Attention artists: you're invited to submit existing original artwork for the 2026 Cabinets to Canvas program, open now! For program details, eligibility requirements, application instructions, and to register for the virtual information session, visit barrie.ca/GraffitiAbatementArtwork.
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Calling all local artists! Your designs could grace traffic cabinets and utility boxes around Barrie. Join us at a virtual information session to learn more, happening May 12 from 6 to 7pm. Register to attend at barrie.ca/GraffitiAbatementArtwork
The session will provide an overview of the Call for Existing Artwork, including project scope, eligibility, and key timelines, and will include a question-and-answer period for artists interested in applying. Artists of all backgrounds, experiences, and artistic approaches are encouraged to register and attend.
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We want YOU to be part of Culture Days! Individuals, organizations and businesses are invited to submit proposals by June 22 for activities or events to help celebrate Culture Days in Barrie this year. Learn more at barrie.ca/CultureDays
Culture Days is Canada's largest cross-country celebration of arts, culture, and creativity.
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Join the City's Poet Laureate, Tyneisha Thomas @tythepoetess , for a special poetry reading at tomorrow's (April 15) City Council meeting to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Learn about our Poet Laureate at barrie.ca/PoetLaureate
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What is a Poet Laureate? They are someone who brings poetry and the arts into the heart of the community, using the power of words to inspire, connect, and engage through public events and civic life.
Join @tythepoetess for a poetry reading at the April 15 City Council meeting and her annual Poet Laureate event on April 18, in honour of National Poetry Month. Get the details at barrie.ca/PoetLaureate or visit the link in our bio.
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April is National Poetry Month! Join Barrie's Poet Laureate, Tyneisha Thomas aka @tythepoetess , for a poetry reading at the April 15 City Council meeting, and her annual Poet Laureate event on April 18. For more details, visit barrie.ca/PoetLaureate (link in bio!)
📷 Ty the Poetess' 2025 Poet Laureate event, Speak Your Truth
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Currently on display at The First Floor Gallery: Converging Expressions, an exhibition of @thebarrieartclub (BAC) members. Converging Expressions brings together a diverse range of works by BAC members who live & create in our community. This exhibition space is located at City Hall, between the Service Barrie and Legislative Services counters, and is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
Learn more: barrie.ca/FirstFloorGallery (link in bio!)
📷 INGI by Joan LeBoeuf
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Interested in learning more about Barrie's arts and culture scene? Stay up to date by signing up for Barrie Culture Pop newsletter! You'll get updates on the latest opportunities and programs, upcoming events & more, all in your inbox. See link in bio to sign up!
Visit barrie.ca/culture to learn more about arts & culture in Barrie.
📸 by Stephen Elliott of Barrie's Culture Night Out event
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Calling local and Ontario-based artists! The City of Barrie and the Barrie Public Art Committee are inviting proposals from artists for public art installations as part of the 2026 Brightening Barriers Program. Six new works of art will be commissioned for this year's program, and deadline to apply is March 13.
This year's theme is Rhythms of the City!
For more information, visit barrie.ca/BrighteningBarriers (link in bio!)
📷 Some Really Canadian Geese by Alex Kostecka, 2025 at Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
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Currently on display at the First Floor Gallery: Black History Month with Blacks For All Races (BFAR). This exhibition reflects BFAR’s ongoing commitment to celebrating creativity, amplifying diverse voices, and ensuring that Black art and storytelling are visible within prominent civic spaces.
This exhibition space is located at City Hall, between the Service Barrie and Legislative Services counters, and is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Learn more: barrie.ca/FirstFloorGallery (link in bio!)
📷 African Tales by Moonlight by Victoria Ezeokoli, 1984
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There's still time to apply for the Arts & Culture Investment Program! Check out the eligible organizations criteria, funding categories, and submit your application at barrie.ca/ACIP (link in bio!) Deadline to apply is January 19!
📸 by Prime Angle Studio: Sharanya Nandanam performing at the 2025 Roots Festival of India, hosted by the South Asian Association of Simcoe County (@saasc.simcoe ) and funded in part by the 2025 Arts & Culture Investment Program.
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The 2026 Arts & Culture Investment Program is accepting applications until Monday, January 19, 2026 at 11:59pm!
The program provides funding to not-for profit arts & culture organizations based in Barrie, and aims to promote and assist in the development of the arts in all its diversity. In 2025, the program supported 16 local organizations to share art & culture with Barrie's residents and visitors.
If you need help applying, attend the program info session on January 5th!
For full program details, and to sign up for the info session, visit
barrie.ca/ACIP (link in bio!)
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