A square digital illustration depicts a colourful, stylized city scene. In the background, block-like buildings in pastel blues, pinks, purples, and yellows overlap, with small square windows in contrasting shades of magenta and yellow. Two large blank yellow billboards on dark posts dominate the foreground: one positioned on the left at an angle, slightly farther back, and one on the right in front. A bright pink road runs along the bottom edge with small trees scattered between the buildings. The sky above is a soft gradient of lavender fading to pale white. Bold black uppercase text spans the top of the image: “EYELEVEL × NOCTURNE.” Below it, smaller black text reads: “ERI eleven ABOUT TOWN: BIANNUAL PRINTED-MATTER MEMBER’S SHOW.” 

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Call for Submissions - ERI 11: About Town

Posted 23 Sep 2025

Deadline: October 9th by midnight

Eyelevel invites all current members to submit work for the 11th iteration of our biannual printed matter members’ show, ERI! This year, we are partnering with Nocturne Art At Night to present members’ works in ad spaces across the city. Members are invited to consider the context of advertising when submitting their work. Some interpretations on this theme could include:

  • Designs that mimic or subvert advertising

  • Text-based art

  • Referencing the history of ads

  • Protest signage and postering

A selection of submissions will be displayed on digital ads at the ferry terminals, and two digital billboards on Barrington Street during Nocturne (October 18th). All other submissions will be postered across downtown and the North End. All submissions will be available for purchase as limited-edition high-quality prints through our bookstore, with 70% of proceeds going to the artist. 

Members are invited to submit original designs or documentation of past work that can work well as a poster or an ad. Submissions should follow the size guidelines below for either horizontal or vertical display.

This exhibition is non-juried and for Eyelevel members. If you are not currently a member, memberships can be purchased at www.eyelevel.art/membership. Free/PWYC memberships are available, and membership is open to anyone. 

 

Submission Guidelines:

Deadline: October 9th by midnight 

Please send the following to info@eyelevel.art, plus your image, or fill out the Google Form https://forms.gle/KYSW5m542z4BXGyB8

Content Guidelines: Due to the highly public nature of this exhibition, nudity, profanity, and graphic depictions of violence are not suitable for this project, and Eyelevel will not accept any submissions that do not adhere to our code of conduct (no hate, no discrimination). 

The purpose of this project is to take over traditional ad spaces with contemporary art! Artists are welcome to interpret this idea in fun and experimental ways; however, submissions whose sole purpose is to advertise a business will not be included in this project. 

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Size Guidelines:

All images will be inserted into poster or digital ad templates by Eyelevel that will include details about the work and Eyelevel’s logo at the bottom. 

Images should be 300dpi for printing 

Horizontal Images: 12 inches (width) x 8.5 inches (height) max

Vertical Images: 6.5 inches (width) x 14 inches (height) max

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Submission Details

Are you a member of Eyelevel? Y/N

If you are not currently a member, please visit www.eyelevel.art/membership to pick one up

Your Name:

Your Email:

Display Name (if different than above):

Title of Work:

Materials, year (optional):

Image Description (optional): 

An image description for blind and low-vision viewers. Note: if you don’t include an image description, one will be written for you, but we love it when artists write their own, particularly for any depictions of people.

Any specific information for Eyelevel’s staff? (optional)

You can include some background information about this image and details about this project for Eyelevel’s online bookstore. 

Email address for e-transfer, or name for cheques of any sales:

Do you agree to the following consignment terms for Eyelevel’s bookstore? Y/N

  • I understand that this is a non-juried and unpaid exhibition. Works by all members of Eyelevel will be included, except for artwork that is hateful and/or violates our code of conduct in any way.

  • I understand that ERI 11 is an artistic takeover of traditional advertising spaces, and I agree to the terms that the work won’t include nudity, profanity or graphic depictions of violence. If my submission is not suitable for this project, it will not be included.

  • I agree to Eyelevel's size rules for this program, and I understand that my submission will be added to a template to fit the size constraints of posters and digital ads. This may result in my work having a large margin or negative space around it to fit within the necessary templates.

  • I understand that if I do not include all of the requested details about my work, it may not be included.

  • I authorize Eyelevel to sell high-quality posters containing my image through print-on-demand. I acknowledge that Eyelevel will set a standard price for all posters, and that I will receive 70% of all sales proceeds.