{"id":163191,"date":"2023-08-12T13:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?page_id=163191"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:57:03","slug":"call-for-artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/call-for-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"163191\" class=\"elementor elementor-163191\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f446ef4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f446ef4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af7588c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1af7588c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8ea7e7 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8ea7e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Call for Artists<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f5fbbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41f5fbbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cafb3f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cafb3f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779b6726 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"779b6726\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7018efee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7018efee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1651b4b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1651b4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MRC Pontiac is ready to receive proposals from local artists for the next piece in its regional art collection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46bdd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46bdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be eligible, artists must be residents of the MRC Pontiac, and present one of their own original art pieces for cosideration. A committee will assess all proposals based on a set of criteria, such as quality of the work, the artistic approach, the artist\u2019s distinction in the local and regional cultural environment, the cost of the work, the constraints of conservation, restoration or display, and the Regional Collection\u2019s goals for media and works diversity (sculpture, visual arts, crafts, etc.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514d6d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"514d6d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MRC Pontiac is ready to receive proposals from local artists for the next piece in its regional art collection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859a684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"859a684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The regional art collection is a public compilation, created in 2008. The objective is to acquire pieces by artists who have marked the Pontiac artistic community over time. The collection showcases the talent and artistic diversity of the region, and is made easily accessible to the public by being on permanent display at the Pontiac MRC building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4638c54d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4638c54d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b12f83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28b12f83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opening of the call for submission: <\/strong>September 24, 2025<strong><br \/>Deadline to submit:<\/strong> November 14th, 2025, at noon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eed6ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eed6ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Call-For-Artists-\u2013-Sculpture-2025_REVISED-fin-26-nov.pdf\">Call For Artists Application \u2013 Sculpture 2025<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Formulaire-appel-sculpture-2025-VA-fin-26-nov.pdf\">Call for Proposals Form 2025<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POLITIQUE-DACQUISITION-REVISEE_2025_ENG.pdf\">MRC Pontiac Art Acquisition Policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb4208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbb4208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em><strong>For all information, please contact:<br \/><\/strong><\/em>Marie Gionet, Economic Development Commissioner, by phone at 819-648-5689 ext. 129 or by email at <a href=\"mailto:m.gionet@mrcpontiac.qc.ca\">m.gionet@mrcpontiac.qc.ca<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0d59fe elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c0d59fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c9b12 elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7c9b12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Artists The MRC Pontiac is ready to receive proposals from local artists for the next piece in its regional art collection. 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