The Hnatyshyn Foundation – Fogo Island Arts Young Curator Residency
The Hnatyshyn Foundation – Fogo Island Arts Young Curator Residency provides an opportunity for a young Canadian curator to work in residence at Fogo Island Arts, a contemporary arts venue in Newfoundland, for six weeks.
Established in 2014, the Young Curator Residency program provides opportunities for emerging Canadian curators between the ages of 25 and 30 to participate in a residency with Fogo Island Arts. This opportunity offers rich cross-disciplinary dialogue and an exploratory immersion within Fogo Island’s unique physical and cultural landscape. A place-based experience, this residency provides uninterrupted time for creative experimentation, research, and reflection. Fogo Island Arts covers the selected candidate’s cost of travel to and from Fogo Island, accommodation in a heritage house and the use of a vehicle for on-island transportation. The candidate also receives a weekly honorarium for food and incidentals.
Fogo Island Arts is a residency-based contemporary art venue that supports research and production of new work for artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, curators, designers and thinkers from around the world. Since 2008, FIA has brought some of the most exciting, emerging and renowned artists of today to Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada to take part in residencies and to present solo exhibitions at the Fogo Island Gallery. Combining contemporary art, iconic architecture and social innovation in a singular setting, FIA is a world-class institution that is uniquely rooted in community. Fogo Island Arts is an initiative of the Shorefast Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to improving the social, cultural and economic conditions on Fogo Island and other small places around the world. For more information, visit www.fogoislandarts.ca.
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Residency duration: 6 weeks
Location: Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
Criteria:
To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:
be between the ages of 25 and 30 inclusively at the time of the application deadline;
be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
hold a valid Driver’s License and be eligible to rent a car;
have curated a minimum of two exhibitions;
have published a minimum of two critical essays on contemporary art;
demonstrate that their work incorporates specialized training in contemporary art (not necessarily gained at an academic institution);
demonstrate that their work has been presented in professional contexts and has received peer recognition;
be proficient in English, which is the primary speaking language used on Fogo Island;
have knowledge of, or experience working with, Canadian institutions and/or contemporary art and artists;
have familiarity with remote environments and experience working in a self-directed capacity.
Submission Requirements:
Letter of intention
CV
Portfolio of exhibition documentation (10 images max., or 2 video links) and/or examples of published work (10 pages max.)
Proof of valid driver’s license
For further details on Fogo Island Arts residencies, please consult Fogo Island Arts’s website, or contact:
Marianne Brown, Executive Director, The Hnatyshyn Foundation: T +1 613 233 0108, director@rjhf.com.
Iris Stunzi, Program Manager, Fogo Island Arts: T +1 709 266 1248, irisstunzi@fogoislandarts.ca
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2026 | Laura Hodgins
Photo: Morgan Tsetta. Courtesy of Laura Hodgins.
As a born and raised Northerner, Laura Hodgins is passionate about fostering and promoting the arts north of the 60th parallel.
Laura is a white-settler arts administrator and curator from Sǫ̀mbak'è on Chief Drygeese Territory (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories). She is the President and primary curator of the Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre and holds an MA and BFA in Art History.
Laura’s curatorial philosophy is grounded in a commitment to the arts of the Northwest Territories, where she was born, raised, and continues to live.
“I am humbled by the opportunity to visit Fogo Island for the Hnatyshyn Foundation - Fogo Island Arts Young Curator Residency. During my Residency, I plan to […] focus on developing a curatorial and organizational framework for a future Northern art event like a biennale or art prize.”
Exhibition view, New Address, at Yellowknife Visitors Centre Gallery, Yellowknife, NWT, 2025. Photo: Jonny Vu. Courtesy of Laura Hodgins.
Find out more about Laura at @_laurahodgins and laurahodgins.com.
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The adjudicators for this program are Nicolaus Schafhausen, founder of KIN Brussels gallery, Reesa Greenberg, art and exhibition historian, and Zita Cobb, CEO and Founder of Shorefast.
