Artists in Residence
2024: Collaboration
This June, the Fredericton Arts Alliance’s 23rd series of Artists in Residence will return to our casemate studio in Fredericton’s Historic Garrison District.
The resident artists, two at a time, will be working out of a refurbished space until Labour Day. Artists working in a wide range of media--music, drawing, poetry, mosaic, clay, illustration, fibre art, dance and more--will explore the theme of Collaboration while sharing the space, their time and their ideas.
Working together in the Casemate studio offers the opportunity to bounce ideas off each other, share insights, learn new approaches, broaden horizons, and expand art practices.
The artists will be selected by a jury to ensure a high standard of work. Frederictonians and visitors are encouraged to visit them and learn about their various media and the inspirations that drive their practice.
Building on the strengths developed during three years of virtual residencies, we encourage artists to use their own social media channels to promote their time in the casemate, and the FAA will promote the artists and the program online as well.
The FAA greatly appreciates the continuing support of the City of Fredericton and Downtown Fredericton in running this program, which provides opportunities for established and emerging artists and makes their art accessible to the visiting public.
More information
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This year’s theme, again, is Collaboration. Last year’s artists found so many ways of making this a stimulus to new ideas that it is clear we need to continue offering this opportunity. Opening up the possibility of cross-fertilization of ideas after so long a period of artists working in their own silos turned out to be liberating. If two artists are interested in exploring collaboration, they should submit a joint application. Otherwise, the scheduling committee will do its best to arrange dates that suit the artists and new friendships — and perhaps collaborations — will ensue.
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The series will be running from June to September 2024, ending on Labour Day. Each Residency runs for one week from Monday through the following Sunday.
Artists are expected to use the opportunity to put at least 25 hours into their project and associated “pop-up.” Artists are responsible for scheduling their own hours, and should be in regular touch with the FAA to ensure the best possible media coverage of their residency.
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The Fredericton Arts Alliance plans to mount an exhibition of work produced over the summer at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in the fall. Participants will be invited to designate a piece for this exhibition.
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All applicants must submit the following:
A completed application form (here);
Résumé or curriculum vitae;
Three references (One work-related and two character references);
Work examples as outlined in the application for specific disciplines.Please note: if your plan involves collaborating with a specific partner, you may submit a joint application.
Application deadline: Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Please do not hesitate to reach out to president@frederictonartsalliance.ca if you have any questions.