Residency Application

Overview

Christina Lake Arts Collective manages a 400 sq feet art space located in the Christina Lake Welcome Centre . We serve our community through exhibitions, workshops, music events and community projects. We welcome artists in residency for 1-3 weeks periods of time to take time to create and engage with our community. The space offers  artists the opportunity to use the gallery space as a working studio and exhibition space.

The   residency is an opportunity to do research , exhibition development or use it as a place to develop community art practices through workshop development.

The space is most suitable for  non toxic  art practices such as painting, collage, printmaking, installation, assemblage, photography, performance, written and spoken words, small sculptures that use small amounts of clay, wood  and biodegradable materials.

What we offer artists:

1. Use the space for a solo or group exhibitions at no cost.

2. Use part of the gallery as an art studio for the duration of the art residency

3. We organize / promote and finance a community night

4. A small stipend for community workshop materials ( if you plan to run a community workshop).

5. Liaisons with the community key stakeholders that can help develop the artist connections to community.

6. Gallery support with exhibition installation

7. Promotional materials and opportunities to work in land art or nature inspired projects.

8. Beautiful surroundings and waterways that offer endless inspiration to artists.

9. We offer letters of support for artists grant applications.

What we look for:

1. Nature focused, community  and experimental driven artists seeking to develop their art practice in a small community that values our natural spaces.

2. Self driven artists with an ability to adapt and problem solve.

3. Artists with a body of work ready for exhibition ideally experience exhibiting.

4. Artists that value engaging and potentially working with a variety of members of our community from seniors, children and adults

5. Artists  interested  in exploring themes of nature, agriculture, community connection and water in their art.

6. Artists ready to secure their own art funding and  finance their own accommodations, travel and sustenance expenses.

If this is of interest to you please fill the form below:

The following is voluntary self-identification information for statistic and programming purposes. You may choose not to answer.

If the proposed  exhibition or community program has content that uses or presents Indigenous cultural material, traditional knowledge, or stories, please provide details on the express permission from the community and/or clear connection to the originating community. Please provide information on how you plan to address the calls for Truth and Reconciliation and deliver a program that is sensitive to it.