New Media Residencies
Deadlines
1 March and 1 October
If either of these dates falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
The program has two components: Research Residencies and Production Residencies. This program is only for projects related to new media; it is not for film or video projects.
Host organizations may apply for a grant to host a residency for an artist or a group of up to three artists working collaboratively on a project. There is no minimum duration for the proposed residency. However, residencies of three months or more are encouraged.
The program supports projects that provide mutual benefit to artists and host organizations. Grants may be used to cover the direct costs of the residency, such as the guest artists’ subsistence, and the direct costs of the research, creative development and production of artworks undertaken during the residency.
Eligibility of Host Organizations
Note that meeting the eligibility criteria allows your organization to submit an application to this program. It does not, however, guarantee that it will receive a grant.
Only host organizations may submit an application – guest artists may not apply directly. Host organizations may be located either in Canada or elsewhere.
To be eligible to apply, your organization must meet all of the following eligibility criteria. It must:
- show commitment to developing new media and new technologies, or have expertise in this area
- be an organization such as a research facility, technology centre, media lab, post-secondary educational institution, private company, or science museum
- provide the guest artists with workspace
- provide the guest artists with a mentor, advisor or resource person, and
- give the guest artists access to adequate technologies and administrative support.
This program is also open to Aboriginal organizations and organizations of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Eligibility of Guest Artists
To be guest artists under the New Media Residencies program, artists must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status (as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada) at the time of the application deadline for this program. However, the guest artists do not have to be living in Canada when your organization submits the application.
Guest artists must also meet the Canada Council’s definition of a professional artist, which is an artist who:
- has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
- is recognized as a professional artist by her or his peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition)
- is committed to devoting more time to the artistic activity, if financially possible, and
- has already presented his or her work in a professional context.
In addition, guest artists must meet all of the eligibility criteria for a mid-career or established artist in one of the categories described in the guidelines.
Project Eligibility
Only projects involving research or production of independent artworks are eligible for support from this program
Eligible residency projects may, among other things, take the form of research or the production of artworks integrating technology or robotics, installations, performances, immersive environments, web art, VJing, or electronic art, and interactive works.
Amount of Grant
You are asked to submit a reasonable, carefully thought-out proposal based on a well-researched budget. These grants cannot be used for expenses that occurred before this program’s deadline date.
- Research Residencies – up to $30,000
- Production Residencies – up to $60,000
Further Information
laura jeanne lefave
Program Officer
Media Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5254
TTY : 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4409
July 2010