Residency Opportunities
ANNOUNCING A NEW COLLABORATION WITH SIMILKAMEEN ARTIST RESIDENCY (SAR)
Griffin Art Projects (Griffin) and the Similkameen Artist Residency (SAR) are thrilled to announce the Griffin–Similkameen Residency Exchange Initiative which will take place in 2026.
This Griffin–SAR Awards series provides professional development opportunities for Lower Mainland and Okanagan-based artists and curators.
Built on awards which Griffin has been providing Lower Mainland artists since 2016, three visual arts residency opportunities in the Similkameen Valley and one curatorial residency in North Vancouver will be awarded in 2026.
Studio 5; Courtesy of SAR
Griffin Art Projects Residency Awards are supported in part by the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver through the Arts & Culture Grants Program of the North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission, as well as the government of Canada through Canadian Heritage. Griffin Art Projects’ Emily Carr University Education and Outreach Fellowship Award is also supported by Emily Carr University of Art + Design and Shumka Centre, brought to you by RBC.
