We welcome individual and collaborative professional artists of all disciplines and all stages in their careers.

Artist Colony

The Artist Colony Program brings emerging and established artists of all disciplines and cultures together for 4-12 week retreats staying onsite and using our spectacular facilities. A Colony is an experience where the visiting artist wishes to work without reference to the Centre’s wider community. There is usually only one moment where they will be asked to interact with the public during their stay, if appropriate. The identified project for the artist is paramount and their complete focus.

Residencies

A Residency is also art project based, but also provides many possibilities to interact with the community, as a teacher or mentor. Residencies see the artist engaging our community through programs developed in conjunction with our programming staff and administered by Ross Creek. We match artists’ interests and skills with the needs of our community to provide our rural community with the best possible experience. Sometimes, we accept residencies for a particular piece of art to be created at the Centre, especially large scale sculpture or garden works that can live in the landscape here. Our outreach and education programs bring professional colony artists together with our community.

Master Class

The Master Class program enables artists to work in their own field with other artists from around the world taught by some of the world’s most remarkable figures.

Fellows

Any artist who has participated in Ross Creek Programs is also welcome to join the Ross Creek Fellows, a group dedicated to making the Centre fulfill your needs while you are with us. Share ideas and ensure the Centre continues to serve your peers well, and well into the future.

Galleries

We welcome submissions from visual artists and fine craftspeople for solo and group exhibits in our galleries. There are occassional themes for the gallery and we have a jury which reviews the submissions on an annual basis. We also occassionally invite specific artists to exhibit.

Current Submission Calls

ROSS CREEK GALLERY
The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts invites Nova Scotian visual and media artists and craftspeople to submit proposals for the Ross Creek Professional Gallery's upcoming seasons. Please click below to see the submission calls and deadlines. Click here to get more information and submission requirements.

2012-2013 Season Solo Shows.
Submission Deadline, September 30, 2011

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST COLONY – ALL DISCIPLINES
Artist Colony Submissions now being accepted for 2011-2013.
The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts invites visual, new media, musicians and other performing artists and craftspeople to submit proposals for the Ross Creek Centre artist colony. We invite submissions from artists from around the world and from all disciplines of performing and visual arts, literature, academic writing, fine craft, new media and architecture.

Upcoming deadlines       Residency Period
August 5, 2011                   Sept 1 – Dec 15, 2011
Sept 15, 2011                     Jan 10 – April 30, 2012                  
Dec 15, 2011                      May 1 – June 30, 2012

Click here for an application form

Download Arts Instructor Pool Form

Click here for a reference form

FAQ - Click here to find out more about the Colony and residency programs

Please e-mail us for more information or if you have any questions about the program.