Yidan Li, A Mind Machine, 2025. Photo credit: ENE / Jean-Sébastien Veilleux photographe
Residencies program REGULAR Artist Residency
Author residencies | REGULAR

Author residencies | REGULAR

 

This residency program is open to authors from Québec, Canada, and other countries whose work concerns ideas, practices, or issues in contemporary visual and media arts. In symbiosis with the presence of the artists, the eight-week residencies host one author per season. They include an honorarium, lodging, logistical support, and access to the centre’s technical and documentary resources.

Call for applications for author residencies | Regular

2027-2028

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Duration of the residency:

8 weeks

Residency periods:

Spring: April 19 to June 11, 2026
Summer: Unavailable
Fall : September 27 to November 19, 2026
Winter: January 24 to March 17, 2027

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 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 authors:

  • 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 authors:

  • 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 residence stay 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 resident whose workshop proposal is selected)

Your application must include:

  • The application form duly completed
  • A curriculum vitae (maximum two pages, PDF format)
  • A text presenting your research and experimentation intentions, including your specific needs for technical resources, if applicable (maximum one page in PDF format)
  • Two published texts on contemporary art: review or critique of an exhibition, essay, or a text from a pamphlet, catalogue, or book on art (maximum 10 pages in total in PDF format)

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

Authors are selected with the following criteria in mind:

  • The theoretical, analytical or critical quality of the proposal
  • 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 authors from underrepresented, marginalized, and minority groups to apply.

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

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 1, 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).

 

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