EQ Bank is pleased to launch the 11th edition of the Emerging Digital Artists Award, Canada’s award for critical experimentation in digital media.Artists within the first eight years of their professional careers are encouraged to apply. Submissions should be screen-based works that are not only created with digital technologies, but also speak to the concerns, ethics, and constructs of virtual space and their production. Submissions should be made to one of five categories:
Still Image- A still work created through digital processes such as generative imagery, scanning technology, photo manipulation, illustration graphics, or renders of 3D models or virtual worlds.
Moving Image- A time-based 2D work using digital processes in its creation, including but not limited to video, animation, machinima, and GIF art.
2D Interactive- An interactive artwork experienced on a computer, tablet, or mobile phone such as game art, web art, as well as generative simulations that do not require direct user input.
Extended Reality (XR)- A virtual, augmented, or mixed reality work experienced through a smartphone, tablet, or headset, or as a 360-degree video.
3D Installation- A multi-component, primarily screen-based work produced and presented with digital technologies that engages audiences in physical space.
Deadline for Applications: Monday, August 18, 2025, by 11:59 pm ET.
