TAIS is excited to announce a call for our Digital Artist in Residence funded by the Government of Canada.
To qualify for this call you must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the internship;
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada (either a citizen, permanent resident or person with refugee status – work permits are not eligible);
- Self-identify as underemployed (i.e. employed below their level of education, holding part-time employment, or in emerging fields with few jobs);
- Have completed post-secondary studies;
- Have no immediate family relationship with the employer.
This residency includes 12 weeks access to TAIS Studios & equipment. This is a waged in-person residency. The pay rate is $27.50 per hour to a maximum of 480 hours to create a new short animation to be screened at an artist talk at TAIS. The selected artist will also receive 30 hours of mentorship support provided by TAIS.
The residency begins November 17th 2025 and ends by February 20th 2026.
DEADLINE: October 27th 11:59pm EST
Notifications: November 10th 2025
There is no fee for this application.
TAIS will review and make a selection through a diversity lens. Contact us with any accessibility requests – we will do all that we can to accommodate you.