DARC Indigenous Residency Program

Written By RJHF Web

The Hnatyshyn Foundation is pleased to support the very first DARC Indigenous Residency Program, a one-month intensive on-site artist residency offered to mid-career Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) artists who are seeking to develop their current practice, experiment with a new medium, or continue an existing project. For the time being, the residency is open to artists residing in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC) is a not-for-profit, artist-run media art centre that fosters the growth and development of artists through access to equipment, training, mentorship, and programming. Its mission is to support a diverse community of media artists empowered by technology, programming and the exchange of ideas.

About the program

Submission deadline: July 15, 2024.

Residency duration: October 1 – October 31, 2024.

Artists in residence are provided with access to DARC’s facilities, including the DARC Microcinema, Soundstage, Digital Edit Suite, and Recording Studio. Artists also have access to an array of audio-visual equipment and up to 16 hours of advisor time for the duration of their residency. Additionally, artists in residence are provided with an artist fee of $2,000, as well as $500 for an artist talk or the presentation of their work.

Artists are invited to find creative ways to experiment with video and the moving image, the distribution of sound, and other tactics for presentation and audience engagement. The Indigenous Residency seeks to create a collaborative environment where hands-on technological play is encouraged. We welcome proposals for works in a variety of disciplines including film, video, animation, web-based art, sound art, AR/VR, interactive and time-based digital projects, and media art installations. Artists will work with an artistic advisor of their choosing or an Indigenous advisor recommended by DARC.

Following the residency, artists are expected to participate in an artist talk to discuss their practice and share works in progress or any completed projects from their residency.

RESIDENCY SUPPORT INCLUDES:

  • Artist residency fee of $2,000;

  • Up to $4,000 in DARC equipment and facility waivers for the duration of the residency;

  • Access to DARC technical consultations;

  • An opportunity to present your work publicly through a screening, exhibition, or artist talk;

  • A fee of $500 for an artist talk or presentation of your work according to current CARFAC-RAAV fee schedule;

  • Honorarium for parking or transit;

  • A fee of $1,448 (CARFAC-RAAV fee schedule) for an artistic advisor of your choosing or Indigenous advisor recommended by DARC for 16 hours of consultation;

  • A full festival pass to the Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival (August 6-11, 2024)

  • Ongoing support through membership at DARC following the completion of the residency, including free access to workshops for one year.

RESIDENCY TIMELINE

  • Open information session for prospective applicants: June 10, 2024

  • Application deadline: July 15, 2024

  • Jury deliberation and selection in early August, 2024

  • Resident artist notified by mid-August, 2024

  • Residency start: October 1, 2024

  • Artist talk presented by: December 20, 2024

For more information on eligibility, assessment, and how to apply, please visit https://digitalartsresourcecentre.ca/indigenous-residency/.

RJHF Web
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