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This site presents translated summaries of information obtained from each funding body’s website. While we strive to ensure that all program information is as accurate and up-to-date as possible, we encourage users to consult each funder’s program documentation in full or to contact a program officer directly with any questions prior to submitting an application.

CAM + MAI Joint Dance Residency

Accompagnement jumelé en danse CAM + MAI

DESCRIPTION

The program provides an opportunity for choreographers from culturally diverse backgrounds to excel while developing professionally.

This program aims to:

  • provide a choreographer, choreographers’ collective or culturally diverse arts organization in dance with high-quality support and help them excel
  • promote professional development
  • provide conditions conducive to the creation and production of a choreographic work
  • help improve the artistic quality of a work by an artist, artists’ collective or culturally diverse organization in dance
  • identify talented culturally diverse artists in dance and give them greater visibility on the Montréal arts scene
  • help raise public awareness of culturally diverse artists in dance

The Conseil will provide the selected choreographer, collective or organization with:

  • a creative grant of $7,000
  • a maximum allowance of $3,000 to an artistic advisor for a minimum of 60 hours
  • free loan of the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s rehearsal studios for 100 hours of creation (valued at $1,450)

This is a one-time, non-recurring grant.

CRITERIA

Individual artists

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Reside on the Island of Montréal
  • Be recognized as a professional artist

Artists’ collectives

  • Be a group of artists (at least two)
  • Be represented by a person responsible for the application; the representative must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
  • Two thirds of its members must be artists with Canadian citizenship or permanent residence; the proportion of members of the collective residing outside Canada may not exceed one third
  • The majority of the collective’s members (50% +1) must reside on the Island of Montréal, including the person responsible for the application
  • All members must meet the Conseil’s definition of professional artist

Arts organizations

  • Be a non-profit organization or artists’ cooperative that pays no dividends
  • Be headquartered on the Island of Montréal
  • Have a board of directors composed mainly of Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
  • Have the mandate to create, produce or disseminate artistic works
  • Meet the following professional requirements:
    • Possess a level of recognized and demonstrable competence
    • Be managed by qualified individuals
    • Have stable artistic leadership
    • Present activities whose artistic quality is recognized by peers in the same arts practice
    • Be staffed by professional artists and/or cultural workers

EXPENSES

Project related.

DOCUMENTS

  • Completed application form
  • Project budget
  • Curriculum vitae of the artist(s) collaborating for the project
  • Project calendar
  •  Other relevant documents

Get In Touch With Your Agent

Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM)

soutiencam@montreal.ca

514-280-2564

Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM)

soutiencam@montreal.ca

514-280-2564

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