Call for Submissions: face2face
Event
Virtual Exhibition 2024
New or first-year? Have you accepted your offer to study at OCAD University, starting in September 2024?
Congrats and welcome to OCAD U! Participate in our unique orientation and welcome tradition, "face2face: virtual exhibition" and introduce yourself to our community!
Show us who you are and let's meet face-2-face!
Submit a self-portrait for a chance to win a prize courtesy of Above Ground Art Supplies!
You can see current (and past) submissions here!
How?
- Send us an existing self-portrait or create a new one!
- Draw, paint, collage, photography, video, animation... or other!
- Photograph or scan your work... or create it digitally!
- Make it a literal likeness or a metaphorical representation!
- Have fun! Play around with the idea of your self-image.
- Express your own unique style.
- How would you like to be seen?
- Be modest, outrageous, fanciful, or elegant!
FORMAT/SIZING
Digital Self-portraits:
- Landscape: 1080 x 608 pixels
- Square: 1080 x 1080 pixels
- Portrait: 1080 x 1350 pixels
- Resolution: 72 dpi
- Format: png or jpg
Animation or video:
- Instagram supports an aspect ratio of
1.91: 1 to 4:5 for all feed videos - Your video or animation can be no less than
3 seconds and no more than 60 second
Note:
Do not use copyright-protected images/graphics or music!
Entry deadlines & prizes
Submissions will be accepted starting Tuesday, July 2, 2024 until Tuesday, September 3, 2024:
EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE
Send us your self-portrait by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2024, for a chance to win the Early Bird Prize, a gift bag courtesy of Above Ground Art Supplies!
FINAL DEADLINE
All self-portraits received by the final submission deadline of 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2024, will qualify for a chance to win one of two additional prizes*:
Runner Up: a gift bag courtesy of Above Ground Art Supplies!
Grand Prize: a $125 gift card courtesy of Above Ground Art Supplies!
We look forward to receiving your submission!
*Prize winners are chosen randomly from all submissions received. Selection is not based on quality, process or individual style. Good luck!
Submission steps
Step 1: Submit your self-portrait and tell us about you through this form...
Step 2: Watch for your self-portrait to appear within a few days here...
Campus Life and OCAD University reserve the right to use select submissions for promotional purposes, on OCAD U’s website and/or printed materials.
Contact
Brent Everett James
Campus Life Coordinator
416-977-6000, Ext. 275
Please be advised that OCAD U hosted events may be documented through photographs and video. These images may be used by the University for promotional, advertising, and educational purposes. By participating in our events, both on campus and off-site, you consent to allowing OCAD University to document and use your image and likeness. However, if you do not want us to use a photo or video of you or your child, please don’t hesitate to let us know when you arrive at the event. You’re also welcome to get in touch with OCAD University’s Marketing & Communications office: communications@ocadu.ca.
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