Kyle Alden Martens, vue d'atelier, 2026. Crédit photo: ENE / Jean-Sébastien Veilleux photographe

REGULAR Artist Residency

Artist residencies | REGULAR

This residency program is open to professional visual artists, whether established or emerging, from Québec, Canada, and other countries. The eight-week residencies host four artists per season. They include an honorarium, lodging, work spaces, logistical support, and access to the centre’s technical and documentary resources.

Call for application for artists | Regular

2027-2028

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Duration of the residency:

8 weeks

Residency periods:

Spring: April 19 to June 11, 2027
Summer*: July 5 to August 27, 2027
Fall : September 27 to November 19, 2027
Winter: January 24 to March 18, 2028

*A residency curated by Cécilia Bracmort titled Corps céleste, corps terrestre (Celestial Body, Terrestrial Body) centered on the concept of osmosis, viewed as a process of gradual transformation through which beings, materials, and environments mutually influence one another.

Eligibility: Priority is given to artists of African descent, while welcoming anyone whose practice resonates with the themes explored.

Rooted in the curator’s reflections on the Black experience, the residency seeks to question and shift representations of the Black body beyond its strictly physical and social dimensions, particularly when it is reduced to a utilitarian function. It explores what can flourish when a being is no longer constrained by external representations: its presence, memory, energy, spirituality, and relationship to the living world.

This reflection will engage in dialogue with the landscape, the river, nature, and the sky of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. The Perseid meteor shower will mark a highlight of the residency, offering participants the opportunity to share a spiritual moment in communion with nature and the stars, and to reflect on our place within a whole that is greater than ourselves.

The residency will be a space for sharing and exploration, giving artists the opportunity to question their own practices, experiment, and imagine new ways of creating, communicating, and connecting. Open to the visual arts, dance, music, poetry, science, and interdisciplinary practices, it gives priority to artists of African descent, while welcoming anyone whose practice resonates with the
questions raised.

To accompany this call for submissions, you are invited to listen to this short playlist curated by the curator as a source of inspiration.

Conditions

The eight-week residency includes:

Residency honorarium of CAD $2,080
Access to an individual studio-workshop to be used for work and lodging
Access to specialized equipment (wood, metal, ceramics)
Access to a documentation centre (books, magazines)
Access to local resources
Technical, artistic and logistical support
Access to a bicycle in season/occasional local transportation in winter

* Materials, travel fees and other living charges are at the residents’ expense.

ENE offers artists:

Time and a place to devote themselves to research and experimentation
Privileged access to local resources and diverse areas of knowhow
An international art community

Expectations towards the artists:

To make full use of the residency period offered for his/her research
To be present during the entire residency period
To present his/her approach and research interests at the beginning of the residency at a public event organized by ENE
To present his/her research and experiments carried out during the residency at a public event organized by ENE at the end of the residency period
OPTIONAL : To propose a workshop for a youth or community organization in the region (an additional honorarium of $300 is offered to artists whose workshop proposal is selected)

You application must include:

A curriculum vitae (maximum two pages, PDF format)
A text including an artist’s statement and your research and experimentation intentions, including any specific needs in terms of technical resources, if applicable (maximum one page, PDF format)
A portfolio of 10 to 15 images (JPG format) in a single PDF document accompanied by a description list of the images. If video works are used, provide a link (Vimeo, YouTube) accompanied by the password, if applicable. Make sure that the videos will be accessible.

The application must be submitted online. No application sent by mail, incomplete or received after the deadline will be accepted.

Artists are selected according to the following criteria:

Consistency with the center's mandate, which focuses on experimentation and research rather than production and project completion;
The potential impact of the residency and its specific features (time, technical workshops, events, community, etc.) on the resident's career;
The rigor and clarity of the proposal;
Openness to participating in the center's community life.

Est-Nord-Est recognizes the importance of bringing together a multiplicity of forms of artistic and cultural expression. In the selection process, emphasis will be placed on cultural, generational, sexual, and identity diversity. In this spirit of inclusion, we encourage artists from underrepresented, marginalized, and minority groups to apply.

Submit an application — Deadline: November 8, 2026 at 11:59. p.m.

Accessibility and application support :

Est-Nord-Est wishes to promote inclusion and accessibility for all artists and authors, particularly those from underrepresented and/or marginalized groups.

A virtual mentoring session can be offered, upon request, to help you prepare your application for this call for submissions. To request this service, please write to info@estnordest.org before November 1st, 2026.

If you wish to submit your application in a format other than written (audio, video, etc.), please contact us at info@estnordest.org or by phone at 418-598-6363.

Conditions for hosting residents with children:

If you wish to come to the residency with your child or children, please note that you must come during Fall 2027.
Each studio is furnished with one double bed and two single beds. Therefore, residents who are parents may come with one or two children and live at ENE. If the resident has three or more children, the centre will help find alternative lodging. However, the lodging costs will be at the resident’s expense.
Residents may come with an accompanying adult for the entire duration of the residency at no extra cost. If the accompanying adult also lives at the centre, this person must occupy the same studio as the resident. There are no extra bedrooms. If the accompanying adult is lodged outside the centre, the resident is responsible for that person’s lodging cost.
If you wish to have a babysitter for your child or children during yourworkdays, the centre will help you find a resource person. Please note that babysitting costs must be borne by the resident.
Despite these stated conditions, we remain flexible with regard to each resident’s reality, and if you are selected we will be happy to discuss your needs with you!

Conditions for hosting collectives:

Each member of the collective receives an honorarium.
The collective shares a studio. The studio is furnished with one double bed and two single beds. If the collective would like to find alternative lodging near the centre, the team can help with the search, but the lodging costs are at the collective’s expense.

If you have any questions, please refer to our FAQ. Otherwise, we invite you to join us for an online Q&A session with the center’s General and Artistic Director on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 1 PM in French and 2 PM in English, via Zoom (Eastern Standard Time).

Online session link : Coming soon!

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