Download a full copy of the program guidelines here.
Program outline:
The Artist in Residence Program is meant to broaden Kelowna’s experience with arts and culture and stimulate thoughtful conversations on local topics. This program aligns with the 2020-2025 Cultural Plan’s Goal #8 “Share our Story” and Goal #9 “Broaden the Reach”.
The City of Kelowna requests expressions of interest from artists to apply to be the City of Kelowna’s Resident Artist. This program would involve the artist:
**engaging with the community in the context of arts and culture;
**creating a temporary work(s) of art for the City;
**addressing, in some manner, the topic of the environment and/or climate change through community engagement and the work(s) of art.
For the purposes of this program, “the Artist” may be an individual artist or collective of artists working in interdisciplinary art, social practice art, digital or electronic art, installation, visual art (photography, film and video, painting, print-making, drawing, sculpture, crafting), performance arts (theatre, dance, etc.), music (creation, production, performance) or writing. The work(s) of art created and the community engagement may fall into any of these categories or multiple categories.
The Artist will be expected to commit to an average of 20 hours a week for 10 weeks or a similar commitment. The Artist will be an independent contractor of the City and will invoice the City for an all-inclusive fee of $12,000, in a timely manner as laid out in a Memorandum of Understanding. This is not a live-in residency. This fee will be inclusive of housing, workspace, insurance, supplies, installation and removal fees (if necessary), and artist fees. A recommended amount of $8,000 of the project budget should be attributed to artist fees.
The Artist will be selected based on review of their Expression of Interest Form and Project Proposal as they relate to the selection criteria. The selection process will occur in 2 phases, with a limited number of artists chosen to advance to Phase 2. Those advancing to Phase 2 will receive a $500 honorarium for the additional work to prepare a detailed project proposal and budget.
After Phase 2, the Artist chosen as the City’s Artist in Residence will be required to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Kelowna that will further outline the payment schedule, details of ownership of the work(s) of art if applicable, time the work(s) will be on display, additional support provided by Cultural Services staff, and all other relevant details that are beyond the scope of this document when not knowing the nature of the project.
The Artist will be expected to dedicate a portion of their hours to setting up the logistical aspects of the project and working with relevant stakeholders, as well as committing time to the community engagement portion of their project.
Cultural Services staff will be available to assist the selected Artist in Residence in connecting to other City departments, with some marketing and promotion of the program and will be able to provide some basic support, but the expectation will be that the artist is leading the project. The details of support provided will be further outlined in a MOU.
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Artist in Residence Program
Download a full copy of the program guidelines here.
Program outline:
The Artist in Residence Program is meant to broaden Kelowna’s experience with arts and culture and stimulate thoughtful conversations on local topics. This program aligns with the 2020-2025 Cultural Plan’s Goal #8 “Share our Story” and Goal #9 “Broaden the Reach”.
The City of Kelowna requests expressions of interest from artists to apply to be the City of Kelowna’s Resident Artist. This program would involve the artist:
**engaging with the community in the context of arts and culture;
**creating a temporary work(s) of art for the City;
**addressing, in some manner, the topic of the environment and/or climate change through community engagement and the work(s) of art.
For the purposes of this program, “the Artist” may be an individual artist or collective of artists working in interdisciplinary art, social practice art, digital or electronic art, installation, visual art (photography, film and video, painting, print-making, drawing, sculpture, crafting), performance arts (theatre, dance, etc.), music (creation, production, performance) or writing. The work(s) of art created and the community engagement may fall into any of these categories or multiple categories.
The Artist will be expected to commit to an average of 20 hours a week for 10 weeks or a similar commitment. The Artist will be an independent contractor of the City and will invoice the City for an all-inclusive fee of $12,000, in a timely manner as laid out in a Memorandum of Understanding. This is not a live-in residency. This fee will be inclusive of housing, workspace, insurance, supplies, installation and removal fees (if necessary), and artist fees. A recommended amount of $8,000 of the project budget should be attributed to artist fees.
The Artist will be selected based on review of their Expression of Interest Form and Project Proposal as they relate to the selection criteria. The selection process will occur in 2 phases, with a limited number of artists chosen to advance to Phase 2. Those advancing to Phase 2 will receive a $500 honorarium for the additional work to prepare a detailed project proposal and budget.
After Phase 2, the Artist chosen as the City’s Artist in Residence will be required to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Kelowna that will further outline the payment schedule, details of ownership of the work(s) of art if applicable, time the work(s) will be on display, additional support provided by Cultural Services staff, and all other relevant details that are beyond the scope of this document when not knowing the nature of the project.
The Artist will be expected to dedicate a portion of their hours to setting up the logistical aspects of the project and working with relevant stakeholders, as well as committing time to the community engagement portion of their project.
Cultural Services staff will be available to assist the selected Artist in Residence in connecting to other City departments, with some marketing and promotion of the program and will be able to provide some basic support, but the expectation will be that the artist is leading the project. The details of support provided will be further outlined in a MOU.
For the full guidelines visit