visiting artist program

Visiting Artist Residency 2025/26

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OPEN
For residencies taking place from October 2025 to August 2026

Deadline: December 8th, 2024

Notification of results: by end of January 2025, all applicants will be notified of the outcome. 

Spots Available: 6

Description 

Each year St. Michael’s Printshop invites applications from provincial, national and international artists who wish to come and work at the Printshop for a one-month period. A total of six residencies are offered during the year. Artists are paid a residency fee and given full access to St. Michael’s Printshop for a one month period. In return, artists offer one community engagement event, or workshop, and supply two prints from each edition created during the residency to SMP.

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Evaluation:

Eligible applications to the program are reviewed and evaluated by the jury which consists of artists at different stages of their career from across the province as well as members of the programming committee. While assessing we consider these aspects of the applications: 

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● Artistic merit
● Clarity of ideas 

● Feasibility of the project plan 

● Impact (artistic and career growth) 
● Workshop Proposal

● Community engagement & Workshop Development 

The jury is asked to reflect on their implicit biases and prioritize BIPOC and 2SLGBTQQIA+ artists. The jury assesses applications based on criteria listed above and within a very competitive context. 

How To Apply:

St. Michael’s Printshop (SMP) accepts applications to our Visiting Artist Residency in multiple formats. Our preference is for artists to apply with the google form. Proposals can also be emailed to SMP in writing or pitched to SMP in the form of a zoom interview, which will be recorded for the jury. 

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Option #1 

Written Application: Fill out the google form, and follow instructions on how to submit your support material. 

*If you do not have a Gmail (to access the google form) please download the application form) (and email us your written response (email: stmichaelsprintshop@gmail.com)

Option #2

To schedule a Zoom pitch: 

Please contact SMP Shop Administrator Luca Jesse Apel, at luca@stmichaelsprintshop.com no later than Friday November 22th, 2024 to schedule a date/time for a 10-minute pitch of your ideas. The zoom pitch meeting will be scheduled no later than December 8th, 2024. 

• Please fill out this online form by November 22nd, 2024. 

• For your Zoom pitch/presentation you will be required to answer the project proposal prompts supplied below

• Maximum of 10 images/slides in your Zoom pitch

*Downloadable Zoom Pitch form

Application Questions/Prompts:

*indicates required 
 

1. Project Summary* (50 words max)  please provide a clear and concise overview of your project.
    

2. A detailed project proposal* (300-500 words max) that may include the following:

   • What are the themes/ideas/interests you wish to explore during your residency?

   • What are the processes/techniques you wish to use during your residency?
      

3. Artist Statement (250 words max, optional) that may include the following:

   • What are the general themes/ideas/interests/influences that you explore in your practice beyond the scope of the residency? 
      

4. Artist Bio* (approx. 150 words)

   • Tell us a little about yourself in relation to your art practice.

   • We welcome folks to self-identify as BIPOC and 2SLGBTQQIA+  
      

5. Are there any accessibility requirements that SMP should be made aware of? (approx. 100 word, optional)

   • Note: SMP has several physical accessibility barriers. The shop is located on the second floor of an old building without an elevator. If SMP can make adjustments to our space to make it more accessible and inclusive please let us know here. 
      

6. Support Materials* you may include up to 10 items of support material (Images, JPG, max 1MB). For audio/video work include a link to a streaming platform such as SoundCloud, Vimeo or YouTube in your support material inventory. For video support materials clips can be up to 3 minutes long maximum. Specify the start/end times for the clip you’d like watched.

   • Title all files with your name in the order you want them viewed (ie: 01_YourName.jpg)
      

Image documentation
 

• Please send us clear, well lit images of your work. Include strong pieces of previous work. 

• These do not necessarily have to relate to the proposed project, but they should highlight potential. 

• You may also include sketches and works in progress related to the proposed project.
   

1. Inventory/Image List.* An inventory is a list of all of the files that you are sending us in order and should include all relevant information to help the jury understand your work. This can be the title of the work, the year it was made, any collaborators, location, dimensions, materials etc. What you include in your inventory is up to you. All YouTube, Soundcloud or Vimeo links should be included here.
    

2. CV* (3 pages max) an updated resume that demonstrates your arts practice and experiences.

Conditions of the Residency

The residency recipient agrees to:
 

• Donate two prints from each edition* printed during the residency at St. Michael’s Printshop. One of these prints will be retained in the printshop’s archives, the other is used for fundraising purposes.
   

*We appreciate that not all contemporary print practices conform to traditional editions and in such instances, we can work out alternative arrangements.
 

• Please note a required component of the residency will be to participate in a community engagement event, such as our artist meet and greet and host a workshop.
   

Studio Expectations:​

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• The Local Artist in Residence is required to familiarize themselves with the studio guidelines and to complete a mandatory studio orientation 

• The Local Artist in Residence must be able to work independently

• All artists are responsible for obtaining and using the personal safety equipment needed for the proper handling of materials (gloves, respirators, etc.)

• The behaviour of artists must be in compliance with establishing a safe and supportive working environment (Code of Conduct link)

• St. Michael’s provides black and white inks, rags, solvents and chemistries to all studio users.

• Artists are responsible for their own plates, paper, coloured inks, drawing materials etc.
   

Benefits of the Residency

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• Free membership and rent-free 24-hour access to the Printshop for a 4 week period

• $1,500 Artist Fee
   

SMP Staff and the Programming Committee are committed to working with the successful applicant to support them to address their individual needs during the duration of the residency.

We encourage applicants to consider travel and project grants from provincial and national, and funding agencies in your home country. We are happy to provide a letter of support for your application. 
 

ArtsNL Project Grants deadlines: Wednesday, September 15/March 15th

ArtsNL Travel Funding Application Periods:

The PATF operates four funding cycles each fiscal year:

April 1 to June 30

July 1 to September 30

October 1 to December 31

January 1 to March 31

Canada Council Travel Grant - Rolling Deadline

FAQ

If you have questions that aren’t answered here, feel free to contact St. Michael’s Printshop (email: stmichaelsprintshop@gmail.com). We will do our best to reply to all queries, but keep in mind that as the deadline approaches we may not have time to get back to you. 

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