Cutting edge international fashion retailer H& M and OCAD University’s Faculty of Art are pleased to announce an exciting new competition, ‘Toronto Loves Fashion! Fashion Loves Toronto!
, a venture that will feature OCAD University’s fastest growing specialization in the vanguard art form of Digital
Painting. H&M is looking for work from up to 8 artists to be displayed on the temporary construction hoarding in front of the H&M Toronto flagship store at Dundas and Yonge Streets. The winning students will each receive:
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per artist
 An exclusive invitation to H&M’s re-launch event
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Lots of public exposure through traditional press and social media
H&M is renovating its iconic location in the heart of Toronto in the Eaton Centre at Yonge and
Dundas. During the renovation, the store will be covered with temporary walls (hoarding) and H&M wants to work with creative and talented individuals to help make this project unique and special, incorporating the worlds of art and fashion into a visual creation for people passing by Canada’s busiest intersection!
8 artworks will be chosen, each piece is to be a Digital Painting on vinyl output. The final dimensions of each artwork are to be: 3’ 6” x 6’. The artworks will be printed digitally on vinyl and will be treated for durability. Didactic panels will accompany the artworks and include information about OCAD U, the Digital Painting specialization, and information about each artist.
The competition is open to all 3 rd and 4 th year OCAD University students, as well as recent alumni.
Please submit all of the following files electronically, via WeTransfer, Dropbox file share, another file sharing service or on a CD or zip drive by May 4 th , to Tracy Buchanan in the Faculty of Art office or at tbuchanan@ocadu.ca
. Please use the phrase Toronto Loves Fashion! Fashion Loves Toronto!
in the subject line of your email or as your folder name.
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A maximum of 2 digital images (35 0 dpi, at least 5” on smallest side) by May 4 th (only one per student can be chosen)
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The Artist Participation Agreement
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Short Artist Statement (50-100 words) to present the artwork and its artist
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A brief bio (50-100 words)
The jury will be comprised of 3 members from H&M and 2 members from OCAD University. The jury will meet to view submissions on May 6 th .
The winners will be contacted by email on May 6 th .
The work is to be completed and delivered by the winning student by May 22 nd .
H&M will install the temporary construction hoarding and all the artistic elements by May 29 th .
The winners will meet with H&M and OCAD U to admire the pieces on the H&M store hoarding and will be rewarded with their $500 cash or gift cards on June 5 th .

Artist Information (Please Print):
Mr./Ms. Given Name
Address:
Surname:
City:
Prov./State:
Phone:
Title of work:
Postal/Zip:
Email:
Date produced:
Social Media handles (encouraged, but not mandatory)
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Twitter:
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Instagram:
*When chosen each winning student will submit their image at exact size (6’ W x 3’ 6” H) and 350 dpi, for professional production.
*The winning student(s) agrees to honour the deadline established by H&M for delivery of the final image.
*The winning student(s) will be awarded
.
*H&M will have ownership of the winning artwork. The winning student(s) grants H&M the right to copy and/or reproduce the artwork for the sole purpose of promoting the competition Toronto Loves
Fashion! Fashion Loves Toronto! and/or to be used as internal artwork . H&M, to the extent possible, will identify the winning student(s) as the author of the artwork. The winning student(s) will retain their copyright and moral rights with regards to the produced work. Should H&M wish to reproduce the artwork for commercial sale, both parties agree to enter the discussion in good faith.
*All art works are subject to final edit by the jury.
*In signing below, the winning student acknowledges they have read this agreement, understand its contents, and agree to the terms listed above. If the winning student is younger than eighteen (18) years old, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required.
STUDENT SIGNATURE DATE
Name of Parent or legal guardian (if applicable):
SIGNATURE DATE
Submissions to: Tracy Buchanan at tbuchanan@ocadu.ca by May 4 th 2015.
Please use the phrase Toronto Loves Fashion! Fashion Loves Toronto!
in the subject line of your email and/or as your folder name.