vibrating tunnels of colour that bridge…</p>
- Audio Description
- Touch Tour
- Closed Captions
April 1
<p>We will be selecting 15 Deaf Canadians to be featured in the illustrated book 'Deaf Canadians' in 2022. This book aims to showcase and tell the stories of Deaf Canadians who were able to achieve their…</p>
March 31
<p>Nuit Blanche Saskatoon is a free, night-time arts festival that showcases and celebrates art and culture. Overtaking multiple venues and city streets throughout Saskatoon core neighbourhoods, the…</p>
March 31 - April 8
<p>Entering it’s 6th iteration, Fempocalypse is an annual fundraiser produced by the folks in Nightwood Theatre's Innovators Program. Traditionally this event has been held in honour of International…</p>
- Transcripts
- Free Event
- Closed Captions
- Captions
- ASL Interpretation
March 31
<p>Creative Manitoba’s All Access Bursary is designed to help Manitoban BIPOC* artists gain access to Creative Manitoba workshops, programs or coaching sessions where cost may be a barrier. Our goal is…</p>
March 31
<p>Join us for the Zoom Opening Reception of the 21st annual Being Scene Exhibition on March 31 at 6 PM EST</p>
<p>This year marks the 35th Anniversary of Workman Arts and we are celebrating this remarkable…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Live Captions
- Open Captions
- Live Stream
March 31
<p>A workshop to utilize you fears in the arts. This event will be a safer space! Indigenous and Black participants will be prioritized!</p>
<p>Does fear hinder us on this path of art-making? What stops us? How…</p>
March 31
<p>Are you an emerging Canadian filmmaker who wants to get a short film in front of a national audience?
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<p>Consider submitting your work to the 15th season of Short Film Face Off, premiering this August…</p>
March 31 - April 3
- Toronto Queer Film Festival
<p>A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away… human beings from planet earth were looking to draw inspiration from us! They had visions of future times with flying cars and Robo dogs, but what do…</p>
- Closed Captions
- ASL Interpretation
March 31
<p>Open to BC artists with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use issues.</p>
<p>Art can provide a deeper understanding of the lived experience of mental health and substance use issues – both…</p>
March 31
<p>To artists, artists’ collectives and arts organizations: the Support Fund for Accessibility Costs is meant to help you prepare a grant application, include individuals or artists who are D/deaf and…</p>
March 31 - April 23
- Carousel Theatre for Young People
<p><em>Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls</em> is the story of a 9-year-old who is assigned female at birth as he comes out to his family as a boy named Fin. He has always had a feeling – knowing something was…</p>
March 30
<p>“Staging Change in an Eco-Crisis” featuring Alanna Mitchell</p>
<p>Hosted by the Department of English and the Department of Theatre University of Regina</p>
<p>Presented with the support of the Canada Council…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Free Event
- Live Stream
March 30 - April 3
- SOUND OFF: A Deaf Theatre Festival
<p>SOUND OFF is Canada’s national festival for the Deaf performing arts. It brings together Deaf performers from across Canada to celebrate their talents and stories and the beauty of ASL on stage. This…</p>
- ASL Interpretation
- Captions