The application for Art Skills: Sustainability Focus is now LIVE.

This is an opportunity for eligible* students doing contemporary arts internships, field placements and practicums to earn a $1,100 honorarium for participating in an additional skill building project alongside their community placement. 

Sustainability Focus

Art Skills combines real world experience alongside skills development, while inspiring contemporary art students to engage with the climate emergency. Experts from the local arts and culture communities will run workshops and hold talks and panels. Students will deepen their perspective and skill-sets through hands-on practicums and internships, and additional readings related to environmental and career sustainability in the arts. At the end of the project, students create short ‘art skills’ videos to share their learning with future students and the public. See past videos made by students here.

• Eligible students earn $1,100 (for completion of program)

• Students will also be enrolled in the Art Skills 2023 Canvas course 

Dates:

April 21 – August 18, 2023 (Detailed Dates Below)

Key Program Dates

How to apply?

Submit the application form below. The SCA Professional Development Coordinator will verify if you qualify for participation.

Have questions? Please email scapdev@sfu.ca

Application Form

Collection Notice

The below collection notice will be posted in the Application Form on the SFU website: https://www.sfu.ca/wil/funding/ediwil.html. This collection notice is specific to the application form itself, and the data being collected for the purposes of project reporting to CEWIL.

The information on the Art Skills Application Form is collected by Simon Fraser University (SFU) under the authority of the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996, c. 165). Personal information collected through this form is also administered in accordance with the Privacy Act (RSC , 1985, c. P-21) and the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada Act (S.C. 2005,c. 34). You have the right under the Access to Information Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. A-1) to obtain access to that information from Canada and/or a designated Third Party.

The information you provide on this form is directly related to and necessary for the purposes of confirming your eligibility and participation in the CEWIL iHub innovative work-integrated learning funding program.

At SFU, the information will be used for the vetting of applicants for eligibility and priority acceptance (for students who experience marginalization and/or in unpaid or underpaid forms of WIL); project reporting in aggregate (no personal information of applicants will be included); and identifying work-integrated learning programs, opportunities, and partners for internal use.

If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information please contact: Barbara Adler, Professional Development Coordinator for School for the Contemporary Arts at SFU. 

Address: 149 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC. V6B 1H4

E-mail: scapdev@sfu.ca

Phone: 778-782-2667

Consent to Disclose Personal Information

The below disclosure notice will be posted in the Application Form on the SFU website: https://www.sfu.ca/wil/funding/ediwil.html. This disclosure notice is specific to the application form itself, and the data being collected for the purposes of project reporting  to CEWIL.

Pursuant to the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996, c. 165), by applying to this program you consent to SFU disclosing and storing your personal information, as necessary. You further acknowledge and understand that your personal information may be disclosed to the following organisations:

• CEWIL Canada: any information collected through this application form may be disclosed. A two-digit code will be assigned to your program of study, which will also be disclosed.
• The Government of Canada, including Employment and Social Development Canada, Statistics Canada, designated Third Party of Canada, and Women and Gender Equality Canada any information collected through this application form may be disclosed. A two-digit code will be assigned to your program of study, which will also be disclosed. Employers and Community Partners will receive a limited portion of your personal information (specifically your student name, e-mail, phone number, home address, work experience). The Employers and Community partners include: SFU Galleries, Richmond Art Gallery, Or Gallery, Inscape Studios, Act.Art.Mgt, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Playwrights Theatre Centre, Pacific Cinematheque, Women in Film and Television, Contemporary Art Gallery, Dumb Instrument Dance, Vancouver Opera, Music on Main, and Dancer Transition Resource Centre.

The above listed information may be used and/or disclosed for policy analysis, research and/or program evaluation purposes. By participating in the program, you may be subject to a longitudinal study administered by Statistics Canada. However, individual names will not be disclosed for the aforemmentioned purpose.

Supported by SFU Work Integrated Learning and SFU School for the Contemporary Arts. This project has been funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Innovative Work-Integrated Learning program and CEWIL Canada’s iHUB.

The information on this form is collected under the general authority of the University Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 468). It is related directly to and needed by SFU's Work Integrated Learning Program in order to facilitate WIL/Co-op services.