Call for Applications: 2025 Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence Program

Fool’s Paradise, the host location of the Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence Program. Photo: Doris McCarthy Gallery/Peppercorn Imagine.

Call for Applications: The Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence Program for 2025

Contemplate. Create. Develop Your Art.

The Ontario Heritage Trust is calling for applications to the 2025 Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence program. The application deadline is October 11, 2024.

About the Program:

The program is hosted in Scarborough, Toronto at the Ontario Heritage Trust-owned Fool’s Paradise, which is the former home and studio of renowned Canadian landscape painter Doris McCarthy (1910-2010). At the heart of this residency is a belief that while the creative artistic process looks toward the future to make something new, heritage is a rich source of inspiration.

McCarthy’s home has been lovingly conserved just as she lived in it and artists and their chosen projects are shaped by the house’s rich past, tranquil natural location and the creative spirit imbued throughout. This residency offers an opportunity to live, work and create in a landmark setting of Canadian art, from the property’s location at the very edge of the Scarborough Bluffs overlooking the vast expanse of Lake Ontario, to the house’s collection of unique visual art, artifacts and treasures collected by Doris herself throughout her life.

New for 2025 — The Doris McCarthy Gallery is pleased to offer a bursary of $1,500 to one of the selected artists for 2025. The selected artist will be responsible for delivering one output for the Gallery, which might include a workshop, artist talk or other program, to be delivered at either Fool’s Paradise or the Doris McCarthy Gallery during their residency dates.

Apply to the Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence Program by October 11, 2024 to make your mark among the 60 artists of all kinds who, over the past 10 years, have found dynamic sources of creative inspiration at Fool’s Paradise. Residencies are available for 2025 with flexible terms ranging from one to three months.

The large studio at Fool’s Paradise. Photo: Doris McCarthy Gallery/Peppercorn Imagine

How to Apply:

Applications must be completed through the Ontario Heritage Trust’s online form.

Applications should explain why the artist wishes to participate in the program and describe the project to be undertaken during the proposed residency. The proposal must provide a plan for how the applicant will use their time. Applicants should also identify and demonstrate the availability of resources and the capacity needed to undertake the proposed project effectively during the residency.

Applications consist of the following components:

• Application form (including biography, project description and references)
• Curriculum vitae
• Portfolio

Application Deadline: October 11, 2024

Contact Erin Mander at 437-246-7652 or email erin.mander@heritagetrust.on.ca for more information.

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Accessibility: Fool’s Paradise is not wheelchair accessible