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Critical Distance Centre for Curators Call for Artists, Public Art Billboard

Date
March 21 - April 17, 2023
Website
https://bit.ly/CDCCArtist2023
Eight artworks presented on a billboard on Shaw St. as public art displays by artists Zinnia Naqvi, Yelaine Rodriguez, Tsema Igharas, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Steven Beckly, Sarah Nasby, Ruth Adler, and Pejvak. Text: "Critical Distance Centre for Curators Public Art Billboard Career Launcher OCAD U Call for Artists". Critical Distance Centre for Curators, OCAD U CEAD and Career Launchers logo.

DEADLINE: Monday, April 17, 2023 at 8:00 am ET 

TO APPLY + LEARN MORE VISIT: https://bit.ly/CDCCArtist2023

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create the Critical Distance Public Art Billboard Career Launcher. The opportunity will select a work from one (1) emerging artist to be exhibited at their public art billboard space on Shaw street in August/September 2023. An essay will be commissioned to accompany the work.

Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC), a not-for-profit gallery, publisher, and professional network devoted to the support and advancement of curatorial inquiry in Toronto, Canada, and beyond. With a focus on critically engaged, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary practices, underrepresented-artists and art forms, and community outreach and education in art and exhibition-making, Critical Distance is an open platform for diverse curatorial perspectives, and a forum for the exchange of ideas on curating as a way to connect, engage, and inform people and publics across cultures, disciplines, geographies, and generations.

The CEAD and CDCC are inviting emerging artists to submit existing works for consideration. Artists are asked to reflect on how their submission functions in a public art context in the surrounding neighbourhood. The Artist and the Writer will be added to the CDCC’s online database of artists, curators and writers. 

To see examples of past projects in the Shaw billboard space, visit CDCC’s website.

 

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

The selected emerging artist will: 

  • Provide a high resolution print file to the CEAD and CDCC by mid-May 2023. 
    Specs are: 300 dpi CMYK, 96” x 96” with additional 2” bleed all around. TIFF, EPS or PDF file.
  • Be present for install in late July/early Aug, Exact date tbd with artist. 
  • Meet with the selected writer for the Critical Distance Exhibition Essay Career Launcher. Parties will be connected in mid-May, 2023

QUALIFICATIONS

  • OCAD U students graduating in 2023 from any program. 
  • Artist must be able to provide a high resolution image of the selected artwork based on the specs provided
  • Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received a Career Launcher opportunity.

RATE

$650 Artist fee. Billboard production costs covered by the CEAD

INFO SESSION (VIRTUAL)

Monday, March 27
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
VIRTUAL | ZOOM
RSVP

Learn more about the opportunity, CDCC, and tips for putting together an application.

 

For more info about this and other Career Launchers visit: www.careerlaunchers.format.com

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