Yes, you may still apply to both TD Incubator and RBC EVAP. Many professional artists/artistic practices are developed through trial and error, lived-experience, mentorship, etc. However, be prepared to speak to your specific experience and education, however you may articulate it. Even if your education / training is not formal or accredited it is valuable to know so the curatorial team can best understand your professional artistic journey.

Yes, you may still apply to TD Incubator and/or RBC EVAP. Many artists leave their artistic practice to focus on other career paths or to manage changes to their personal situation. The important factor is that you are committed to a professional arts practice – e.g. this is a career, not an activity that you pick up and put down lightly.

Artist collectives may apply as a group for both TD Incubator and RBC EVAP. Please make sure it is clear on your application that you are a group and list the name of a main contact person. If your application is successful, we will ask for information from the other members of the artist collective.

The program schedules will vary at different times during the season, but artists can expect to spend approximately four hours a month in professional development, networking, and or mentorship events. When artists are exhibiting and/or performing, there will be a greater time commitment required and artists will be paid according to industry standards. Time commitment and expectations will be outlined as part of the offer that is presented to invited artists.   

Engagements will take place in person in Calgary/Moh'kins'tsis. If you do not live in the city, you must be able to commute in for these sessions.   

Yes. All program dates will be communicated as part of the program offer.

Artists will be selected to showcase their work in the Arts Commons Galleries and a CARFAC standard artist fee will be paid to those exhibiting artists. 

No, there is no cost to participate in the professional development, networking, and/or mentorship elements of either TD Incubator or RBC EVAP – these are offered to advance artists’ knowledge, networks and career. Selected artists ARE compensated for the work that they exhibit and/or perform for audiences, and all selected artists will have at least one opportunity to exhibit and/or perform for audiences.

We are looking to present the artistic work that is most important to the artist applying in both TD Incubator and RBC EVAP. That said, the artist fees are associated with presentations and exhibitions, therefore the fees do not cover the commissioning of new work, unless you are a resident artist in the Ledge Gallery or Lightbox Studio (associated with the RBC EVAP program).

No, selected RBC EVAP artists will exhibit once in an Arts Commons gallery space per season. TD Incubator artists may be included in many series, performances, and/or exhibitions.