2019 Career Launcher Fund - Career Launchers

The Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to announce the 3rd annual Career Launcher Fund for graduating students. Emerging artists and designers are invited to apply for funds that will support activities relating to their early career success as they transition out of school. Proposed expenses could include anything that would be important to advancing an individual’s career success. Special attention will be given to proposals that take into consideration the numerous privileges and access that end once students leave school, such as facilities, community, and mentorship. in 2019, the Fund awarded 44 applications from individuals and collectives of OCAD University.

Recipients

Fahmina Ahmed
Equipment rental for documentation of work
$125.00

Farhana Ahmed
Equipment rental for documentation of work
$125.00

Raul Altosaar
TEI 2019 Conference Registration
$500.00

Daniel Antonucci
Artscape Daniel’s Launchpad Membership
$500.00

Sonia Beckwith
8-page risograph publication for GradEx presentation
$500.00

Kristy Boyce
GradEx exhibition support
$500.00

Ramona Caprariu
Exhibition assistance and production equipment rentals
$500.00

Anita Cazzola
Residency application fee, Inter/Access workshop and CraftOntario membership
$277.50

Eugenia Chan
TOAF 2019 exhibition assistance
$89.50

Stephanie Cloutier
Paperhouse Studio membership, installation material, andsubmission fees
$130.00

Danielle Coleman
CARFAC membership, Artspace Exhibition membership
$150.00

Dylan Cooney
TAIS membership, submission fees to film festivals
$277.50

Eryn Crowell
Laser-cutting, professional documentation
$130.00

Saloni Das
Competition fee, laser-cut rapid prototyping, and frames
$191.00

Hannah DeJonge, Willow Sharp, Zana Wensel
Studio rental for exhibition Tangible Practices
$500.00

Alexandra Desplanque
Artscape Daniel’s Launchpad membership
$500.00

Madeline Feder
Installation material
$94.00

Dana Feldman
Submission fees to art magazines
$145.00

Suhmer Hyatt
Installation material
$325.00

Breanne Jeethan
RGD membership
$150.00

Alyson Kennedy
LEED Green Building certification
$500.00

Amy Kim
Framing
$300

Christopher Kinsman
Production of display plinth
$100.00

Amoolia Kodukulla
Studio rental for documentation
$110.00

Joel Lee
RDG membership, Adobe software
$365.60

Mikayla Li
GradEx exhibition assistance, installation and marketing material.
$300.00

Robin Love
Equipment rental
$470.00

Christina MacLellan
Canvas stretching
$450.00

Cliodhna McMullin, Susan Pollock, Inga Gircyte
Assistance for exhibition Crossing Boundaries
$295.00

Agata Mrozowski
TSV membership, digital skill workshops, and small book production
$219.29

Donny Nie
Submission and membership fees
$262.00

Do Park
RGD membership, submissions to RGD designation and Core77Design Award
$250.00

Sebastian Pines
Mannequin rental
$500.00

Anna Pogossyan
Taxas Instruments’ mmWave Sensor start pack
$430.20

Nima Salimi
Workshop fees
$500.00

Abby Saul
Submission fees to film festivals
$243.00

Ramsha Shakeel
Software and equipment rental
$427.22

Ronald Siu
Gallery 44 membership, and residency application fee
$225.00

Dana Snow
Exhibition assistance
$415.69

Lily Snowden-Fine
Documentation of work
$300.00

Adam de Souza
TFCA table fee
$198.00

Tommy Ting
TMAC Gamme Space
$295.00

Kenny Tran
Submission fees to film festivals
$434.50

Zoe Trommer
Dress form
$500.00

"The Career Launcher Fund has been amazing in supporting my career as an emerging artist. The idea of transiting from student to emerging artist upon graduation has been daunting until I was informed that I got financial support from this funding…. I was able to gain exposure and a smooth transition from student to emerging artist. In addition, I found it very helpful to have financial assistance for software to create new work (something I was given as a student and did not consider as an independent artist). The fund was amazing in jump starting my career as an artist, indirectly granted me exposure, and more importantly, lessened the financial strain of submitting my artwork into the art community." - Tommy Truong