Open Studio 2026 Printmaking Residency
The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the Open Studio Printmaking Residency Career Launcher for OCAD U students.
March 1, 2026
June 23, 2025
Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Summer 2025 Call for Artists
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Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Summer 2025 Call for Artists
Application Deadline: Monday, June 23, 2025, 8:00 AM ET
Click here to learn more about this opportunity.
OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION
Partial and OCAD U’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the return of our partnership which provides an exceptional career opportunity for OCAD U student artists and recent alumni (2024 grads). Thirty (30) selected artists will be given complimentary 2 year Pro Accounts ($240 value) on Partial and permanent inclusion as featured artists within the OCAD University Artist Showcase on Partial to display their works, and administrate artwork sales and rentals.
Partial is an art marketplace and platform for artists and art-seekers to connect and engage in real and accessible transactions. Partial began with a simple goal: To bring more original Canadian art onto more walls – directly from the artists that made it. Artists on Partial’s OCAD U Artist Showcase have made more than $135K in rentals and sales on the platform and received various exhibition and speaking opportunities. This is an amazing opportunity to get your work out there, nurture an audience, and sell your work!
As of year five of this partnership the OCAD U Artist Showcase has had:
- 6 million combined impressions
- 537 total sessions
- 252 purchase requests/124 rental requests
- 81 artists who received at least one purchase/rental request.
- About two-thirds of OCADU Showcase artists received a purchase/rental request
Click here to view the current Partial OCAD U Showcase.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Full contact information (Name, phone, portfolio, and email)
and current CV - Online or PDF portfolio. Please highlight 5 sample works that you would want to see on the platform. Include artist name, title, year, medium, size details
Tip: Jurists evaluate submissions based on artworks that are organized in cohesive collections or series that convey the artists’ unique voice. - A brief artist biography (250 words max)
- A brief statement of intent outlining your interest in this opportunity
(500 words max) - A brief description of what are you hoping to sell? (original paintings, drawings, limited editioned prints or photos, works on paper, etc).
* Please note: Partial Gallery is a marketplace and platform for Fine Art; as such, posters, stickers, T-shirts, studies, etc. are not suitable to the mandate of the platform.
Are you an OCAD U student or recent grad with an existing Partial Artist Profile?
If you’re interested in joining the Partial OCAD U Showcase and receiving a Partial Pro account, contact us at careerdevelopment@ocadu.ca
PARTNER
Partial Gallery
www.partial.gallery
Eligibility
- Current OCAD U undergraduate students in any discipline who have completed a minimum of 10 credits or more (graduating in 2025, 2026),
- or current OCAD U Master's students (graduating in 2025, 2026)
- or recent OCAD U alumni who graduated in 2024
*Please note: Receiving this Career Launcher does not make you ineligible to apply for other Career Launchers
RESOURCES
Here are some helpful resources for your application
Applying to Calls-for-Submissions
How Much?! Demystifying Pricing & Editioning 2D Work
Selling Your Work Online - The OCAD U Artist Showcase on Partial
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION
For more info about this and other Career Launchers visit www.careerlaunchers.format.com