Making Space
Artist-in-Residence Program
Angelina Phage
Angelina Phage is a community-based practitioner, advocate, and multidisciplinary artist whose work centers healing, justice, and cultural reclamation. Drawing from her background in clinical mental health, community outreach, and Indigenous and Black community support, Ang’s art weaves storytelling, lived experience, and collective care into visual and community-engaged practices. She finds deep personal healing in the fine line art she creates delicate, intentional lines that gradually come together to form powerful and beautiful images. Through her work, Ang explores how art can hold grief, spark dialogue, and imagine more just and compassionate futures while honoring the resilience of communities often pushed to the margins.
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Join Ang at Makerspace YK this month for “The Art of Fine Line Healing.” Across two workshops, participants will explore drawing as a tool for peace and meditation. The first workshop focuses on using simple drawing techniques for emotional regulation and self-reflection, while the second dives into exploring memories or emotions through symbolic imagery and pattern-based drawing. No experience required and all materials will be provided.
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Fine Line Healing Workshop, June 10​​
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Visual Storytelling Workshop, June 16
Steph Woodworth
Steph Woodworth (Layers of Paper) is a trans non-binary collage artist who works primarily with paper and found materials. Their practice celebrates reuse, softness, and creative problem-solving, transforming everyday “trash” into colourful, intentional compositions. Steph’s work blurs the line between art and daily life, inviting curiosity, care, and play. They are passionate about sharing accessible art practices that remind people creativity does not need to be expensive to be meaningful.
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Makers could join Steph at Makerspace YK in April 2026 for “The Art of Assembling with Layers of Paper.” Across two workshops, participants explored collage as both a tool for organizing everyday life and imagining new worlds. The first workshop focused on using collage for reflection and creative journaling, while the second dove into surreal collage techniques and collaborative art-making.
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The Art of Everyday Life, April 15​​
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Imagining New Worlds, April 24
Making Space
Artist-in-Residence Program
Cohort 2: Apply by June 30, 2026
Makerspace YK (MSYK) is excited to host an artist-in-residence program over the next year! The Making Space Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program is dedicated to showcasing the work and developing the skills of female and non-binary artists, and between April 2026 and March 2027 the program will host 9 artists.
For our second cohort, MSYK is inviting artists to submit applications for a residency of one (1) month each, from September 2026 to March 2027.
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We encourage applications from artists from varying disciplines or practices who are seeking space to produce work, share their knowledge, and develop their skills.
Each artist will have access to MSYK’s array of tools, equipment, and expertise with a subsidized 1-month membership, and will be expected to deliver two (2) fully-funded workshops during their residency.
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Cohort 2 Submission Details
We will be accepting two (2) artists from Yellowknife, two (2) artists from across the NWT, and two (2) artists from anywhere in Canada. Please note that while we can provide accommodations in Yellowknife, we do not have funding for artist travel and day-to-day expenses; we can provide letters of support for funding applications.
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Deadline for Submissions: June 30, 2026
If you have any questions about the residency process, please contact mary@makerspaceyk.com
What you get:
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Access to Makerspace YK tools, equipment, and select materials for developing creative projects, including:
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Shopspace carpentry and woodworking tools (orientation required);
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Hackspace laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC machines, and more (orientation required);
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Artspace sewing machines, tufting guns, printmaking equipment, and more;
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A full list of equipment is available here.
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The subsidy of one month of Makerspace YK membership fees, totalling $52.50, and the subsidy of two orientation sessions, totalling $84.00;
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$520.00 fee per workshop delivery, totalling $1040.00.
What you give:
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A check-in with the residency coordinator in the month prior to their residency period, to ensure that Makerspace YK is prepared to support the artist;
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The delivery of two (2) workshops during the residency period for members of the public;
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A complete material list for each workshop (Makerspace YK will source and fund the materials, unless it is more efficient for the artist to source materials in which case the artist will be reimbursed);
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Non-exclusive licensing for:
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The use of images of the artwork for the promotion of the Making Space AiR program, as well as Makerspace YK programs and initiatives including print and online use, and for communication and reports, in perpetuity.
Any additional uses outside of the contract will be negotiated to the satisfaction of all parties.
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