How do things stand with the contemporary Qu\u00e9bec landscape?<\/p>\n
What role can photography play?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe Qu\u00e9bec landscape plays a fundamental role in our culture, within our collective imaginings, in addition to constituting, literally, empirically, the very framework \u2013 the physical, geomorphic framework \u2013 of the social, political and economic reality of contemporary Qu\u00e9bec. Under the influence of factors that are natural (erosion, disasters, the \u201cfury of the gods\u201d) or human (ranging from the gardener\u2019s humble intervention to the organized vandalism of industry), the Qu\u00e9bec landscape is changing. Before our all-too-often powerless eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we head into the 21st century, waiting for the dawn, it has to be noted that exploration and exploitation of the territory of Qu\u00e9bec have arrived at this turning point \u2013 crucial, capital \u2013 where the last wild rivers of Qu\u00e9bec are now dammed, where the Saint Lawrence and our forests are slowly being sacrificed in the interests of profit, and where the cold no longer succeeds in discouraging settlement of the remotest parts of the landscape we inhabit. As a result, is it not a matter of urgency for Qu\u00e9bec society to ask itself what the score is with the landscape it inhabits, in the face of everything?” [1]<\/p>\n
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Professional Qu\u00e9bec artists are invited to propose an original photo project that will explore these questions. Proposals will be evaluated by a committee of peers made up of artists and players in the community of current Qu\u00e9bec photography. The proposal selected will be the one that best demonstrates fundamental and necessary thinking with respect to an aspect (social, political, economic, esthetic\u2026) of the contemporary Laurentian landscape and translated into the language of photography. The primary selection criterion will be the relevance of the projects proposed with regard to the issue stated in the call for projects, on the one hand, and on the other their inclusion in the field of current photography.<\/p>\n
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Conditions for entry<\/b><\/h3>\n
The Photography Mission is intended exclusively for Qu\u00e9bec artists. It must be carried out between June 25, 2019, and October 31, 2019, in the Laurentians. The results of this mission will be presented at the Centre d\u2019exposition de Val-David during the summer of 2020. Rencontres would also like to exhibit one or two pictures at its 2020 edition as a way of promoting the mission.<\/p>\n
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Registration procedure<\/b><\/h3>\n
Artists interested in submitting a project must send in their application by May 30,<\/b> 2019 at 11:59\u00a0p.m. (Qu\u00e9bec time)<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Your application must contain the following:<\/p>\n
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- a description of the project proposed as part of the Missions<\/li>\n
- an artist statement, maximum 300 words<\/li>\n
- 10 pictures of recent work clearly expressing your project (compatible jpg files, Mac RGB, 1024 x 768 pixels at 72 ppi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Please send your proposal in a compressed.zip folder or via WeTransfer to info@photogaspesie.ca.<\/p>\n
The artist selected will be advised of the jury\u2019s decision no later than June 15, 2019.<\/p>\n
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Financial arrangements<\/b><\/h3>\n
The photographer selected will receive:<\/p>\n
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- A lump sum for meal and accommodation expenses; an amount reserved for travel expenses;<\/li>\n
- A fee of $4,000 (terms of payment will be discussed with the artist when the agreement is signed).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Should you have any questions concerning the call for projects, please communicate by email with Manon R\u00e9gimbald at centre@culture.val-david.qc.ca<\/a> or with Claude Goulet at productiongoulet@videotron.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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[1] Texte d\u2019Alexis Desgagn\u00e9s<\/p>\n
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