call for submissions for local artists in residence!
north western climate gathering is partnering with the lair galleries for a exhibit that will be
showcased at lakehead's 2025 research and innovation week! join us! download the call!
showcased at lakehead's 2025 research and innovation week! join us! download the call!
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call for submissions for artists in residence
northwest climate gathering on october 19, 2024 open to: all genres of art by an individual or collaboration resulting in an artwork that can be hung on a wall as public art at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . multiple resident artists are to be selected, with the intention of representing a wide breadth of age ranges (high school to senior), perspectives, experience and mediums. the job: selected artists in residence are to attend the northwest climate gathering being held at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 on saturday, october 19, 2024 from the opening at 8:30am until the conclusion of the volunteer party in the evening. you may choose to offer a participatory art workshop during the event contributing to or inspiring your final work, or to wholly create your gallery piece after the event in response to your experiences of attending the event. artists will provide a written text with the title and materials used in their work at least two weeks prior to the art exhibit opening, deliver their work ready to hang, and introduce it at the exhibit opening. artists will have one another’s emails and be encouraged to support one another. there will be a get-together of the artists a few weeks after the gathering to share plans and ideas for the exhibit. the exhibit: will be hung at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in the education building and will run for a year. compensation: each artist will receive a $100 honorarium |
to apply:
email your completed application to [email protected] along with 1-3 photos or pdfs of previous work by midnight on friday september 27, 2024. all applicants will be advised of the jurors’ decision by wednesday october 9 at noon. please contact heather or keira at that same email address if you have any questions.
the jurors:
this residency and exhibit is sponsored by the lair galleries as a community partnership with northwest climate gathering 2024.
the jurors are:
pauline sameshima is an education professor and curates the lakehead research education galleries.
pauline's interdisciplinary projects integrate multi-modal translations of data to catalyze experiential learning
and provoke new dialogues. website.
heather mcleod is a songwriter, author, singer, journalist and life-long organizer who delights in bringing people
together in community and inspiring hope through action. her podcast about thunder bay is something different this way comes.
keira essex is a climate activist of mixed settler-anishinaabe heritage. she explores relationship to place in her
art practice, having photographed lake superior daily in 2023. she is an environmental studies student at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .
email your completed application to [email protected] along with 1-3 photos or pdfs of previous work by midnight on friday september 27, 2024. all applicants will be advised of the jurors’ decision by wednesday october 9 at noon. please contact heather or keira at that same email address if you have any questions.
the jurors:
this residency and exhibit is sponsored by the lair galleries as a community partnership with northwest climate gathering 2024.
the jurors are:
pauline sameshima is an education professor and curates the lakehead research education galleries.
pauline's interdisciplinary projects integrate multi-modal translations of data to catalyze experiential learning
and provoke new dialogues. website.
heather mcleod is a songwriter, author, singer, journalist and life-long organizer who delights in bringing people
together in community and inspiring hope through action. her podcast about thunder bay is something different this way comes.
keira essex is a climate activist of mixed settler-anishinaabe heritage. she explores relationship to place in her
art practice, having photographed lake superior daily in 2023. she is an environmental studies student at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .