Call for submissions to artists/craftspersons and curators for the 2016-2017 program.
Applications must be received by October 15 2015.
Only one month left to send your proposal!
This call for proposals is open to professional artists/craftspersons from the province of Quebec, from Canada and from abroad, whose practice is tied to fine crafts through the techniques or material they use. Their works must emerge from significant research and go beyond the traditional functions of the objects. Centre MATERIA also invites exhibition curators and organisations to submit innovating projects devoted to the advancement of fine crafts.
> Centre MATERIA’s mission statement
Content of the proposal: Artist/craftsperson
- Project description (500 words maximum)
- Artistic approach (250 words maximum)
- Recent resume (3 pages maximum)
- A visual file including 5 to 10 good-quality recent images (2300-pixel wide minimum)
- A descriptive list of the images (title, date, material, dimensions, photo credit for each piece)
- Any other relevant document (examples: sketch, technical specifications, press review)
Content of the proposal: Exhibition curator or organisation
- Project description (500 words maximum)
- Resume of the curator or the organisation (3 pages maximum)
- Resume of the artists/craftspersons (3 pages maximum)
- A visual file including about 3 images of recent works by each of the participating artists (2300-pixel wide minimum)
- A descriptive list of the images (title, date, material, dimensions, photo credit for each piece)
- Any other relevant document (examples: sketch, technical specifications, press review)
General Information
Clearly identify the category in which you belong: emerging artist, mid-career artist, established artist, exhibition curator or organisation.
Send your proposal by email no later than October 15, 11:59 PM at [email protected]. You will receive an email confirming that your proposal has been successfully submitted.
Incomplete proposals or submissions after the deadline will be discarded.
> Virtual tour of the exhibition space
> Plan of the exhibition space
Selection criteria
- Technical mastery
- Innovation
- Artistic approach
- Project originality
- Project relevance
For more information, contact Elizabeth Parent, exhibition coordinator at [email protected]
