2025 Sankofa Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition Call for Artists
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Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square) and the 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.
Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
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Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
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Public
Image Credits: Dose Omoruna, HIM: DoodleHead, 2023. 2024 Black History Month Digital Exhibition at Sankofa Square. Photo by Peiying Xie.
2025 Sankofa Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition Call for Artists
Deadline: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 8:00 AM ET
To apply + for more details visit: https://careerlaunchers.format.com/2025-sankofasquare-bhm
Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square) and the 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. Artists are invited to submit artworks to be displayed across five (5) digital screens for the duration of Black History Month in February 2025.
Since 2021, the Black History Month Digital Exhibition Career Launcher has been presented by the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers with Sankofa Square. The Career Launchers program by OCAD U’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (RBC CEAD) supports the career development of emerging artists and professionals by connecting them with real world opportunities to exhibit and share their art. Sankofa Square is a unique focal point of the downtown Toronto community. The Square is designated for use as a public open space and as an event venue that can accommodate events of various sizes. Artists are invited to take over two horizontal screens (960 x 480 pixels) and three vertical screens (448 x 608 pixels) on the Square.
Location of 5 screens in Square can be viewed here
This opportunity is for artists who identify as Black. The successful applicants will each receive an exhibition fee ($500) provided by the CEAD.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Work closely with Sankofa Square, and the CEAD to ensure high-resolution and properly sized artwork files are delivered to Sankofa Square by Thursday, January 23, 2025.
IMPORTANT: Please note that artworks must comply with:
- YDS Display Policy available here, and
- City of Toronto’s Municipal Code Chapter 694 - 18, E, (4) and (5) regulations available here
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Please provide the following information in one PDF document:
- Contact info (Name, phone, and email)
- Current creative CV
- Website and/or social media handle
- Artist statement/bio (150 words max)
- A brief statement about the work you are submitting (150 words)
- 5 - 8 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
QUALIFICATIONS
- Current OCAD U undergraduate and graduate level students and recent grads (class of 2024 or 2023)
- Selected artists must have a screen-based practice including but not limited to static, moving images, and multi-channel.
*Collectives and groups are welcome to apply as long as the group consists only of eligible OCAD U students/grads.
**Priority may be given to applicants who have not previously received a Career Launcher opportunity.
TIMELINE
Artists selected and notified by: December 20, 2024
Final Artwork due: January 23, 2025
Exhibition Duration: February 1-28, 2025
RATE
- $500 Artist fee
For more info about this and other Career Launchers visit www.careerlaunchers.format.com