Call for Applications: Ceramic, Glass, and Enamel Arts TD Residency 2026

For Black, Indigenous, and Underrepresented Peoples and Communities

Mengya Zhao, Wonderland Ox, 2025. Stoneware, glazes. Collection of the artist.

Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
Ceramic, Glass, and Enamel Arts TD Residency
Call for Applications

Deadline: November 30, 2025, 11:59pm ET

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is now accepting applications for our 2026 Artist in Residence program, which focuses on marginalized emerging artists, made possible with the support of TD Bank Group (TD). The Ceramic, Glass, and Enamel Arts TD Residency for Black, Indigenous, and Underrepresented Peoples and Communities will enable two emerging artists to undertake a fully funded 8-week residency at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery in Waterloo, Ontario. Residencies will take place January to March 2026 and July to August 2026. Residents will be equipped with a working studio space, a bi-weekly stipend, materials, and mentorship as they complete a body of work. Artists-in-residence will also engage the local community through public programs at the Gallery and produce digital content to be shared across the country.

Artists are eligible to work in ceramics, fused glass, stained glass, or vitreous enamel. Artists must work in the studio 35 hours per week for a period of 8 weeks. Each selected resident will receive an honorarium of $8,500 for travel and living expenses and will have access to a budget of $500 for materials and specialized tools. During the residency, the selected artist will be expected to spend approximately 8 hours per week supporting the Gallery through studio operations, workshops, and other relevant duties. The Gallery’s studio includes access to electric kilns, a pugging machine, a ceramic 3D printer, and more. Following completion of the residency, the artist’s work may be presented in a public display at the Gallery or offered for sale in the Gallery Shop and Shop Online (standard consignment agreement applies).

How to Apply

Applications must be received online no later than November 30, 2025, 11:59pm ET.

For more information, visit our website.

Contact

If you have any questions or require assistance with the application, contact Peter Flannery, Senior Curator & Collections Manager, at peter@theclayandglass.ca or 519-746-1882 ext. 235.

About the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is an award-winning national institution based in Waterloo Region celebrating the art and craft of clay, glass, and enamel. In an inclusive community space and cultural hub, we engage artists and the public through exhibitions and collaborate in accessible education programming. We amplify diverse and often untold stories to open dialogue and inspire social change.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is located on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. The Gallery is situated on the Haldimand Tract, land promised to Six Nations in 1784 that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River; yet, today, the Six Nations reside on less than five per cent of this unceded territory. Indigenous peoples have inhabited this land for thousands of years, and we respectfully share this territory in peace and friendship. We are grateful and we re-affirm our commitment to do the work, to unlearn and relearn, towards a true reconciliation.

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