ARC Residency
Seeding Innovation
April 27-May 3, 2025
Left of Main (Historic Chinatown, MST Territories/Vancouver)
Read about the 2025 ARC Residency Artists on our blog, and sign up for our newsletter if you want to be the first to hear about the next ARC intake.
About the Program
This unpaid residency offers studio time, access to select equipment, technical support from ECT technologists, and the option of dramaturgical feedback from ECT Core Artists.
Accessibility note: Left of Main is on the 2nd floor and accessible only by stairs.
Who it’s For
The ARC Residency is for artists who are currently in-process and have a particular challenge or question about technology. For example: you want to project onto a performer and need support with projection mapping, or you want to create a sound design that responds to lighting and don’t know what equipment and software you need.
Below is a general list of activities we can support during the residency:
- Video Projection
- Live Cameras
- Live Streaming
- Show Control
- Basic Lighting
- Technical Programming Support
Please contact TD@electriccompanytheatre.com with questions about whether your proposal would be feasible, including compatibility of any specialized equipment you plan to provide.
How to Apply
To apply, please fill out the application form here. In addition to basic information about you, the form includes the following short-form questions and a link to upload your support materials.
- Briefly describe your artistic background. This may include education/training, project history, and/or information about your practice. (up to 200 words)
- Briefly describe your history of working artistically with digital technologies (up to 200 words)
- Briefly describe the project or process you are currently engaged in. (up to 200 words)
- What challenge or question about technology are you hoping to address? Please include dramaturgical as well as technological considerations (up to 200 words)
- Please estimate how many hours in the studio you anticipate needing.
- Please outline your technical/equipment needs as best you know them
Support Materials:
- A headshot or other promotional image of you
- Your artistic resume/CV
- Short work samples related to the project/practice you are seeking support for. This can be video, images, audio, text, or whatever format makes sense for you and your practice. It can be documentation of process or product, creation or production.
Timeline
Stay tuned for the dates of our next ARC Residency
For more information contact Communications and Outreach Coordinator Julian Legere
Past ARC Residencies
The second ARC residency invited four artists into the studio at Left of Main April 27-May 3, 2025. Kevin Nguyen, David C. Jones, Mind of A Snail, and Joshua Ongcol. Read about their work here.
Our pilot initiative ran December 14-21, 2024 at Left of Main with resident artists Alexandra Caprara and SQx Dance Company. See more on our blog.
Photo credit: Alexandra Caprara, from her ARC Residency