CALQ Residency 2017 Call for submissions

CCA is into its eleventh year of an exchange programme with the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres in Québec (CALQ). Each year one artist based in Scotland, and one based in Québec, engage in a three-month exchange. The exchange will focus on visual arts, with artists given a studio space to make work and access to workshop facilities.

The artist will be based with our new residency partner, Centre Clark in Montréal.

The Centre d’art et de diffusion CLARK is an artist-run centre dedicated to the presentation and production of contemporary art. CLARK has many entities, both physical and virtual, each with its own function. The two main components of the Centre are its Gallery, comprised of two exhibition spaces where over ten exhibitions are presented each year, as well as special projects, an audio listening station, screenings and performance events; and Atelier CLARK, a woodworking shop, the only one of its kind in Montréal. The Centre also houses a library, book launches, performances and several off-site projects and partnerships. More info can be here.

CCA wishes, through this collaboration with Québec's foremost supporter of artistic creation, to foster the career development of artists based in Scotland and enable them to take advantage of the numerous benefits that CALQ offers. CCA also wishes to further broaden longstanding relationships between Scotland and Québec.

The objectives of the exchange are to:

• support and stimulate artists by making available to them the means to carry out and disseminate their works;
• foster refresher stints among artists by making accessible to them a new, stimulating cultural environment;
• facilitate exchanges of artistic or literary viewpoints and contribute to the establishment of durable ties between Québec and Scottish-based artists.

Terms:
• The grant awarded is £4000. The grant is awarded in order to cover the cost of travel, personal insurance, living expenses and costs incurred in the production of work.
• Centre Clark will offer access to workshop equipment and a small studio space to help the artist carry out their projects. Clark may also be able to arrange access to other kinds of production facilities with prior notice
• Housing in Montréal, near Centre Clark, is made available free of charge to the artists coming from Scotland by CALQ.
• Candidates do not have to submit a detailed budget to support their applications but have to describe how Clark’s facilities and expertise will help them in the creation and production of their work.

Length of stay
• Three months, September - November 2017

Selection process:
• CCA will send all relevant proposals to CALQ
• Centre Clark will make the final selection in April 2017

General criteria:
• Time spent must be on development of the artist's own, original work.
• The focus is on contemporary visual art
• Artists must conform to Health & Safety rules and regulations.
• Equal Opportunities will be employed in the selection of projects in line with CCA’s policies.
• A report will need to be submitted at the end of the residency.

To submit a proposal:

We would like a brief (maximum 2 sides) description of the work you would like to investigate including the conceptual basis, content, art forms used, reasons why you want to do this project at Centre Clark and Montréal, how much studio time you would need and any equipment required. Please include your CV and list of artist’s experience as well as supporting material or documentation. Please provide any digital work as online links.

Send proposals to: ainslie@cca-glasgow.com

Deadline for proposals:

Monday 13 March 2017