SUBMISSION CALENDAR
Every FCA deadline for the year in one place, ordered by when a call closes rather than when the exhibition opens.
Use it to plan a year of entries and to track progress toward Elected status, since only juried FCA exhibitions held in a physical gallery earn qualifying points.
Not every call opens at the start of the year — some intakes open only a few weeks before they close, so check the live list below as well as the printed calendar.
Want a nudge before each deadline? Sign up for submission reminders by email (tick “Submission Reminder” on the form).
Month by month
When each call opens and closes, when results are due, and when each exhibition hangs. It reads the exhibition records directly, so it stays current after the printed calendar has gone to print.
Taking entries nowLIMITLESS until Nov 12EME until Nov 30
- Deadline
- Call opens
- Exhibition on view or last day
- Results, drop-off, pick-up
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1ThuExhibition opens2026 Spotlight - Painting Intakeuntil October 31
- 1ThuExhibition opens2026 Spotlight - Sculpture Intakeuntil October 31
- 15ThuEntries close2026 Ten Squared, Cubed
- 15ThuExhibition closes2026 Small
- 16FriResults by2026 Water
- 19MonEntries open2027 Exhibiting Member Exhibition (EME)
- 30FriResults by2026 Ten Squared, Cubed
- 30FriDrop-off begins2026 Wateruntil November 14
- 31SatExhibition closes2026 September and October Curated Collection
- 31SatExhibition closes2026 Spotlight - Painting Intake
- 31SatExhibition closes2026 Spotlight - Sculpture Intake
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
- 3TueEntries open2027 Art Speaks
- 3TueExhibition opens2026 Emerge – Painting Intakeuntil November 15
- 3TueExhibition opens2026 Emerge – Sculpture Intakeuntil November 15
- 12ThuEntries close2026 LIMITLESS
- 13FriDrop-off begins2026 Ten Squared, Cubeduntil November 28
- 15SunExhibition closes2026 Emerge – Painting Intake
- 15SunExhibition closes2026 Emerge – Sculpture Intake
- 17TueExhibition opens2026 Wateruntil November 29
- 29SunExhibition closes2026 Water
- 30MonEntries close2027 Exhibiting Member Exhibition (EME) Qualifying
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1TueEntries open2027 Artists' Choice Online
- 1TueExhibition opens2026 LIMITLESSuntil December 31
- 1TueExhibition opens2026 Ten Squared, Cubeduntil December 20
- 2WedPick-up begins2026 Wateruntil December 16
- 4FriEntries open2027 Works on Paper
- 15TueEntries close2027 Art Speaks Qualifying
- 19SatEntries open2027 Bloom
- 20SunExhibition closes2026 Ten Squared, Cubed
- 31ThuExhibition closes2026 LIMITLESS
January 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
- 4MonEntries open2027 Shape & Form
- 4MonPick-up begins2026 Ten Squared, Cubeduntil January 18
- 11MonExhibition opens2027 Exhibiting Member Exhibition (EME)until January 31
- 12TueEntries close2027 Artists' Choice Online
- 15FriEntries close2027 Works on Paper Qualifying
- 17SunEntries open2027 Annual International Representational Exhibition (AIRE)
- 29FriEntries open2027 Online Federation Showcase
- 30SatEntries close2027 Bloom Qualifying
- 31SunExhibition closes2027 Exhibiting Member Exhibition (EME)
February 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 |
- 1MonEntries open2027 Scenes from Canada
- 1MonExhibition opens2027 Artists' Choice Onlineuntil February 28
- 2TueExhibition opens2027 Art Speaksuntil February 21
- 15MonEntries close2027 Shape & Form Qualifying
- 16TueEntries open2027 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition (AIMAE)
- 21SunExhibition closes2027 Art Speaks
- 23TueExhibition opens2027 Works on Paperuntil March 7
- 28SunEntries close2027 Annual International Representational Exhibition (AIRE) Qualifying
- 28SunExhibition closes2027 Artists' Choice Online
March 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 4ThuEntries open2027 I've Been There
- 7SunExhibition closes2027 Works on Paper
- 9TueExhibition opens2027 Bloomuntil March 21
- 12FriEntries close2027 Online Federation Showcase
- 15MonEntries close2027 Scenes from Canada Qualifying
- 19FriEntries open2027 Landscapes
- 21SunExhibition closes2027 Bloom
- 23TueExhibition opens2027 Shape & Formuntil April 4
- 30TueEntries close2027 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition (AIMAE) Qualifying
- 31WedEntries open2027 Spotlight
April 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 1ThuExhibition opens2027 Online Federation Showcaseuntil April 30
- 3SatEntries open2027 On the Edge (OTE)
- 4SunExhibition closes2027 Shape & Form
- 6TueExhibition opens2027 Annual International Representational Exhibition (AIRE)until April 25
- 15ThuEntries close2027 I've Been There Qualifying
- 18SunEntries open2027 Small
- 25SunExhibition closes2027 Annual International Representational Exhibition (AIRE)
- 27TueExhibition opens2027 Scenes from Canadauntil May 9
- 30FriEntries close2027 Landscapes Qualifying
- 30FriExhibition closes2027 Online Federation Showcase
May 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
- 4TueEntries open2027 Abstracted
- 9SunExhibition closes2027 Scenes from Canada
- 11TueExhibition opens2027 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition (AIMAE)until May 30
- 12WedEntries close2027 Spotlight
- 15SatEntries close2027 On the Edge (OTE) Qualifying
- 19WedEntries open2027 Beautiful BC, Presented by the Nature Trust of BC
- 30SunEntries close2027 Small Qualifying
- 30SunExhibition closes2027 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition (AIMAE)
- 31MonEntries open2027 Chapter Challenge
June 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 1TueExhibition opens2027 I've Been Thereuntil June 13
- 1TueExhibition opens2027 Spotlightuntil June 30
- 13SunExhibition closes2027 I've Been There
- 15TueEntries close2027 Abstracted Qualifying
- 15TueExhibition opens2027 Landscapesuntil July 4
- 30WedEntries close2027 Beautiful BC, Presented by the Nature Trust of BC Qualifying
- 30WedExhibition closes2027 Spotlight
July 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 4SunEntries open2027 Emerge
- 4SunExhibition closes2027 Landscapes
- 6TueExhibition opens2027 On the Edge (OTE)until July 25
- 12MonEntries close2027 Chapter Challenge
- 25SunExhibition closes2027 On the Edge (OTE)
- 27TueExhibition opens2027 Smalluntil August 8
August 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1SunEntries open2027 Calendar Exhibition and Competition
- 1SunExhibition opens2027 Chapter Challengeuntil August 31
- 4WedEntries open2027 Water
- 8SunExhibition closes2027 Small
- 10TueExhibition opens2027 Abstracteduntil August 22
- 15SunEntries close2027 Emerge
- 19ThuEntries open2027 Medals
- 22SunExhibition closes2027 Abstracted
- 24TueExhibition opens2027 Beautiful BC, Presented by the Nature Trust of BCuntil September 12
- 31TueExhibition closes2027 Chapter Challenge
September 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 3FriEntries open2027 Ten Squared, Cubed
- 12SunEntries close2027 Calendar Exhibition and Competition
- 12SunExhibition closes2027 Beautiful BC, Presented by the Nature Trust of BC
- 15WedEntries close2027 Water Qualifying
- 28TueExhibition opens2027 Emergeuntil October 14
- 30ThuEntries close2027 Medals
October 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
- 1FriEntries open2027 LIMITLESS
- 1FriExhibition opens2027 Calendar Exhibition and Competitionuntil October 31
- 14ThuExhibition closes2027 Emerge
- 15FriEntries close2027 Ten Squared, Cubed
- 31SunExhibition closes2027 Calendar Exhibition and Competition
November 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 2TueExhibition opens2027 Wateruntil November 14
- 12FriEntries close2027 LIMITLESS
- 14SunExhibition closes2027 Water
- 16TueExhibition opens2027 Medalsuntil November 28
- 28SunExhibition closes2027 Medals
- 30TueExhibition opens2027 Ten Squared, Cubeduntil December 19
December 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1WedExhibition opens2027 LIMITLESSuntil December 19
- 19SunExhibition closes2027 LIMITLESS
- 19SunExhibition closes2027 Ten Squared, Cubed
Add these dates to your own calendarA calendar file with every deadline and every call opening above, for Apple, Google or Outlook calendars.
The printed calendar
The Exhibition Submission Calendar lists the year’s calls by deadline date and marks which ones qualify toward Elected status. The 2027 calendar is out now, and its first deadline is 30 November 2026. Download it to view it full size or print it.
Download the 2027 calendar (PDF, 2.9 MB) →
The 2026 calendar (PDF, 1.5 MB) →
See exhibition dates →
Planning a visit rather than an entry? The Exhibitions page lists what is on view at the Federation Gallery now and what opens next.
Ready to enter something?
The calls page carries every exhibition currently accepting work, with its entry requirements and fees. Most juried FCA exhibitions are open to Exhibiting and Elected members. Open calls, such as Spotlight and LIMITLESS, accept any artist, member or not.
The shape of the year
Deadlines are not spread evenly. Each mark below is one call closing in that month, so you can see at a glance where the year gets crowded and where it goes quiet — and plan which shows you can realistically produce work for.
2026 National exhibitions, by the month their call closes. counts toward Elected Status does not