Call for Applications: X in Residence 2025
Deadline: Midnight on March 8, 2025.
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: Canadian Artists - There are no minimum expectations in terms of artistic output or engagement, the emphasis of this residency is to support growth, rather than metrics. This residency will give emerging artists the support they need to find their space in local arts communities.
About the residency: XiR is a residency located in Toronto for emerging artists and creatives. Prioritizing arts practitioners from marginalized communities, XiR emphasizes process and experimentation over artistic output, and encourages residents to respond to the needs of their practice, whether that be research, conversation, network-building, public programming, or a space to make new work. The residency will support this growth through mentorship, facilitating studio visits, and sharing the resident’s work on social media. Through this approach, the hope is that artists will have the opportunity to connect with arts communities in Toronto, and acquire the tools they need to grow their practice.
Applicants will be selected based on the extent to which they will benefit from the program, and their artistic skill.
Once accepted, residents are invited to use XiR’s studio space. XiR and our board will support the various needs of the artists throughout the duration of their residency. There are no minimum expectations in terms of artistic output or engagement, the emphasis of this residency is to support growth, rather than metrics. This residency will give emerging artists the support they need to find their space in local arts communities.
In 2025 we are accepting two Canadian residents, the first will be invited for May and June, and the second from October and November. The exact dates within these windows are negotiable and will be determined with the successful applicant. Each successful applicant will receive a stipend of $2000.00 CAD for their time in residence.
*Successful applicants will be contacted in late March, 2025.
