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[TO Live Call for Indigenous Artists - Career Launchers](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3198) June 23, 2025 # TO Live Call for Indigenous Artists - Career Launchers ![Group of people gathering at TO Live gallery with artwork by Laiken Breau displayed on the wall.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-03/TO%20Live%20gallery%28CL%29.JPG.webp?itok=8vuPtEOP) rgb(255,255,255) #### **TO Live Call for Indigenous Artists** **Application Deadline: Monday, June 23, 2025, 8:00 AM ET** [**Click here to learn more about this opportunity.**](https://careerlaunchers.format.com/2025-to-live-indigenous-exhibition) [**Apply via Typeform here!**](https://ocadu-cead.typeform.com/to/fBiKQzE1) TO Live and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to partner on a Career Launcher providing an **exhibition opportunity for six to eight (6-8) artists from OCAD U’s Indigenous community to exhibit their work at Meridian Arts Centre, Lower Gallery throughout the month of December 2025**. Successful applicants will each receive an **exhibition fee of $1000**. Artists are invited to submit existing artworks in any medium (painting, sculpture, textile, digital media, beadwork, leatherwork, installation, photography, quillwork, performance, mixed media etc.) This opportunity is for artists who identify as Indigenous, Inuit, First Nations or Métis. #### **ABOUT THE PARTNER:** At TO Live we are transforming our venues into creative, social, and educational hubs where artists and non-artists alike come to work, play, and create. We believe that the arts are crucial to creating healthy, vibrant, and engaged diverse communities. As one of the largest national multi-arts institutions, TO Live has seven stages, two art galleries, and many public spaces. Meridian Arts Centre is a performing arts venue in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Canadian architect Eberhard Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions, and other performing arts, the venue opened on October 16, 1993 as the North York Performing Arts Centre. Today it is one of three landmark City theatre venues programmed and operated by TO Live. The Gallery, originally home to MOCCA (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art), the gallery space has two spacious and bright floors that link the upper and lower levels. The Upper Gallery can fit 157 people, while the Lower Gallery can fit 169 people. #### **ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:** - Work closely with TO Live’s Indigenous Cultural Curator to ensure artworks are delivered and installed according to the timeline below. - Artwork transportation is the responsibility of the artists. #### **KEY DATES:** - Artists selected and notified: by end of July, 2025 - Install artwork: November 29 - 30, 2025 - Exhibition Duration: December 1, 2025 – January 2, 2026 - De-install: January 3 - 4, 2026 #### **SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:** Please provide the following information in **one PDF document**: - **Full contact information** (Name, phone, and email) - Current **resumé** or **CV** - **Website** and/or **social media** - Artist **bio** (150 words max) - A brief **statement about the artwork(s)** you are submitting (2 – 4 sentences about each piece) - **3 - 7 images or video links** (Vimeo, Youtube, etc) of **existing work** to be submitted for consideration. - A **corresponding list** for the support images including: artist name, title, year, medium, size, and duration (for time-based work). \*If submitting as a group, applicants can submit the above materials for each individual group member, or as the group. #### **PARTNER:** **TO Live** [www.tolive.com](http://www.tolive.com/) Meridian Arts Centre, Lower Gallery 5040 Yonge Street, North York, Ontario #### **ELIGIBILITY:** - Current Indigenous OCAD U undergraduate students who will have completed 10 credits or more by June 30, 2025. - **or** Current Indigenous OCAD U Master’s students - **or** Indigenous OCAD U Alumni (undergrad and Master’s) who graduated in 2025, 2024, 2023 **This opportunity is for artists who identify as Indigenous, Inuit, First Nations or Métis.** Collectives and groups are welcome to apply as long as every member of the group meets the eligibility criteria above. Please note: one (1) Exhibition royalty fee will be awarded to the collective or group (rather than each individual member). #### **RATE:** $1,000 Exhibition royalty fee (Artists are responsible for transportation of their artwork) #### **INFO SESSION:** Thursday, April 17, 2025 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET OCAD U, Indigenous Student Centre 113 McCaul St., Room 410 [Click hereto RSVP](https://forms.office.com/r/48D4USdLNB) Join CEAD, ISC and **Sierra da Silva-Canadien, TO Live's Indigenous Cultural Curator,** for and info session to learn more about the exhibition and venue. Ask questions and get advice for putting together a strong application. #### **SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION:** [Apply via Typeform here!](https://ocadu-cead.typeform.com/to/fBiKQzE1) --- For more info about this and other Career Launchers visit [www.careerlaunchers.format.com](http://www.careerlaunchers.format.com/) --- \[Image credit: Meridian Arts Centre, Lower Gallery. 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