Call for Submissions: Graphic Mural Design for Construction Site Hoarding, North Oakville

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Call for Submissions – Hoarding Artwork
Graphic Mural Design for the Exterior of a Construction Site in North Oakville

Submission Deadline: May 3, 2026

Daniels Emshih Oakvillage Corporation (Daniels Emshih) invites artists to submit proposals for a public art installation to be displayed around the perimeter of a construction site in North Oakville. The artwork design process will involve consulting with team members of Daniels Emshih on the work to arrive at a final design.

Project Description

For Daniels Emshih, each new home community is a work of art. From conception through to completion, every community is designed to enhance its surroundings, the community and to make a statement about its unique character.

The proposed art is a digital graphic mural design to be applied to construction hoarding located in North Oakville. The hoarding, surrounding an upcoming high-rise residential rental building, will be located at the corner of Postridge Dr. and Dundas St. E., east of Trafalgar Rd.

This residential building will be a connected community within a vibrant neighbourhood in North Oakville, adjacent to convenient retail. Oakville Bus Transit and easy connections to the Oakville GO Station are nearby, and residents will be in close proximity to nature, highways, top-rated schools, Sheridan College Oakville Campus, and so much more.

One artist (or artist team) will be chosen for the project. Priority will be given to artists who self-identify as:

• Having a connection to Oakville community, current or former resident, or works within the community identified
• Emerging and mid-career artists
• Diverse individuals belonging to equity-deserving groups including but not limited to members of visible minority groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2S+ people

Overview:

• Only (one) digital mural/artwork is to be created.
• Artwork to be designed to height of 8 feet (based on size of lower hoarding panels) and approximately 55 feet wide.
• Artwork must be able to be repeated along sections of the hoarding.
• At the artist’s discretion, a pattern-based approach may be used so that the piece is easily scalable and can be cropped to various sizes without impacting the integrity of the piece.
• The art may also be used on the smaller, upper panels of the hoarding.
• On select panels, the artwork may frame the community messaging and partnership logo to create visual interest.
• We encourage submissions that allow for foot traffic engagement and include interactive components within the piece, using artistic elements that would compel foot traffic to stop and connect with the art.

Artwork Concept and File Delivery Details:

Please refer to the attached package for more details.

Process Upon Contract Award:

• Proposal Deadline: May 3, 2026. See proposal requirements below.
• Following contract award, Artist to work on creating and finalizing design
  ◦  Progress images to be shared with Daniels Emshih
  ◦  Daniels Emshih to review/ provide feedback, and Artist to adjust design as required
• Final, print-ready high-resolution files due within 3 weeks of contract award
• Mural to be printed/installed by Daniels Emshih

Submission Requirements:

1. CV / resume with contact information

2. Biography (200 words max.)

3. Artist Statement (1 page max.)

• Outline experience in public art, if any

4. Please indicate/self-identify:

• Connection to the Oakville community e.g. current or former resident, or works within the specific community
• Emerging or Mid-Career Artist
• Optional – diverse individual belonging to equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to members of visible minority groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2S+ communities

5. Up to 3 reference images of past artwork examples

6. Proposal

Proposal is to include concept image/s and a detailed description of the proposed design. The entire work does not need to be illustrated at the proposal stage; however, the final concept/design must be completed within three weeks of the project award. Design progress images to be shared by the selected artist/artist group with Daniels Emshih for review, adjustments, and verification before finalizing artwork.

Proposal must include a proposed budget with a breakdown of costs, including:

Copyright of the artwork will continue to be owned by the Artist; however fee must include granting Daniels Emshih permission to photograph or film and reproduce, use, exhibit, display, broadcast and distribute and create derivative works of these images or videos’ image in any media now known or later developed. The image/s may also be incorporated into the print and/or online marketing brochures to be distributed to real estate agents and prospective purchasers. Additionally, the image(s) may be incorporated into lobby renderings shared on social media, The Daniels Corporation and Emshih Development Inc’s websites, the project microsite, display renderings, or other communications.

7. Please submit proposals via email to the address noted below.

Only one submission per artist will be accepted.

Submission Deadline: May 3, 2026

Please send information as attachment/s by email only (no file transfer links to download) to LocalArt@danielscorp.com to a maximum of 10 MB total.

Daniels Emshih Oakvillage Corporation
130 Queens Quay East, 8th Floor (West Tower)
Toronto, ON M5A 0P6