Montréal Serai Artist in Residence
Montréal Serai aims to stretch the margins with thoughtful essays, reviews, commentaries, short stories, poems, artwork, videos, music and much more. Neither strictly local nor limited to current affairs, our progressive, non-profit magazine offers alternative perspectives that transcend and challenge mainstream concerns. Montréal Serai is an arts-culture-politics webzine that publishes art, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and reviews of film, music, art, exhibitions, theatre and dance.
This grant will be awarded to one artist annually. It is intended to support a new, emerging or established artist who has contributed to Serai in the past or who fits well with the magazine’s mandate. “Artist” is used as a broad term to include anyone in the arts (e.g., writer, painter, filmmaker, poet, dancer, multimedia or performance artist, etc.).
Who can apply?
Any Canadian resident can apply.
What is the grant?
This is an annual grant of $4,000, funded in memory of one of Montréal Serai’s pivotal founding editors, Rana Bose. The artist who is most closely aligned with Serai’s vision and generates the most support from our Editorial Board and our Executive Committee will be awarded the funds. Payments will be aligned with the publication of their work on each of the magazine’s four themes for the year.
The intention of this grant is that the artist use their skills to contribute to Montréal Serai’s on-line presence while also extending the artist’s own reach/practice in the process.
How to apply
Submit the following information:
- a copy of your artist résumé and 3 samples of your work;
- a brief presentation of how you and your work align with Montréal Serai’s vision (using the form provided);
- your ideas and hopes about how you think you can contribute to Montréal Serai and benefit from this grant;
- a theme that you would like to suggest for Montréal Serai, with a brief explanation of how you would plan to address that theme through your works.
Deadlines
Submission deadline: September 30
Award announcement: November 15
Effective: January to December of each calendar year
Expectations of the Awardee
- Produce 4 articles in the artist’s chosen domain, linked with the four themes for the year
- Be present in social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
- Participate in Montréal Serai events and fundraisers.
Questions?
Send an email to serai.editor@gmail.com.
Congratulations to Tahieròn:iohte Dan David
The inaugural recipient of the Rana Bose Memorial Grant and first Montréal Serai Artist in Residence!
Mohawk Bear Clan from Kanehsatake, Dan is a storyteller whose writing, journalism and teaching skills have served a local, national and international community, from Canada to South Africa, Indonesia and Azerbaijan. The Montréal Serai team is honoured to welcome him as Artist in Residence for 2024.
Read his recent contributions to Montréal Serai, Degrees of Separation, Degrees of Relativity, It’s my party, and We didn’t cross the border — the border crossed us.
