“ Symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul -"Connected-Interconnected: The Digital World in Question”
For its 40th anniversary, the Symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul is inviting thirteen artists to create a work inspired by the theme “Connected-Interconnected: The Digital World in Question.” The event will be held from July 29 to August 28, 2022. Twelve of these artists will work at Baie-Saint-Paul on the site of the Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul, while the natural space of the Domaine Forget in Saint-Irénée will be offered to the thirteenth artist in a novel collaboration between these two institutions in the heart of the Charlevoix region of Quebec.
All artists working in the various visual arts disciplines (painting, sculpture, drawing, digital arts, performance, video, photography, installation) are invited to submit a proposal for this 40th edition of the event.
Each artist working in Baie Saint-Paul will have at his or her disposal an individual studio (photo) located in the Jacques Saint-Gelais Tremblay pavilion, while the natural space of the Domaine Forget will be offered to an artist for the creation of a permanent or ephemeral, in situ, 2D or 3D artwork inspired from the topography of the Domaine (pond, forest, plain or valley, river, forest trail, etc.). This artist will also have access to a small studio.
In keeping with Symposium tradition, all artists will participate in ongoing outreach activities with visitors in order to make contemporary artistic creation better known to them.
The deadline for submitting a proposal is December 15 2021.
Theme The 40th Symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul invites reflection on the various impacts of the digital revolution and the issues it raises with respect to our way of life and the ways in which we see, communicate and create in the twenty-first century. Every medium or combination is admissible: from the most concrete (drawing, painting, sculpture, installation) to the most technological (photography, video, digital art). The goal of this 40th edition of the Symposium is to depict, conceptualize, analyse and document the profound transformation of our living environment in artworks from a critical perspective, whether subjective, objective or even poetic.
The digital revolution began unperceived in the late 1960s before becoming widespread in the 1990s and gradually entering our way of life. Since that time the digital has increasingly infused our activities, changing the way we do things and our ways of seeing and perceiving. The invention of the computer and then that of the Internet, with its massive amount of data accessible at all times, the proliferation of social media and the possibility of seeing each other and of learning and working from a distance have transformed our relations with time, space and other people. Communication has become instantaneous, and geographical, temporal and spatial boundaries have (almost) been eliminated in our connected and interconnected world. The technological environment in which we live is reshaping the framework of our thoughts and our experience of the world at every level: individual, social, economic, political and philosophical on the one hand, and visual, material and sensorial on the other. We are living in a key moment of history at a time of accelerated change.
Terms and Regulations
The Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul (MACBSP) is designated as the organization that manages the event entitled International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Baie-Saint-Paul. Thirteen artists will be selected on the following basis : Six artists originating from the province of Québec, one of whom is from the Montmorency Charlevoix-Côte-Nord federal district, three Canadian artists, and three international artists. All projects are to be analyzed and selected by the committee.
The MACBSP agrees to: - pay the amount of $4 500 CAD to cover the costs of the materials and copyright fee for the use of the artwork for promotional purposes (in two (2) separate payments); - provide lodging; - pay for round-trip transportation between the residence of the Artist and Baie-Saint-Paul; - provide studio space on the site of the Symposium.
The ARTIST agrees to: - be present at the site five (5) days a week, Wednesday to Sunday, from 12 noon to 5PM, for the entire duration of the Symposium; - create a work on site and to finish it by the conclusion of the Symposium; - interact and converse with the visitors; - participate in parallel activities; - present his or her work at the "Encounters with the artist"; - provide one’s own transportation during the stay in Baie-Saint-Paul and St-Irénée.
The selection comittee will choose the participants based on the quality of the projects and their relevance to the theme of the symposium. Files deemed incomplete will not be retained for consideration.
The MACBSP may acquire for its collection one or several works, upon agreement with the artist, either in monetary terms (up to $1 000 CAN), or through the issuance of a tax credit, or a combination of both.
HOW TO APPLY:
Online application only at https://symposiumbsp.com/en/call-for-projects