CALL FOR APPLICATIONS II THIRDSPACE: Emerging Artist Summer Intensive Program - OCAD U

Toronto Arts Foundation; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 4,000 - 8,000; Full time

Job summary

An immersive residency program at OCAD University invites emerging artists to enhance their skills and expand their artistic practices. This month-long intensive offers unique opportunities for technical and conceptual development, professional networking, and artistic experimentation. Participants will engage with an established artist-in-residence, explore local cultural spaces, and showcase their innovative work in a final exhibition. This program is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as early-career artists looking to deepen their creative voice and connect with the art community. Join this enriching experience and take your artistic journey to the next level!

Benefits

Open studio access

Final exhibition

Field trips to cultural spaces

Discounted tuition for early application

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate or graduate students are encouraged to apply.
• Practicing artists in early stages or exploring new directions welcome.

Responsibilities

• Advance technical skills and deepen conceptual understanding through guided practice.
• Build professional connections and engage in collaborative projects.

Skills

Technical Skills Development

Conceptual Understanding

Collaboration

Networking

Artistic Reflection

Education

Undergraduate Student

Graduate Student

Job description

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS II THIRDSPACE: Emerging Artist Summer Intensive Program - OCAD U

A month-long residency program at OCAD University that brings together a dynamic group of interdisciplinary emerging artists, including those in the early stages of their careers and those embarking on new directions in their creative practices.

Guided by an established Toronto-based, internationally recognized artist-in-residence, you will deepen and expand your work within a thematic framework. This immersive program offers unique opportunities to explore art, culture, and the environment in and around Toronto, and includes a month of open studio access and final exhibition showcasing the innovative work you develop throughout the program.

In this residency, you will:

1. Develop Technical and Conceptual Skills: Participants will advance their technical skills and deepen their conceptual understanding through guided practice, discussion, and field trips to local cultural spaces, culminating in the production of new work that reflects their unique artistic voice.
2. Expand Professional Networks and Collaborative Practices: Participants will build professional connections within the art community, with potential to engage in collaborative projects and networking opportunities that foster relationships with peers, mentors, and industry professionals.
3. Strengthen Artistic Practice through Reflection and Experimentation: Participants will critically reflect on their creative processes, exploring new techniques, mediums, and approaches that challenge and expand their current artistic practice.

This program is for you if you are:

• A current undergraduate or graduate student
• A practicing artist in the early stages of your career
• A practicing artist exploring new directions in your practice.

Key dates:

Application opens: Early December (TBD)
Early bird deadline: February 14th, 2025 (Save $200 off tuition)
Final application deadline: May 13th, 2025
Program dates: Monday, June 2nd – Friday, June 27th, 2025, with recommended arrival and departure dates are Sunday, June 1st and Saturday, June 29th, 2025.

Price: CAD $4,600.00 + applicable taxes. Accommodation, transportation, and meals are not included.
Price with accommodation: CAD $7,450 + applicable taxes. Transportation and meals are not included.

Sign up today to get notified as soon as registration opens. Current undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates and practicing artists are all welcome to apply.