International Residencies Program in the Visual Arts

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The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.

Deadline

1 April

If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.

Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

Program Description

The International Residencies Program in the Visual Arts supports professionals in the visual arts which includes visual and fine craft artists, and independent critics and curators in furthering their artistic practice in an international context.

Description of Residencies

La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (www.citedesartsparis.net)

La Cité Internationale des Arts is located in the heart of Paris, at 18 rue de l’Hôtel de Ville. Here, two studios are available to Canadian artists. Each is a furnished bachelor apartment, including studio (approximately 22 square metres). Six residencies are awarded for a period of four months each.

International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York (www.iscp-nyc.org)

Located at 1040 Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn, the International Studio & Curatorial Program provides studio facilities and living accommodation. It promotes career development by facilitating exposure to and connection with the New York art community. Studio visits from national and international visitors and field trips are regularly scheduled. In addition, residents participate in an open studio event. Two residencies are awarded for a period of six months each.

Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (www.bethanien.de)

Located in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, the Künstlerhaus Bethanien offers studios, gallery space and various workshops for wood, metal and synthetic materials, as well as video and digital media. The studio is a furnished bachelor apartment (approximately 75 square metres). In addition to these facilities, the Künstlerhaus Bethanien provides artists with organizational and technical assistance, promotion and networking on an international level. One residency is awarded for a period of 12 months, which results in the completion of a project that is presented to the public.

Acme Studios, London (www.acme.org.uk)

Acme Studios, founded by Jonathan Harvey and David Panton in 1972, provides practical, networking and cultural assistance to international artists. The studio is a furnished bachelor apartment located in the centre of East London’s thriving art scene, in close proximity to the Bethnal Green and Hackney Wick areas. Two residencies are awarded for a period of six months each.

Artspace, Australia (www.artspace.org.au)

Artspace is a leading international residency-based contemporary art centre, housed in the historic Gunnery Building in Woolloomooloo fronting Sydney Harbour. Committed to the development of new ideas and practices in contemporary art and culture, since the early 1980s Artspace has been building a critical context for Australian and international artists, curators and writers. This component is a residency exchange between Artspace (Sydney) and the Darling Foundry (Montreal). One residency is awarded for a period of three months.

Parramatta Artists Studios, Australia (www.parracity.nsw.gov.au)

Launched in September 2006, the Parramatta Artists Studios is progressing to the fore of contemporary artistic production. Located in the centre of Parramatta, in the heart of Western Sydney, it offers non-residential and residential studio space to emerging and established contemporary artists, fine craft practitioners and creative industry professionals to support the development of their practice. This component is an Aboriginal residency exchange between Parramatta Artists Studios (Parramatta) and the Darling Foundry (Montreal). This exchange is intended to increase the international profile of Canadian Aboriginal artists and to provide mutual cultural, artistic and intellectual exchange with visiting Australian Aboriginal artists. Canadian Aboriginal artists are defined as First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists. One residency is awarded to an Aboriginal visual artist for a period of three months.

Eligibility of Applicant

General Eligibility Criteria

To apply to the Canada Council for the Arts, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. You do not need to be living in Canada when you apply.

You must also meet the Canada Council’s definition of a professional artist, which is an artist who:

has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (artist working in the same artistic tradition)
is committed to devoting more time to artistic activity, if financially possible.

Specific Eligibility Criteria

This program provides support to individual professionals in the visual arts and collaborations that contribute to the visual arts.

In addition to meeting the general eligibility criteria, to meet the definition of a professional visual and fine craft artist you must have:

produced an independent body of work
maintained an independent, professional practice for at least three years after receiving specialized training
made at least three public presentations of work in a professional context over a three-year period.

In addition to meeting the general eligibility criteria, to meet the definition of a professional independent critic or curator you must have:

produced an independent body of work after receiving specialized training
made at least three independent public presentations of your work over a three-year period after receiving specialized training
written at least three critical texts or reviews that have been published in a professional context.

The Visual Arts Section recognizes a collaboration as two or three professional visual artists working together on a long-term basis to develop a collaborative artistic practice. To meet the definition of a collaboration:

each member of the collaboration must meet the definition of a professional visual artist
it must have had at least three public presentations of its collaborative work in a professional context over a three year-period.

Grant Amount

La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris

The total grant amount of $21,000 applies to the resident’s expenses, allocated as follows:

travel allowance (to a maximum of $1,500)
residency and accommodation fees for single occupancy ($1,500)
subsistence for four months ($8,000)
production costs ($10,000)

International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York

The total grant amount of $23,500 applies to the resident’s expenses. Residency and accommodation fees, for single occupancy, are paid directly by the Canada Council for the Arts to the International Studio & Curatorial Program.