Artexte's research residency program — 2026-2027
Deadline: October 26, 2025 — 11:59 pm
As part of its research residency program, Artexte invites three researchers (individuals and/or collectives) from all contemporary art disciplines to explore the collection’s documentary resources and deepen their research on a particular topic of their choice.
Projects will be selected for their direct connection to the Artexte collection and institutional mission, while also demonstrating sensitivity towards the research interests and needs of the local and national art communities.
Artexte prioritizes projects that explore and highlight artistic practices, themes, or narratives that have been historically underrepresented or marginalized in Canadian art history and the national art scene, as well as projects that reveal and improve access to overlooked and lesser-known documentation from the collection.
Artexte is committed to providing residents with research support and a workspace equipped with tools (computer, scanner, photocopier). A research residency spans from one to three months, depending on the needs of each project. Residents are also invited to present their research during a public presentation or an interview published on our website at the end of their residency. Artexte grants a total fee of $2,000 to selected residents (individuals or collectives).
Residency periods:
Fall: between October and December 2026
Winter: between January and March 2027
Spring: between April and June 2027
Documents to include in your application*:
- Your project description (please download and fill out this form);
- A biography (200 words maximum);
- A 3-page resume or C.V. including name, address, and telephone number**;
- Maximum of three (3) press articles, if relevant.
Submitting an Artexte research residency application:
- Submit one PDF document containing all required documents;
- Name your PDF file as follows: Lastname_First name_ResApp2025;
- Submit your application before midnight on October 26, 2025, at the following email address: submissions@artexte.ca.
* Applications may be submitted in French or English;
** Please include links where your previous artwork, exhibition, or writing can be accessed in your CV, if pertinent
Only selected applicants will be contacted. We value all submitted proposals, but being a small team, we cannot respond to all. We thank you for sharing your application and wish you the best in your research and projects.