Deadline: Friday, July 20^th 2018 (6pm)

InterAccess currently seeks proposals for a digital artist-in residency program. For this digital residency individual artists and collectives are invited to propose a project that will make creative use of digital platforms.

Projects may take a variety of forms including, but not limited to, an online performance, a generative project, live digital coding, a social media takeover, a website or website plug-in, an AR/VR project, software, open-source platform, etc. InterAccess welcomes new ideas and projects that test the limits of the platform.

The selected artist-in-residence will be invited to give a public presentation, performance, workshop, or similar event during their residency.

Residency Details

• In collaboration with the Programming Coordinator and Education Coordinator, establish a workflow for the proposed project
• This residency will take place between August and October 2018
• The residency will culminate with a public presentation or event

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are welcome from Toronto-based artists that have a proven history of incorporating digital technology in their practice
• Must be based in Toronto during residency dates

InterAccess Will Provide

• Studio access during gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm (Wednesday, until 8pm)
• Technical support
• Full scholarship to A-B-Z-TXT workshop from August 22 – 26, 2018 with instructor ---
• $750.00 artist fee + $250.00 public presentation fee

Adjudication

• Participants are selected by a panel composed of InterAccess staff and the Programming Committee on the basis of their submitted proposal and artistic merit
• Applicants will be notified of their status as soon as adjudication is complete, approximately two weeks following the application deadline

Submission Requirements

• Brief proposal outlining artist-in residence activities (500 words maximum)
• A description of the applicant’s current practice
• Detailed curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum)
• Artist or Collective biography

Only email submissions will be considered. Please send a single PDF file to art@interaccess.org with the subject line “Artist In Residence 2018.” We thank all those who apply, however we will only contact short listed applicants.

Image: www.eternallymoving.com by Amanda Low (2017)