Partnerships

Venue Rental, Equipment Sharing & Facilitation

Open Studio collaborates with organizations that share our commitment to accessible, community-focused printmaking. We offer opportunities for organizations to use our space, access resources, and develop programming in partnership with our studio.

Venue Rental

Organizations can rent our professional printmaking studio to host their own workshops, events, and programs. Our fully equipped space provides access to printmaking tools and facilities for independently led activities.

Collaborative Partnerships

Open Studio works with organizations to support projects through shared studio access, equipment sharing, and workshop facilitation. These partnerships are designed for groups whose goals align with our mission and may include independent studio use, equipment loans, program planning, instructor coordination, technical support, or co-developed workshops.

Interested in partnering with Open Studio? Contact us to discuss how we can work together.

Dorset Fine Arts

Open Studio and Dorset Fine Arts (DFA) have collaborated for nearly thirty years, building a lasting partnership that supports artistic exchange and creative collaboration between artists in the North and the Open Studio community.

Inuit Artist Creative Residency

Through our partnership with DFA, Open Studio is proud to offer the Inuit Artist Creative Residency. This two-week residency welcomes an Inuk artist from Kinngait Studios to work at Open Studio, providing access to our facilities and resources to support their artistic practice.

The residency encourages collaboration, dialogue, and knowledge-sharing between the two print studios, creating opportunities for artists to connect, experiment, and share their expertise.

Past recipients include:

Quvianaqtuk Pudlat, 2019-20
Tim Pitsiulak, 2016-17

Inuit Art Print Collection

Open Studio promotes the sale of Inuit prints from Kinngait Studios through the Open Studio Shop, both online and on-site. Sales are shared equally between Open Studio and DFA.

Established in Toronto in 1978, Dorset Fine Arts (DFA) is the wholesale marketing division of the West Baffin Co-operative (WBC). Based in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, the Co-operative is recognized for its longstanding support of artists and its commitment to creative practice within the community.