Apply by May 20th
Ignite Gallery is a contemporary gallery exhibiting current and recent emerging talent from Canada’s leading Art and Design University. Ignite is continuing our 46-year tradition of exhibiting OCAD Universities current creative voice.
Ignite Gallery’s annual call for submissions, is released every spring. All applications are reviewed by the Gallery’s Selection Committee, which includes the Gallery’s Coordinators, representatives from the OCADU faculty and student body.
Only successful applicants will receive emails at the end of June. We accept applications from individual artists, designers, and curators, as well as group submissions. No solo shows will be accommodated; however, the Selection Committee may combine individual artists who apply into a group exhibition. The committee works to create a balanced program that reflects the diverse range of work produced across all programs at OCAD U. Ignite Gallery is committed to exhibition equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
For the upcoming exhibition year, we hope to receive more performance and experiential installations.
Submission Requirements
Full contact information (name, phone, and email)
Website and/or Social Media handle
Short curatorial bio (50 words max)
Examples of past curatorial projects (individual submissions or curatorial collectives) in a PDF including:
- A selection of images (maximum 10 images per application or 5 minutes of time-based media not exceeding 30 MB).
- An image list, with artist name, title, year, medium, and size where applicable.
- Ensure that the file numbers for the first nine images begin with a zero
Please submit your PDF application to ignitegallery@ocadu.ca
Applications will be accepted until 5:00p.m., May 20th, 2024
Ignite Gallery is on the homelands of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabeg, and the Wendat. Ignite Gallery sets our intentions to live within the laws of these host nations and to building meaningful relationships with the lands and waters.