CALL FOR ARTISTS
DEADLINE TO APPLY: JUNE 1, 2025
CREATIVES AT WORK
An artist residency program connecting Windsor-Essex artists with local businesses.
The program will feature six artist residencies hosted by local businesses, as well as a series of professional development workshops for emerging, mid-career, and established artists. This initiative will create meaningful opportunities for local artists to connect, grow their practice, and advance their careers.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Seed Grant funds this initiative developed in response to the Arts & Culture survey ACWR collected last November, in which local artists and creatives highlighted the lack of spaces and opportunities for creative collaboration.
Creatives at Work offers businesses fresh perspectives to their spaces, allows artists to work in new and unexpected ways, and presents the public with unique opportunities for meaningful engagement with ideas and materiality.
WHO CAN APPLY
- Open to Windsor and region artists at any stage of their career: emerging, mid-career, or established.
- Artists from all creative disciplines are welcome to apply.
- Six local artists will be selected through an open call.
RESIDENCY STRUCTURE
- Each artist will be paired with a local Windsor-Essex business chosen by ACWR
- Residencies are held on-site at the business location.
- Each residency runs for six consecutive weeks between June and November 2025.
- Artists will develop new work inspired by the environment and experience of their paired workplace.
- Studio space will be provided at the business location.
- At the end of the Residency, each artist will hold a solo exhibition at ArtSpeak Gallery, in addition to hosting an artist talk and public workshop.
WHAT ARTISTS RECEIVE
- $1,000 materials budget
- $500 honorarium for an public Artist Talk about the residency
- $500 honorarium for leading a public Artist Workshop at ACWR
- One free week rental of ArtSpeak Gallery to exhibit residency work
- Opportunities for public engagement, professional growth, and cross-sector collaboration
OUR GOAL
This seed program aims to explore the potential for collaboration between local artists and the business community by embedding creative professionals in unexpected, non-traditional workspaces. It opens new avenues for:
- Artists to grow their practice, reach new audiences, and develop new work
- Businesses to gain fresh perspectives and participate in meaningful cultural engagement
- The public to interact with art in accessible, everyday settings
HOW TO APPLY
Apply now using the form linked here: https://forms.gle/eZqXcHx23sWMrvFg7
INFO SESSION
Curious about the program? Join us for an information session:
May 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location: ArtSpeak Gallery, 1942 Wyandotte St
Staff will provide a program overview and answer questions about the application process. For more inquiries please email creatives@acwr.net
Missed the session? Check out our powerpoint presentation: