Artist in residence

Wonder’neath’s Studio Artist Program, providing renewable affordable studio spaces to visual artists and craftspeople, has always valued a range of artistic practices and opportunities for cross-pollination. Wonder’neath recognized the benefit to both the studio artists and community participants of artist residencies after a pilot collaboration with Visual Arts Nova Scotia as a location for their 40th Anniversary Artist in Residence (AiR) Program in 2017. Having artists working in the studio in focused short-term periods of artistic activity, and established a dedicated space in the studio to host an Artist-in-Residence program furthered our goal to engage the public with the practices of artists.

Wonder’neath has intermittent Artist Residencies depending on funding opportunities. We also host other organizations’ Artist in Residence programs.

You can find any current ‘Call for Artist in Residence’ on our opportunities page.

OUR Artist In Residence

WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR ARCHIVEs, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.

noisemakers in the field
in partnership with Nocturne & ISANS

October 2022

Artists: Bidna Choi, Claudia Manca, Gloire Paluku (John), Mary Ogembo, Rihab Omer Rahal, and Solomon Wang.
This project, funded by the Province of Nova Scotia, is an opportunity to build belonging, strengthen connections, and create art in public spaces with Newcomers and Immigrants.

Kumi Henden

February - March 2019

Kumi Henden, A recent high school graduate and longtime Open Studio participant, Kumi engaged with many new studio visitors and invited several youth artist collaborators to join her in producing work during the residency. Kumi presented her inaugural artist talk/workshop, with support from Visual Arts Nova Scotia.

Bria Miller

September 2017 - July 2018

Bria Miller, originally born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, identifies as a Queer, Black, Indigenous mixed media visual artist currently working in the North End of Halifax. She believes in the importance of creating spaces for racialized and LGBTQ* artists to create together and have their individual voices heard and is currently working to create more intentional resources and spaces that support racialized and queer artists to thrive within Halifax. Bria has experience as YAC’s current Community Facilitator and as an intern with the graphic recording company Brave Space. She aims to celebrate her own and others’ intersecting identities and shed awareness on existing social inequalities and injustices with her art, including exhibiting as part of the 4th Wall: Justice, Art and Youth exhibition through partners AGNS, Michaelle Jean Foundation and YAC. Presently she is the Facilitator of the Justice, Art and Youth In Action Initiative empowering young Nova Scotians to use arts to advance peace, safety, reconciliation and justice in their communities.

Deirdre Lee (In Partnership with radstorm)

September - October 2018

Deirdre Lee’s work is multidisciplinary, involving making, writing, and performing. Her Fall 2018 residency was timed to support the development of her project for Nocturne’s Nomadic Reciprocity that October. This residency was the first partnership between Wonder’neath and RadStorm, supported by Arts NS and an individual donation to Wonder’neath earmarked for programming. During her residency, Deirdre also hosted an evening of readings and discussion at the Central Library featuring CBC host and writer Rosanna Deerchild, and local poets Arielle Twist and Rebecca Thomas; and performed at a national SLAM poetry event. In an intense period of work, Deirdre greatly valued the physical, emotional, and financial support of the residency.

Hosted Artist in Residence programs

2022

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