Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québecgrant
CALQ Acquisition and Marketing Grant
- Who Can Apply: Professional visual artists with at least three years of professional practice who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents (landed immigrants), normally live in Québec and have lived there for the past 12 months, and who have publicly shown work in a context recognized by their peers.
- The Focus: Buying or upgrading tools and equipment for making work, studio health and safety equipment, and promotional and marketing tools (website, publications, professional photography, digital equipment and software).
- The Funding: Up to CAD 10,000 per year per artist, never more than 50% of eligible expenses (taxes excluded); the artist funds the rest.
- Key Requirements: Apply online in Mon dossier CALQ at least four weeks before the project starts, with the two forms, a CV (max 3 pages), schedule, detailed budget, equipment list with justifications, supplier estimates or quotes, 15 images and/or up to three excerpts (15 minutes total) and a press file (max 5 pages).
DeadlineRolling deadline
AwardUp to CAD 10,000 per year per artist; the grant can represent no more than 50% of the project's eligible expenses (GST and QST excluded).
LocationQuébec
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesEmerging, Mid-Career, Established, Late-Career
Disciplinesvisual arts, painting, sculpture, engraving, photography, drawing, illustration, mixed techniques, installation, comic strips, performance, textile arts, video art
Application notesApply online through Mon dossier CALQ (log in with the Government Authentication Service, which replaced clicSÉQUR). Applications are accepted at any time but must be submitted at least four weeks before the project start date. Mail is not accepted; if the online route is unavailable, CALQ accepts the file by WeTransfer to formulairesdacar@calq.gouv.qc.ca as a password-protected 7-Zip archive (password sent separately), attachments not exceeding 25 MB in total. Documents required by the official form: (1) Personal information form, completed and signed; (2) Details of the project form, including a project summary (max 30 words), project title, type of acquisition or marketing, start and end dates, project cost, amount requested and your contribution; (3) description of the acquisition or marketing project (max 10,500 characters), the project's expected benefits (max 3,500 characters) and your environmental-responsibility efforts (max 3,500 characters); (4) curriculum vitae, maximum 3 pages; (5) completion schedule; (6) detailed budget, with GST and QST removed; (7) list of equipment to be purchased, with justification of the relevance and intended use of each item; (8) supplier cost estimates for each purchase or expense (a printed online catalogue page showing the price is accepted); (9) a quote for any professional services (description of services, timeline and cost, including hourly rate for each step); (10) supporting material: 15 digital images and/or a maximum of three excerpts totalling no more than 15 minutes; (11) press file, maximum 5 pages. Letters of recommendation are not passed to the evaluation committee. Limits: up to five applications and five grants per CALQ fiscal year (April 1 to March 31), and no more than three projects under review, funded or under way at once. Assessed on quality of past work, interest and benefit of the project for your career and visibility, and project management (soundness of the budget, environmental responsibility). Decision about four months after applying; decisions are final. Program manager: Chanel Vincent-Dubé, 418 864-8885 or 1 800 608-3350.
Contactchanel.vincent-dube@calq.gouv.qc.ca
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Organization based in Québec