Accessible online spaces for art making, curating and leadership

Sync Shorts – Summer 2025

Aba Garbrah
Visit studio → Emilia Valerio
Visit studio → Emily Honderich
Visit studio → Jared Quinney
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A new summertime Sync Shorts Syncing Space residency program for 4 Canadian artists with IDD/learning disability and/or autism supported by studios in Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. Supported by Canada Council for the Arts.

About Syncing Space

Syncing Space is an accessible online space for 
art making, curating and collaboration.

Syncing Space brings international artists together for a professional residency to:

  • take time to try things out in an online studio, sharing their thinking, experimenting and making new work.
  • take part in leadership and coaching workshops individually and with others to share and develop ideas and confidence to do new things.
  • share work at the end of the residency in a final online exhibition
  • learn and lead on things together
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Latest Blog Posts

Posted by Thompson
2 days ago

Sarah asked me to think about how the connections are coming together between us all after our first sync session together, – the lines between us.

By listening to everyone, it helped me think about my role as a co facilitator on this project. With my experience on last sync shorts, I can guide the artists with my experience and enthusiasm.   The drawing I’ve made shows the journey and connections  between us all. As we move together on this project, I will add to this.

Graphic Ilustration

Posted by Sarah
4 days ago

Graphic Illusration from Session 1 showing the conversation in line drawings as to what was shared and explored in the introductory session of the programme

Graphic Illustration - Session 1

Here is a graphic illustration drawn by Annalees Lim when we all met for the first time which saw our 4 artists, Jared, Emily, Emilia and Aba share their favourite artwork and why they loved it so!

We also explored different leadership styles and the task this week is to share up to 3 of those styles that each artist can see in themselves. Can’t wait to find out what they’ll share this Friday when we meet again.

Our 4 Syncing Space artists begin their journey

Posted by Sarah
5 days ago

A montage image of our new 4 artists joining the 2nd Syncing Space residency mixed with their artwork

syncing space - take 2

Sync Shorts is a program that aims to change how those taking part feel about themselves as artist and leaders and helps them understand more about their styles, what motivates them but also what holds them back too!

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