Halifax roster

Open call

Actually, no. No open call 

Normally, we would launch an open call, but with being understaffed and facing serious budget cuts,  it will be a bit of a gamble this time. The idea is simple: join the list of artists willing to collaborate, share resources, and work together. This list will be visible to the public, so once it’s published, artists, creatives, and cultural workers in Halifax can see your entries and understand what you’re looking for in a collaboration. Be honest, be open to new ways of working, and be a generous goblin.

Goblin Market consists of a 6-week artist-economy prototyping lab, access to CFAT’s facility and membership from April to June, a 2-day micro-festival, and a week-long exhibition open to the public in late June. We will select six artists from the list to participate in this program by lottery. We want to be surprised, and we understand there are always risks involved.

Don't join the list if:

• You're looking for free or inexpensive labour from the list to push non-collaborative work that doesn’t benefit the arts community.

• You're not particularly interested in prototyping new economic systems that support the arts

• You're uncomfortable with collaborators proposing ideas that differ from your own.

• You've previously poured paint down the drain at a shared studio and hoped nobody would notice

• You've hoarded equipment borrowed from an art centre for selfish reasons

• You are not keen on offering resources to your peers

You can join the list but opt out of the lottery if:

• $1200 (honorarium+material total) is too little for you to actively participate in the project from April to June, but you still want the opportunity—trust us, it’s not worth grinding your teeth over this and feeling resentful. 

• You are not able to make use of CFAT’s studio space and membership benefits from April to June

Join if:

• You feel frustrated with how the arts funding landscape operates

• You want to find value-aligned collaborators

• You have a gift to contribute to your local arts community

• You’re clear about what you hope to gain from an artistic collaboration

• You are seeking to change how you resource your arts practice and want to be part of a group with similar goals

• You are figuring out how to sell your work without selling out