Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques (CQAM) and Montreal-based company Turbulent are inviting applications for the 4th CQAM-TURBULENT Residency. This four-week residency offers professional artists or artist collectives a unique opportunity to produce or finalize a project amidst Turbulent’s specialized team, laboratory and equipment.
During the residency, the selected artist or collective will be able to deepen their creative practice with regard to Turbulent’s expertise: software development, web applications, and Internet platforms. The resident will dispose of 200 hours of technical and consulting assistance to produce their project proposal between May 1st, 2019 and April 30th, 2020. The resident can count on the support of qualified technicians who will be selected in accordance with the proposal.
Thanks to the support of the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the CQAM-TURBULENT Residency includes a 4000$ artist fee. Initiated and managed by CQAM, this residency offers professional artists in media arts a space to research and create as well as to stimulate dialogue between key actors working in the fields of digital art.
Equipment available
In addition to a MAC workstation, this residency gives access to the following equipment:
Content management platforms and Turbulent’s web framework web (HEAP)
- Websites (media, videos, blog, e-commerce, social-inscriptions, users)
- Game platforms (account, leaderboards, persistence)
- Web services and API
- Gamification
- Economy simulation and management
- Databases and management tools
- Mobil application development (web and natives)
- Vue.js
- React
- Swift
- Real time (websocket)
- Live event synchronization
Motor storyboarding
- Real-time data sending
- Interactive storyboarding
- Dynamic graph
Development under UNITY
- Desktop, Mobile & tablets, Animation, AR, Shaders
Development under WebGL
- Data modelling and application development
Software
- Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition…), Unity Pro
Material
- Canon 5D Mark III
Eligibility
This residency is for professional artists or professional art collectives who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The artist or collective must be available for two periods of two weeks (four weeks in total) between May 1st, 2019 and April 30th, 2020. An artist or collective who has previously applied to the residency program is eligible as long as they propose a new project.
Selection criteria and evaluation process
A committee composed of representatives of CQAM, Turbulent and external stakeholders will evaluate the proposal according to the following criteria in order to retain three candidates:
- Recognition. Work quality and artistic process of candidate (20%);
- Technique. Expertize and equipment to be explored at Turbulent (20%);
- Concept. Project (technical and artistic), feasibility and originality (40%).
- Afterwards, an interview with Turbulent representatives will determine the winner. (20%)
Rights ownership
The winning artist or collective retains ownership of all rights to proposal materials submitted and to the outcomes of the residency.
Submit a proposal
To submit a proposal, please fill the following online form:
Formulaire d’inscription – Résidence CQAM-TURBULENT
Deadline to submit : April 1st, 2019 at 11:59pm (Montréal time).
All applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt.
Incomplete submissions or submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.
Contact
Isabelle L’Italien
Director
Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques
dg@cqam.org
514-527-5116
Partners
Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques
The Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques (CQAM) was founded in 1998. Recognized by the Quebec Council for Arts and Letters (CALQ) as the dedicated media arts service organization in Quebec since 2003, CQAM is the only media arts advocacy organization in Quebec welcoming professional independent artists, cultural workers, emerging artists and artist-run centers devoted to media arts as members. cqam.org
Turbulent
Turbulent builds innovative digital platforms that engage audiences for video game, education, media, and entertainment companies. turbulent.ca
Conseil des arts de Montréal
A dynamic partner to Montreal’s art community, the Conseil des arts de Montréal identifies, guides, supports and recognizes excellence and innovation in professional artistic creation, production and exhibition. Through its Composite evenings, it contributes to the emergence of “Montreal, cultural metropolis” and other initiatives showcasing digital creativity. It presents projects by artists, entrepreneurs and industry professionals in order to strengthen the ties among them and foster rich, productive collaborations. artsmontreal.org
