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Canadian Artist Program
Turn your art into wallpaper. You supply the artwork; we handle production, shipping and every customer conversation, and you earn on every sale.
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Why it exists
A home for Canadian artists’ work, on real walls
We started the Canadian Artist Program because some of the best pattern work in the country deserves to live somewhere bigger than a screen or a print.
It’s a small, curated collection — artists we’ve met, whose work we love, printed as wallpaper and murals in our Vancouver studio. We treat every design the way you’d want it treated: printed to order, checked by hand and sent to people who chose it because it’s yours.
There’s nothing to pay to join and no inventory to manage. You keep the rights to your work and earn a share of every sale. Most importantly, your name stays on it.
- 20%
- Commission on the pre-tax value of every design of yours we sell
- Free to join
- No application, listing or annual fees
- Your rights
- You keep full ownership; we take a non-exclusive licence to print
- Made to order
- Printed in Vancouver, so there’s no stock and no risk to you
How it works
You make the art. We look after everything it takes to get it onto a wall.
We want you spending your time on your work, not on order emails. So we take on the production, the customers and the admin, and keep you in the loop on all of it.
- Your artist page
- Your own collection in our Canadian Artists directory, with your bio, your photo and your work together in one place.
- Printing & shipping
- Every order is printed to order in our Vancouver studio, packed and shipped by our team.
- Customer care
- Questions, sample requests, sizing and returns all come to us. You won’t ever have to handle a support ticket.
- Your portal
- See each sale as it happens — units, revenue, commission and payment history — plus which designs are being sampled and looked at.
- Room previews
- We create room previews for each design, so buyers can picture it on their own wall.
- Sharing your work
- We feature our artists in our marketing, on social and to the interior designers in our trade programme — always by name.
- Getting paid
- Commission is paid by e-transfer on our regular schedule, with a full statement.
Who does what
Your part, and ours
Your part
- Share high-resolution artwork files (JPG, PNG, TIFF or PSD — we’ll guide you on specs)
- Write a short bio and send a photo of yourself
- Choose how your collection is named: “[Your name] Wallpaper” or “[Your name] Designs”
- Keep making the work you love
Our part
- Build and look after your artist page and collection
- Create room previews for every design
- Catalogue, categorise and present your designs on the site
- Take each order, then print, pack and ship it from Canada
- Handle every customer question, sample request and return
- Pay your commission on schedule, with a full statement
Getting started
From first hello to your first design
It’s a short, personal process, and most artists have their first design listed within a week of saying yes.
Introduce yourself
Use the form below to share a link to your portfolio and a few words about what you make. We look at every submission ourselves and will get back to you within a few business days.
Agree the details
If it feels like a fit on both sides, we’ll send you a sign-up link. You’ll read the artist agreement, confirm your details, add your photo and bio, and choose your collection name.
Share your first designs
You’ll land in your artist portal, where you upload your first few designs with a title and a short description. We take it from there.
See your work on walls
We list your designs, create the room previews and start sharing your work. When something sells, you’ll see it in your portal the same day.
Apply
Share your work with us
Tell us a little about what you make and where we can see it. There’s no need to send files yet — a link is all we need to start.
We read every submission ourselves. If it feels like a fit, we’ll be in touch within a few business days to talk it through.
Prefer email? wally@wallpaperonline.ca
Thank you — we’ve got it
We’ll take a proper look at your work and be in touch within a few business days if it feels like a fit.
Common questions
The details
Who is eligible?
Canadian artists and designers — professional, emerging or independent. Your work needs to be original and yours to license. We’re building a curated roster rather than a marketplace, so we look at each submission individually.
Does it cost anything?
No. There’s no fee to apply, no listing fees and no annual dues. We only earn when you do.
How does the 20% commission work?
You receive 20% of the pre-tax revenue on every sale of any of your designs. Sales appear in your artist portal as they happen, and payouts are made by e-transfer on our regular schedule.
Do I keep the rights to my work?
Yes. You keep full ownership of your artwork. Joining grants us a non-exclusive licence to print and sell your designs as wallpaper on our site; it doesn’t stop you selling the same work elsewhere or in other formats.
Can I remove a design later?
Yes. You can retire any design from your portal at any time. Existing orders are still honoured, but the design won’t be shown to new buyers.
What file format should I supply?
We accept JPG, PNG, TIFF and Photoshop (PSD) files up to 250MB. As a rule of thumb, aim for at least 150 DPI at the largest wall size you’d expect someone to buy. We’ll guide you on the specifics once you’re on board, and can help scale or clean up files if needed.
Who handles printing and customer service?
We do, entirely. Every roll is printed to order in our Vancouver studio, then packed and shipped by our team. All customer conversations — sample requests, refunds, sizing questions — come to us.
How will I know how my designs are doing?
Your artist portal shows sales, revenue and commission in real time, filterable by date range. You’ll also see which designs are being sampled and which are getting attention on the site.
Location
Proudly made in Vancouver, Canada.
Working on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
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