Project Mapping Mentorship
The City of Mississauga’s Public Art Program is working with AVA Animation and Visual Arts Inc. to once again transform one of the façades of the Hazel McCallion Central Library into a giant canvas for large-scale 3D projection mapping.
AVA will lead a series of four projection mapping workshops where selected emerging artists will work to bring their projection mapping ideas into reality. Participants can expect to:
- Gain skills in projection mapping processes, programs and best practices
- Expand their portfolio, exploring projection mapping as a new medium and creative resource.
- Build connections and expand their network with other artists and curators.
- Learn from AVA about their experience in content creation for projection mapping
Each selected artist will receive $1,500.00 + HST CAD for participating in this mentorship opportunity. Up to seven artists may be selected.
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Submissions will be accepted until July 8, 2025, at 11:59 pm EDT.
This is a public competition open to individual emerging* artists, over the age of 18, residing in Ontario. Students, including art, design, illustration and animation students are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to artists that have a connection to the area, including a connection to the land, and/or a current or former Mississauga resident.
*The City defines an emerging artist as an artist in the early stage of their professional career who may have specialized training (not necessarily gained in an academic institution) and has created a modest independent body of work that may include professional exhibitions, commissions, presentations and/or installations.
We are looking for site-specific artwork that blends technology, public storytelling, and civic imagination to turn the library into a canvas for artistic exploration. The artwork should:
- Imagine the future of urban life, technology, and community in Mississauga
- Reflect on the diverse identities of Mississauga, including the cultures, generations, languages, and lived experiences of the city’s residents
- Showcase Mississauga’s vibrant character through its people, rhythms, and evolving landscape.
The selected artist(s) will be responsible for:
- Attending all four workshops (mixture of both in-person and virtual workshops)
- Submitting draft animations based on workshop outcomes (there is flexibility in the medium that can be used for draft animations)
- Submitting final artwork files according to the required specifications – the final submission will be either a short one-to-two-minute movie file or five digital image files
The total budget for all artist fees and expenses related to participating in this project is $1,500 + HST Canadian Dollars for each selected artist. Up to seven artists may be selected for this mentorship opportunity.
Selected artists will be required to execute an agreement with AVA. The artist fee will be divided into phased payments that align with the workshop schedule and artwork delivery dates. Participating artists must attend all four workshops as part of the project deliverables.
*This fee includes (but is not limited to): artist fees, workshop attendance and participation, technical consultation, travel to the workshops, the site and project meetings, documentation, and attendance at unveiling of the completed artwork.
It is expected that the selected artist(s) will comply with the project’s general timeline dates, as highlighted below:
- July 8, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EDT – EOI Submission Deadline
- Week of July 21, 2025 – Final artists selected
- August 13, 2025 – Workshop #1 (in person)
- August 27, 2025 – Workshop #2 (virtual)
- September 10, 2025 – Workshop #3 (virtual)
- October 8, 2025 – Workshop #4 (in person)
- October 20, 2025 – Final artwork submission
- November 29, 2025 – Light Up the Square Event (premiere of projection mapping exhibition)
*Schedule is subject to change.
For more information, contact public.art@mississauga.ca or visit mississauga.ca/publicart.