Lisbon


The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) wishes to participate actively in cultural relations between Québec and Portugal and foster the international career development of writers by encouraging foreign exchange programs. In 2011, it concluded a reciprocity agreement with the Clube Português de Artes e Ideias de Lisbonne. This agreement calls for the creation of an annual exchange program of professional writers under which the candidates selected engage in a period of artistic creation and renewal in Québec and Portugal.

Portuguese literature is more widely read than ever and shares a number of common traits with Québec literature. Lisbon is a literary city, just as Montréal has become in recent decades. The Portuguese capital’s strong identity centres as much on its literature as on its engaging architecture and gastronomy.

Through this agreement, CALQ wishes to offer Québec writers a new career development tool and develop fruitful collaboration with Portugal.


Artistic field
Literature


Target applicants
Writers with at least two years of professional artistic practice.


Lenght of stay and amount of the grant
This exchange program enables a Québec writer to engage each year in a two-month residency in Lisbon.

CALQ awards a $5 000 grant under the program. The grant is intended to cover the writer’s personal insurance, travel costs, living expenses and the cost of purchasing, transporting and insuring the material required to carry out his project.

The Clube Português de Artes e Ideias makes available free of charge to the Québec writer selected accommodation and a work space in Lisbon.


Registration deadline
April 1, 2012


Additional information
This exchange is made possible through the collaboration of the Clube Português de Artes e Ideias.

Clube Português de Artes e Ideias: www.artesideias.com



A studio


A studio



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