indigenous residency

Residency Duration: October 1 – October 31, 2026.

Presented with the support of The Hnatyshyn Foundation, DARC’s Indigenous Residency is a one-month intensive on-site artist residency, offered to mid-career Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) artists who are seeking to develop their current practice, experiment with a new medium, or continue an existing project.

Artists in residence are provided with access to DARC’s facilities, including the DARC Microcinema, Soundstage, Digital Edit Suite, and Recording Studio. Artists also have access to an array of audio-visual equipment and up to 16 hours of advisor time for the duration of their residency. Additionally, artists in residence are provided with an artist fee of $2,500, as well as $520 for an artist talk or the presentation of their work. 

Artists are invited to find creative ways to experiment with video and the moving image, the distribution of sound, and other tactics for presentation and audience engagement. The Indigenous Residency seeks to create a collaborative environment where hands-on technological play is encouraged. We welcome proposals for works in a variety of disciplines including film, video, animation, web-based art, sound art, AR/VR, interactive and time-based digital projects, and media art installations. Artists will work with an artistic advisor of their choosing or an Indigenous advisor recommended by DARC. 

Following the residency, artists are expected to participate in an artist talk to discuss their practice and share works in progress or any completed projects from their residency.

RESIDENCY TIMELINE:

• Open information session for prospective applicants: June 10, 2026 @ 12pm

• Jury deliberation and selection in mid-July, 2026

• Resident artist notified by the end of July, 2026

• Residency start: October 1, 2026

• Artist talk presented by: December 19, 2026