MATR 2025 - Call for Submission

Application Deadline: January 5,2025

Welcome to MATR 2025!

Video Pool Media Arts Centre is pleased to announce our first Media Art + Technology Residency of 2025 (MATR25) in partnership with TakeHome BIPOC ArtHouse.

The Media Art and Technology Residency (MATR) is designed to be a site-specific exploration of VP’s Poolside Gallery and its environs, where artists will develop and install a new work that responds to and utilizes the gallery’s characteristics. MATR specifically supports experimental, independent technology-based works and we welcome submissions that respond to the annual theme.

Artists will have full access to VP’s available equipment and facilities during their residency and applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the available equipment on VP’s website.

This edition of Media Art + Technology Residency (MATR25) is in partnership with TakeHome QTBIPOC ArtHouse.

MATR will be awarded to 2 BIPOC artists or artistic groups - VP & TakeHome will offer two awards of $2000 each for the residency and subsequent exhibition in Poolside Gallery.

Theme

This edition of MATR is dedicated to supporting BIPOC artists by providing mentorship for the creative development of new work. With a specific focus on projection mapping, artists are invited to explore the theme of “World Building as Radical Imagination”, and to envision and prototype alternate realities that challenge current and conventional boundaries, offering transformative perspectives on society, environment, and human connection.

The works produced during the residency will be showcased at VP’s Poolside Gallery and its surrounding areas. Please note that the exhibition will feature a shared installation by two artists or artistic groups. The artists in residence are encouraged to collaborate and consult each other to create a joint installation.

Application Preview

Please describe how your arts practice relates to the current theme of MATR. We're looking to understand how your creative interests align with the project. (Max 2000 characters)
What concepts do you hope to explore using projection mapping? How do those concepts relate to the theme? (2000 characters)
Do you have any relevant experience with projection mapping or transferable skill set? (1000 characters)

Prepare a Bio/CV as a single pdf document

You can upload up to 5 images if you wish
You can upload up to two links to videos, documentation etc.

Alternative Options for Proposals

Installation Options

Artists are not limited to the gallery proper and are encouraged to consider VP's hallways and projection wall as potential presentation areas as well as Poolside Gallery.