Kristen Huang, Endless Roots, 26”x 26”, Giclee print. Cboe commissioned for Clinch Resources.
Cboe Commissioning Program
Call for Artists
Details
ARTISTS
In winter 2023, the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers renewed our partnership Cboe Canada to bring on five new artists for the Cboe Commissioning Program.
PARTNER
Cboe Canada
www.cboe.ca
Brooklin Stormie
Brooklin Stormie is an artist and illustrator based in Peterborough Ontario, her hometown. She is a recent grad from OCAD University’s illustration program, a freelance illustrator, and a believer in dragons. Brooklin is extremely curious about the world, and seeks out opportunities for magic to happen; it is this passion that drives her work. Her current focus is on children’s media, including picture books and graphic novels. Brooklin enjoys exploring the many ways mythology has shaped our realities, and this was the subject of her recent thesis project at OCADU.
Website: www.brooklinstormie.ca/illustration
Instagram: @brooklinstormie
Emily Elise
Emily Elise is an illustrator working out of her home studio in downtown Toronto. Her illustrations are a reflection of the organic interplay between feminism, mysticism, nature, and the occult. Emily draws inspiration from the resilience of nature, women and human beings in general, infusing their stories into her work by synthesizing familiar symbols with playful patterns and magical imagery. Incorporating elements of mysticism and spirituality, her art serves as a portal into the ethereal, inviting viewers to explore the mystical and divine.
Website: www.emilyeliseillustrator.com
Instagram: @emilyeliseillustrator
Madeline Yee
Madeline Yee is a Chinese-Canadian illustrator with a background in design and science, and a passion for bringing unique stories to life through visuals. She strives to build accessible and engaging learning experiences through her art, ensuring that complex concepts are communicated in a way that is respectful and clear to a broader audience. Her practice is based in Edmonton and Toronto.
Website: madelineyee.com
Instagram: @madelillu
Shinae Kim
Shinae Kim is a Canadian painter of Korean descent. Her work moves between figuration and abstraction, an investigation and an excited celebration of the sensuality of oil paint and, indeed, of the life it depicts. She works alla prima in oil, her colours mixed one by one. Her canvases are created with several layers of oil paint in a full-colour palette. The complex, intricate balance of colours are significant component in her work. But her real gifts reveal themselves through the articulation of her imagination, an array of rich inspirations – migration, her family history, the sensation of deracination and tragedies, the varied responses to the world and about the people who dwell init.
Website: www.shinae.ca
Instagram: @shinaeartist
Tiffany Chin
Tiffany Chin is a Toronto-based illustrator who creates all things strange. Inspired by psychedelic posters and vintage advertisements, she strives to step beyond the boundaries of convention to create visually jarring imagery. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, and Creative Quarterly.
Website: www.twkchin.com
OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION
OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and Cboe Canada, Canada’s Tier 1 generation stock exchange for the Innovative Economy, are excited to announce the return of the Cboe Commissioning Program (formally NEO Exchange Commissioning Program). Five (5) emerging artists from OCAD U, working in a variety of mediums, will be commissioned to provide works of art to commemorate the listing of a corporate client or the launch of a new fund on the Cboe stock exchange.
The Cboe Commissioning Program will select and retain five (5) emerging artists, representing different artistic practices, providing a diversity of artistic voices and approaches to be showcased in the commissioning program. Working under the guidance of a Curatorial Coordinator and responding to a client creative brief, each artist will be commissioned to produce an estimated five (5) to ten (10) original artworks over the course of the year of the program term. Artists will receive $1,200 per commissioned work.
Completed works will be prominently bestowed to Cboe clients and be cherished with their corporate art collections. The commissioned work with artist credit) will be proudly featured in Cboe’s promotion of its new listings via virtual or live events, social media posts, and email newsletters.
Learn more about the Cboe Commissioning Program here.
To see past commissioned works, click here.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Each of the five (5) emerging artists will:
- Respond to the creative brief provided by the Curatorial Coordinator and the client; ensuring commissioned artworks are aligned to the client’s brief. Artists are contacted with creative briefs when available throughout the year as new listings emerge on Cboe.
- Provide initial proposed concepts to the Coordinator (sketches, etc.)
- Ensure that each commission is completed as per the respective deadline (typically 2 weeks), based on the artist’s initial concept proposal.
- Work with the Curatorial Coordinator to arrange for the delivery of an artist statement, photo-documentation, and completed commissioned artworks.
RATE: $1,200 per commissioned work (estimated 5 to 10 works throughout the program)
TERM: Part-time freelance contract January 2024 - December 2024 (12 months)
DEADLINE: Monday, November 6, 2023, 8:00 AM
KEY DATES
- Deadline for applications: Monday, November 6, 2023, 8:00 AM
- Shortlisted Candidates notified: Week of November 13
- Virtual Studio Visits: Tuesday, November 21 or Tuesday, November 28
- Artists Selected and notified: Week of December 4
- Cboe Commissioning Program: January 2024 - December 2024
PARTNER
Cboe Canada
www.cboe.ca
QUALIFICATIONS
- Current 3rd or 4th OCAD U student or recent, Master's level students, OCAD U graduates (2021, 2022, 2023) working in any medium
- Experience in producing small-to medium sized works and working within a set budget. Must be able to create new, original works in a limited timeframe (typically 2 weeks)
- Previous experience with art commissions is an asset
- Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received a Career Launcher opportunity
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Full contact information (Name, phone, and email) and current creative CV
- Website and/or Social Media handle
- A brief artist statement/bio that contextualizes your overall practice (150 words max)
- 5 - 10 sample support images of past artwork, in a single PDF
- A corresponding list for the support images including: artist name, title, year, medium, size details, in one PDF (same PDF as artwork images).
- Written confirmation that you will be available for a 30-minute virtual studio visit on either November 21 or 28.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION
Apply via Typeform here.
