MONTREAL EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
ABOUT THE AWARD + ELLIGIBILITY +
APPLICATION FORM
DEADLINE : JUNE 11, 2015
Le Cabinet + Espace Projet
Montreal Emerging Photography Award
WILL YOU BE THE FIRST?!?
le Cabinet is proud to launch the Montreal Emerging Photography Award, which recognizes the exceptional work of a
graduate.
Presented in collaboration with Espace Projet, this award aims to accompany, acknowledge and encourage local
talent by offering concrete support to help a graduate in photography and/or visual arts to get his career started.
Selected by a jury of professionals from the art milieu, the recipient will receive:
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a 6-week residency at le Cabinet, from October 1st to November 11, 2015
a solo exhibition at Espace Projet, from November 11 to December 6, 2015
mentoring by professional artist Angela Grauerholz
an artist’s fee (500$)
a production grant (600$)
technical support for the project’s conception and production (10 hours)
writing support (artist statement, project description, resumé – 3 hours)
advice on creating a visual identity
a public presentation
a cultural mediation project created specifically for the exhibition
a one-year membership at le Cabinet and Espace Projet
Eligibility
The candidate must be:
 a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada for more than a year
 living on the island of Montreal (proof of residence required)
 an emerging artist:
- 35 or younger
- with a maximum of 5 years’ professional practice
(first solo exhibition in June 2010)
- having completed a university degree (bachelor’s or master’s degree)
between June 15, 2012 and June 15, 2015
The candidate cannot be registered in a university program for the 2015 summer and fall semesters.
Application form deadline
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All candidates must complete the application form available online on le Cabinet’s website http://cabinetphoto.org
before midnight on June 11, 2015.
Applications must include:
 the completed application form, including:
- a letter of intent (500 words or less)
- a project description (250 words or less)
- an artist statement (250 words or less)
- a resumé (1 page)
- a list of works
 10 images (JPEG, 1024 pixel in width, max. 1MB)
 all supporting documents
Applications must be sent via email only (.zip) at info@cabinetphoto.org. The subject line must read: “Application |
Montreal Emerging Photography Award”.
Evaluation
Applications will be evaluated by a jury composed of guest artists and professionals from the art milieu: a cultural
worker from each organization (Espace Projet and le Cabinet), a member from each organization’s board of directors,
an independent curator, a representative from the Conseil des Arts de Montréal, a guest artist and the mentor.
Candidates will be informed of the results in early July, before the official launch in September.
For more information, contact
Mélanie Courtois, coordinator – Montreal Emerging Photography Award
le Cabinet, espace de production photographique
514-507-7591
mc@cabinetphoto.org
http://cabinetphoto.org
le Cabinet would like to thank le Conseil des arts de Montréal for its financial support for this project.
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Mentoring artist : Angela Grauerholz
Artist/photographer and graphic designer, Angela Grauerholz is Full professor at the École de design at the Université du Québec
à Montréal, where she has taught typography and photography since 1988. She recently completed a four year mandate as
director of the Centre de design at UQAM. Her photographic work has been exhibited and collected widely (Canada, USA,
Europe), and she has participated in many international events
of distinction including the Sydney Biennale (1990), documenta IX (1992), the Carnegie International (1995)
and the Montréal Biennale (2004). In 2006, she was awarded Québec’s Prix Paul-Émile Borduas for her accomplishments in the
arts, in 2014 she received the Canada Council’s Governor General Award in Visual and Media Arts and in 2015 she received the
Scotiabank photography award. Along with her purely photographic work, she has worked on different types of photographic
archives, addressing notions of memory, of space and place, as well photographic representation.
http://angelagrauerholz.com/
le Cabinet
Located in the cultural hub that is Montreal, le Cabinet is a research and production space for photography that reinforces and
stimulates contemporary artistic creation. Its chief mandate is to propose a hosting structure where creators are invited to utilize
resources while retaining full artistic control over their production. To its members, le Cabinet provides professional digital
equipment and proposes a variety of personalized services, tailored to each member’s needs. Whether through individual
sessions, organized meetings with various publics, or residency programs, le Cabinet, by promoting the transmission of expertise,
actively contributes to the development of artistic practices while aiming at professionalizing creative processes.
http://cabinetphoto.org/
Espace Projet
Espace Projet is a non-profit gallery whose primary mandate is to showcase work by emerging artists and curators. Seeking to
encourage new practices and interdisciplinarity by creating a space for exchanges, the gallery relies on bold proposals combined
with cultural mediation. Because the projects presented come as much from the field of visual arts as that of design, discussions
between disciplines are encouraged both on the selection of exhibition themes and installation in the gallery space.
http://www.espaceprojet.net/
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Candidate identification
1. Surname, name
2. Date of birth (DD / MM / YYYY)
3. Artist’s complete residential address (on the Island of Montreal, please attach proof of residency)
Address :
City :
Phone number :
Email address :
4. University studies (please attach proof)
Postal code:
Website :
Name of the institution:
Program:
Level:
Undergraduate, bachelor’s degree
Date of completion:
Graduate, master’s degree
Check the completed and attached documents *
5. Application form sections
6. List of documents (attached)
A – candidate identification
B – letter of intent (500 words or less)
C – project description (250 words or less)
D – artist statement (250 words or less)
E – resumé (1 page)
F – list of works
copy of diploma or transcript of student grades
proof of residence (copy of a residential lease, or account
statement from a telephone, electricity or cable company)
10 images (JPEG, 1024 pixel width, max. 1MB)
filename : 01_SURNAMEname
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2 Letter of intent
Tell us about yourself, and why you decided to apply for the Montreal Emerging Photography Award, in 500 words or less. Please include:
• a summary of your artistic background and current career status.
• a description of the relevance and contribution of this award to your career.
• why did you apply for this award?
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3 Project description
In 250 words or less, describe the project you wish to develop during your residency at le Cabinet, and later showcase at Espace Projet.
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4 Artist statement
In 250 words or less, describe your approach and interests as an artist or photographer. What would you say informs and defines your process?
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5 Curriculum Vitae
Paste an up-to-date version of your resumé here (1 page, maximum)
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F List of works
Please correctly identify each image (ex: 01_SURNAMEname, no accents). Make sure every work corresponds to the right number in the table.
Title of the work
medium
dimensions
year
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