Programs
Artist in Residence
Mentorship, Financial Support, Exhibition Opportunities for Regional Artists
Submission Guidelines
Applications for 2025 are now closed.
The Artist in Residence program supports any visual artist residing in the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality or the Peace River Regional District in developing and creating a body of work for a professionally curated exhibition.
Deadline to Apply: February 17, 2025
Notification of Results: March 3, 2025
The Arts North East AIR Program Provides the Artist with virtual mentorship sessions from a professional visual artist, a subsistence fee of $3,000 for a six-month working period, a professionally curated exhibit and $2,100 CARFAC exhibition fee, and free admission to an artist talk/workshop by the AIR mentor available to all.
This flexible and remote program can be tailored to the successful applicant’s schedule.
2025 AIR Mentor - Coming Soon!
Meet the ANE Artists in Residence
2024
Donna Bozarth
2023
Samantha Wigglesworth
2021
haley bassett
2020
Karl Mattson
DETAILS
Eligibility Guidelines:
1. Artist must reside in the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality or the Peace River Regional District
2. The Artist must not yet have had two or more professionally curated exhibitions for which they have received CARFAC exhibition fees
Application Guidelines:
1. Curriculum Vitae (maximum three pages)
2. Description of proposed work intended for the residency (maximum one page)
3. Artist Bio and Statement (150 words maximum for each)
4. 5-10 images (jpeg format with a resolution of 72dpi at 1024 x 768 pixels) of recent work related to the residency proposal. Images must be labeled with a number_title_lastname (example: 01_Nemo_Smith).
5. Image List with image numbers, artist name, the title of work and date, medium and dimensions
How to Submit your Application:
1. Send the application by email attachments to Tiia, ed@artsnortheast.org. Documents must be in Word or PDF format, and images in JPG format
2. Deadline for application is February 17, 2025
A jury will assess applications according to the following criteria:
Artistic Merit
• The artistic quality of your work
• The artistic rationale for your project
• The potential artistic outcomes
Impact
The potential of the project to:
• contribute to your artistic development
• advance your artistic practice
Feasibility
• Your capacity and experience to undertake the project
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact Tiia Kand at ed@artsnortheast.org with any questions regarding the AIR program or the application.