Call for Applications: Indigenous Artist-in-Residence

 

The Department of Visual Arts at Western University is seeking applications from emerging to established artists for the one-year Indigenous Artist-in-Residence (IAiR) program. This program will support a First Nations, Métis, or Inuk artist in the research, creation, and production of new artistic work. The IAiR will work closely with the Department of Visual Arts and undertake community engagement in ways that could include (but are not limited to) artist talks, workshops, studio visits, or other outreach activities. Applications from artists with connections to, or living in, the region are particularly encouraged. Projects that incorporate distance or remote components, or other innovative virtual forms of residency, are welcome.  

 

The IAiR position includes access to studio space, equipment, staff support, and other resources at Western University. It will include periodic activities that intersect with coursework and departmental events. There is an option to develop and teach a course in the Winter term during the residency should the successful candidate be interested, which would be funded separately. If required, the Department will provide support for developing the course.  

 

The residency will be situated in the Department of Visual Arts for a period of 8 to 12 months beginning September 1, 2021. The stipend for this position is $50,000 (inclusive of taxes) regardless of the length of the residency and is intended to cover support materials, travel, accommodation, artist fees and costs related to the residency, although additional funds can be applied for through the Department. 

 

The Department of Visual Arts has particular strengths in media, photography, painting, printmaking, sound, sculpture, and installation. Department facilities include the Artlab Gallery, the Cohen Explorations Lab and Cohen Commons, the Centre for Sustainable Curating, as well as studio facilities including woodshop, sound studio, print-making studio, painting studio, dark room, and black box media lab. The Department of Visual Arts supports numerous projects committed to social and environmental justice and would welcome the successful candidate’s potential input and/or collaboration in these areas. 

 

Western University is located on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Neutral (Chonnonton) peoples, on lands connected to several Treaties including Treaty 6 London Township, Treaty 7 Sombra Township, Treaty 21 Longwoods and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This place continues to be home to diverse Indigenous Peoples who are recognized as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors to society. Western is committed to increasing Indigenous voices and presence across all levels of work, study and research.  

 

$50,000 stipend 

 

8-12 months 

 

1. Curriculum Vitae including contact information 


2. Short Artist Statement  


3. Project Proposal (1 page) 


4. Proposed Community Engagement Activities (1 page) 


      Note: The above documents should be merged into a single PDF 

5. Portfolio: up to 10 original works, with title and date. Submissions can include:  
Image files; submitted as JPG or PDF do not exceed 1 MB or 1024 x 768 pixels 
Audio files; submitted as MP3 or MP4 (links suggested) 
Video files; submitted as AVI, MOV, MPEG, MP4, (links suggested) 


6. Contact information for 2 references (only the referees of shortlisted candidates will be contacted).  


7. Optional: Up to three pieces of support material such as exhibition brochures, reviews, articles etc.  


 

E-mail submission packages to Meghan Edmiston at meghan.edmiston@uwo.ca 

 

July 7, 2021