SOME NEWS!

• For 2025 Empire of Dirt will be supporting Emerging Artist Mentorship Residencies for a portion of the calendar year.

• We will be closed from June 23 to July 26.

• The residency will be available for self-funded residencies in September and October. Details on our application process for our self-funded residency will be out October 15. Please check back then.

residencies

Empire of Dirt Residency (EoD) is an artist-run, non-profit organization that fosters a nurturing environment for contemporary visual artists to freely explore their practices, expand them in unexpected ways, and connect, whenever possible, with the local community. EoD offers an open-ended residency experience that affirms the need for research, reflection and experimentation.

We offer two residency programs: funded and independently-funded. Applications for 2024 Funded Residencies and 2024 Independently-Funded Residencies are currently closed.

In addition to individual artist applications, we encourage applications from arts groups and collectives to develop collaborative projects and other activities crafted to build a sense of community. We are not a medium-specific residency but please be aware of our limitations. Past visual artists in residence work in painting, drawing, photography, film, performance art, fibre art, sculpture, site-specific and responsive art, environmental art, and socially-engaged art. We also welcome applications from writers.

Please click below for more information on each program and how to apply.