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DEADLINE: August 25th, 2025
LOCATION: Charles Street Video, 76 Geary Ave
EXHIBITION TIMELINE: September 21st - 22nd, 2025*
*Geary Art Crawl dates are TBA, *Possibility of extension till Sept 29th, 2025




Anticipating hundreds in attendance, of all ages, Charles Street Video is calling for submissions from artists interested in taking part in a two day installation as a part of the Geary Art Crawl. We’re currently looking for hybrid exhibitions that include installation work and/or live performance (ie. Spoken Word, Experimental Music, Performance Art, Experimental Dance) for a program in front of Charles Street. This opportunity is rain or shine and includes a $500 material or 3rd party rental award, up to $2000 in CSV Equipment credit, a $1000 Artist Fee, staff support, and waived membership fee for the year or free renewal.

Share your art as a part of a local festival celebrating music, visual art installations, pop-ups, food and more in a creative emergence that celebrates the arts while putting local businesses at the forefront.

Charles Street Video is committed to equitable programming and hiring practices and encourages individuals from traditionally marginalised communities to apply for this position. Among others, we invite BIPOC and members of ethnic minorities, women, LGTBQIA2S+ people, and newcomer-Canadians.


More on the Geary Arts Crawl: Geary Avenue is a vibrant employment area within the well established low-rise residential neighbourhood of Davenport. Geary Avenue is prized for its "maker" uses and its eclectic mix of uses such as small-scale artist studios, restaurants, bars and other cultural uses that give the street an authentic, alluring "vibe" that is increasingly making Geary Avenue a commercial and social destination. For more information make sure to check outwww.gearyartcrawl.com.

• The peer-reviewed jury is looking for proposals of exhibits that make unconventional, original and/ or unique interventions in the media arts landscape. The criteria used to measure such contributions inevitably varies.
  
  
• Artists' applications nevertheless are enhanced by their clarity of vision, sense of purpose and urgency, the completeness and 'ready-to-go' state of the project, demonstrable ability on the artist's part to see the project through, and the strength of the support material. The exhibition / presentation of the work will be taken into consideration if it forms a component or primary part of the application.
  
  
• Available funds and credit will generally be awarded to one project per open call. At its discretion, the jury may choose to award partial funding to more than one project.
  
  
• CSV acknowledges that most projects that meet the program's criteria will nonetheless not receive funding; we offer no warranty. There are more good applications than available funds.
  
  
• Open calls for our Geary Art Crawl Call presentation happen once a year in the fall.
  
  
• All Juror comments made during the decision-making process are confidential and will not be released; the jury's decisions are final.
  
  
• Chosen artist(s) must be present during the Geary Arts Crawl, which is a two day event (Saturday; 12pm until 11 PM & Sunday; 12pm until 7 PM)

For successful applicant(s):

1. Prior to releasing a grant, CSV requires the member to sign a contract that outlines the support CSV will provide and the responsibilities of the recipient, including that CSV must be credited in the work and promotional materials, using mutually acceptable language. CSV digital logos are available for this purpose.

2. The artist must submit a report including a financial summary after completing the project, and include a downloadable link or digital copy of the production, together with any related information (e.g. where the work may have played, promo materials developed, festival
invitations, etc.).

3. Unused or partially unused grant funds/ credit will be withdrawn after two years from the grant deadline and will not be released to the granted individual after this time.

4. 50% of the artist fee will be paid upon CSV and the artist's signing of the letter-of-agreement (subject only to revenue confirmation as outlined in the budget requirements section above).
The final 50% of the artist fee will be paid upon completion of the work.

5. CSV assumes the right to use the work, stills and/ or project information for promotional purposes and in organisational funding applications. CSV will endeavour to assign appropriate credit in all instances.

6. Equipment credits may not be transferred to any other member or project, and may be used exclusively for equipment rental.

Questions
All inquiries should be made to programming@charlesstreetvideo.com cc: christian@charlesstreetvideo.com