Reminder: Government of Nunavut invites artists to apply for artist-in-residence program 2026
Press Release
December 16, 2025
The Department of Culture and Heritage is reminding resident Nunavut Inuit visual and media artists to apply for a four-week residency at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq. The residency will take place from March 6 to April 3, 2026.
The Government of Nunavut’s artist-in-residence program gives Inuit artists the opportunity to produce work, provide advice, and promote the GN’s Inuit art collection. Artists will have daily access to a studio space at WAG-Qaumajuq and to the gallery’s media arts equipment and facilities.
The selected artists will be given a one-time $10,000 artist fee, a daily expense allowance, and accommodation within walking distance to the gallery. Round-trip travel costs from the artist’s home community to Winnipeg and any materials required for workshops or public events will also be covered.
Due to space limitations and environmental concerns, the program is currently unable to provide studio space for stone carvers.
A committee of representatives from the Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the WAG-Qaumajuq will select the successful applicants.
RESIDENCY APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
Please include the following in your application.
- Project proposal: a brief description of your plans for the residency. Include technical requirements and site specifications if applicable (maximum of 250 words).
- A brief bio (maximum of 250 words): Who are you? What community or communities are you from? What is your creative background? What influences your art? Please mention if any of your work has ever been part of an artistic or cultural exhibition in the past.
- Examples of work in a digital format, i.e. PDF, Word or JPEG (maximum two pages).
- Please submit up to 10 images, or a video in MP4 format, with a short paragraph (or description) that includes a number and title for each image.
- 10 to 20 images saved as .jpg files in RGB colour mode.
- Maximum file size 1920 pixels (width) x 1080 pixels (height).
- Label each image with a number and title – start the first nine images with a zero (i.e., 01title.jpg, 02title.jpg…10title.jpg) to ensure they are presented in the order you wish.
The deadline to apply is Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
All submissions and support material must be emailed to ArtistinResidence@gov.nu.cawith the subject line: Artist Residence.
Contact
Weichien Chan
Communications Manager
Culture & Heritage
867-975-5508
CHComms@gov.nu.ca
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