2025 Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Residency

2025 Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Residency

Application Deadline: Monday, March 17, 2025, 8:00 AM ET

To apply/learn more visit: https://careerlaunchers.format.com/2025-tais

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Residency Career Launcher for OCAD U students. One (1) successful applicant will be awarded a membership with TAIS ($100 value), $600 in studio rental credits at TAIS to be used in the summer of 2025, and $220 towards production supplies. The selected artist will work towards a self-directed final project during their time with TAIS and give an artist talk. An artist fee of $300 will be given for the talk. 

TAIS is shaped by their support for the ever-broadening multidisciplinary and global context of the animated arts. As the only centre of their kind in the city and province, TAIS’ artistic vision is decidedly community-driven. Annually, TAIS’ public programming presents animation to audiences via screenings, exhibition, web, and through artist talks and studio visits with guest artists. TAIS regularly partners with other groups and organizations to connect with new audiences and to inspire artists to explore animation in their artistic practice. The focus of TAIS artistic vision is on offering artists at all stages of development the opportunity to show their work and access production resources so that they can contribute to the expanding boundaries of animation as a discipline through creation. The ongoing focus of TAIS is to support innovation, experimentation, stylistic diversity and skills development in independent animation practices within a contemporary arts context.

Visit Toronto Animated Image Society’s website for their full studio details

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please provide the following information in one PDF document:

• Full contact information (Name, phone, and email)
• Current resumeor CV
• Websiteand/or social media
• Artist statement(150 words max)
• A statement of interestthat describes what you hope to develop if selected and why TAIS is the best place to support you (400 words max)

ELIGIBILITY

• Current OCAD U undergraduate students who have completed 15+ credits and will be graduating in 2025,
• orcurrent OCAD U Master's students graduating in 2025.

*Priority may 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

RESIDENCY OUTLINE

One (1) successful candidate will receive: 

• $100 Studio Membership (1 year)
• $600 Credit towards studio space rental to be used in the summer of 2025
  (studio 1 or studio 4. Rental duration must be consecutive)
• $220 to go towards production supplies/expenses
• $300 fee for an artist talk in fall/winter 2025

DEADLINE

Monday, March 17, 2025, 8:00 AM ET

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