The building housing the Québec studio in London


The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) wishes to participate in the initiative launched by the Québec government to broaden the presence of Québec artists in the world's most dynamic cultural milieus. It is pleased to expand its network of residences abroad offered to Québec artists and writers and to collaborate in the establishment of the Québec Studio in London. 

London is a very stimulating city for artists. It has remarkable artistic infrastructure and it is very easy to make contacts there. The city has witnessed numerous artistic revolutions, in particular in music, literature and design. London reflects this history and Londoners display a spirit of openness to difference and a taste for novelty and the avant-garde. Moreover, professional artists in London are genuinely curious about and interested in the arts in Québec.

The London residence enables Québec artists and writers to engage in a significant experience in their professional development. The living environment and contacts with other artists create conditions favourable to the development of creativity and of artistic approaches, indeed to the enhancement of the artists' international profiles.


Artistic fields 
Architectural research and urban planning, arts and crafts, circus arts, dance, literature and storytelling, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, popular song, theatre, visual arts


Target applicants
Artists and writers with over 10 years of artistic practice.


Location
In London, the studio-apartment is located in the Bow Water district in East London, less than 300 m from the 2012 Olympic stadium. The apartment is in a former Victorian-era match factory, a historic site of 19th-century trade unionism. The artistic community is present in this neighbourhood, which is readily accessible by mass transit. The furnished, equipped apartment offers residents a living and work space suited to a stimulating period of self-renewal.


Length of stay and amount of the grant
Six months, from January to June 2013 and from July to December 2013.

The amount of the grant is $19 500.


Registration deadline
April 1, 2012


Additional information
This studio has been made available through the collaboration of Acme Studios - International Residencies Programme, the Québec Government Office in London, the ministère des Relations internationales and the ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine.

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 the Québec Studio in London
Christian Quesnel (2008 visual arts), Michel de Broin (2009 visual arts), Alexander MacSween (2009 music), François Carrier (2011 music), Jeffrey Moore (2011 literature)



Living room and kitchenette



Living room


Photos : Acme Studios

General information and application form pertaining to the Studio and studio-apartments grant program.