Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Winter 2026 Call for Artists

Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Winter 2026 Call for Artists

Application Deadline: Sunday, February 22, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)

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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. 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 $150K 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:
 

• 8 million combined impressions
• 584 total sessions
• 284 purchase requests/139 rental requests
• 89 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.

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 2026 or 2027),
• or current OCAD U Master's students (graduating in 2026 or 2027)
• or recent OCAD U alumni who graduated in 2024 or 2025

*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

APPLICATION PORTAL:

Please submit your application here
 

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