Short Description

THIRDSPACE: Emerging Artist Summer Intensive Program is 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.

Develop a new body of work, experiment with new techniques, expand your practice and showcase your work, guided by our summer artist and mentor-in-residence, Van Maltese.

Residency Theme: 
How do our perceptions shape the way we experience the world? “Hypothesizing How We See” is the theme of the residency, and it invites visual artists of all disciplines to explore this question through play, experimentation, and collaboration. 

Eligibility

This intensive program is open to visual artists and designers who are in the final stages of formal post-secondary education or training, or who have gained equivalent experience through independent practice, cultural or traditional knowledge, and have received recognition from their peers.  

Submission Requirements

Statement, Portfolio

How to Apply

Online Application

Program Benefits & Awards

One month of open and specialized studio access to develop and refine your work  

Hands-on workshops led by your mentor, designed to expand your practice 

A personal Visual Course Reader—part resource, part collaborative artwork 

Reading discussions, guest talks & field trips 

Final exhibition showcasing the innovative projects developed during the program 

Entry Fee

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

Location

Toronto, Canada

Timeline

  • Application Deadline: 13 May 2025

Website Link: https://apply.ocadu.ca/register/thirdspace

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