ARTIST ENTREPRENEUR WEST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS BY JUNE 30 Canada’s Music Incubator (CMI) and the National Music Centre (NMC) are inviting artists of all genres from across Canada who are interested in bettering their craft and their business to apply to the AE West Program by June 30, 2018. AE West (Artist Entrepreneur West) is a five-week creative entrepreneurship program designed to help emerging professional artists develop sustainable businesses and careers via hands-on mentorship, networking and collaboration. It all takes place at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, in Calgary from November 5 to December 7, 2018. Last year’s program included [...]

June 24th - July 1st, 2018 Application Deadline: April 23, 2018 The TD Jazz Youth Summit is an all-expenses paid program for young musicians from across Canada.The selected nine piece band (rhythm section + 4 or 5 horns/melody-instruments/voice) is directed by Jim Lewis (University of Toronto) and is one of the strongest programs in the country. The band holds rehearsals every day, and performs twice on the main stage as well as other performance opportunities such as TV appearances. This fantastic opportunity allows for exposure to different styles of music, collaboration, personal development through improvising, composition, and group interaction.With multiple [...]

Now in its 19th year, the Winnipeg Folk Festival is pleased to once again present the Stingray Young Performers Program. Open to emerging musicians ages 14-24. This training and performance program offers a day of workshops and mentoring with professional musicians hired to perform at this year’s festival. Participants also have the opportunity to perform on stage to the Festival audience. It’s a chance to interact and exchange ideas with young musicians with the same musical interests and we hope those who take part will come away inspired to pursue a future in music. WHO: Musicians – singer/songwriters, bands, vocalists & [...]

Arts in the Park is now accepting applications for its 22nd season! Arts in the Park puts on daily performances and visual art demonstrations that take place every weekday at LePage Park for 11 weeks starting May 22nd, 2018. The deadline for applications is April 6, 2018. Musicians and bands of all genres, storytellers, dancers, children’s performers, theatre and circus artists and any other type of performance artists are encouraged to apply to take part in the 2018 edition of Arts in the Park! We welcome applications from both emerging and established artists. Visual artists of all mediums are welcome to [...]

The BreakOut West Showcase Festival features a multi-genre line-up of over 50 of western Canada’s best emerging and established artists showcasing at multiple venues throughout the host city. This year, BreakOut West will be in Kelowna, BC from October 10 - 14, 2018. Applicants must be residents of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and/or the Northwest Territories, for at least six months between January 1, 2017 and March 21, 2018. It is recommended nominees, and those submitting, be a member of a Western Canadian Music Industry Association but is not required. Upon acceptance, the MIA’s will be contacted to [...]