---
title: 'Call for Existing Artwork: Cabinets to Canvas 2026, City of Barrie'
description: >-
  Public art call in Barrie, ON for existing artworks to wrap traffic cabinets.
  Theme: 'Reflections of Home.' $750 CAD licensing fee for Ontario artists.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/6d0c15d1-a388-4e6b-a4f2-8beac265c270'
type: program
status: closed
createdAt: '2026-05-05'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Public art
organization: City of Barrie
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/city-of-barrie'
deadline: '2026-05-22'
location: 'Barrie, ON, Canada'
isOnline: false
compensationRange: >-
  $750 CAD licensing fee for reproduction of artwork up to two times; City
  covers digitization costs for analogue works
disciplines:
  - painting
  - digital art
  - illustration
  - drawing
  - mixed media
  - printmaking
  - photography
---

# Call for Existing Artwork: Cabinets to Canvas 2026, City of Barrie

**Hosted by:** City of Barrie

**Type:** Public art | **Location:** Barrie, ON, Canada | **Deadline:** May 22, 2026

## About This Program

> "Reflections of Home"

The City of Barrie and the Barrie Public Art Committee are seeking up to fifteen (15) existing original artworks from Ontario-based artists, with priority given to Simcoe County artists, for Cabinets to Canvas — a program that transforms traffic and utility boxes across the city into vibrant works of art using specialized vinyl wraps. Selected artworks must respond to the 2026 theme: Reflections of Home, inviting artists to explore ideas of home, belonging, identity, memory, culture, and community through personal or collective perspectives. Designs should be visually active and dense with limited negative space, bold and colourful, family-friendly, and suitable for wrapping around all four sides of a traffic or utility box. Both digital and analogue artworks are eligible. The City covers digitization costs for selected analogue works. Selected artists receive $750 CAD for licensed use of their artwork for reproduction up to two times. Ten commissions are reserved for local/regional Simcoe County artists; up to five are available to Ontario-based artists elsewhere.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional
- **Disciplines:** painting, digital art, illustration, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, photography
- **Note:** Open to Ontario-based artists. Ten commissions reserved for local Simcoe County/regional artists; up to five available to Ontario artists based elsewhere. All career stages welcome, including emerging and first-time applicants. Artists from equity-deserving communities encouraged to apply, including those with informal, community, or peer-based experience.

### Additional Requirements

Single PDF (max 10 MB) submitted via email with subject line 'Cabinets to Canvas 2026 (name of applicant)', containing: Letter of Intent (max 300 words), Artist Statement/Artwork Description responding to theme (max 300 words), up to 3 images of the finished existing artwork being submitted, up to 4 additional work samples identified with title, date, and medium.

## Compensation & Benefits

$750 CAD licensing fee for reproduction of artwork up to two times; City covers digitization costs for analogue works

**Includes:** Honorarium

$750 CAD for licensed use allowing the City to reproduce the artwork up to two times as part of the Cabinets to Canvas program. The City also covers digitization costs for selected analogue artwork.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 5, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 22, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Liza Mishko

**Email:** liza.mishko@barrie.ca

**Phone:** (705) 791-5431

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.barrie.ca/community-recreation-environment/arts-culture/public-art/graffiti-abatement-artwork