Struts Gallery welcomes applications from professional visual and media artists at all stages of their careers for our annual Open Studio Residency Program. Two residency opportunities are available in 2027, each with predetermined dates. The five-week residencies will take place August 11 - September 22, 2027, and September 29 - November 3, 2027. 

 

The program aims to develop artists’ practices by supporting experimentation without the pressure to present a resolved body of work. Artists are offered the freedom to continue their practice, develop a new project, or create site-specific work. The residency is artist-driven and independent, with staff assistance available for community outreach, technical and logistical support.   

  

We ask artists to creatively engage with the community through at least one public event (artist talk, workshop, or another artist-initiated event).   

  

Struts Gallery is an artist-run centre located in Sackville, New Brunswick, a rural community of roughly 6000 people, built on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People in Mi’kma’ki. Open Studio residents are provided with 24-hour access to a studio space (approx. 400 sq/ft) in the gallery and a private, 2-bedroom, furnished apartment with a separate entrance on the 2nd floor above the gallery. The studio space is open to the public during regular operating hours.  

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Selection Process  

Residencies are selected in a three-step process:  

1) Gallery staff review submissions to make sure they fulfill the criteria. 

2) A selection committee of Struts Gallery artist/members reviews the applications and determines a shortlist.  

3) Gallery staff interview the shortlisted candidates over Zoom, providing an opportunity for artists and the organization to clarify and discuss the projects and program.  

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The Open Studio program is highly competitive, and artists are chosen by a selection committee comprised of Struts Gallery members and artists. 

 

We encourage all applicants to review the information provided on our website about the residency, the apartment, media arts facilities and equipment before applying.  

  

Please reach out if you have any questions about this application, selection process or facilities. If these guidelines present an obstacle to you or your work, we will accommodate alternative submission formats including video and audio. Please email or call to arrange these accommodations — gallery staff are happy to assist. 

 

Eligibility 

Professional artists at all career levels are welcome to apply. If you currently enrolled as a student, you are not eligible for this opportunity.   

Physical accessibility 

Our main door on Lorne Street is on the first floor, with a ramp leading to the entrance with a small lip. We have one washroom on the first floor that is gender neutral. We welcome guide dogs and other service animals. There are no washrooms in the building that are wheelchair accessible (with safety grab bars or supports). Our second floor, which houses our apartment, is also not wheelchair accessible. It requires one flight of stairs to access. We sincerely apologize for these barriers.  

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Email Angie at admin@strutsgallery.ca for any questions.

 

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