The Polygon Gallery's Response Program

Organization:

The Polygon Gallery

Deadline:

Jun. 2, 2023

Website:

https://thepolygon.ca/news/response-program-2024-call-for-artists/

Call for Artists Description:

Calling all emerging filmmakers and visual storytellers—applications are now open for the 2024 Response Program. Response is an opportunity to create a video work through exploratory workshops with contemporary Indigenous artists, then screen it at The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver.

Inspired by the diverse approach to film and media across contemporary Indigenous art, Response: Remembering Our Futures broadly considers the generations who come before and after us, working to understand the ways that our actions are felt beyond where we are, here and now. Participants will examine the relationships that we hold with the futures and pasts of our land, people, and stories, inciting acts of care and continuance.

Workshops will take place primarily online during Summer 2024, helping participants to create an original film-based work that will be shown at The Polygon Gallery in early 2025.

How to Apply:

This program is open to artists of all ages and skill-levels, though a basic understanding of technology is an asset. If you’re a beginner, let us know! We want to hear from you about why you’re interested in this year’s theme Remembering Our Futures.

Participants must:
– Reside in B.C.
– Have an interest or practice in visual/media arts.
– Have a stable internet connection.
– Have a device that shoots video (smartphone cameras are welcome).
– Attend a minimum of four sessions.

Priority is reserved for emerging artists and Indigenous participants.

Visit thepolygon.ca to find out more and apply

If you have questions about the program or how to fill out the form, please contact response@thepolygon.ca.

Fees/Compensation:

The Response program is free, and participants receive a $500 honorarium upon completion of the program.

Contact Name: Serena Steel
Contact Email: s.steel@thepolygon.ca