The Media Arts Committee invites proposals for sound art compositions under the theme of “self care.” At a time where the concept of “self care” can be resold and packaged in a way that can feel exploitative or coercive, how do you respond to these pressures? What is self care for you? How do social, familial, and cultural influences impact your choices and perceptions of self care?

 

The selected proposals will ultimately result in a five-week virtual residency with the completion of stereo compositions that will be presented as a group compilation of all artists selected for this call.

 

View our previous residencies.

 

Eligibility requirements:

• artists must be based in Canada
• artists must have access to equipment to complete high quality sound recordings and compositions
• artists must be able to attend an initial and a final gathering (both online)

• Media Arts Committee centers BIPOC / LGBTQI2S and artists with disabilities

 

Requirements for audio submission of final works:

• final pieces must be between a minimum of 1 minute to a maximum of 5 minutes
• all compositions must meet audio recording quality standards (no clipping or extraneous noise that is not part of the piece)
• all pieces must be submitted as 24 bit 48kHz wav files

 

Application Deadline: Wednesday November 30th, 2022

Artist Fee: $975

We note composing rates for electroacoustic works via the Canadian League of Composers and as such, we invite artists to determine the length of their piece as you see appropriate for your work and effort.