Up-and-Coming Craft 2026
Youth and Emerging Artist Digital Exhibition
Show Run: June 26th – August 28th
Submission Deadline: June 19, 2026
Apply through Google Forms HERE
The Manitoba Craft Council is pleased to accept submissions for “Up-and-Coming Craft”, a digital show for youth and recent graduates of a post secondary program who are working in a craft-based medium or using craft techniques.
This show will be presented in an online exhibition on the C2 Centre for Craft social media, and will be displayed on a screen at the C2 Centre for Craft for our in-person visitors.
This is a non-juried show; all eligible submissions will be accepted and displayed. See below for eligibility criteria.
ARTIST BENEFITS:
This is a non-juried show. All people with eligible applications will be accepted.
In the first year an artist submits, they will be given a free 1-year student membership to the Manitoba Craft Council. A student membership gives you access to:
- Our bi-weekly e-newsletter with current news and information on events and opportunities in contemporary craft.
- Access to select exhibition opportunities and professional development opportunities
- Hosting of a free online gallery page on our website at c2centreforcraft.ca.
- A free subscription to ‘Studio: Craft and Design in Canada’ magazine. Two issues per year will be mailed directly to your home.
- Reference letters for grants, award nominations, and academic applications.
All artworks will be shared on our social media accounts during the show run.
ELIGIBILITY
- All submissions must be either made from a craft medium.
- Craft Mediums: wood, ceramic/clay, paper, textiles, glass, metal, leather, stone
- Examples of craft techniques: carving, weaving, beading, stitching, printmaking, screen printing, welding, woodworking, etc.
- Submissions can be functional or conceptual.
- Functional: items that people can use in their everyday life such as dishes, tables, clothing, home decor, and many others.
- Conceptual: items that are made for creative purposes and to tell a broader story or illustrate an idea, but use craft materials or techniques.
- All submissions must come from youth, current students, or recent graduates. You are eligible to submit if you fall into any of the following groups:
- College, undergraduate, and graduate students of any age.
- Recent graduates (within the past 24 months) from a high school, college, undergraduate or graduate program, of any age.
- Any resident of Manitoba aged 16-25, regardless of educational status.
NOT Eligible:
- Submissions that are primarily fine arts with no connection to craft. For example: drawings, paintings, digital artwork that doesn’t connect to craft. If you’re not sure, feel free to reach out to us and ask!
- People over the age of 25 who are not students or recent graduates.
- Submissions from outside of Manitoba.
