FACES: Focused Artists Creating Emergent Spaces
Facilitator: Jamie Ly and Sarah Cullen
Program Dates: August 2 – 8, 2022
Submission Deadline: May 8, 2022 at 11:59 PM
Cost:  Funded residency.

“FACES is offering a week-long residency inviting emerging BIPOC artists’ to participate in dialogue, artmaking, and inclusive community building revolving around lived experiences with the intention of further diversifying the arts community in Toronto.  This residency is a pilot project that is centred on widening participation in the arts sector.

We are looking for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) artists who did not pursue a career in the arts because of cultural, family, or financial pressures –  pressures, which for some, may be a direct result of systemic racism.

The FACES residency will be part working retreat and part research project. The residency will act as a first practical step to enable artists to participate in discussions while engaging with their art practice in a collective setting. Artists will be invited to share their experiences about the barriers they’ve faced when considering a career in the arts. Conversations will centre on discovering what supports are needed in order to encourage and support other potential BIPOC Artists.”

For more information, please visit: https://artscapegibraltarpoint.ca/artist-residences/programmed-residencies

-from Artscape Gibraltar Point