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The Arts Council Windsor & Region (ACWR) is seeking an experienced improv artist to participate in Micah Lexier’s Dog Days of Ontario Culture Days. The selected artist will receive an artist fee of $400 for participating in the four-hour live performance on Sunday, September 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Requirements:

We are looking for someone fun, energetic, and quick-witted, who likes to engage with people and animals to undertake a “guess your age or weight”, carnival-eque performance. Ability to project your voice and engage an outdoor, public audience similar to a street performer/busker. No amplification will be provided and the performance will be in a public space. Please familiarize yourself with the classic guess your age/weight performance. Continuous, 3-4 hour performance with a series of short breaks as needed. Some examples can be seen here and here.

How to Apply:

Application deadline: Friday, August 14 at 11:59 p.m.

Please email [email protected] with the subject line: Dog Days of Ontario Culture Days

Include:

• A brief statement explaining why you are interested in the opportunity and why you are a good fit.
• Your CV.
• An example of a previous live performance (video link preferred)

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Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. At the end of each September, millions of people attend thousands of free participatory arts and culture events across the country both in-person and online. Culture Days programs invite the public to get hands-on and behind-the-scenes to highlight the importance of arts and culture in our communities.

Micah Lexier’s Dog Days of Ontario Culture Days is a multi-location conceptual art project exploring the ritual and culture of dogs and their humans. Dog Days of Ontario Culture Days consists of a pair of independent yet thematically linked components:

Guess Your Dog’s Age or Weight: A performance in which a “carnival guesser” attempts to accurately guess a dog’s age or weight. In exchange for a donation, dog owners will receive a custom-minted coin as a memento of having participated in the project.

A Portrait of The Person Making a Portrait of Your Dog: A live drawing activation where visitors receive a free sketch of their dog by a local sketch artist, while a second artist sketches the first artist at work. Dog owners get to keep their sketch, while Micah Lexier keeps the second sketch, to be included in a subsequent publication.

This edition of Dog Days of Ontario Culture Days is produced in partnership with the Arts Council Windsor & Region.