{"id":7800,"date":"2016-02-09T19:20:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2023.photogaspesie.ca\/en\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2016-02-09T19:35:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:35:40","slug":"photographic-assignment-call-for-creation-residency-projects-in-the-gaspe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.photogaspesie.ca\/en\/photographic-assignment-call-for-creation-residency-projects-in-the-gaspe\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT: Call for creation-residency projects in the Gasp\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rencontres invites professional Qu\u00e9bec artists to submit a project proposal between February 16 and March 20 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>aimed at carrying out a photographic assignment that will document one or more aspects of the contemporary Gaspesian landscape<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This call for proposals is launched in the spirit of the roundtable held in August 2015 at Carleton-sur-Mer entitled <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Qu\u00e9bec landscape: political assessment and artistic perspectives<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>. \u201cThe two projects selected will constitute the first contributions to a long-term photographic mission that will cover, between now and 2021, and given the necessary funding, the entire landscape of Qu\u00e9bec,\u201d points out the executive and artistic director of Rencontres, Claude Goulet. \u201cWe also hope to create a national photographic-archive fund on the Qu\u00e9bec landscape.<\/strong>\u201d Alexis Desgagn\u00e9s, who is an art historian, exhibit curator, artist, researcher and teacher, will act as commissioner for photo assignments.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Qu\u00e9bec landscape<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As a result of natural factors or human intervention the Qu\u00e9bec landscape is being transformed, before our all too often powerless eyes. Building on the case of the co<\/span><\/span><\/span>ntemporary Gaspesian landscape, professional Qu\u00e9bec artists are invited to propose original photo projects that will explore the following questions: how do things stand with the contemporary Qu\u00e9bec landscape? What role can photography play?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The proposals will be evaluated by a peer-review panel consisting of artists and other stakeholders in current Qu\u00e9bec photography circles. The panel will select those that best represent a fundamental and necessary reflection bearing on an aspect (social, political, economic, esthetic\u2026) of the contemporary Gaspesian landscape and translated into the language of photography. The key consideration in the selection of projects will be the relevance of the proposals to the issues stated in the call for projects, on the one hand, and how appropriate they are to the domain of current photography, on the other.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Note that these photo assignments are intended exclusively for Qu\u00e9bec artists and must be carried out between May 8, 2016 and February 1, 2017 in the Gasp\u00e9.<\/strong> The results of these two assignments will be presented during the 2017 edition of Rencontres. The event also hopes to use one or two pictures at its 2016 edition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Registration information<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span><\/span><\/span>rtists who wish to submit a project in the framework of these two photo assignments must fill out the Web application form<\/a> by March 20, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. (Qu\u00e9bec time).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The two <\/span><\/span><\/span>photographers selected will be informed of the jury\u2019s decision no later than March 31, 2016.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Financial arrangements<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each <\/span><\/span><\/span>photographer selected will receive:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n