With a view to participating in the initiative launched by the Québec government to introduce and develop durable ties with Argentina, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) recently renewed for three years the reciprocity agreement concluded in 2002 with Secretaria de Cultura of the Presidencia de la Nacion argentina. 

The residence program seeks, in particular, to promote the establishment of ties and exchanges of artistic viewpoints between Québec and Argentinean artists, promote the work and career development abroad of Québec professional artists, and facilitate the identification of new artistic creation, production and dissemination networks.

Argentina is a cultural leader in Latin America. Its rich history and cultural originality, which strongly reflect European influences, make it a remarkably dynamic country in which numerous artistic currents converge.


Concerned artistic fields
The media arts, the visual arts, literature and music


Target candidates
Artists and writers with at least two years of artistic practice.

To ensure a better analysis of the artistic proposal, applicants are strongly advised to append to the form a summary several paragraphs long of the project in Spanish.


Location
This agreement enables two Québec artists to engage in a two-month period of residence in Buenos Aires. The Secretaria de Cultura of the Presidencia de la Nacion argentina makes available to the Québec artists a studio located in the heart of the Argentinian capital.

In exchange, the CALQ hosts two Argentinean artists for a two-month stay in Montréal.


Length of stay and amount of the grant
Two months, in 2012-2013.

The grant is in the amount of $5 000.


Registration deadline
April 1, 2012


Additional information
This exchange has been made possible through the collaboration of various partners, including the Direccion Nacional de Politica Cultural y Cooperacion Internacional de la Secretaria de Cultura de la Presidencia de la Nacion argentina (www.cultura.gob.ar).

Contact information for Québec government delegations, offices and field offices abroad is available on the Website of the Ministère des Relations internationales.


Québec artists who have resided in Argentina
Barbara Claus (2003 visual arts), Diane Landry (2003 visual arts), Lise Labrie (2004 visual arts), Jean-François Prost (2004 visual arts), Sylvain Breton (2005 visual arts), Josée Pellerin (2005 visual arts), Nikki Forest (2006 visual arts), Sylvie Readman (2006 visual arts), Louis-Pierre Bougie (2007 visual arts), Chih-Chien Wang (2007 visual arts), Lévy Bourbonnais (2008 music), Partick Coutu (2008 visual arts), Sylvie Fraser (2009 visual arts), Paul Landon (2009 visual arts), Carole Laganière (2009 media arts), Martin Dufrasne (2010 visual arts)



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