The SBC Contemporary Art Gallery's artist-in-residence program aims to support artists of the Great Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyaang / Montréal by providing a space for research and experimentation, thereby developing a project that explores issues at the intersection of art, politics and society, supporting creative risk-taking, without imposing a final production.

 

Over a five-week period, the artist-in-residence will benefit from a range of resources to support the development of their project. Thanks to our partners Atelier CLARK/Centre d'art et de diffusion CLARK, Vidéographe and LAB OBORO, the artist will have access to a professional production space in woodworking (cabinetmaking and joinery) as well as access to a post-production studio and equipment for sound and video practices*. We invite artists to submit a project that requires the mobilization of one or more workshops and to justify their choice.

 

The SBC gallery space will be made available to the artist as an open studio for work and presentation, and will be used as a venue for professional and/or public invitations. Assisted by the SBC team, the artist is encouraged to choose the programs in which they wish to be involved and to develop one public activity or more.

 

The SBC invites emerging, mid-career and established artists to submit a project. In support of diversity and inclusion, the SBC encourages applications from racialized and Native artists, as well as artists from disability and gender diversity.

 

*See specification at the end of this page.

 

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RESIDENCY FORMAT

 

Steps in the residency process

 

• Organization of a preliminary meeting with the SBC team;

• Preparation of the schedule and validation of the production plan by the SBC, Atelier CLARK, Vidéographe and LAB OBORO’s teams;

• Booking of production studio(s) for each stage of production;

• Realization of the project in the gallery and in the workshop(s);

• Preparation of public presentation and professional invitations;

• Public presentation.

 

Support for the artist during the residency

 

• Coordination and follow-up with production partners;

• Development of a production schedule;

• Implementation strategies, interventions and presentations;

• Development of communication and promotional tools to publicize the project;

• Press releases issued by the SBC and its partners;

• Organization of one or more events (online and/or public).

 

Conditions of residency

 

• Residency grant of $2,500;

• Gallery space offered for five weeks for individual work, exhibition and invitation;

• Access to SBC equipment: computer, library books, installation tools;

• Production support of $1000;

• Assistance by the SBC team and partners during workshop work*;

• Public transit pass.

 

*Details of each workshop and equipment are available below.

 

Selection of the residency project

 

• A first jury composed of one representative from each of the partner institutions will make a pre-selection of five applications;

• A second jury of two professionals, accompanied by the SBC representative, will select the winning project.

• The selection criteria are: the quality of the project; its feasibility; the relevance of the socio-political issues, and the intentions of the public event.

• Projects that do not specify the workshop you wish to work with, that are not research or experimentation-based, or that do not mention a public event may not be considered.

 

RESIDENCY PROJECT SUBMISSION

    

Please submit your project no later than February 15, 2026 to info@sbcgallery.ca.

 

A single presentation document in PDF format (please send us all the documents below):

• Text of your artistic approach (max. 250 words);

• Project intention and brief description of material and technical requirements  and intentions for public event (max. 600 words);

• Five-week provisional schedule for the residency;

• Curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages);

• Self-identification (optional). Self-identification is a means of presenting oneself according to one's own modes of representation. We understand that many groups may experience discrimination, under-representation or systemic disadvantage. Introducing self-identification (“indigenous”, “handicapped”, “racial, sexual or gender minority”, etc.) is a way of bringing sensitivity to these realities. There is no predetermined format. It is not mandatory.

 

Visual file :

• 5 to 10 images - JPG format, 72 dpi - Identified as follows: 01_nom_prenom.jpg; and/or video and audio extracts (5 minutes max) - Hyperlinks required (with password if necessary)

• Descriptive list of images and/or audiovisual excerpts
   

Be sure to attach all links from the visual file to your presentation document. Please keep your online documents accessible until the end of March 2026.

 

Send your submission in a single e-mail (200 MB maximum) to : info@sbcgallery.ca

Please write in the subject line: Residency Committee 2026

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