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Conseil des arts de Montréal Temporary Public Art Competition

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Conseil des arts de Montréal Temporary Public Art Competition — Conseil des arts de Montréal
  • Who Can Apply: Professional non-profit arts organizations, unincorporated artist collectives, or individual artists sponsored by a professional non-profit arts organization; individual applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have resided on the Island of Montreal for at least one year.
  • The Focus: A competition to create an original, temporary outdoor public artwork on the façade of the Gaston-Miron building, exhibited from June to September 2027.
  • Compensation: Up to $75,000 CAD in total project funding, covering all costs and expenses for the work's realization.
  • Key Requirements: 750-word project pitch; 500-word capacity statement; sketch, photomontage, plan or model; technical description with materials list; project team identification; optional performance component description; detailed schedule; artist biography; itemized budget; visual portfolio of up to 10 works with descriptions, year and costs; hyperlinks to past projects; optional appendix PDF; organizations must include letters patent and bylaws.
DeadlineWednesday, October 21, 2026
PayUp to $75,000 CAD for one project, all-inclusive: professional and copyright fees, design, production and technical costs, permits, engineering, equipment, fabrication, installation, maintenance, dismantling, and any inauguration performance. No separate design or finalist fees are stated.
Program datesJune to September 2027
LocationMontréal, Quebec
ParticipationOn-site
Disciplinesvisual arts, cinema/video, dance, circus arts, digital arts, multidisciplinary, literature, music, non-traditional arts practices, street performances, theater
Application notesApplications must be submitted in French, except for Indigenous organizations, collectives with Indigenous application coordinators, and certain individuals (those eligible for English-language instruction, immigrants in Canada for less than six months, or members of an Indigenous community). Technical constraints: no anchoring to facades; interventions must be reversible, preserve the brickwork, and respect Yannick Pouliot's permanent public artwork Dialogue. Information session October 2, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. at the Maison du CAM.
Contactmarie-michele.cron@montreal.ca
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