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Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
Studio Apartment of the Fondation Christoph Merian

Studio apartments in Switzerland for Quebec artists with at least 2 years of professional experience in the areas of architecture, arts and crafts, film and television, media arts, visual arts and multidisciplinary arts.

Located at the Fondation Christoph Merian in Basel, Switzerland, this residency allows Quebec artists to choose a studio at the Fondation based on their specific artistic needs.

Eligibility
  • Minimum 2 years professional experience

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount
6-month residency and $15,000
Submissions Date
Spring (April 1)
Website
www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm
Phone
514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
Montreal Studio Apartment

Residency reserved for Quebec artists of all disciplines with at least 2 years of professional experience, who do not live in Montreal.

This residency provides a fully-furnished studio-apartment located in Montreal's Latin Quarter and is intended to allow artists to take advantage of Montreal's very dynamic cultural life.

Eligibility
  • Minimum 2 years professional experience

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount
6-month residency and $10,000 grant
Submissions Date
Spring (April 1)
Website
http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm
Phone
514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
Exchanges of artists and studio-apartments between France and Québec ('Les Inclassables')

Residency in Strasbourg and Nice for Quebec artists 35 years and under in the areas of: arts and crafts, film, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, video, and visual arts.

This residency for young Quebec artists is hosted by two centres in France: The Centre Européen d'Action Artistiques Contemporaines in Strasbourg and the Villa Arson in Nice. Part of the period of residence may also be spent at the Cité internationale des Arts in Paris.

Eligibility
  • 35 years old and under

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount
Residency of two stays lasting six months and $12 000 grant
Submissions Date
Spring (April 1)
Website
http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm
Phone
514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
Quebec artists and writers in residence at the Banff Centre

Residencies at the Banff Centre in Alberta for artists with at least 2 years of professional experience.

This is a new collaboration between CALQ and the artist-in-residence program at the Banff Centre in Alberta. The goal of this residency is to foster the career development of Quebec artists and writers and to enable them to benefit from Banff Centre's prestigious and extensive facilities.

Eligibility
  • Minimum 2 years professional experience

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount
7–12 week residency depending on the discipline and $3000 grant
Submissions Date
Spring (April 1)
Website
http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm
Phone
514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
Quebec-Ontario and Quebec-New Brunswick Artist-in-Residence Program

Quebec artists and writers may apply for a grant of up to $9 000 to engage in a period of residence in either Ontario or New Brunswick in order to carry out an artistic or professional enrichment project.

As part of its contribution to the initiative launched by the Québec government in 2006 to develop ongoing arts and culture exchanges between Québec, Ontario and New Brunswick, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec recently concluded reciprocity agreements with the Ontario Arts Council and the New Brunswick Arts Board.

The agreements establish an annual exchange program that provides professional artists and writers with opportunities for creation and professional development residencies in a participating province. Artists and writers participating in this program enjoy complete autonomy and define the objectives of their period of residence and elaborate the parameters and conditions governing its realization in collaboration with an arts or community organization in the territory where the period of residence is to take place.

The agreements reflect the desire of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec hopes to offer Québec writers and artists a new career development opportunity and to continue its productive collaboration with the arts councils of neighbouring provinces.

Among the program's aims are the following:

  • encourage artists and writers to develop their skills by giving them access to a stimulating new cultural environment;
  • promote the exchange of artistic views and contribute to the establishment of lasting ties between writers and artists in Québec, Ontario and New Brunswick;
  • strengthen ties between creators and communities;
  • identify new artistic creation, production and presentation networks.
    • Eligibility

    The program is for professional artists in the following disciplines: visual arts, arts and crafts, media arts, circus arts, architectural research, multidisciplinary arts, literature and storytelling, music, theatre and dance.

    Applicants must submit at the time of registration a letter of intent from the host organization in which the latter undertakes to offer professional support during the period of residence and that specifies the nature of the collaboration that the organization intends to establish in conjunction with the project.

    Candidates must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants and must have lived in Québec for at least the last 12 months.

    They must be eligible for the grant programs of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, which means that they must have been in professional practice for at least two years and have presented works of art in a recognized professional setting.

    Artists or writers groups are not eligible for this program.

    Amount
    Submissions Date

    October 5, 2007

    Website

    http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios/qc_ont_nb_en.htm

    Phone

    514-864-3350

    Toll-Free: 1-800-608-3350

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
    Quebec Studio New York

    SoHo studio open to Quebec artists of all disciplines with at least 10 years of professional experience.

    Located in SoHo, this studio offers Quebec artists of all disciplines the opportunity to take advantage of the vitality and resources of a broad range of artistic milieus in the heart of New York artistic life while working to prepare a recital, finish a manuscript, prepare works for an exhibition or explore new avenues of research.

    Eligibility
    • Minimum 10 years professional experience

    Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

    Amount
    6-month residency and $15,000 grant
    Submissions Date
    Spring (April 1)
    Website
    http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm
    Phone
    514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

    Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
    Quebec Studio in Rome

    Studio-apartment in Rome for Quebec artists of all disciplines with at least 10 years of professional experience.

    Located in Monteverde Vecchio district of Rome, this residency is offered for artists from January to June 2007.

    Eligibility
    • Minimum 10 years professional experience

    Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

    Amount
    6-month residency and $15,000 grant
    Submissions Date
    Spring (April 1)
    Website
    http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm
    Phone
    514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

    Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
    Finnish Artists Studio Foundation

    Apartment and studio in Finland for Quebec artists of all disciplines with at least 10 years of professional experience.

    Located in Espoo, 10 km from the capital city of Helsinki, this residency includes housing and an adjustable studio to produce works of various dimensions.

    Eligibility
    • Minimum 10 years professional experience

    Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

    Amount
    4-month residency and $10,000
    Submissions Date
    Spring (April 1)
    Website
    http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm
    Phone
    514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

    Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
    Exchanges of artists and studio-apartments between Quebec and Mexico

    Residency in Mexico City for Quebec artists with at least 2 years of professional experience in the areas of: film, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, contemporary music, theatre, video, and visual arts.

    This residency enables Quebec artists to broaden their knowledge of Mexico's culture and artistic diversity. According to the artist's discipline, work space is also made available by the Centro Nacional de las Artes, the Centro de la Imagen and the Sociedad General de los Escritores Mexicanos, and other professional Mexican organisations responsible for organising their stay.

    Eligibility
    • Minimum 2 years professional experience
    • Basic knowledge of Spanish recommended

    Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

    Amount
    Residency covering basic cost of housing
    Submissions Date

    Spring (April 1)

    Website

    http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm

    Phone

    514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

    Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
    Pépinières européenes pour jeunes artistes (Studio apartments for young artists)

    Residency for Quebec artists of all disciplines between 20–35 years of age.

    This residency is aimed at encouraging young artists who are developing new forms of expression by fostering their mobility on the European arts scene through a network of over 70 creative centres located in 25 different countries.

    Eligibility
    • 35 years old and under

    Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

    Amount
    3–12 month residency and artistic grant covering international transportation costs, living expenses, and the cost of carrying out an artistic project
    Submissions Date

    Varies

    Website

    http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm

    Phone

    514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

    Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ)
    Exchanges of artists and studio-apartments between Québec and Scotland

    Residency in Glasgow for Quebec artists with at least 2 years of professional experience in the areas of: contemporary music, film, video, media arts, and visual arts (sound installation, audio art).

    Located in Glasgow, Scotland, this residency provides an apartment at The Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), a major centre devoted to international contemporary art.

    Eligibility
    • Minimum 2 years professional experience

    Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

    Amount
    3-month residency and $7500 grant
    Submissions Date

    Spring (April 1)

    Website

    http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/studios_prog_en.htm

    Phone

    514.864.3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

    Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

    The Banff Centre
    Music and Sound Program

    The Banff Centre offers a diverse array of residencies in jazz, classical, voice and opera for established, mid-career, and up-and-coming musicians to develop a new work or study with the prestigious Banff music faculty.

    Many of these programs are subsidized, and some are available on full scholarship. Some residencies run throughout the year.

    Please visit the Banff Centre's comprehensive website for submission dates and eligibility details.

    Eligibility
    Amount

    Varies

    Submissions Date
    Website

    Music & Sound at the Banff Centre
    Banff Centre Homepage

    Phone

    1-800 565-9989

    Please contact The Banff Centre directly for residency details.