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September 20, 2026
# 2027 DesignTO Exhibition Stantec Window Gallery Call for Artists
Yana Rzayeva Remnants for the Future, (2026). Photo credit: Zenab Kazmi
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### **2027 DesignTO Exhibition Stantec Window Gallery Call for Artists**
**Application Deadline: Sunday, September 20, 2026, 11:59 PM ET**
[**Click here to learn more about this opportunity.**](https://careerlaunchers.format.com/2027-designto-stantec)
[**Apply here**](https://ocadu-cead.typeform.com/stantec2027)
#### **OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION:**
[DesignTO](https://designto.org/), [Stantec Window Gallery ](https://www.instagram.com/stantecwindowgallery/?hl=en)and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce a public window gallery exhibition Career Launcher, providing an exhibition opportunity for one (1) exhibition proposal from current OCAD U students and recent grads to show their work as part of the 2027 DesignTO Festival. Artists and designers are invited to submit proposals for **existing work** to be shown from **December 19, 2026 to March 17, 2027.** The selected artist(s) and/or designer(s) will receive a **$500 fee from Stantec, plus a $530 fee and $200 production support from the CEAD*****.***
**DesignTO** is a non-profit arts organization that curates exhibitions, presentations and educational programming to increase the public’s knowledge and appreciation of design and its role in creating a sustainable, just and joyful world. DesignTO is best known for the DesignTO Festival, Canada’s leading and largest annual design festival that celebrates design as a multidisciplinary form of creative thinking and making, with 100+ free exhibitions and events forming Toronto’s design week every January.
The **Stantec Window Gallery** is located in Toronto’s historic Garment District at the corner of Spadina Avenue and Wellington Street West, in the former home of the McGregor Sock Factory. In an effort to ‘give back’ to the community – economically, environmentally and culturally, a part of the Stantec office retrofit, the original retail entrance to the McGregor Sock Factory was reconceived as a contemporary art gallery to be open and experienced by all: pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, streetcar riders, and skateboarders, free of charge. Installations rotate on a quarterly basis, at solstice and equinox. [Past projects can be viewed on Stantec’s Instagram page.](https://www.instagram.com/stantecwindowgallery/?hl=en)
#### **SITE & PROJECT DETAILS:**
- Stantec Window Gallery space is unable to accommodate sound projects or multimedia projects that require tv screens or projectors.
- No noise generating devices are permitted aspart of the installation
- Weight limitations will apply for wall or ceiling mount installations
- Work can’t be adhered to (attached to) the window wall
- Cutting on the gallery window surfaces is not permitted
- Artists/designers are responsible for installing the work and restoring the Gallery to its former state during deinstallation (eg: patching up walls). An install plan will be discussed with the selected artist/s based on their specific proposal.
- Artists are asked to consider the varying site conditions and changes over 24 hours such as light conditions and glare, lighting requirements, and perspective from the street.
- [Click here to see a Gallery plan](https://4ormat-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/vfs/288827/public_assets/116638917/Stantec%20Window%20Gallery_plan.pdf)
#### **SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:**
Please provide the following information in **one PDF document**:
- **Full contact information** (Name, phone, and email)
- Creative **CV**
- **Website** and/or **social media**
- A brief **statement/bio** that contextualizes your practice (150 words max)
- A **title** for the exhibition and a **written statement** describing the project. Include **technical details** such as how the work would be installed and experienced by viewers as a window gallery. (400 words max)
- **3 - 5 images or video links of the proposed artwork** and a **corresponding list** for the support images including: artist(s) name, title, year, medium, size, duration (for time-based work). A mock-up concept image showing the proposed work in the window is highly encouraged.
- Artists are welcome to submit work that will be reconfigured for a site-specific display at Stantec Window Gallery as long as the submission will closely resemble the actual finished work.
\*If submitting as a group, applicants can submit the above materials for each individual group member, or as the group
#### **PARTNERS:**
**DesignTO Festival**
[designto.org](https://designto.org/)
**Stantec Window Gallery**
401 Wellington St W #100, Toronto, ON M5V 1E7
[instagram.com/stantecwindowgallery](http://www.instagram.com/stantecwindowgallery)
#### **ELIGIBILITY:**
- Current OCAD U undergraduate students in any discipline who have completed a minimum of 15+ credits who are graduating in 2027
- **or** current OCAD U Master's students
- **or** recent OCAD U Alumni who graduated in 2026 or 2025
\*Collectives and groups are welcome to apply as long as the group consists only of eligible OCAD U students/grads. Please note: one (1) exhibition fee per group or collective (rather than each individual member).
\*Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received a Career Launcher opportunity
\*\*If you have already received this opportunity in a previous year, you are not eligible to apply
#### **KEY DATES:**
The selected emerging artists will:
- Installation: December 14-18, 2026 (if this timing conflicts with exams or holiday travel, there is the option to install earlier in December or the first week of January)
- Exhibition: December 19, 2026 - March 17, 2027
- DesignTO Festival: January 22-31, 2027
- Deinstallation: March 18-19, 2027
#### **RATE:**
- $1,030 Exhibition fee ($530 from OCAD U CEAD, $500 from Stantec)
- $200 Production budget (provided by CEAD)
#### **SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION**
[Apply via Typeform here](https://ocadu-cead.typeform.com/stantec2027)
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