Open Call

SHORT-TERM TEXTILES ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design

No Funding

Sydney, Canada

Eligibility

Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design offers state-of-the-art studio space for craftspeople to practice their creative skills. Our textiles studio offers a great space for artisans to work on their craft. The Centre’s Short-Term Artist-in-Residence program is open to applications year-round and offers residencies of flexible lengths from two weeks to six months, depending on the needs of the artist.

Number of Participants

Two participants per studio.

Deadline

No deadline

Duration

November 19, 2019 - November 19, 2024

Costs

CA$125.00 program fee (monthly)

Facilities

Gallery, Shared Studio

Meals

No meals

Public Programs

Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Self-Directed, Workshops

Disciplines

Dreamers, Entrepreneur , Fiber Arts, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Multimedia, Puppeteers, Sculpture, Textile

Languages

English

Program Description

The purpose of the Artist in Residence Program is to offer artists the opportunity to use the studio space at Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design. Residents must be self-directed, able to work independently, able to conduct themselves in a professional manner and to work cooperatively within a shared studio. The Centre offers residencies to artists in ceramics. Artists in residence are given access to these studios at a subsidized studio rental rate.