ABOUT US

NIGHT/SHIFT IS AN ONLINE ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM GEARED SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS ARTISTS AND OTHER CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR OTHERWISE DEDICATED TO OTHER CRITICAL, RADICAL, OR ANTI-OPPRESSIVE FIELDS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WHO MUST WORK FULL-TIME JOBS IN ADDITION TO THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.

THE SCALE, TIMELINE, SCHEDULING, AND PROGRAMMING FOCUS SUPPORT THIS MANDATE BY MAKING THE RESIDENCY AN ACCESSIBLE AND VIABLE OPTION FOR THOSE WHOSE TIME, LABOUR AND MENTAL/EMOTIONAL ENERGY ARE ALREADY HEAVILY COMMITTED ELSEWHERE.

NIGHT/SHIFT ALSO OFFERS ACCESSIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO THOSE ENTERING THE ARTS FROM OTHER FIELDS, BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS WHICH CAN HELP TO CLOSE THE GAPS FELT BY THOSE WITHOUT FORMAL ARTS TRAINING OR CAREER EXPERIENCE, WITH A FOCUS ON ANTI-HIERARCHICAL, ANTI-CAPITALIST AND GRASSROOTS METHODOLOGIES AND VALUES.

CALL FOR RESIDENTS

NIGHT/SHIFT is seeking Residents for our inaugural Online Arts Residency, taking place from March 1st to September 27th, 2025.

Our first online Residency program is targeted specifically to those working in Harm Reduction and related fields who do, have, or desire to maintain a creative / artistic practice in addition to that work. The Residency will be structured to operate around the demands of this essential field, and will seek to expand the artistic skill, knowledge, and community of those taking part. The goal of this targeted Residency is to facilitate greater time and space within the lives of participants for creative pursuits, while also helping to integrate the radical potentials that Harm Reduction and Contemporary Art possess in relation to one another.

If you work within Harm Reduction or a related field, and want to be able to dedicate further time to your artistic practice, or expand your knowledge and experience base within the arts, then please apply using the criteria listed below. All Harm Reduction work will be considered valid for application purposes, including both paid and unpaid labour, (such as those volunteering, peer workers, those in activist groups, etc.) and all levels of artistic or creative experience are more than welcome to apply, including those with no formal arts education or professional exhibition experience. Your creative work may also be in any medium, or related to any theme or topic; it does not need to relate to Harm Reduction specifically.

To apply to be a 2025 Online Resident, please send an application package including each of the following:

1) A 250-750 Word Creator Bio, including your education (either formal or informal), your professional/exhibition experience, (if any) your current work within Harm Reduction or a related field, (there’s no need to disclose current or former workplaces, or any other details you consider sensitive) as well as any other information about yourself that you feel is relevant to your application, such as background, lived experience, or communities that you are a part of.

2) A 250-750 Word Statement of Interest, describing your current creative practice, as well as your reasons for submitting specifically to NIGHT/SHIFT, and what you feel you’ll get out of taking part in the Residency.

3) Two or three examples of Creative Works which reflect your current practice or creative direction. This could include images, audio or video files, examples of writing, or anything else relevant to your application. Please submit all examples as either Mac compatible files, or web links (please also ensure that all links are accessible to us, either by making them public or sharing any required passwords, etc.)

4) Contact information, including an email address, name (if submitting as a group or collective, please include both the group name and the individual names of each member) as well as any other relevant information, such as your pronouns.


Creators at all levels of experience are welcome to apply. Unfortunately, at this time we are only able to facilitate applications written in English.

The current CALL FOR RESIDENTS will be open until September 27th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.

Finished application packages can be sent to the email address below, with the subject line ‘Residency Application’:


nightshiftresidency@gmail.com

An Info Pack with additional details about the nature of the Residency can also be downloaded HERE.


Information included in application packages will remain completely confidential, and will not be sold, shared or otherwise used for any purpose outside of the application process. This includes email addresses, which will not be used for any promotional purposes. Any works submitted will remain the sole property of their creators, and will not be shared, reproduced or otherwise exhibited without the express permission of their creators. At the request of the applicant, all application materials will be permanently deleted.

Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by email, whether or not their submission is accepted. Upon request, feedback on applications will also be provided, however such requests may take several weeks to fulfill. If accepted, further information on the Residency, including the next steps in your participation, will be included in the email.

There are no application fees required to submit. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot afford to offer creator fees or other compensation for participating Residents.


Any enquiries about the application process, including who this call is open to, or guidance on how to put together an application package, can be sent to the email address below:


nightshiftresidency@gmail.com

As this call is open to those without any formal arts experience, please don’t hesitate to reach out for clarification on any parts of the process. We’re also more than happy to make accommodations in the application process for those who require them.


CONTACT

You can contact us at: nightshiftresidency@gmail.com

You can also follow us on Instagram: @nightshiftresidency

CREATIVE COMMONS

This site, and any original elements contained within it are licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 international license.

Any works created by residents which are shared on this site, in whole or in part, belong to those residents and any other parties they have previous agreements with. Please contact individual residents directly for further information on licensing details.

ABOUT US
CALL FOR RESIDENTS
CONTACT
CREATIVE COMMONS

ABOUT US

NIGHT/SHIFT IS AN ONLINE ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM GEARED SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS ARTISTS AND OTHER CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR OTHERWISE DEDICATED TO OTHER CRITICAL, RADICAL, OR ANTI-OPRESSIVE FIELDS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WHO MUST WORK FULL-TIME JOBS IN ADDITION TO THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.

THE SCALE, TIMELINE, SCHEDULING, AND PROGRAMMING FOCUS SUPPORT THIS MANDATE BY MAKING THE RESIDENCY AN ACCESSIBLE AND VIABLE OPTION FOR THOSE WHOSE TIME, LABOUR AND MENTAL/EMOTIONAL ENERGY ARE ALREADY HEAVILY COMMITED ELSEWHERE.

NIGHT/SHIFT ALSO OFFERS ACCESSIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO THOSE ENTERING THE ARTS FROM OTHER FIELDS, BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS WHICH CAN HELP TO CLOSE THE GAPS FELT BY THOSE WITHOUT FORMAL ARTS TRAINING OR CAREER EXPERIENCE, WITH A FOCUS ON ANTI-HIERARCHICAL, ANTI-CAPITALIST AND GRASSROOTS METHODOLOGIES AND VALUES.





CALL FOR RESIDENTS

NIGHT/SHIFT is seeking Residents for our inaugural Online Arts Residency, taking place from March 1st to September 27th, 2025.

Our first online Residency program is targeted specifically to those working in Harm Reduction and related fields who do, have, or desire to maintain a creative / artistic practice in addition to that work. The Residency will be structured to operate around the demands of this essential field, and will seek to expand the artistic skill, knowledge, and community of those taking part. The goal of this targeted Residency is to facilitate greater time and space within the lives of participants for creative pursuits, while also helping to integrate the radical potentials that Harm Reduction and Contemporary Art possess in relation to one another.

If you work within Harm Reduction or a related field, and want to be able to dedicate further time to your artistic practice, or expand your knowledge and experience base within the arts, then please apply using the criteria listed below. All Harm Reduction work will be considered valid for application purposes, including both paid and unpaid labour, (such as those volunteering, peer workers, those in activist groups, etc.) and all levels of artistic or creative experience are more than welcome to apply, including those with no formal arts education or professional exhibition experience. Your creative work may also be in any medium, or related to any theme or topic; it does not need to relate to Harm Reduction specifically.

To apply to be a 2025 Online Resident, please send an application package including each of the following:

1) A 250-750 Word Creator Bio, including your education (either formal or informal), your professional/exhibition experience, (if any) your current work within Harm Reduction or a related field, (there’s no need to disclose current or former workplaces, or any other details you consider sensitive) as well as any other information about yourself that you feel is relevant to your application, such as background, lived experience, or communities that you are a part of.

2) A 250-750 Word Statement of Interest, describing your current creative practice, as well as your reasons for submitting specifically to NIGHT/SHIFT, and what you feel you’ll get out of taking part in the Residency.

3) Two or three examples of Creative Works which reflect your current practice or creative direction. This could include images, audio or video files, examples of writing, or anything else relevant to your application. Please submit all examples as either Mac compatible files, or web links (please also ensure that all links are accessible to us, either by making them public or sharing any required passwords, etc.)

4) Contact information, including an email address, name (if submitting as a group or collective, please include both the group name and the individual names of each member) as well as any other relevant information, such as your pronouns.


Creators at all levels of experience are welcome to apply. Unfortunately, at this time we are only able to facilitate applications written in English.

The current CALL FOR RESIDENTS will be open until September 27th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.

Finished application packages can be sent to the email address below, with the subject line ‘Residency Application’:


nightshiftresidency@gmail.com

An Info Pack with additional details about the nature of the Residency can also be downloaded HERE.


Information included in application packages will remain completely confidential, and will not be sold, shared or otherwise used for any purpose outside of the application process. This includes email addresses, which will not be used for any promotional purposes. Any works submitted will remain the sole property of their creators, and will not be shared, reproduced or otherwise exhibited without the express permission of their creators. At the request of the applicant, all application materials will be permanently deleted.

Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by email, whether or not their submission is accepted. Upon request, feedback on applications will also be provided, however such requests may take several weeks to fulfill. If accepted, further information on the Residency, including the next steps in your participation, will be included in the email.

There are no application fees required to submit. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot afford to offer creator fees or other compensation for participating Residents.


Any enquiries about the application process, including who this call is open to, or guidance on how to put together an application package, can be sent to the email address below:


nightshiftresidency@gmail.com

As this call is open to those without any formal arts experience, please don’t hesitate to reach out for clarification on any parts of the process. We’re also more than happy to make accommodations in the application process for those who require them.





CONTACT

You can contact us at: nightshiftresidency@gmail.com

You can also follow us on Instagram: @nightshiftresidency





CREATIVE COMMONS

This site, and any original elements contained within it are licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 international license.

Any works created by residents which are shared on this site, in whole or in part, belong to those residents and any other parties they have previous agreements with. Please contact individual residents directly for further information on licensing details.