Calls for Proposals: KIAC Artist in Residence 2025-2026

Calls for Proposals: KIAC Artist in Residence

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory, Dawson City, Yukon
Deadline: November 15, 2024

Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC) at Dënäkär Zho is now accepting proposals from visual artists and curators working in all media for the KIAC Artist in Residence Program. Submissions will be considered for the 2025/26 residency schedule.

Artist in Residence Program

The KIAC Artist in Residence Program accommodates two artists concurrently – for research, development and production of ongoing or new bodies of work. Residencies are from 4 – 12 weeks in duration from May 2025 through March 2026 (April is reserved for Short Film Festival residencies, which is a separate application process). Artists are provided shared living facilities with individual studio space and bedroom at no cost. Participants are responsible for all travel and personal expenses including food and materials related to their work.

The Artist in Residence facilities are located in the Macaulay Residence. Built in 1901, the home is now owned by Parks Canada as part of the Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site.

Residency Submission Guidelines

Note: Fees are not provided nor charged for residencies.

About Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)

Located at the edge of the arctic circle, on Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory in Dawson City, Yukon, KIAC is: ODD Gallery; Dawson City International Short Film Festival; Yukon Riverside Arts Festival; Macaulay House Artist in Residence Program; The Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Symposium; Performing Arts Series, Community and youth programs, workshops, courses. With Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation and Yukon University, KIAC is a partner of the Yukon School of Visual Arts.

Accessibility:
KIAC is accessible by ramp (at back entrance) and has an elevator. Macaulay House Residence is not currently accessible.

Contact:
Jessica Svenningson, ODD Gallery Director & Artist-in-Residence Coordinator
artistresidence@kiac.ca

Klondike Institute of Art & Culture at Dënäkär Zho
P.O. Box 8000
Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0
867.993.5005
www.kiac.ca

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