This grant is offered through a partnership between OBORO and Desjardins. It is designed for artists who wish to dedicate themselves to the production of an innovative artwork in the field of media art and new technology.
The grant represents $4,000 in access to equipment and resources from OBORO’S New Media Lab, $1,000 in artist fees for production, $250 in presentation fees, as well as technical support for the production of the project. . The selected artist will also have the opportunity to present their work to the public in an open studio as part of the International Biennial for Digital Art (BIAN) in mid-June 2020.
The project can include forays into the fields of video, multimedia or the web. Consult the New Media Lab section on OBORO’s website (https://bit.ly/2PAlb9O) to get a detailed description of available resources and equipment.
OBORO particularly encourages Indigenous artists and culturally diverse artists to present a proposal.
Calendar:
Deadline : January 12, 2020 at 11:59 PM
Results : Week of February 10, 2020
Residency period : Between March and mid-June, 2020
Open studio: Mid-June 2020
Eligibility criteria:
- the proposed project should allow the artist to innovate in their practice;
- the artist lives on the Island of Montreal;
- the project has to be completed by June 12, 2020;
- the artists agrees to present the project publicly at the end of the residency.
Send your proposal via Dropbox, Wetransfer or by email at oboro@oboro.net with the subject heading “New Media Creation Grant 2019”.
Your proposal must include:
- a short letter of motivation;
- a project summary (250 words maximum);
- a detailed artistic and technological description of the project (2 pages maximum);
- a list of technical requirements from OBORO’s New Media Lab;
- your CV and a short biographical note (150 words maximum);
- visual or audio support material with a list of contents (Web links are accepted).
More info: http://www.oboro.net/en/boursepop
Should you have any question, please contact: oboro@oboro.net
Photo: somme, winner of the grant in 2019. © A. Brault, 2019
OBORO thanks the Kanien’kehá:ka people for hosting us in Tiohtià:ke.
