CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
VANS in RESIDENCE IN CHURCH POINT
A 4-week residency to work, play and connect with community in Church Point, NS.
A stipend, a studio space, as well as support from le Conseil des arts de la Baie (le CAB) and VANS to help to make the residency a rich experience for the artist and the community alike. 60% of the artist’s time will be dedicated to their own work and 40% of the time will be dedicated to community based work, which may include hands-on workshops, studio visits, talks and presentations.
Le CAB is excited to be able to offer this opportunity to Nova Scotian artists, and especially to those of Acadian heritage.
The artist’s work can focus on research, development and/or the production of ongoing or new bodies of work. Projects that do not require specialized equipment are most suitable to the residency program, with the exception of printmaking.
The Printmaking Studio, La Manivelle, will be available to artists with a background in printmaking and the ability to work independently. Artists are responsible for securing any additional specialized equipment.
A stipend of $2500 will be paid to the artist and studio space will be provided in the multi-purpose room at La Manivelle.
Eligibility: This residency is open to members of VANS living in Nova Scotia.
Residency dates: 4 weeks of the artist’s choice April 1 – May 9, 2026.
A prep week will take place at least 1 week in advance of the residency start date.
Apply by March 1, 2026, at 5pm.
A stipend of $2500 will be paid to the artist and studio space will be provided. Accommodations, if needed, will be provided.
Made possible with the support of our members, our sustaining funders, and our partner Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS).
PAST RESIDENCIES
NOVEMBER ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY
Jacinte Armstrong and Monelle Doiron will be in an artistic residency from November 11 to 21, 2025, where they will collaborate on new dance and performance projects. During their stay, they will offer movement workshops, and they invite residents to join them at the Rendez-vous de la Baie to explore movement or just to say hello. Everyone is welcome.
Residency Presentation: Friday, Nov 21, 5 to 7 p.m. at Le Trécarré with visiting artists Jacinte Armstrong and Monelle Doiron.
Jacinte Armstrong and Monelle Doiron will present their artistic proposals, which they developed during their residency at the CAB. Jacinte is based in Halifax, but her mother's family is originally from Anse des Belliveau. Monelle is from Rang-St.-Georges, New Brunswick, in the Acadian Peninsula. The two artists met in Clare to collaborate on their approaches, which are marked by the exploration of movement, writing, and the Acadian spoken word. They are taking advantage of their stay to meet artists from the region and the wider community.
In her artistic work, Jacinte plays with the intersection of movement, playful objects, and Acadian words. Monelle uses video to capture dance through everyday movements. Together, they will present the results of their collaboration.
Jacinte Armstrong is an Acadian artist based in K'jipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her work explores embodied practice through performance, choreography, collaboration, and curating. She communicates the experience of the body in relation to objects, materials, environment, technology, and people. Her choreographies range from the intimate and imaginary to large-scale collaborations with dancers, architects, visual artists, radio producers, filmmakers, theatre creators, computer programmers, and musicians. Jacinte holds a Master of Fine Arts in Performance from NSCAD University and is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst (CMA).
Monelle Doiron, a contemporary dance artist, is originally from Rang-St-Georges in New Brunswick. She studied Dramatic Arts at the Université de Moncton before completing her Bachelor's degree in Contemporary Dance at the Université du Québec à Montréal. In 2015, she founded the collective Les Drôles de Moineaux (The Funny Sparrows) with her life and creation partner, visual artist Denis Lanteigne. Collaborative creation is at the heart of her practice. She explores performance, choreography, and videodance. In 2022, she received the Éloizes award in the Dance/Circus Arts Artist of the Year category for the choreographic exploration in videodance Les oiseaux (The Birds).