Applicant Criteria:
- Between 18 and 32 years of age.
- Enrolled in a Fine Art program in a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution or within 2 years (24 months) of graduation with a Fine Art degree from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution.
- Considered an emerging artist. We define emerging artists as those in the first few years of their professional development and not currently making their entire living from their artwork.
- A current resident of British Columbia.
- There is no fee to submit an application.
- Only artists proposing a solo exhibition are eligible for this award.
Note: Current PoMoArts staff, instructors, sitting board members or their immediate family are not eligible to apply.
Use of Scholarship Funds:
Scholarship funds are to be applied to the artist’s costs of creating a new body of work, or adding to an in-progress body of work in order to mount a solo exhibition to take place from July-August 2026 at PoMoArts. These costs may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Preparation costs in the creation of new art works, and completion of works in progress to be shown in the exhibition, including materials, tools, or framing.
- Transportation and packaging costs for artwork.
If you have any questions about this exhibition scholarship opportunity, please email submissions@pomoarts.ca.