La Liste présente les événements des membres de l’Association des groupes en arts visuels francophones (AGAVF), soit quinze centres d’artistes et galeries à travers le Canada, et compile les appels de dossiers en arts visuels, arts médiatiques, performance, art public, résidences qui s’adressent aux artistes et aux commissaires.

Christian Michaud, Akadémos (détail/detail), 2020. Présenté à la Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen

 

Nouvelle de l’AGAVF

Renouvellement du CA à l’AGAVF

Merci aux membres et aux partenaires qui ont assisté le 31 mars 2021 à l’assemblée générale annuelle de l’AGAVF. Suite à la présentation du rapport de la présidence de Rémi Belliveau et du rapport annuel présenté par Lise Leblanc, directrice générale, les membres ont renouvelé leur conseil d’administration. L’AGAVF remercie chaleureusement les administrateurs sortant Zoé Fortier (collectif d’artistes Sans-atelier) et Mathieu Léger (artiste et membre du CA de l’Atelier d’estampe Imago, Moncton) pour leur engagement et souhaite la bienvenue à Armand Birk, directeur artistique du Centre des arts visuels de l’Alberta (CAVA) et à Émilie Grace-Lavoie, artiste-commissaire, membre du CA de la Galerie Sans Nom qui se joignent à Rémi Belliveau, Tam-Ca Vo-Van, Nisk Imbeault et Lou-Anne Bourdeau.

 

Programmation des membres de l’AGAVF

Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen (Moncton)

Christian MichaudAuto sapiens
Commissaires : Paul Édouard Bourque et Tanya Eindiguer
du 20 février au 3 avril 2021
Université de Moncton
Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick
www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ga

 

Centre culturel franco-manitobain (Winnipeg)

Jen Funk, Xavier Mutshipayi, Stéphane Oystryk, Reza Rezaï et Eric PlamondonL’autre
de retour depuis le 15 mars 2021
340, boulevard Provencher
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.ccfm.mb.ca  

 

Galerie SAW Gallery (Ottawa)

EJECT vidéoclub d’arts vivants
collaboration: La Nouvelle Scène, Théâtre du Trillium et Théâtre Catapulte
du 15 mars au 15 avril 2021
67, rue Nicolas
Ottawa, Ontario
saw-centre.com

 

Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario (Sudbury)

Stephanie CastonguayCapter les fréquences optiques
résidence à domicile
du 19 avril au 25 avril

Michael FernandesAvant et après la voiture électrique
résidence à domicile et sur Instagram @beforeandaftertheelectriccar
depuis le 14 janvier 2021

Claude Wittmann Roues/politique/panique
Projet jusqu’en juin 2021

Stefan St-Laurent – SVP nourrir les animaux
Réécoutez la conférence virtuelle

54, rue Elgin
Sudbury, Ontario
www.gn-o.org 

 

Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle (Ottawa)

Nicole Blundell, Frances Caswell-Routhier, Renée Chevalier, Monique Handfield, Hélène Lefebvre et Richard RobescoAppartenance
Commissaire: Raymond Aubin
Exposition virtuelle
depuis le 4 mars 2021
67, avenue Beechwood
Vanier, Ontario
www.voixvisuelle.ca

 

Maison des artistes visuels francophones (Saint-Boniface)

Colette Balcaen, Réal Bérard, Shaneela Boodoo, Brigitte Dion, Danielle Koslowsky Fontaine, Roger Lafrenière, Chanelle Lajoie, Janine-Annette Littmann, Chase Martin, Xavier Mutshipayi, Dominique Rey, Melanie Rocan, Michel St-Hilaire, Janelle TougasEn conversation
Commissaires: Lou-Anne Bourdeau et Alexandra Keim
vidéos
jusqu’au 3 avril 2021
101-219, boulevard Provencher
Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
www.maisondesartistes.mb.ca

 

Galerie Sans Nom (Moncton)

Vanessa Moeller – Bean There, Done That. 2018-2020
Monica Chamberlain Inside the lines
du 5 mars au 30 avril 2021

Les Traversées avec Phanie Bernier et Mathieu Léger
Résidence croisée avec AdMare
140, rue Botsford, local 16
Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick
www.galeriesansnom.org

 

Centre d’arts visuels de l’Alberta (Edmonton)

Evelyn Berg, Kyle St-Thomas et Josh Ajohn – Exposition
du 26 février au 9 avril 2021
9103 95e Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
www.galeriecava.com

 

 

 

Appels de dossiers

1. appels en français du Canada

AGAVF – L’incubateur en commissariat – 3 mai
verticale – Laval – 11 avril
Centre d’Art daphne – Montréal – 15 mai
60 secondes radio 2021 – 11 avril
Centre de diffusion de l’Atelier Presse Papier – Trois-Rivières – 15 avril

2. appels en anglais du Canada

Chinatown Biennals – Toronto – 15 avril
New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) – Toronto – 14 mai
ODD Gallery – Dawson City, Yukon – 15 avril
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery – Waterloo – 2 avril
VIFF – Vancouver – 23 avril
Craft Ontario – Toronto – 7 juin
AKA Artist-run Centre – Saskatoon – en cours
Southern Alberta Art Gallery – Lethbridge – en cours

3. appels internationaux

Franklin Furnace Fund – New York – 8 avril

4. résidences

programme AIR Frais – Nouveau-Brunswick – 23 avril
Atelier Silex – Trois-Rivière – 15 avril
Le Château – Centre international d’art et du paysage de l’Île de Vassivière – 23 avril
Quartier Éphémère – Vaste et Vague – Montréal – Matapédia – 2 mai
Appel aux artistes du Québec et des provinces de l’Atlantique – Est-Nord-Est – Saint-Jean-Port-Joli – 9 mai
La Chambre Blanche – Québec – 18 avril

5. art public

Plinths and Traffic Boxes – Saskatoon – 15 avril
Public art mural – Mississauga – 16 avril
Call to Indigenous Artists for Collaborations at the Etobicoke Civic Centre – Etobicoke – 16 avril
art public autochtone – Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa et de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada – Ottawa – 12 avril et 31 mai

6. pour commissaires

Incubateur en commissariat 3e édition – AGAVF – 3 mai
e-flux – Announcements Editor et journal Image Editor – maintenant
Evergreen Public Art Program – 18 avril
Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas – Journal – en cours
Artspace Artist Run Center  – emplois Artistic Director/Curator and Director of Operations and Development – ouvert jusqu’à ce que rempli
revue Vie des arts – 4 avril
revie Inter, art actuel – 1er mai
Commissaire – Pavillon de Malte – 5 avril
Centre de diffusion de l’Atelier Presse Papier – Trois-Rivière – pour commissaires – 15 avril
Cosmis Bulletin – 1er mai
Esse art + opinion – sportification – 1er avril
À l’est de vos empires – Québec – en cours
Revue de Paris – appel à contributeurs – en cours

 

1. appels en français du Canada

L’AGAVF lance un appel aux commissaires émergent.e.s pour participer à la 3e édition de l’Incubateur. Tous les détails ici.

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« Dans la lenteur et l’isolement, des processus se sont enclenchés. Ces transformations en latence, au-dedans comme au-dehors, ont seulement l’apparence de l’inactivité. »
 
PROLONGATION jusqu’ au 11 avril 2021
Appel de dossiers 2021—23
Fermentation, science et fiction
 

Lire l’appel complet 

     
Renseignements:
info [arobas] verticale [point] ca
Tél. : 450-934-6042

verticale.ca

         
Bureau administratif :
397, boulevard des Prairies, bureau 412
Laval QC H7N 2W6
 

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Centre d’art daphne Appel à propositions
Date limite de dépôt des propositions : 15 mai 2021
Admissibilité : ouvert aux artistes et aux commissaires Métis, Inuit et des Premières Nations.

Le Centre d’art daphne est un nouveau centre d’artistes autochtone autogéré situé à Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal. Nous lançons un appel à propositions pour des expositions en art contemporain provenant d’artistes, de commissaires et de collectifs Métis, Inuit et des Premières Nations pour l’année 2022-2023. Chez daphne, notre objectif pour l’espace d’exposition et pour notre programmation communautaire est de refléter la diversité dans la création, les actions et les pratiques des commissaires et des artistes Métis, Inuit et des Premières Nations. Notre mandat est de soutenir les artistes à tous les niveaux de leur carrière
 

 

daphne dispose de 3 espaces d’exposition
 

1.     La salle d’exposition principale est de 480 pi2 /44,5 m 2 pouvant accueillir des œuvres murales à grande échelle provenant d’une variété de médias, ainsi que des installations, des performances et des sculptures indépendantes. Un mur plein est une fenêtre.

2.    Une salle secondaire de 117 pi2 / 10,8 m2.

3.    Une salle vidéo de type « boîte noire » (73.5 pi2 /6,8 pi2 ) est conçue pour des projections médiatiques.

La hauteur de tous les plafonds est de 9 pi/2,75 m.
 

 

Plan de la Galerie
 

Les propositions seront évaluées en fonction de leur mérite artistique et de leur pertinence en vue de favoriser une meilleure compréhension de l’art autochtone contemporain. Notre programmation vise à privilégier des artistes dont le travail repose sur l’expérimentation de la forme et du contenu. Le Centre d’art daphne souhaite offrir une programmation variée qui reflète les pratiques artistiques contemporaines, y compris des œuvres en deux et trois dimensions, des arts médiatiques/nouveaux médias et de l’art de performance.

Nous souhaitons développer une programmation qui accroît la compréhension du public envers les œuvres exposées, la pratique de l’artiste et son médium de choix. Les propositions qui s’accompagnent d’une programmation participative pour la communauté retiendront particulièrement notre attention : cela peut inclure, entre autres, des événements ou des ateliers, des conférences d’artistes, des projections, des symposiums, des publications et des technologies numériques.

daphne sera responsable de la recherche de financement pour les expositions sélectionnées et veillera à ce que tous·tes les artistes soient rémunéré·es conformément aux tarifs du CARFAC.

Les propositions seront acceptées jusqu’au 15 mai 2021.

Les propositions seront évaluées par un comité de sélection du Centre d’art daphne.
 

 

Les soumissions par We-Transfer doivent être adressées à
Lori Beavis @ daphne [point] soumissions [point] submissions [arobas] gmail [point] com

Les propositions envoyées par la poste doivent être adressées à
Lori Beavis, Directrice
Centre d’art daphne
5842 rue St-Hubert, Montreal, QC H2S 2L7
 

 

Votre proposition doit comprendre les éléments suivants
 

Démarche artistique ou de commissariat (2-3 paragraphes)
Curriculum vitae de l’artiste/commissaire (1 à 4 pages) Proposition de l’artiste/commissaire Exigences d’espace et d’équipement et description du travail proposé (1 à 2 paragraphes).

Documentation d’appui

Numérique — 10 à 15 images de l’œuvre proposée ou d’œuvres récentes. Les images doivent être compatibles avec un environnement MAC et avec une résolution minimale de 72 dpi, 1024 x 768 pixels, 500 k, RGB.
Audio/Visuel —Ne pas dépasser 10 minutes de temps d’exécution.
URL —Uniquement pour les œuvres créées spécifiquement pour Internet.
Matériel imprimé — Publications, revues ou autre matériel de soutien (facultatif)
Assurez-vous que tout le matériel de soutien est correctement étiqueté dans l’ordre de visualisation et qu’il respecte nos directives de soumission.
Les documents de proposition et la documentation d’appui peuvent être envoyés par un service de transfert de fichiers informatiques basé sur le cloud, tel que WeTransfer, OU par les services postaux. Veuillez inclure une enveloppe affranchie adressée si vous souhaitez que votre matériel vous soit renvoyé par la poste (veuillez vous assurer que l’affranchissement est suffisant).

Pour plus d’information, veuillez contacter Lori Beavis au 514-557-4274 Ou par courriel à daphne [point] artcentre [arobas] gmail [point] com
 

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Le concours international 60 Secondes Radio 2021 est heureux de souligner la 10e Journée mondiale de la radio de l’UNESCO avec le lancement de sa 7e édition. 60 Secondes Radio invite les artisans de la radio et du son à produire une capsule de 60 secondes radio précises et récompensera les lauréats(tes) sélectionnés(es), des Transistors d’Or, d’Argent et de Bronze. Le concours est libre de toute thématique. La date de tombée est le dimanche 11 avril 2021, 23 h 59, heure de Montréal.

60 Secondes Radio est fier de compter sur ses partenaires de l’édition 2021 : la Commission canadienne pour l’UNESCO à Ottawa (CCUNESCO), le centre d’artistes en art audio et électronique Avatar à Québec, ainsi que des dizaines de radios et organisations internationales de diffusion. Ce concours témoigne des valeurs qui sont chères aux artistes radiophoniques, dans leur désir de communiquer, de parler à l’autre, mais aussi d’exprimer à travers l’art radiophonique de nouvelles manières de faire et d’entendre la radio. L’ADN de 60 Secondes Radio est fait dune passion pour la radio qui résonne aujourd’hui parmi les créateurs de presque tous les continents. « La créativité et la générosité des artistes du monde entier qui répondent à l’appel me comblent de joie et donnent du souffle à mes utopies », déclare Boris Chassagne, directeur de 60 Secondes Radio.

Du haut de ses cent ans, la radio et ses artisans ont su faire preuve de résilience.

60 Secondes Radio est ouvert à toutes les écoles de création radiophonique : création radiophonique, fiction, collage, sound art, dramatiques, docs de création, paysages sonores, propositions mutantes, radio cosmique, etc. Création artistique, innovation, originalité demeurent les critères de base qui guideront les jurys.

Inscription

AVATAR
541, rue de Saint-Vallier Est Bureau 562,
Québec (Québec) G1K 3P9
1 418.522.8918
 
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Centre de diffusion de l’Atelier Presse Papier: programmation 2022-2023

date limite le 15 avril 2021

Le Centre de Diffusion Presse Papier recherche des artistes ou des groupes d’artistes dont la production et la recherche en art actuel se manifeste par l’utilisation de l’estampe, en tout ou en partie, dans l’élaboration de leur œuvre. Le Centre de diffusion est aussi ouvert aux propositions de commissaires qui voudraient présenter des projets qui tournent autour de l’estampe, de son développement et de son utilisation comme moyen d’expression actuel.

Centre de Diffusion Presse Papier
73, rue St-Antoine
Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 2J2
Courriel : presse [point] papier [point] atelier [arobas] cgocable [point] ca

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2. appels en anglais du Canada

/frdiv/
adjective
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a
belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
“they spent a furtive day together”

The Chinatown Biennials inaugural theme is
furtive. Biennials
generally have a default of grandiosity; in contrast, wed like to
encourage you to ask yourself– If a tree falls in the forest but no one is
there to hear it, does it make a sound? Except, of course, the forest is
this biennial, and the tree is your artwork.

No, your artwork does not have to be invisible, but we are searching for
works with a small physical footprint that are mindful of neighborhood
social dynamics and pandemic parameters. As drivers of art-washing,
gentrification, and neighbourhood commodification, ostentatious
installations often impose themselves negligently. We channel the
theme of furtiveness to create contemplative and serendipitous
interventions into physical and online space.

We are accepting proposals for individual or collective art works, small
curatorial proposals, publications, online projects, and performances.
We will be announcing a call for workshops and panels in the near
future (stay tuned!). Wed like to discourage
the submission of large,
permanent works, as well as performances that would require an in-
person audience.

This is not the time for (self)-Orientalism; although Chinatowns have
historically survived by performing a caricatured Asian identity as a
touristic gimmick, we are hoping to illuminate more complex narratives.
For more details, please read our intentions and values.

Submissions are not limited to Torontos Chinatown! We are seeking
submissions that respond to different notions of Chinatown and other
ethnic enclaves, whether they involves suburban areas nicknamed as
such, officially designated streets, homes, malls, alleys, expropriated
land, places of solidarity, and more.

We are prioritizing BIPOC and other marginalized artists in our
selection process (self-identification is optional). Participants will be
paid CARFAC fees.

Deadline for submissions: Thursday, April 15, 2021 by 11:59pm EST.
You will receive results by mid-May. The Chinatown Biennial will be
occurring in August-September 2021.

Funding for this project comes from the Toronto Arts Council’s Open
Door program.

Application form here: https://chinatownbiennial.com/

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NAISA Call for Submissions DIGITAL IN NATURE
Deadline: May 14, 2021

Categories: Sound Art/Electroacoustic, Videomusic, Radio/Transmission Art, Installation Art

Visit our website for full information and on-line application.

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) invites artists of all ages and nationalities to submit works on the theme Digital in Nature for consideration in New Adventures in Sound Art’s 20th anniversary programming in 2021 and 2022.

Over its 20 year history NAISA’s presentations have been navigating a continuum that at one end includes works produced entirely in and for the digital realm, and on the other end, digital works that include or respond to natural or socially organized phenomena. We ask artists to reflect on the impact of digital technology on their works and/or how their digital works convey or transform the natural world.

Preference in programming will be given to works that respond in some way to the theme Digital in Nature. Individual interpretations or variations on the theme are encouraged, but works should be realized with sound as their primary component. A variety of presentation formats are possible for in-person or online events, such as performances, installation exhibitions, audio-visual screenings, radio or internet broadcasts, mobile experiences and any emerging or alternative digital media formats that include sound as a primary element. NAISA is interested in exploring online presentation contexts that expand social communities and invite a multitude of voices for online sharing, learning and discussion. Works of any duration are encouraged, but special consideration will be given to works that are 5 minutes or less.

Due to the ongoing health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, works that require artist travel or public gatherings may not be supported. All works presented will receive a honorarium. NAISA is not able to provide financial support towards the creation and research phases of a presentation.

This year’s call includes consideration for two special awards:

The James Bailey Award – a $300 award that will recognize a work submitted by a Canadian artist to NAISA’s call for submissions which best exemplifies an inventive and adventurous spirit and pushes the boundaries of radio and transmission art. Special consideration will be given for a work submitted by an artist who is new to the field of radio and transmission art. This annual award has been established by NAISA from a gift made by Kevin Austin.

The Andra McCartney Mentorship Award – a mentorship residency awarded to an artist who has submitted a work and is new to the field of sound art who lives in Northern Ontario.


New Adventures in Sound Art is a non-profit organization that presents performances and installations spanning the entire spectrum of sound art. NAISA is partially funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

NAISA North Media Arts Centre is Accessible

Inquiries & general information:
Nadene Thériault-Copeland, Executive Director
New Adventures in Sound Art
106 Ottawa Ave., South River, ON, P0A 1X0
705-386-0880

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ODD Gallery Call for Submissions: 2022 Exhibitions

The ODD Gallery is a contemporary exhibition space housed in the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC) / Dënäkär Zho, on Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory in Dawson City, Yukon.

The ODD Gallery’s year-round programming features solo and group exhibitions by regional, national and international visual artists. The gallery also presents a wide array of outreach programming including artist talks, openings, lectures, screenings, youth programs, events and special projects. Gallery programming fosters professionalism and appreciation of regional visual arts practice and provides the community with exposure and access to a diverse range of national and international contemporary visual arts practices and theories in a remote, northern setting.

The ODD Gallery invites proposals from visual artists and curators working in all mediums and disciplines. Proposals will be considered for the 2022 exhibition season.

For application guidelines visit kiac.ca
DEADLINE FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS: April 15th, 2021

About Klondike Institute of Art & Culture:
Located at the edge of the arctic circle, on Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory in Dawson City, Yukon, KIAC is: ODD Gallery; Dawson City International Short Film Festival; Yukon Riverside Arts Festival; Macaulay House Artist in Residence Program; The Natural & The Manufactured project; The Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival; Performing Arts Series, Community and youth programs, workshops and courses. With Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation and Yukon University, KIAC is a partner of the Yukon School of Visual Arts.

Accessible via ramp at rear entrance, washroom, elevator to additional level.

Contact:
Tara Rudnickas
Director, ODD Gallery
Dënäkär Zho / Klondike Institute of Art & Culture
(867) 993 5005
gallery [arobas] kiac [point] ca
kiac.ca

www.facebook.com/kiactweets
www.instagram.com/kiactweets

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and contemporary territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in peoples.

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submissions from Canadian clay, glass and copper enamel artists for Confined, a national group exhibition.

In March 2020, Covid-19 brought all of us to a standstill. Many artists didn’t even have access to their studios. As Covid-19 continues to affect us all in our daily life, we invite clay, glass, and copper enamel artists to express in their art what the imposed confinement meant for them.

Mental health issues, anxiety, financial burden for some, but also time to reflect, conceptualise, create for others, the conflict and diversification of personal and professional life are possible themes…and more.

Multi-media works and those that incorporate new media within the use of clay, glass, and copper enamelling will be considered.

The selected works will be presented in the exhibition starting in January 2022. A publication will also be produced. The Gallery will provide an artist fee (as set out by CARFAC) to the selected artists and cover the costs of shipping and insurance for the duration of the exhibition.

We welcome submissions from all qualified applicants and encourage submissions from groups that are typically underrepresented in institutional spaces, including racialized and Indigenous individuals, LGBTQ2S+ identifying individuals, francophone individuals, Deaf persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations during the submissions process, please contact assistant [arobas] theclayandglass [point] ca or 519-746-1882 ext: 235.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
All materials must be emailed to assistant [arobas] theclayandglass [point] ca with the subject line “Confined” by Friday April 2, 2021. Notification of the results will be sent by June 2021.

SUBMISSION MATERIALS
In a single document, emailed to assistant [arobas] theclayandglass [point] ca, with the subject line “Confined”, please submit:

A written statement describing the work that you propose for the exhibition as well as its significance to the theme (50-100 words). Works in-progress and concepts for works to be completed will also be considered.
Up to 5 images of your work, including titles and dimensions of works. Provide sketches for works that have not yet been completed.
An artist statement describing your practice, interests, and what the concept of confinement means to you (up to 250 words).
A CV that includes, at minimum, your education as well as any relevant exhibition, publication, and installation history (maximum 3 pages).


ABOUT THE GALLERY
Located in Waterloo, Ontario, the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is Canada’s only gallery dedicated to the exhibition and collecting of contemporary Canadian clay, glass, and copper enamelling. Through exhibition programs, publications, clay and glass studios, and an archival centre and library, the Gallery supports research and creation by emerging, mid-career, and established artists. The Gallery is accessible, with the exception of exhibitions and events held in the John A. Pollock Family Courtyard, which is not fully accessible to visitors with particular mobility aids at this time.

We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes ten kilometers on each side of the Grand River.

For more information please contact:
assistant [arobas] theclayandglass [point] ca
519-746-1882 ext: 235

Follow us!
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The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
25 Caroline St. N.
Waterloo, ON
N2L 2Y5
www.theclayandglass.ca
519-746-1882

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VIFF ANNOUNCES 2021 FESTIVAL DATES & CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announced today that its 40th edition
will take place from September 30 – October 10, 2021. The landmark edition will
feature both in-cinema and online screenings, with approximately 100
features and 100
shorts to be screened in a showcase of exceptional films from around
the world. The scope of VIFF’s brick-and-mortar events will be determined in the
coming months as the organization continues to closely monitor the COVID-19
situation.

Submissions for the 2021 Festival are now open via FilmFreeway
www.filmfreeway.com/VIFF – for features, documentaries and short films, as well as
narrative-lead virtual and immersive content.

Featuring an extensive and diverse collection of contemporary Canadian cinema, VIFF
invites exciting new voices to share the spotlight with national treasures and fosters
enlightening dialogue. VIFF’s 2020 edition featured 65 Canadian features and shorts
playing in competition. 52% of those selections were by female filmmakers and 45%
were by BIPOC filmmakers. Likewise, it included international work from 65 countries,
including narratives that demonstrate originality, documentaries that change the way
we see the world, and short films that push
the form to its limits.

“The adversity presented by the pandemic hasnt just forced us to adapt our approach
to programming and presentation, its demanded that we re-envision how we
meaningfully engage with creators and connect audiences with vital work,” said Curtis
Woloschuk, VIFFs Associate Director of Programming. “We cant wait to bring our
collective inspiration to bear as we once again reinvent ourselves for our 40th edition.”

The 2021 VIFF will once again expand the frame to include conferences, talks,
workshops and other unique events that celebrate innovations in cinematic storytelling.
At VIFFs 2020 edition, these events included talks with the likes of Charlie Kaufman
(Im Thinking of Ending Things), Garrett Bradley (Time) and Eliza Hittman (Never
Rarely Sometimes Always), the VIFF Immersed Exhibition of narrative-driven VR
experiences, VIFF Labs, the VIFF AMP Music in Film Summit, and an evening of music
and conversation with Beverly Glenn-Copeland (Keyboard Fantasies).

Furthermore, VIFF is inviting immersive storytellers from British Columbia and around
the world to submit their narrative-driven Virtual and Augmented Reality (XR) content
to the International VIFF Immersed Competition. Finalists will be showcased at the
VIFF Immersed Exhibition during this year’s Festival. In 2020, the VIFF Immersed
Exhibition was hosted across six online channels ” making it the most widely
accessible festival platform for story-driven XR content.

Submissions are now open for all sections of the Festival:
features, documentaries, short films, and VIFF Immersed. More info can be found at
http://goviff.org/submissions. Projects can be submitted via FilmFreeway at
https://filmfreeway.com/VIFF.

Submissions Deadlines
Canadian and International Features, Documentaries, and Shorts, and VIFF Immersed
Early Deadline: April 23, 2021
Regular Deadline: May 28, 2021
Late Deadline: June 11, 2021

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Proposals for the 2022 Exhibition Season
Craft Ontario, Toronto

Deadline: June 7, 2021

Inviting proposals in all craft media by active Craft Professional Members at any stage of their careers, for solo and two-person exhibitions at the Craft Ontario Gallery in 2022.

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AKA supports the creation and development of artist driven initiatives and emerging practices that speak to, reflect and encourage dialogue in our culturally diverse communities. This includes work in all media by local, national and international artists. Our venues consist of a street-level gallery, billboard and multi-use screening and performance event space; we also source off-site locations for site-specific projects.

AKA accepts submissions on an ongoing basis for project/exhibition proposals that consider AKA’s history and setting.

Support for selected projects/exhibitions includes: curatorial assistance, shipping, insurance, installation/strike assistance, promotion, documentation and the potential development of accompanying programming suited to the form of the project. AKA pays artist fees at or (when possible) above the CARFAC national average.

Submissions Guide Please review AKA’s past programming archives, floorplan and billboard; as well as our mandate. AKA accepts digital submissions as a single PDF document via email: gallerycoordinator@akaartistrun with the subject heading: AKA Submission. Please ensure the PDF document includes your name. Digital or physical submissions in any other format will not be accepted.

Submission PDF (max 7MB) must include:

Project/exhibition proposal including technical/install needs (max. 500 words) Artist statement (max 500 words) CV with complete contact information Images with image details (max 10); OR Time-based direct embedded links

AKA Artist-run centre 424 20th Street West Saskatoon, Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis Saskatchewan, Canada, S7M 0X4

306-652-0044 akaartistrun.com

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Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) Submission Guidelines Exhibition proposals are accepted throughout the year and reviews are ongoing.  Selection is carried out over a period of time through studio visits and correspondence with artists and curators in whom the gallery has an interest.  Those interested in proposing their work to SAAG are asked to include with their submission: a curriculum vitae, an artist statement and/or letter of intent, a wide selection of images, and other relevant support material. Submissions should be mailed to:

Southern Alberta Art Gallery 601 3rd Ave. S. Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 0H4

The gallery will not return your submission – please do not send original artworks or valuable materials.   Given the large number of submissions received by the gallery, formal letters of reply will only be issued to proposals of immediate interest.

Exhibitions are generally six weeks in length.  An opening is held to introduce the work to the public.  Artists are also invited to give an illustrated lecture on their work in conjunction with the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Art during the academic year.  Other special events (workshops, panel discussions, etc.) are considered on a case-by-case basis.

The Southern Alberta Art Gallery pays CARFAC fees, shipping and insurance, and often seeks funding to produce catalogues for the exhibition.  All publications, including our quarterly newsletter GALLERY (which discusses and reproduces work by exhibiting artists along with other programming), are exchanged with other institutions in Canada and abroad.

The Southern Alberta Art Gallery fosters the work of contemporary artists who challenge boundaries, encourages broad public engagement and promotes awareness and exploration of artistic expression.  Our work extends to local, national and international communities.

http://saag.ca/art/submission-guidelines/

 

 

 

 

3. appels internationaux

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Franklin Furnace Fund
Deadline: April 8, 2021; City: NYC, USA: Source: The Franklin Furnace
 
2020 is the 35th anniversary of the Franklin Furnace Fund. Initiated in 1985 with the support of Jerome Foundation, Franklin Furnace has annually awarded grants to early career artists selected by peer panel review to enable them to produce major performance art works in New York.
 
In the spring of 2008, Franklin Furnace combined the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art and The Future of the Present programs into one, entitled the Franklin Furnace Fund. Franklin Furnace made the decision to combine these programs because during the last decade, artists have created works on every point of the spectrum between the body of the artist and the circulatory network of the Internet in the creation of temporal work.
 
The Franklin Furnace Fund is supported in 2021–2022 by Jerome Foundation and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Grants range between $2,000 and $10,000 based on the peer review panel allocation of funding received by Franklin Furnace. Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply; however, artists selected by the panel are expected to present their work in New York City. Full-time students are ineligible.
 
Franklin Furnace has no curator; each year a new panel of artists reviews all proposals. We believe this peer panel system allows all kinds of artists from all over the world an equal shot at presenting their work. Every year the panel changes, as do the definitions of “early career artist” and “performance art.” So, if at first you don’t succeed, please try again.
 
Since 1985, the Fund has helped launch the careers of Jo Andres, Tanya Barfield, Jibz Cameron aka Dynasty Handbag, Lenora Champagne, Patty Chang, Papo Colo, Brody Condon, Nicolás Dumit Estévez, Karen Finley, John Fleck, Coco Fusco, Kate Gilmore, Pablo Helguera, Donna Henes, Murray Hill, Holly Hughes, Liz Magic Laser, Taylor Mac, Robbie McCauley, Jennifer Miller, Naeem Mohaiemen, Rashaad Newsome, Clifford Owens, Pope.L, Dread Scott, Pamela Sneed, Fiona Templeton and Diane Torr, among other fund recipients.
 
For more information about The Franklin Furnace Fund, please read the GUIDELINES.

 

 

 

 

4. résidences

Le programme d’artistes en résidence de retour cet été

Le programme AIR Frais sera de retour pour la saison estivale 2021 grâce à une collaboration entre le gouvernement provincial et le Conseil des arts du Nouveau-Brunswick, également connu sous le nom d’artsnb.

Le programme d’artistes en résidence servira à appuyer 10 artistes qui s’engageront auprès du public et qui développeront leur pratique artistique ou des projets en cours pendant cinq jours dans un parc provincial ou un site touristique du Nouveau-Brunswick.

« Ce programme, qui a été lancé l’an dernier, a connu un vif succès, et nous sommes heureux de pouvoir le déployer à d’autres endroits cet été », a déclaré la ministre du Tourisme, du Patrimoine et de la Culture, Tammy Scott-Wallace. « Il s’agit de l’une des nombreuses mesures que nous prenons pour soutenir la communauté artistique de notre province tout au long de la pandémie de COVID-19. »

Le programme AIR Frais de 2021 passera de cinq à 10 sites cette année : le parc provincial Mactaquac, le parc provincial de l’anse Herring, les rochers Hopewell, la promenade du sentier Fundy, la plage Parlee, le phare de Miscou, le Village historique acadien, le parc provincial Sugarloaf, le Jardin botanique du Nouveau-Brunswick, et le parc provincial Mont Carleton.

« Pour artsnb, les résidences d’artistes AIR Frais offrent un double tremplin : elles permettent à nos artistes professionnels d’aller à la rencontre de nouveaux publics, dans des contextes hors du commun », a affirmé le président du conseil d’administration du Conseil des arts du Nouveau-Brunswick, Alain Boisvert. « Ce partenariat donne une nouvelle signification à l’accessibilité du grand public aux œuvres exceptionnelles des artistes professionnels du Nouveau-Brunswick. »

Les participants sélectionnés se verront offrir un cachet d’artiste pour leur participation à la résidence et un hébergement gratuit sur le site choisi, le cas échéant.

« Ce programme permettra aux artistes professionnels de laisser libre cours à leur création, de se faire connaître et d’enrichir leur portfolio, a dit Mme Scott-Wallace. Il offrira également aux gens du Nouveau-Brunswick une meilleure appréciation de la culture et des arts tout en mettant en valeur nos artistes et leur processus de création. »

Le programme, qui se déroulera du 23 juin au 29 août, est ouvert à tous les artistes professionnels du Nouveau-Brunswick. Les artistes retenus choisiront un emplacement et présenteront une demande, qui sera examinée par un comité de sélection.

La date limite pour proposer sa candidature est le 23 avril. Le formulaire de demande ainsi que de plus amples renseignements sont disponibles en ligne.

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Programme résidence
Date limite: Prochaine date de dépôt de candidatures : 15 avril 2021

L’Atelier Silex propose aux artistes professionnel(le)s et de la relève de participer à une résidence de recherche ou de création. L’Atelier Silex est intéressé par les artistes désirant explorer:

les techniques traditionnelles propres à l’utilisation d’un des ateliers spécialisés; 
et/ou le métissage des pratiques, les approches multidisciplinaires et multimédias.
 

La résidence comprend:

une chambre/studio meublée (lit, table et espace de travail, tablettes de rangement), l’accès à une cuisine équipée et à une salle de bain complète commune avec laveuse-sécheuse;
l’accès à un ou deux de nos ateliers spécialisés: céramique, verre, bois, métal, pierre et son/installation/performance);
un espace pour partager le processus de recherche et création avec le public pendant la durée de la résidence;
le soutien d’un technicien spécialisé pour un maximum de 4h/semaine.

L’artiste sélectionné(e) s’engage à :

faire une présentation (environ 20 minutes + période de questions) de son parcours et de sa démarche de création en tant qu’artiste professionnel(le), en début de période de résidence;
entreprendre un processus de recherche-création et à en partager les résultats et les artefacts lors d’une soirée de finissage organisée en fin de période de résidence.
 

S’ils (elles) le désirent, les artistes sélectionné(e)s sont invité(e)s à offrir un atelier d’environ 3 heures ouvert aux membres/public et portant sur un thème, une technique ou un matériau en particulier. Les frais (temps et matériaux) sont assumés par l’Atelier Silex.​

Le coût de la résidence est de 250$/semaine (100$ pour le logement, 150$ pour l’accès aux ateliers et le support technique).

Bourse A/S

Chaque année, un(e) candidat(e) sera sélectionné(e) pour la bourse A/S, couvrant les frais d’une période de résidence d’une durée maximale de 4 semaines (1600$). La bourse inclut:100$/semaine en logement, 150$/semaine en accès aux ateliers spécialisés ainsi qu’un per diem de 150$/semaine. Le jury est composé de deux artistes membres et de la directrice artistique de l’Atelier Silex ainsi que d’un(e) artiste ou commissaire invité(e). La bourse ne couvre pas les frais de transport.

Programme Création-Contribution

Chaque trimestre, un(e) candidat(e) (résidents permanent du Québec seulement) sera sélectionné(e) pour le programme création/contribution qui couvre l’ensemble des frais de résidence (250$/semaine) en échange d’aide dans un des ateliers spécialisés en lien avec le projet de résidence de l’artiste, pour un maximum de quatre semaines. Le programme ne couvre pas les frais de transport.

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Pour soumettre votre dossier de candidature, il suffit de remplir le formulaire ci-dessous qui doit comprendre:

Curriculum vitae (format pdf)
Énoncé d’artiste (maximum 500 mots)
Proposition de projet (maximum 500 mots)
5 à 10 images de soutien (format jpeg et maximum 10Mo par image)
liste descriptive des images (année, titre, médium, dimension)
Si pertinent à votre travail, 3 à 5 liens vers des vidéos ou enregistrements sonores.

https://www.ateliersilex.org/residence

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Le Château – Résidences de recherche et de création, Centre international d’art et du paysage de l’île de Vassivière (87)

en partenariat avec

le Syndicat mixte d’aménagement et de gestion (SMAG) du Parc naturel régional (PNR) de Millevaches en Limousin

proposent 2 sessions de résidences :

PREMIERE SESSION : du 19 juillet au 20 septembre 2021

SECONDE SESSION : du 6 décembre 2021 au 14 février 2022

DATE LIMITE POUR POSTULER : VENDREDI 23 AVRIL 2021, MINUIT


Le Centre international d’art et du paysage sur l’Île de Vassivière et le Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin lancent ensemble un appel à candidature pour un travail de création, de recherche et de production visant à interroger les problématiques actuelles liées à la qualité du ciel nocturne et à sa préservation.

Cette résidence s’inscrit dans le cadre de la candidature du Syndicat mixte d’aménagement et de gestion du Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin au label Réserve Internationale de Ciel Étoilé (RICE).

La résidence est ouverte à deux créateurs/créatrices postulant séparément ou en duo dans les pratiques artistiques suivantes : arts plastiques, écriture, vidéo, son, image…

Des rencontres publiques seront prévues pendant les deux sessions de résidence.

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ÉCHANGE PILOTE : RÉSIDENCES D’ARTISTES MATAPÉDIA-MONTRÉAL

Quartier Éphémère / Fonderie Darling et le Centre d’artistes Vaste et Vague s’associent pour mettre en place un pôle artistique et culturel au cœur de la vie de la municipalité de Matapédia, dans une nature aussi grandiose qu’inspirante. Ce projet en arts visuels actuels met en valeur le patrimoine local. Il intègre des résidences d’artistes, un espace d’exposition, des activités en arts, des ateliers ouverts et des services offerts par des organismes communautaires. Il vise à créer un lieu de rencontres, à rapprocher l’art des communautés et à offrir à la fois un lieu de création hors des métropoles à des artistes québécois, et un rayonnement en zone urbaine à des artistes gaspésiens.


DEUX ARTISTES QUÉBÉCOIS / DEUX ARTISTES GASPÉSIENS
RÉSIDENCE DE CRÉATION DE TROIS MOIS

La Gare de Matapédia est un bâtiment patrimonial dont l’architecture initiale est intacte. Elle évoque le développement des régions par le train et de multiples voyages, témoins des différentes époques. Une gare, c’est aussi un lieu de rencontres, un lieu d’arrivées et de nouveaux départs. La Gare de Matapédia devient un espace-atelier de création, pour deux résidences de trois mois, dans le cadre de ce projet pilote.

Réciproquement, le projet s’ouvre également aux artistes gaspésiens l’accès à des espaces de création et de diffusion en milieu urbain à la Fonderie Darling, dans les lieux chargés d’histoire d’un ancien bâtiment industriel, au cœur du Vieux-Montréal.

Le projet comporte, en plus de la résidence de création, un volet ateliers ou activités en lien avec les communautés, tant à Matapédia qu’à Montréal, soit dans les écoles ou avec des organismes communautaires partenaires. Il peut s’agir d’un projet participatif ; d’ateliers d’art, de discussions, de performances publiques ou autres.
 

 

 

RÉSIDENCES À MATAPÉDIA
1er septembre — 30 novembre 2021

1er janvier — 31 mars 2022

Le projet offre la possibilité à deux artistes québécois vivant hors Gaspésie de réaliser une résidence de création d’une durée de trois mois à l’automne 2021 ou à l’hiver 2022. Les artistes sélectionnés disposeront d’un atelier à la Gare de Matapédia et d’un hébergement dans la communauté.
 

EN SAVOIR PLUS | SOUMETTRE UNE PROPOSITION
 

 

RÉSIDENCES À MONTRÉAL
1er septembre — 30 novembre 2021

1er octobre— 31 décembre 2022

Réciproquement, deux artistes de la Gaspésie pourront bénéficier d’une résidence de création d’une durée de trois mois à l’automne 2021. Les artistes sélectionnés seront accueillis dans les ateliers-logements de la Fonderie Darling.
 

EN SAVOIR PLUS | SOUMETTRE UNE PROPOSITION
 

Date limite: 2 mai 2021

 

MODE DE SÉLECTION
Les candidatures seront évaluées par un comité de professionnels selon les critères suivants :

La qualité artistique du travail proposé
L’impact de la résidence sur la carrière de l’artiste et sur la communauté montréalaise
Le projet de résidence proposé
La clarté du dossier et l’articulation de la proposition artistique
Quartier Éphémère et le Centre d’artistes Vaste et Vague encouragent la diversité culturelle et l’égalité des genres dans tous ses programmes de résidences.
 

 
Informations :
Centre d’artistes Vaste et Vague
Anjuna LANGEVIN, directrice
direction [arobas] vasteetvague [point] ca

Quartier Éphémère / Fonderie Darling
Milly-Alexandra DERY, commissaire
residence [arobas] fonderiedarling [point] org

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Le Centre d’artistes Vaste et Vague Quartier Éphémère et le tiennent à remercier la Municipalité de Matapédia, VIA Rail Canada, le Conseil des arts du Canada, Innergex et Boralex pour leur généreux soutien.

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Appel aux artistes du Québec et des provinces de l’Atlantique
Call for artists in Québec and Atlantic Canada

Date limite : 9 mai 2021
Deadline: May 9, 2021

 
ENE lance un appel de dossiers s’adressant aux artistes du Québec et des provinces de l’Atlantique. Quatre résidences de recherche de deux mois seront ainsi offertes pour compléter la programmation de l’automne 2021 et de l’hiver 2022. Les artistes choisis se joindront aux résident·e·s sélectionnés à la suite de l’appel de dossiers 2020.
Périodes de résidence

Automne : 13 septembre au 5 novembre 2021
Hiver : 31 janvier au 25 mars 2022

Plus d’informations

Soumission de dossier

Pour toute question, contactez l’équipe d’ENE à info [arobas] estnordest [point] org
 

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Recherche au centre de documentation / LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE
18 avril 2021
 
/ Québec (Québec)
 
LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE est un centre d’artistes voué à l’expérimentation des pratiques en arts numériques et en arts visuels. Suite à sa fondation en 1978, le collectif a créé un centre de documentation offrant à la communauté une collection substantielle d’ouvrages disponibles en consultation sur place et pour l’emprunt.

Le centre de documentation de LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE compte plus de 5000 documents – monographies, catalogues d’expositions, périodiques, dossiers d’artistes, essais, vidéos, cédéroms – reflétant principalement les intérêts du collectif, soit l’installation, les pratiques in situ et la résidence d’artistes. Il est la mémoire du collectif, mais aussi la mémoire de tous les centres d’artistes avec lesquels LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE entretient des liens, sans oublier les musées et autres institutions qui se consacrent à la diffusion des arts actuels. (centrededoc.chambreblanche.qc.ca)

Le centre de documentation est alimenté par un vaste réseau d’échanges avec des éditeurs d’ici et de l’étranger. Aussi, grâce aux abonnements à plusieurs périodiques, le centre de documentation assure une information à jour aux usager·ère·s.

LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE souhaite stimuler l’intérêt pour l’analyse et la réflexion des arts actuels, en offrant une résidence de recherche au centre de documentation. Nous invitons les artistes, les auteur·ice·s et les commissaires québécois·e·s à soumettre leurs propositions pour une résidence de recherche de six à huit semaines dans le centre de documentation pour la programmation 2021-2022.

Le centre offre :
• Une résidence de recherche au centre de documentation de six à huit semaines
• L’hébergement à LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE
• Des honoraires de résidence de 1000 $
• Une aide à la recherche
• Les frais de transport

La proposition doit comprendre :
• une proposition de projet de recherche
• un curriculum vitæ à jour
• un court texte décrivant la démarche de l’artiste ou de l’auteur·ice

Faire parvenir votre proposition par courrier électronique à LA CHAMBRE BLANCHEau plus tard le 18 avril 2021 à l’adresse suivante: recherche [arobas] chambreblanche [point] qc [point] ca

Seuls les dossiers numériques seront acceptés.
Tous dossiers de plus de 12 Mo seront rejetés.

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LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE
185, rue Christophe-Colomb Est,
Québec (Québec) G1K 3S6

+1 418.529.2715
info [arobas] chambreblanche [point] qc [point] ca
http://www.chambreblanche.qc.ca

 

 

 

 

 

5. art public

City of Saskatoon Public Art
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Plinths and Traffic Boxes (Five Projects)
Deadline: 2:00 p.m., April 15, 2021

The City of Saskatoon invites artists to submit project applications for the creation and placement of public art in the Downtown, Broadway and Riversdale areas.

Applications may be submitted for either an existing work in the artist’s possession or for proposed new work. In consultation with representatives from each of the Business Improvement Districts and City Administration, the City of Saskatoon’s Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) adjudicates the applications and selects the works to be exhibited.

 

Dream Walker by Les Potter

Summary

A. Temporary Lease Plinth Project:

This is an invitation to artists to submit proposals for sculpture placement, for a maximum three-year term, at one or both of these locations:

Broadway Business Improvement District: Broadway Ave. and 10th St. – $10,000 for a three-year lease placement.
Riversdale Business Improvement District: 20th St. and Ave B – $10,000 for a three-year lease placement.
B. Temporary – Select Traffic Boxes – Downtown – $10,000

This is an invitation for an artist to submit proposals to create five works of art on select Traffic Signal Cabinets in the Downtown Business Improvement District. The traffic cabinets provide a weatherproof enclosure for traffic light controls. The cabinets have an aluminum exterior finish and are mounted on a concrete base in the sidewalk.

Traffic Box locations:

22nd Street and Pacific Avenue – NE Corner
23rd Street and Idylwyld Drive – NE Corner (2 boxes)
Idylwyld Drive and 24th Street – SE Corner
24th Street and 5th Avenue
C. Permanent Acquisitions – $30,000 for each sculpture

Artists are invited to submit proposals for sculptures one or both locations:

Downtown BID: 2nd Ave and 23rd
Purpose: To bring colour and interest to the Downtown and to celebrate the area.
Materials: The submission should include materials that do not rust, are not easily damaged, and are covered in an anti-graffiti coating.
Safety: The submission should not include any sharp edges or elements that would be dangerous to pedestrians.
Relocation: Due to the planned reconfiguration of 23rd Street in future this submission must be easily relocated to a new location

Riversdale BID: Ave B and 20th
Purpose: To bring colour and interest to the area and to celebrate Riversdale’s diversity.
Materials: The submission should include robust materials that do not rust, are not easily damaged, and are covered in an anti-graffiti coating.
Safety: The submission should not include any sharp edges or elements that would be dangerous to pedestrians.
Functions: The piece should not encourage sitting.
Size: The width of the piece should not be more than 4 feet wider than the diameter of the plinth at any point

 

Miyawatam/Saadat Qalbi #2 by Ruth Cuthand and Suada Jailan

All projects must be installed before December 1, 2021, and maintenance manuals and other required documents must be submitted by December 31, 2021.

Due to COVID-19 we will be not accepting submissions by mail. All appendices are to be hosted on a third party platform like YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox or on your own website. Be sure to include the appropriate URL in your application. In the application form you will need to paste the URL of your materials into the last 5 fields of the form. Please read the submission guidelines before filling out the form.

For the Request for Proposals and the application form or for more information on the City of Saskatoon’s Public Art Program, visit www.saskatoon.ca/publicart

For any additional information please contact:
Alejandro Romero
Arts & Culture Consultant, City of Saskatoon
Tel: 306-657-8671 email: alejandro [point] romero [arobas] saskatoon [point] ca

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Public Art Mural, City of Mississauga

Call to Artists – Expressions of Interest
Public Art Mural: Mavis Work Yard, City of Mississauga
The City of Mississauga invites professional artists, muralists, and artist-led teams to submit expressions of interest to create a public art mural on the exterior of the Mavis Work Yard building (3185 Mavis Road, Mississauga, ON).

Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2021. by 5:00 p.m. EST.

This project is a unique and exciting collaboration between the Public Art Program and the Transportation and Works Department (T&W). The goals of the project are to beautify the exterior of the Work Yard building and provide an opportunity for an artist to work collaboratively with Work Yard staff to create an artwork that educates and inspires the public to learn more about the work that T&W does.

The mural will be painted directly onto the exterior wall surrounding the Mavis Work Yard entrance. The commissioned artist(s) will be expected to complete the project by September 2021.

Visit our website for details and submission guidelines

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Request for Qualifications: Call to Indigenous Artists for Collaborations at the Etobicoke Civic Centre
DEADLINE: 5pm EST, April 16, 2021

1. ETOBICOKE CIVIC CENTRE: PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Etobicoke Civic Centre (ECC) is a new civic centre in the former suburb of Etobicoke is located on a 13.8 acre property bounded by Kipling Avenue to the west, Bloor and Dundas Streets to the north and the TTC/CPR rail corridor to the southeast. The ECC is situated on the Ancestral territory and gathering place of the Anishnaabe, the Haudenosaunee, the Tionontati (Petun), the Wendat, and the treaty territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Locally known as the Westwood Theatre Lands and “spaghetti junction,” the notoriously complicated “Six Point Interchange” where Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street and Dundas Street intersect is currently undergoing a major reconfiguration. Situated at the heart of the new community being built, the ECC will replace the existing municipal buildings at 399 The West Mall and incorporate a new civic hub and a civic square.

Following an international design competition, design of the civic centre was awarded to internationally acclaimed architect, Henning Larsen and Adamson and Associate Architects and PMA Landscape Architects (the “Design Team”). Completion is expected for the summer of 2025.

 

Civic Square: Etobicoke Civic Centre
Rendering courtesy Henning Larsen / Adamson & Associate Architects

Conceived as an “integrated civic hub” this mixed-use development will feature municipal offices, a Council Chamber, civic offices and a citizen services centre, multi-purpose meeting rooms, a daycare centre, a community recreation centre with a pool and running track, a Toronto Public Library District Branch, an art gallery, and a large outdoor civic square surrounded by ample new sustainable landscaping. CreateTO, in collaboration with the City of Toronto’s Economic Development and Culture Division (EDC) and the Indigenous Affairs Office are advancing the Public Art Program as an integral component in the design and development of the new ECC.

More information about the site and the development is available at the CreateTO website at: www.createto.ca.


2. PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES

CreateTO, in collaboration with the City of Toronto’s Economic Development and Culture Division (EDC) and the Indigenous Affairs Office (IAO), is inviting Indigenous artists (that is, Indigenous artists born or living in Canada) to submit their qualifications as the first stage in a two-stage process to commission public art through collaborations with members of the project Design Team for the forthcoming Etobicoke Civic Centre (ECC). This call also includes opportunities for interested Indigenous artists to participate in a paid mentorship program.

Art can visually express the range of human experience and reflect the cultural and demographic diversity of the community. Art is a powerful form of story‐telling – sharing, learning, giving pleasure, passing on memories – an instinct and practice as old as humanity.

There are three opportunities for commissioned Indigenous artists born or living in Canada to collaborate and work with select members of the distinguished, international design team in developing design concepts for these specific commissions. These are exceptional opportunities for the commissioned artists. Two paid Mentorships that enable artists to learn more about public art are also offered.

Design fees payable to the Commissioned Artist will encompass the collaboration process with the Design Team Member with the result being a comprehensive Art Plan (including the Concept, materials and production methods and precise locations) and a detailed Execution Budget.

Separate budgets are assigned to each opportunity to cover costs for production, materials, labour engineering, fabrication, insurance and delivery to the Site and necessary coordination activities. Finalists for each opportunity will be provided with the maximum amount available for execution.

The project Public Art Consultant Team will be available to assist Commissioned Artists with navigating the process through to completion of the Art Plan and execution Budget.

Opportunity 1: Stone Carving
Design Fee: $25,000.

The opportunity consists of the development of a program of bas-relief (low carved) Indigenous imagery relevant to this territory, to be inscribed into boulders and large stone elements that are placed in key locations around the ECC. The choice of stone materials and placement within the Site will require collaboration with the Project Landscape Architect.

This opportunity will comprise a collaboration between the Commissioned Artist and the Landscape Architect resulting in an Art Plan and execution Budget. Upon approval of the Art Plan and execution Budget, the Artist will be offered a contract to supply and fabricate the Artwork. This collaboration will entail working with the Landscape Architect, with periodic review by an Elder.

Opportunity 2: Sculpture Program for the Sacred Fire Vessel and East Garden
Design Fee: $50,000.

2.a. Sacred Fire Vessel: This opportunity consists of the design of the cover for a Sacred Fire Vessel to be placed in an exterior location. (The mechanical components will be commercially supplied to meet safety requirements.)
2.b. East Garden: This opportunity consists of designing small scale sculptural elements to be integrated into the East Garden at the ECC.

Opportunities 1 & 2 will be a collaboration with the Landscape Architect and will also entail periodic review by an Elder. Upon approval of the Art Plan and execution Budget, the Artist will be offered a contract to supply and fabricate the Artworks. Ultimately, the Commissioned Artist will be sculpting or directing the sculpting/production of the Artworks.

Opportunity 3: Lead Artist: Wedding Chapel Co-Created Wallwork
Design Fee: $50,000.

3. A Co-Created, wall mounted indoor artwork is proposed for the interior Wedding Chapel. The artwork design and planning will be led by and designed by an Indigenous Artist and executed by a team of Indigenous participants (artists and craftspeople) assembled by the Lead Artist. This project will entail collaboration with a member of the Design Team.

The Lead Artist will act as the coordinator and visionary for the development of a Concept, and execution Budget, managing and leading the creative process for design, assembling and managing the team of Indigenous participants (artists and craftspeople) who will execute components of the design.

The execution Budget will be prepared as part of the Art Plan prepared by the commissioned Lead Artist. The project execution budget will include labour costs for Lead artist and Participants (artists and craftspeople), material costs, assembly and delivery costs, presentation costs (framing, including a protective cover, and installation). The Lead Artist will be responsible for all payments to be made from the execution budget including the assembly, framing and preparing the completed Artwork for installation at the Site.

Artists and Craftspeople who are interested in participating as an artwork “Maker” in this collaborative, co-created project may contact us at eccpublicart [arobas] gmail [point] com for details.

Opportunity 4: Mentorships

Two (2) Paid Mentorship Opportunities are available to emerging artists who have an interest in learning more about public art as a discipline. The selected artists will learn about the processes involved in collaborating with architects, engineers, project managers, fabricators, public servants, and the community. The purpose of these mentorships is to increase the skills and knowledge of Indigenous artists who seek to pursue future public art opportunities. Final details of the scope and timing of these mentorships are to be determined.


3. HOW TO APPLY

Background Information about all Opportunities and application forms will be released on March 19, 2021 and are available by email to: eccpublicart [arobas] gmail [point] com (Attention: Karen Mills)

To be considered, you must apply directly through eccpublicart [arobas] gmail [point] com

Support is available to aid in assembling the submissions or in responding to questions.

We will be hosting two “How to Apply” sessions online on March 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST and again on Saturday March 27, 2021 at 11:00AM EST.


4. FINALISTS FOR EACH OPPORTUNITY

3 to 5 Candidates will be selected to advance as Finalists for each Commission opportunity including the Mentorships. Selection will be made by the ECC Public Art Jury and Working Group. Finalists will be invited to participate in Juried Interviews with an honorarium paid to Finalists for their participation.

Artists and craftspeople participating in the production of Commission #3 (Wedding Chapel Co-created Artwork) will be chosen by the Commissioned “Lead Artist”.


5. GOALS FOR THE INDIGENOUS ARTWORK

The Artworks should:

Honour the ongoing Indigenous presence on Turtle Island and invoke Indigenous Peoples’ connection to Mother Earth
Engage the community at large, including local and regional Indigenous communities and the general public, fostering connection and dialogue
Serve as welcoming elements inviting exploration by visitors and staff
Serve as intuitive wayfinding landmarks when negotiating through the complex
The Artworks should be iconic, impactful, durable and require minimal maintenance
Ultimately, the Indigenous art program aims to respect and honour all Indigenous people, First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, their elders, their knowledge keepers, both young and old, their ancestors and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

The Artworks must be unique. We will not consider acquiring editioned works or versions of existing works.


6. ELIGIBILITY

We are inviting interested Indigenous artists, born or living in Canada, to submit their credentials for consideration as part of the first stage of a two-stage public art process. Recognition as an artist and Indigenous person by the Indigenous community and ability to demonstrate learnings from their own journey and teachings received are of importance.

Proponents must be Indigenous professional artists with a history of public exhibition as artists, a background including training as artists including equivalent informal or traditional training, and curator, community or peer recognition as artists.

Architects and designers / design studios are not being considered for this project.

We encourage all Indigenous artists, traditional makers and craftspeople born or living in Canada to contact us.

We have a helpful, supportive team in place, so please do not hesitate to submit your credentials even if you have not previously completed a public art commission.

Please note that these opportunities entail Indigenous Artist collaborations with the designated Design Team Member so we will not consider non-Indigenous team submissions.

To secure the “Call to Artists” package of information and submission forms, or if you have questions, please contact:

Karen Mills: eccpublicart [arobas] gmail [point] com


7. KEY DATES

“How to Apply” sessions will be held at 11 AM EST, Thursday, March 25, 2021 and at 11 AM Saturday, March 27, 2021.

Note that an additional session may be scheduled based on need.

The time(s) to be confirmed. Please contact Karen Mills at eccpublicart [arobas] gmail [point] com before 8:00 AM, March 23, 2021 to receive an invitation to participate.

Closing Time for emailed RFQ Submissions is 5:00 PM EST, April 16, 2021.

Late Submissions will not be accepted for any reason.

Please note, funding for the design and construction of ECC and all Public Art is subject to City Council’s approval. In the event that the ECC does not proceed, all artists commissioned work will be concluded and artists will be compensated for all work completed up to the date work has been suspended.

You may follow our progress by checking in at eccpublicart [arobas] gmail [point] com!

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Appels aux artistes

Installation partagée de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa et de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada : art public autochtone

Échéance fixée pour le dépôt des offres :   
Le lundi 12 avril 2021 à 16 h (HNE) (mentorat de l’art public autochtone)
Le lundi 31 mai 2021 à 16 h (HNE) (tous les autres appels aux artistes)

Budget :                                                                    
Projets de marché dont la valeur est comprise entre 45 000 $ et 425 000 $, taxe de vente harmonisée en sus

Personne-ressource :                                          
Dawn Saunders Dahl, conservatrice des arts autochtones (Indigenouspublicart [arobas] gmail [point] com)

Si vous préférez parler directement à Dawn Saunders, veuillez lui adresser un courriel pour coordonner la date et l’heure du rendez-vous téléphonique.

 

Dawn Saunders Dahl, conservatrice des arts autochtones, a mis au point le Programme des arts autochtones pour l’installation partagée de BPO/BAC, qui rendra hommage aux arts autochtones créés par des artistes autochtones du Canada, en fera la promotion et en assurera le rayonnement. Ce programme permettra d’intégrer les œuvres d’art public d’artistes autochtones locaux, régionaux et nationaux (Premières Nations, Inuits et Métis) partout à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur de l’installation. L’art autochtone sera intégré dans l’installation afin de créer un espace accueillant et inclusif représentant la vigueur, les traditions et la modernité des œuvres des artistes autochtones.

La Ville d’Ottawa invite les artistes autochtones à déposer leurs offres pour les projets de marché suivants :

Déclaration d’intérêt pour le mentorat de l’art public autochtone;
Demande de propositions à l’intention des artistes inuits qui souhaitent offrir des œuvres d’art existantes pour le Programme d’achats directs;
Demande de propositions à l’intention des artistes et équipes d’artistes algonquins souhaitant offrir des services de conception, de fabrication et d’installation d’œuvres d’art pour la salle polyvalente autochtone, la salle de lecture pour les enfants et le verre fritté à l’extérieur et la pellicule de verre à l’intérieur;
Demande de propositions à l’intention des artistes autochtones d’un océan à l’autre qui souhaitent proposer des services de conception, de fabrication et d’installation d’œuvres d’art à l’intérieur de l’entrée de la station Pimisi et des sculptures extérieures;
Demande de qualification à l’intention des artistes autochtones d’un océan à l’autre qui souhaitent offrir des services de conception et d’installation d’œuvres d’art sur les sept piliers extérieurs.
 

Installation partagée de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa et de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada : projets de marché d’art public autochtone

 

L’installation partagée de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa et de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada est appelée à devenir une destination phare, bâtie selon les valeurs et les passions communes des institutions partenaires : le savoir, l’histoire, la découverte, la culture, la créativité, la collaboration et les connexions. Cette collaboration innovante entre une bibliothèque publique et la bibliothèque et les archives nationales permettra d’offrir une expérience enrichie aux clients et aux visiteurs, en réunissant diverses collections, en aménageant des salles d’exposition et d’événements et en permettant d’avoir librement accès à des millions de documents et au riche patrimoine documentaire canadien. L’installation sera construite selon la certification LEED de niveau Or au minimum et sera accessible grâce au TLR et à des sentiers polyvalents pour les cyclistes et les piétons. Pour en savoir plus, veuillez consulter le site https://inspire555.ca/fr/.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. pour commissaires

L’AGAVF lance un appel aux commissaires émergent.e.s pour participer à la 3e édition de l’Incubateur. Tous les détails ici.

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Two open positions

e-flux
311 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002
USA

www.e-flux.com


With the spring always comes some sense of transformation. We are seeking two new colleagues for integral positions at e-flux and e-flux journal, whose beloved previous inhabitants are pursuing new opportunities.


e-flux Announcements Editor
This part-time position is responsible for proofreading and copyediting e-flux communications, press releases, and newsletters in accordance with in-house style and formatting guidelines. Ideal applicants will be meticulous, with professional copyediting experience in English; have the ability to keep up with the demands of a rigorous online publication schedule; and be comfortable with the digital environment. Good communication skills and experience in online publishing a plus. This position is for 30 hours per week, remotely and/or at our office, to start as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:
– Proofread and copyedit texts in English
– Correspond with art institutions across various time zones
– Review submitted materials and hyperlinks / URLs for functionality and relevance
– Review and implement change requests prior to announcement publication
– Problem solve tech issues for clients

Qualifications:
– 1–3 years of professional proofreading and copyediting experience
– Proficiency in HTML, Photoshop, and MS Word
– Excellent written English and great communication skills
– Strong knowledge of contemporary art and diverse international art institutions
– Strong planning and organizational skills, as well as an ability to work self-directed
– Detail oriented in approach and accurate in execution

To apply:
Please send a cover letter and resume combined into a single PDF file, with “Announcement Editor” in the subject line, to hallie [arobas] e-flux [point] com. No phone calls please.


e-flux journal Image Editor
Part-time, 15 hours a week
Work remotely and/or at our NYC office

Start date: April 2021, with a short training period at the end of March

Responsibilities:
– Liasing with authors for image submissions, selection, preview layouts, in accordance to house image-editing styles, and managing a monthly calendar in relation to the issue’s editorial calendar
– Proposing illustrations, mostly photographic, for imageless submissions and articulating these suggestions with authors according to their sensibilities
– Managing a limited monthly image editing image budget, according to issue demands and priorities
– Work with e-flux journal’s simple customized backend CMS and code (no prior knowledge of coding is needed), troubleshoot problems, and articulate new features with the development team under tight turn-around schedules and longer development projects such as website redesigns
– A vision for e-flux journal in terms of visually-enticing, new ways to display graphic elements, video, and sound

Qualifications:
– 2–3 years of experience with image editing and basic understanding of copyright issues
– Proficiency in photo-editing skills and basic film-editing: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Premiere/Final Cut Pro
– Familiarity with ideas in contemporary art, film, and critical theory
– Knowledge of the e-flux journal regular contributors, and sensitivity to author requests in accordance to a wide variety of writing styles and genres that e-flux journal harbors
– Knowledge of image editing for print is a plus

This job can be done remotely. Weekly meetings and other monthly editorial meetings will need to articulate with co-workers in different timezones and imply a flexible schedule. Weekly hours are distributed around a monthly issue launch, ten issues a year. Schedule may vary weekly between issues.

To apply:
Please send a cover letter and resume combined into a single PDF file, with “Image Editor” in the subject line, to journal [arobas] e-flux [point] com. No phone calls please.

 

*Please be advised that due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of this position.

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Applications Now Open: Curator, Evergreen Public Art Program

Evergreen is seeking applicants for Curator, Evergreen Public Art Program. All submissions must be received by April 18, 2021.
Job Description:
Curator, Evergreen Public Art Program
Introduction:

Over the past five years, Evergreen’s Public Art Program has engaged audiences with the Evergreen Brick Works site and surrounding ravine system through a series of temporary art projects with established and emerging contemporary artists. Our approach is multi-pronged, inviting artists to activate underutilized sites, collaborate with Evergreen’s programs, partners and visitors, and tell the stories of the site, the city and the surrounding river valley. Evergreen engages local, national and international artists in creating site-responsive, place-based works. Evergreen’s public art projects are designed to be temporary, of short and long duration, and artist-lead.

Through partnerships with municipal government and the community, we will continue to launch complex, provocative projects varying in scope and scale. Projects may range from murals, performances and sculpture to research, photography and text. This program is committed to connecting and engaging a diversity of voices from various disciplines through strong partnerships, collaborations and co-creations. We strive to support and invite artists from a wide range of backgrounds through our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, both onsite at Evergreen Brick Works and in the ravine-sited projects each year.

The Public Art Program is a key place-making component of Evergreen’s work, both in the ravines and at the Brick Works site, reflecting the organization’s core values of connection, sustainability and innovation.

This program is committed to connecting and engaging a diversity of voices from various disciplines through strong partnerships, collaborations and co-creations. We strive to support and invite artists from diverse backgrounds through our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, both onsite at Evergreen Brick Works and in the ravine-sited projects each year.

We are seeking to contract a Curator to contribute their unique skills and expertise to the Evergreen Program Team. Providing services as an Independent Contractor, the Curator will steward the existing 2021 Public Art Program, and shape the strategy and vision of this program into the future.

Key responsibilities:

Work with partners, artists and the Evergreen team to execute the existing 2021 programming plan, as well as to propose and develop new projects and programs for 2022 and 2023.
Act as the primary liaison with artists in shaping and presenting their projects.
Work in close collaboration with Program staff offering leadership and guidance for the Public Art Program.
Develop editorial and communications content that presents and interprets projects in engaging and relevant ways for diverse audiences.
Work with Evergreen Development and Fundraising team to identify grant and funding opportunities and support in the preparation of content for applications.
Represent Evergreen at internal and external meetings, quarterly Public Art Advisory meetings and at key fundraising events.
Work with Program team to develop public program and outreach plans to accompany public artworks.
Represent Evergreen and its Public Art Program at public lectures and conferences as required.
Prepare and make public presentations that outline and promote the Public Art Program.
Identify and research significant trends, key issues and opportunities for the Evergreen Public Art Program.
Work with programming and development team members to meet budgetary and fundraising goals.
You have the following experiences and qualifications:

An interest and knowledge of contemporary land-based programs and initiatives, as well as an ecologically and culturally sensitive approach to working with art in the natural environment.
Demonstrated experience working and collaborating with artists from diverse backgrounds, and actively addressing inequities through artistic and curatorial practice.
5+ years of curatorial experience.
Master’s degree in Art History or Curatorial Studies or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience working with public art and an innovative understanding of new potential for art in the public realm.
Exemplary research, writing and communications skills.
Experience commissioning and developing large-scale projects with artists.
A flexible and adaptive working style, with experience and ease as part of a highly collaborative and integrated team.
Deep knowledge and understanding of local, Canadian and international contemporary art and public art.
Exceptional skills and success with fundraising and grant-writing in the arts.
Reporting Relationships:

Main contact will be Senior Program Manager
Working Conditions:

Work is largely site based at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto
Remote and office environment, with on the ground presence as required (when public health restrictions allow)
Availability some weekends, holidays and/or evenings, as required
Contract

Fees to be invoiced by Contractor
Maximum of up to 130 hours/month
Start date: June 1, 2021
18 Month contract, with possibility for extension
Rate of pay: $36 per hour.
Deadline for application: April 18, 2021

Send resume and cover letter to: Felix Mills fmills [arobas] evergreen [point] ca with subject line Curator Evergreen

Evergreen encourages applications from persons of diverse backgrounds. As an organization focused on city building, we are dedicated to developing a workforce and team of contributors that reflect the spaces in which we live and work. We recognize and rely on the unique experiences and viewpoints of our staff, volunteers, and partners, and are committed to creating a place where all feel included, regardless of background, age, religion, race, gender, gender identity and expression, physical ability or sexual orientation.

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Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas (ADVA) is a peer-reviewed journal featuring multidisciplinary scholarship on intersections between visual cultural studies and the study of Asian diasporas across the Americas. Distinct from existing periodicals in Asian Studies or Asian American Studies, ADVA emphasizes the significant role visual cultures play in producing, locating, and relating diasporic subjectivities in all of their historical complexities. 

https://www.ethnoculturalarts.com/call-for-papers.html

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Artspace Artist Run Center is inviting applications for the positions of Artistic Director/Curator and Director of Operations and Development

Artspace values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages people of colour, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, and foreign-born residents to apply. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Artspace is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against for any reason, including race, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, mental health or medical condition. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and the needs of the organization.

Artspace is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs: hr [arobas] artspace-arc [point] org

Artspace is Peterborough’s artist-run centre, a non-profit organization committed to the presentation of contemporary art and the support of artists. We change in response to the needs of artists and work to engage and develop audiences. Our programming is both national in scope and regional in spirit. As a part of our mandate to connect artists to the community and welcome a broad range of involvement, Artspace has a long history of employing vibrant and talented individuals from across the country. We offer the stability of strong infrastructure, alongside a dedication to experimentation allowing for creative development and new directions. The centre is a respected training ground and launching pad for a new generation of cultural workers.

Artistic Director/Curator
$40 000 Full time, 35 hours/week

Requirements
BFA, MFA, or MA degree in the Arts, and/or Arts Administration, or a BA with at least two years related work experience.

The ideal candidate will have garnered a wide range of experience in arts administration, curating, building strong professional relationships, financial management, grant writing, and teambuilding.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Artistic Director/Curator will:

Work alongside the Director of Operations and Development to fulfil the mandate of the organization
Research, write and compile all operating, special project and employment grant applications
Seek out new funding sources and develop partnerships to actively increase the centres operating and programing budgets
Oversee the annual call for submissions and selections, coordinate all exhibitions and special programs
Develop and guide short and long term operational planning and vision of the organization in collaboration with the Director of Operations and Development, and the Board
Lead all gallery preparations and installations in accordance with internal guidelines and government regulations
Recruit, hire, train, and oversee staff along with the Director of Operations and Development, and the HR committee
Attend regular Board meetings and report on all the programming activities of the center
Be flexible and available on some evenings and weekends for openings, meetings and other events


Skills Required

A strong knowledge of current trends in Canadian contemporary art
A background in the not-for-profit, culture related sector
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong computer skills, and proficiency with general office/design
software
Highly organized, self-directed, able to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines
Ability to strategize short and long term goals and develop an innovative vision
Proven track record of seeing projects through to successful completion
A passion for inclusivity and understanding of regional arts challenges
The ability to implement curatorial standards for the exhibition of works and a working knowledge of archival and proper art handling procedures

Director of Operations and Development
$40 000 Full time, 35 hours/week

Requirements
BFA, MFA, or MA degree in the Arts, and/or Arts Administration, or a BA with at least two years related work experience.

The ideal candidate will have garnered a wide range of experience in arts administration, fundraising, building strong professional relationships, financial management, marketing and outreach, and teambuilding.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Director of Operations and Development will:

Work alongside the Artistic Director/Curator to fulfill the mandate of the organization
Develop and execute all fundraising activities of the organization including sponsorship, donation, events and drives
Seek out new funding sources and develop initiatives to actively increase the centres operating and programming budgets
Develop and distribute all publicity and marketing materials and strategies
Develop and guide short and long term operational planning and vision of the organization in collaboration with the Artistic Director/Curator, and the Board
Manage general operations of the organization including membership, building maintenance and communications
Recruit, hire, train, and oversee staff along with the Artistic Director/Curator, and the HR committee
Attend regular Board meetings and report on all the financial, fundraising and operational activities of the centre
Be flexible and available on some evenings and weekends for openings, meetings and other events

Skills Required

A strong understanding and proven ability to successfully implement marketing and communications strategies
A background in the not-for-profit, culture related sector
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong computer skills, and proficiency with general office/design software
Highly organized, self-directed, able to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines
Ability to strategize short and long term goals and develop an innovative vision
Proven track record of seeing projects through to successful completion
A passion for inclusivity and understanding of regional arts challenges
The ability to successfully develop and implement fundraising strategies

How to Apply:
Qualified candidates are invited to submit by e-mail only to hr [arobas] artspace-arc [point] org a cover letter, current resume, writing sample and contacts for three professional references, using the subject heading: ATTN: ARTSPACE HIRING COMMITTEE _ Your Name. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Deadline for applications: Open Until Filled

For more information please contact:
Cyd Hosker
Board of Directors – Chair
hr [arobas] artspace-arc [point] org
(705) 748-3883

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Vie des arts
 Date de tombée : 4 avril 2021
 
Dossier 264 – Automne 2021
« La création sur le temps long : durée, lenteur, ralentissement »

Le dossier thématique « La création sur le temps long : durée, lenteur, ralentissement » cherche à identifier des démarches artistiques récentes qui s’appuient sur une réflexion sur la longue durée et les œuvres qui adviennent par le ralentissement, la lenteur, les processus ouverts, la succession en cycles ; celles qui visent une dérégularisation du temps, ou encore une décentralisation de l’expérience de la durée. Nous cherchons ainsi à identifier les significations culturelles de la lenteur, du temps et de la durée selon le prisme de la création artistique. Les propositions peuvent cibler les champs connexes de la techno-critique, de l’écologie, de l’animisme, de la santé mentale, du vieillissement ou de la généalogie.

Toutes les soumissions pour le dossier doivent comprendre une proposition de texte en lien avec la thématique, incluant le sujet anticipé (250 mots), la liste des artistes et des œuvres qui seront analysés dans le texte, trois extraits de textes antérieurs (publiés ou non) ainsi qu’une courte biographie de l’autrice ou de l’auteur (40 mots), et être envoyées à redaction [arobas] viedesarts [point] com avant le 4 avril 2021. Nous ferons un suivi avec les propositions pressenties et les textes finaux, suivant l’entente préalablement prise avec la rédaction, devront être rendus au courant du mois de juillet 2021 pour une publication dans le numéro 264 – Automne 2021.

Cliquez ici pour l’appel complet.


Rubriques récurrentes 
263 – Été 2021

Vous avez vu une exposition, assisté à un événement ou une manifestation artistique, lu un livre sur l’art récemment, ou vous voulez nous faire part d’un enjeu concernant les arts qui vous tient à cœur ? Envoyez-nous vos intentions pour la rédaction d’un article pour les rubriques Actualités, Critiques et Livres.

Toutes les soumissions pour les rubriques récurrentes non thématiques doivent inclure le sujet anticipé selon la rubrique envisagée, ainsi qu’une description de l’angle critique qui sera utilisé pour la rédaction (250 mots), trois extraits de textes antérieurs (publiés ou non) ainsi qu’une courte biographie de l’autrice ou de l’auteur (40 mots), et être envoyées à redaction [arobas] viedesarts [point] com avant le 4 avril 2021. Nous ferons un suivi avec les propositions pressenties et les textes finaux, suivant l’entente préalablement prise avec la rédaction, devront être rendus au courant du mois de mai 2021 pour une publication dans le numéro 263 – Été 2021.

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Inter, art actuel 138
Renoncements et anonymat

https://inter-lelieu.org/revue-inter/proposer-un-article/

Nous voulons comprendre la démarche des artistes qui ont renoncé à l’art. Ont-ils voulu se détacher des institutions dont le monopole économique et les structures spectaclistes surdéterminent les pratiques de création ?

Nous voulons jeter un éclairage sur les artistes récalcitrants, aux productions absentes ou discrètes, qui choisissent les milieux parallèles aux officines officielles, qui aiment à œuvrer dans le quotidien ou encore qui préfèrent l’anonymat. À la façon de Bartleby, le personnage de Melville, ils diraient : « Je préférerais ne pas. » Ces artistes, ils renoncent à se faire une place et un nom dans l’industrie culturelle pour favoriser une visée spirituelle, ou politique, ou strictement personnelle. Ils prennent peut-être aussi conscience qu’ils deviennent les produits d’un milieu qui est certes cool (éduqué, branché, urbain…), mais pas moins étroit. Ils fuient les lancements et boycottent les vernissages pour entamer un exode culturel vers des terrains de pratique sans vernis ni vedettes ou bien pour se libérer d’un milieu culturel qui exige de l’art qu’il soit soumis à l’obligation idéologique d’avoir une utilité sociale et une valeur morale. Alors, ils proposent des œuvres délinquantes et ringardes, anachroniques et intempestives.

Beckett n’avait de cesse de renoncer à l’écriture, Beuys annonçait sa dernière performance, Hsieh renonce à l’art… Le négatif, ce n’est pas l’affrontement, mais la défection ; ce n’est pas la lutte, mais le renoncement. Le renoncement serait une stratégie de lutte, selon Deleuze, contre un système qui maîtrise la totalité des codes. Il n’y aurait que le fiasco qui saurait résister au système hyperpuissant, surdéterminé et complexe qui récupère tous les affrontements. Il n’y aurait que l’anonymat qui rende possible une liberté.

Certains artistes renoncent à l’art pour se convertir à l’activisme. Certains croient pouvoir combiner les deux. D’autres, inversement, abandonnent le militantisme pour s’engager dans une démarche artistique personnelle, avec des préoccupations exclusivement esthétiques. Dans le dossier « Renoncements et anonymat » du numéro 138 de la revue Inter, art actuel, nous cherchons entre autres à comprendre comment ces artistes renoncent à la visibilité et à la reconnaissance, sans toutefois prétendre les sortir de la clandestinité. Nous acceptons les propositions anonymes.

Nous sommes notamment intéressés à savoir comment ils jouent avec l’idée de tout arrêter, le fantasme de renoncer à tout, mais également comment cette manifestation du désir peut les aider à supporter une situation. Parfois arrive un point critique qui mène au passage à l’acte, à une rupture salutaire. Dans ses Syllogismes de l’amertume, Emil Cioran – qui ne s’est pas suicidé – disait : « Sans l’idée du suicide, je me serais tué depuis toujours. » Il avait besoin de ce fantasme : la liberté de renoncer à lui-même.

Il existe aussi des artistes qui ne renoncent pas à l’art, mais dont la vie est marquée par des renoncements importants, lesquels se répercutent dans leur art : la viande, la télévision, la compagnie (conjoints, enfants, animaux…), les bourses, les temps libres, etc.

Il y a enfin les artistes qui renoncent à tout pour leur art et ceux, en revanche, qui renoncent à laisser une trace de leur passage sur terre – sauf dans la revue Inter.


Date de tombée : 1er mai 2021
Date de parution : été 2021

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Open call for a curatorial team
Malta Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022

Submission deadline: April 5, 2021

www.artscouncilmalta.org
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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale, formerly scheduled for 2021, was postponed to 2022. The international art show’s next iteration will now run for seven months, from April 23, 2022 to November 27, 2022.

Arts Council Malta, under the auspices of the Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, for the 3rd time running, has been entrusted to act as the Commissioner and the Contracting Authority of the Malta Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

The Malta Pavilion is approximately 285 square metres with exposed brick walls. It is located at the Artiglierie in the Arsenale Area and it is the same location which hosted the Malta Pavilion during the 57th and the 58th Venice Biennales. The Curatorial Teams representing Malta at the 2017 and 2019 editions attracted considerable attention by the international press, with outstanding reviews. These included coverage in prestigious titles such as The Observer, which listed it as one of the five best pavilions, and The Culture Trip which also listed it as one of “The 10 National Pavilions You Can’t Miss at the Venice Biennale.”

Curatorial Team Requirements

The call is open to:
–Curatorial Teams with a strong international curatorial track record
–Multi-national Curatorial Teams that include Maltese individuals in the team as well as Maltese artists will be favourably considered.

Objectives
The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. Arts Council Malta believes that the arts can lead the way and have a constructive dialogue on sustainable development. Thus, proposals which adopt sustainable practices in line with these principles will be given preference.

Immersive and interactive narratives that are emotional, inspiring and thought provoking, reflecting the world’s new realities, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals will be preferred.

Guidelines
Guidelines for this Open Call can be found here.

Submission
Response to this Open Call is to be submitted to Arts Council Malta via the online system, by registering a new profile and applying here.

Arts Council Malta is the point of contact for this Open Call. Please refer any inquiries by sending an email to: venicebiennale [arobas] artscouncil [point] mt.

The deadline to apply is April 5, 2021 at noon CET.

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Centre de diffusion de l’Atelier Presse Papier: programmation 2022-2023

date limite le 15 avril 2021

Le Centre de Diffusion Presse Papier recherche des artistes ou des groupes d’artistes dont la production et la recherche en art actuel se manifeste par l’utilisation de l’estampe, en tout ou en partie, dans l’élaboration de leur œuvre. Le Centre de diffusion est aussi ouvert aux propositions de commissaires qui voudraient présenter des projets qui tournent autour de l’estampe, de son développement et de son utilisation comme moyen d’expression actuel.

Centre de Diffusion Presse Papier
73, rue St-Antoine
Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 2J2
Courriel : presse [point] papier [point] atelier [arobas] cgocable [point] ca

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Cosmic Bulletin 2021
Call for papers

www.cosmos.art


The Institute of the Cosmos announces a call for papers for publication in the 2021 edition of the Cosmic Bulletin: an online journal influenced by the philosophy of Russian cosmism and its historical and contemporary manifestations. The Cosmic Bulletin seeks to propagate a series of radical imaginaries informed by a multitude of knowledge systems and sustained by collective experimentation.

The 2021 edition takes as its starting point Aleksander Svyatogor’s anarchist affirmation against localism: “If death (a restriction in time) is the primary root of evil in the life of the individual and society, then its secondary root is caused by a restriction in space, which is to say, the primary position accorded by one’s home, hometown, native land or state, and race. At the end of the day, even internationalism could be construed merely as a limitation in terms of the universe.”

In a 1918 pan-anarchist manifesto, brothers Abba and Wolf Gordin charged five societal institutions with humanity’s oppression: capitalism, the state, colonialism, the family unit, and the school. The remedies for this suffering, as well as for Svyatogor’s conception of internationalism, are inherently cosmist. A politics of interplanetarism would necessitate the abolition of the infrastructures that perpetuate statist violence and carceral logics.

To this end, our inquiries are ever-expanding:

What does total liberation look like beyond the confines of space and time? How might we transcend socialization that privileges authoritarianism, tribalism, and gender binaries? Where is the boundary between the safe haven of interplanetarism and the fantasy of escapism? How might a radical politics of care redefine the science and technology of utopian world-building? What exactly does emancipation demand? And to what extent can we apply these urgent intellectual investigations to the present?

We welcome all scholars, artists, activists, and autodidacts in all fields to contribute original studies, critical essays, theory and fiction pieces, and other cross-genre forms of experimental writing. We look forward to traveling together through spatio-temporal wormholes, loopholes, and rabbit holes.

The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2021.

Please email text as a Microsoft Word document to cosmos [arobas] e-flux [point] com. Cosmic Bulletin 2021 is co-edited by Anton Vidokle and Hallie Ayres.

 

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Appel de textes – À l’est de vos empires

 
La revue culturelle dédiée à la scène artistique de la ville de Québec À l’est de vos empires* est à la recherche de textes éclairés et perspicaces, intelligents et stimulants, mais également accessibles et réfléchis. Nous sommes intéressés par les textes critiques consacrés au domaine des arts visuels, mais aussi par les essais artistiques et les créations poétiques.

Nous raffolons de textes traitant de la théorie des arts et désirons également lire vos comptes rendus d’expositions et d’évènements se déroulant dans la capitale.

On demande aux auteur.rice.s intéressé.e.s de faire parvenir à l’adresse d’À l’est, alestdevosempires [arobas] gmail [point] com, une courte proposition de texte (100 mots), accompagnée d’un CV et d’une biographie succincte** (50 mots).

Nous encourageons la rédaction de textes d’une longueur de 500 mots, bien que nous soyons également ouvert.e.s à des formats novateurs adaptés à vos propositions artistiques ou poétiques originales. Un cachet de 50$ sera offert à nos contributeur.rice.s suite à la publication de leur texte. Les textes retenus puis révisés par notre comité de rédaction seront publiés sur notre site web et partagés dans notre infolettre, en parallèle à nos baladodiffusions hebdomadaires.

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Appel à contribution

La Revue de Paris fait appel à contribution d’auteurs
qui souhaitent divulguer un article déterminant en lien avec l’art.

L’article peut être un texte d’analyse, un entretien,
un texte sur l’actualité ou encore un portrait.

Rendez-vous sur le site de la Revue de Paris
pour soumettre votre contribution.

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