Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre AiR Call for Submissions Fall/Winter 2024
Closing Date of Opportunity: October 01, 2024
Name or Organization: Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre
Contact Email: community@koartscentre.org
Website: http://www.koartscentre.org/
Post Content: The call for submissions is now open for Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre AiR program for Fall and Winter 2024. Applications must be submitted before October 1, 2024.
About
We officially launched our Artist in Residence program in 2020, hosting our first group of resident artists, featuring both sculptors and painters. These artists came seeking personal artistic growth and to be surrounded by the inspirational works of their peers in the beautiful natural setting of our twenty-acre outdoor sculpture park in nature.
Inspired by her personal experience of growth as an artist, and having gained opportunities to expand her own art practice through artist residencies, Katie Ohe created and launched this program in 2020 — allowing artists of all levels and backgrounds to invest uninterrupted time in contemplation, research, exploration and discovery.
Objectives
This program recognizes that physical spaces, time and the financial resources needed to create art are scarce, and these limitations constrain artists, preventing their work from reaching its full agentive potential. Our artists come seeking personal artistic growth and are surrounded by the inspirational works of their peers in the beautiful natural setting of our twenty-acre outdoor sculpture park in nature near Calgary, with stunning views of the Rocky Mountains.
A diverse range of artists each year can move their practice forward in a dedicated studio space for new exploration, inspiration, ideation, and creation. Our Artist in Residence program cultivates a research and process-focused experience, facilitating artist work that otherwise may not have been realized. Artists in Residence will work in a spacious, functional studio space, having opportunities to create, exhibit and document new works. Public engagement is a requirement of this residency, and artists applying will be expected to provide a plan for public engagement with their application.
To learn more, please visit koartscentre.org/artist-in-residence-program