CALL FOR PROJECTS : BEING A QUEER ARTIST, LIVING IN RURAL AREAS IN QUÉBEC

Application deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

As part of its 2026 season dedicated to queer communities, the Centre des arts actuels SKOL is launching a call for submissions for a collective exhibition bringing together five artists from various regions of Québec.
Presented in Spring 2026 (April–June), this exhibition will explore the experiences of queer artists living in regional contexts—through their artistic practices, personal narratives, and territorial connections.

We welcome proposals that highlight the realities of queer creation outside major urban centres:

• local grounding and relationships with communities;
• dynamics of isolation or solidarity;
• intergenerational transmission and queer memory;
• strategies of visibility, care, and resistance;
• dialogue with rural, peri-urban, and regional territories;
• experiences of Indigenous or Two-Spirit queer identities in rural areas.

These themes are not restrictive: artists are invited to explore them freely or propose others related to queer experiences in regional contexts. Approaches may take a variety of forms: visual arts, installations, performances, digital arts, sound practices, archives, contextual interventions, interdisciplinary practices, etc.

Don’t miss this opportunity — apply now: https://skol.wiin.io/fr/applications/appel-a-dossier-exposition-etre-artiste-queer-vivre-en-region

The call is open to individuals living in the regions and in Québec.

Deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Eligibility

• Identify as a 2ELGBTQIA+ artist
• Live in a regional area in Québec
• Be recognized by peers and/or be a professional artist (emerging or established)

This program is supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM), and the Conseil des arts du CANADA (CAC).
The call for applications is hosted on the Wiin.io platform.