Call to Artists
CALL TO ARTISTS:
PRIDE AT GLADSTONE HOUSE
Exhibition dates: June 2 – June 30, 2026 (with possibility of extension)
Application deadline: May 10, 11:59pm
Artist fee: The artist will be paid a fee of $250 for the use of the work. Printing costs are covered by Gladstone House.
Pride is coming to Gladstone House! We’re looking to add some colour and excitement to the windows of Cassette, Gladstone House’s hub for food, drink, live performances and programming.
The work will be printed on vinyl, visible on both Queen Street and inside Cassette. Work does not have to be readable forward and reverse: it will be printed twice so that the correct orientation is seen from both inside and outside.
One artist will be selected.
What we’re looking for:
- Colourful, eye-catching artwork
- The original images can be any 2D work (including painting, drawing, photography, collage, illustration, digital) but selected work MUST be provided as high-res files suitable for printing
- Abstract or figurative
- Appropriate for viewers and passersby of all ages
- Existing artwork: the artist is not asked to create new work
- The work does not need to address a theme or Pride
- Artwork should be cohesive and be from the same body of work
- Previously exhibited artwork is accepted
Other information:
- The artwork does not need to exactly fit the measurements in the image, however the printed image will be no more than 70cm high.
- The curator and artist will collaborate on the final size and layout.
- Please look at the photograph and measurements of the windows and choose your application images with this in mind: 4 panes are suitable for roughly square images and 2 are suitable for narrow, portrait orientation images.
- A continuous landscape-oriented image (or 2) will also work.
- Images may need to be cropped slightly to fit, or borders may be added.
- Please note that if an image spans 2 or more windows, the window mullions will bisect the image.
- The selected artist must provide high-res digital files of the artwork.
- Gladstone House will manage and pay for printing and installation.
- The artist’s name and Instagram and/or website will appear with the work.
This call is open to any artist who is:
- considered professional, according to the Canada Council definition*
- 2SLGBTQ+
- 18 or older
- a resident of Toronto
* The Canada Council defines a professional artist as an artist who:
- has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
- is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition)
- is committed to devoting more time to artistic activity, if possible financially
- has [some] history of public presentation or publication [including exhibitions as part of post-secondary coursework or thesis]
HOW TO APPLY
Applying is easy! Send an email with the subject line Pride application to Curator Lee Petrie (lpetrie@archivehospitality.com) by May 10 at 11:59pm and attach one (1) PDF no larger than 5MB with the following:
1. Name
2. Phone number
3. Postal code (open to Toronto residents only)
4. Instagram and website (for your art practice)
5. Artist bio (75 words max) (if your bio is on your website, provide the link instead)
Tell us a bit about yourself and your work – summarize key details of your work, what inspires you and informs your work.
7. Images with captions or image list
Include up to 8 images. Captions or image list must include title, media, size, date completed. Please ensure that images are clear. Do not include more than 3 images per page.
Questions? Please contact Lee Petrie, Curator, lpetrie@archivehospitality.com
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