At this workshop, Holly Chang discusses how to find artist residencies, and best practices for applying and applying for grants. Chang has participated in over seven artist residencies internationally and brings her experience and expertise to this workshop.

Holly Chang is a Toronto-based artist working within the mediums of photography, natural dyeing, and installation. She has recently completed her master’s degree in Communication and Culture from TMU/York University. Her thesis was focused on developing new ways of retelling the stories of Chinese Canadians. Her artistic work explores the themes of her second-generation identity as a mixed-race person. She maintains cultural ties with her cross-cultural identity and draws on her hybrid background for inspiration.

Making Art Work, is a professional development series co-presented by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre and Union Gallery. Participants gain enhanced experiential learning opportunities, develop a toolkit of skills in preparing for a career in the arts and extend networks with Kingston’s contemporary art galleries.

This fall we look at topics including writing an artist statement, preparing a portfolio, and applying to artist residencies.

In this workshop, Mercedes Emeka-Maduka shares her tips, techniques and process for creating an artist statement from initial brainstorming to a final polished statement.

Mercedes Emeka-Maduka is a Nigerian-born multidisciplinary artist living and practicing in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Treaty 1). Her personal history of migration and displacement informs her work. She incorporates recognizable travel plastic bags known to her as “Ghana must-go bags” in most of her works. Maduka holds a BFA from the University of Manitoba and has exhibited artwork nationally and internationally. She has received grants and awards from Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council.

Making Art Work, is a professional development series co-presented by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre and Union Gallery. Participants gain enhanced experiential learning opportunities, develop a toolkit of skills in preparing for a career in the arts and extend networks with Kingston’s contemporary art galleries.

This fall we look at topics including writing an artist statement, preparing a portfolio, and applying to artist residencies.