Canadian Art Editorial Residency
The Canadian Art Editorial Residency is a national prize awarded to an art or art history student. The winning student hones his or her writing and editorial skills through mentorship with the editorial staff of Canadian Art magazine during the summer months. This introduction to art-magazine publishing and writing is intended to foster new critical and editorial talent. The $7000 prize is selected on the basis of a 500-word written exhibition review, one sample of recent academic writing on art and a one-page c.v.
The application deadline for this year is April 6, 2010. Send application packages to Canadian Art, 215 Spadina Avenue Suite 320, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2C7. Attention: Canadian Art Editorial Residency
Applications will not be accepted by fax or email. Applications may be post-marked.
PAST RESIDENTS:
2009: Justin Mah, Vancouver
Justin Mah received a BA in Art and Culture Studies at Simon Fraser University. During his studies there, he served as arts and photo editor for the university’s student newspaper. Presently, Justin is the managing editor of a local Vancouver art and culture quarterly, Sad Mag.
2008: Whitney Light, Winnipeg
Whitney Light completed her undergraduate studies in Art History at the University of Winnipeg. She served as arts editor of the Uniter and is currently assistant editor at Stylus magazine and the visual-arts columnist at Uptown magazine.
2007: Pablo Rodriguez, Montreal
Pablo Rodriguez received a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies and International Development from McGill University and is a student in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at Concordia University.
2006: Dave Webb, Vancouver
Dave Webb was a graduating student of Emily Carr Institute (ECI), a practicing visual artist and musician. He joined Canadian Art in summer 2006 as a researcher, writer and editor.
2005: Monique Johnson, Toronto
Monique Johnson holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in English and Art History from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts degree from the Department of Fine Art History at the University of Toronto.
2004: Vanessa Kwan, Vancouver
Vanessa Kwan was the winner of the first Canadian Art Editorial Residency. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and completed a Bachelor of Media Arts degree at the Emily Carr Institute. Kwan was the Director of Programming at the Vancouver Queer Film + Video Festival, and has contributed to Canadian Art.
