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APPLY TO BE AN ARTIST TESTER-IN-RESIDENCE

About My Practice Playbook

My Practice Playbook (MPP) is a small team of artists, designers, and product specialists, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. We're piloting two AI-powered feedback tools developed specifically for visual artists working on artist statements and applications (such as grants, bursaries, exhibits, fellowships, and residencies).

We want artists to have the confidence to share their work publicly, but recognise that often, they don’t know where to begin. 

Our tools support learning and growth in your practice. They surface friction points in your writing and offer opportunities to strengthen it yourself. As such, our tools won’t provide “copy and paste” responses; rather, they will help you see your own work more clearly—and ensure the words on the page stay entirely yours. 

Why We Do What We do

MPP believes artists need to define new technologies geared toward them on their own terms, not have them handed down by Silicon Valley. That’s why we use Augure, a Canadian AI company, which doesn’t train on user data. Our tools are also updated manually by us to ensure the training data is accurate and secure.

Our goal is to use and make responsible AI tools that help us rather than replace us, acknowledging that the current AI environment is far from perfect.

Who We're Looking For

We're recruiting 12 working visual artists across Canada and the United States to test early versions of our first two tools, our Artist Statement Feedback Tool and our Application Support Feedback Tool. If selected, you will provide structured feedback and help shape the final product.

Commitment & Compensation

- Duration: nine (9) months (Sept 2026 – May 2027)

- Frequency: three (3) testing rounds (one per quarter): two focused on your assigned tool and one crossover session to evaluate the alternate tool.

- Compensation: $450 CAD total (approximately $320 USD, depending on currency exchange rates), disbursed as $150 CAD (approximately $110 USD) per completed testing round, paid within 15 business days of submitting feedback.

- Time commitment: 6 hours total for the duration of the project; each round should take approximately 2 hours (tool usage + structured feedback form)

Please answer the following questions if you’d like to be considered for a paid position as an Artist Tester-In-Residence. Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

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