FOREWORD

In conjunction with discussions surrounding the renewal of the partnership agreements concluded with the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) that expired on March 31, 2010, the partners from the Montérégie region agreed to pinpoint new financial commitments totalling $922 500 intended to support artists and writers at all stages of their careers and arts organizations in light of specific objectives adapted to each territory served.

The partners in the territories of the Agglomération de Longueuil, Montérégie Est and the Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent are targeting common objectives in order to foster the rapid development of the arts and literature, diversify professional artists' and writers' sources of income, and contribute to their retention, while fostering the emergence of the up-and-coming generation of professional artists.

These agreements include the creation of the Fonds pour les arts et les lettres de l'agglomération de Longueuil, de la Montérégie Est et de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent, under which $167 500 of the annual appropriation is earmarked for the implementation of sections 2A, 2B and 2C. Of this amount, $83 750 is intended for up-and-coming artists and writers.

- Section 2A, Support for Agglomération de Longueuil artists and writers, has an annual budget allowance of $67 500, half of which is intended for up-and-coming artists and writers 35 years of age or under.

- Section 2B, Support for Montérégie Est artists and writers, has a budget allowance of $70 000 for 2011, $30 000 of which are intended for up-and-coming artists and writers 35 years of age or under.

- Section 2C, Support for Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent artists and writers, has a budget allowance of $57 500 for 2011, nearly one-third of which is intended for up-and-coming artists and writers 35 years of age or under.

These agreements reflect departmental policy directions concerning the democratization of culture and confirm CALQ's commitment to acknowledge regional distinctiveness (the regions account for 40% of the total investments devoted to the implementation of the three sections).

They confirm the financial commitments of the Conférence régionale des élus de l'agglomération de Longueuil (CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil) and the Forum jeunesse Longueuil (FJL) to section 2A, of the Conférence régionale des élus de la Montérégie Est (CRÉ-ME) and the Forum jeunesse Montérégie Est (FJME) to section 2B, of the Conférence régionale des élus Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent (CRÉ-VHSL) and the Forum jeunesse Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent (FJVHSL) to section 2C. The arts and literary communities can also rely on the collaboration of the Conseil montérégien de la Culture et des Communications (CMCC) with respect to guidance and advice, in particular in respect of up-and-coming artists and writers as regards the preparation of a grant application.

These agreements have been made possible through the close collaboration of the CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil and the FJL, the CRÉ-ME and the FJME, the CRÉ-VHSL and the FJVHSL, the CMCC, the ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine (MCCCF), the ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire (MAMROT), and CALQ.


GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Professional artists and writers and professional artists' or writers' groups working in the realms of the circus arts, the media arts, the multidisciplinary arts, the visual arts, popular song, storytelling, dance, literature, the arts and crafts, music, theatre and architectural research are eligible for sections 2A, 2B and 2C.

Professional artists
The term “artists” includes writers, storytellers and craftspeople. Artists define themselves as follows:

• they declare themselves to be professional artists; 

• they create works or 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 CALQ;

•  they have gained the recognition of their peers;

• they disseminate or publicly perform their works in places and/or contexts recognized by their peers.

They must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of section 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. In both instances, they must usually reside in Québec and have resided in the Montérégie region during the preceding 12 months.

Young up-and-coming professional artists and writers
Young up-and-coming professional artists or writers must satisfy the preceding definition and be 35 years of age or under on the registration deadline.

Moreover, the artists must have:

• participated in at least one production outside of their training, in a context recognized by their peers;
  
  or 

• have produced and disseminated publicly at least one work outside of their training in places and/or contexts recognized by their peers.

Writers must have:

• published at least one book or disseminated a minimum of three texts published in a literary genre eligible for a grant offered by CALQ, i.e. a work of fiction or an essay devoted to the arts or literature. Publications in electronic format and works published at the author's expense are also eligible.

Storytellers must have:

• participated as storytellers in at least three events recognized by their peers.

If applicants submit a project in a discipline other than the one in which they usually pursue their careers, their projects must satisfy one of the dissemination requirements indicated above.

Artists who submit a project at the beginning of their careers must be sponsored by a professional organization or supervised by a professional artist or writer recognized in their region.

Artists' or writers' groups
A group refers to a group of artists or writers, regardless of their number. Each member of the group must be an artist or a professional writer as defined above and satisfy the program's eligibility requirements.

One member must represent the group as coordinator and the group must not have received financial support for the same project under other CALQ programs. The same coordinator must always represent permanent groups unless exceptional circumstances arise.

In the case of architecture, a group is not a professional firm but rather a one-off group of professionals formed in order to carry out a specific project.

A group legally constituted as a profit-making or non-profit corporation or general partnership is ineligible for this program.


GLOSSARY

Literature
Fiction includes the novel, poetry, the fiction essay, storytelling, the short story and young people's literature. Essays focus solely on the exploration of artistic and literary life.

Literary shows
This notion refers to a text that an author performs before an audience. This text can be derived from one or several literary works and may rely on other artistic disciplines and/or theatrical techniques.

Storytelling show
This practice refers to shows based on stories drawn from the oral or written tradition or new creations. The storytelling show usually displays a simplicity of means in which the spoken word predominates. It is noteworthy in that the oral recitation or narration is detached from the mechanisms of writing and is sustained by the proximity of the listener so that the story is reinvented every time that it is told.

Architecture
Architecture includes practices, discourse and works that are aimed at the renewal of artistic language through the realization of activities and the dissemination of creative approaches linked to changes in the means of expression in the realms of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and urban design.


RESTRICTIONS

Artists who, at the time of submitting their applications, have already received financial assistance from the Fonds pour les arts et les lettres de l'agglomération de Longueuil, de la Montérégie Est et de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent or CALQ grant programs (except travel grants and studios and studio-apartments if their period of residency has not been completed) may submit a new application provided that they have first submitted the final report on the use of the grant, regardless of the program or section. CALQ must have approved this report.

Artists or writers may not, within a given registration period, submit two projects in the same section, whether individually or as part of an artists’ or a writers’ group, regardless of the discipline.

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.

Members of the staff of the CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil and the FJL, the CRÉ-ME and the FJME, the CRÉ-VHSL and the FJVHSL and the CMCC are ineligible for this program. 


SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Section 2A - Support for agglomération de Longueuil artists and writers
To be eligible, artists or writers must satisfy the general eligibility requirements indicated earlier, reside in the territory of the Agglomération de Longueuil and have resided in the Montérégie region during the preceding 12 months.

The territory of the Agglomération de Longueuil comprises the municipalities of Boucherville, Brossard, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Saint-Lambert and Longueuil, including its three boroughs (Greenfield Park, Saint-Hubert and Vieux-Longueuil).

Section 2B - Support for Montérégie Est artists and writers
To be eligible, artists or writers must satisfy the general eligibility requirements indicated earlier, reside in the territory of Montérégie Est and have resided in the Montérégie region during the preceding 12 months.

The territory of Montérégie Est comprises the municipalities of Abercorn, Acton Vale, Ange-Gardien, Bedford, Belœil, Béthanie, Bolton-Ouest, Brigham, Brome, Bromont, Calixa-Lavallée, Canton de Bedford, Carignan, Chambly, Contrecœur, Cowansville, Dunham, East Farnham, Farnham, Frelighsburg, Granby, Henryville, La Présentation, Lac-Brome, Lacolle, Marieville, Richelieu, Massueville, McMasterville, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Noyan, Otterburn Park, Rougemont, Roxton Falls, Roxton Pond, Roxton, Saint-Aimé, Saint-Alexandre, Saint-Alphonse, Saint-Amable, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Armand, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Césaire, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Damase, Saint-David, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Dominique, Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir,Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Sainte-Christine, Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Sainte-Julie, Sainte-Madeleine, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Sainte-Sabine, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Saint-Gérard-Majella, Saint-Hugues, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Saint-Jude, Saint-Liboire, Saint-Louis, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil, Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Saint-Ours, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Saint-Pie, Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River, Saint-Robert, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Saint-Sébastien, Saint-Simon, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Saint-Valentin, Saint-Valérien-de-Milton, Shefford, Sorel-Tracy, Stanbridge East, Stanbridge Station, Sutton, Upton, Varennes, Venise-en-Québec, Verchères, Warden, Waterloo, and Yamaska.

Section 2C - Support for Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent artists and writers
To be eligible, artists or writers must satisfy the general eligibility requirements indicated earlier, reside in the territory of the Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent and have resided in the Montérégie region during the preceding 12 months.

The territory of the Vallée du-Haut-Saint-Laurent comprises the municipalities of Akwesasne, Beauharnois, Candiac, Châteauguay, Coteau-du-Lac, Delson, Dundee, Elgin, Franklin, Godmanchester, Havelock, Hemmingford, Hinchinbrooke, Howick, Huntingdon, Hudson, Kahnawake, La Prairie, Léry, Les Cèdres, Les Coteaux, L'Île-Cadieux, L'Île-Perrot, Mercier, Napierville, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Ormstown, Pincourt, Pointe-des-Cascades, Pointe-Fortune, Rigaud, Rivière-Beaudette, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Anicet, Sainte-Barbe, Sainte-Catherine, Saint-Chrysostome, Saint-Constant, Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Saint-Isidore, Sainte-Martine, Saint-Mathieu, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Saint-Philippe, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Saint-Urbain-Premier, Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Saint-Édouard, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Saint-Michel, Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Saint-Rémi, Très-Saint-Sacrement, Saint-Clet, Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Sainte-Marthe, Saint-Lazare, Saint-Polycarpe, Saint-Télesphore, Saint-Zotique, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Très-Saint-Rédempteur, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.


SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Section 2A - Support for agglomération de Longueuil artists and writers
Projects submitted under section 2A formally involve partnership initiatives linked to the community or interveners from the region. Moreover, they must satisfy at least one of the following objectives:

• encourage the realization and dissemination of the work of artists or writers and artists' and writers' groups at all stages of their careers;

• support the initial phases of creation and dissemination among young up-and-coming artists and writers.

Section 2B - Support for Montérégie Est artists and writers
Projects submitted under section 2B formally involve partnership initiatives linked to the Montérégie Est community or interveners from the region. Moreover, they must satisfy at least one of the following objectives:

• encourage the realization or the dissemination of the initial creative works of artists or writers;

• enhance the impact on and promote the circulation of professional artistic productions in the territory of Montérégie Est;

• publicize and promote the works of artists and writers among different audiences.

Section 2C - Support for Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent artists and writers
Projects submitted under section 2C formally involve partnership initiatives linked to the Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent community or interveners from the region. Moreover, they must satisfy at least one of the following objectives:

• encourage the emergence of collective artistic and literary projects aimed at drawing closer together the artistic communities in the territory;

• support the realization of artists' and writers' residency projects in the territory of the Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent;

• encourage the realization or the dissemination of the initial creative works of artists or writers;

• enhance the impact and foster the dissemination and circulation of professional artistic productions from the Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent.

TYPES OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS

The projects must involve any of the following forms of partnerships:

• a creation or dissemination project that fosters the realization of an initial professional commitment and allows for an initial public performance;

• a dissemination project that relies on an original collaboration with, for example, an educational institution, a library or a municipal body;

• a project sponsored by a professional organization or supervised by a professional artist or writer recognized in the region;

• an artistic project that puts into perspective cultural, social, environmental and economic issues in the region;

• a project involving the circulation of works inside and outside the territory with a view to developing new audiences;

• a studio-apartment project in which the artist residing in the territory of the Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent may define the objectives of his stay and elaborate the parameters and conditions of the realization of his project in collaboration with an arts or community organization located in its territory.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Partnership initiatives
The Fonds pour les arts et les lettres de l'agglomération de Longueuil, de la Montérégie Est et de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent seeks to support projects that include partnership links with the community and draw the artist closer to the public. This partnership can take different forms:

• a financial contribution from the organization or an offer of service such as work and dissemination space, a territory for installation, materials, specialized staff, equipment, and so on;

• an original collaboration that profitably employs new sites for the dissemination such as a manufacturing business, a church, a municipal room or any other unconventional site that affords access to artistic productions to new audiences. An artist may also create a work that demands, at one stage in the creation process, participation by a community group for young drop-outs, a group of workers or disabled people, an association of citizens, staff from a CLSC, and so on. 

The supervisory partnership makes necessary supervision by a professional artist with significant achievements to his credit and a young artist beginning his career.


Studio-apartment
A studio-apartment project offers artists and writers from the Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent the possibility of engaging in artistic renewal and creation by giving them access to a new, stimulating cultural milieu that fosters, in particular, the exchange of artistic and literary viewpoints and helps to establish durable ties between artists.


TYPES OF INELIGIBLE PROJECTS

The following types of projects are ineligible:

• a project submitted under a financial assistance program of the MCCCF, SODEC or CALQ;

• a project carried out in conjunction with an undergraduate or graduate university program. Students who are registered in a university program at the time of the application must submit a letter from the educational institution attesting that their projects are not part of their training programs;

• a project related to the university research and educational publishing sectors;

• a project aimed at starting up a business or a creation workshop designed for strictly commercial purposes;

• a project of a didactic nature.

Moreover, incomplete applications or projects already carried out on the registration deadline are ineligible.


MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Section 2A - Support for agglomération de Longueuil artists and writers
The maximum amount of financial assistance offered per fiscal year to an artist or a writer may not exceed $15 000, and to a group, $20 000. The amount granted may not represent more than 80% of the total cost of the project.

Under exceptional circumstances, an artist or a writer may be eligible for a second grant in respect of the same project while the agreement is in effect. However, he must justify and demonstrate the relevance of his application and produce an activity report and a financial report.

Section 2B - Support for Montérégie Est artists and writers
The maximum amount of financial assistance offered per fiscal year to an artist or a writer may not exceed $10 000, and to a group, $15 000. The amount granted may not represent more than 80% of the total cost of the project.

The maximum amount awarded for the projects of young up-and-coming artists or writers is $10 000 and for an artists' groups, $15 000. This amount combined with other government financial assistance may not account for more than 80% of the total cost of the project.

Under exceptional circumstances, an artist or a writer may be eligible for a second grant in respect of the same project while the agreement is in effect. However, he must justify and demonstrate the relevance of his application and produce an activity report and a financial report.

Section 2C - Support for Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent artists and writers
The maximum amount of financial assistance offered per fiscal year to an artist or a writer may not exceed $15 000, and to a group, $20 000. The amount granted may not represent more than 80% of the total cost of the project.

Under exceptional circumstances, an artist or a writer may be eligible for a second grant in respect of the same project while the agreement is in effect. However, he must justify and demonstrate the relevance of his application and produce an activity report and a financial report.


ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

Eligible expenses include:

• artistic production expenses, which offset the loss of or a reduction in fixed income stemming from the realization of the project and cover the cost of rent, food, telephone, electricity, childcare, and so on. These expenses do not have to be itemized and are attributable to the artist or to each member of a group;

• the artists' travel expenses;

• the professional honoraria, travel expenses and per diem allowances of contract workers such as collaborators, consultants, technicians or any other specialist who contributes short-term expertise to the realization of the project;

• the cost of materials, equipment rental and transportation stemming from the realization of the project;

• promotion expenses.

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


INELIGIBLE EXPENSES

The following expenses are ineligible:

• fees above and beyond the artistic production expenses;

• the operating expenses of the organizations that are part of the project;

• expenses related to subscription or fundraising campaigns;

• expenses stemming from the establishment 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;

• training costs.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

• the relevance of the project from the standpoint of the program's objectives (20 points);

• the quality and artistic value of the project in relation to the artist's and/or the group's approach (20 points);

• the project's impact on the artist's approach and in the communities targeted (20 points);

•  the ability to realize the project (15 points);

• the consideration accorded the region's artistic resources and the professional remuneration of the artists or writers in the project budget estimates (15 points);

• the financial balance and realism of the budget estimates (10 points).

EVALUATION OF THE PROJECTS

A selection committee comprising resource persons from the arts and literary communities in the Montérégie region will evaluate the applications for financial assistance. The committee members are recognized for their competence in their field and have a good knowledge of the milieu in which they are working.

All of the applications are evaluated on their merit, based on the specific objectives and evaluation criteria of the Fonds pour les arts et les lettres de l'agglomération de Longueuil, de la Montérégie Est et de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent. The selection takes into account both the comparative value of the projects and the funds available. Furthermore, it is subject to the approval of the CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil and the FJL, the CRÉ-ME and the FJME, the CRÉ-VHSL and the FJVHSL, and CALQ. The decision is final and without appeal.

CALQ makes available the names of members of a selection committee three months after the decision.


ETHICS

The members of the selection committee are subject to the code of ethics and professional conduct in force at CALQ. All of them must act in good faith in the exercise of their duties and avoid taking part in any discussion concerning a grant application that might be marred by a conflict of interest. Furthermore, they may not use for their own purposes confidential or privileged information communicated to them.


ATTRIBUTION PROCEDURES

The amounts granted reflect the funds available, the budgets submitted and the eligible expenses. The maximum amounts allocated to the Fonds pour les arts et les lettres de l'agglomération de Longueuil, de la Montérégie Est et de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent may not at any time be increased, even in the case of a group project.

In the case of a group, the financial assistance is divided equally among all of the members of the group, unless a proposal signed by all them establishing each member's share is submitted with the application.

In accordance with the tax legislation in force, artists or writers must declare the amount of the financial assistance granted to them. CALQ issues on behalf of the partners to each grant recipient or member of a group a tax slip and submits the list of grant recipients to the ministère du Revenu.

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

By cashing the cheques covering the financial assistance granted to them, artists or groups undertake to carry out the project indicated and to comply with the conditions governing the payment of the grant.

Artists or groups that are unable to carry out in whole or in part the anticipated activity or that significantly modify the project or the timetable for its realization must promptly contact CALQ to agree upon an arrangement, failing which CALQ may demand the full repayment of the grant.

The grant recipient or the coordinator in the case of a group undertakes to submit a detailed report on the use of the grant or the outcome of the research conducted, along with a statement of the expenses incurred, using the form report on the use of the grant. This report must be submitted within a maximum of three months of the project's completion and must be approved by CALQ. Artists must submit the report before they submit a new application.

Research findings and the rights that the artist holds in respect of any work, estimate, drawing, document, plan, report, datum, invention, method or process realized in conjunction with the program remains the artist's property. However, the CALQ may reproduce certain of these documents for internal management purposes.

Failure to comply with any or all of these conditions may jeopardize the artist's eligibility for subsequent grants.


PRESENTATION OF THE APPLICATION

Applicants must fill out the appropriate registration form and submit all of the supporting documents requested. Only the original form signed by the artist or by each member of the group is deemed to be valid. The submission by fax or e-mail of the application is not permitted.

Application forms are available on request from CALQ, the CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil and the FJL, the CRÉ-ME and the FJME, the CRÉ-VHSL and the FJVHSL, and the CMCC.

The file must contain:

• a description of the project in respect of which financial assistance is requested (a maximum of two 8½” x 11” pages or 500 words);

• a detailed, balanced budget indicating sources of income and anticipated expenses stemming from the realization of the project;

• written confirmation of the partners' commitment;

• a timetable for the realization of the project;

• any other document to support the application for financial assistance: the partners' mission, the curricula vitæ of the artists and collaborators, a press kit, supporting letters, the timetable, and visual or audio documentation.

Include with the application five copies of one of the following documents, identified with the applicant's name:

In the realm of theatre, the circus arts and the multidisciplinary arts: a recent work presented on DVD or CD or a selected compilation lasting not more than 15 minutes.

In the realm of dance: a maximum of three choreographies totalling not more than 15 minutes recorded on DVD.

In the realm of music: a recent recording on CD or DVD produced in a studio or in concert of three works from three periods or of different genres. In the case of choirs, the recording must include a cappella works.

In the realm of the media arts, the visual arts, the arts and crafts, and architecture: a maximum of 20 digital images or five DVDs or CDs or a selected compilation lasting not more than 15 minutes.

In the realm of literature and storytelling: a maximum of five books, manuscripts, DVDs or CDs.


Recommendations specific to a given medium

If the supporting items and documents cannot be presented in keeping with the recommendations below, please contact the CALQ.


Computer media

Computer media include all media that can be read only by a personal computer. Please ensure that your computer media are readable in the Windows environment, using one of the following software programs or plug-ins:

• Internet Explorer version 8 or earlier

• QuickTime version 7.6 or earlier (standard Macintosh video and audio format – .MOV) Do not use an HD video format

• Shockwave Player version 10.2 or earlier

• Windows Media Player version 11.0 or earlier

• FlashPlayer version 10.0 or earlier

• Acrobat Reader version 7.0 or earlier

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Visio (2000 version or earlier)

• ACDsee version 6.0 or earlier

In the case of video, MPEG (also called MPG) and AVI are the recommended formats. MP3 and CDA are the recommended audio formats. 

Note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring that all documents arrive intact and in the appropriate formats.

The CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil, the FJL, the CRÉ-ME, the FJME, the CRÉ-VHSL, the FJVHSL and CALQ are not responsible for the loss of the documents submitted or damage that such documents sustain during transportation. We recommend that applicants avoid submitting the originals of documents or material to support the application.

Subject to provisions in the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, the CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil, the FJL, the CRÉ-ME, the FJME, the CRÉ-VHSL, the FJVHSL and CALQ et le CALQ must respect the confidentiality of the documents and information in their possession and those submitted to them.

An applicant who changes address after submitting his application must notify CALQ promptly of the change of address to ensure that correspondence reaches him at the new address.


STANDARDS GOVERNING VISIBILITY AND THE USE OF LOGOS

An artist, a writer or an artists' group that receives financial assistance under sections 2A, 2B and 2C must mention the Fonds pour les arts et les lettres de l'agglomération de Longueuil, de la Montérégie Est et de la Vallée-du-Haut Saint-Laurent in all promotional and information documents pertaining to the project. As the case may be, the recipient must display the logos of CALQ, the CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil and the FJL for section 2A, the logos of CALQ, the CRÉ-ME and the FJME for section 2B, and the logos of CALQ, the CRÉ-VHSL and the FJVHSL for section 2C, in accordance with the standards governing use in force.

Artists and writers must use the logos in the following documents, as the case may be: invitations, promotional brochures, exhibition catalogues, performance programs, sound recording sleeves or booklets, audiovisual material used for promotional purposes, the credits of a work, press releases, mentions on the artist's Website, and so on.

All of the logos must be of equivalent dimension. When the logos appear horizontally, CALQ's logo must appear first to the left, followed by those of the CRÉ and the FJ. When the logos are arranged vertically, CALQ's logo must appear at the top, followed by those of the CRÉ and the FJ.

The artist or the group supported must comply with standards governing the use of CALQ's logo, as described in a document available from CALQ and on its Website (www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/normes/artistes_en.htm).

The signatures must not be altered in any way.

To obtain the logos of CALQ, the CRÉ and the FJ, grant recipients must contact Valérie Vivier, development and cooperation advisor for the CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil; Judith Bissonnette, development advisor for the CRÉ de la Montérégie Est; and Christian Lamy, cultural development advisor for the CRÉ de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent (see the “Place of registration” section for their contact information).


REGISTRATION DEADLINES

November 5, 2012

This program is updated each year. Please ensure that you have the version for the current year.

The partners deem the postmark to be the date of reception of the application.

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


DECISION

Applicants will receive a written response roughly three months after the registration deadline.

If the application is accepted, the artist will receive with the announcement letter a document describing all of the procedures and conditions pertaining to the use of the grant.


PLACE OF REGISTRATION

Applications must be sent to:

CRÉ de l'agglomération de Longueuil
Mme Véronique Moquin
Conseillère en développement et concertation
100, Place Charles-Le Moyne, bureau 281
Longueuil (Québec) J4K 2T4

Telephone: 450 651-9041, ext. 231
Fax: 450 442-0709
E-mail: veronique.moquin @ credelongueuil.org

Website: www.credelongueuil.org


CRÉ de la Montérégie Est
Mme Judith Bissonnette
Conseillère en développement
255, boulevard Laurier, bureau 200
McMasterville (Québec) J3G OB7

Telephone: 450 446-6491, poste 2407 
Fax: 450 446-1942
E-mail: judith.bissonnette @ monteregie-est.org

Website: www.monteregie-est.org


CRÉ de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent 
Christian Lamy
Conseiller en développement culturel
88, rue Saint-Laurent
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Québec) J6S 6J9

Telephone: 450 370-1881, poste 231
Fax: 450 370-0110
E-mail: christian.lamy @ crevhsl.org

Website: www.crevhsl.org


MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Mme Patricia Nadeau
Chargée d'affaires régionales
79, boul. René-Lévesque Est, 3e étage
Québec (Québec) G1R 5N5

Telephone: 418 643-1707
Sans frais: 1 800 897-1707
Fax: 418 643-4558
E-mail: patricia.nadeau @ calq.gouv.qc.ca

Website: www.calq.gouv.qc.ca 


INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Conseil montérégien de la Culture et des Communications
Mme Annie Fontaine
Agente de développement
80, rue Saint-Laurent Ouest, bureau 130 
Longueuil (Québec) J4H 1L8

Telephone: 450 651-0694, poste 227 
Fax: 450 651-6020 
E-mail: afontaine @ culturemonteregie.qc.ca



The masculine form of pronouns is used in this document and designates without discrimination both women and men.