Posting Date: January 31, 2025
Deadline: March 31, 2025, or until all opportunities are claimed
Project Description
Arts Council Wood Buffalo (ACWB) is looking for local literary artists to participate in a new project, Words & Birds Wood Buffalo.
Participating writers will be invited to create poetry inspired by the themes of wild birds, flight, and nature. Poems may be written in any style and can either focus on a specific local bird or birds, or take a broader approach to explore the connections between birds, flying, and the natural world.
About the Theme
Words & Birds Wood Buffalo celebrates the vibrant connection between visual arts, literary arts, and nature, by focusing on the beauty and symbolism of our region’s wild birds. This theme invites both visual and literary artists to draw inspiration from the graceful presence of wild birds, exploring their connection to flight, freedom, and the natural world.
Participation Requirements
ACWB welcomes participation from both established and emerging artists. Participation in Words & Birds Wood Buffalo is open to any artist living within the Wood Buffalo region.
Participating literary artists are invited to submit one written work for inclusion in the Words & Birds exhibition. Works should be submitted digitally in a PDF document. ACWB will manage the creative display of the submitted written works, ensuring that the integrity of the work is maintained. Writing will be featured both in-person at the exhibition and online on the Arts Council Wood Buffalo website.
Project Timeline
- Applications must be received by March 31, 2025, via our online form.
- Completed poetry must be submitted to Arts Council Wood Buffalo by June 25, 2025
- Exhibition will take place September, 2025 (Details TBC)
Selection Process
Artist participation will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Artists can expect to receive confirmation within 3-5 business days of completing the application form.
Intellectual Property
Participating literary artists will retain full ownership of their written work. However, to preserve the uniqueness of the Words & Birds Wood Buffalo project, the written work must not be displayed or published elsewhere prior to the exhibition launch or for three months following the event.
How to Apply
Interested literary artists are asked to complete our application form by March 31, 2025.
Contact Information
Jamal-e-Fatima Rafat
Programs Consultant
jamal@artscouncilwb.ca
