After a year of successful exhibition programming in our new gallery space, Ed Video Media Arts Centre is seeking expressions of interest for our new Gallery Activation series. This program opens our gallery space to regional media artists free of charge in direct response to artists’ diminishing access to presentation space in the city. It also acknowledges the unique circumstances of artists working primarily digitally who may not need consistent access to a physical workspace. (Note that this program is for Ed Video’s gallery space only – information on renting our studio space can be found here.)
We invite local media artists/collectives who are members of Ed Video to submit expressions of interest for self-directed gallery installations or development of new works/works in progress lasting anywhere between 1 day and 4 weeks. We encourage proposals that are experimental, playful, and interdisciplinary. Proposals will be juried based on artistic merit, feasibility, and alignment with our mandate and vision. We define media arts as including but not limited to video, sculpture, audio, multimedia or interactive installation, 2D images or 3D renderings, live or documented performance and XR (AR, VR, MR).
We prioritize artists that are Indigenous, Black, people of color, women, 2SLGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and members of other equity deserving communities. Selected artists will receive use of the gallery space and presentation equipment free of charge for the duration of their project. Selected artists are responsible for proper de-installation of their projects: failure to return the gallery to its original state will result in a fee.
To apply, please fill out the Google Form by October 11 2024. Please direct any questions to programming@edvideo.org. A gallery floor plan can be found here. If you are not currently a member of Ed Video, click here to purchase a membership before applying. (For collectives: at least half of the members of your collective must be members of Ed Video.)
Selected projects will be presented in November/December 2024.
We thank InterAccess in Toronto for sharing their Gateway program model with us!
Application Preview:
● Are you applying as an individual or as a collective?
● Name of Main Contact (pronouns optional)
● Names of Collective Members (pronouns optional)
● Email address of Main Contact
● Bio and/or artist statement (max. 150 words)
● Link to Website (optional)
● Project Description (max. 250 words)
Are you proposing an exhibition? Do you want to use the gallery as an ad hoc studio space? Do you want to stage a performance? Tell us about your vision and what you hope to achieve with this project!
● Do you or members of your collective belong to any of the following equity-deserving groups?
Please select as many or as few as you identify with. Sharing this information is completely voluntary.
● Describe the impact that access to the gallery and presentation equipment will have on your personal practice or your collective (max. 250 words)
How will this opportunity help you develop this particular work and/or your artistic practice?
● Support Material (Up to 5 jpegs of previous work and/or the work intended for the
Project. Alternatively, up to 2 links to video or audio works.)
● Requested dates
Please suggest dates or date ranges between Monday November 4 – Friday December 13, 2024 that would work for your project.
*This project should take place during our regular Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday hours (10 AM to 5 PM). Time outside of these hours may be made available on a case-by-case basis only.
● Requested length of gallery access
Let us know how many days your project requires in the gallery, between 1 day and 4 weeks.
● Approximately how many artists will be present in the gallery?
Include anyone helping with installation.
● Describe the technical requirements of your project. What equipment and artworks will you be bringing with you? Will anything require installation/hanging on the walls? Are there any custom electronics?
Please be as thorough as possible in your descriptions.
● Will you require any additional equipment rentals from Ed Video? Please outline any possible items.
Note rentals will be at an additional cost and subject to availability. More information can be found here.
● Is there anything we haven’t asked that would be helpful for us to know?