NOISEmakers 2025: Ground Call for Submissions
Attention newcomer artists!
Are you a newcomer to Canada? Are you an artist living in the Halifax area? Would you like to take part in a free professional development program for newcomer artists, creative workers and craft makers?
If yes, we invite you to apply for the 14-week NOISEmakers 2025: Ground
This program will help you:
Make connections
Build your resume learn new skills
Better understand the arts and cultural sector in Nova Scotia
Meet other artists and creative people in the community
You do not have to be working as a professional in your field to apply for this program.
We are looking for newcomer visual artists and creative workers of all kinds, including, but not limited to: graphic designers, animators, filmmakers, photographers, and more.
NOISEmakers: Ground will include:
Weekly session laying the groundwork of the Nova Scotia arts sector
Introduction of new hands-on and professional skills
Dedicated studio time to explore individual practices
Introduction to Indigenous Protocols in the Arts
Individual mentorship, professional guidance and networking, and opportunities for collaboration.
Participation in Nocturne 2025, taking place October 16-19, 2025
A $1,000 honorarium will be paid to all of those who participate and complete this 14-week program. We will be accepting up to seven participants.
About Nocturne: Ground:
For this year's theme of Ground, artists are invited to explore physical, social, cultural and political aspects of the ground beneath us. Gardeners, mycologists, walkers, archeologists and geologists, roadworkers, settlers; we all have a different relationship with this space which we interact with daily, and we encourage applicants to consider the multitude of possible meanings of this theme.
You can apply one of the following ways:
Fill out and submit the online application form.
Visit Wonder’neath or ISANS to fill out a paper copy
Email your information to: [email protected]
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Friday, June 18, 2025.
Submit in-person applications at one of the following locations:
Wonder'neath Art Society
2482 Maynard Street,
Halifax, NS, B3K 3V4
or
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)
C/O Melissa King
6960 Mumford Rd Suite 2120,
Halifax, NS B3L 4P1
Thank you! If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
