Residencies

Story Sharing Residency 2.0 2026 Indigenous Arts Self-directed Residency

Application Deadline January 28, 2026

Program Dates May 11, 2026 - May 29, 2026

The residency encourages exploration of cultural knowledge, lived experience, and creative expression in shaping stories. Deepen your understanding of different protocols and practices of storytelling from Indigenous perspectives, whilst further developing an existing work within a supportive, land-based, and peer-informed environment. Program highlights include:

Partnerships in the Arts: Building Resilient Cultural Ecosystems

Application Deadline February 10, 2026
Program Dates May 10, 2026 - May 15, 2026

This six-day course equips participants to design and lead high-performing partnerships across public, private, nonprofit, and community sectors. Participants will explore the full partnership cycle—from scoping and brokering to sustaining outcomes and learn about the full spectrum of collaborative relationships. Topics include interest holder mapping, shared governance, resource sharing, and navigating power dynamics. 

Crime Writing 2026

Application Deadline February 18, 2026
Program Dates Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 28, 2026

Crime Writing is a self-directed residency that provides writers with the time and space to focus on their work away from the constraints of everyday life. During this two-week residency crime writers can take advantage of one-on-one mentorship opportunities with faculty, group discussions, and a community of artistic peers. 

Summer Writers 2026

Application Deadline January 14, 2026
Program Dates Jul 06, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026

Summer Writers is a self-directed residency that provides writers with the time and space to focus on their work away from the constraints of everyday life. During the residency, writers can take advantage of one-on-one mentorship opportunities with faculty as well as a community of artistic peers. 

Faculty include Dr. Jordan Abel, Dr. Adam Dickinson, Dodie Bellamy, and professional guest Lisa Pearson (Siglio Press). 

Playwrights Lab 2026

Application Deadline November 26, 2025

Program Dates May 11, 2026 - May 23, 2026

Overview  

The Playwrights Lab is a 2 week residency for Canadian Playwrights dedicated to supporting the development of new theatrical work in a generative, artist-centered environment.

APPLY NOW Chamber Music 2026 - Classical Chamber Music Residency

Application Deadline November 26, 2025

Program Dates Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 25, 2026

Overview

This collaborative residency is for classically trained string, woodwind, and brass musicians, pianists, percussionists and composers committed to chamber music. Join the esteemed Parker Quartet, lead faculty Joel Brennan and acclaimed guest faculty from around the globe.

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