Dance Creation Residency
Montréal, QC
Dance Creation Residency offers technical support for Montréal artists
grant_single|update February 22, 2025
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- grant_single|closingDateJanuary 31, 2025
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Grant and Funding
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- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Conseil des arts de Montréal
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The Dance Creation Residency grant offers a maximum funding of $8,500 to support dance artists, collectives, and organizations from Montréal in developing a dance work through a one-week residency at Circuit-Est's Jeanne-Renaud studio. The program's purpose is to promote dance creation by providing suitable conditions for artistic experimentation and professional networking opportunities.
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This grant offers financial support for artists, collectives, and organizations in the domain of dance, focusing on creation and experimentation. The assistance aims to provide suitable environments and resources for dance projects.
- Creation of a new dance work or project.
- Participation in a one-week dance residency at Circuit-Est’s Jeanne-Renaud studio.
- Opportunity to showcase projects during the Parcours Danse biennial event.
- Networking with industry professionals and sharing knowledge.
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Eligibility for this grant is determined by specific requirements for arts organizations in the field of dance.
- The organization must be a non-profit organization or a non-profit artists’ cooperative that does not pay dividends.
- The head office of the organization must be located on the Island of Montréal.
- The organization must have a board of directors whose members are mainly Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
- The organization’s main mission must be artistic creation, production, or presentation.
- The organization must possess recognized and demonstrable expertise.
- The organization must be managed by qualified individuals.
- The organization must present activities of acknowledged artistic quality.
- The organization must employ professional artists and cultural workers.
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This residency grant is targeted at artists, professional artists' collectives, and non-profit organizations based in Montreal, in the field of dance. Eligible candidates must meet specific criteria related to their artistic and professional status.
- Artistic coherence: 50%
- Touring potential: 30%
- Artistic process: 20%
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This grant is specifically designed for artists, collectives, and non-profit organizations involved in dance, and has exclusions based on the applicant's status or core activities. Restrictions are outlined to focus the funding on suitable sectors.
- Agencies that do not qualify within the arts sector.
- Agents representing artists or organizations.
- Presenting organizations that do not create dance works.
- Collectives and organizations not meeting general or specific eligibility requirements.
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The grant provides specific coverage for residency costs and associated benefits.
- Residency costs up to a maximum of $8,500.
- Access costs for Maison du Conseil des arts de Montréal studios valued at $720.
- Access costs for Circuit-Est’s Jeanne-Renaud studio for one week.
- Free registration for Parcours Danse 2025 valued at $350.
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This grant residency is limited to artists, collectives, or organizations based on the Island of Montréal, aligning with the focus on local cultural development.
- Island of Montréal
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The evaluation and selection of projects for the Dance Creation Residency grant are based on specific criteria to ensure alignment with the grant’s objectives.
- Artistic coherence: 50%
- Touring potential: 30%
- Artistic process: 20%
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Here are the steps to submit an application for this grant:
- Step 1: Review eligibility requirements
- Ensure your artist status or organizational criteria meet the residency’s general and specific eligibility requirements.
- Verify membership status with La Danse sur les routes for the years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
- Step 2: Prepare your application
- Develop a comprehensive project proposal under the EN COURS DE CRÉATION category.
- Ensure your project aligns with the evaluation criteria: artistic coherence, touring potential, and artistic process.
- Gather any additional supplemental documents that may strengthen your application.
- Step 3: Submit your application
- Visit La Danse sur les routes website.
- Access the application portal and fill out the necessary fields based on the project proposal.
- Upload all required documents and finalize submission.
- Step 4: Confirmation
- Receive confirmation of submission from La Danse sur les routes.
- Note down any acknowledgment or application reference number provided for future reference.
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Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- Recipients are required to submit activity and financial reports as per specific timelines.
- If the funded project cannot be completed, recipients must notify as soon as possible, and may be required to reimburse part or all of the grant received.
- Applications are evaluated by a paid jury of peers administered by La DSR.
- Receiving organizations, collectives, or individuals must acknowledge the Conseil's support in all publicity and promotions.
- Indirect communication regarding the application with evaluation committees or the Board of Directors is prohibited.
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accgeoffroy@ladansesurlesroutes.com
