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Artists, designers, and collectives are invited to propose a site-responsive installation artwork to be suspended in the gallery's atrium lobby for two years (February 2027 to February 2029).
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Get matched →The Robert McLaughlin Gallery invites artists, designers, and collectives to propose a new, site-responsive installation artwork to be suspended in the atrium located in the lobby. This inaugural program will feature a selected work for two years, from February 2027 to February 2029. The commission aims to bring contemporary art into the heart of the gallery, creating a dynamic and welcoming first encounter for visitors.
Proposals welcome from artists, designers, and collectives residing across Ontario who demonstrate a strong contemporary art background and have previously displayed their artwork in an exhibition or public presentation. The RMG encourages applications from visible and invisible minority group members, women, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ identifying people, racialized people, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.
The RMG is particularly interested in proposals that respond to the architectural character of the atrium, the gallery's civic and cultural role in downtown Oshawa, the gallery's history, and the histories and landscapes that shape the Durham region. Proposals must demonstrate a strong contemporary art approach grounded in conceptual clarity and material inquiry. The RMG welcomes proposals demonstrating thoughtful experimentation with materials, process, and form. Works should engage the spatial and atmospheric qualities of the atrium—such as shadow, reflection, transparency, illumination, or seasonal variation—while remaining structurally feasible, durable, and professionally executed.
The total budget for the project is $35,000 CAD (HST inclusive). The project budget includes all costs directly associated with the artwork, including artist fees for design, fabrication, shipping, exhibition fees, travel, installation, and any other incidental and production expenses. Insurance will be provided for the work while it is onsite and one install technician will be provided during the installation period.
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