Struts Media Arts Production Fund
Deadline to Apply: January 20th, 2025 – 11:59pm Atlantic Time
Eligibility: Artists living in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
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Struts Gallery is amped to announce this year’s Media Arts Production Fund Call for Submissions. This annual program is designed to help support the production of media arts projects by artists at all career levels.
The Media Arts Production Fund is a regional fund open to artists living in Atlantic Canada and supports the creation of media arts projects including video, audio, XR, film, new media, performance, digital, electronics, 3D printing, and time-based art. Commercial music videos, music recordings, digital plays, and digital theatre are not eligible for the production fund. 
Successful applicants will receive: 
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An artist stipend of up to $3000, which can be used towards materials and production expenses, equipment purchases, and/or living expenses; 
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A $1000 in-house production credit, including equipment rental, software use, facilities use, and support and training from Struts staff (maximum of 20 hours, $30/hour); and
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Short term accommodations (up to two weeks) in Struts’ apartment may be available upon request.
The Media Arts Production Fund does not include funds towards travel. Struts staff can provide letters of support for any artists applying for travel grants to use its facilities. 
The in-house production credit expires at the end of the fiscal year (April 1st, 2026). Production credits can only be used towards the production of the project proposed. 
Proposals will be assessed by a jury consisting of Struts staff and community members. Successful proposals must publicly acknowledge the support of Struts Gallery on social media and elsewhere when applicable. 
If these guidelines present an obstacle to you or your work, we will strive to accommodate alternative formats including video or audio proposals. Please email or call to arrange this accommodation — gallery staff are happy to assist. 
Feel free to contact Production Manager Lucas Morneau if you have any questions through their email — lucas@strutsgallery.ca.  
For more information about Struts’ media arts equipment holdings and facilities: 
Open Call for Proposals: L’Ambiance
Short-term Art Projects During Sappyfest (August 1-3, 2025)
Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, February 18, 11:59pm Atlantic Time
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Struts Gallery is seeking submissions for L’Ambiance, our series of short-term artist projects running contemporaneous to everyone’s favourite music festival Sappyfest taking place August 1 - 3, 2025.
Artists and artist collectives are welcome to propose projects that transform different areas of Sackville or Struts Gallery facilities into memorable, creative spaces. We are interested in ongoing, ambient projects that invite festival goers to engage with and participate in the art in some capacity. We encourage projects that animate zones, create respite from the festival’s noise, and/or provide catalysts for connection and engagement. We welcome use of our extensive media arts equipment holdings in the creation and/or execution of the project. Projects that occur outdoors and offsite are encouraged!
Eligible mediums include offsite installations, sound art, relational aesthetics, screenings/projections, and portable sculpture.
• Time based projects should run for a hefty portion of the festival and should not require a dedicated audience or performance time.
• Sculptural works should be durable and not require monitoring or surveillance.
Struts will provide:
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Artist fees in accordance with the 2025 CARFAC Fee Schedule for group exhibition or festival performance
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Per diems
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Accommodations
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Travel expenses
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Festival pass for Sappyfest - access to Sappyfest artist meal services.
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Use of our media arts equipment and technical support
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Installation assistance and logistical support
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Promotion and documentation of the work
Who can apply?
Artists and Artist Collectives at all career stages across so-called Canada. Struts is dedicated to presenting work that reflects the diversity of disciplines and media that shape contemporary art practices. Proposals from artists whose works are alternative, experimental and/or critically engaged are encouraged. We welcome proposals from artists and groups that have historically been underrepresented in the gallery, including Indigenous people, Black people, people of colour, and 2SLGBTQIA+.
Image: WEave, OSO Planning & Design, Installation, Sappyfest 2024. Photograph courtesy of OSO.