/edition Art Book Fair and the Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the OCAD U Career Launcher at the /edition Art Book Fair 2021 from October 29 to 31, 2021. Emerging bookmakers, photographers, publishers, printmakers, artist’s multiple-makers and ephemera-enthusiasts are invited to submit an application for a free half-booth where you can sell editioned prints, books, or other artworks to a growing audience of artists, curators, collectors, and book-lovers.
/edition Art Book Fair is produced annually in tandem with ArtToronto (Canada’s International Art Fair), and is dedicated to the promotion of art book publishing in all forms and artworks created in editions. /editions Art Book Fair champions forward-thinking projects by artists, publishers, galleries, and organizations who share a similar mission to advance and strengthen Canadian and international art book initiatives. For examples of artworks, products, and vendors at previous/edition Art Book Fairs, please visit www.editiontoronto.com.
OCAD U RBC CEAD is committed to promoting access to this opportunity for equity-seeking groups that are under-represented as creatives. We encourage applications from individuals of equity-seeking communities including racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, women and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Applicants are invited to voluntarily self-identify with any of these communities in their application.
DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 11:59 PM
Successful applicants will be notified by Oct 12, 2021.
QUALIFICATIONS
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OCAD U students in their 3rd or final year in any program at the undergraduate level and any year at the Master’s level, or recent alumni (who graduated in 2020 or 2021).
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Preference will be given to submissions with a multiples/objects focused practice.
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Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received a Career Launcher opportunity.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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5-10 images of the proposed work
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Link to your website and/or applicable Instagram account
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION
Please submit completed application form and image attachments to Shellie Zhang, szhang@ocadu.ca with the subject line: /edition Career Launcher 2021.
COVID-19 PROTOCOL
Art Toronto has implemented a number of measures in the design and run of the show to create a safe space where we can connect and see art in person. Click here to learn more about the frequently reviewed and updated measures taking place.
APPLICATION SUPPORT
Applicants who need assistance with their submissions are invited to connect with the RBC CEAD for Advising support. Click here to learn more about how to book an advising appointment.