DesignTO 2027 Thematic Exhibition Call for Submissions
DesignTO invites submissions from artists and designers working in all mediums and formats. Submissions of existing work or realized projects are preferred; however, submissions of new work and speculative projects will be considered. The exhibition runs January 22 – April 18, 2027 (dates TBC), as part of the DesignTO Festival, January 22 – 31, 2027, and is co-presented with the Textile Museum of Canada.
Between Flood and Forgetting [An exhibition in two tides]
There are two ways to be inside a climate crisis. One is practical: the flood has come, the fire has burned, and there is work to be done. The other is emotional: something you loved is gone, and nobody has given you a place to put that grief. This exhibition is concerned with both ways of being. It takes the lived experience of climate change as its subject, not the politics of it, not the science of it, but what it actually feels like to inhabit a world being unmade and remade at the same time. It is an invitation to artists whose work sits inside that experience, in whatever form that takes.
Submission Guidelines
All submissions must include:
- A description of the project or work (max. 150 words) — please be sure to include the following details: title, materials/format, dimensions, year
- A description of how your object or work connects to the exhibition theme (max 300 words)
- A short bio on you and/or your creative practice (max. 150 words)
- 1-5 images of the project or work (max. 1MB per image)
- Contact info (name, email, phone number, mailing address), CV, and website URL (if available)
