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The Creative Arts Therapies Residency
Art Volt is happy to announce the third edition of the Creative Arts Therapies Residency program, designed specifically to help support recent alumni of this department by providing them professional opportunities within Montreal-based organizations. To this end, we are thrilled to partner with the Refugee Centre, the Montreal Art Therapy Centre, and the Saint Margaret Residential Centre.
Program overview
The Creative Arts Therapies Residency is a program which aims to help three emerging practitioners develop online or onsite services, grow their professional network and gain valuable experiences. One recent alumni from each of the Creatives Arts Therapies programs (Art Therapy, Drama Therapy and Music Therapy) will be selected and paired with a Montreal-based organization.
Selected candidates will each receive an honorarium of $1433 for a 2.5 hour weekly presence at the site (online or in-person as determined with the site), to develop and deliver weekly therapy sessions from September to December 2023 (12-weeks). Selected alumni will be responsible for consulting with the designated site and developing their own work plan.
If you have any questions about the application process or need specific accommodations to help you succeed in applying, please get in touch with artvolt@concordia.ca.
The Refugee Centre is a Canadian non-profit based in Montreal, Quebec that provides a sustainable structure of integration for refugees and immigrants in Canada.
Application Criteria
Applicants must:
Applicants must have graduated from Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, within the last five years. They must have professional liability insurance and membership in the Quebec Art Therapy Association (AATQ) or the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA).
Please send your application in ONE PDF or in ONE ZIP FOLDER (if you are submitting audio recordings) to artvolt@concordia.ca before Monday, May 8th 2023 at 5:00 PM EST.
Please provide the following information:
1. Personal information:
Full name
Preferred pronoun (optional)
Telephone number
Email address
State your Specialization: Art Therapy
2. Supporting documents:
A written curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages) or an audio recording (max. 3 min.)
A written letter of Intention (max. 1 page), or an audio recording (max. 2 min.): Tell us about your practice and expand on why you would like to work with the Refugee Centre. What aspect of your practice would you like to develop?
Proof of graduation: screen capture of your graduation status on your Student Hub or your diploma.
Proof of professional liability insurance
Membership number for AATQ or CATA
If you have any questions about the application process or need specific accommodations to help you succeed in applying, please get in touch at artvolt@concordia.ca.
Founded by Reyhane Namdari, the Montreal Art Therapy Centre turned from a dream to a team of expert child therapists who offer their services in three locations in Montreal, West Island, and Brossard. The team of therapists have an extensive clinical background, with knowledge of art therapy, play therapy, sensory-motor therapy, CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused approaches. They are proud to offer specialized services not just to younger citizens but to adults and families as well. The Montreal Art Therapy is also proud to provide therapy services to First Nations of Cree, Inuits, and Mohawk population. Their therapists are also providing mental health services to Indigenous Peoples under the Jordan’s Principal Fund.
Application Criteria
- Applicants must have graduated from Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, within the last five years. They must have professional liability insurance and membership in the North America Drama Therapy Association.
- Please send your application in ONE PDF or in ONE ZIP FOLDER (if you are submitting audio recordings) to artvolt@concordia.ca before Monday, May 8th 2023 at 5:00 PM EST.
Please provide the following information:
1. Personal information:
Full name
Preferred pronoun (optional)
Telephone number
Email address
State your Specialization: Drama Therapy
2. Supporting documents:
A written curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages) or an audio recording (max. 3 min.)
A written letter of Intention (max. 1 page), or an audio recording (max. 2 min.): Tell us about your practice and expand on why you would like to work with the Montreal Art Therapy Centre. What aspect of your practice would you like to develop?
Proof of graduation: screen capture of your graduation status on your Student Hub or your diploma.
Proof of professional liability insurance
Membership number for RTD
If you have any questions about the application process or need specific accommodations to help you succeed in applying, please get in touch at artvolt@concordia.ca.
Founded by the Catholic Church and support from Montreal’s English-speaking community, the core mission of the Saint Margaret Residential Centre is to care for aging members of the community who are no longer able to function independently and whose safety and well-being are entrusted to us by their families.
They focus on providing care in a welcoming, secure and homelike environment tailored to individual needs. Their fundamental commitment to wellbeing and safety—shared by all staff and volunteers, as well as by each resident’s family—underlies all their policies and practices, as well as the design of the physical environment. The Saint Margaret Residential Centre engages families as partners in care so that, even when they live at a distance, they feel welcome and included in life at the Centre.
Application Criteria
Applicants must:
- Have graduated from Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, within the last five years and hold a MTA or MT-BC certification from the Canadian Association of Music Therapists and hold professional liability insurance.
- Please send your application in ONE PDF or in ONE ZIP FOLDER (if you are submitting audio recordings) to artvolt@concordia.ca before Monday, May 8th 2023 at 5:00 PM EST.
Please provide the following information:
1. Personal information:
Full name
Preferred pronoun (optional)
Telephone number
Email address
State your Specialization: Music Therapy
2. Supporting documents:
A written curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages) or an audio recording (max. 3 min.)
A written letter of Intention (max. 1 page), or an audio recording (max. 2 min.): Tell us about your practice and expand on why you would like to work with the Saint Margaret Residential Centre. What aspect of your practice would you like to develop?
Proof of graduation: screen capture of your graduation status on your Student Hub or your diploma.
Proof of professional liability insurance and certification.
- If you have any questions about the application process or need specific accommodations to help you succeed in applying, please get in touch at artvolt@concordia.ca.
