New Waterfront Studio Survey - CALL FOR INPUT!

NEW WATERFRONT STUDIO? : We need your input by June 18th! https://bit.ly/3zcsYmd

As part of our ongoing work to source available and accessible studios for artists across the GTA, Akin is considering opening a brand new studio in a space along the waterfront! We’re hoping to gauge interest, and would love your feedback on a few quick questions. The building is a 20 minute walk from Union Station next to the lakeshore along Queen’s Quay E. It’s also accessible on TTC using the 6 Bay Bus Route or the 72 Pape Bus. You can view a map of the location at this link: https://goo.gl/maps/hmL5y1cPU2PZ3whx8 .

Members of the studio would have access beginning in early autumn 2021 (September or October) and we will likely be engaged for a minimum of 2 years. Our occupancy could be longer depending on development plans for the site. There will also be limited on-site parking available for Akin members, and your input may influence some of the design choices that the developer is considering for the build-out.

To better suit the needs of the community and the artists within it, we’re asking you to fill out this brief survey: ( link: https://bit.ly/3zcsYmd )

Your ideas and suggestions will be invaluable to the process of defining and designing the space, and we’d like to hear from you on cultivating a dynamic and creative location. Your expression of interest (or lack thereof - it’s helpful for us to know this too) is needed by Friday June 18th. Akin’s mandate holds the needs of our community in high regard and we appreciate your effort and engagement, so thank you in advance!

Priority for these studios would be given to Akin members who have faced eviction from our former Akin Sunrise and Akin River locations, as well as those who have been on the Akin waiting lists for 6 months or more. We also give priority at all our studios to Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Groups (Persons of Colour, Deaf Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Persons Living with Mental Illness, Indigenous, and 2SLGBTQIAP). Even if this location does not work out, your responses will be incredibly helpful as we try to secure more space for artists in this part of the city.

Thank you so much for your time! We really appreciate it and hope that we can work with you to activate this space with arts and creativity. If you have any questions please send an email to: info@akincollective.com.

XO - The Akin Team

ABOUT AKIN: 

Akin is a Toronto based not-for-profit arts organization that provides affordable studio space to visual artists, designers and creatives. Our studios maintain an inclusive, friendly and inspiring atmosphere where people can work on creative endeavours and entrepreneurial undertakings of all kinds. We also host a variety of arts programming and educational events on an on-going basis across three streams: professional development opportunities for practicing artists, creative workshops and programs, and community engagement projects.
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Ceramics Community Needs Assessment Survey - deadline to reply is June 15

Calling ceramics artists and businesses in the GTA! Akin is inviting you to help us improve our services for ceramic artists in the city by filling out a short survey. This survey is intended for Toronto and GTA-based groups or individuals of all experience levels who work with ceramics. This includes creatives who do not currently work with ceramics but want/plan to, emerging artists, hobbyists and those who only use ceramics occasionally as a part of their practice as well as established artists and professional craftspeople. Please share widely! Click the link below to fill out the survey.

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY

The survey is anonymous and voluntary and all the questions are optional, so you can skip any questions that don't apply to you. It should only take you about 5-10 minutes to fill out the survey. We appreciate your time and ask that you consider sharing the survey link with other ceramic artists and groups in your network so that we may reach a diverse and broad range of practitioners at every stage to get comprehensive results. 

The intention for this survey is not to compete with other ceramic studios, services and workspaces that are operating in Toronto but to compliment them by serving needs that may not be currently met in the city and surrounding area. Currently, ceramic artists comprise approximately 15% of Akin’s new inquiries and that percentage seems to be increasing gradually over time. It has become clear to us that there is a need for ceramics workspace, ceramics community space, kiln firing services, and more in the GTA at this time. With this survey we endeavor to gather more specific data on that need. 

The deadline to fill out the survey is July 15, 2021.

Here is the link to the survey if you would like to share it with others: https://forms.gle/v2yxPcHJfvw98dzo7

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Thank you! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch! email ceramics@akincollective.com

Akin would like to thank our advisors Janet Hinkle and Natalie Waddell for guiding our work in developing this survey. 

Image description: photograph of Janet Hinkle

Janet Hinkle is a multidisciplinary artist with a practice rooted in both contemporary fine art and craft. Hinkle has a fondness for mixing juxtaposing materials to create work that frequently explores shared histories through visual narratives. She is driven to explore concepts around identity, pulling inspiration from both mid-century forms and futuristic design. In addition to her creative practice, Hinkle coordinates communications plans, art projects, and artist capacity-building programs. She is an arts administrator and creative facilitator passionate about placemaking and community building. 

Janet was an active Akin studio member from 2015-2020. Starting her ceramics practice at Akin Dufferin, she eventually moved onto Akin Ossington and Akin Richmond where she founded and managed a full-time ceramics brand for many years.

Image description: photograph of Natalie Waddell

Natalie Waddell is a Toronto based ceramic artist. A student of the Sheridan College Ceramic Craft and Design program (2003) she has continued her studies by attending workshops led by local and international ceramic artists and educators.

Since establishing her studio practice Natalie has continuously explored and developed new bodies of functional and sculptural work as well as teaches classes and workshops. She is an active member of the Toronto Potters Association, the Potters Guild of Hamilton and Region, FUSION: Ontario Clay and Glass Association and NCECA – the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and Craft Ontario and former member of the Akin Artist Collective. 

Upcoming Events & New Initiatives

Here are some great opportunities for artists & community members this spring :)

Learn the basics of applying for an Ontario Arts Council Grant: Applying for a grant can be confusing and overwhelming. This spring, the Ontario Arts Council is offering a series of webinars for Ontario-based artists and arts groups to learn the basics of applying for OAC funding. Click here for more details.


Rhythm and Movement Dance Program (FREE): May 10th - 14th & May 24-28th / Rhythm and Movement Dance Program is a creative, innovative and hands on program for Black youth that will provide a safe space for young people to voice their concerns, share their opinions, acquire knowledge about healthy living through rhythm and movements. Black students ages 14-18 will gain physical education, social skill development and they will learn about the different forms of creating rhythms and movement. This program is a series of 4 sessions via zoom. Click here to register.


Ismailova Theatre of Dance is holding auditions for Contemporary dancers: Auditions for a physical theatre production in Toronto. Seeking female and male dancers for its new site-specific dance/physical theatre production to be presented over the weekends and some weeknights in July outdoors in Toronto. Auditions are May 1st 2021 9am-2pm. Auditions will be via Zoom. Herearsals and shows will be outdoors near Dufferin and Steeles with strict social distancing in place. More details here.


St. Joseph Hospital is looking for artwork: Throughout the pandemic, St. Joseph's Health Centre has received messages of support, hope, and gratitude from our community which have done wonders to lift the spirits of the staff, physicians, and learners who have been coming to work each day to support the west-end community. We would like to continue to offer images and words of encouragement to those making the important step in the fight against this terrible disease. We invite our schools across the west-end to get involved! Simply scan or photograph your artwork and inspirational messages, and send them to gillian.brunning@unityhealth.to to be proudly displayed in St. Joe’s vaccination clinic for all to see as they line up to receive their doses!

BBPA’s Community Space Financial Literacy Program: Saturdays at 10am. The ultimate financial literacy program for Black youth. This is an online and in class financial literacy / personal development program integrated into the SAY IT LOUD initiative, a national campaign for Black youth aged 14-29 that promotes Black prode and positive cultural identity. Click here to learn more and register.


Building a Black Archive Call-Out for Emerging Black Writers: A communitu initiative dedicated to unearthing of lost and forgotten Black Histories in Canada with a focus in Ontario. Click here to learn more and sign up.


Laidlaw Foundation’s Indigenous Youth and Community Futures Fund: Applications due by May 20th, receive funding for an Indigenous Youth lead project. Click here to learn more.


Labour Arts Catalyst: The Labour Arts Catalyst is a new initiative that pairs four artists from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area to work with four local labour organizations in a collaborative art-making process that is in line with Mayworks’ vision to incite the creation and production of art that engages diverse artists adn workers in the advancement of cultural, exonomic and social justica. Click here for more details.


Girls with Grit Scholarship 2021: Girls with Grit has partnered with Armstrong Acting Studios to offer the Girls with Grit Scholarship. This opportunity will allow emerging female artists to have access to training and an introduction to Toronto’s TV and film industry. This scholarship is for anyone who has faced barriers entering into this industry, particularily those disproportionately impacted by systemic discrimination. Find out more here.


STEPS has launched their CreateSpace BIPOC Public Art Residency: A national program designed in consultation with advisors from coast to coast, to provide Black, Indigenous and Racialized artists with the skills, relationships and practical experience needed to take their public art practice to the next level.

Meet the 2021 CreateSpace artists-in-residence:
Yasmeen Nematt Alla
Bruno Canadien
Laara Cerman
Shelby Gagnon
Jieun June Kim
Arjun Lal
Amanda Lederle
Charmaine Lurch
Anna Jane McIntyre
Nuff
For residency updates and programming events for the public, follow @STEPSpublicart and #CreateSpaceResidency on Instagram and Facebook or visit publicartresidency.ca.


Selling your work online an Artist Project workshop: Artist Project is pleased to present a workshop series focused on skill-building for artists and the art-curious. Wednesday April 28, 5:30-7PM (ET) Click Here to Register
Fee: $20


Creating Opportunities Beyond the Gallery (International Exhibitions, Commissions, Artist Residencies and more): Join artists Kal Mansur and Nathan Eugene Carson on Zoom for a workshop focused on creating career opportunities as an independent artist. Kal and Nathan will share their unique perspectives and paths to success, from soliciting art commissions, navigating exhibition opportunities, living/working internationally and more. The session will be interactive, and will include time for questions. Wednesday May 12, 5:30-7PM (ET) Click Here to Register
Fee: $20


The 2021 Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA) has a Call for Applications: Applications are now open for the Emerging Digital Artists Award. Five artists will be awarded a $5000 prize and their award winning works will be featured in a group exhibition at Trinity Square Video as well as online September 10 - October 2 2021. To learn more and to apply click here.

CreateSpace Webinar: Digitizing Your Art

Hear from artists Yung Yemi and Samar Hejazi and learn how to document your work, present it digitally, and share it virtually.

Do you know how to leverage your experience as an artist working in public spaces after the installation and performance ends?

Digitizing your art through photography and sharing your creation process helps make your work interactive and available online to those who can’t experience it in person. Hear from artists Adeyemi Adegbesan (AKA Yung Yemi) and Samar Hejazi and learn how to document your work, present it digitally, and share it virtually in this 1.5 hour hour webinar that will support artists of all disciplines who exhibit their work in public spaces, through shared learnings about documenting your work.

Event Date and Time:
Thursday, April 22, 2021
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

Presented by STEPS and Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network, this workshop is offered as part of the 2021 CreateSpace BIPOC Public Art Residency through Neighbourhood Arts Network’s Making A Living Making Art program.

ASL interpretation will be provided. Please email eva@torontoarts.org by April 15, 2021 with any other accessibility requests. 

AGO X RBC EMERGING ARTISTS EXCHANGE

Call for [Digital] Artist-Researchers

Three paid research mentorships available in 2021

Deadline for submissions: May 10, 2021 at 5 pm EST
Each selected artist will complete a six-week research mentorship between June and September 2021.

Apply here

The AGO is launching a paid research mentorship program for emerging artist-researchers to explore ideas of museum practices, audience engagement, or the AGO’s permanent collection to be developed over a six-week period. With the support of advisors across the gallery, each selected artist will present their research findings to the various teams at the AGO. The call is open to emerging artists who work in all mediums.

We welcome research proposals that connect to our audiences, challenge the museum field, or engage with the content and programming of the AGO. These proposals could examine any area at the museum, including but not limited to: Conservation, Collections, Curatorial, Education & Programming, Library & Archives, Food & Beverage, and Visitor Experience.

We seek research ideas which challenge conventional understandings of museum practices. Experimentation is encouraged; failure is learning.

Selected artists will receive the following:

• A one-time $2,000.00 CDN stipend;

• Mentorship from select AGO team members over six-week period, culminating in a presentation of research findings; and

• have their practice featured on the AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Program webpage.

Who should apply:

• Artists, individuals, and/or artist collectives who self-identify as emerging artists and are in the early stages of their career in their art form;

• Applicants who are living in Canada or are Canadian citizens;

• Practicing professional artists with two (2) or more years' experience; and

• Artists who are able to connect virtually with AGO staff, with the expectation of 12 hours/week of research and development, during their six-week research mentorship.

To apply, please complete the below form. The following materials must be included to be considered:

• Research proposal, including artist statement (250 words maximum, one (1) page, size 12 font);

• Résumé/CV (one (1) page, size 12 font); and

• Five (5) sample images, allowing us to understand your artistic practice.

Successful proposals will address the following:

• Focus on either a connection to our audiences, challenge the museum field, or engage with the content and programming of the AGO

• How your project advances your artistic growth/development;

We are prioritizing populations who have not been equitably represented in museums, which includes Black, Indigenous, artists of colour, LGBTQ2+, women and persons with disabilities.

Successful artists must be available between June 1 – September 30, 2021. Three selected artists will be notified by June 8, 2021.

Application deadline: May 10, 2021 @ 5 pm EST.

Congratulations 2021 RBC Space Award Recipients!

Congratulations to all of the recipients of the 2021 RBC Space Award! 

The RBC Space Award is a partnership between Neighbourhood Arts Network, an initiative of the Toronto Arts Foundation, and Akin Projects. This award provides access to space for professional newcomer artists and past RBC Newcomer Artist Award recipients to grow their practice. By receiving this award, these artists will receive financial support, studio space, and networking opportunities through access to Akin Projects spaces.

The 2021 recipients include current Akin artist Sarvenaz Rayati, as well as the talented Azadeh Pirazimian, Nami Ueno, Rimah Jabr, Shabnam Afrand, and Yannis Lobaina!

For more information on the recipients please visit this link. 

Big thank you's as well to our wonderful partners: RBC for sponsoring this important award, and to Toronto Arts Foundation and Neighbourhood Arts for creating a partnership which connects and supports artists in the city.

Community Fridge at 888 Dupont!

We have some very exciting news!  Akin, with the support of TAS, have partnered with Community Fridges Toronto (CF TO) to set up a community fridge at 888 Dupont!

The fridge and pantry at 888 Dupont can be found along the east side of the building, just north of the sidewalk. The fridge and pantry are accessible and can be accessed 24/7. You are encouraged to take what you need, leave what you can. We are hopeful that community members in the area will be able to benefit from this community fridge location and perhaps some will even be interested in volunteering to support this initiative with Community Fridges Toronto. We would really appreciate your help in assisting folks in these challenging times. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this form here.

If you are interested in and able to leave food or items in the fridge and pantry, here are some general food donation guidelines as well as suggested items for donation: 


Do

• Fresh produce, dairy, bread, protein, pantry items, grab and go foods, personal care items, PPE 

Don'ts

• Expired food, rotting food, home cooked food, open packages, leftovers, clothing/housewares. 

Suggestions (these are just some ideas for your shopping but feel free to be creative in your care) 

• Carton Milk, non dairy milks, cheese, yogurt, butter

• Eggs, Deli Meats, Tofu, Bacon, Hot Dogs, Canned fish

• Bread, Gluten Free items, Pasta, Tortillas, Rice, Lentils, Beans

• Seasonal Produce, Bananas, Peppers, Apples, Potatoes, salad mixes, Oranges, Berries, Onions

• Garlic, Spices, Salt, Flour, Sugar, Cooking Oil, Tomato paste, Soy Sauce, Cooking Sauces 

• Oats, Hot and cold cereals, Pancake Mix, cake mixes 

• Nut butters, Hummus, condiments, Jams and spreads

• Shampoo, soaps, ppe, oral care items, diapers, menstrual products, dish soap, pet food

• Dumplings, Perogies, Stuffed Pastas 

• Frozen meals, quick ready meals, Grocery prepared salads/Sandwiches

• Baby food, meal supplement drink, baby formula, protein shakes

• Granola/Protein Bars, snacks, chocolate, crackers, nuts, dried fruit

You can find out more information about Community Fridges Toronto here & can view a map of current fridge locations here. 

Akin Launches New East End Location (Logan/Queen St.E)

Akin is thrilled to announce a unique partnership with Percy Ellis which will provide studio space to a dozen local visual artists and cultural practitioners at 'Akin Logan' (153 Logan Avenue) beginning on March 1, 2021. This exciting project will increase Akin’s ability to support artists city-wide and continue addressing the ever-increasing scarcity of affordable workspace in our city.

Akin's new studios are easily accessible by subway, streetcar, bus, bike, or car. Studio rentals are month-to-month and include 24/7 access to the studios, taxes, insurance, wifi, access to communal working areas as well as storage, kitchen, and bathroom.

Akin would like to thank Percy Ellis for their leadership in supporting the cultural sector in these uniquely challenging times, and we look forward to collaborating on special programming, projects and events throughout 2021 (hopefully in person soon!). A special thank you to Katie Schimke, Associate Development Manager & Community Engagement Team and to Peter Venetas for bringing this project to life.

Due to overwhelming need, we have offered the first studio spaces to folks from our East End waiting list, including those from Akin River and Akin Sunrise - two East End Akin locations that had to close in 2020. For now, this space is already full!

Are you an artist, arts organization or small arts group or not-for-profit in need of space?

Click HERE to view available space across all Akin locations

Studio tours are currently virtual and by appointment only. For more information, pricing inquiries, to be added to an east end waitlist, or to share ideas, please get in touch:

CONTACT:
Jen Pilles, Studio Operations Manager
info@akincollective.com

Call for Artists: ‘Bringing the Lake to Lakeshore’ Banner Project

Are you, or do you know, an artist, interested in developing artwork in the public realm?
Interested in supporting and celebrating local businesses and communities through public art?

Presented as part of the City of Toronto’s ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021, the Lakeshore Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) and STEPS Public Art invite Toronto-based artists with a connection to the Lakeshore to apply to design a banner that will animate the BIA’s main street while “Bringing the Lake to Lakeshore”.

PROJECT DETAILS

This is an open, Toronto-wide competition for artists from all visual arts disciplines.

Through a community-focused Selection Panel, the BIA will select three (3) artists who will each be asked to develop a design concept for one (1) banner. The selected artists will each receive $1000 (including HST). Each of the banner designs will be digitally reproduced and installed on three (3) out of nine (9) light poles within the BIA to create an art wave down its main street. This project aims to celebrate the vibrant and unique landscape that residents and businesses of the Lakeshore Village BIA are so fortunate to enjoy.

The commissioned pieces are expected to incorporate the themes of the lake, water, environment, movement, and shared spaces. These themes can be expressed through a variety of artistic disciplines such as photography, paint, mixed media and/or textile design, and will be digitally printed on the banner canvas. We encourage artists of all visual disciplines to apply, although we emphasize that the final designs must be presented as a digital file.

Please note that following the exhibition, artworks will be donated to a local community partner so that they have a permanent home within the BIA.

Additionally, selected artists will participate in an unveiling ceremony (virtual or in-person, depending on current Public Health Recommendations) that connects the broader community to the artists involved.

PROJECT TIMELINE

February 8, 2021: Call released
February 21, 2021: Call submissions due
Early March 2021: Selected artists notified
March 8 – 28, 2021: Artwork development period
Mid-April: Banners installed; Unveiling ceremony

SUBMISSIONS

Artists are invited to respond to this call by filling out this application form.

Submissions must be received by 11:59 pm EST, February 21, 2021. Late submissions will not be accepted.

QUESTIONS?
Please feel free to reach out to Placemaking Assistant Alexandra Lambropoulos at alexandra@stepspublicart.org by February 19th, 2021 at 4pm EST and we’ll be happy to respond. We look forward to hearing from you! Be safe and stay healthy.

AGO X RBC ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM

Call for Proposals

Three paid digital residencies available in 2021
Deadline for submissions: March 10, 2021 at 11:59 pm EST
Each selected artist will complete a two-month residency between April and September 2021.

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is now in its 10th year of offering residencies to artists, and this year the AGO X RBC Artist-in-Residence program invites artists to submit proposals for a digital project or experience to be created over a two-month residency, responding to the theme of “Together, Apart”. The residency provides resources, learning opportunities, platforms and mentorship for emerging artists, under the age of 35 working in any field, to realize a digital project. At the end of the two-month residency, each Artist in Residence will be invited to show their work publicly as part of their residency.

We welcome proposals from emerging artists who are interested in creating new artworks that combine artistic genres. Proposals should explain how and through what platform(s) online audiences can engage with the artwork. Artists are open to propose projects that include collaborations with any department at the AGO, including but not limited to: Conservation, Collections, Curatorial, Education & Programming, Library & Archives, Food & Beverage, and Visitor Experience.

Selected artists will receive the following:

• A one-time artist fee of $5,000.00 CDN, and additional $2000.00 CDN for materials for the project;

• A mentor with applicable expertise and access to other AGO collaborators; and

• A public presentation of the completed project.

Who should apply:

• Artists, individuals, and/or artist collectives who self-identify as emerging artists and are under the age of 35 (at the time of applying)

• Applicants who are living in Canada or are Canadian citizens;

• Practicing professional artists with two (2) or more years' experience;

• Artists who are able to connect virtually with AGO staff during their two-month residency.

To apply, please complete the below form. The following materials must be included to be considered:

• Artist statement, including project proposal (500 words maximum, one (1) page, size 12 font);

• Proposed project budget ($2,000.00 CDN including all project expenses);

• Résumé/CV (one page, size 12 font); and

• Five (5) sample images and up to two (2) video excerpts, allowing us to understand your artistic practice.

Successful proposals will address the following:

• The 2021 residency theme of “Together, Apart”: Responding to the restrictions on work, travel, health care, play, learning and social gathering imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the opportunities that may arise for reflecting upon, responding to or collaborating via digital platforms, where people of any and all ages come together in novel and meaningful ways;

• How your project advances your artistic growth/development;

• The feasibility of the project proposal and budget;

• An interest in experimenting with emerging digital platforms and a willingness to address and engage with multiple audiences and communities of the museum; and

• Your interest in and commitment to engaging with AGO staff and diverse audiences online.

Selected artists must be available between April 1 and September 30, 2021. Three selected artists will be notified by March 25, 2021.

Application deadline: March 10, 2021 @ 11:59 pm EST.

2021 Sobey Art Award Call for nominations open

Nominations are open for the 2021 Sobey Art Award, the most generous honour for contemporary Canadian visual artists aged 40 and under. Jointly administered by the Sobey Art Foundation (SAF) and the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), the Award celebrates the careers of emerging Canadian artists through financial support and recognition. Following modifications to last year’s Award structure in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the SAF and the NGC are pleased to announce that the 2021 shortlisted artists will be presented at an exhibition at the NGC next fall.

“It’s an honour to chair the jury for this national award for the first time, and I look forward to discovering artists from coast – to coast – to coast through this experience,” said Sasha Suda, PHD, Director and CEO of the NGC.

“The Sobey Art Award is designed to seek out and promote the work of young artists across the country,” said Rob Sobey, Chair of the SAF. “Every year we work with jurors and artists to improve the Award’s structure and impact. In its twentieth year, we are pleased to announce that we are increasing the long-list prize to $10,000 to each of the twenty artists on the list, raising the overall award to $400,000. We look forward to seeing the return of the National Gallery’s exhibition this fall.”

The 2021 award structure will be:

• $100,000 to the overall winner

• $25,000 to each of the four other shortlisted finalists

• $10,000 to each of the 20 long-listed finalists

The five shortlisted artists will be featured in an exhibition at the NGC during the fall of 2021. An independent jury consisting of curators from five regions (Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies and the North, and the West Coast and Yukon), as well as an international juror, will oversee the selection process.

Nominations are open until Friday, March 5, 2021. The NGC will accept nominations for the Award from recognized agents, artists, and institutions. The NGC will notify the sender by e-mail upon receipt of a nomination package.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: Friday, March 5, 2021, no later than 6 p.m. EST

PLEASE MAIL NOMINATIONS TO:

2020 Sobey Art Award Nominations
c/o National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
P.O. Box 427, Station A,
Ottawa, ON
K1N 9N4

PLEASE SEND EMAIL NOMINATIONS TO:
sobey@gallery.ca

About the Sobey Art Foundation
The Sobey Art Foundation was established in 1981 with the mandate to carry on the work of entrepreneur and business leader, the late Frank H. Sobey, who was a dedicated collector of Canadian art. In 2002 the Sobey Art Award was founded and quickly became the preeminent award for contemporary Canadian visual art. Awarded annually to artists aged 40 and under, the award shines a spotlight on many of the most exciting emerging artists in the country.

About the National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada is home to the largest collection of contemporary Indigenous art in the world, as well as the most important collection of historical and contemporary Canadian and European Art from the 14th to 21st centuries. Founded in 1880, the National Gallery of Canada has played a key role in Canadian culture for well over a century. Among its principal missions is to increase access to art for all Canadians. For more information, visit gallery.ca and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

Welcome Tannis Nielsen, Indigenous Studio Space Advisor at Akin!

Akin is thrilled to welcome artist and community leader Tannis Nielsen as Indigenous Studio Space Advisor- leading Akin through a collaborative consultation practice in the planning and development of Indigenous community services, spaces and supports throughout our studios, programs and more. Alongside Indigenous Elder Artist in Residence Catherine Tammaro (Taǫmęˀšreˀ), Anti-oppressive Practice Consultant, Equity & Social Justice Educator Rania El Mugammar and Akin’s team, Tannis will advise on meaningful, actionable engagement with the Indigenous community while assessing needs and opportunities for the next phase of our work.

We want to hear from YOU!

As part of their role, Tannis is leading two upcoming virtual public community meetings to discuss Akin’s efforts in supporting Indigenous artists & creatives on February 13 (1-3pm) and February 16 (7-9pm). All are welcome to attend and we would love for your feedback and input. Please note that these sessions will be recorded for internal use as part of our research but not shared publicly and no content will be specifically attributed to individuals.

Image description: Tannie Nielsen standing on a ladder while working on a large-scale elaborate artwork, smiling at the camera

About Tannis:
Tannis Nielsen is a Métis Woman (of Sohto/Anishnawbe and Danish descent) with twenty years of professional experience in the arts, cultural and community sectors, and 12  years teaching practice at the post-secondary level. Tannis holds a Masters in Visual Studies Degree (M.V.S.) from the University of Toronto, an Art and Art History-Specialist Degree from U of T, as well as a Diploma in Art and Art History from Sheridan College, in Oakville, Ontario.

Tannis has served on the Aboriginal Engagement Committee at UBC-O, as a member of the Equity and Diversity Committee at OCAD-U, the Toronto District School Board, and is the past President of The Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts (A.N.D.P.V.A.), a national Native arts organization in service since 1972. She was also a member of the Toronto Native Community History Project and has assisted in organizing the last three annual “Indigenous Sovereignty Week” events in the city of Toronto. In 2012, Tannis became active on the Idle No More-Toronto organizing committee and continues to contribute towards this vital international Indigenous grassroots movement from her current location in Toronto, Ontario where she currently teaches at OCAD-U. 

Accessibility:
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Call for Artists – CreateSpace BIPOC Public Art Residency

APPLY FOR CREATESPACE BIPOC PUBLIC ART RESIDENCY!

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2021 11:59PM EST

STEPS 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 artists who are underrepresented in Canadian public art and demonstrate the power of art to reimagine equitably designed cities.

We are thrilled to launch CreateSpace, a national public art residency program designed in consultation with advisors from coast to coast, to provide emerging Black, Indigenous and racialized artists with the skills, relationships and practical experience needed to take their public art practice to the next level.

OVERVIEW

CreateSpace artists-in-residence will gain:

• Skills
  virtual workshops, artist talks and studio visits for greater understanding of the public art process through the lens of Community, Identity, Accessibility, and Land, including: demystifying public art RFPs, exploring fabrication and approaches to public engagement.

• Relationships
  opportunities to connect with public art practitioners from across the country, cultivating professional networks in various sectors and industries.

• Practical Experience
  creating new public work with tailored coaching from STEPS staff and artistic advisors, through which experimentation is encouraged.

• Public Audiences
  through promotional support leveraging STEPS and partner network, as well as supports to document and present past and current public work.

• Financial Support
  artists will each receive a $1000 stipend to support their participation, as well as have the opportunity to request additional accessibility, production, documentation and engagement resources.

POINTS OF CONSIDERATION

• This residency is open to early to mid-career Canadian-based visual and media artists working in public space, who identify as Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) or racialized, interested in participating in a virtual residency from March through December 2021.

• Up to ten residents will be selected for this opportunity by a review panel of BIPOC members of the arts community, with half of CreateSpace’s first first cohort reserved for applicants who express a willingness to exhibit work in partnership with ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021.

• 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.

• Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, or Permanent Resident to qualify for this opportunity.

• Interested applicants must submit their expressions of interest by January 31, 2021 at 11:59pm EST. Those living outside of the Eastern time zone are encouraged to use a timezone converter to ensure your application is received by the deadline.
  
  
  

COMMITMENT

As part of their participation in CreateSpace, Artists in Residence with support from STEPS staff and mentors are expected to:

• Attend in at least 15 of approx. 20 residency sessions held over 10 months which will include: workshops, artist talks, facilitated discussions, studio visits, etc. We estimate each session to be an hour to an hour and a half time commitment per session. These sessions will run primarily between 1pm and 8pm EST, Monday through Saturday.

• Identify and execute a public art project by the end of the residency. While residents are NOT expected to have well thought out plans for a public art project at the time of their application, having a project concept and clearly defined learning objectives for advancing your public art practice are important to make the most of the support STEPS and CreateSpace partners can provide.

• Contribute to the planning and execution of one CreateSpace virtual public event through serving as a speaker, panelist, facilitator or moderator. This is an opportunity to develop your public engagement skills and reach new audiences with your work!

• Participate in ongoing program evaluation that will help shape the CreateSpace Public Art Residency and other artist capacity building programming.

• Respect the time and knowledge of CreateSpace advisors, mentors, staff and fellow participating artists, by committing to cultivate a safe, inclusive, supportive and respectful space for learning, exploration and growth.

PROGRAM DATES

• Submission Deadline: January 31, 2021

• Results Communicated: February 2021

• Residency Begins: March 2021

• Residency Programming: March – November

• Public Artwork Production/ Installation Period: June – September

• Residency Concludes: December 2021

Timothy Yanick Hunter: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Everything

A Space Gallery Proudly Presents

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Everything
Solo Exhibition Featuring Timothy Yanick Hunter

Curated by Sarah-Tai Black

November 12 – December 12, 2020

A study in the temporal and sculptural capacities of image, sound, and screen, multidisciplinary artist Timothy Yanick Hunter’s first solo show is a speculative exhibit that considers dialogues surrounding the integration of the mind and consciousness with that of artificial intelligence and historically fixed technological processes. Utilizing strategies of bricolage and collective narrativization, Hunter’s work explores the effects of these non-neutral relationships and intersections on Black and Afro-diasporic experience as well as concurrent strategies of decolonization.

Biographies

Timothy Yanick Hunter is a multidisciplinary artist and curator from Toronto, Ontario. Graduating from the University of Toronto in 2015 with a degree in Art History and English, his practice explores varying concepts surrounding digital security, identity (both digital and lived), as well as narratives of hierarchical power structures and how these ideas intersect with notions of Blackness and the greater African diaspora. His approach alternates between exploratory and didactic. At times Hunter defines his process as experiments in visual language, where the mediums represent a range of languages and individual works express different stories. His work ranges from painting, sculpture, video, performance and installation.

Sarah-Tai Black is an arts curator, film programmer, and writer from Toronto, Ontario. Her work largely focuses on the affective and functional capacities of Black life in screen images and visual media. Sarah-Tai has previously worked at Images Festival and Art Museum at University of Toronto, as well as spoken about Blackness and moving image arts at the National Gallery of Canada.

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7 CALLS FOR ARTISTS - UPCOMING NOVERMBER\DECEMBER

LAST MINUTE REMINDERS…

2021 AKIN STUDIO PROGRAM @ Auto BLDG (158 STERLING)

DEADLINE SATURDAY OCTOBER 31

APPLY HERE: https://www.akincollective.com/autobldg-call-2021

The Akin Studio Program is a unique and publicly open opportunity for art practitioners, curators and writers (hereafter referred to as artists) to lease shared studio space within the historical Auto Building at 158 Sterling Road in Toronto. In addition to a studio space throughout 2021, selected artists will be immersed within a community of peers, offering various opportunities for engagement. Studio members will be encouraged to develop and expand their individual practices while playing a role in the artistic community within the studios itself. Year 1 & 2 Program Cohort members are welcome to re-apply.
Studio Rental Program Start Date: January 7, 2021.

Studio Rental Program End Date: December 31, 2021.

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CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS : KEAXU Online Exhibition

DEADLINE OCT 30th 2020

APPLY HERE: keaxu2020@gmail.com  

We are calling for artists in what is currently known as Canada to submit their existing works for an art exhibition to be hosted online. The works to be considered for this exhibition will engage dialogues that can be found between our bodies and the land. We welcome submissions from artists working in any media that explore issues related to the relationships between the body, identity, land, and place.  

While any medium will be considered, we are especially interested in exhibiting works of art including (but not limited to) land-based performances, actions, and multimedia presentations.  

Submission Deadline: Friday, October 30, 2020, Notification of Results: Monday, November 2, 2020  

MORE INFO :

Due to COVID-19, KEAXU will utilize diverse online platforms to exhibit and promote the works of the selected artists. This exhibition will run for a month, from November 24 to December 23, 2020.  

Selected artists will be given an opportunity to promote their work and the exhibition by hosting a virtual studio visit, an interview, or another live appearance. 

KEAXU is a OCADU curatorial collective consisting of Katie Jakobiec, Avery Creed, Xiao Han, Unnikrishnan Kalidas.  Portfolio must be submitted by email to: keaxu2020@gmail.com  

Please include the following material: 

-Artist Statement addressing the relevance to the proposed exhibition (500 words max)  

-Bio (one paragraph, 150 words max)  

-Current CV (2 page max)  

-Portfolio (3-5 examples of work) ○ If you wish to submit video work, please upload to a site such as YouTube or Vimeo and provide a link in your application. Please provide full videos although the selection committee might view the first five minutes of each submitted video. Please number and label your visual submissions, for example (01_name.jpg, 02_name.jpg, etc.). If you are submitting large files you can send us a link via a file hosting service such as DropBox, etc. Please include an image list with the title, date, medium, and dimensions, and any additional information.  

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/KEAXU-Virtual-Exhibition-2020-110195190863773

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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER CALLS:

KASAHARA GABRIOLA RESIDENCY APPLICATION:

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 16th

APPLY HERE: https://artsgabriola.ca/kasahara-gabriola-trust-artist-residency-call-for-applications/?fbclid=IwAR10HVdg-RARi7W-HINlq2lMfwAZqO9vUmkwJP2rMkd5yg-s7SU9R0CLfNU

Residency 2(currently accepting applications from Canadian residents only)
Residency Period: February 15, 2021 to June 15, 2021
Application open: October 15 to November 16, 2020
This application deadline is November 16, 2020 at 5pm Pacific Standard Time

Please Note: Currently we are under a state of emergency and if it is not lifted by January 1st, 2021, we will not be able to offer the residency.

Kasahara Gabriola Trust and the Gabriola Arts Council is seeking applications for the inaugural residency program from artists working in a wide range of disciplines. Residencies are four months in length and take place on Gabriola Island, BC, the Isle of the Arts. Gabriola Island is a Gulf Island located in the Salish Sea and is a 20 minute ferry ride from Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver Island.

The Kasahara Gabriola Trust Residency is accepting applications from artists at all stages of their career emerging artists (artists pursuing education within arts field) or established, practicing artist with a demonstrated body of work in a professional artistic environment. Artists within a variety of artistic disciplines will be accepted. The residency provides a live/workspace on an inspirational and intimate island setting, allowing artists the opportunity to imagine, create, experiment, develop new ideas, and ultimately a new body of work. The Kasahara Gabriola Trust Residency is a self-directed retreat, with opportunity for professional development, while giving the local community access to a diverse range of arts practices, theories and experiences.
Gabriola Arts Council is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our organization and art community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of arts on Gabriola Island including, but not limited to, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

If you require any form of accommodation throughout the residency application process, please contact directly Carol Fergusson at carol@artsgabriola.ca or 250-247-7409, so we can offer you individualized assistance and ensure equity in our application process.

Selected artists will reside in a beautiful 1700 square foot, 3 bedroom, ocean front home. The home does not have a formal studio space, but the extra bedroom or the front room are suitable areas for studio work. The grounds are large enough to erect a tent for outdoor work. A residency fee of $500 per month is required, and payable in advance of attending the residency.

At the end of the residency the artist is expected to present a gallery show, performance piece, reading, or appropriate sharing of the body of work completed during the residency, to the community. Gallery space/outdoor space/performance space will be provided, and all promotional activities will be provided by the Gabriola Arts Council.

Expenses paid by the artists

• Travel

• Short term moving costs

• Food

• Supplies

• Housing (residency fee $500 per month)

What practical facilities does your residency offer?

• Master bedroom with en suite

• 2 Private bedrooms

• Additional full bath

• Kitchen and living space

• Internet

• Free Exhibition or performance space at Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre

• Promotional Services

• Networking

Application Criteria

Applications are welcome from Canadian artists working in a wide range of disciplines including visual art, film, literary arts, performance arts or music/sound.

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XAPACE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20th

APPLY HERE: http://www.xpace.info/call-for-submissions-the-way-you-look-tonight/

Xpace Cultural Centre is accepting submissions for artwork and writing from emerging artists, designers and writers for a group exhibition tentatively titled, “the way you look tonight” curated by Philip Leonard Ocampo. The exhibition will run from January 15th  – February 13th, 2021.

From the Civil Rights movement of the 1970s, to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, nostalgia has the capacity to eclipse the complicated, often painful realities of the historic events that had transpired during these times; the lens of retrospect can sometimes only preserve that which is amiable or enjoyable about these time periods. If the word nostalgia derives from the Greek word nostos (‘return home’) and algos (‘pain’), “the way you look tonight” seeks to embody the term’s etymological origins through exploring nostalgia as a complex method of both remembering and forgetting. In questioning the ways in which historic decades are preserved and romanticized within the collective consciousness and popular culture, this exhibition asks: 

• What histories are obscured and erased in treasuring that which is glamorous, entertaining and marketable about the past? Inversely, how are historic experiences of struggle sensationalized and commodified when seen through a retrospective lens?

• How is the recalling of previous decades a matter of generational experience (or lack thereof)?

• How do we frame the histories that we’re ancestrally connected to, but never lived?

• How can we consider the iconography of various time periods outside of the North American canon of popular culture?

• How are members of marginalized communities affected by the way that history is documented, archived and remembered?

• How might these contemporary times be remembered, forgotten or obscured in the future?

As this exhibition will manifest in part as an online project, this call is interested in works that utilize  text, poetry, illustration, drawing / painting, animation, video, archival materials and/or other ways of making that use of digital platforms advantageously in addition to sculpture, installation, etc.

This exhibition will prioritize artists that are Indigenous, Black, people of color, women, 2SLGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and members of other marginalized communities.

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20TH, 2020 at 11:59pm

SUBMIT ONLINE: https://tinyurl.com/y6xkadtq

To apply, you must provide:

1. Artist Statement (250-500 words): The Artist Statement should give a description of your overall practice as it relates to the project you are proposing.

2. Project Description (250-500 words): The project description should give a clear and concrete description of the work you are proposing for installation.

3. Technical Description: a list of all foreseeable technical requirements including equipment and materials necessary for installation within Xpace.

4. Curriculum Vitae (Max 3 pages): Your CV should include education and exhibition history, as well as any relevant experience, reviews, etc.

5. Visual Support Material with accompanying Support Material List (5-10 images and/or minutes of video): Images must be in JPG format. You may provide links to video work/documentation.

If you have any questions about the proposal process, please contact Philip Leonard Ocampo at philip@xpace.info

Works must be ready for exhibition by January 2021. Selected applicants will be notified in late November. All selected participants will be paid an artist fee for the exhibition.

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PROPELLER CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MAIL ART - UNLIMITED DADA

DEADLINE DECEMBER 15th

APPLY HERE: https://www.propellerartgallery.ca/mail-art-unlimited-dada.html

Call for Submissions: Mail Art: unlimited Dada
postmarked Artwork & Online submission

Upcoming Exhibition @ Propeller Art Gallery & Online
January 20 — February 7, 2021

MAIL ART SUBMISSION FORM

COVID-19 has created crisis and instability across the world. During this volatile time, with most of us stuck in place, the mail offers us metaphorical transport out of our immediate physical spaces. Mail can travel while we cannot. In response, Propeller Art Gallery is creating an open call Mail Art Exhibition in January with all works available for sale unless otherwise noted by the artist. This creative outlet for the community will serve as a physical artefact of the time we are living through, and recognises that, while many of our interactions have moved to the virtual realm, there is also increased interest in making things by hand.

You are invited to make a piece of Mail Art: art that can travel through the mail with a stamp.

What is Mail Art?
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The Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus defines mail art as "works produced by artists, often in postcard format, specifically intended to be mailed to other artists or be displayed in an exhibition."

Mail art began in the 1960s when artists sent postcards inscribed with poems or drawings through the post rather than exhibiting or selling them through conventional commercial channels. Its origins can be found in Marcel Duchamp and Kurt Schwitters and the Italian futurists. But it was the New York artist Ray Johnson who, in the mid 1950s, posted small collages, prints of abstract drawings and poems to art world notables giving rise to what eventually became known as the New York Correspondence School. Mail art can take a variety of forms including postcards, packages, faxes, emails and blogs. In the 1960s the Fluxus artist On Kawara sent telegrams to friends and family that informed them he was alive. In the mid 1990s, the artist and curator Matthew Higgs set up Imprint, which posted art by young British artists, among them Martin Creed, to critics and curators. David Opdyke “this land” altered vintage postcards and combined them into large scale works and the list goes on.

In your submission:
What emotions are you feeling, and how are you coping? What is one thing you want to remember from this time, or one thing you want to forget? What do you hope for in the future when “normal” resumes? What are you looking forward to? What feels just out of reach? What have you gained through this experience? What has been a surprise to you?

This is an unjuried show, as you, the artists are collectively our curators. Although historically some Mail Art initiatives have been without submission fees, Propeller, as a Members-run non-profit gallery since 1996 that receives no arts council funding, it is necessary to request a submission fee in order to present Mail Art: unlimited Dada.

Submission requirements:

• Name, address, email, phone number

• Maximum of three artwork images submitted: submission pricing as follows

• 1 image for 25.00 payable through online submission form

• 2 images for 35.00 payable through online submission form

• 3 images for 45.00 payable through online submission form

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XSPACE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: AN ILLUMINATED IDENTITY

DEADLINE DECEMBER 15th

APPLY HERE: https://www.xpace.info/call-for-submissions/

Call for Artistic Proposals and Submissions_An ILLUMINATED iDENTITY

Open Call: Undergraduate and Graduate student artists working in and responding to a question of identity and individuality in a context of the Future-Present (democratized surveillance, weaponized branding, mobilized e-motions, and mythological realities).

XPACE/IMAGES festival is seeking proposals from student artists who are interested in responding to a question of the Future-Present. One could think of the term “Future-Present” as being a condition in which our dreams of the future collide with the reality of the present and where the real and imagined world are as one after the idealized World of Tomorrow has been dissolved. We live in a world that integrates technology with daily life, causing physiological and psychological shifts, giving us a kind of cybernetic lens in which to view the world. A lens that not only affects the way we think about ourselves and the world but also the images we use to represent that world. Now that peoples, places, and things are all accessible at the click of a button, what does it mean to be an individual in our contemporary condition and how are our identities formed? Proposals should consider the space the artwork occupies, the media used and its relationship to the subject in question, and a thorough understanding of the relative condition being: the Future-Present. Proposals are encouraged to be innovative and critical but also visually stimulating and sensorially provocative.

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

Online or Web specific art
Computer specific art
3D Prints
Digital Images and/or Videos
Performance Video and/or Live Performance
Animated GIF
Robotics and/or Haptic Technologies
Mobile Technologies
Weaponized Technologies
Archetypal Technologies (ie. LED’s, Electromagnetics, Cybernetics/Body-Mod Tech, Drone, etc.)

Electronic Submissions only can be sent to: david.f.m.hanes@gmail.com

Deadline: December 15th, 2012
Include in your submission:
images of the proposed work (or relevant work) or a link to a website and/or youtube/vimeo
– MAXIMUM of 6 images (72dpi @ 768 x 1024)
description of the proposed work, including physical qualities, spatial and hanging needs, technical requirements, etc. (max. 150 words, PDF only)
brief artist statement and biography (max. 200 words, PDF only)
CV (2 pages MAX, PDF only)

for addition information contact the curator of the project David Hanes:
david.f.m.hanes@gmail.com

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HAMILTON ARTISTS INC: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Multiple Events

DEADLINE JANUARY 12th

APPLY HERE: https://akimbo.ca/listings/call-for-submissions-from-artists-collectives-curators-and-writers-2020/

Call for Submissions
Exhibitions, Billboard, Special Projects and More!

Hamilton Artists Inc. (The Inc.) is seeking dynamic proposals from artists, collectives, curators and writers at various stages of their careers for its exhibition platforms and public programs. The Inc. exhibits a range of artistic disciplines and welcomes applications by artists from local, regional and national communities. We have numerous opportunities available, please read the full description for each call to identify which opportunity is best suited to your practice/objectives.

As an artist-run centre, we are interested in works/projects that push boundaries and engage with critical, conceptual and/or experimental thinking from diverse perspectives. We are committed to providing platforms for risk-taking and creating an inclusive space for exploring expanded art practices. The Inc. supports submissions that showcase artists and curators’ most recent endeavours as well as works that incite conversation and promote a range of intersectional narratives. We pay artists based on CARFAC fee standards.

We welcome submissions from artists of all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Indigenous, Black, and persons of colour; refugee, newcomer and immigrant persons; Two-Spirit, LGBTQ+ and gender non-binary persons, persons with disabilities, and those on low-incomes or living in poverty. The Inc. is committed to equity and inclusion in all aspects of its operations, and will accept submissions in various formats.

Cannon Gallery
Deadline: January 12, 2020

The Cannon Gallery is the Inc.’s largest gallery space and is programmed three years in advance. Artists and curators working in all mediums and at all levels of their careers are encouraged to apply.

Click here to learn more.

James Gallery
Deadline: January 12, 2020

The James Gallery is the Inc.’s dedicated members’ gallery. We always welcome new and returning members, who will then be eligible to exhibit in this space.

Click here to learn more.

Cannon Project Wall
Deadline: January 12, 2020

The Cannon Project Wall is an 8’ x 33’ billboard on the side of our building in downtown Hamilton. The billboard sees upwards of 10,000 vehicular and pedestrian traffic each day.

Click here to learn more.

Special Projects
Deadline: Ongoing

Special Projects are activities that do not take the form of regular exhibitions. They can be one-off events, print materials, multiples, digital platforms, screenings, workshops, outdoor projects in our courtyard, site-specific interventions, off-site projects, or other unique initiatives.

Click here to learn more.

Writers/ Essayists
Deadline: Ongoing

We’re seeking submissions from regional writers interested in producing short, commissioned texts to accompany our exhibitions and programs.

Click here to learn more.

Collision Artist Spotlight: Maren Boedeker

This month we checked in with some of the resident artists in our studios at Collision Gallery to see what they have been working on over the last few months.

This week we caught a glimpse of new work in progress by Maren Boedeker.

Maren Boedeker studied visual arts and art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Münster, Germany.

Her abstract, large-scale canvases have been shown in galleries in Germany, Belgium and Canada. She received the artist-in-residency-grant Liguria, Italy and was awarded first place in the exhibition "Art for Europe", curated by the European Community in Brussels, Belgium.

Besides her artistic practice, she has continuously been working with children, teens and adults as an art teacher and instructor.

Since 2013 she lives and works in Toronto. She was selected for the AKIN Studio Program 2018/19, first year, having her studio at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA).

Video by Maren Boedeker. Filmed in Toronto, ON.

To learn more about this artist and her practice visit www.marenboedeker.com/ or via instagram at @marenboedeker.artist

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Collision Artist Spotlight: Maria Kim

This month we checked in with some of the resident artists in our studios at Collision Gallery to see what they have been working on over the last few months.

This week we caught a glimpse of new work in progress by Maria Kim.

"During the past three years, I have been given opportunities to participate and work with international artist residencies for six months each in Paris, Barcelona, Seville and a full year in Leipzig. After returning to Toronto last September to participate as a Resident Artist at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre (MLAC), I had to decide to lengthen my stay to be with family through the events of the pandemic, and have now joined AKIN X Collision residency for the rest of the year.

Current conditions have opened my mind in redefining blurred boundaries of interior and exterior spaces, public and private realms, the lucidity of time, and notions of progress and regress. Personally, I have always been heavily informed by histories, individual and collective experiences, distorted and manipulated memories, altered perceptions of the world through the intergernerational transferring of beliefs, values and stories, and notions of truth. These interests were born initially from being a Korean-Canadian, as I long searched the tangible stories of Korean diaspora left in lands without citizenship throughout Asia during WWII and the Korean War. Through constant research and exploration of transgenerational trauma and how it affects individuals in present situations, I paint the figures using the face and body as the place which holds the traces of human experience.

This exhibition titled: "Singled Out" reveals some of these expressions, and blurred lines of memory with reality, painted during my time away and upon returning home." - Maria Kim

Video by Maria Kim. Filmed in Toronto, ON.

To learn more about this artist and her practice visit www.mihyunmariakim.com/ or via instagram at @singmariamaria

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