Jeune tête d'affiche

Deadline: May 12, 2026

This call is open to any student in a master's or doctoral program in visual arts at a Canadian university, or Canadian students doing a master’s or doctorate abroad.  

Each year, Dazibao promotes the work of a student whose practice is image-based. The selected artist will have their image featured in Dazibao’s annual programming poster, distributed locally, nationally and internationally. The work will also be featured on Dazibao’s website, thus contributing to its yearly visual identity. In addition to considerable exposure, the artist will receive $600 CAD. This opportunity is meant to give visibility to an emerging artist whose image-based work aligns with Dazibao’s mandate of supporting research, experimentation and critical reflection by valorizing practices rooted in the social issues of today. 

Applicants are encouraged to consult Dazibao’s mandate and the history of past Jeune tête d’affiche. Recipients are selected based on the suitability of the image for the poster, in combination with the strength of their overall artistic practice. Submissions should include specific images to propose for the poster, as well as images documenting past works. 

Conditions

→ The student must be registered for a graduate degree or doctorate in visual arts in winter 2026. 

→ Canadian and international students studying in Canada and Canadian students abroad are eligible to apply. 

→ Artists are encouraged to consider the poster as a format and medium for their submission.

Submission Requirements

→ Artist statement (250 words)

→ Biography (250 words)

→ Visual material: 

→ Up to 15 images: These should include images of past works that demonstrate the artist’s practice as well as images designated for the poster. (Maximum 1MB per image, JPEG, PNG formats)

→ Optional: video links (maximum 5 minutes)

→ List of images and instructions for viewing video

→ CV

Only proposals submitted via the online form will be considered.

Due to a high volume of submissions, only the selected artist will be contacted. We thank you for the time and care invested in your proposal.

Questions and inquiries can be sent to info@dazibao.art.