Sunday, November 16th | 1–2:30PM
In-Person at Factory Media Centre & Online via Zoom
RSVP Required
Join us for a free &NOW Residency Info Session and Application Workshop with Programming Coordinator Eli Nolet and FMC Board Member Adrien Crossman!
Eli and Adrien will walk participants through the residency basics and online application process for our annual &NOW Production Residency and Scholarship, offering guidance on what the programming committee looks for in an application, how applicants can communicate your ideas clearly, and how to develop your concept. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback on their in-progress applications.
This information session is free for all to attend, however a membership is required to be considered for the residency. A membership can either be purchased in person at FMC during our operating hours, or online via Paypal.
About the &NOW Production Residency & Scholarship
Factory Media Centre annually hosts our &NOW Production Residency & Scholarship (PR&S) program each winter. This is a valuable opportunity for artists and creators to utilize the space and resources at FMC to produce a new work or continue a developing body of work. Selections are based on project originality, its potential for artistic growth and the use and integration of FMC as a production location.
About the Facilitators
Eli Nolet (they/them) is a queer interdisciplinary artist and arts worker from the occupied territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas (otherwise known as hamilton, ontario). Having worked extensively in non-profit and artist-run galleries and centers, they are deeply committed to community-building and equitable access to resources within the arts.
Adrien Crossman (they/them) is a queer and non-binary white settler artist, educator, and curator currently residing on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples in Hamilton, Ontario. They hold an MFA in Visual Art from the University of Windsor (2018), and a BFA in Integrated Media with a Minor in Digital and Media Studies from OCAD University (2012). Crossman is interested in the affective qualities of queerness, investigating how queerness can be felt through specific aesthetics and sensibilities. In addition to having exhibited across Canada and internationally, Adrien co-founded and co-runs the online arts publication Off Centre. Crossman is an Assistant Professor in the School of the Arts at McMaster University.