2010 Artist Project Plan Contest

Each year, YES Montreal offers a grant to an individual artist or artists’ collective for the production and promotion of an artistic project with an entrepreneurial vision.  The Artist Project Plan Contest offers artist-entrepreneurs a chance to win $1,000 in grant money to be used in the realization and presentation of an artistic project, and an opportunity to hone their grant-writing and project development skills, including presenting a project proposal before a juried panel.  The winner and two runners-up will be awarded prizes (as outlined below) and will be publicly announced at our 10th annual Business Skills for Creative Souls Arts Conference taking place June 7, 2010, at the Centaur Theatre.

To download the application form, please click HERE

2010 Artist Project Plan Contest Information:
 
Application Deadline:               Friday, April 30, 2010 at 5:00 pm.
Prizes:
 
1st place          $1,000 grant towards the completion/presentation of a project
                        4 free Artists Program workshops at YES Montreal (fall/winter 2010-11)
                        1 year of unlimited access to YES Montreal’s artists and/or business coaching services
                        YES Montreal’s Artists Handbook – Business Skills For Creative Souls
 
2nd place         3 free Artists Program workshops at YES Montreal (fall/winter 2010-11)
                        1 year of unlimited access to YES Montreal’s artists and/or business coaching services
                        YES Montreal’s Artists Handbook – Business Skills For Creative Souls
 
3rd place         2 free Artists Program workshops at YES Montreal (fall/winter 2010-11)
                        1 year of unlimited access to YES Montreal’s artists and/or business coaching services
                        YES Montreal’s Artists Handbook – Business Skills For Creative Souls
 
Eligibility Criteria:
 
  • You are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or landed immigrant.
  • You have less than 5 years of artistic practice.
  • You are not a full-time student.

Project Criteria:
 
  • Projects from all artistic disciplines are eligible.
  • Projects must be past the research and development phase – only already initiated projects are eligible.
  • Projects must take place on the island of Montreal.
  • Projects must result in a tangible finished product (i.e. a play, video, or exhibition …) that can be shown publicly.
  • Projects must result in a public showing of the work, and to that end should be accompanied by a letter of intent from a prospective venue, gallery, broadcaster, or other organization willing to give the project visibility.
  • Projects must be completed within 6 months of receiving the grant.
  • Project grant monies may not be used for the purchase of art supplies, but may be used for expenses such as rehearsal space or venue rental, promotional materials, artist cachets, and other production-related costs.

For more information, please attend our Jump Start Your Art Information Session.

To download the application form, please click HERE




For more information, please contact Monika Majewski, Artists Program Coordinator at the following:
 
YES Montreal
666 Rue Sherbrooke - 7th Floor
Montreal (Quebec)  H3A 1E7
 
Phone:           514-878-9788 Ext. 314
E-Mail:           arts@yesmontreal.ca
Web:              www.yesmontreal.ca



Past Artist Project Plan Contest Winners

Left to right: Iris Unger (YES Montreal), Nicolas Morand (Fondation du maire de Montréal pour la jeunesse) with Danielle Dudycha, winner of the 2007 Artist Project Plan Contest.
 



Chris Godziuk of Panadream Theatre, winner of the 2008 Artist Project Plan Contest
 
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