Holly Chang G44: Artist Residencies 101
Register for this Gallery 44 workshop here.
$25 / $20 for G44 members
Participating in a residency is an opportunity to dedicate time to challenge and expand your practice in a focused environment. In this workshop, artist Holly Chang shares an overview of the different types of residencies available, resources of where to look for photo-specific opportunities and tools for putting together a successful application and securing funding. Participants are encouraged to bring questions or past/current applications should there be time for feedback.
Holly Chang is an interdisciplinary artist based in Toronto/Tkaronto. Chang makes use of a variety of artistic mediums including textiles, photography, ceramics, and natural dyeing. Her practice is rooted in intersectionality where she often explores her mixed-race Jamaican-Chinese and white Canadian and queer identity. Her overall artistic work explores the themes of her second-generation identity. She has recently exhibited her work in her first solo show with Gallery 44 in April 2022 and participated in the Banff Artist in Residence program in Spring 2022. Holly was the recipient for the Middlebrook Prize for curation in 2023, a prize which aims to foster social innovation and curatorial excellence in Canada. She has a forthcoming group exhibition with the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in 2025.