{"id":3247,"date":"2026-03-24T15:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacedespres.ca\/support-for-artists\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:53:28","slug":"support-for-artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/espacedespres.ca\/en\/support-for-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#artists\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessional artists\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#appel\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCall for projects\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#manifeste\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManifesto Art and Life Worksite\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#bourses\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrants\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tProfessional artists\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Despr\u00e9s welcomes professional artists engaged in research and creation, whose practices are rooted in a sensitive relationship with the living world.<\/p>\n<p>Through its residencies, Despr\u00e9s offers a context conducive to experimentation, exploration, and deepening artistic practices. Artists are invited to inhabit the site, engage in dialogue with the territory and, if they wish, connect with the community. <\/p>\n<p>Residencies take place over periods of one to three weeks. They conclude with a public presentation-residency showing, sharing, or a work-in-progress form-making the research process visible. Some artists may also offer mediation activities, workshops, or training for artists and audiences in the region.  <\/p>\n<p>The residency context encourages both retreat and openness: time to search, transform, and evolve a practice, while creating points of contact with audiences.<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espacedespres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sortie_de_residence_-Charles-Sagalane_sept-2024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Residency_showing_ Charles Sagalane_sept 2024\" height=\"1536\" width=\"2048\" title=\"Residency_showing_ Charles Sagalane_sept 2024\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espacedespres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000029236-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Circus artist\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1536\" title=\"Circus artist\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espacedespres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260320_171722-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"20260320_171722\" height=\"1536\" width=\"2048\" title=\"20260320_171722\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tArtistic support\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Despr\u00e9s acts as a creation partner by offering support tailored to artists&#8217; needs: workspaces, research time, and opportunities for dissemination, notably as part of the festival <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espacedespres.ca\/en\/pour-la-suite-du-monde\/\">Pour la suite du monde<\/a><\/strong>. This relationship is based on open dialogue, with respect for artistic freedom, the autonomy of each practice, and the rhythms specific to every project. <\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAn experimental environment rooted in the living world\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Despr\u00e9s welcomes artists from a range of disciplines, with particular attention to interdisciplinary and in situ practices, and to approaches that question our relationships with living environments. Artists who choose to work at Despr\u00e9s are invited to engage in sensitive research, open to intersections between art, territory, and the living world. <\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCall for projects\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tArtist residencies 2027-2028\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>DesPr\u00e9s is launching its call for projects for its 2027\/2028 artist residencies. Professional artists from all disciplines are invited to propose a project that resonates with our Art and Living vision.<\/p>\n<p>Open the PDF document below to learn about the participation requirements, grants offered, selection criteria, and submission process.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: September 25, 2026<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"trigger-\" role=\"button\" data-modal=\"\" data-node=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubmit your application\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPreview\n\t\t\tmodal-\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"modal-title-\">Call for projects<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\nvar 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