2025 Sankofa Square Indigenous Student Centre Digital Exhibition Call for Artists

2025 Sankofa Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition Call for Artists

Deadline: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 8:00 AM ET

To apply + for more details visit: https://careerlaunchers.format.com/2025-sankofa-isc

Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square) and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the return of the annual digital exhibition Career Launcher providing an exhibition opportunity for three (3) artists from the OCAD U’s Indigenous community to exhibit their work on the Square’s digital screens. Artists are invited to submit existing artworks to be displayed across five (5) digital screens for the duration of April 2025. 

Since 2023, the Indigenous Student Centre Digital Exhibition Career Launcher has been presented by the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers with Sankofa Square. 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 Indigenous, Inuit, First Nations or Métis. 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 Friday, March 21, 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 Indigenous OCAD U undergraduate and graduate level students and recent grads (class of 2024 or 2023). Are you an Indigenous OCAD U student or alumni? Click here to learn more.
• Selected artists should 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.

**If you have already received this opportunity in a previous year, you are not eligible to apply

***Priority may be given to applicants who have not previously received a Career Launcher opportunity.

TIMELINE

Artists selected and notified by: February 17, 2025

Final Artwork due: March 21, 2025

Exhibition Duration: April 1-30,2025

RATE

$500 Artist fee

For more info about this and other Career Launchers visit www.careerlaunchers.format.com