Funded Residency for Projects on Architecture and Design at CCA in Canada 2019

The Canadian Center for Architecture (CCA) invites young students and professionals in architecture, design disciplines, arts, humanities and cultural studies to apply for a fully funded residency program to work on projects that aims to continuously rethink and re-examine the scope and the boundaries of “curating architecture,” the CCA solicits ideas for projects that take innovative curatorial approaches and experimental formats.

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Program Description 

The CCA encourages a wide range of proposals for curatorial projects with a broad scope. Proposals must bring an innovative curatorial model to the contemporary discourse on architecture. The CCA seeks proposals that use the curatorial project as a tool to foster ideas, to question relevant positions, to introduce new research themes, and to critique current modalities, with the ultimate goal of advancing new thinking for architecture and the built environment. Particular attention will be given to projects that intend to locate the discourse of architecture within a broader context across disciplines and practices.

The output of the proposal may follow many trajectories, and the result may be as varied as an editorial project, a program of seminars and research colloquiums, a series of public events or workshops, the production of visual content to be explored through the web and social media, or a physical or virtual exhibition. Interdisciplinary and collaborative practices are encouraged.

The selected candidate will become acquainted with the CCA’s institutional knowledge and vision, explore the institution’s resources and the collection holdings, and apply her/his curatorial direction to develop the proposed project. The CCA will provide guidance towards the project’s realization in accordance with the curatorial direction of the institution.

The residency should take place between September 2019 and May 2020 and can be divided into several sessions. The project should be completed by fall 2020.

Eligibility Criteria 

1. Architects, journalists, designers, critics, historians, photographers, artists, and other scholars and professionals born on or after 1 January 1984 are eligible for this program, regardless of citizenship and place of residence.
2. The languages in use at the CCA are English and French.
3. Collective or collaborative projects are welcome; however, only one person will be eligible for the residency to realize the project on behalf of the group.
4. All submissions must be new projects, never presented, published, or realized before.

Funding 

The recipient will receive a maximum of $12,000 CAN to cover travel, housing, and living expenses for a period of up to three months in Montreal (subject to the income tax laws of Canada and Quebec).

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