Artist in Residence
In spring 2024, Langara College’s Professional Photography department piloted an Artist in Residency program. The program was a success and the department is looking forward to welcoming a new artist for 2025.
One of the primary functions of this residency is to provide the artist with time to create a photographic body of work, which will be exhibited at the end of the residency. It is intended to be a community-building project with social advocacy or a social cause at its core.
The residency also offers opportunities for the photographer to engage extensively with the Langara College community through lectures, office hours, student mentorships, and studio visits. Professional Photography Program students will have the chance to participate as assistants, digital techs, and observers in the process of creating a body of work for exhibit. Langara provides office space, access to studios, photographic equipment, and other supports.
Artist in Residency 2025: Applications open fall 2024. Check here for postings: https://langara.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Employment_Opportunities
2024 Artist Tilly Nelson: Nelson is a commercial photographer based between Vancouver, Toronto, and London, England. She is known for her advocacy for inclusive sets and for including models with visual and physical disabilities in media and advertising.
Nelson’s Project: A series of studio portraits featuring people with disabilities in their professional roles. The goal of this project is to empower younger people with disabilities without framing individuals as heroes or suggesting that their roles are surprising. Nelson’s project sparks powerful conversations about inclusion among students and instructors.
View Tilly Nelson’s Exhibit Here: https://www.tillynelson.com/were-already-here