Come Play by the Lake One-Act Festival (Domino Theatre)
Deadline: 29 March 2026
The Domino Theatre is seeking submissions from theatre troupes for their one-act theatre festival!
Submissions are accepted from any Troupe who wishes to apply. Submissions must include a summary of the play, an artist statement and three to five pages of the script.
For purposes of this Festival, a one-act play is defined as a minimum playing time of 25 minutes and a maximum of 55 minutes without intermission, including any pre-and/or post-production music. There is no cast number regulation.
Up to seven plays will be selected. Submissions beyond the first seven will be waitlisted, as there is often a cancellation.
What Domino Theatre Provides
- Domino Theatre will provide a blank stage with stage drapes, a speaker system, a basic lighting grid and experts to guide you in their use. The experts will NOT run your show. You must provide your own operators.
- Each Troupe may use up to two lighting specials. These must be identified well in advance of your first rehearsal so the appropriate lights may be hung. Final adjustments must be built into your rehearsal time.
- Each Troupe will be entitled to two rehearsal periods. 1x 1 hour, 1x 2 hours. It is your choice which you use first.
- Domino will provide a panel of three judges to comment on each production and distribute awards. See below for details on the awards.
Awards
There are four awards to be won.
- Best Production Award
- The Festival Judges will determine the recipient.
- The winner of this award MAY become the Domino Theatre production that is entered into The Eastern Ontario Drama League (EODL) One-Act Festival, traditionally held in early November.
- There is no physical trophy for this award.
- Ken Weston Award
- This award is for best original script. In order to be eligible for this award, the play cannot have been produced elsewhere.
- The Festival Judges will determine the recipient.
- The plaque seen in the Domino Lounge will be updated with the winning Troupe’s name.
- The People’s Preference Award
- The People’s Preference Award will honour the favourite play of The Festival, as chosen by the audience.
- Audience members who attend ALL performances during the run of The Festival are permitted to vote for their favourite play.
- Festival Crew are also eligible to vote if they have seen all productions.
- A certificate will be presented to the winning production.
- The Best Coordinated Production Award
- This award will recognize excellence in the people behind the scenes.
- The Festival Stage Manager (FSM) chooses the recipient. The award is to be presented to the Troupe, which FSM feels coordinated their load-in, set-up, and strike with the greatest efficiency and use of human resources, as well as respect for timelines and the house facilities.
- Any Troupe that goes over the time for set up, play length or tear down is disqualified.
Call for Applications: Organ Scholarship (The Royal Canadian College of Organists)
Deadline: 31 March 2026
The Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) Kingston Centre offers scholarships for pianists of all ages who would like to be introduced to, and develop their playing skills on the pipe organ. Scholarships provide 10 hours of free organ lessons with a qualified instructor.
The application deadline is 31 March, with auditions for qualified applicants in early April.
The RCCO Kingston Centre receives financial support for these scholarships from local individuals and churches, the National RCCO office, and funds raised at special events.
THIRDSPACE Emerging Artist Residency (OCAD University)
Deadline: 2 April 2026
Description
THIRDSPACE is a month-long, in-person summer residency at OCAD University for interdisciplinary emerging artists. The program supports the development of new work through studio access, workshops, mentorship, and peer exchange, culminating in a public exhibition at the OCAD U Graduate Gallery.
The 2026 residency is led by artist and mentor-in-residence Erdem Taşdelen, an internationally recognized artist known for his generous, dialogue-driven approach to mentorship and his ability to support artists at pivotal moments in their practice.
Residency Theme: Staging the Unseen
Artists are invited to explore storytelling beyond convention through text, image, sound, and video. Participants will engage narrative as world-building—challenging dominant stories, revealing hidden perspectives, and opening space for new possibilities.
About the Mentor
Erdem Taşdelen is a Toronto-based artist whose practice explores how narratives are shaped by form through text, image, sound, and installation. His work is grounded in research, curiosity, and close attention to artists’ ideas and processes. He has exhibited widely in Canada and internationally and has extensive experience working with emerging artists through residencies, teaching, and long-term mentorship. Participants can expect thoughtful feedback, open conversation, and practical guidance tailored to their individual practices.
What the Residency Provides
- Dedicated studio access for one month
- Technical and conceptual workshops
- Mentor-led discussions, critiques, and studio visits
- Guest talks, readings, and field trips
- Final public exhibition at OCAD University
Eligibility
- Open to visual artists and designers who are:
- Current undergraduate or graduate students
- Recent graduates
- Early-career artists
- Practicing artists exploring new directions
Applicants may apply through formal education or equivalent experience gained through independent practice, cultural or traditional knowledge, and peer recognition.
Call for Submissions: Creative Writing Teachers (Kingston WritersFest)
Deadline: 3 April 2026 | 11:59 PM
Kingston WritersFest is inviting proposals from skilled creative writing teachers with fresh approaches and engaging content for the return of The Writers Studio Master Classes and The Readers Salon.
This year’s Writers Studio Master Classes take place at the same time as Kingston WritersFest (October 1-4, 2026) at the Kingston Marriott (285 King St E.). The teaching spaces range from an intimate boardroom-style setting (capacity 25) to a larger 50-seat room.
Master Class Instructor Fees
- 90 min
- $400
- 3 hr (1/2 day)
- $650
- 6 hr (full day)
- $1200
- 9 hr (3hr/day x 3 days)
- $1800
They are also opening up proposals to their widely popular series aimed at readers. The Readers Salon is a 60-minute Masters Class for book lovers who want more from their reading experience. Teachers of these classes focus on a form or a way to read a text and tools for a richer, more expansive reading experience.
Readers Salon Instructor Fees
- 60 min
- $350
A panel will assess all submissions and reach out with a decision within three weeks after the deadline. Writers Studio Master Classes are open to everyone 15 years of age or over. Minimum class size is 10.
Call for Applications: Vendors (Skeleton Park Arts Festival x Fat Goose Craft Fair)
Deadline: 6 April 2026
Skeleton Park Arts Festival is a non-profit arts and music festival in Kingston, Ontario which provides venues for showcasing local musicians, family activities, artisans, and history of Skeleton Park (McBurney Park).
SPAF works diligently to build and sustain meaningful and respectful relationships with Indigenous artists and community members while being aware and conscience that the land that SPAF and its activities throughout Katarokwi/Kingston area takes place on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabek and Haudenosaunee Peoples. In our commitment to building these relationships, SPAF provides 5 Craft Fair spaces for self-identified Indigenous artists. The free spaces available for Indigenous vendors will be provided to the first 5 applicants.
The following expectations apply to all vendors:
- Vendors must bring their own table, tent, and display. Vendors are required to set up by 9am and not dismantle before 5pm each day.
- Skeleton Park Arts Festival is rain or shine.
- Festival is taking place in a park so there might be trees and uneven terrain at some spots.
Fees
- Booth: $50/day and $85/weekend
- Youth Booth (18 years old and under): $30/day and $50/weekend
Vendors must pay fees upon acceptance by e-transfer to secure their booth.
Call for Submissions: Annual Spring Show - Renewal (Melt Studio & Gallery)
Deadline: 26 April 2026
Melt Studio + Gallery is located just outside Picton in a historical air force barrack at the newly developed Base31, Prince Edward County’s vibrant new cultural destination. The gallery is managed and run by Canadian encaustic artist Susan Wallis and is the home to her encaustic working studio. The gallery’s mandate is to foster and enhance public awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the positive cultural significance of the visual arts by showcasing all levels of visual artists and artisans in their exhibitions.
Renewal:
“And suddenly you know: it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” — Meister Eckhart
As winter gives way to spring—snow melting, days stretching longer, light returning—we invite artists to explore RENEWAL in our annual Spring exhibition.
This season of transformation is both external and internal. Renewal appears in the natural world and in ourselves: in fresh starts, evolving perspectives, and the quiet energy of change.
In the medium of your choice, interpret rebirth, growth, and transformation. Your work may reflect awakening landscapes, the renewal of the human spirit, the evolution of ideas, or the emergence of something unexpected.
We welcome submissions that embrace renewal in all its forms and celebrate the promise of new beginnings.
No size limitations, but we strongly encourage artists to submit a range of sizes. There is a $25.00 non-refundable administrative fee to submit a maximum of 3 pieces. All works must be for sale and if sold are subject to 40% commission.
Key Dates:
- Show Dates: May 16 – June 7, 2026
- Submission Deadline: Sunday, April 26, 2026
- Works will be juried: April 27 – 30, 2026
- Acceptance emails will be sent: May 1, 2026
- Deliver selected works to gallery on or before: May 10, 2026
Call for Submissions: Ravel 2026 - Inaugural Textile Art Exhibition (Melt Studio & Gallery)
Deadline: 17 May 2026
Threads twist, fibres entwine, patterns emerge—and sometimes, they unravel.
Ravel invites artists to explore the beauty, complexity, and poetry of textile materials and processes. Melt Studio & Gallery is seeking works that investigate the tactile, the layered, and the transformative—pieces that reveal the intimate relationship between material, technique, and meaning. Whether through weaving, stitching, knitting, felting, embroidery, or experimental textile practices, your work might celebrate structure, tension, softness, imperfection, or the unexpected journeys of thread and fibre.
This exhibition welcomes interpretations both literal and abstract: from detailed explorations of surface and texture to conceptual investigations of connection, memory, and the stories embedded in material.
Eligibility:
- Open to artists working with textiles or fibre in any form.
- Open to Canadian residents only.
- Mediums: Traditional, experimental, mixed media incorporating textile elements. Size limitation for wall hung work is 36 x 48 in.
The exhibition will run from June 13 to July 5, 2026 at Melt Studio & Gallery, at Base31, Prince Edward County.
In addition, a minimum of 10 textiles artists will be selected to be part of the Booth Display by Melt Gallery at the Gather in the County Textile show at Crystal Palace on Saturday, June 13, 10am – 4pm.
Let your work unravel, entwine, and reveal. Show us how thread, fabric, and fibre can tell stories, evoke emotion, and transform space. No size limitations, but it is strongly suggested artists submit a range of sizes and price points.
All works must be for sale. All sales are subject to a 40% commission. There is a $25.00 non-refundable administrative fee to submit 3 pieces.
Key Dates:
- Show Dates: June 13 – July 5, 2026
- Submission Deadline: Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Works will be juried: May 18 – 20, 2026
- Acceptance emails will be sent out: May 25, 2026
- Deliver selected works to gallery on or before: June 7, 2026
Call for Artists: Get Sketchy: An Urban Sketch Carousel (Sumera Khan)
Deadline: Until filled
Get Sketchy: An Urban Sketch Carousel by Sumera Khan is a one-day, ticketed art experience designed to celebrate and promote the vibrant art form of urban sketching in Kingston. The event will take place at Art Noise and welcome up to 64 participants, ages 16 and up, who will rotate through a series of sketching “stations” led by eight professional artists.
Each station will feature a live demonstration, allowing participants to observe different approaches, styles, and techniques in real time. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and take home curated goodie bags containing materials that encourage continued practice.
Note: This is a paid opportunity.
Auditions
Audition Notice: Very Heaven (Domino Theatre)
Deadline: 8 March 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 10 March 7:00 PM -
Very Heaven is a poignant Canadian show that delves into the complexities of family dynamics, memory, and the process of grieving. Set in a country house in Quebec, the narrative follows three sisters—Harriet, Juliet, and Lee—who reunite at their childhood home to scatter their mother's ashes. As they navigate the tensions of their estranged relationships, long-held secrets emerge, challenging their perceptions of the past and each other. Through sharp dialogue and emotional depth, the play explores themes of loss, reconciliation, and the enduring bonds of sisterhood.
Show Dates: June 4 – 20th, 2026
Characters:
- 3 females (able to play age 35-40 years of age)
- 1 female (able to play 65-70 years of age)
- 1 male (able to play 35-40 years of age, preferably bilingual)
Auditions will be cold readings from the script.
For more information click here.
The Isabel Voices (The Isabel Voices)
Audition requests accepted on an ongoing basis
Join the joyful community of The Isabel Voices, where singers of all backgrounds and talents are embraced! The Isabel Voices has two dynamic ensembles that engage in exciting projects throughout the year, a large ensemble and small ensemble. Auditions take place on an ongoing basis, offering opportunities as spots become available within the ensembles. Join this spirited community of singers and create unforgettable musical moments and forge lasting friendships.
Board & Volunteer Opportunities
Call for Volunteers (Kingston Canadian Film Festival)
Deadline: Until Filled
Do you love movies and meeting new people? Are you interested in contributing to the success of this year’s Festival? We’re looking for friendly, enthusiastic people to join our volunteer team!
Volunteers welcome patrons and industry guests to screenings and events, providing support to KCFF staff to help ensure a fun-filled, action-packed weekend of Canadian film.
Volunteers typically work a few 4-6 hour shifts with the average total commitment being approximately 12-16 hours over the event (Wednesday, February 25-Sunday, March 1, 2026).
We ask that people please be prepared to commit to this level of participation before signing up.
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Call for Board Members (Kingston Arts Council)
Deadline: Rolling
The Kingston Arts Council (KAC) Board of Directors is seeking passionate, community-minded individuals interested in joining the KAC Board. We are currently seeking applications for both general Director positions and the Executive positions of Chair and Treasurer. With our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan forthcoming and core projects in development — including a major overhaul of the City of Kingston Arts Fund — this is an exciting time to join the KAC team and make a strong impact in our sector!
These are flexible volunteer roles with two-year terms, renewable for a maximum total of six consecutive years. KAC’s Board plays an important role in supporting our mission and vision, offering oversight and strategic direction, and guiding the organization as it grows. Together, we care for KAC’s stability and ensure it continues to serve artists and arts organizations in meaningful ways.
How to Apply
If any of these positions sound like a good fit, please consider submitting an application here.
If you’re curious and want to learn more before applying, you can reach out to Clelia Scala at board@artskingston.ca
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Call for Board Members (Modern Fuel)
Applications accepted on an on-going basis
The Modern Fuel Board of Directors is a working Board. Board members are expected to attend monthly meetings, attend Modern Fuel events, and serve a two-year term. Ideal candidates will help develop and implement strategies that will generate revenue, attract new supporters, expand our community connections, and build the artist-run centre’s profile in the Kingston community and across the country. Directors dedicate 5 - 10 hours of work per month attending meetings, self-guided work, assisting staff, and other tasks as needed. If you are interested in getting involved as a Board Director, feel free to contact us at mfarcbodpres@modernfuel.org.
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Call for Board Members (Orchestra Kingston)
Applications accepted on an on-going basis
Orchestra Kingston invites members of the general public who are interested in music and the arts in general to join our vibrant and active Board of Directors of Kingston's community orchestra. Help us make sweet music. Interested parties should email manager.orchestrakingston@
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Call for Board Members (CARFAC Ontario)
CARFAC Ontario is seeking to connect with artists to join our board and contribute to advancing representation and advocacy on behalf of artists across Ontario. The board of directors is responsible for overseeing the organization’s governance and strategic direction in alignment with our mandate. We invite both CARFAC Ontario members and members of Ontario arts community to nominate an artist, or themselves, to be considered to join our board. This is a volunteer position.
Studio Opportunities
Artist Studio/Workshop for Rent (Nicholas Crombach)
Approx. 900 sq. ft. available located in Kingston. Freshly painted with updated lighting. Open to divide the space with walls to fit your space needs.
Ideal for visual artists, designers, crafts people, or any creative practice. Shared amenities: washroom, studio sink, and kitchenette (shared with artist that occupies the studio downstairs). Plenty of parking available. Outdoor space available for working during the warmer months (or colder months, if you're up for it!)
Rent a third of the space for $430, half for $600 or the whole space for $1100. + HST (Utilities included).
Contact Nicholas at nicholascrombach@gmail.com for more information and to arrange a viewing.