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title: "Call for Applications: Indigenous Creative-in-Studio Program at MJMA"
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# Call for Applications: Indigenous Creative-in-Studio Program at MJMA

**Hosted by:** MJMA Architecture & Design

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** MJMA Architecture & Design, Toronto, ON, Canada | **Deadline:** May 15, 2026

## About This Program

> "Open, inclusive, and accessible public space; Indigenous knowledge and voices in architecture and design"

MJMA Architecture & Design invites Indigenous artists, craftspeople, and designers working across mediums to apply for a three-month Creative-in-Studio residency. Participants create a work in a medium of their choosing, engaging with themes of open, inclusive, and accessible public space. The residency includes workspace within MJMA's Toronto studio, a $3,500 honorarium distributed bi-weekly, a $1,500 materials budget upon selection, and an exhibition and lecture event at the conclusion of the program. Network with professional architects and designers, receive promotion on MJMA's social media, and be considered for future collaborations on public projects.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist
- **Geographic Eligibility:** National
- **Disciplines:** visual art, craft, design, sculpture, installation, mixed media, ceramics, textile, painting, printmaking, digital art, photography
- **Note:** Open to artists who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis). Aimed at emerging creatives exploring new directions in practice. Enrolled students or recent graduates are welcome.

### Additional Requirements

Digital portfolio of selected works; written statement of maximum 300 words responding to the question: 'What does open, inclusive, and accessible public space mean to you?'

## Compensation & Benefits

$3,500 honorarium (distributed bi-weekly) + $1,500 materials budget + workspace + exhibition and lecture event

**Includes:** Honorarium, Materials budget

$3,500 honorarium distributed bi-weekly over the program duration. $1,500 materials budget received upon selection.

## What's Provided

- **Materials Support:** Available - $1,500 materials budget received upon selection
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Workspace within MJMA's studio space in Toronto

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 5, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 15, 2026
- **Program Start:** September 1, 2026
- **Program End:** November 30, 2026

## Contact

**Email:** info@mjma.ca

**Phone:** 416 593 6796

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HJL7FJR