CAAF Artist Residencies
CAAF offers studio residencies with the aim to support emerging artists to reach their full potential. By providing space and funding, the CAAF Studio Residency enables emerging artists to further explore their creative practice and take advantage of opportunities that CAAF can provide. Artists are also encouraged to share their process and engage with the community during their residencies.
THE CAAF STUDIOS
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APPLY TO THE CAAF STUDIO RESIDENCIES
CAAF’s cSPACE Studio
Suite #435, 1721 – 29th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
The studio is located on the fourth floor of cSPACE Marda Loop, a multi-disciplinary creative hub and arts incubator.
280 square feet
Natural light (with room darkening blinds) and adjustable LED lighting
High speed Wifi and fibre connectivity
Elevator
Fully accessibleCAAF’s Elveden Centre Studio
#170 – 717 7th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
As part of cSPACE Project’s SPACEPILOT program, our Elveden Centre space is a part of a new and expanding studio hub in downtown Calgary.
250 square feet 24/7 studio access
No Wifi
Ground-floor accessibility
Gendered bathrooms
Located across from the 7th Street SW CTrain StationCAAF's Fuse33 Makerspace Studio
1720 Radisson Drive SE, Calgary, AB
The office/studio is located on the second floor of Fuse33 Makerspace, a shared workshop that provides members access to equipment that would not normally be affordable or feasible in a personal studio.
100 square foot studio/office space
Standard Monthly Membership includes access to all equipment (after required training)
Wifi
The facility is open to artists between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm daily
Fuse 33 Makerspace is partially accessible—the CAAF studio and sewing machines are on the second level, accessible by stairs. The main workspaces are on the ground level and accessible. Accommodations or adjustments may be needed for someone with mobility aids. Please contact us for more details.
Introductory classes offered at Fuse33 provide the basic required training to use the below equipmentEquipment at Fuse33 includes:
laser cutting and engraving
3D printers
UV printers
sewing machines
metal and wood shops
Apply Now for CAAF’s Residency Program!
cSpace / Elveden Centre
Deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 11:59pm
The CAAF Studio Residency is offered by the Calgary Allied Art Foundation (CAAF). CAAF’s aim is to support emerging artists to reach their full potential. By providing space and funding, the CAAF Studio Residency enables emerging artists to further explore their creative practice and take advantage of opportunities that CAAF can provide. Artists are also encouraged to share their process and engage with the community during their residencies.
Residencies are offered in 2 or 3 month durations with a stipend of $700 per month paid to artists upon completion of the residency. All residents are required to purchase an annual membership to CAAF; $20 will be taken from the stipend to pay for the membership. For artists who do not reside in Calgary, CAAF is unable to provide any additional funding or assistance for travel to and from Calgary, nor for accommodations during the residency. Preference will be given to artists residing in Canada.
Applications will be reviewed by an impartial committee, who will base their selections on the overall quality of each application. Artist submissions will be evaluated on the project proposal, artistic merit, need for studio space, and quality of past work.
All artists selected for the residency are expected to undertake this opportunity professionally, respecting the studio space and their neighbours while acting as representatives of CAAF.
We are committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community where all staff, volunteers and artists feel valued and respected regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability. For more information refer to our Diversity and Inclusion Statement.
CAAF will accommodate all applicants to the best of our ability, and we will work with applicants who experience barriers.
Please contact caafresidency@gmail.com for support with completing your application and with any questions.
The CAAF Studios
CAAF's cSPACE Studio
#435 – 1721 29th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
The studio is located on the fourth floor of cSPACE Marda Loop, a multi-disciplinary creative hub and arts incubator.
280 square feet
24/7 studio access
Natural light (with room darkening blinds) and adjustable LED lighting
Wifi
Elevators
Fully accessible
Gender neutral bathrooms
CAAF’s Elveden Centre Studio
#170 – 717 7th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
As part of cSPACE Project’s SPACEPILOT program, our Elveden Centre space is a part of a new and expanding studio hub in downtown Calgary.
250 square feet 24/7 studio access
No Wifi Ground-floor accessibility
Gendered bathrooms
Located across from the 7th Street SW CTrain Station
Apply Now for CAAF’s Fuse33 Makerspace Residency!
Fuse 33
Deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 11:59pm
The CAAF Fuse33 Makerspace Residency is offered by the Calgary Allied Art Foundation (CAAF). CAAF’s aim is to support emerging artists to reach their full potential. By providing space and funding, this CAAF Residency at Fuse33 enables emerging artists to further explore their creative practice and take advantage of the programs and equipment at Fuse33 to expand their practice with new skills.
Residencies are offered in 6 month durations and include:
Standard Monthly Membership to Fuse33 for the duration of your residency
A stipend of $3,000 to be used towards materials and the training required to use the equipment at Fuse33.
All residents are required to purchase an annual membership to CAAF; $20 will be taken from the stipend to pay for the membership. For artists who do not reside in Calgary, CAAF is unable to provide any additional funding or assistance for travel to and from Calgary, nor for accommodations during the residency. Preference will be given to artists residing in Canada.
Applications will be reviewed by an impartial committee, who will base their selections on the overall quality of each application. Artist submissions will be evaluated on the project proposal, artistic merit, need for studio space, and quality of past work.
All artists selected for the CAAF Residency are expected to undertake this opportunity professionally, respecting the studio, work spaces and their neighbours while acting as representatives of CAAF.
We are committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community where all staff, volunteers and artists feel valued and respected regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability. For more information refer to our Diversity and Inclusion Statement.
CAAF will accommodate all applicants to the best of our ability, and we will work with applicants who experience barriers.
Please contact caafresidency@gmail.com for support with completing your application and with any questions.
CAAF's Fuse33 Makerspace Studio
1720 Radisson Drive SE, Calgary, AB
The office/studio is located on the second floor of Fuse33 Makerspace, a shared workshop that provides members access to equipment that would not normally be affordable or feasible in a personal studio.
100 square foot studio/office space
Standard Monthly Membership includes access to all equipment (after required training)
Wifi
The facility is open to artists between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm daily
Fuse 33 Makerspace is partially accessible—the CAAF studio and sewing machines are on the second level, accessible by stairs. The main workspaces are on the ground level and accessible. Accommodations or adjustments may be needed for someone with mobility aids. Please contact us for more details.
Introductory classes offered at Fuse33 provide the basic required training to use the below equipment
Equipment at Fuse33 includes:
laser cutting and engraving
3D printers
UV printers
sewing machines
metal and wood shops
Current Resident - cSPACE Studio
Ling Ho - October - December 2026
Ling Ho is a Taiwanese artist based in Canada, pursuing an MFA in Ceramics. Her work explores how communication can exist beyond linguistic structures—through material, sound, and movement. Her ceramic practice began with collecting clay trimmings, fragments once seen as waste that became traces of touch, process, and response. Seeing them as messages from the clay deepened her relationship with the material and led her to ask how meaning can be felt without language. Shaped by her reflections on identity and the limits of speech, she focuses on the spaces before language, such as shared atmospheres. Her installations invite presence and attention, creating moments where people can feel, listen, and connect beyond words.
Current Resident - 500 Collective Studio
Yu Chen
My work focuses on portrait painting, cultural identity, and personal stories. I was trained in both traditional Chinese painting and Western oil painting, and I combine these styles to explore ideas of heritage, belonging, and the emotions connected to migration.
As an artist who promotes Chinese culture and Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han people, I’ve always been interested in how different cultures express their heritage in Calgary at the present time. This has led me to my current project, “Portraits of Belonging,” focused on learning more about other artists’ backgrounds and building connections with them through my paintings.
This new body of work is heavily influenced by community interactions. I intend to invite people from different cultural backgrounds and engage in conversations with me, and then paint them wearing their traditional clothing. Through this process, I will create portraits that reflect their stories, culture, and personal experience of immigration.
