Place d'Armes, in Old Montréal


This residence program, established in 1992, is reserved solely for Québec artists and writers who do not live in Montréal and wish to engage in a lengthy stay there.

It is intended to allow grant recipients to take advantage of Montréal's very dynamic cultural life, which, year round, features major exhibitions, festivals and an array of other cultural events. The period of residence is the ideal time to create but also to make professional contacts related to the dissemination of the artist's work.


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


Target applicants
Artists and writers with at least two years of artistic practice who reside outside the Montréal area.


Location
The studio-apartment has an area of roughly 52 m2 and is located in Old Montréal close to the place d'Armes. It is fully furnished (including washer, dryer and dishwasher) but does not offer any specialized equipment.


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

The grant is in the amount of $10 000


Registration deadline
April 1, 2012


Artists who have resided in the Montréal studio-apartment since 2000
Josée Fafard (2000 visual arts), Christopher Varady-Szabo (2000 visual arts), Suzanne Joly (2001visual arts), Sylvie Tisserand (2001 visual arts), Sylvain Trudel (2002 literature), Bryan Perreault (2002 literature), Michel Pleau (2003 literature), Isabelle Laverdière (2003 visual arts), Patrice Duchesne (2004 visual arts), Rosalie D. Gagné (2004 visual arts), Yves Boivert (2005 literature), Matthieu Dumont (2005 music), Nathalie Lafortune ( 2006 visual arts), Claudie Gagnon (2006 visual arts), Mélanie Grenier (2007 literature), Réjean Bonenfant (2007 literature), Danielle Dussault (2008 literature), Michel Pleau (2008 literature), Francoise Dugré (2009 media arts), Caroline Gagné (2009 visual arts), Joanne Morency (2010 literature), Éric Normand (2010 music), Baptiste Prud’homme (2011 music), Boran Richard (2011 media arts)


Inside the Montréal studio-apartments
Please note that the floor plan and furniture may differ slightly depending on the studio available.


Dining area and living room leading to the bedroom, viewed from the kitchen.


Kitchen


Bedroom


Washer/dryer and bathroom



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