Call to Canadian Artists: 2022 Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Prize

Glenfiddich Announces the Canadian Open Call for the Coveted 2022 Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Prize

Glenfiddich® Single Malt Whisky is pleased to announce an Open Call to Artists currently living and working in Canada to enter the internationally renowned competition for the prestigious 2022 Glenfiddich® Artists in Residence Prize.

In the summer of 2022, Glenfiddich® will celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of its residency program, which has brought artists together from countries such as Australia, Chile, China, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and of course, Canada.

This year’s Canadian winner will join a number of other artists at the historic setting of the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland for three months next summer. While there, they will have the opportunity to form lasting friendships and foster cross-disciplinary ideas while working in an international community.

Artists are encouraged to take inspiration from the unique setting in the Scottish Highlands and create an artwork that they would not be able to produce elsewhere.

One of the most coveted residencies in the world, the Glenfiddich residency has a value of over $20,000 CDN per artist. The distillery covers the cost of travel and accommodation (the artists live in small Scottish farm houses called ‘crofts’) and provides a monthly salary and a generous production and materials budget.

The winning Canadian artist will be announced in March of 2022.

A distinguished jury of artists and curators selects from over 200 submissions each year, and creates a list of ten finalists. The 2022 jury includes Michelle Jacques, Head of Exhibitions and Collections & Chief Curator at Remai Modern in Saskatoon; David Diviney, the senior curator at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax; Michelle Schultz, Executive Director of Latitude 53 in Edmonton; Stefan Hancherow, Associate Art Curator for RBC in Toronto; Collin Zipp, the director of Platform in Winnipeg; Ivan Jurakic, Director of the University of Waterloo Art Gallery; and the Canadian 2008 Glenfiddich® Artists in Residence Prize recipient, Dave Dyment.

From the shortlist they create, the Glenfiddich® Artists in Residence program curator Andy Fairgrieve researches the ten finalists and selects the winning applicant.

“Providing the opportunity to artists from across the globe to collaborate and create in the scenic Scottish highlands is an honour we respect highly,” Fairgrieve says. “Each year brings a new selection of passionate artists, and each year we are greatly impressed by the work that they create.”

Dyment adds “The support to artists extends far beyond the financial – Andy gives over virtually every waking hour he has to ensure that artists have the assistance, the resources and the distinctive highland hospitality to allow them to make the best work they can, while also enjoying the uniquely idyllic environment. My time there is among the best three months of my life. It’s a pretty magical place – castles and cows and cookouts and all the whiskey you can drink.”

Dean Baldwin, the 2021 Canadian Artist-in-Residence, remarks: “I’ve found myself longing for the place and the extended experience I gained at Glenfiddich. Speyside is a unique and inspiring setting for such a remarkable journey, not always easy, but ever revealing as a backdrop to understand who we are as artists and why we do the things we do. The new connections formed with the other resident artists are especially important, yet the solitude and focus that the residency provides is such a rare and special gift. It all feels like a dream. Did that really just happen? When can I go back?”

The Glenfiddich® Artist-in-Residence Prize has sponsored well over a hundred artists since its inception in 2002. Past Canadian recipients have included Annie Pootoogook, Daniel Barrow, Myfanwy MacLeod, Damian Moppett, Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky, Jon Sasaki, Eleanor King, Lee Henderson, Vanessa Maltese, Christof Migone & Marla Hlady and last year’s winner Dean Baldwin. They have produced work in a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, sound art, video, photography, performance and installation.

The open-call was placed on hiatus last December, due to COVID19. William Grant and Sons Ltd are committed to keeping all employees and visitors on their sites as safe as possible and several measures are in place in accordance with Scottish Government guidelines regarding social distancing and mask wearing in public areas.

In addition to these measures all employees and visitors to our sites must undergo daily temperature checks and twice weekly PCR testing. Artists must undertake to fully comply with these and any other measures in use at time of residence. Artists will be provided with business class airline tickets and will need to comply with any and all Scottish Government requirements in place at the time for arrivals to Scotland. Please note these might differ from UK government guidelines. William Grant and Sons will cover costs incurred through mandatory testing. In addition to this, artists could also be required on arrival to undertake a period of self-isolation in their accommodation for ten days. In this time artists will be fully supported with meals supplied from the menu on offer at the distillery’s Malt Barn restaurant. Artists should also ensure they have sufficient heath travel insurance.

Online submissions open Monday, December 6, 2021 and must be received by midnight Eastern Time Tuesday, January 25, 2022 (Robbie Burns day).

For more information and to apply please visit:
www.glenfiddich.com/ca/artistsinresidence

William Grant & Sons Ltd
William Grant & Sons is an independent family-owned distiller founded by William Grant in 1887 and today still controlled by the fifth generation of his family. Named ‘IWSC Distiller of the Year’ in 2012 for the fifth consecutive year, William Grant & Sons distils some of the world’s leading brands of Scotch whisky, including the world’s favourite single malt Glenfiddich®, the handcrafted range of The Balvenie® single malts and one of the world’s best loved blended Scotches, Grant’s®, as well as selected other spirits, including Hendrick’s® Gin, and Sailor Jerry® Spiced Rum and Tullamore Dew®.

Contact: artistsinresidencecanada [arobas] glenfiddich [point] ca

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Appel 2022-2024
Expositions, résidences, projets spéciaux / artistes qui vivent au Québec et au Canada

Espace américain, exposition collective Être au monde, 2021
Date de tombée : 1er février 2022

Dans son mandat, VU considère la photographie non seulement comme une finalité mais aussi comme un moyen d’activer des recherches, des pensées, des idéaux. Voulant affirmer le rôle du centre d’artistes comme espace de création, VU souhaite accueillir des projets et des pratiques d’artistes qui réfléchissent les façons de faire et de penser avec le photographique. 

Puisque nous sommes de retour dans nos espaces à Méduse, les projets d’expositions sont à nouveau admissibles! VU souhaite autant recevoir des propositions de projets que de connaître votre pratique ou savoir ce sur quoi vous travaillez en ce moment, afin de rester à l’écoute des pratiques actuelles en photographie. Sur la base de cet appel, VU constituera son programme d’expositions, de résidences et d’événements, et conservera certains dossiers pour des projets en développement. 

Dans une intention de rencontre et une volonté de prendre le temps de se questionner, de prendre soin de nous et des autres, nous souhaitons favoriser une posture d’écoute et d’ouverture vis-à-vis de notre communauté. Nous encourageons donc les artistes de tous horizons, que ce soit au niveau des origines, des parcours, des expressions de genres ou encore du développement de carrière, à se présenter ou à nous proposer un projet. 

Avez-vous besoin d’approfondir une recherche, de suivre une formation, de partager sur votre pratique avec d’autres artistes, d’être accompagné dans une démarche, de travailler avec une communauté? Afin d’imaginer notre prochaine programmation avec vous, nous invitons les artistes s’intéressant au photographique à partager leurs idées, leurs projets et leurs pratiques.

Votre dossier devra comprendre :
– Une présentation de votre pratique et/ou de votre projet (500 mots max)
– Un curriculum vitæ à jour
– Des images et/ou votre site web

 
 Envoyez-nous votre dossier à l’adresse appels [arobas] vuphoto [point] org via WeTransfer avec un fichier compressé (.zip) de maximum 25 Mo.

* Dû au grand nombre de réception de dossiers, seuls les artistes retenus pour la programmation seront contactés.
** Veuillez noter que nos espaces de production sont accessibles aux membres sans soumission de dossiers. Pour joindre les espaces de production de VU, composez le 418 640-2558 ou cliquez ici.

Pour toute question concernant l’appel de dossiers, contactez-nous à appels [arobas] vuphoto [point] org

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Call for Submissions – Factory Media Centre &NOW 2022 Production Residency & Scholarship

Factory Media Centre (FMC) is seeking submissions from multimedia and experimental film artists for our annual &NOW Production Residency & Scholarship (PR&S) program set to begin this upcoming Winter 2022.

Amid a global pandemic, this year’s &NOW Residency Program will be taking place virtually, online on a platform of each artist(s)’ choice. How can multimedia artists extend their practice to combat isolation and connect to new communities? Not limited by physical location in Hamilton, Ontario, we are inviting applications from across Canada and beyond.

Artists or artist teams working in digital, or media art forms are encouraged to apply. Selection criteria will be based on project originality, and its potential for artistic growth. Selections will be made by FMC’s Programming Committee.

Eligibility criteria

• Emerging, mid-career or established artists (or artist teams)
• Must be a member of the Factory Media Centre at the start of the residency term (To become a member visit: www.factorymediacentre.ca/join/)
  –  Full Membership: $45
  –  Seniors (65+) & Full time Student (18+): $25

Resources

• $2000 artist fee for the residency period. If applying as a team the artist fee will be split equally among team members.
• Payment for artist talk and public program.
• $1500 – $2000 scholarship for equipment rental (Local artists only: see rental page: www.factorymediacentre.ca/equipment-rentals).
• Introduction orientation session and technical assistance as needed
• Staff and board support
• Online studio visit with peers from Hamilton’s art community

Artist(s) expectations during residency

• Dedicate time to developing new or existing work during the residency period
• Experiment with media art form, technique or content
• Utilize this opportunity production, post-production or to test an exhibition.
• Dedicate set hours per week and advertise virtual open studio hours for FMC’s community to view program updates
• Participate in virtual open studio culminative reception
• Develop and deliver one public program that engages with one of the FMC’s surrounding community. This could be a workshop, participatory experience, or artist talk.
• Acknowledge the support of FMC when presenting the work that was made while in residence.
• Provide high-quality documentation (images, video or sound) for FMC website, archives, or publications.

Dates:
Factory Media Centre’s &Now Production and Scholarship Residency Program has openings for the following terms:

• January 6 – February 11, 2022
• February 4 – March 11, 2022
• March 4 – April 8, 2022

Application Deadline: December 10, 2021 at 11:59pm E.T.

Apply Here:
www.factorymediacentre.ca/andnow2022

Application Requirements:

1. CV (3 page max) and Bio (250 words max)
2. Project Description (300 words max)
3. Work Plan and Schedule (200 words max)
4. Local artists only: What production and postproduction equipment will your project require. Please review our rentals page (www.factorymediacentre.ca/equipment-rentals) and list the equipment we have available.
5. What public program would you to provide to FMC’s Hamilton community and how does this compliment your project? (150 words max)
6. Visual support material: (only one option is required)*
   –  5-7 still images in one PDF document with image information.
   –  2-4 DIRECT website links to video projects or video/photo documentation (videos 2 min max) with project information.

About the Factory Media Centre
The Factory Media Centre is a not-for-profit artist-run resource centre located in Hamilton, Ontario. FMC is dedicated to the production and promotion of creatively diverse forms of independent films, videos, and other streaming multimedia art forms. FMC is currently renovating our new home at 366 Victoria Avenue North, with current programs taking place off-site and online.

Our mission is to develop and support a vibrant, sustainable, creative, and diverse community of Members within Hamilton and its surrounding region, who are involved or interested in the art, the craft, and the technologies, of motion picture media. In addition to our mission, we also provide access to facilities, equipment, peer resources and educational initiatives to the community of time-based visual artists, as well as to the community at large. Through our programming we hope to encourage the development and appreciation of all related visual art forms through an ongoing program of screenings and events.

www.factorymediacentre.ca
www.facebook.com/factorymediacentre
www.instagram.com/factorymediacentre

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Résidence de création interprovinciale – Appel de candidatures
Résidence de création

L’Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick (AAAPNB), La Fédération culturelle acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse (FéCANE), le Conseil culturel Fransaskois (CCF) et Théâtre Action s’associent afin d’offrir une résidence artistique d’une semaine dans les locaux du théâtre l’Escaouette à Moncton au Nouveau-Brunswick.
 

Type de résidence

Cette rencontre artistique prendra la forme d’une résidence multidisciplinaire. Les artistes de toutes les disciplines sont encouragé.e.s à déposer leur candidature. Du 15 au 22 mars 2022, cinq artistes des trois provinces prendront d’assaut le théâtre l’Escaouette afin de travailler sur des créations individuelles, tout en créant des liens entre eux.
 

QUI PEUT S’INSCRIRE?

1. Ce projet est offert aux artistes du Nouveau-Brunswick membres de l’Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick.
2. Ce projet est offert aux artistes professionnel.le.s de la Nouvelle-Écosse et de la Saskatchewan.
3. Ce projet est offert aux artistes membres de Théâtre Action qui auront soumis un dossier de candidature au concours Feuilles vives 2022. Le choix sera déterminé par le comité de pairs des Feuilles vives selon la grille d’évaluation en vigueur.

COMMENT S’INSCRIRE ?

1. Les artistes doivent s’inscrire à l’aide du formulaire au lien suivant.

2. Les artistes doivent soumettre, en plus du formulaire rempli, un curriculum vitae à jour.

 

HORAIRE

Date limite pour soumettre votre candidature : 20 décembre. 

Les candidat.e.s obtiendront une réponse avant le 14 janvier 2022.

Détails

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Call to Artists: ArtworxTO Legacy Artist in Residence (AiR) Program

ArtworxTO invites Toronto-based professional artists to submit Expressions of Interest to participate in the inaugural ArtworxTO Legacy Artist in Residence (AiR) Program.

The ArtworxTO Legacy Artist in Residence (AiR) Program supports the three pillars upon which both the 10-year Public Art Strategy and Year of Public Art are built: “Creativity + Community—Everywhere.”

The ArtworxTO Legacy Artist in Residence (AiR) Program gets to the heart of embedding creativity in Toronto as a core element in city building. To be piloted with Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021–2022, in its first year this program will embed a professional contemporary artist working within a City of Toronto department.

The three shortlisted departments in the program’s first year are:

Court Services
Parks, Forestry and Recreation (Parks Development and Capital Projects)
Parks, Forestry and Recreation (Urban Forestry)
Artists working alongside City staff will bring new ways of thinking about the work that is done within the City. In its pilot stage, this is an opportunity to be part of something new, and to set a precedent for how the City can work collaboratively with artists. This program has been developed with extensive research into similar programs in other municipalities.

The Artist in Residence term will range from 12 to 18 months, depending on the project timeline that works best for the artist and host department, working collaboratively. The term will include 60 hours (across the first 3-6 months) working alongside a department host in a period of embedded research. Following this, the artist will embark on development of a public-facing project, which may take any number of forms. This is a working residency (not live-in) and we are looking for Toronto-based artists.

The following three City departments have been shortlisted to host the inaugural Artist in Residence. One of the following departments will be selected to be the host, based on best match with artists’ expressions of interest.

Departmental Key Issues:

Court Services
Court Services is seeking to work collaboratively with an artist-in-residence to generate an art project that expresses the division’s commitment to maintaining trust and confidence in the delivery of court services to the public and justice stakeholders.

This commitment to justice remains paramount as the division prepares itself to move to a modern courthouse in the historic St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood. This means that as part of the court move project, the division will continue its efforts to provide accessible justice in the heart of the city.

Parks Forestry and Recreation, Parks Development and Capital Projects (PDCP) – Play
Parks are where Torontonians come together to build community, play, celebrate and explore. Public demand for parks, and diverse programs within, continues to grow and has been highlighted during the pandemic. In exploring the concept of play, the artist will take collaborative approach to the identification and creation of more inclusive and diverse opportunities for play, social connection, and community-building in the planning and design of our parks.

This includes:

Celebrating and promoting inclusive and diverse sites for play, engagement and interaction for all ages and backgrounds
Demonstrating through public art that parks belong to everyone and can be used for leisure, exercise, play, cultural celebration
Creating safer and more culturally-accessible spaces within our parks
Exploring how Toronto Island might play a more prominent role as a ‘Hub’ for artists and collaborators to explore
Parks, Forestry and Recreation (Urban Forestry) – Ravines
Toronto, often called a “City within a Park,” is home to one of the largest urban ravine systems in the world, extending over 300 km and covering 17 percent of Toronto’s land area. Toronto’s ravines are rich in biodiversity, providing vital habitat for wildlife and ecosystem services, and intersect with a diverse array of cultures and communities who use and perceive ravines in equally diverse ways. Climate change and the effects of urbanization, such as increased use of these areas, are significantly impacting our natural systems. PFR hopes to showcase the benefits of our ravines, the impacts we have on our ravines, and the ongoing commitment to preserving and improving this invaluable resource. The artist will help develop creative approaches to sustainably celebrate these spaces and encourage recognition and respect for nature throughout Toronto.

Budget: $100,000 +HST ($60,000 artist fee plus minimum $40,000 project production budget).

Selection process:

Three departments have been shortlisted through a departmental invitation and selection panel process. In this second stage, artists are asked to submit Artist Statements (and qualifications) specific to the key issue identified by departments (see submission requirements below). The selection panel will select an Artist applicant and host department matched by artistic concern and departmental interest.

To Learn more about this opportunity please attend the following ArtworxTO Symposium: Public Art of Tomorrow panel:

November 24, 2021 – ArtworxTO Legacy AiR: Shortlisted Host Department Workshop Q and A
3:00pm-4:00pm EST

Live panel discussion with representatives of the 3 shortlisted departments. This is an opportunity for artists to ask questions of the departments as you determine your interest and develop your submission.

*Please note that you must register for the Symposium to attend the AiR information panels. Registration is free. (sign up here)

Submission requirements:

All interested artists are encouraged to submit:

A written description of artistic practice and interest in working in a unique residency process, working with a City department. Please indicate your department preference and include a response to their key issue and its connection to your practice. (Not to exceed 2 pages (.pdf))
NOTE: Artists are permitted to respond to more than one department and key issue. These should be submitted as separate submissions.
Artist Bio and CV(.pdf)
5 images of past work (.jeg files)
All questions and submissions are to be emailed to: Rebecca [point] Carbin [arobas] artworxto [point] ca
Please include Legacy AiR Submission as your subject line.

Deadline for EOI submissions: December 13, 2021

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Application deadline: December 12, 2021, 11pm

Konsthall C
Cigarrvägen 14-16
SE-123 57 Farsta
Sweden
Hours: Thursday–Sunday 12–5pm


T +46 8 604 77 08
info [arobas] konsthallc [point] se

konsthallc.se

Konsthall C is one of the most exciting art spaces in Northern Europe. Located in a former laundry space in a suburb of Stockholm, we have created exhibitions, events and projects since 2004, often in close partnerships with our local communities.

As borders are opening up again, so are we. This fall features a series of open calls aimed at artists, researchers, programmers and students, to participate in Konsthall C’s program.

Artistic Director Ulrika Flink’s program examines people’s voice and language, i.e. the ability to speak and to formulate oneself in relation to one’s own and others’ rights. Every voice arises through interaction with the voices, dreams and lives of others. The program has brought together practices that relate to the relationship between individual and collective voices. The ability to see someone else in oneself—and based on this insight, act and speak  in the world—is one of life’s moral pillars, inspired by the Martinique poet and philosopher Édouard Glissant.

Ulrika Flink has invited practitioners that engage in collective thinking and intervene into the present. Embedded in the program is a rich, rigorous, powerful poetry of language, combined with tools for listening that gives the viewer keys to a deeper understanding of the effects of structural violence and the need to envision different forms of resistance and radical emancipation.

Konsthall C is special in its close connections between program and structure. Its form allows for experiments and changes that impact the organisation. The themes addressed in the exhibitions informs the way we operate as a collective. This is an invitation to our international community, to participate in the construction of a new type of art organisation.

Here is how you can get involved:

Open call for residency: Transforming Bricks and Mortar
Konsthall C’s AiR-platform The Research Station welcomes artists, researchers, writers and activists to apply for our two upcoming residencies focusing on the transformative potential in building a decolonial art institution from the inside and out. Selected applicants are invited to work with any aspect of Konsthall C’s organisational structure and program to help uncover new ways of building an accountable and open institutional structure.
Application deadline is December 12, 2021 at 11pm.
Read more here.

Open call for programmers
We are looking for programmers or designers with programming skills, or people interested in developing new forms of presenting art online, to create a digital exhibition space. The platform will be made use of by both Konsthall C and local artists in Hökarängen.
Application deadline is December 12 2021 at 11pm.
Read more here.

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APPEL DE DOSSIERS
Résidence Empreintes 2021-2022


Bonjour,

Le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, avec l’appui du Conseil des arts de Montréal, lance un appel de dossiers pour une résidence d’artiste intitulée Empreintes, offerte à un(e) artiste en arts visuels issu(e) de la diversité culturelle montréalaise.

Nous vous invitons à consulter les détails de l’appel de dossiers en pièce jointe. Nous vous serions reconnaissant(e)s de bien vouloir le partager dans vos cercles.

Nous restons à votre disposition pour tout renseignement complémentaire : appelresidence [arobas] mbamtl [point] org

TÉLÉCHARGER LES DÉTAILS DE L’APPEL DE DOSSIERS

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Funded Residencies 2022/23
Open Call for Applications

Cove Park’s annual open call is now live and we are pleased to accept applications to our funded residency programme for 2022/23.

This call is open to national and international artists, cultural practitioners, and researchers at every career stage and working individually and collaboratively in all art forms, in the creative industries, and across disciplines. 

Cove Park’s residencies support research, the development of existing and new projects, collaboration, interdisciplinary practice, and the production of new work and ideas. We host between 12 to 20 residents at any one time, and Cove Park’s team provide the support and care necessary to ensure each residency is as productive, engaging, and enjoyable as possible. 

We are pleased to accept applications from those wishing to engage with Cove Park’s first enquiry connected to the environmental crisis. This enquiry-based model – for the production of cross-disciplinary work and collective intelligence around pressing global concerns – is founded upon the belief that artistic research is uniquely placed to unpack some of the most acute problems of our times, and that the transformative power of the arts is amplified through collaboration and exchange with other disciplines, including academic and scientific research. During 2022 Cove Park will offer opportunities for residents to take part in and actively contribute to this enquiry.

We also welcome applications from those who urgently require the time, support, and facilities Cove Park can offer to develop their own work. A presentation or participation in a public event is not a requirement for our funded programme, but we are keen to support those who wish to work within and contribute to a community of artists, creative practitioners, and researchers, and to benefit from the experience of working alongside individuals and collaborators from a wide range of backgrounds and specialisms. 

This year, reflecting the development of Cove Park’s programme and our ambition to involve as wide a range of disciplines and sectors as possible, Cove Park is no longer producing separate Application Guidelines for individual art-form focussed residency strands. Instead, one set of Guidelines accompany one application form for general funded residencies in 2022/2023.

These residencies include a fee payable to the resident of £450 per week, a travel allowance, and a materials allowance (when relevant), and will take place at Cove Park between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. 

Former residents and members of the Cove Park Associates programme are welcome to apply through this open call. Please scroll down for details of this programme.

For further information and the link for the Application Form please see the Application Guidelines.

The deadline for applications is Monday 20 December 2021.

National Call for Artists: CreateSpace Public Art Forum

Application deadline: Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 11:59 PM PST
CreateSpace Forum programming begins: January 10-30, 2022

STEPS Public Art believes public art has the ability to challenge the systemic inequities that exist in public space. In support of this important work, we facilitate programs that foster inclusive public art practices, build the capacity of underrepresented artists, and demonstrate how public art can help reimagine equitably designed cities.

We are thrilled to launch CreateSpace Public Art Forum, a digital forum that will virtually convene 50 participants who identify as Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), racialized, rural and/or youth with disabilities and between the ages of 18-25. CreateSpace Public Art Forum runs from January 10-30, 2022. This forum will foster connections, build understanding across geographies and cultures, as well as provide emerging equity-seeking artists with the skills, relationships and support needed to develop public art practices.

This opportunity is open to those who:

• identify as early-career Canadian-based visual and/or media artists interested in building or growing their public art practice;
• identify as Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), racialized, rural, and/or youth with disabilities;
• are between the ages of 18-25;
• are a Canadian citizen, or Permanent Resident

CreateSpace Public Art Forum participating artists will gain:

• Skills: A variety of virtual workshops, tailored to encourage participants to grow their understanding of Community, Identity, Accessibility, and Land, and apply these understandings to their public art practice;
• Relationships: Opportunities to connect with/access mentorship from established public art practitioners across the country, as well as build relationships for peer mentorship within a closed cohort Slack channel;
• Practical Experience: Artists in the program will have the opportunity to create an artistic response to the themes that resonate with them within the talks/workshops, with feedback from peers to strengthen their work. They will also have ongoing access to a Public Art toolkit tailored to resource sharing for early-career artists;
• Public Audiences: Artists will have their bio, artist statement, as well as artistic work created for this program featured on the STEPS Public Art website. Artists and events will also be profiled throughout the program;
• Financial Support: Artists will each receive an honorarium of $600 CAD for their full participation in the program;
• Proof of Participation: A Certificate of Completion.

As part of their participation in the CreateSpace Public Art Forum, participants will:

• View and engage with at least 3 of the 10 Podcast/Video lectures (15-20 minutes each). These lectures will be pre-recorded, and will be in audio or video formats, with ASL options for accessibility;
• Create an artistic response (drawing, sculpture, photography, multimedia, text, etc.) related to one or more of the talks/workshops. Participants are NOT expected to have plans for an artistic work at the time of their application;
• Engage with peers work and provide feedback through the community Slack page, and through a final virtual participant gathering;
• Attend a one-on-one studio visit with an established public artist to gather feedback on artistic work;
• Respect the time and knowledge of CreateSpace Public Art Forum artists, fellow participating artists and STEPS staff, by committing to cultivate a safe, inclusive, supportive and respectful space for learning, exploration and growth;
• Complete an evaluation survey about Forum experience for STEPS and program funders

Source of Life by Bruno Canadien. Photo: Jeremy Pavka

Program components will be offered primarily in English, with translation and ASL services available as needed to support participation of a diverse community of artists.

Please review the full posting available on our website here (English and French translations available).

Interested applicants must submit their expressions of interest by Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 11:59 PM PST (application is available in English and French). Those living outside of the Pacific time zone are encouraged to use a timezone converter to ensure your application is received by the deadline.

We encourage all applicants to visit the STEPS website prior to preparing this application to have a better understanding of the organization that will be facilitating this residency. Applicants who are Deaf, have a disability, or who need support applying for this opportunity are encouraged to contact Sanaa Humayun, Artist Programs Coordinator at sanaa [arobas] stepspublicart [point] org or call 416.366.6565 ex. 2 at least two weeks before the submission deadline to allow STEPS to appropriately accommodate your needs and to discuss alternate formats for submitting your application.

Participants will be selected on a competitive basis by a review committee of public art practitioners from across Canada. Review committee members have been selected on the basis of their familiarity with a broad spectrum of public art practices, specialized expertise, fair-mindedness, and self and regional representation. The committee will assess submissions based on clarity of learning objectives, alignment with needs and forum supports; and merit of applicant’s arts practice.

Additional STEPS opportunities:

• I HeART Main Street Program: Public Art Supports for BIAs
• Call for Community Participation: Yue Moon Lantern Workshops (register by December 5, 2021)

Stay up to date with STEPS news and opportunities by subscribing to our newsletter or following us @STEPSPublicArt on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.

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Call to Artists: Public Artworks for the Western North York Community and Child Care Centre, Toronto

CITY OF TORONTO
CALL TO ARTISTS FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
PUBLIC ARTWORKS FOR THE WESTERN NORTH YORK COMMUNITY and CHILD CARE CENTRE
60 STARVIEW LANE, NORTH YORK
Ward 7: Humber River-Black Creek

Deadline: Monday, December 20, 2021 by 5:00pm

The City of Toronto invites practicing artists (including artist teams) to submit their Expression of Interest to the first stage of a competition for public art for the new Western North York Community and Child Care Centre (WNYCC).

Up to three artists will be selected for three sites, through an open, two-stage competition for artists residing in Canada.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The WNYCC is a project by the City’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division and Children’s Services, and is being designed by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) as the prime consultant and landscape designer, and architectural sub-consultant Bortolotto. The WNYCC will provide residents with a state-of-the-art community and recreation facility, a licensed daycare and a new park. It will include an aquatic centre, a gymnasium with a walking track, and a fitness centre. It will be a place for the community to gather and socialize; a place that cultivates creativity, health and well-being, inclusivity and accessibility for all ages.

PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY

The site of the new WNYCC is in the Humber River-Black Creek ward, an area defined by its waterways. It is located just east of the ecological corridor of the Humber ravine and river. The Humber River and valley also formed part of the Toronto Carrying Place Trail, an important navigational route used for thousands of years by Indigenous people making the journey to and from Lake Ontario.

Thematically, artists are asked to broadly consider the history and ecology of the area and the surrounding community. Community engagement will be a requirement for the selected artist, and artists should outline their interest in and experience with community engagement in their submission.

There will also be a paid mentorship opportunity, with details to be provided to the short-listed artists.

 

PUBLIC ART SITES

Opportunity 1:
Site A: Promenade
Estimated Budget: $200,000.00 (+HST)

Running from Bob Yuill Drive in the north to Starview Lane in the south, the promenade formalizes a path through the site which the community already uses to move through the neighbourhood.

The promenade also runs along the parking lot, a point of arrival for many visitors to the Centre.

Specific artwork locations are not yet defined, but a series of three-dimensional works would be appropriate for this linear site, which many visitors will experience sequentially.

Opportunity 2:
Site B: Pool Terrace (Proposed location. Final location to be confirmed for Stage 2)
Estimated Budget: $250,000 CAD (+HST)

The intention for Site B, an outdoor terrace connected to the interior Aquatic Hall by sliding doors, is to commission a work which incorporates water.

The finalists for Opportunities 1 and 2 will be awarded a design-build contract, with project budgets which include all costs directly associated with the artwork: design fees, fabrication, installation, engineering and professional services, insurance, travel and other incidental expenses.

Artist may apply for one or both of these opportunities.

 

Opportunity 3:
Site C: Indoor Walking Track
Artist Design Fee: $20,000.00 (+HST)
Production budget to be confirmed for Stage 2.

A 240m walking track encircles the perimeter of the Centre’s second floor, which provides users with views of the surrounding park as well as interior views of Centre activities. This site is for two-dimensional work on the walls around the track.

The finalist for Site C will be awarded a design contract and will be paid a fee of $20,000.00 (+HST), for design and consultation services, working closely with relevant project partners and stakeholders to refine their concept proposal and complete the project.

TWO-STAGE COMPETITION

This is a two-stage, open, competition for practicing artists residing in Canada.
The City of Toronto’s Public Art Strategy outlines the City’s commitment to public art created for, and with the input of, Toronto communities, and to create opportunities for artists of diverse backgrounds, experience and practice. We welcome submissions from Indigenous, Black, and racialized artists, and artists with relevant experience who may not have previously worked in the public realm.

A specially convened Selection Panel, composed of arts professionals and community members, will be established for this competition.

Stage 1: Request for Expression of Interest: 6 weeks (November – December)

An internal panel, consisting of design team members, City staff, and external advisors, as required, will review all submissions and identify a long-list of qualified artists, based on artistic excellence and demonstrated or perceived ability to create and execute an innovative, engaging public artwork.

The long-listed artists’ submissions will be reviewed by the external selection panel to short-list to 4 artists for each opportunity.

Stage 2: Request for Proposals: 2 months (January – March)

The short-listed artists will be notified in late January 2022, and invited to create a proposal. A detailed Terms of Reference document will be provided to guide short-listed artists in the preparation of their proposals.

Short-listed artists for Opportunities 1 and 2 will be paid a fee of $3,000.00 (+HST) for this stage.

Short-listed artists for Opportunity 3 will be paid a fee of $1,000.00 (+HST) for this stage.

Full submission requirements, competition schedule, and additional details are at the City of Toronto website.

The City of Toronto acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The City also acknowledges that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.

Contact
Catherine Dean
Public Art Officer
(647) 458-5657
catherine [point] dean [arobas] toronto [point] ca

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Call to Public Art Curators – Expression of Interest (EOI)
Indigenous Art Trail
Project Budget: $ 272,000.00
Proposal Deadline: December 14, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

The City of Mississauga seeks to commission a professional Indigenous public art curator to assist with the development of a waterfront Indigenous Art Trail. In this position, the curator will develop a community-informed public art plan and lead the commissioning process for three public art projects by Indigenous artists.

Submissions to this call are due December 14, 2021. Short-listed applicants will be required to attend a virtual interview the week of January 31-February 4, 2022.

Please review the full Submission Guidelines before applying.

For any questions regarding this artist opportunity, please contact public [point] art [arobas] mississauga [point] ca.

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