Call to Artists | Exhibition and Residency Program

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Chris Dufour, 2024

documentation of artist-in-residence Chris Dufour during a workshop at Oxygen Art Centre, Summer 2024 (courtesy of the Gallery)

Artists are invited to submit an application online via Google Form.

The goals of Oxygen Art Centre are to stimulate the creation, exhibition, and discussion of contemporary art in all disciplines; to encourage cultural development and professional artistic practices; to engage in community development through art-based projects; and to achieve diversity in programming and organizational practices. 

Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals expressing interest in an exhibition, a residency, or both. Oxygen’s Submission Guidelines are structured to offer an introduction to you and your practice; you are not expected to have a resolved project at the time of application. We are interested in hearing about your approaches, ideas, and methodologies with which you might approach collaboration with Oxygen. More information on Oxygen’s submission guidelines can be found on their website.

Oxygen Art Centre’s Exhibition and Residency program accepts submissions from artists in all stages of their practice. Exhibitions and Residencies are typically planned two to three years in advance. Artists who live and work within the Columbia Basin region, provincially, and nationally, as well as artists from marginalized backgrounds and experiences, are encouraged to apply.

Oxygen supports exhibitions and projects that engage our mandate in exciting and challenging ways. We welcome work in any medium, including photography, video, performance art, drawing, installation, ceramics, textiles, community- and socially engaged practices. We accept proposals for solo, group, curated, or major exhibition-led projects and screenings, workshops, performances, and collaborations. Oxygen considers the form of “exhibition” as a public meeting space for exchange and is encouraged by proposals that challenge traditional exhibition forms.