OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION
Partial Gallery and OCAD University are excited to announce the return of our partnership which provides an exceptional career opportunity for OCAD U student artists and recent alumni (2020). 40 selected artists will be given complimentary 1 year Pro Accounts on Partial and inclusion as featured artists within the OCAD University Artist Showcase on Partial’s online platform in order to showcase their works, and administrate artwork sales and rentals.
In the inaugural year, the OCAD U Artist Showcase had:
- Over 1.7 million impressions
- 28 Sales
- 16 Rentals
- Over 85 interactions (booking requests and interest sessions)
- 40 featured OCAD U students and grads
This is an amazing opportunity to get your work out there, nurture an audience, and sell your work! Applications will be reviewed by faculty members and staff from the Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers. Read more about artists' experiences with Partial here.
The benefits of being part of the OCAD U Artist Showcase include:
- A dedicated artist profile page
- Active promotion of work by OCAD U's Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
- Listing on Partial’s artist directory
- Smart insights about your artwork
- Pricing Guide
- E-commerce capabilities for art sales plus rental & payment plans for your art
- Trade Access: access to set decorators, designers, and stagers
- Priority Artist support
- Insurance Protection on all art rentals/rent-to-own plans
- Low 16% transaction fee on any sale/rental
About Partial
Partial is an art marketplace and platform for artists and art-seekers to connect and engage in real and accessible transactions. Thanks to the smart try-before-you-buy options, original work by local artists are just around the corner – and now within reach. The small team began Partial in 2016 in Toronto with the simple goal of bringing more art out of artists’ studios and onto the walls of homes and businesses in their city.
DEADLINE
The initial intake deadline - Friday, October 30 at 11:59 pm EST
ELIGIBILITY
Partial is a platform for independent and emerging fine artists.
- OCAD U Alumni from any program of study who have graduated in 2020
- OCAD U undergraduate students who have earned 15.0 or more credits
- OCAD U Graduate students who will be completing their program in the current academic year
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Full contact information (Name, phone, portfolio, and email) and current CV.
- Links to online portfolio, highlighting up to 5 sample works. Choose 5 sample works that you would want to see on the platform
- A brief artist biography
- A brief statement of intent outlining your interest in this opportunity (up to 250 words max)
- Written confirmation of eligibility listed above
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION
Please submit via https://ocadu.partial.gallery/submit
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Zviko Mhakayakora zmhakayakora@ocadu.ca
Image: Gillian Toliver. Courtesy of Artist.