Call for Proposals:
Artists Storefronts

APPLY HERE!

Deadline: July 10, 2023



 
Mustard and green poster that reads: "Call for Proposals! Artists Storefronts. Deadline July 10th. Weekends September 4-24. There is a garland around the periphery and 5 eclectic fonts are used. A hand holding a rose is framed.

*Poster designed by Kianna Mkhonza

Artists Storefronts: Call for Proposals 

Deadline: July 10, 2023 
Dates: Weekends September 4 - 24, 2023
Artist Fee: Artists will be paid $580 tabling fee for 4 half-days + 85% revenue from sales.

A window, a storefront, an ad, a billboard, an intervention, a fundraiser, a pocket, a community favorite, a teeny-tiny hidden gem!

With Artists Storefronts we are exploring the storefront as a space that can delineate certain codes: as an advertisement, an intervention, a billboard. We are looking to artists and collectives whose work intersects with commerce in playful, engaging, and subversive ways. We’re interested in centering craft and design and thinking about its value in contemporary art and commerce spaces. If you feel like your work moves between or defies those categories, this project is for you! We are also excited to program conversations/workshops that delve deeper into all things that intersect with craft.  

Details: 

  • Whippersnapper is seeking applications from artists/collectives/makers for Artists Storefronts, a craft-based series of week-long pop ups. We will be providing six BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, racialized) artists/collectives the opportunity to sell their work at our storefront gallery and come together for a two day artist fair, September 23-24, 2023. This two-day event brings together all artists tabling, craft exploration workshops, and storytelling opportunities.

This opportunity includes:  

  • Your work will be displayed for 1 week in September 2023 (exact dates TBA) at our storefront gallery: 594 Dundas Street West.  

  • Displaying your work at our storefront gallery for one weekend festival September 23-24, alongside 5 other artists. 

  • Professional development opportunities for participating artists to be equipped to sell work 

  • Learning to navigate making sales and setting up systems for sales 

  • Skill sharing opportunities through pre-event professional development session 

Artist Fee:

  • Whippersnapper will be paying artists $580 for 4 half-days of tabling/selling their work at the gallery. 

  • Artists keep 85% of revenue from sales, with 15% contribution supporting the PEERS program, Whippersnapper's peer-to-peer mentorship program for emerging artists.

TO APPLY: 
Deadline: July 10, 2023

To apply to Artists Storefronts, please fill out this google form or google doc by July 10. If you’re interested in this opportunity but have hesitations about whether your work fits the call, please get in touch with us and/or consider applying anyway! We’re open to a range of applications, and there are multiple possibilities for this project. Our board and staff are here to support you! If you have further questions about the application or are looking for feedback on an idea please contact Marina Fathalla at programming@whippersnapper.ca before July 6. Thank you for taking the time to submit! 

This project would not be possible without the generous support of Canada Race Relations Foundation!