CALL FOR ARTISTS! 

KIOSK: A TINY STUDIO (Persephone Beer Farm, Gibsons) 

Deadline: Sunday May 31st, 2026 at 4pm 

We invite artists and artisans from the Lower Coast to express their interest in being part of a growing artist residency hosted by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council at the Persephone Beer Farm on the traditional lands of the Squamish Nation (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw). KIOSK provides artists access to 100sqft of space, generously donated by CLICK Homes, and now sited on the scenic Persephone Beer Farm in Gibsons. 

Our Approach  

Through an Open Call process, beginning in Summer 2026, artists will be provided a two-week residency at no cost, and encouraged (but not required), to engage in public engagement activities ranging from open studios, demo workshops, marketplaces, readings, screenings, and more.  

What We Are Looking For: 

KIOSK is ideal for artists and artisans who are interested in interacting with publics, selling their art and building an audience for their practice. Located in the midst of an active brewery, it provides a unique encounter space between your work and new audiences.  

There is no expectation for you to make new work, this is a chance for you to use this space in whatever way you see useful. KIOSK is a self-directed residency, so any public engagement will be led by the artist(s). 

KIOSK is situated in the emerging Fibre Farm, an Indigenous-lead and disability justice centered garden and gathering space. With a commitment to accessibility, both Fibre Farm and KIOSK have recently improved access including a fully accessible garden bed, fire pit, pathway, gathering space, and infrastructure entrance/exit.  

What We Provide: 

  • 2 weeks of residency 
  • Studio Space with a table, chair and storage 
  • Adjacent space to host public engagement activities 
  • Wifi (through Persephone) 
  • Collaborative social media opportunities to expand reach 
  • Electricity 

 

What We Don’t Provide: 

  • An Artist Fee 
  • Insurance 
  • Cleaning  
  • Marketing support (beyond collaborative posts) 
  • Hosting events 

 

Residency Dates: 

All residencies begin on Sundays (AM) and end on Saturdays (PM). Artists are responsible to return the space the way you found it, ready for the next artist to arrive. We ask you to select 2 options from the dates below, to give us some flexibility in scheduling. 

 

  • Sunday June 14 – Saturday June 27, 2026 
  • Sunday June 28 – Saturday July 11, 2026 
  • Sunday July 12 – Saturday July 25, 2026 
  • Sunday July 26 – Saturday August 8, 2026 
  • Sunday August 9 – Saturday August 22, 2026 
  • Sunday August 23 – Saturday September 5, 2026  
  • Sunday September 6 – Saturday Sept 19, 2026 

 

How We Make Decisions 

Decisions will be made by a small committee of SCAC staff and past artists. Our interest is to support as many submissions as we can. If the requests exceed capacity, then we will prioritize submissions that consider public connection as a priority.

 

About KIOSK: A Tiny Studio 
 

Welcome to KIOSK: A Tiny Studio providing artists access to 100sqft of space, generously donated by CLICK homes in 2024. Located on the scenic Persephone Beer Farm in Gibsons, during the spring and summer seasons, artists are provided with a monthly residency in exchange for weekly public engagement activities ranging from open studios, demo workshops, marketplaces, readings, screenings, and more.  

Presented by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council in collaboration with The Only Animal, and Cinder Circle Collective, this unique artist residency offering is an opportunity for artists to bring their practice to a broader community, and to expand the spaces for art on the Coast.  

Thanks to Persephone, KIOSK will be offering art and connection to communities across the Coast through 2028. Keep a look out for future opportunities, including an open call for participation in early 2026. 

Reflecting on 2025’s inaugural season 

In summer 2025, The Only Animal’s artistic director Barbara Adler and the Sunshine Coast Arts Council collaborated to convene an emergent artist residency that emphasized accessibility, disability justice and connection with the land. Bringing together local artists and organizations alongside off-Coast guests, they shared a series of curated artist workshops, talks and open studios. Open Studios were drop-in events where artists shared skills and art materials with the public in a relaxed environment, alongside social activity at Persephone Brewing. Practices shared included: indigo dyeing and resists; cyanotype, cordage, block printing, botanical drawing, and tapestry weaving. Slow Social Clubs were curated workshops, where guest artists shared hands-on experiments and research from their artistic practice, alongside themed readings and discussion. Topics explored included: disability justice and mosaic mending; poetics of the colour blue; patchwork forests and wildfire; earth pigments and geological time.  

 

The Growing Season connected gathering with the natural world, experimenting with textile and fibre materials, and explored where and how artistic practices can take place. It brought attention to decolonial approaches to viewing and interacting with plants as interconnected beings. It reminded us of the importance of living interdependently, and embracing all that the land is and provides.