SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Call for Proposals Spring 2024

Deadline for Submissions: February 10, 2024

Proposals Need to Include the Following Information in the Following Order:

a) Application Information:

 i. Title of proposed exhibition

ii. Name of curator or key organizers responsible for the exhibition, majors + year of study at Emily Carr

iii. Contact number + email for the above

b) Detailed curatorial statement outlining the thematic concept of the proposed exhibition.

c) Names of participants + disciplines with an articulation of how their work addresses the exhibition concept

d) Images of the artworks which you would like to include in the exhibition, dimensions of the work and how you would like to mount the work. AND/OR videos linked within the application of artworks which you would like to include in the exhibition.

e) Clear information on what your proposed exhibition requires for installation.

Please note:

  • The selection process is competitive and the committee will review the proposals based on an assessment of artistic merit, community impact and feasibility. 

  • Works in progress are difficult for the committee to assess and therefore, finalized work is most often prioritized.

  • Curators will be responsible for working with their team of participants to install the show and return the space to its original state by the de-install deadline. 

  • There is some assistance available through the technical staff at the Libby Leshgold Gallery by contacting Kevin Romaniuk at kromaniuk@ecuad.ca. 

  • The Student Exhibitions Committee is not responsible for show installation.

  • The committee will determine what spaces to place each show. 

  • Curators may identify preferred locations, but these cannot always be supported.

Proposals can be uploaded to the following Dropbox Link. 

Please note, this submission will not provide you with a confirmation email. 

You may contact studentexhibitions@ecuad.ca if you would like confirmation that we have received your proposal.

Resources Available for Proposal Development:

If the committee receives enough proposals to fill exhibition spaces for January, remaining proposals will be considered for March 15th.

If not, there will be another call for proposals circulated next semester for show dates from March 4th to 15th.

The Student Exhibitions Selections Committee is accepting proposals from students for group exhibitions during the following dates below.

Spring Student Exhibition:

Install – Mon. March 4th, 2024

De-install – Fri. March 15th, 2024

The MOEC (Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons), the RBC Media Gallery and Zone 4 are available for student exhibitions. 

Group shows are defined as TWO or more participants, however priority will be given to groups of THREE or more participants, and proposals from INDIVIDUAL students will NOT be reviewed.


Guidelines and Rubric for the Selection Process available here:
Selection Criteria Rubric 2023

  • Proposals should be submitted in a digital .pdf file. 

  • Proposal files are to be submitted as “ShowTitle_Name_’SeasonExhibition’Proposal”
    (ex. Connections_JaneDoe_Spring1ExhibitionProposal )

  • Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the Student Exhibitions Committee. 

  • Please provide as much detail as possible in support of your proposal.

    (Install Requirements, Space Preferred, etc.)

Adornment, Spring 2024, “noun” 09 Exhibition.

Mountains, Flowers, & Beasts, Spring 2024, “noun” 09 Exhibition.

Unrooted Whispers, Spring 2024, “noun” 09 Exhibition.

Durations (An Invitation to Deep Listening), Spring 2024, “noun” 09 Exhibition.