Artist Civil Service Opening Reception
- Where
- Latitude 53 Gallery - 10130 100 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta View Map
- When
- Price
- Free
- Ages
- All
- Website
- https://www.latitude53.org/events/2026/5/1/artistcivilservice
- Contact
- info@latitude53.org (Latitude 53)
Latitude 53 invites members and guests to join us for the opening reception of Artist Civil Service on Friday May 1st at 7 pm. Artist Civil Service is an experimental program that supported four Edmonton-based visual artists to work part-time in civil service roles and part-time on their artistic practices over a four-month period. Organized by Latitude 53 and artist Zachary Ayotte, this project explores alternative funding models for artists while simultaneously investing in the civic infrastructure that sustains communities. As a part of the program, artists were embedded in volunteer and self-directed community service projects—including health care, infrastructure, and senior care—to develop their creative work and their connections to the city’s civic life.