## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/) 2. Markdownify 3. Node 4. [Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Fall 2026 Call for Artists](/markdownify/node/4899) December 13, 2026 # Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Fall 2026 Call for Artists ![Three OCAD U Partial Artworks on display.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-02/PartialYear5Image.jpg.webp?itok=Bd-b5qOb) rgb(255,255,255) ### **Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Fall 2026 Call for Artists** **Application Deadline: Sunday, December 13, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)** [**Click here to learn more about this opportunity.**](https://careerlaunchers.format.com/2026-fall-partial) [**Apply here**](https://ocadu.partial.gallery/submit) #### **OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION:** Partial and OCAD U’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the return of our partnership which provides an exceptional career opportunity for OCAD U student artists and recent alumni. Selected artists will be given **complimentary 2 year** [**Pro Accounts**](https://www.partial.gallery/apply) **($240 value)** on Partial and **permanent inclusion as featured artists within the OCAD University Artist Showcase on Partial** to display their works, and administrate artwork sales and rentals. Partial is an art marketplace and platform for artists and art-seekers to connect and engage in real and accessible transactions. Partial began with a simple goal: To bring more original Canadian art onto more walls – directly from the artists that made it. Artists on Partial’s OCAD U Artist Showcase have made more than $200K in rentals and sales on the platform and received various exhibition and speaking opportunities. This is an amazing opportunity to get your work out there, nurture an audience, and sell your work! As of year five of this partnership the OCAD U Artist Showcase has had: - 8 million combined impressions - 694 total sessions - 356 purchase requests/147 rental requests - 107 artists who received at least one purchase/rental request. - About two-thirds of OCADU Showcase artists received a purchase/rental request [**Click here to view the current Partial OCAD U Showcase.**](https://ocadu.partial.gallery/) #### **SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:** - Full contact information (Name, phone, portfolio, and email) and current CV - Online or PDF portfolio. Please highlight 5 sample works that you would want to see on the platform. Include artist name, title, year, medium, size details **Tip**: Jurists evaluate submissions based on artworks that are organized in cohesive collections or series that convey the artists’ unique voice. - A brief artist biography (250 words max) - A brief statement of intent outlining your interest in this opportunity (500 words max) - A brief description of what are you hoping to sell? (original paintings, drawings, limited editioned prints or photos, works on paper, etc). \\* **Please note**: Partial Gallery is a marketplace and platform for Fine Art; as such, posters, stickers, T-shirts, studies, etc. are not suitable to the mandate of the platform. #### **PARTNER:** Partial Gallery [**www.partial.gallery**](https://www.partial.gallery/) #### **ELIGIBILITY:** - Current OCAD U undergraduate students in any discipline who have completed a minimum of 10+ credits or more (graduating in 2027 or 2028), - **or** current OCAD U Master's students - **or** recent OCAD U alumni who graduated in 2025 or 2026 \*Please note: Receiving this Career Launcher does not make you ineligible to apply for other Career Launchers #### **RESOURCES:** Here are some helpful resources for your application: [Applying to Calls-for-Submissions](https://vimeo.com/showcase/8382474/video/701275085) [How Much?! Demystifying Pricing & Editioning 2D Work](https://vimeo.com/771628228) [Selling Your Work Online - The OCAD U Artist Showcase on Partial](https://vimeo.com/showcase/8382474/video/539257477) #### **APPLICATION PORTAL:** [Please submit your application through this link](https://ocadu.partial.gallery/submit) --- [**Click here for more information about our Career Launchers opportunities.**](https://careerlaunchers.format.com/) ## Other Recent News [### 2027 Sankofa Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition Call for Artists Sankofa Square and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the return of the annual Black History Month Digital Exhibition Career Launcher providing an exhibition opportunity for artists from the OCAD U community to exhibit their work on the square’s digital screens. 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