Submission Requirements:
  • letter of interest, stating plan of action for the one year residency
  • bio
  • current CV
  • work samples:
    • Visual Artists: up to 15 jpg images, PC compatible, 72 dpi , 1MB max size per image. Each image should be labeled with a number, artist initials and title. Images should be accompanied by an image list which includes: title, date, medium and size.
    • Writers: a 10 page writing sample and list of publication credits.
 
This residency is ideally suited to visual artists and writers. Please contact the Council if you have any questions about the suitability of your practice.

If an inspirational natural setting, public art gallery work experience and self-directed, independent studio practice is of interest to you, please email your application to:

khacresidency@gmail.com
 *Please note: only emailed entries will be accepted*
 
Application Deadline: June 1, 2019
 
All emails must be received by June 1st  
Final Selection will be made by June 21st
 
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Job Description
The Ranger Station Art Gallery
98 Rockwell Dr. Harrison Hot Springs, BC
Phone #: 1 604 796-2723  email:  khacresidency@gmail.com
The Kent Harrison Arts Council Residency program is a one year contract running from September 1 to August 27 and is presented by the Kent Harrison Arts Council
 
Weekly Duties
 
      1.  Gallery attendance Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm, except for the months the Gallery                             is closed (December 15 to January 31).
 
     2.  Front desk duties include office administration, basic computer work, checking and routing phone messages, donation
          collection, cash drawer reconciliation, maintaining the Arts Council website, social media, updating membership database                   and other organizational duties within the Gallery.
 
     3.  Gallery space upkeep (sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting).
 
     4.  Occasional e-mail and phone call communications with Arts Council board members and/or the exhibiting artists may
          be necessary mid-week as well. (This is part of those extra two hours per week, outside of weekend Gallery duties)
 
Monthly Duties

  1. Maintenance of Gallery walls between shows including repairing, filling holes and touching up gallery walls after exhibits, if need be.
  2. Assisting the Gallery Director with hanging monthly exhibitions.
  3. Room preparation and clean up for opening receptions including table set up and tear down, and refreshment preparations.
  4. If skills apply, the design, image preparation, and formatting of posters for exhibitions.
 
Yearly Duties
  1. Visual Artists in Residence are required to present one exhibition of their personal art work at the Gallery in June and facilitate two community outreach programs. Writers in Residence are required to give two readings of their work and to facilitate two community outreach programs.
  2. General Gallery maintenance, including but not limited to, painting of gallery pedestals, gift shop shelving and cabinetry, changing of gallery light bulbs, and other general gallery upkeep.