The DePOT Artist in Residence (DePOT AIR) program supports creative engagements with the historical roots and lived experience of deindustrialization. We are interested in proposals that range across the performing, creative and visual arts, are rooted in deindustrialized areas that speak to the impact, and legacy, of mine, mill and factory closures. It invites grassroots artists from working-class, racialized and marginalized communities in deindustrialized areas to join our multi-year, interdisciplinary and transnational partnership.

Appel aux candidatures

Nous lançons un appel à candidatures pour 1 à 2 bourses DéPOT Artiste en résidence (AiR) à distance (juillet 2026 – juin 2027) afin de soutenir les artistes dont le travail aborde les racines historiques et l’expérience vécue de la désindustrialisation. Nous sommes intéressés par des propositions couvrant les arts du spectacle, les arts créatifs et les arts visuels, ancrées dans des zones désindustrialisées. Cette année, le programme DéPOT AIR finance des projets portant sur les relations entre les sites du patrimoine industriel et les quartiers ouvriers qui leur sont souvent adjacents.

Les artistes individuels ainsi que les collectifs d’artistes sont éligibles. Les bénéficiaires doivent respecter les directives éthiques du projet en matière de recherche-création et assister à la conférence de juin 2027, près de Milan ou de Venise, afin de présenter leur travail à notre équipe de chercheurs (les frais de déplacement seront pris en charge par DéPOT).

À propos du thème :

L’initiative « Patrimoine et désindustrialisation » de DéPOT examine le lien croissant entre les sites du patrimoine industriel et les quartiers ouvriers souvent situés à proximité. Il s’agit ici de comprendre en quoi les incidences socio-économiques et politiques de la reconnaissance du passé industriel influent sur le présent. La circulation transnationale des idées sur le patrimoine industriel sera également examinée. Le patrimoine industriel peut-il constituer un moyen de subvenir aux besoins des « laissés pour compte » dans les zones désindustrialisées où le vide économique ou culturel n’a pas été comblé (ou très peu)? En quoi la circulation transnationale des idées sur le patrimoine industriel a-t-elle influé sur l’interprétation des sites, sur les schémas de réaménagement induits par la culture et sur le discours officiel sur le patrimoine en Europe de l’Ouest et en Amérique du Nord?

Date limite de candidature : 5 juin 2026

Pour plus de détails, téléchargez l’appel à candidatures dans la langue de votre choix ci-dessous. Si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à contacter deindustrialization@concordia.ca.

Application forms:

Current Artists in Residence 

Nina Vroemen

Previous Artists in Residence 

Jennifer Vanderpool

Jill McKnight

Paul Tom

Previous calls for applications

The DePOT AIR program is inviting applications for two one-year fellowships (August 2023 – July 2024) centred on gender, family, and deindustrialization. One fellowship is reserved for artists outside academia. Individual artists as well as artist collectives are eligible. A second scholarship is for scholars who engage in art creation. A stipend of CAD $8,000 will be paid out in two instalments, the second of which will be at the project’s conclusion when the work has been presented to the Project’s Assembly in June 2024. Depending on where recipients are located, we will support recipients in acquiring additional outside funding or sponsorships for the creative art projects and will support their work in other ways (including transcribing oral history interviews when necessary). Recipients are expected to follow the project’s ethics guidelines for research-creation and attend the June 2024 conference in the UK for which expenses will be paid.

The creative work generated will be showcased in the artist’s home community as well as at the DePOT Project Assembly and/or thematic workshop, on the DePOT website, book series, and potentially be incorporated into the project’s culminating multi-site exhibition. Depending on the nature of the creative work, it is even possible that some of this artistic work might travel between partners on the project.

The deadline for applications year is May 29, 2023. Read the full call for applications in the language of your choice below:

The DePOT AIR program is inviting applications for two one-year fellowships (August 2024 – July 2025) centred on race, populism and the Left. One scholarship is reserved for artists outside academia. Individual artists as well as artist collectives are eligible. A second scholarship is for scholars who engage in art creation. A stipend of CAD $5,000 to CAD $10,000 will be paid out in two instalments, the second of which will be at the project’s conclusion when the work has been presented to the Project’s Assembly in June 2025. Depending on where recipients are located, we will support recipients in acquiring additional outside funding or sponsorships for the creative art projects and will support their work in other ways (including transcribing oral history interviews when necessary). Recipients are expected to follow the project’s ethics guidelines for research-creation and attend the June 2025 conference in France for which expenses will be paid. As part of the thematic initiative Race, Populism and the Left, they will also have the opportunity to meet researchers whose work focuses on these topics.  

Application deadline: May 15, 2024 

Download the call for applications in the language of your choice below. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact deindustrialization@concordia.ca

We are inviting applications for a non-residential DePOT Artist in Residence fellowship (February 2026 – December 2026) to support artists whose work speaks to the historical roots and lived experience of deindustrialization. We are interested in proposals that range across the performing, creative and visual arts, and are rooted in deindustrialized areas. This year, the DePOT AIR program is funding projects that speak to the relationships between industrial heritage sites and the working-class areas that often adjoin them.

Individual artists as well as artist collectives are eligible. Recipients are expected to follow the project’s ethics guidelines for research-creation and attend the June 2026 conference in Montréal to present their work (travel expenses will be paid by DePOT) to our team of researchers.

About the Theme:

DePOT’s Deindustrialization and the Environment Initiative considers a number of issues at the convergence of deindustrialization and the environment. Toxic legacies remain in the aftermath of deindustrialization, with significant impact on bodily health and the surrounding environment. These legacies are uneven, as deindustrialized areas become the focus of redevelopment and greening initiatives, and as working-class communities search for environmental justice. Other themes include the political fault lines of these processes. The way that such issues intersect with recent energy transitions will also be explored, as will the notion of “industrial nature,” developed in Germany to describe the unique ecology of brownfield sites sites while at the same time “sugarcoating” the ecological damage.

Application deadline: January 15, 2026

Download the call for applications in the language of your choice below. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact deindustrialization@concordia.ca