Call for submissions for Canada's first digital art award open now
until August 5, 2024
TORONTO, July 5, 2024
/CNW/ - EQ Bank, powered by Canada's Challenger Bank™,
Equitable Bank, is pleased to announce the 10th edition
of the Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA), Canada's leading award for critical
experimentation in digital media.
Since it was established in 2015, the EDAA has awarded over
$150,000 to 55 digital artists and
celebrated a range of screen-based practices including video,
animation, web art, game art, and virtual reality. As a digital
bank, EQ Bank is proud to continue supporting
Canada's talented and innovative
digital artist community through this unique initiative.
The 2024 call for submissions is open until
August 5, 2024. Canadian digital artists within
the first eight years of their professional careers are encouraged
to apply here.
"The EDAA was born out of a simple line of inquiry a decade
ago – would it not make sense to support digital
artists working hard to carve out an exciting new niche in art, as
we chart our own plans to launch a digital bank?" said Andrew Moor, president and CEO, EQ Bank. "We dug
deeper and were inspired to launch the EDAA to champion digital
artists' efforts amid the unique challenges they face. We haven't
looked back since – each year, we meet a new
cohort of innovators and are fortunately able to allow more people
to engage with the dynamic worlds they've crafted in the digital
space."
Artists can apply to one of five distinct award categories, each
with a $5,000 prize: still image,
moving image, 2D interactive, 3D installation and extended reality.
Submissions are reviewed by an impressive lineup of guest judges
from the digital and contemporary arts communities including
Zach Blas,
Skawennati, Crystal Mowry and
Kara Stone.
"There is so much to celebrate in our 10th year,
including the more than 75 digital artists, curators and scholars
who have come together through this award over the past decade,"
said Shannon Linde, senior curator,
EQ Bank. "The EDAA was well ahead of its time in recognizing
artists who engage with new technologies in their work. In 2024, it
feels more important than ever to honour experimental practices
that resist the notion that screen time lacks space for critical
engagement."
As a longtime champion of artistic innovation in digital spaces,
the EDAA is marking its 10th anniversary in several
exciting ways:
- The 2024 campaign will feature a new digital series by
Toronto-based artist Diana Lynn VanderMeulen;
- The EDAA's five winning works will be included in an expanded
virtual exhibition produced by SpekWork Studio in partnership with
the MacKenzie Art Gallery in
Regina throughout 2024-25;
- Winning recipients' works will also be included in a touring
2024-25 group exhibition at Gallery TPW in Toronto, EMMEDIA in Calgary and Centre for Art Tapes in
Halifax; and
- One of the five winning recipients will participate in an
international residency with CYENS Thinker Maker Space in
Nicosia, Cyprus, in 2025.
The five recipients of the 2024 Emerging Digital Artists Award
will be announced in October 2024 and
celebrated at an award ceremony in Toronto in January
2025 to coincide with the launch of the virtual exhibition
and first stop of the touring group exhibition.
To learn more about the EDAA or to submit your digital art for
consideration, please complete an application form here by
August 5, 2024. Certain terms and conditions
apply.
About the EDAA
The Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA) is Canada's award for critical experimentation in
digital media, proudly presented by EQ Bank. Launched in 2015, the
EDAA has awarded over $150,000 to 55
artists and celebrated a range of screen-based practices including
video, animation, virtual reality, game art, and web art.
To learn more, follow us on Instagram.
About EQ Bank
Equitable Bank has a clear mission to drive change in Canadian
banking to enrich people's lives. As Canada's Challenger Bank™ and seventh largest
bank by assets, it leverages technology to deliver exceptional
personal and commercial banking experiences and services to over
639,000 customers and more than six million credit union members
through its businesses. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of EQB Inc.
(TSX: EQB and EQB.PR.C), a leading digital financial services
company with $123 billion in combined assets
under management and administration (as at
April 30, 2024). Through its digital EQ Bank
platform (eqbank.ca), its customers have named it one of the
top banks in Canada on the Forbes
World's Best Banks list since 2021.
To learn more, please
visit eqb.investorroom.com or connect with us
on LinkedIn.
For submission-related inquiries, contact:
Shannon Linde
Senior Curator
slinde@eqbank.ca
For media inquiries, contact:
Maggie Hall
Director, PR & Communications
maggie.hall@eqbank.ca
SOURCE EQ Bank
