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title: Alchemy Spring Island May 17-25, 2027
description: "Artist-led residency on the Toronto Islands, May 17-25, 2027, built on food, art, garden and table: studio time, shared suppers and open studio. Fee $1100 CAD."
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compensationRange: Residency fee of $1100 CAD (plus applicable taxes) includes online pre-arrival orientation, private bedroom, shared studio space, thematic programming, guest artist talks, shared suppers, and Open Studio participation. Artist fees paid to artists who design and lead a community workshop.
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# Alchemy Spring Island May 17-25, 2027

**Hosted by:** Alchemy Artists Residency

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada | **Deadline:** September 30, 2026 | **Entry fee:** CA$25

## About This Program

> "Food, art, garden and table — the intersections of creative practice, place, community, and collective well-being"

ALCHEMY is an artist-led international residency offering artists time and space to explore the intersections of creative practice, place and community. Through dedicated studio time, site-specific exploration, lively salon-style suppers and conversation, participants are invited to deepen their practice while learning from one another in a respectful and supportive environment. Founded in 2015 on the Toronto Islands, Alchemy's pillars are food, art, garden, and table —inspired by the original gardens and long-standing creative community at the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts.

Alchemy creates opportunities for artists to make and share art, food and conversation with community members and visiting artists. Shared meals, concentrated studio time, visiting artist talks and studio visits create a rich environment for making, reflection, exchange, and connection. Artists whose practices explore the intersections of art, food, collective well-being, and community — or those who are curious about how these ideas can inform their work—are especially encouraged to apply.

Our annual Spring Residency is designed for artists to focus on their practice in a supportive studio environment. Our artists cultivate new directions in their work, experiment with process and materiality techniques, and direct their research, activities, and time in collaboration with other visiting artists.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** art conservation, art education, art history, book arts, ceramics, choreography, dance, drawing, ecology, environmental arts, fiction, film, history, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, literary nonfiction, mixed media, multimedia arts, painting, paper arts, performance art, photography, poetry, printmaking, public art, screenwriting, sculpture, social practice, sound art, storytelling, textile and fiber arts, theater, urban planning/design, visual arts, woodworking, writing
- **Note:** Open to artists based anywhere in the world. Any stage of career. Collaborative residency: must apply and be accepted individually; may apply as a team. Languages: English, Spanish, French, Other. See extensive Q and A at www.makealchemy.com - or ask us your own questions at info@makealchemy.com

## Compensation & Benefits

Residency fee of $1100 CAD (plus applicable taxes) includes online pre-arrival orientation, private bedroom, shared studio space, thematic programming, guest artist talks, shared suppers, and Open Studio participation. Artist fees paid to artists who design and lead a community workshop.

**Includes:** Honorarium

We offer letters of support for artists applying for funding from other organizations. We pay artist fees for those artists who design and lead a community workshop. We are currently pursuing bursary funding for our 2027 programming. The residency itself carries a fee of $1100 CAD (plus applicable taxes).

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private bedroom included in the fee. Type of housing: private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house); private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus. Accessible housing: partially accessible (50% or more).
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Shared studio space included in the fee. Private studios and shared studios available;

- exhibition/installation space
- performance/presentation facilities
- dance studio without sprung floor
- piano
- music/media studio (non-recording)
- music/media/recording facilities
- painting workspace (oil)
- easels
- drawing benches
- fiber arts workspace
- washer and dryer

Studios/facilities partially accessible (50% or more).

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 3, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 30, 2026
- **Program Start:** May 17, 2027
- **Program End:** May 25, 2027

## Contact

**Email:** info@makealchemy.com

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.makealchemy.com/toront-islandmnisiing