“Our mission is to disrupt, distort, and transform tradition, nurturing creativity and collaboration by providing the resources necessary to bring your boldest artistic visions to life.”
WARP is a mentorship development program designed to equip and support early and mid-career individuals and artist collectives with the essentials of project development by providing them with the resources and tools they need to create safe(r), more accessible, and more sustainable projects.
Projects taking place any time between April 7, 2025 - October 7, 2025 are eligible for the WARP Program (Cohort #2). WARP currently prioritizes projects that center events, exhibitions or other forms of artistic presentation.
You may apply for WARP Cohort #2 if you are a/an:
- Individual: You are an individual artist, arts professional, and/or event organizer.
- Collective/Group: You are part of a group made up of yourself and one or more other artists, arts professionals, and/or event organizers. Reminder: If you are part of a collective/group, only ONE representative can participate in the in-person programming.
Mandatory Sessions: In order to be eligible for the WARP Development Program, you are required to participate in programming during the following dates and times:
- Online (orientation) | Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | 7:00pm-8:00pm
- In-Person | Saturday, February 15, 2025| 11:00am-5:00pm
- In-Person | Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 11:00am-5:00pm
- In-Person | Saturday, March 1, 2024 | 11:00am-5:00pm
- Online (pitch presentation)| Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 1:00pm-4:00pm
If you require application assistance or have access needs, please contact mentorship@debaser.ca.
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The purpose of this land acknowledgement is to show recognition of and respect to the first peoples and original custodians of the land on which we live and work. We wish to acknowledge our positions as guests here, and support the movement toward decolonization.