The CALQ inaugurates a puppet arts residency in Norway

Earlier this winter, the CALQ entered into a partnership agreement with a Norwegian organization, the Fossekleiva kultursenter This link will open in a new window, to implement a puppet arts residency for Québec artists.

Beginning in September, puppet artists can spend two months accompanied by an artistic partner of their choice at Fossekleiva kultursenter, a former textile plant built in 1889 and converted into a cultural centre in the village of Berger, one of the best-preserved industrial communities in Norway.

Working together in Berger, the two artists can develop new artistic relationships and explore avenues for creative collaborations in puppet theatre, in addition to attending the next edition of the Figur i Fossekleiva (FiF) puppet arts and visual theatre festival.

As part of this agreement, two Norwegian artists will be hosted in Québec with the participation of the Fabrique de théâtre insolite, a site for creation and presentation that is part of the Les Sages Fous company in Trois-Rivières.

Puppet artists who want to take part in this residency have until May 9 to apply for a stay between September and October 2024.

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With its studio-apartment network, the CALQ offers Québec artists and writers residency sites at the heart of some 40 vibrant cultural capitals. A number of calls for application are currently open for travel in the next year.

Until April 11

• Berlin (Germany)
  Six-month residency in Berlin at Künstlerhaus Bethanien for artists with over ten years of artistic practice.
   
• London (England)
  Five-month residency in London for artists with over ten years of artistic practice.
   
• Marseille (France)
  Two-month residency in Marseille around themes of digital technology for a Québec digital arts curator or digital artist.
   
• Montreal (Canada) 
  Six-month residency in Montréal exclusively for Québec artists who do not live in the city.
   
• New York (U.S.) 
  Six-month residency in New York for artists with over ten years of artistic practice.
   
• Paris (France) 
  Six-month residency in Paris for artists with over ten years of artistic practice.
   
• Rome (Italy) 
  Six-month residency in Rome for artists with over ten years of artistic practice.
   
• Villers-Cotterêts (France) 
  Two-month residency in Villers-Cotterêts at the brand new Cité internationale de la langue française for visual artists.

Until May 9

• Berger (Norway)
  Résidence de deux mois en Norvège pour un marionnettiste du Québec en compagnie d’un partenaire artistique de son choix.
   
• PHI Montreal (Canada)
  Six-month residency enabling an artist who lives in Montréal and a Québec artist who lives outside the city to create and present a project with the theme of public engagement, working with the PHI Foundation.
   
• New York State (U.S.)
  Three-month residency in New York State for artists who want complete autonomy for accommodations and professional connections needed for their project.
   
• New-Brunswick (Canada)
  Three-month residency in New Brunswick for artists who want complete autonomy for accommodations and professional connections needed for their project.
   
• Ontario (Canada)
  Three-month residency in Ontario for artists who want complete autonomy for accommodations and professional connections needed for their project.

A network of residencies around the world

A wide network of studios, exchanges, and studio-apartments on four continents offers creators from every discipline some 40 possibilities of residencies to stimulate their professional practice, including in New York, Taiwan, Buenos Aires, Paris, Rome, Dakar, London, and Tokyo.

The CALQ’s residencies program is for professional artists and writers seeking regeneration and exploration, who want to immerse themselves in other cultures or have access to internationally renowned facilities to conduct research and seek out new avenues for creation.

Since the inauguration of the Studio du Québec in Paris in 1965, this program has made it possible to increase exchanges with many international partners and contribute to the career development of many creators.       

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