Call for Submissions

Vector Festival 2024: Workshops

We invite artists, facilitators, and educators to submit proposals for online and in-person workshops teaching emerging and experimental approaches in new media and game art.

Vector Festival 2024’s thematic, too fragile to hold, is developed by Miriam Arbus, and looks to explore the combined experiences of migrating species, weather patterns, geopolitical scrambling, and algorithmic data processing. We encourage artists to explore artworks that remind us that all is cosmic, symbiotic, interconnected, intersected and intertwined. All programming and artworks included in the festival are asked to respond to the festival thematic.

Timeline

Application deadline: April 19, 2024
Workshop date: Between July 11 – July 21, 2024

TYPE OF WORK

New media workshop proposals.

Location

Workshops are either held on-site at InterAccess (950 Dupont St, Toronto ON, M6H 1Z2) or online through Zoom.

Fees

Vector Festival does not charge submission fees or provide production expenses. All artists selected for participation will receive fees in accordance with CARFAC and IMAA fee schedules, as well as support to apply for external funding.

Equity

InterAccess is committed to equity and strongly encourages applications from equity-deserving communities, including artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQ-identified, Gender Diverse, Two-Spirit, and Persons with Disabilities. 

Contact

Reach out to education@interaccess.org with any questions regarding workshops, or art@interaccess.org with any questions regarding Vector Festival or this application form.

VF24 WORKSHOPS: SUBMISSION FORM

Open call for submissions to VECTOR FESTIVAL 2024: Workshops. This form may not save progress - please draft submission text outside of this form if possible. Reach out to education@interaccess.org with any questions regarding workshops, or art@interaccess.org with any questions regarding Vector Festival or this application form.
This helps the programming committee & curators properly address you upon deliberation.
This helps the programming committee & curators properly address you upon deliberation.
Approximately 150 words. Reference past workshops here: interaccess.org/workshops
Prepare a loose breakdown of your workshop, including but not limited to: introduction of your own work, demos, homework for participants, a show & tell opportunity, etc.
All in-person workshops are hosted at InterAccess’s studio; workshop facilitators will have access to a projector and screen to share slides or visual references off of their personal laptop. Please outline any additional equipment you will require from InterAccess, including speakers and studio laptop.
What skillsets and experience should participants have before attending this workshop?
What are participants expected to bring? Include operating systems and software if the workshop uses participants’ personal computers, and outline the need for any additional materials, e.g. breadboards, VR headsets, or paint and brushes. If software is required, specify if the software is free, paid, or has a free trial.
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.
Add up to five images of your work (JPG or PNG, maximum file size 1MB each)
Link to streamable audio/video documentation viewable online; we will not download any files to view. 5 minutes max of material will be viewed. Please ensure share settings are accurate and the link does not expire; we will not reach out to fix any broken links.
Please provide examples of media art that has been made using the kind of skills and technology covered in this workshop.
Have you taught this workshop, or a similar one, previously?
Approximately 150 words
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
PDF, under 20MB
Please indicate if your work has a thematic, conceptual, or historical connection to Toronto, or if you have a biographic connection to the Greater Toronto Area (including if you attended university in the GTA). We are considering works from local and international artists - connection to the GTA is not required, but if relevant, we're interested to know.
Do you belong to any marginalized or equity-deserving communities? These are including, but not limited to: People of colour/Racialized, Indigenous, Black, LGBTQIA2S+, Disabled/Chronically Ill/Living with a Mental Illness, Newcomer (to Canada), Low-income/No generational wealth. Please be as specific or general as you'd like. Sharing this information is completely voluntary and helps us ensure artist selection is diverse and representative of our community.