Top Artist Residencies in Montreal
If you are an artist looking for your next residency opportunity, then Montreal should be on your radar. With a vibrant and experimental art scene, Montreal is home to a number of impressive institutions and artist-run spaces alike. With established residencies up and running to support local and International artists, we’ve selected some of the best options in Montreal, Canada to help you make the right decision.
Canadian Centre for Architecture | Research Fellowship Program
As an international research institution, the Canadian Centre for Architecture produces exhibitions, publications and research programs that focus on architecture from an academic and research-based perspective. Part of this mission is the CCA’s Research Fellowship Program which supports innovative research that brings about new approaches and discourse on architecture.
Rewards: $5,000 CAD per month, workspace and travel budget.
Society for Arts and Technology | Art Creation Residency Program
The Art Creation Program at the Society for Arts and Technology is open to artists and scientists operating in the fields of digital media and ground-breaking artistic creation. Taking a transdisciplinary approach, SAT’s residency program encourages the sustained evolution of art that is driven by technology, reflecting the major issues and challenges faced today.
Rewards: Artist honorarium, access to facilities and mentorship
Agora de la danse | Dance Production Residencies
Operating for 30 years, Agora de la danse was the first venue entirely devoted to dance in Montreal. Alongside its public programming, Agora also offers residencies for local and international dancers and choreographers. For one, two or more weeks, residents are given the time and space needed to explore and refine innovative dance ideas.
Rewards: Stipend, dance studio and exchange with other artists
Image: Ismaël Mouaraki, Agora de la danse
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Arsenal Contemporary Art | Artist Residency Montreal
Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal offers an impressive residency program to support Canadian and international artists in their creative development. Throughout the year, artists from all over the world are invited to participate in the program, and to exhibit their work in one or more of Arsenal Contemporary Art’s locations at the end of their stay - in Montreal, Brooklyn or Toronto.
Rewards: International exhibition opportunities and more
Image: Romain Guilbault, Arsenal Contemporary Montreal
Atelier Circulaire | Residency for Printmakers
The residency programs offered by Atelier Circulaire host artists from all around the world in its printmaking studios. Resident artists have the chance to exchange with its members in the studio, refine their work and present to the public at the end of the residency period.
Rewards: $600 CAD stipend, $100 CAD store credit, production studio access and technical support
Image: Atelier Circulaire
Grantham Foundation | Residency Program Outside of Montreal
Located 100km east of Montreal at the edge of a forest in the municipality of Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, the residency program offered by Grantham Foundation is too good not to include in this guide. The program offers not only time and space to devote to one’s art in a tranquil setting, but also the opportunity for a solo exhibition accompanied by a publication.
Location: Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, Quebec, Canada
Rewards: $10,000 CAD grant, up to $500 CAD travel, support and exhibition
Image: Grantham Foundation
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