Call for Applications: William and Isabel Pope NSCAD Painting Residency 2023

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Call for Applications: William and Isabel Pope NSCAD Painting Residency in Halifax, Nova Scotia

ABOUT
Since 2011, the Robert Pope Foundation and NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design) have jointly offered a 2 month long residency with studio and honorarium to an exceptional Canadian painter each year.

OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
We invite emerging and mid-career painters to apply for this unique opportunity to work and exhibit in our dynamic art college environment.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
This residency is open to all Canadian painters who have completed an MFA or equivalent degree. MFA degree must have been completed prior to the residency’s start date.

DURATION
2 months

START DATE
September 18, 2023

APPLICATION DUE DATE
3 March 2023

THE WILLIAM AND ISABEL POPE PAINTING RESIDENCY PROVIDES:

A spacious painting studio accessible 24/7 at NSCAD University’s Fountain Campus
An $8,000 honorarium from the Robert Pope Foundation toward accommodation and living costs
Up to $500 for travel expenses (with receipts)
A two week solo exhibition at NSCAD’s Anna Leonowens Gallery scheduled to coincide with the residency itself

The resident artist will be expected to do studio visits with current MFA students and to give two artist talks—a slide talk for students and a gallery talk during their exhibition. The resident artist may also be asked to host occasional studio visits from painting classes.

Please note that the studio and many parts of the Fountain Campus are Not Accessible.

SUBMISSION CONTENTS
Please send the following items in a single file in PDF format.
Maximum size: 20MB

Artist CV
Artist Statement – max. 400 words
Project Proposal – max. 400 words
References: Provide names and contact information for 2 professional references. Letters not required.
15 Images of painting work. Images must also be formatted to fit into single PDF file
Image list: list title, year, medium, dimensions and short descriptions if necessary for each of your images
Contact information: Provide your name, phone number, email address and website address

All submissions must be sent by email to poperesidency@nscad.ca
For all other inquiries related to the residency please contact painting@nscad.ca

PAST PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS
Karine Fréchette Fall 2022
“It has been a fantastic residency, both creatively and socially. The walkable and vivifying access to beautiful parks and the water was great for gathering documentation sources from natural elements. Working intensively in a studio right inside the school was an enriching experience, NSCAD being such a wonderful and peaceful place. But above all, I’ve been warmly welcomed and incredibly supported by the school faculty and the local art community from day one. I feel lucky and privileged for this time in Halifax.”

Amanda Boulos Winter 2022
“My time at the William and Isabel Pope Residency was restorative and healing. After years of lockdowns and banal routines the residency enlivened my studio practice, as I met the joyous NSCAD art community, visited classrooms full of life, and ventured into new art making territories. I didn’t realize how much I needed the support, the space, the time, and the social interaction until I was given the keys to the studio. I credit the William Isabel Pope Residency with the resuscitation of my creative spirit as I produced and exhibited a new body of work that I am especially proud of. Thank you, thank you.”

PAST PARTICIPANTS
Joy Wong (2019)
John Player (2018)
Nam Nguyen (2017)
Erin Loree (2016)
Julie Trudel (2015)
Colin Muir Dorward (2014)
Rachel McFarlane (2013)
Rick Leong (2012)