2027 Non-Verbal Co-Learning Engagement

ORGANIZATION: grunt gallery

DEADLINE: January 8, 2027

WEBSITE: https://grunt.ca/non-verbal-co-learning-engagement/

CALL FOR ARTISTS:

Submissions are now open for grunt gallery’s AEP 2027 Non-Verbal Co-Learning Engagement.

The Non-Verbal Co-Learning Engagement is a six-week program designed to explore non-verbal (not spoken) communication approaches in contemporary art spaces. This program supports artists whose practices prioritize gesture, text, sign language, or silence as creative tools. Participants work collaboratively with grunt gallery staff to identify access barriers and imagine more inclusive ways of working within contemporary art. Two non-verbal artists will be selected to participate in the program, which runs from February to mid-March 2027.

This program is limited to artists residing in the Greater Vancouver Regional District or Metro Vancouver. Priority is given to artists who self-identify as Deaf, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Non-Verbal, Neurodiverse, or as practitioners of non-verbal communication in their work. The program also supports Trans and Queer artists who are exploring silence and adapting to a silent or non-verbal practice as they undergo voice-changing transitions. Applications from Indigenous artists from the Host Nations (Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh) will be prioritized.

Join the online information session on Zoom on Wednesday, January 6, at 6 p.m.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply by completing the Google Form or plain-text questionnaire available at https://grunt.ca/non-verbal-co-learning-engagement/.

FEES/COMPENSATION:

There are no fees to apply. Each selected artist will receive $2,000 in compensation.