‘Outside the Box’ 3.0 Toronto Design Offsite Festival January 18-24, 2016
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Are you an Ottawa designer or maker?
Would you like to exhibit your work in Toronto and New York?
Project Brief
After its successful debut during the 2015 Toronto Design Offsite Festival (TO DO), and at WantedDesign Brooklyn, the third edition of ‘Outside the Box’ will be presented during the Toronto Design Offsite Festival, January 18-24, 2016.
Shipped across the country in bankers’ boxes, the Toronto Design Offsite Festival and WantedDesign unpack, install, and present a dozen distinct national and international showcases at a prominent venue in downtown Toronto. Working with local correspondents, each box includes original works from local designers, reflecting the particular resources and makers of each area.
The exhibit will also travel for presentation at WantedDesign, part of NYCxDESIGN in May 2016.
More information on the project, and previous editions, can be found on the Toronto Design Offsite website.
Theme
This third edition of ‘Outside the Box’ features responses on the theme “multiple.” Ottawa is a place where we deal with extremes such as weather (how do we deal with temps that range from -30 degrees to +30 degrees?) and settings (how efficiently can we make the leap from our cubicles to the deep woods via bike paths and roadways?). We respond to the extremes with multiples. We use multi-purpose items to multi-task because we have learned to become multi-faceted.
The first Ottawa edition of Outside the Box 3.0 invites designers working in all media and formats to submit any work to which the theme could be applied. We are open to work in 2- or 3-dimensions, but it must fit into a cardboard bankers’ box (typical dimensions 15” x 12” x 10”) along with the work of other participants.
We will consider submissions of work that has already been produced, as well as prototypes.
How to submit
Submit your expression of interest by:
1. Describing the object or work in one paragraph, making sure to include these details: title, materials, dimensions, year, and how it fits the theme;
2. Submitting a short bio on you and/or your creative practice (max. 150 words);
3. Submitting 1-3 images of the object or work; and
4. Submitting your contact info (name, email, and phone number); a CV; and website URL, Twitter and Instagram names (if available).
** Send all of the above items in ONE PDF FILE (max. file size 5 Mb) by email only to sabinemodder@gmail.com. **
Submissions are due Monday, October 5, 2015.
How much does it cost?
There is no fee for this submission, or for participating in the Festival Exhibition. However, selected participants will assume all travel costs if they choose to attend events in Toronto and/or New York. If selected, you will be responsible for arranging drop-off and pick-up of your work to the Ottawa curator at a central location to be determined.
What happens next?
Selected designers will be notified by email by October 23, 2015.
Questions?
Email your questions to Outside the Box Ottawa curator Sabine Modder (sabinemodder@gmail.com) with the subject line: Outside the Box + your name.
Thank you!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Are you an Ottawa designer or maker?
Would you like to exhibit your work in Toronto and New York?
Project Brief
After its successful debut during the 2015 Toronto Design Offsite Festival (TO DO), and at WantedDesign Brooklyn, the third edition of ‘Outside the Box’ will be presented during the Toronto Design Offsite Festival, January 18-24, 2016.
Shipped across the country in bankers’ boxes, the Toronto Design Offsite Festival and WantedDesign unpack, install, and present a dozen distinct national and international showcases at a prominent venue in downtown Toronto. Working with local correspondents, each box includes original works from local designers, reflecting the particular resources and makers of each area.
The exhibit will also travel for presentation at WantedDesign, part of NYCxDESIGN in May 2016.
More information on the project, and previous editions, can be found on the Toronto Design Offsite website.
Theme
This third edition of ‘Outside the Box’ features responses on the theme “multiple.” Ottawa is a place where we deal with extremes such as weather (how do we deal with temps that range from -30 degrees to +30 degrees?) and settings (how efficiently can we make the leap from our cubicles to the deep woods via bike paths and roadways?). We respond to the extremes with multiples. We use multi-purpose items to multi-task because we have learned to become multi-faceted.
The first Ottawa edition of Outside the Box 3.0 invites designers working in all media and formats to submit any work to which the theme could be applied. We are open to work in 2- or 3-dimensions, but it must fit into a cardboard bankers’ box (typical dimensions 15” x 12” x 10”) along with the work of other participants.
We will consider submissions of work that has already been produced, as well as prototypes.
How to submit
Submit your expression of interest by:
1. Describing the object or work in one paragraph, making sure to include these details: title, materials, dimensions, year, and how it fits the theme;
2. Submitting a short bio on you and/or your creative practice (max. 150 words);
3. Submitting 1-3 images of the object or work; and
4. Submitting your contact info (name, email, and phone number); a CV; and website URL, Twitter and Instagram names (if available).
** Send all of the above items in ONE PDF FILE (max. file size 5 Mb) by email only to sabinemodder@gmail.com. **
Submissions are due Monday, October 5, 2015.
How much does it cost?
There is no fee for this submission, or for participating in the Festival Exhibition. However, selected participants will assume all travel costs if they choose to attend events in Toronto and/or New York. If selected, you will be responsible for arranging drop-off and pick-up of your work to the Ottawa curator at a central location to be determined.
What happens next?
Selected designers will be notified by email by October 23, 2015.
Questions?
Email your questions to Outside the Box Ottawa curator Sabine Modder (sabinemodder@gmail.com) with the subject line: Outside the Box + your name.
Thank you!