Assistance to Professional Independent Critics and Curators
Deadline
1 February
Program Description
The Assistance to Professional Independent Critics and Curators program supports Canadian professional critics and curators who develop their practice independently from art organizations or institutions. The program supports research, production and professional development in theory, criticism, analysis and curating in contemporary visual and media arts.
The program recognizes three categories of independent critics and curators (emerging, mid-career and established) and offers two components: General Project Grants and Curatorial Residencies.
General Project Grants
This component allows applicants to devote most of their time to independent research, and/or the production of an independent exhibition or publication. These grants contribute to subsistence, material, travel and production costs. They may also allow applicants to participate in professional workshops or independent programs of study in non-academic institutions. The project must be significant and advance the artistic practice and career development of the applicant.
Curatorial Residencies
This component provides support for independent critics and curators to undertake research projects as a curatorial residency with art museums, artist-run centres or public galleries within Canada or internationally. Research projects toward exhibitions and publications, and activities related to permanent collections are not eligible. These grants contribute to subsistence, material and travel costs related to research.
You may only apply to one component of this program, either General Project Grants or Curatorial Residencies.
Eligibility
To apply to the Assistance to Professional Independent Critics and Curators program, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. You must also meet the Canada Council’s definitions of a professional independent critic or curator.
A professional independent critic or curator is someone who:
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has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
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is recognized as such by his or her peers
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is committed to devoting more time to artistic activity, if financially feasible
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has produced an independent body of work after specialized training
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has made at least three independent public presentations of his or her work over a three-year period
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has written at least three critical texts or reviews that have been published in a professional context.
This Canada Council for the Arts program is also accessible to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Grant Amount
You are expected to base the amount of the grant request on your needs, the period of time you require to carry out the program of work, and the maximum grant amounts offered, which are indicated below. You might not be awarded the full grant amount requested.
General Project Grants
The maximum grant amount that an Emerging critic or curator can receive from this program is $15,000.
The maximum grant amount that a Mid-Career critic or curator can receive from this program is $25,000.
The maximum grant amount that an Established critic or curator can receive from this program is $34,000.
Curatorial Residencies
The maximum grant amount that you can receive from this component is $15,000.
Retroactive funding is not available.
Application Form
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Further Information
Pao Quang Yeh
Visual Arts Section Officer
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone : 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5094
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4332
November 2009