Each year, VU puts out several recurring calls for proposals with fixed deadlines for its various areas of activity.
Here are some details about these calls.
For more information about their different focuses, submission requirements, and support offered, visit the pages for each call!
Please note that VU sponsors one or more Première Ovation projects each year.
This support includes a 40% discount on equipment rental, one week of free access to production spaces, 10 hours of technical support, and 4 hours of artistic support. If you would like to receive support, please let us know at least three weeks before the Première Ovation submission deadline.
The Vanishing Woman/ Escamotage d’une femme, Natascha Niederstrass, 2022Open call Exhibitions, residencies and special projects / artists based in Québec and Canada
We want to better get to know your practice and what you’re working on these days, in hopes of staying on top of current photographic practices. Through this open call, we will put together our programme of exhibitions, residencies and events, while retaining other proposals for projects in development. This call is for artists based in Québec and Canada
Open call for book proposals
Our annual call for book proposals supports publishing projects within the fine arts photo community. Proposals are solicited for the publishing program, the book mockup workshop Assemblages and residencies. This call is open to artists from across Québec who are interested in the book form as a creative form. Proposed projects should have photography as their primary focus, and be previously unpublished.
We are also inviting artists to submit their recently published books for acquisition by the VU book collection.
Appel de projets de coproduction
The co-production program aims to make the production centre's specialized equipment available to support artists in advancing their projects. Projects requiring the use of photo equipment, scanners, post-production software, or access to a workspace may be eligible for co-production funding. Accepted projects will receive a 95% discount on equipment rental rates and a 25% discount on printing.