Organizer Information

FADO Performance Art Centre is a long-standing, artist-run performance art organization based in Toronto, Canada. It is dedicated to supporting and presenting experimental and boundary-pushing performance work, fostering innovation in the Canadian performance art community, and providing a platform for curators as well as artists to develop and showcase work.

Title & Description

Call for Curatorial Projects 2026–2027
FADO is inviting proposals for curatorial projects to be realized during its 2026–2027 programming season in Toronto. The aim is to support curated performance art initiatives that are inventive, experimental, and feasible within FADO’s capacities. These curatorial projects can range from small-scale to large, from a single artist or theme to a multi-artist series. Accepted projects may be in varied formats: gallery works, site-specific or public space interventions, durational performance, multidisciplinary works, research-based engagements, or works for digital/online platforms (e.g., camera-based, podcast). FADO encourages curators to think broadly about form, process, audience engagement, and contexts, whether physical or virtual.

Category

Performance Art / Curatorial Practice (multi-disciplinary, durational, site-specific, public engagement, digital, etc.)

Eligibility

  • Open to Toronto-based and Canadian curators.
  • International curators may apply only if the proposal is for a virtual/online camera-based project.
  • Importantly: this is not a call for personal artistic projects. Curators can be artists, but they cannot submit their own performance work for consideration.

Program Benefits & Awards

  • Budget support: FADO provides a budget that includes artist fees and a curator honorarium.
  • The scale of funding depends on the size of the project: approx. CA$2,500 for small one-artist projects, CA$10,000 for 2–3 artists, and up to CA$20,000 for larger multi-artist or series proposals.
  • Opportunity to realize the project in FADO’s 2026–2027 season: presentation in Toronto in FADO’s program.

Application Fee

No entry fee.

Application Requirement

According to the call, proposals should include:

  1. Contact information: name, email, links to website or previous projects.
  2. Curatorial statement: who you are, why you want to curate for FADO.
  3. Project description & vision: a clear articulation of the curatorial project, its concept, aims, and structure (series, one-off, etc.).
  4. Artist/project descriptions: bios of the artists involved (if known), or the kind of artists you wish to engage; description of the project they will present.
  5. Timeline: including curatorial, artistic, and production phases as far as known.
  6. Production needs: defined (as much as possible) the resources, technical needs, or logistical considerations.

How to Apply

Online Application

Key Dates

  • Application Deadline: 1 March 2026

Location

  • In-person/physical projects: Toronto, Canada (presented at FADO)
  • Virtual/digital projects: International and Canadian curators can propose for online platforms.

Additional Details

  • Projects will be chosen based on inventiveness, experimental character, but also practical feasibility, given FADO’s resources.
  • You may propose a project that is still in the development/research phase, or one that is ready to be produced.
  • The call specifically encourages a wide variety of formats: multi-disciplinary, performance-adjacent, durational, site-specific, online, research-led engagement, and audience/community engagement.

Website Link: https://performanceart.ca/

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