⇒ REGULAR PROGRAMMING
For its regular programming, the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke is seeking proposals from professional artists as well as projects with a historical perspective or which give rise to thinking about the arts or our heritage.
We will consider:
- Proposals from professional artists;
- Proposals from independent curators and/or art historians on a topic, period, movement, etc.;
- Contemporary art projects which offer ideas on the history of the arts or on heritage;
- Touring exhibition projects.
Projects by Professional Artists
- You correspond to the definition of professional artsits according to the four criteria defined in the Act Respecting the Professional Status of Artists in the Visual Arts, Arts and Crafts and Literature, and their Contracts with Promoters (L.R.Q., c.S-32.01):
◦ you declare yourself to be a professional artist;
◦ you produce work on your own behalf;
◦ your work is exhibited, produced, published, presented in public or marketed by a promoter;
◦ you have been recognized by your peers as a professional artist by way of an honourable mention, an award, a prize, a scholarship, an appointment to an adjudication committee or an invitation to participate in a salon or by any other similar means.
- Your project is new or has never been shown in the Eastern Townships region;
- Your ideas are singular, relevant and original.
Curatorial Projects
- Your curatorial expertise is recognized by your peers or by exhibition publications or projects;
- The body of work you have selected has historical and artistic importance;
- Your curated or “turnkey” exhibition projects must be accompanied by a list of their associated costs;
- Your curatorial project is new or has never been shown in the Eastern Townships region;
- Your ideas are singular, relevant and original.
Applicants must submit a proposal which includes the following:
- A recent CV (maximum three pages);
- A biography and artist’s statement or curator’s statement (maximum three pages);
- A project descripion;
- A portfilio of 10 to 15 images or of short videos of good quality;
- A descriptive list of these images (title, date, materials, dimensions and photo credit for each piece);
- Press clippings (optional).
⇒ Curators and professional artists who wish to submit a proposal for an exhibition project must send it before 31 May or 31 December 2025 to conservation@mbas.qc.ca. All proposals must respect the criteria set out.
The proposal must be assembled into a PDF file (any other format will not be considered). Images, however, may be included or sent separately. For large files, we ask you to use a file sharing service such as WeTransfer. Please direct any questions concerning the call for submissions to conservation@mbas.qc.ca.
The Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke offers technical and administrative support to artists selected for its programming and will pay artists’ (or curators’) fees in line with CARFAC rates. For curated or “turnkey” projects we ask curators to supply a budget with their proposal.
Proposals are evaluated twice yearly, in the spring and fall.