interplay_2027 Yukon Indigenous Artist Co-Commission: CAD 2,000 for Live Digital Performance
A specifically Yukon-based co-commission, not a general global grant
interplay_2027 and the Matriarchs Uprising Festival have joined forces to commission one Yukon-based Indigenous female artist to develop an original or adapted real-time online performance. Eligible practices include experimental dance, new-media art, theatre, sound, moving image and hybrid performance. The application deadline is October 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The programme is dedicated to a particular community and location; artists who do not meet these conditions should not apply to this strand simply because the performances will be screened internationally.
An active online artwork is required
The work must be designed for co-present live online engagement: a pre-recorded film can be one component, but the shared real-time experience is central. The successful applicant will present in interplay_2027 on February 10 or 11, 2027. A recording will be included in the live cinema programme on February 13 and the festival's Indigi-Dance on Screen activity. The application is followed by short interviews with shortlisted candidates. The selection considers artistic clarity, innovation and the applicant's ability to develop the project with technical mentorship.
Payment is split between development and screening
The organiser explicitly offers CAD1,500 as an artist fee for creating and presenting the live work and a separate CAD500 fee for screening the documentation. Other support includes access to an IPAA technology bundle valued at approximately CAD900, five hours of mentorship with Chimerik 似不像, documentation assistance, publicity and letters of support. The technology valuation is in-kind equipment access, not a third cash award. Selected artists must also document their technical method and provide a short edited highlight for the partners' digital-arts research archive.
Partners and how to verify eligibility
interplay is a festival of live online performance produced by Chimerik, supported by organisations including New Works XR and Matriarchs Uprising. Its programme has identifiable producers and Canadian public arts funding. A separate worldwide Live Online Performance open call exists, but its October 8 deadline has already passed. The Yukon co-commission remains a distinct active call, and applicants should use its dedicated official portal rather than an expired general application form.
Official organiser rules and application
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Confirm the latest official eligibility, time zone, submission fee, cash award versus in-kind value, exhibition costs and licensing before applying.