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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 15, 2025 at 11:59 pm
The McClure Gallery is now accepting submissions for its 2026-2027 exhibition programme. Contemporary artists of all media and curators with an exhibition proposal are invited to apply.
Submission guidelines
Please ensure that your full name appears on each page of your documents.
Submissions must include:
- Completed online submission form. Click here to access the form.
- 10-20 digital images in .JPG format (max. 1.5 MB each) and/or links to video excerpts (8 minutes max.) of recent work. N.B. DO NOT submit images within a PDF document. Proposals submitted as a single PDF document will not be evaluated by the committee.
- Three separate PDF files:
- List of images, including the following: artist’s name, title of artwork, year completed, medium/technique, dimensions in centimetres.
- Curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages).
- Short description of your art practice and proposed project (max. 2 pages).
Digital file names must be in the following format:
| JPG files | 01InitialsYearTitle.jpg (image number, applicant’s initials, year artwork completed, abbreviated artwork title) |
| PDF files | lastname_list.pdf lastname_cv.pdf lastname_project.pdf |
PLEASE SUBMIT THE REQUIRED FILES VIA WETRANSFER to galeriemcclure@visualartscentre.ca. For instructions on how to use WeTransfer, please visit https://wetransfer.com/. Dossier files sent directly to the gallery via email attachment will not be accepted.
Upload each file to WeTransfer and send as a one transfer. Do not create separate folders for JPG and PDF files. Do not upload zipped folders.
Do not send cover letters, press materials, additional images or any other documents beyond those listed above; they will not be forwarded to the jury.
General information
- Exhibition proposals are reviewed by a committee of peers, which is renewed every year.
- Selected proposals may be presented in one or both of the gallery's two adjoining exhibition spaces (see gallery floor plan).
- McClure Gallery pays CARFAC-based artist exhibition rights fees (A.1.1 solo, A.1.3 group).
- McClure Gallery is an integral part of the Visual Arts Centre and favours projects that are aligned with its mandate. Your proposal should describe why you want to show your work here specifically. In keeping with its mandate, the McClure Gallery prioritizes submissions from contemporary artists living in the province of Quebec, but does not exclude artists from other provinces or countries.
- You may include a proposed exhibition floor plan for the space, but this is entirely optional.
- Artists who have exhibited in a solo exhibition in the gallery within the last five years are asked to wait before submitting a new exhibition proposal.
- The gallery has limited A/V equipment and may not be able to support certain new media artworks.
- Artists will be informed by email of the selection committee’s decision within approximately 3 months.
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact us at galeriemcclure@centredesartsvisuels.ca or by phone at (514) 488-9558 ext. 226.
Summer Artist-in-residence programme - Ceramics
Submissions for summer 2026 are open!
The artist-in-residence programme at the Visual Arts Centre offers one or more artists the opportunity to work in a fully equipped ceramic studio in a community that shares the same passion for clay and its many possibilities.
Please email your application file to ceramics@visualartscentre.ca. The deadline to submit is March 15, 2026. The decision will be made in April.