General information

Program objectives

• Foster research and creation by making available to artists the resources necessary for creating works and carrying out activities related to their artistic development, throughout their careers.
• Give artists an opportunity to contribute to the development of their discipline through the exploration of advanced resources and technologies.
• Facilitate artistic creation that leads to production and dissemination.
• Foster promotional initiatives in order to broaden the artist's influence and knowledge of his work.

This program supports professional artists and, in some instances, professional artists' groups in the realm of the media arts, including the new media.

The CALQ supports research and the creation of artworks or experimental works in the realms of cinema, video and the new media. The new media cover artistic practices that rely on the use of computer, electronic, digital, sound, interactive and Web communications and information technologies.


Glossary

Professional artist
For the purposes of this program, the term "artist" refers to all of the applicants concerned.

Artists are defined as follows:

• they declare themselves to be professional artists;
• they practise an art on their own account or offer their services for remuneration, as creators or performers, especially in the fields under the responsibility of the CALQ;
• they have gained the recognition of their peers;
• they disseminate or publicly interpret their works in places and/or contexts recognized by their peers.

Artists' group
A group designates a group of artists, regardless of their number. Each member of the group must be a professional artist as defined above and satisfy the program's eligibility criteria. One member must represent the group as coordinator. Moreover, the group must not have received collectively grants in respect of the same project under other programs offered by the CALQ.

The same coordinator must always represent permanent groups unless exceptional circumstances arise.

A group legally constituted as a not-for-profit or profit-making company or general partnership is ineligible for this program.

Arts professionals
For the purposes of this program, the expression “arts professionals” includes independent curators, art critics and cultural workers.

Independent curators
Organizers must have demonstrated their skills in research and the organization of at least one dissemination and promotion initiative in a professional context.

Art critics
Critics must have published texts in magazines, newspapers, exhibition catalogues or activity programs.

Cultural workers
Cultural workers must have occupied a position as a coordinator, a manager or an artistic director in a professional organization, e.g. an artists' centre, a professional association, a museum, a contemporary art centre, an event or a gallery.

Categories of grants

Grants for up-and-coming artists
These grants are intended for artists and artists' groups with a maximum of five years of artistic practice on the registration deadline.

Development grants
These grants are intended for artists who have over two years of artistic practice in Québec or abroad.

Career grants
Career grants are intended for artists whose careers span at least 20 years in the arts and literature and whose works or achievements are outstanding.

The next registration deadline for career grants in cinema is September 10, 2012.

A specific document pertaining to career grants and the application form will be available from the CALQ Web site one month before the registration deadline.

General eligibility criteria
To apply for a grant, an artist must be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant as contemplated in section 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and in both instances must normally reside in Québec and have resided there over the past 12 months.

An artist who has lived outside Québec for two or more years is not eligible for the program unless he maintains his status as a Québec resident.

In this instance, it is incumbent upon the artist to demonstrate his eligibility by confirming that he participates in the Québec health insurance plan (Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec).

The artist must have participated in at least one production independent of his training or subsequent to such training, in a context recognized by his peers.

The artist must have participated, as a designer, director or scriptwriter, in at least one independent production. From the standpoint of the projects submitted, the artist-author must show that he fully controls the contents and the realization of his work and all production and dissemination agreements. He possesses all rights of reproduction and public performance rights in respect of his work or may, by granting a licence, entrust such rights to a producer or an independent distributor.

If an applicant submits a project in a discipline other than the one in which he normally pursues his career, he must satisfy the eligibility criteria of the new discipline in which he is requesting a grant.


General rules
An artist may not receive more than $130 000 in grants over a four-year period, whether the grants were obtained individually or as part of an artists' group. This amount excludes travel grants, studios and studio-apartments grants, career grants and regional agreement grants.

An artist who has already received financial support under a CALQ grant program, regardless of the section, is obliged to produce a Report on the use of the grant, which must be submitted within a maximum of three months of the project's completion.

This report must be submitted before any new application is made, regardless of the program or section, and the CALQ must have approved it.

However, an artist who has received a travel grant may submit an application in another section if his travel project has not been completed.

An artist may not, within a given registration period, submit two applications in a given section, whether individually or as part of a group, regardless of the discipline or the program.

An artist who submits an application in several sections or CALQ grant programs may only obtain one grant per registration period unless he has applied to the travel and studios and studio-apartments sections or has applied for a career grant.

If, in conjunction with the same registration period, an applicant is recommended for more than one grant, the CALQ will telephone or e-mail him to inform him of the situation. The applicant has 10 business days following the date of this notice to inform the CALQ of the grant that he wishes to accept. Beyond this deadline, if the CALQ does not receive this information, it will award the grant for the highest amount and the other applications will be rejected.

In the event that the artist applies to different CALQ grant programs, in particular those pertaining to the regional funds, and the CALQ recommends one of these grants while the other applications are being processed, the applicant will have 10 business days following the date of the announcement letter that he receives to inform the CALQ whether or not he accepts this grant. Beyond this deadline, if the CALQ does not receive this information, it will award the grant recommended and the other applications will become ineligible.

Moreover, an artist may not receive more than two grants per fiscal year including those obtained within the framework of a regional agreement. Travel grants, grants in respect of studios and studio-apartments and career grants are not included in this maximum amount.

Projects carried out under a school program are ineligible.

The CALQ may not support the same project more than once. Moreover, it may not award a grant in respect of the same expenses related to a project already supported under another program of the CALQ or any other organization whatsoever.

Projects that have already been completed on the registration deadline are not eligible.

The eligible expenses will be considered from the date of submission of the project.



Submitting applications
An artist wishing to apply for a grant must fill out the appropriate application form and be sure to submit all of the required documents.

A Grant Application Presentation Guide is available from the CALQ's Web site.

Only the original copy of the form, signed by the artist or by each member of the artists' group, will be deemed valid. Applications may not be sent by fax or by email.

Application forms are available  from the pertaining program's page on the CALQ's Web site. [See Application form section next to the grant category.]


Mailing address
The mailing address where the applications must be sent varies according to each discipline and is indicated on the application form.


Contents of the file
A single copy of the registration file must be submitted (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm or 8½” x 11”). To facilitate photocopying, do not staple, bind or print the documents on both sides of the page.

Letters of recommendation are not submitted to the jury.

The file must include:

• a description of the project;
• the curriculum vitae of the artist or the artists in the case of an artists' group including all mentions of public and professional dissemination to demonstrate eligibility for the program (maximum of three pages per artist);
• the curricula vitae of the main collaborators in the project (maximum of three pages per person);
• a detailed project work plan including the proposed timetable;
• a detailed budget and the financial structure of the project;
• in the case of travel grants: a proof of registration or an invitation in the case of a project that calls for participation in a workshop, conference, colloquium, biennial event, festival, symposium or any other event of this kind. Moreover, it is compulsory to submit as a supporting document the works that will be presented at the activities planned, where applicable;
• information on the host organization and its financial participation or that of other partners in the project;
• in the case of a promotional project, as the case may be, the letter of undertaking from an art critic, an independent curator or a recognized organization. A text explaining the perspective that the curator wishes to adopt of the artist's production must be also be included with the application;
• in the case of development and advanced training grants: the letter of acceptance from a professor or a master artist;
• in the case of a commissioned work, the letter of undertaking from the host organization;
• if need be, a clipping file of not more than five pages containing photocopies of newspaper articles published during the previous five years. Pages in excess of the stipulated number will be discarded;
• Submit on DVD a maximum of two works produced (a complete work with its credits) or a demo of the work to be produced. The jury members have approximately 15 minutes per application to view supporting material and it is compulsory to specify the segments to be viewed lasting not more than 15 minutes.
• For applications in postproduction, it is compulsory to submit a compilation or off-line editing lasting a maximum of 10 minutes; a copy of a complete work must be included, with the viewing specifications (up to a maximum of 15 minutes). 
• Submit a single copy of each DVD.
• In the case of a partnership, the artist must submit a letter of confirmation from the partner.

See the Grant application presentation guide for technical information concerning supporting items and documents.

Incomplete applications or those received after the registration deadline are not accepted.

Only visual material, sound recordings and publications are returned to applicants within 90 days of the announcement of the results.

The CALQ is not responsible for the loss of submitted items or damage sustained by such items during shipping. Applicants are urged to avoid sending the originals of items or supporting material required for a grant application.

Subject to the provisions in the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, the CALQ respects the confidentiality of the documents and information in its possession and of those sent to it.

Applicants must promptly notify the CALQ of a change of address. 


Processing of applications
Within four weeks of the registration deadline, the CALQ sends an e-mail acknowledgement to applicants who have an e-mail address. Applicants who submit their applications to the CALQ's offices receive a dated acknowledgement of receipt.

Validation of the file
A program manager ascertains whether the applicant and the project satisfy the eligibility criteria.

Evaluation by a jury
Before the juries meet, copies of each application and, as the case may be, of supporting documents, are sent to all members for examination. The juries meet and evaluate all the applications.

Decision
Approximately three months after the registration deadline, the CALQ informs the applicant in writing of its decision concerning his application.

When an application is approved, the applicant will receive along with the approval letter, a document outlining all the terms and conditions governing the use of the grant.

Evaluation of applications
Juries whose members must be drawn from the bank of resource persons that the Board of Directors of the CALQ approves evaluate the grant applications.

The document specific to the Travel section describes the evaluation of travel grant applications in the “Development” category.

All applications are assessed on their merit, in light of the objectives and evaluation criteria specific to the different sections of the program. The selection takes into account both the comparative value of the projects and the funds available.

The CALQ's management confirms the juries' decisions. Decisions are final and without appeal.

Three months after the announcement of the results, the CALQ makes available the names of the members of a jury.


Ethics
Board members, members of juries and employees of the CALQ are subject to codes of ethics. All must act in good faith in performing their duties and refrain from taking part in any discussion concerning a grant application that risks creating a conflict of interest. Confidential or privileged information transmitted to them may not be used for personal reasons.


Awarding of grants
The CALQ establishes the amount in light of the funds available, budgets submitted and eligible expenses. The maximum amounts offered under the program may not be increased, even in the case of a group project.

The grants are paid in a lump sum, except for grants of $12 000 or more, which may be paid in two instalments over two fiscal years. The artist must indicate his choice in the appropriate box on the grant application form. If no indication is given, the grant will be paid in a lump sum.

The first or full payment of the grant will be made in the month following the announcement and the second payment, as the case may be, will be made in January of the following calendar year.

In the case of artists' groups, the grant is divided equally among all of the members of the group unless a proposal signed by all of the members otherwise apportioning their shares is submitted with the application.

In accordance with tax legislation, an artist is bound to declare the amount of the grant he receives. The CALQ issues a tax slip to each grant recipient and to each member of an artists' group and submits the list of grant recipients to the ministère du Revenu.

The CALQ may not award a grant in respect of the same expenses related to a project already supported in conjunction with another program of the CALQ or any other organization.

By cashing a grant cheque, the artist or the artists' group undertakes to carry out the project planned and to comply with the conditions governing the payment of the grant.

When an artist is unable to carry out part or all of the activity covered by the application, or a major change is made to the project or work schedule, he must promptly contact the CALQ to make the appropriate arrangements. Should the artist fail to comply with this condition, the CALQ may demand repayment of the grant.

The grant recipient or the coordinator in the case of an artists' group undertakes to submit a detailed report on the use of the grant or the results of the research and a summary of expenses incurred, using the Report on the use of the grant form provided by the CALQ. The report must be submitted not more than three months after the project's completion and must be approved by the CALQ.

The artist or the coordinator of an artists' group who obtains a grant for the production of a film or video must comply with the Regulation respecting the legal deposit of films (R.S.Q., c. B-2.2, r.2.1) in accordance with the Act respecting the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (R.S.Q., c. B-2.2). For more information, please visit the Cinémathèque québécoise's Web site (www.cinematheque.qc.ca).

The outcome of a research project remains the property of the artist, as do any rights he may hold on any work, specification, drawing, document, plan, report, datum, invention, method or process produced in conjunction with the program. However, the CALQ may reproduce certain of these documents for the purpose of internal management.

When the project results in public activities such as exhibitions, or in publications, the CALQ's logo or mention of its contribution must appear in information, promotional or advertising documents in order to inform the public of the use of cultural funding.

Artists or artists' groups obtaining a grant must comply with standards governing the use of the CALQ's logo, as described in a document available from the CALQ or on its Web site.

Failure to comply with any of the foregoing conditions may jeopardize an artist's eligibility to submit a subsequent application.

Grants for up-and-coming artists

Note: Please read the General Information first as it applies to all sections.


Target clienteles
This grant category is intended for up-and-coming artists and artists' groups with a maximum of five years of artistic practice on the registration deadline.

Each artist and each member of a group must have a maximum of five years of artistic practice on the registration deadline.

The number of years of artistic practice is determined in light of the applicant's overall career and includes the number of years of practice in another discipline.

This grant category comprises the following sections:

• Research, creation and exploration project

• Advanced training

• Travel

In this category, the CALQ offers the possibility of submitting single- or multiple-section individual applications. A multiple-section application may combine several sections related to the same project.


Specific objectives

• enable up-and-coming artists to launch their careers by supporting their initial professional experience;

• foster the integration of up-and-coming artists into the professional arts and literary communities;

• support artistic projects that contribute to the professionalization of up-and-coming artists;

• contribute to the enrichment of the approaches adopted by up-and-coming artists.

Specific rules applying to grants for up-and-coming artists and writers
Applicants who have already received an individual or group grant from the CALQ (excluding travel grants and grants under the Grant program for up-and-coming artists and writers) may not submit an application in this category.

An applicant who has received two grants, whether under the Grant program for up-and-coming artists and writers or in the “up-and-coming artist” category is no longer eligible for this category.

An applicant may not submit more than one application during a given registration period, regardless of the program, category of grant or discipline.

An artists' group may only submit an application in the research, creation and exploration project section.

Grants for up-and-coming artists
Section - Research, creation and exploration project

Types of projects eligible

• Script development, realization and technical experimentation in respect of a work;

• Production of a work by means of the equipment and professional services of a production organization;

• artistic projects that establish collaboration or a partnership with the community;

• projects that bring together artists with different artistic practices;

• artist-in-residence programs.

Grants for up-and-coming artists
Section – Advanced training

Types of projects eligible

• Project carried out under the supervision of a mentor, i.e. a professional artist whose skills are geared to the nature of the project;

• a period of residence in or outside Québec;

• advanced training through specialized workshops offered by recognized organizations.

Grants for up-and-coming artists
Section – Travel

Types of projects eligible

• Participation in workshops or specialized events in or outside Québec;

• travel in response to an invitation issued inside or outside Québec to enable the applicant to present and broaden the influence of his artistic work;

• travel to engage in a research and creation residency.

Grants for up-and-coming artists
All sections

Types of ineligible projects (for all sections)

• projects that have already received support in conjunction with a financial assistance program of the ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles or the CALQ;

• projects carried out under a university undergraduate or graduate program. Students who are registered in a university program at the time of the application are required to submit a letter from the educational institution attesting that their projects are separate from their training programs;

• basic training projects;

• projects aimed at starting up a business or an organization or a production workshop designed for strictly profit-making purposes;

• publishing or republishing projects;

• didactic, scientific or educational projects;

• promotion projects such as the planning and realization of advertising or promotional campaigns, the production of a brochure, invitation or Website;

• projects related to the series and the video-clips, whether presented on television or the Web.

Evaluation criteria

• Artistic quality of the project;

• relevance of the project from the standpoint of the program's objectives;

• quality of the application.

Note: In the case of advanced training grants, jury members will take into account professional supervision and the quality of the host organization.


Amount of the grants
The maximum amount of the financial assistance awarded to an up-and-coming artist or artists' group during a registration period may not exceed $15 000.


Maximum eligible amount per section

Research, creation and exploration : $15 000

Advanced training : $9 000

Travel: The maximum amounts granted for travel are determined by the destination:

• Québec (except Îles-de-la-Madeleine), Ontario and the Maritimes (except Newfoundland): $750;

• Nord du Québec (except Nunavik), Îles-de-la-Madeleine, other provinces of Canada (including Newfoundland) and New England (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine): $1 000;

• Nunavik, United States (except New England), Europe and Mexico: $2 000;

• Africa, Asia, Oceania, Central America and South America: $2 500.

These maximum amounts take into account ground, sea and air transportation costs, travel-related expenses such as vaccinations, visas, insurance, and so on, and the following maximum living expenses (hotel and meals): $125 per day in Canada and $200 per day outside Canada.

However, the CALQ takes into account the travel costs assumed by an artist or writer living in an outlying area who must travel more than 400 km to an international airport in Québec. An artist or writer who satisfies this criterion will receive a maximum additional amount of $750 allocated for a trip in Québec, in addition to the maximum allowed in respect of his final destination outside Québec.

Travel must commence at the place of residence of an artist in Québec.


Eligible expenses (except for the “Travel” section)
– Living expenses up to a maximum of $1 700 per month, attributable to individual applicants and to each member of a group.
– Expenses related to the realization of the project:

• collaborators' fees (excluding the applicant);

• workshop rental cost;

• the costs of purchasing materials or leasing equipment;

• expenses related to the realization of the project such as registration fees, training session fees or the cost of materials;

• some travel expenses;

• staying expenses directly related to the project (hotel and meals, up to a maximum of $125 a day in Canada and $200 a day outside Canada) for not more than 15 days attributable to an individual applicant or to each member of a group. These expenses are applicable to each member of a group provided that they do not exceed the maximum eligible amount.

The eligible expenses will be considered from the date of submission of the project.

The purchase of specialized equipment is eligible solely in respect of equipment required to carry out the project that cannot be rented or whose purchase price is lower than the rental price. Supporting documents must be submitted.


Ineligible expenses (for all sections)

• Production, dissemination, promotion or administrative expenses;

• expenses related to fundraising, financing and market development campaigns;

• expenses stemming from the implementation of an organization's infrastructure (office rental, installation of a telephone, and so on);

• purchases of specialized equipment, except for equipment that is necessary for the project and that cannot be reused;

• capital costs and renovation and construction costs;

• the cost of basic training;

• expenses related to a project already supported under a program offered by the CALQ or any other organization whatsoever;

• fees in addition to living expenses.

Grants for up-and-coming artists

Registration deadline

September 10, 2012

The CALQ will organize only one annual registration period.

If the registration deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it moves to the next business day.

The CALQ deems the postmark to be the date of reception of the application.

Incomplete applications or those received after the registration deadline are ineligible.

The artist must be sure to provide the documents indicated in the Contents of the file section in the general information before submitting his application.

Development grants

Note: Please read the General Information first as it applies to all sections.


Target clienteles
This grant category is intended for artists with over two years of artistic practice in Québec or abroad. It comprises the following sections:

• Research and creation

• Commissioned works

• Promotion

• Development and advanced training

• Studios and studio-apartments

• Travel

Full details of the travel grants in the “Development grants” category and the application form are provided in a specific brochure available from the CALQ Web site.

Development grants
Section – Research and creation

This section is intended to financially support research and the creation of works by enabling artists to carry out projects that foster their artistic development.


Eligibility criteria
This section is open to artists and artists' groups. Each member of a group must have over two years of artistic practice.


Amount of the grant
Maximum amount: $50 000


Eligible projects

• Artistic creation, including preliminary research, the development, the writing or re-writing of a scenario, and technical experimentation;

• the production of artistic works, including preproduction (searching, special effects and sound trials, casting and rehearsals), filming and editing;

• the creation of fiction or documentary experimental and art films, including animated films, that rely on film and video technologies;

• for the new media, works based on the use of communications and information technologies.

Ineligible projects

• Projects specifically commissioned for television;

• for all projects, all stages prior to the production of the final copy of a work, such as the production of release prints, promotional material and the distribution of the work;

• advertising or promotional, scientific or industrial, didactic, educational or tourism projects;

• projects focusing on research and the writing of articles, criticism and educational or pedagogical documents;

• essays on media arts (such projects are eligible for literary grants);

• projects related to television series and video-clips.

Evaluation criteria

• Quality of the artistic work;

• interest and relevance of the project;

• feasibility of the project.

Eligible expenses

• Living expenses up to a maximum of $1 700 per month are granted to an artist or to each member of an artists' group;

• research expenses;

• production expenses such as the rental of a workshop, the purchase of materials, the leasing of equipment and expenses arising from service and other contracts;

• land and air transportation expenses;

• travel-related expenses such as vaccinations, visas, insurance, and so on;

• staying expenses (accommodation and meals) up to a maximum of $125 per day in Canada and $200 per day outside Canada, for a period of up to 15 days are granted to an artist or to each member of an artists' group. These expenses are applicable to each member of a group provided that they do not exceed the maximum eligible amount.

The purchase of specialized equipment is eligible only if the equipment is needed for the project and cannot be rented or the purchase price of which is lower than the rental cost. Supporting documents must be provided.


Ineligible expenses

• Costs specifically related to a presentation as an exhibitor at a commercial event such as a trade fair or specialty show are ineligible;

• fees in addition to living expenses.

Development grants
Section - Research and creation

Registration deadlines

April 1, 2012

September 10, 2012

If the registration deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it moves to the next business day.

The CALQ deems the postmark to be the date of reception of the application.

Incomplete applications or those received after the registration deadline are ineligible.

The artist must be sure to provide the documents indicated in the Contents of the file section in the general information before submitting his application.

Development grants
Section – Commissioned works

This section is intended to support projects carried out in collaboration with an organization that undertakes to help produce and disseminate an unpublished work. The commission of a work may also occur in conjunction with a residency in a host organization. Partner organizations may be located in Québec or elsewhere.


Eligibility criteria
This section is open to artists and artists' groups. Each member of a group must have over two years of artistic practice.


Amount of the grant
Maximum amount: $15 000


Eligible projects

• an artistic creation project related to an exhibition;
• a project in respect of which an invitation has been received from an organization recognized by peers in the discipline in which the artist is applying, e.g. artists' centres, museums, contemporary art centres, events, galleries, and so on, linked to an original creation and demanding a significant contribution through the pooling of human, physical or financial resources;
• a public art project in respect of which an invitation has been received from an organization recognized by peers in the discipline in which the artist is applying, e.g. artists' centres, museums, contemporary art centres, events, galleries, and so on, linked to an original creation and demanding a significant contribution through the pooling of human, physical or financial resources.

Ineligible projects

• A project with which are associated organizations whose mandate focuses primarily on hosting artists in production residencies or the realization of works in situ;

• a project unsupported by an official partnership letter carried out in a context recognized by peers in the discipline;
• the creation of works with strictly educational or historic content;
• the search for exhibition sites with a view to the dissemination of works;
• promotional projects such as the planning and execution of advertising or promotional programs, the preparation of a portfolio, the production of a leaflet, an exhibition catalogue, an invitation card or any activity surrounding an exhibition opening;
• the series reproduction of an existing work, and tour and travelling exhibition projects;
• projects aimed at launching an enterprise or an artist's workshop;
• projects carried out under a school program;
• projects focusing on research and the writing of articles, criticism and educational or pedagogical documents;
• a public art project carried out in conjunction with the Décret concernant la politique d'intégration des arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement des bâtiments et des sites gouvernementaux et publics.

Evaluation criteria

• Quality of the artistic work;
• interest and relevance of the project;
• feasibility of the project.

Eligible expenses

• Living expenses up to a maximum of $1 700 per month are granted to an artist or to each member of an artists' group;
• research expenses;
• framing;
• production expenses such as the rental of a workshop, the purchase of materials, the leasing of equipment and expenses arising from service and other contracts;
• staying expenses (accommodation and meals) up to a maximum of $125 per day in Canada and $200 per day outside Canada, for a period of up to 15 days are granted to an artist or to each member of an artists' group.;
• land and air transportation expenses;
• travel-related expenses such as vaccinations, visas, insurance, and so on.

The purchase of specialized equipment is eligible only if the equipment is needed for the project and cannot be rented or the purchase price of which is lower than the rental cost. Supporting documents must be provided.


Ineligible expenses
Fees in addition to living expenses are ineligible.

Development grants
Section – Commissioned works

Registration deadlines

April 1, 2012

September 10, 2012

If the registration deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it moves to the next business day. 

The CALQ deems the postmark to be the date of reception of the application.

Incomplete applications or those received after the registration deadline are ineligible.

The artist must be sure to provide the documents indicated in the Contents of the file section in the general information before submitting his application. 

Development grants
Section – Promotion

The CALQ offers artists grants to produce tools related to the promotion of the artist's career and work with a view to broadening the dissemination network for his work and diversifying his sources of funding.


Eligibility criteria
This section is open to artists and artists' groups. Each member of a group must have over two years of artistic practice.


Amount of the grant
Maximum amount: $20 000


Eligible projects

• Production of a portfolio;
• Work in collaboration with an art critic, an independent curator or a qualified, experience organization in Québec or outside Québec aimed at the production of a monograph, an electronic publication or another critical documentation tool pertaining to the artist's work or his artistic development. In addition to having the value of a monograph, the publications must examine a lengthy period of creation that forms a coherent whole;
• any developmental activity that broadens the artist's professional network.

Ineligible projects

• Projects linked to another section of the program or that are not related to the objective of this section;
• updating of Websites;
• a project aimed solely at the self-publishing of the artist's writings.

Evaluation criteria

• Quality of the artistic work;
• interest and relevance of the project;
• feasibility of the project.

Eligible expenses

• Living expenses up to a maximum of $1 700 per month are granted to an artist or to each member of an artists' group;
• research expenses;
• production costs such as expenses stemming from service contracts, printing, graphic art, translation, and so on;
• land and air transportation expenses;
• travel-related expenses such as vaccinations, visas, insurance, and so on;
• staying expenses (accommodation and meals) up to a maximum of $125 per day in Canada and $200 per day outside Canada, for a period of up to 15 days are granted to the artist.

Ineligible expenses

• Expenses related to exhibition catalogues;
• fees in addition to living expenses are ineligible.

Development grants
Section – Promotion

Registration deadlines

April 1, 2012

September 10, 2012

If the registration deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it moves to the next business day. 

The CALQ deems the postmark to be the date of reception of the application. 

Incomplete applications or those received after the registration deadline are ineligible.

The artist must be sure to provide the documents indicated in the Contents of the file section in the general information before submitting his application.

Development grants
Section – Development and advanced training

The CALQ offers artists development and advanced training grants that enable them, notably through training sessions or participation in workshops, seminars and colloquia, to broaden their knowledge, refine their artistic approach and acquire greater mastery of their art. 


Eligibility criteria
This section is open to artists and artists' groups. Each member of a group must have over two years of artistic practice.

The artist or each member of the artists' group must show how his project is relevant to his artistic approach.


Amount of the grants
Maximum amount: $9 000 


Eligible projects

• Work with an artist or a curator whose skills are geared to the nature of the project;
• an ad hoc development workshop in a recognized specialized institution;
• attendance as an auditor at seminars, symposia, biennial events and colloquia for the purpose of artistic renewal;
• a project involving integration into a new community in conjunction with a specialized workshop or a training session in a recognized establishment;
• an invitation extended to a foreign artist or arts professional with a view to taking advantage of his expertise and sharing such expertise with other Québec artists. In the case of such a project, the artist responsible for the application must show that the knowledge of this resource person will benefit at least three Québec artists;
• participation in a project related to scientific research in the fields of the pure or applied sciences that can contribute to the development of the discipline;
• work with an arts professional in order to engage in a critical examination of the artistic approach.

Ineligible projects

• Projects centred on training or the obtaining of a diploma in a Cegep, university or specialized school;
• training projects eligible for programs offered by the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC) and the ministère de l'Éducation;
• participation as a resource person in colloquia, seminars or any other event; such projects may be eligible for travel grants.

Evaluation criteria

• Quality of the artistic work;
• interest and relevance of the project;
• feasibility of the project.

Eligible expenses

• Living expenses up to a maximum of $1 700 per month;
• expenses related to the project such as registration fees, the cost of the training session and materials;
• land and air transportation expenses;
• travel-related expenses such as vaccinations, visas, insurance, and so on;
• staying expenses (accommodation and meals) up to a maximum of $125 per day in Canada and $200 per day outside Canada, for a period of up to 15 days are granted to an artist or to each member of an artists' group. These expenses are applicable to each member of a group provided that they do not exceed the maximum eligible amount.

Ineligible expenses

• Purchase of specialized equipment;
• fees in addition to living expenses.

Development grants
Section – Development and advanced training

Registration deadlines 

April 1, 2012

September 10, 2012

If the registration deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it moves to the next business day. 

The CALQ deems the postmark to be the date of reception of the application. 

Incomplete applications or those received after the registration deadline are ineligible.

The artist must be sure to provide the documents indicated in the Contents of the file section in the general information before submitting his application.

Development grants
Section – Studios and studio-apartments

The CALQ makes available to artists and writers various studios and studio-apartments in Québec and abroad. In doing so, it seeks to offer professionals the opportunity to take advantage of the vitality and resources of important artistic environments. Moreover, it endeavours to foster the enrichment of artistic viewpoints and ensure reciprocity in international cultural exchanges.

The CALQ offers many studios and studio-apartments located in over 15 countries. Generally speaking, only professional artists and writers with at least two years of artistic practice may register in the CALQ's studio-apartment program. However, each studio and studio-apartment has specific eligibility criteria and its own registration procedures.

Full details of each studio and studio-apartment, registration deadlines and the application form are provided in a specific brochure available from the CALQ Web site.

Artists' groups are not eligible for these grants.

Development grants
Section - Travel

The grant program for professional artists of the CALQ includes a section devoted to travel grants. Such grants are intended to allow artists and artists' groups to accept invitations to participate in activities related to their artistic practice or the enhancement of their career.

Maximum amounts are established according to the destination. The applicant may submit more than one application for a travel grant in a given fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). 

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Full details of the travel grants in the “Development grants” category and the application form are provided in a specific brochure available from the CALQ Web site.