Calls for fellows

Description

ArtsPond is delighted to announce open calls for two new creative fellowships: I Love My Gig Ontario and Caring Cultures.

These two paid, online, 12-week programs run from March to June 2025 (new dates). While different age and location requirements apply for each program, they are both open to creatives from all disciplines who self-identify as Indigenous, Racialized, D/deaf, Disabled, or live in suburban, rural, or remote communities. No special expertise is required – just a willingness to reflect on past challenges and imagine pathways to a better future. Fellows will receive a fee, creative mentorship, and access support for their participation. Personal projects created during the fellowship will be published online at artspond.com.

Applications close January 13, 2025 at 5 pm Eastern (extended deadline). Let us know your access needs to apply by January 6, 2025.

Fellowship highlights:

I Love My Gig Ontario

• Open to creatives from all regions of Ontario who are 18 years of age or older
• $2,000 fee with creative mentorship and peer support
• Focus will be to produce a creative project that shares stories and suggestions to strengthen access to care in a post-pandemic future in and through arts and culture

Caring Cultures

• Open to creatives in and around Toronto and Hamilton who are 18 to 35 years of age (including the surrounding regions between Kitchener-Waterloo to Markham in the north, and Brantford to Bowmanville in the south)
• $3,000 fee with creative mentorship and peer support
• Focus will be to produce a creative project that shares stories and suggestions to drive youth-led social change and community care in and through arts and culture

Apply online at artspond.com or reach out to [email protected] if you have access needs in order to apply.

Application forms for each call are as follows.
I Love My Gig Ontario: https://artspond.com/ilmgo-apply/
Caring Cultures: https://artspond.com/caring-apply/