Call for 2026 IA 360° Artist in Residence

Call for Applications: 2026 IA 360° Artist in Residence

Application deadline: September 29, 2025 at 11:59EST

InterAccess is seeking an artist-in-residence to develop work with our in-house immersive projection system, the IA 360°. Working with the guidance and support of InterAccess’s staff, technicians, and community, the selected artist will develop site-specific artwork to be displayed in an exhibition showcase at the end of the residency.  

The residency runs for 10 weeks from Jan 19 – Mar 30, 2026, supported with a weekly artist stipend of $1050, and has an expected workload of 35 hours per week.

Program Details  

The artist-in-residence will work both independently and with the guidance and support of InterAccess to develop an immersive, projection-based artwork using the IA 360°. Project development will start in mid-January with off-hours access to the IA 360° and continue with full gallery and IA 360° access starting at the end of February. The residency concludes with an exhibition running through the second half of March 2026.  

Residency supports include:  

• Membership to InterAccess’s studio  

• Dedicated technician sessions

• Access to on-site equipment  

• Staff support and guidance  

Eligibility Criteria

• InterAccess welcomes applications from artists at any stage in their professional practice.  

• The artist-in-residence must be available for full-time hours with flexible scheduling, with increased on-site work toward the end of the residency.

• Some familiarity with immersive systems or projection is encouraged.  

• While not required, given the timeframe of the residency, we strongly encourage proposals developing existing artworks, projects, or research within the immersive system.

• Only individual artists may apply; due to funding restrictions, we are unable to work with duos or collectives.  

• Applicants must:

• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the residency.

• be legally entitled to work in Canada (either a citizen, permanent resident or person with refugee status - work permits are not eligible)

• self-identify as underemployed (i.e. employed below their level of education, holding part-time employment, or in emerging fields with few jobs)

• have completed post-secondary studies (exception: interns located in Nunavut, Yukon or NWT are not required to meet this criterion)

• have no immediate family relationship with InterAccess

InterAccess is committed to equity and strongly encourages applications from equity-deserving communities, including individuals who are Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQ-identified, Gender Diverse, Two-Spirit, and Persons with Disabilities.  

Submission Materials  

• Artist statement (500 words maximum)

• Project proposal (750 words maximum)

• Support material for proposed project (optional; 5 images and 5 minutes of video maximum)

• CV  

• Selected portfolio of past work (5 images and 5 minutes of video maximum)

Application Process

Send submissions to art@interaccess.org with subject line: IA360 AiR 2026 | <ARTIST NAME> in one of the following formats:

• Single PDF (images linked or embedded, maximum 20MB)

• Zipped folder (maximum 20MB) attached to email or through file hosting service (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc)

• Video/ASL (10 minutes, 100MB maximum)

We ask that applicants ensure their files are properly formatted, with no broken links, and file share permissions are functional for downloading and viewing. We may not reach out for corrections if submissions are technically inaccessible. Please do not use file sharing services with links that expire.  

Floor plans for InterAccess’s gallery space can be shared upon request. The gallery is approximately 26ft x 38ft.

Following the application deadline, applicants may be contacted for an interview with InterAccess staff and Programming Committee member(s). The selected artist will be notified by mid-November.

Selection Criteria

The artist-in-residence is selected by InterAccess’s staff and Programming Committee, comprised of InterAccess staff members and practicing artists, curators, academics, and writers in the new media community. The committee considers InterAccess’s prioritization of expanding the cultural space of art and technology, supporting electronic, interactive, and new media works in sculpture, installation, video, software, sound/music, and performance. Submissions are evaluated in terms of how the artist and proposed project will:

• Engage in experimentation and exploration of media arts practices

• Work within the full scope of the IA 360° system, while maintaining criticality of immersive technologies

• Provide support to equity-deserving communities and artists facing systematic barriers

• Foster collaboration

• Consider exhibition feasibility and capacity of InterAccess

Applicants are encouraged to address the above criteria in their submission material.

Information Session & Office Hours

For insight into the application process, please join us for an information session or office hours at the following dates:

Information Session and Q&A

September 12, 3 – 4PM EST
Online, registration required  

Office hours

September 16, 4 – 6PM EST
September 20, 11:30 – 1PM EST
Online over Discord, register to reserve a time here or drop-in. Discord invite link provided upon registration.  

Please contact InterAccess’s Programming Manager, Evangeline Brooks (evangeline@interaccess.org) with any questions regarding the submissions process, and allow 3-5 working days for a response.

ABOUT IA 360

InterAccess is proud to be home to an immersive 360° projection environment bespoke to our gallery – IA 360°.

IA 360° is a permanent immersive projection environment installed in InterAccess's gallery that encourages artists to leverage sensory intensity for critical thinking. As immersive environments have grown in cultural importance, IA 360º brings this technology within reach of the artistic community, supporting experimentation and innovation by making immersive projection tools accessible to artists, collectives, students, and the wider community.  

IA 360º was developed with the support of technical leads, Terry Anastasiadis and Kyle Duffield.

This residency has been made possible by the Government of Canada and IMAA’s Digital Skills for Youth program.