Residency Project
During their residency, the selected artists will be invited to create work that explores their relationship to time in this era of phenomenal acceleration, immediacy, and the extinction of a sense of duration.
Residency Period
Avatar offers two residencies of two weeks each.
Between February 15 and May 15, 2020.
Residency Location
On our premises or in our temporary satellite places (Québec City’s Conservatoire de Musique and Laval University’s School of Visual Arts).
Residency Conditions
- Artist fee of $2,200
- Technical and artistic support
- Per diem, accommodation and transportation included
Interested artists need to complete the application form and send it along with the required material by January 13, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. to artistique@avatarquebec.ca
Avatar is dedicated to the research, creation, circulation and dissemination of audio and electronic artworks and artists. To support artistic practice, Avatar produces projects, invites artists, reflects on practices, and fosters new collaborations via a local and international network.
Located in the heart of Québec City, Avatar offers a venue for interactions and initiatives, explores new artistic territories, and facilitates access to equipment and specialized skills.
In North America, Avatar is a pioneer in the research on audio and electronic arts.
At Avatar, sound creation covers a broad field of activities, ranging from the creation of listening devices, and the invention of musical instruments, to audio installation, including performance, radio art, and sound sculpture. Audio art crosses over the fields of music, visual arts, and poetry, opening itself to hybrid forms of audible performance, acoustic excavations and environments. Avatar also takes part in the development of the programming of custom-made software and electronic interfaces, as well as interactive and kinetic installation systems, and telematic performances.
