Hi! I’m naakita, a multidisciplinary artist and cultural worker based in Tio'Tia:Ke / Montreal, QC.
Like so many artists, I’ve spent a lot of years developing my practice alongside my career path…ultimately leading to a lot of burnout and a practice that I was only able to partially commit to. In the summer of 2020, my workplace had become too toxic to remain sustainable and then (like kismet) my first major artist grants came through. That financial support enabled me to quit, focus on my practice and see how long I could last working as a full-time artist.
Anyone with an arts practice is probably familiar with how much time and energy goes into finding and applying to opportunities that help fund, show and grow your work. Locating those opportunities already accounts for so many of my monthly admin hours and if I’m able to do that work, I’d like to share it with anyone who wants or needs to spend those hours elsewhere.
So here it is, my first monthly roundup of Opportunities You Might Like.
Share it with anyone you think could use it. If you have feedback or if there’s something I’ve missed please get in touch! I’m not affiliated with any of these organizations, which means that none of the descriptive language is mine and unfortunately I won’t be helpful with follow-up questions. This is an experiment and I’m not sure how useful it will be or long I’ll be able to keep it up but…let’s see how it goes!