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Call for Workshop Submissions | VF26

About the call
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We invite artists, facilitators, and educators to submit proposals for online and in-person workshops teaching emerging and experimental approaches in new media and game art.

The 14th edition of Vector Festival will search for parallels between computer and human bodies, looking at how we overheat and sweat, bleed coolant, and are circuited through our veins. In an era of thinner phones and hidden wires, the physical footprint of our technology is obscured, erasing the reminder for maintenance and care. How does this impact those with insulin pumps at their hips or prosthetic arms that require batteries? Can we push back against the techno-optomist desire to create posthuman bodies by seeking to understand the machines already in our homes?

InterAccess’s workshops combine technical skill-building with creative, critically focused topics that explore the impact of technology on the social, political, and cultural aspects of contemporary life. Focused on small groups of up to 15 participants, professional artist-instructors provide tailored instruction, focused individual support, and facilitate safe spaces for participants to create and explore. 

We are looking for workshop proposals that respond to the festival theme and are timely, relevant, and comprehensive.

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Ideal Workshop Proposals

  • Focus on a contemporary skill set in new media or electronic art
  • Allow for hands-on instruction
  • Make use of the facilities, tools, and equipment already available to InterAccess
  • Require minimal material or software purchases by individual participants
  • Are single-session workshops, up to 4 hours in length

Timeline

Application deadline: March 30, 2026
Workshop dates: Between July 9 – July 19, 2026

Type of Work

New media workshop proposals

Location

Workshops are either held on-site at InterAccess (32 Lisgar Street, Toronto, ON M6J 0C7) or online through Zoom.

Fees

Vector Festival does not charge submission fees or provide production expenses. All artists selected for participation will receive fees in accordance with CARFAC and IMAA fee schedules, as well as support to apply for external funding.

Equity

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

Contact

Reach out to education@interaccess.org with any questions regarding workshops, or art@interaccess.org with any questions regarding Vector Festival or this application form.

VF26: Workshop Application Form

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Contact information

If different than your everyday name

This helps the programming committee & curators properly refer to you during deliberation.

This helps the programming committee & curators properly refer to you during deliberation.

Workshop Information

Approximately 150 words. Reference past workshops here: interaccess.org/workshops

Prepare a loose breakdown of your workshop, including but not limited to: introduction of your own work, demos, homework for participants, a show & tell opportunity, etc.

Please outline which materials/equipment are to be provided by the artist and which will be  required from the venue.

This can be physical or digital and is not a requirement.

What skillsets and experience should participants have before attending this workshop? What are participants expected to bring? Include operating systems and software if the workshop uses participants’ personal computers, and outline the need for any additional materials, e.g. breadboards, VR headsets, or paint and brushes. If software is required, specify if the software is free, paid, or has a free trial.

Though not a requirement, we love to support workshops that engage our existing inventory, increasing confidence of the public to use the tools available at InterAccess. Our public equipment inventory is listed here, and studio equipment is linked here; are there any pieces of equipment or studio tools that your workshop specifically focuses on?

InterAccess is focussed on critical inquiry, experimentation and supporting the full life cycle of art and artists. How does the project prioritize one or more of those values?

Max 300 words

Artist Information

Max 150 words

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Please indicate if your work has a thematic, conceptual, or historical connection to Toronto, or if you have a biographic connection to the Greater Toronto Area (including if you attended university in the GTA). We are considering works from local and international artists - connection to the GTA is not required, but if relevant, we're interested to know.

Do you belong to any marginalized or equity-deserving communities? These are including, but not limited to: People of colour/Racialized, Indigenous, Black, Queer/LGBTQIA2S+, Disabled/Chronically Ill/Living with a Mental Illness, Newcomer (to Canada), Low-income/No generational wealth.Please be as specific or general as you'd like. Sharing this information is completely voluntary and helps us ensure artist selection is diverse and representative of our community.

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