Arts and Culture
2011-2012 Call for Artists' Portfolios
CALL FOR ARTISTS' PORTFOLIOS
In preparing its next cultural season and, in particular, its exhibit
program at Centre culturel de Verdun and Centre communautaire
Elgar, the Verdun Borough's Direction de la culture, des sports, des
loisirs et du développement social is inviting new, emerging and
professional visual artists to submit a complete portfolio.
Our mandate is to support young artists by sponsoring their first
professional experiences and to disseminate and promote multidisciplinary
contemporary art.
Since the exhibits are also presented for the purpose of selling the
works and no commission is charged, we don't pay artists any exhibit fees.
During the 2011-2012 season, we will present approximately ten exhibits of
paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics, sculptures and other
mediums.
VENUES
-
Exhibition hall at Centre culturel de Verdun
5955, rue
Bannantyne
approximately 50 linear metres of exhibit space
-
Exhibition hall at Centre communautaire
Elgar
260, rue Elgar
approximately 25 linear metres of exhibit
space
SELECTION PROCESS
A panel of judges made up of professional members of the visual arts community
and authorities from Verdun Borough's
Direction de la culture, des sports,
des loisirs et du développement social will examine the portfolios and
select a certain number of candidates. Applicants will receive a response within
three months of the selection process.
SERVICES OFFERED TO ARTISTS
The borough’s Direction de la culture, des sports, des loisirs et du
développement social will offer artists the following services:
- Organizing the exhibit
- Providing them with a technician for hanging their works
- Sending out invitations for the opening
- Organizing the opening and serving wine to the guests
- Managing the sale of the works (no commission is deducted from sales)
- Publicizing the exhibit
TERMS AND CONDITONS OF PARTICIPATION
Deadline for submitting portfolios: February 28, 2011
Your
portfolio must include:
- Artist's contact information (address, phone, email)
- Ten works of art on CD (PowerPoint or other)
- A list of the works of art (including info on size, medium, title, year of
production)*
- A summary of the artist's statement or exhibit project*;
- A recent CV*;
- A stamped, self-addressed envelope for the return of your materials
(Portfolios without a stamped, self-addressed return envelope will be
kept for three months following the committee's response).
*A hard copy and an electronic one.
SEND YOUR COMPLETE APPLICATION TO THE FOLLOWING
ADDRESS:
Direction de la culture, des sports, des loisirs et du
développement social
Centre communautaire Marcel-Giroux
c/o Call for
Artists' Portfolios
4501, rue Bannantyne
Verdun (Québec) H4G 1E3
Information:
Stéphanie Francescutti
514
765-7165
