List of grants
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Studios and studio-apartments
Artist and studio-apartment residency exchanges between Québec and Colombia
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Artist and studio-apartment residency exchanges between Québec and Mexico
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Artistic residencies in Paris
- Development or Mid-career
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Dissemination and promotion - Other - Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts and Literature in Nord-du-Québec (Baie-James) - Territorial partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Mobility
- Professional artist
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Grants for artists and writers
Arts and Literature in Nord-du-Québec (Baie-James) - Territorial partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Creation, production, dissemination
- Professional artist
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Grants for artists and writers
Arts and Literature in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region - Territorial partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Mobility
- Professional artist
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Grants for artists and writers
Arts and Literature in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region - Territorial partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Creation, production, dissemination
- Professional artist
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Dissemination and promotion - Other - Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts and Literature in the Côte-Nord (North Shore) Region - Territorial partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Mobility
- Professional artist
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Dissemination and promotion - Other - Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts and Literature in the Côte-Nord (North Shore) Region - Territorial partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Creation, production, dissemination
- Professional artist
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Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts and Literature in the Eastern Townships – Territorial Partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Creation, production, dissemination
- Professional artist
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Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts and Literature in the Eastern Townships – Territorial Partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Mobility
- Professional artist
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Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts and Literature in the Outaouais Region – Territorial Partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Creation, production, dissemination
- Professional artist
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Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts and Literature in the Outaouais Region – Territorial Partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Mobility
- Professional artist
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Other - Research, creation, exploration and production
Arts et lettres de Montréal – Territorial partnership
Please note that the submission period for this program is over. The documentation is provided for information purposes.
Support for a first CALQ grant
- Emerging Artists
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Dissemination and promotion - Travel
Circulation of Works Outside Quebec
Assistance for the circulation of works, shows, or exhibitions in Canada or around the world
- Professional artist
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Dissemination and promotion - Travel
Circulation of Works Within Quebec
Assistance for the circulation of works, shows, or exhibitions within Québec.
- Professional artist
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Research, creation, exploration and production
Creation
Assistance for the creation of works and projects to help develop an artistic practice.
- Professional artist
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Studios and studio-apartments
Exchanges of artists and studio-apartments Québec - Argentina
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Exchanges of writers and comic book artists between Québec and Bavaria
- Development or Mid-career
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Research, creation, exploration and production
Exploration and Research
Assistance for research and experimentation activities that contribute to innovation in art or the development of new projects.
- Professional artist
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Dissemination and promotion - Other - Professional development - Research, creation, exploration and production - Travel
Inuit and First Nations Arts - Impetus
Recognition, a program for the Inuit and First Nations arts
This component is designed to provide an initial grant to Inuit and First Nations artists in order to give their career a boost. An artist’s application is submitted by a peer or cultural worker tasked with putting together the related file.
- Inuit and First Nations
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Dissemination and promotion - Other - Professional development - Research, creation, exploration and production - Travel
Inuit and First Nations Arts - Microgrants
Recognition, a program for the Inuit and First Nations arts
This component is distinguished by a streamlined application/evaluation process and an expedited processing/response time.
- Inuit and First Nations
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Dissemination and promotion - Other - Professional development - Research, creation, exploration and production - Travel
Inuit and First Nations Arts - Revitalization, Creation and Transmission
Recognition, a program for the Inuit and First Nations arts
- Inuit and First Nations
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Studios and studio-apartments
Montréal studio-apartment
This residency is reserved solely for Québec artists and writers who do not live in Montréal. The residency will last for six months.
- Development or Mid-career
- Emerging Artists
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Dissemination and promotion - Research, creation, exploration and production
Physically distanced performances
This measure supports the presentation of live performances before audiences in venues and environments which comply with the government restrictions on gatherings during the pandemic which exlude performance halls.
The deadline for submitting applications is 11 a.m., May 12, 2021.
NEW! Artists and arts organizations in all disciplines supported by the CALQ that want to bring the performing arts to live audiences are eligible for this measure.
- Professional artist
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Professional development
Professional Development
Support for professional development activities to promote the development of an artistic practice and career management through the acquisition of knowledge and specialized skills.
- Professional artist
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Dissemination and promotion - Research, creation, exploration and production
Public Presentation
Aid for presenting public works, shows or exhibitions in Québec or abroad
- Professional artist
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Dissemination and promotion - Research, creation, exploration and production
Publication and Critical Documentation
Assistance in developing critical works promoting the advancement and sharing of knowledge about art.
- Professional artist
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec - New Brunswick artist-in-residence program
- Development or Mid-career
- Emerging Artists
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec - New York State artist-in-residence program
- Development or Mid-career
- Emerging Artists
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec artists and writers in residence at the Banff Centre in Alberta
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec Studio in London
Five months sojourn in London offer to artists with over 10 years of artistic practice.
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec Studio in New York
Six months sojourn offer to artists with over 10 years of artistic practice.
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec Studio in Paris
Six months sojourn offer to artists with over 10 years of artistic practice.
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec Studio in Rome (Italy)
Six months residency offer to artists with over 10 years of artistic practice, located in the Monteverde Vecchio district, a quiet residential neighbourhood near the Janiculum and the ancient quarter of Trastevere.
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Québec-Ontario artist-in-residence program (Canada)
- Development or Mid-career
- Emerging Artists
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Studios and studio-apartments
Research and creation residency at the Goethe-Institut Salvador-Bahia (Brazil)
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Residencies for Québec Artists and Writers at the Tokyo Arts and Space (Japan)
TOKAS comprises two venues dedicated to the production and showcasing of artworks, as well as a residency site, situated in the Sumida Ward.
- Development or Mid-career
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Studios and studio-apartments
Residency for artists and writers in Vietnam (Institut Français, Ho Chi Minh City)
Residency for artists and writers in Vietnam (Institut Français, Ho Chi Minh City), lasting 2 or 3 months.
- Development or Mid-career
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Dissemination and promotion - Other - Professional development - Research, creation, exploration and production - Travel
Strategic Opportunities and Career Planning
Aid for atypical projects decisive for career planning and development and for the exploitation of the work. These projects may include a number of activities and take place over a long period.
- Professional artist
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Studios and studio-apartments
Studio-apartments for young artists (Pépinières Européennes de Création)
- Emerging Artists
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Dissemination and promotion - Travel
Travel
Support for professional artists and curators to travel within Québec, within Canada and internationally to accept invitations that will contribute to their career development.
- Professional artist
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Other - Research, creation, exploration and production
Vivacité
Support artistic practices of professional artists and writers representative of cultural diversity.
- Professional artist
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Studios and studio-apartments
Writer and graphic novelist exchanges between Québec and the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles in Brussels (Belgium)
- Development or Mid-career
News
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Hélène Dorion reçoit le Prix du CALQ – Artiste de l’année en Estrie (french only)
2 December 2020Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) est heureux de décerner le Prix du CALQ – ...see below -
Marie-Andrée Gill reçoit le Prix du CALQ – Artiste de l’année au Saguenay−Lac-Saint-Jean (french only)
26 November 2020Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec est heureux de décerner le Prix du CALQ – Artiste ...see below -
Christiane Vadnais reçoit le Prix du CALQ – Oeuvre de la relève dans la Capitale-Nationale (french only)
23 November 2020Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) est heureux de décerner le Prix du CALQ – ...see below -
Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau reçoit le Prix du CALQ – Artiste de l’année en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (french only)
19 May 2020Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec est heureux de décerner le Prix du CALQ – Artiste ...see below -
André Pronovost reçoit le Prix du CALQ – Œuvre de l’année à Laval pour son œuvre Kerouac et Presley (french only)
15 June 2018Laval, le 15 juin 2018 – Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec est heureux de décerner le...see below
Other types of grants
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Architectural research
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Arts and crafts
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Circus arts
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Dance
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Digital arts
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Film and video art
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Humour
Support for humour is designed for texts destined for stage, print, audio, the web or any other appropriate media for this form of artistic expression. -
Multidisciplinary (arts organization)
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Multidisciplinary arts
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Music
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Popular song
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Theatre
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Visual arts