FLEET: Granville Island Artist Residency

Open Call for Emerging Artists from xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwxwú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ and Urban Indigenous Communities

A project of Other Sights for Artists’ Projects, in partnership with CMHC-Granville Island

Download the Open Call PDF here‍

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FLEET is a studio space on wheels located on Granville Island until Spring 2025. Produced by Other Sights for Artists’ Projects and a team of artists and professionals as a collective effort to provide adaptable studio spaces for artists, FLEET seeks to create opportunities for artists to work in a range of cultural and community contexts.

This is a call for participation at the FLEET studio located on Granville Island.

Project Context

FLEET operates primarily on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwxwú7mesh,and səlilwətaɬ Nations, with studio placements throughout the territories of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples. FLEET studio design and architecture was created in conversation with artists, designers and community members from xʷməθkʷəyəm,Sḵwxwú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ First Nations and Urban Indigenous communities.

FLEET is seeking applications from emerging artists from xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwxwú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ and Urban Indigenous Communities for artist residencies at FLEET: Granville Island. This is a self-directed residency for artists and cultural practitioners to develop their practice, create work, or engage with the community. Residency periods are four weeks long, and will take place in winter 2024-2025.

This project is generously sponsored by CMHC-Granville Island, BC Arts Council, and Metro Vancouver's Regional Cultural Project Grants program.

To apply, please submit the following to fleetstudios@othersights.ca by 11:59 PM on October 25, 2024.

1)   A Project Proposal - 1 page outlining your intended use of the studio space

2)   A short (50-100 word) biography describing your relevant background

3)   Preferred dates and desired period of studio use, and if you are flexible on timeline

4)   Optional support material, which may include:

-      Links to your website(s) to show past work or projects

-      Images of past work, programs or events made into a PDF portfolio

Financial Support for Artists

In addition to working space, artists will receive a residency honorarium. For the 4-week residency term, artists will receive $3000 ($750 per week). Artists are encouraged to hold an artist talk or workshop during their residency, which will include an additional fee at CARFAC rates.

If you have questions, please email fleetstudios@othersights.ca

Info Sessions

October 3, 2024 at 6 PM, online, email fleetstudios@othersights.ca to RSVP.

October 10, 2024 at 6 PM, in-person at FLEET: Granville Island (1425 Anderson St, in the Chain & Forge Plaza).

FLEET Facts: Technical information about the studio

Inside studio dimensions: 29’ x 8’

The FLEET studio also includes a small covered patio (4’x8’)

Studio Capacity (people, weight, electricity)

-      Electricity: up to 20 AMPs

-      Up to 25 people

The FLEET Studio is equipped with:

-      Desk

-      Chairs

-      Some equipment available upon request

The FLEET studio includes water, electricity, and has access to free Wifi through Vancouver’s free Public Wifi. Bathrooms are available across the street in the Net Loft building or at the public food market during business hours. The studio requires three steps to access. If you have questions about accessibility, please contact fleetstudios@othersights.ca

Image (above): FLEET: Granville Island studio, photo by Colin Griffiths, 2024.

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