---
title: "Call for Proposals: Mississauga Festival of Trees Installations 2026"
description: Call for tree-form sculptures and installations on the theme Imagining Sustainable Futures for the Mississauga Festival of Trees, with budgets of $1,000–$2,500.
url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/b3de8b7c-418f-4962-810e-d7e8bd4fc779
type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-09-03"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Open call
organization: CreativeHub 1352
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/creativehub-1352
deadline: "2026-09-06"
location: Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga, ON, Canada
isOnline: false
compensationRange: Budget of $2,500 (Large Format), $1,500 (Small Format), or $1,000 (re-installation of existing work)
disciplines:
  - sculpture
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Mid-career
  - Established
---

# Call for Proposals: Mississauga Festival of Trees Installations 2026

**Hosted by:** CreativeHub 1352

**Type:** Open call | **Location:** Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga, ON, Canada | **Deadline:** September 6, 2026

## About This Program

> "Imagining Sustainable Futures"

CreativeHub 1352 invites artists and artist collectives/groups to submit proposals for Temporary Tree Art Sculptures and Installations to be presented at the Small Arms Inspection Building as part of the Mississauga Festival of Trees in December 2026. Proposals should respond to the theme Imagining Sustainable Futures, drawing from the form of a tree as inspiration for the sculpture or installation. We ask artists to consider what sustainability might look like, presenting trees conveying current concerns locally or globally, or imagining sustainable interactions with ecosystems.

Possible areas of exploration could include but are not limited to, food security, food systems, climate change, collective action, highlighting an integral part of an ecosystem (mycelium, pollinators, etc), technology, speculative fiction, more-than-human worlds, environmental hope/grief and care. Tree installations can be creative literal representations or a more abstract interpretation of the tree form with the focus being any of the themes. This exhibition is indoors and is mainly on view during the day, solely light-based sculptures requiring full darkness will not be considered.

Three categories of sculptures are accepted: Large Format (height min. 8′ / max. 12′; installation area min. 8′ x 6′ x 8′ / max. 9′ x 9′ x 12′; must make use of at least 40% of the 10′ x 10′ x 10′ allotted space), Small Format (height min. 4′ / max. 5′; installation area min. 6′ x 4′ x 5′ / max. 7′ x 5′ x 7′; must make use of at least 40% of the 7′ x 5′ x 7′ allotted space), and Re-installation of existing works that fit within the theme. All works must be freestanding 3D structures that do not need any additional supports or can be suspended structures that do not exceed 30 lbs.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional
- **Disciplines:** sculpture
- **Note:** Applications are open to individual artists at any point in their career, artist collectives and AD HOC groups operating in Ontario. The three smaller format trees will be given priority to early stage artists. CH 1352 recognizes that emerging practices can occur at all ages/stages and individuals starting their practices later in life or needing to take long breaks from their artistic practices, can still be emerging practices. We ask that you self-identify on the application.

### Additional Requirements

Artist Statement (250 words max): Tell us about your artistic practice, as it relates to the project you are proposing to CreativeHub 1352. Project Description (500 words max): a detailed description of your proposed sculpture/installation. Technical Description: a preliminary list of all foreseeable technical requirements including equipment and materials necessary for installation on location, including any specific lighting requirements or power needs.

Budget: indicating roughly how much your project will cost to create, materials and install, itemized by category. Visual Support Material (8–10): 8–10 images to supplement your proposal — technical sketches, images of your proposed materials, past work, etc. You may also include links to video and/or audio files. Files titled 01_lastname, 02_lastname, onward.

Visual Support Material List: a list describing the Visual Support Materials, following this form: 01, last name, dimensions, materials, date, two sentence description if necessary.

## Compensation & Benefits

Budget of $2,500 (Large Format), $1,500 (Small Format), or $1,000 (re-installation of existing work)

**Includes:** Commission fee

Compensation is scaled based on the category of your application.

- **Large Format:** Supported by a budget of $2,500.
- **Small Format:** Supported by a budget of $1,500.
- **Re-installation of existing works that fit within the theme:** Supported by a budget of $1,000.

The budget must cover all expenses including artist fees, materials, tools, travel, installation, and other associated costs. Support on logistical concerns around final assembly, transportation, or other areas can be provided, as needed.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 3, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 6, 2026
- **Program Start:** December 3, 2026
- **Program End:** December 14, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Jo Yetter

**Email:** info@creativehub1352.ca

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.creativehub1352.ca/mft-tree-installation-application