The “Artist in Residency” program provides opportunities for Artists to develop new disciplines that enhance their portfolio.
-This program is sponsored by IAACC in partnership with FUSE33 Makerspace.
As a selected “Artist In Residence”, you will receive a full three month membership and one certification workshop at FUSE 33 at no cost to you.
As an “Artist In Resident”, you are asked to:
- Acknowledge IAACC’s sponsorship on your website and art exhibits during the residency
- Exhibit your art in an IAACC & FUSE33 hosted exhibition
- Complete a survey and a short summary of your experience in the program
- Provide photographs of your work for use on IAACC’s website
- Permit IAACC to list you as a current “Artist in Residence” on the organization’s website
- Accept IAACC’s terms and conditions agreement
- At the end of the residency, 1 artist is selected as IAACC Resident Artist. To learn more, visit our Resident Artist Page.
Applications are Open for Winter 2024
Fall 2024 Artists in Residency Sponsorship Program Recipients
Arun Kumar
Arun Kumar is an emerging artist based in Calgary, originally from India.
His work is inspired by his Indian heritage, blending intricate designs
with the stories and traditions of his culture.
Arun’s art reflects a deep
connection to his roots while incorporating a contemporary twist, as he continues to explore and evolve his creative expression.
Annie Feng is a multifaceted artist whose provocative surrealist imagery seamlessly integrates her diverse skills and passion for upcycling. With a background in neuroscience and psychology from the University of Toronto, complemented by a minor in visual art, Annie’s creative journey is a fusion of intellectual inquiry and imaginative exploration.
Her artistic practice is deeply rooted in her experience across various fields, including animation, woodworking, and garment making, alongside her commitment to upcycling. Annie’s work stands out for its ability to transform discarded materials into striking surrealist pieces that challenge perception and evoke emotional depth. By reimagining the ordinary through a surrealist lens, she creates emotion-provoking art that invites viewers to explore the space between reality and reality as perceived through emotion.
Annie’s innovative use of repurposed objects in her mixed-media art highlights her dedication to both creativity and environmental responsibility. Her artworks blend 2-dimensional paintings with tactile textures, reflecting a unique perspective that merges the discarded with the extraordinary. Through her surrealist imagery, Annie offers a fresh and engaging dialogue on the intersections of materiality, sustainability, and artistic expression.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anniefengart/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@anniefengart
Victoria Sanchez
Victoria Sanchez (she/her) is a jeweller, visual artist, and arts administrator currently based in Treaty 7 land – Calgary.
With a rooted interest in craft disciplines, material-based work and arts education, Victoria strives for balance between a playful art practice, creative entrepreneurship, and the dedication to support arts organizations and create impactful art experiences for the public.
A jeweller by training (ACAD, 2012), Victoria likes to explore functionality and beauty, experimenting with traditional techniques, and making with intention. Conceptually, Victoria is intrigued by the fine line between the personal and the collective process of experiencing adornment.
Lacey Grey
Lacey Grey (she/her) is a queer neurodivergent emerging Artist living in Mohkinstis (Calgary).
Lacey graduated with distinction from Alberta University of the Arts in 2024.
Lacey utilizes “Availablism” as a way to collect Symbols, Images and materials for her painting and puppet work. Her work is an ever evolving understand of what it means to be human through a non-normative lens.
Jiwoo Kim
Jiwoo Kim is a Korean animator based in Calgary, who recently graduated from Alberta University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Design and a minor in Animation. Her passion for animation stems from the ability to engage and connect with audiences.
Through her artistic practice, Jiwoo aims to retell everyday life and struggles in absurd and comical ways, offering new perspectives to navigate challenging situations. Currently, she is working on a personal project called Cowman, a story about unconventional love that explores the metamorphosis technique in animation.
Outside of Cowman, Jiwoo has experience teaching animation and painting to kids, and you can often find her volunteering at Quickdraw Animation Society events!
Matias Martinez
Martias is an Indigenous Latin American artist of Mapuche descent based in Calgary, Alberta. He creates a combination of Glass, Paintings, and social practices. His body of work is largely driven by his identity and his love to create as it allows him to tap into his curiosity without restraint alongside creating an artistic community that he loves. Identity, Love, Memories, Experientiality, and Commonality are all themes that are expressed through his work and aim to create a connection within the viewer themselves.
As an artist, Matias’s style of creation is organic in nature in the sense that his work is heavily affected by how he feels, what happens in his day and even the type of music that he listens to in the moment of creating. Matias has adopted a Rhizomatic approach to creating where he may have all his tools, techniques and ideas with him, however how they come into play is determined by his state of emotions and momentary inspiration. His process of creation can be compared to approaching a beautiful scenic hike filled with different viewpoints and pathways that ask you to trust that you are well prepared to tackle any trailhead and its unique obstacles. He creates until he finds his desired trailhead and enjoy the view of his freshly made work of art. This wildish approach is one that feels like a dance that he can become fully entangled with.
His most recent work is rooted in rediscovering his indigenous identity and the culture which has been lost in a generation’s time. He is inspired by ancient stories, ways of life, myths, religion, and how to incorporate all of that into a contemporary art practice along with where it fits into his everyday life. His work aims to shine a light on his Mapuche identity, culture, and storytelling as he rediscovers it himself through contemporary means and practices.
Spring 2024 Artist in Residency
Winter 2022/2023 Artist In Residency
2020 Artists in Residency recipients video