This program guarantees, in particular, to the laureate:

• 4 weeks of residence in Vancouver
• Accommodation on the UBC campus and a working office at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
• Round-trip airfare from France to Vancouver
• A €2,000 residency grant (corresponding to per diem and participation in three half-day lectures/master classes during the residency)
• Networking and connections with the local ecosystem
• Participation in events in British Columbia during the residency.

This program is open to artistic practices in all their diversity (writing, visual and plastic arts, digital arts, design, dance, performance, immersive realities, sound creation, etc.).

Pour To apply, we invite you to send the following documents:

• Application form: ENG_Application-Form-Art-and-science-residency-2024
• A copy of your ID card or passport
• A biography and a CV
• A portfolio of previous projects (with video links, if applicable)
• A letter of motivation
• A precise synopsis of the project
• A projected work plan for the residency (forecast)
• Visuals of the project (if applicable)
• A letter of recommendation (optional)
• A letter from a French cultural institution accompanying the project for a future exhibition or production of the work (facultative).

A professional selection committee will evaluate the eligible projects. Interviews with the shortlisted candidates will take place the week of June 3, 2024, between 5pm and 8pm (Paris time).

The laureate will be officially announced the week of June 10, 2024. Beforehand, each applicant will have been notified by email of the selection committee’s decision regarding his or her application.

A contract summarizing all the commitments on both sides will be signed between the laureate and the program partners.

Before the residency, they commit:

• To transmit to the partners the work plan for the residency
• To participate in some virtual meetings to prepare for the residency, between August and October inclusive.

During the residency, they commit to:

• Carry out the planned work schedule
• Share their thoughts on the project with the partners (weekly meetings)
• Present the project at events organized by QMI, the Belkin Art Gallery and the French Embassy, on the UBC campus, in French-speaking schools and other institutions
• Exchange with the partners on the future of the project and its presentation following the end of the residency
• The laureate has an obligation to submit a research or artistic report during their stay. They must keep the partners informed of any developments or changes to the project before, during and after the residency itself
• To take time in Vancouver, before the end of the residency, to write a report on the residency with the Consulate’s teams on site.

After the residency, they commit:

• To present the creative developments of the project to the partners in autumn 2025.

Regarding communication, they commit:

• To display the logos provided by the partners in the project credits and on all communication media
• To authorise the residency partners to communicate or present the project for promotional purposes as part of their programming.

April 15, 2024: Opening of the call for applications
May 26, 2024 (11h59pm, Paris time): Deadline for applications
Week of June 3, 2024: Interviews with the preselected candidates
Week of June 10, 2024: Notification of the results

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, at this address: [email protected]

The Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC) of the Embassy of France in Canada

The first French diplomatic delegation in Canada was received as early as 1928, and the embassy building in Ottawa was inaugurated in 1939. Since then, the Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC) of the Embassy of France in Canada has been working tirelessly to facilitate exchanges between the two countries, in areas as varied as cultural and creative industries (immersive realities, video games, books, etc. – which have become a major axis of cooperation), visual arts and live performance, artist residencies, academic mobility, and scientific cooperation (particularly in the themes defined as priorities by France and Canada: emerging technologies – quantum science and artificial intelligence -, oceanic and polar sciences, energy, and health), as well as educational cooperation.

This cross-residency program is carried, in particular, by the SCAC antenna based at the French Consulate General in Vancouver: it carries out its missions throughout the consular jurisdiction, namely British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. https://francecanadaculture.org/

“Quantum Studio” is part of a broader framework of residency programs initiated by the embassy in Western Canada, entitled “Les Résidences Ouest-Ouest”: in 2024, it will also offer creative residencies touching on immersive realities, curation, or musical creation.

 University of British Columbia (UBC)
Ranked among the top 50 universities in the world (2nd in Canada), UBC is the oldest university in British Columbia. It has over 70,000 students (around 60,000 on the Vancouver campus and 12,000 on the Okanagan campus) and more than 5,000 researchers. The priority areas supported by research at UBC cover global themes such as:

•   Advanced technologies: quantum sciences, artificial intelligence, etc.
•   Health and the response to pandemics: One Health / Global Health
•   The biodiversity crisis in relation to climate change: preservation of the oceans, marine biodiversity, preservation of forests, etc.
•   Access to essential resources (water, clean energy, food)
•   Art history and Indigenous studies

 Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (QMI)
The Quantum Matter Institute (QMI) stands at the forefront of quantum materials and physics research, uniting approximately fifty dedicated researchers and scientists along with over 200 students at various levels of their academic journey, including master’s, Ph.D., and postdoctoral scholars. As an integral part of the CNRS IRN CAFQA network, initiated in January 2023, QMI strives to foster collaboration between Canadian and French researchers in the quantum sciences arena. Embracing a global perspective, QMI is notably inclusive, hosting researchers of diverse nationalities, with a significant representation from France, bolstered by partnerships with PSL and the Université de Grenoble Alpes. For more information, visit https://qmi.ubc.ca. 

The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery

The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery is mandated to promote understanding and discussion of contemporary art and contemporary issues in art history, criticism and curating. Our mandate is realized through research, exhibitions, acquisitions, publishing, education and public and academic programs in the field of contemporary art with a focus on our region within a national and international context. The Belkin seeks to explore the ways in which the practice of contemporary art is in itself a form of research that produces knowledge. The Gallery maintains and manages the University’s growing art collection of over 4,500 objects, including the Outdoor Art Collection, and a significant archive. Works from the permanent collection and archives, with an emphasis on recent acquisitions, are exhibited on an annual basis at the Belkin and are also activated by a wide variety of users and institutions for research and exhibition. For more information visit https://belkin.ubc.ca/ 

QMI, the Belkin, and UBC Physics proudly co-founded the interdisciplinary Ars Scientia program, an innovative initiative that merges the realms of science and art by bringing together researchers and artists from British Columbia. Discover more about this unique collaboration at https://arsscientia.ubc.ca/ and https://belkin.ubc.ca/research-projects/ars-scientia-merging-artistic-practice-with-scientific-research/