Khipuz June 2016 Issue #6 | Page 11

What does the program offer?

During this five-week residency, focus on your work with dedicated studio time. Expand your practice with studio visits from guest faculty and through discussions with your peers. Connect with local Indigenous community leaders and Elders. Engage in meaningful conversations around global Indigenous culture and contemporary art.

Residencies offer structured programs where artists, curators, and other arts professionals are brought together to make work and discuss pertinent themes. Through peer interaction, discussion groups, studio work, formal lectures, and studio visits from world-renowned visiting artists and curators, participants gain new ideas and insights that can be applied to creative exploration and the development of their work.

Who should apply?

Visual artists of all disciplines, curators, researchers, designers and architects are welcome. Note: Enrollment to this program is limited to individuals of Indigenous descent (status, non-status, Métis or Inuit in Canada and Indigenous peoples from around the world). Applicants should have an exhibition/publication record, formal training in visual arts, or equivalent experience and recognition from their peers or communities.

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