Grow North Guest Artist Application 2025

Grow North Guest Artist Application 2025
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Embark on a journey with our Grow North Guest Artist Program. This is a 2-month program where we invite an artist and/or arts collective to use our space to develop their work and North York Art's platforms to share their practice with the local community... Think of it as a small scale residency!

By becoming a guest artist we are passing you the mic - and invite you to showcase and share your work on the North York Arts platform, through the creation of 3 social media posts, and 1 written or audio blog post to be posted to our social media platforms and website. We want to give you this opportunity to share about yourself as an artist, your artistic journey, your arts practice, teachings, art tips and tricks you'd like to share, and any other topics related to your work as an artist living in North York!

Furthermore, selected artists will also have free access to our space, located at 5040 Yonge Street, during the span of the program. The space can be used as you see fit for your practice and the work you create in our space does not have to relate to the social media sharings.

As our guest artist, your artistic voice is at the forefront of this program, and we look forward to providing you with space to create your work and witnessing the diverse and captivating content you choose to share.

Here are the details at a glance:

Artist Honorarium: $500

Eligibility:
- Emerging and Established artists and arts collectives based in North York (at least one member of the collective must be a North York resident)
- Do you or your collective need a quiet space to meet and write weekly?
- Do you need dedicated space to shoot auditions or write grants? Our office space is perfect for those activities! Artists who are looking for a space to work are highly encouraged to apply.
Program Scope:
- You will be given access to North York Arts office space, located at Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge Street.
- The space will be consistently available to the artist/collective Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 1pm-6pm. There may be more availability outside of these hours, but that will be determined on a week-by-week basis with the selected artist(s)
- Here is a link to the resources and amenities in our space and images of the office.
- 1 blog post - written/audio/visual, up to 500 words each
- 3 social media posts - 1080p x1080p visual/graphic with captions
  **Unfortunately, the North York Arts office space is not accessible at this time, and can only be reached via a flight of stairs. Please let us know if this is a barrier, it will not affect your eligibility or prioritization.
The rubric for assessing applications can be found here.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, March 3rd at 5pm

The Grow North Guest Artist Program is part of our Grow North Program, an initiative proudly supported by Northcrest Developments.

If you have any questions please email the program manager, Anna, at anna@northyorkarts.org
CONTACT INFORMATION
I am...

An individualA collective
Name*

First NameLast Name
Prefered Name
Personal Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Please note that if spots are limited priority will be given to North York residents.
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
PROGRAM QUESTIONS
How do you self identify as an artist?*
What is your artistic practice? (ex: theatre, dance, music, etc)*
For how many years have you been a practicing artist?*
Tell us a little bit about yourself/your collective and your artistic practice. Feel free to share about what inspires your work, your history and achievements. (150 words max)*
How do you see yourself or your collective using the space at NYA? Is there a specific project you'd be working on? If so, feel free to tell us about it! If not, no worries! We just want to get an idea of how this space will be utilized by you. (125 words max)*
How would using NYA's social media and blog impact you? Do you have any ideas of what you'd like to share on those platforms? (100 words max)*
Where can we see your work?*
Feel free to upload some of your work to share with us

Cancelof
Which month are you available to be our guest artist?*

Mid-March to Mid-MayMid-July to Mid-SeptemberMid-October to Mid-DecemberOther
When do you see yourself using the space? (Finding other times during the week is also possible, it will just require a week-by-week discussion)*

Monday (1pm-6pm)Tuesday (1pm-6pm)Thursday (1pm-6pm)Friday (1pm-6pm)
Are there any barriers that may affect your ability to participate in this opportunity?*
OUTREACH QUESTIONS
How did you hear about the program?*

NYA’s social mediaOther social mediaNYA’s newsletterNYA’s WebsitePrinted FlyerI have worked with NYA in the pastWord of mouth (friend, family, teacher, etc.)Other
Have you applied to the guest artist program in the past?*

YesNo
Did you know about North York Arts before this program?*

YesNo
SECTION 5: DATA COLLECTION

This section is optional
Why are we collecting this data? North York Arts is strongly committed to equity and inclusion in our programs. With this in mind, we have set out specific programming goals in our strategic plan to better serve our communities. To ensure that we do so, we are collecting data on how our participants self-identify. This is completely optional but we appreciate your input, if you prefer not to disclose chose the option Prefer not to disclose.
Gender Identity (select all that apply)

Two-SpiritNon-binaryTransFemaleMalePrefer not to discloseOther
How to do you identify your ethnicity and race? (select all that apply).

Indigenous to Turtle Island (First Nations, Métis, Inuk/Inuit descent)Black (e.g. African, Afro-Caribbean, African-Canadian descent)Person of colour (non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)White (e.g. European descent)East Asian (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese descent)Latino/Latina/Latine (Latin American descent e.g. Mexican, Central or South American)South Asian (South Asian descent e.g. East Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Indo-Caribbean etc.)West Asian/Arab (e.g. Arab, Afghan, Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Turkish, Kurdish descent, etc.)Southeast Asian (e.g. Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Indonesian, other Southeast Asian descent)Prefer not to discloseOther
Are you a Newcomer, Refugee, or Immigrant to Canada? (select all that apply)

Newcomer (immigrated to Canada less than 7 years ago)RefugeeImmigrant (immigrated to Canada over 7 years ago)None of the abovePrefer not to discloseOther
What is your first language?
Do you identify as a person part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community?

YesNoPrefer not to disclose
Do you identify as part of the Deaf and Disabled community?

YesNoPrefer not to disclose
Funded by Northcrest Developments
Personal Information and Privacy Act (PIPA) Statement

We collect only the personal information that we need for the purposes of providing services to our clients. We protect personal information in a manner appropriate for the sensitivity of the information. We make every reasonable effort to prevent any loss, misuse, disclosure or modification of personal information, as well as any unauthorized access to personal information
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Grow North Guest Artist Application 2025

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

CONTACT INFORMATION

PROGRAM QUESTIONS

OUTREACH QUESTIONS

SECTION 5: DATA COLLECTION

Funded by Northcrest Developments