The Nest Artist Residency is a structured program that seeks to deepen the relationship between local new-generation artists and the broader artistic community. The goal of this residency is rooted in process, with a focus on risk-taking, mistake-making, embracing failure as a step toward greatness, and exploring new ways of artistic creation. This year, selected Nest Residency alumni and emerging arts workers have been the necessary space and mentorship to cultivate their ideas further into works that are innovative and ambitious.
Residency in The Nest includes personal mentorship, a series of workshops informed by resident artists’ needs, and paid time for artistic exploration and creation. Residency in the Nest culminates in public presentations at various stages of development at a very special new edition of In the Soil Arts Festival.
With the support of a grant from Canada Council for the Arts, Suitcase in Point is furthering support the work of up and coming artists in our region. We believe that artists need access to supportive places, people and programs so they can create new ways of working that reflect a variety of lived experiences and creative priorities. The Nest offers opportunities for artists and arts workers to build personal and professional relationships and to strengthen their practices.
Artists and arts workers have begun to move away from ways of working that perpetuate exclusion, devalue our personal lives and prioritize traditional approaches to our practice over the needs of artists, arts workers and audiences. Early career artists and arts workers need environments where they can develop their own ways of working that keep within their needs and values.
The Nest supports artist's capacities to contribute meaningfully to the artistic community of Niagara. Participants develop skills, insights and personal approaches to artistic work with guidance from arts professionals as they pursue your practices.
The Nest is an opportunity for directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, poets, dancers, musicians, divisors, and artist creators of all kinds looking for the space and mentorship to cultivate ideas into works that are provocative, innovative, and ambitious.
The Nest Artist Residency period: January 2025 – September 2025
Professional Development:
Use of Suitcase in Point’s Studio Space, “The Green”:
Administrative Support:
The call for applications is now closed.