Hosting 10-15 artists, collectives and companies per year, Alliance is a unique support program conceived for artists from all fields who encounter systemic and structural obstacles. The program strives to eliminate barriers to their full participation in the arts by offering customized financial allocations and guidance that are adapted to the learning and creative needs and desires of each participant.
The program is especially geared to artists in the early stages of their careers, recently immigrated artists, as well as artists aged 55 years and older.
MAI invites proposals from racialized artists (including recently immigrated artists), Indigenous artists (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), Deaf artists and artists living with disabilities or chronical diseases, neurodiverse or differently-abled artists, and/or artists who are members of 2SLGBTQQIPAA+ communities.
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One program, three streams
The Alliance program is designed to adjust to artists’ individual needs. Candidates build their own structure by proposing one or many services they wish to work with. Accepted candidates receive a special allocation to cover their requested services.
Artists can apply to three different streams within the Alliance program: the general program, the joint mentorships, and punctual supports. All streams offer the same basic support: guidance and coordination support, a special allocation, access to the MAI studios, and opportunities for collective exchange. However, the amount of the allocations offered in each stream vary, and each stream has its own application form.
Artists can only submit one proposal. They have to choose one stream.
Info-session Alliance – June 22nd registration (in English)
Info-session Alliance – June 26th registration (in French)
General Support
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allocation of a value of $8,000
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basic support*
* basic support includes:
– guidance and project coordination support –
– opportunities for collective reflection and exchange –
– access to the MAI’s rehearsal studios –
The “General program” stream is best suited to artists who wish to take a multi-dimensional approach to advance their practice.
Deadline to submit for Alliance 2023-2024: July 15th 2023 at 11:59PM
Registration form: General Support
-Applications are presently closed-
Punctual Support
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allocation of a value 0f $2,000
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basic support *
* basic support includes:
– guidance and project coordination support –
– opportunities for collective reflection and exchange –
– access to the MAI’s rehearsal studios –
The “Punctual support” stream is ideal for artists to take a more focused approach to their professional and artistic needs. A smaller allocation – maximum $2,000 – allows artists to pursue one or two services..
Deadline to submit Alliance 2023-202: July 15th 2023 at 11:59PM
Registration link: Punctual support
-Applications are presently closed-
Joint Support
CAM+ MAI joint support for dance
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Support by the MAI:
CAM+MAI** joint support funding
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MAI’s basic support*
+technical residency at the theater of the MAI
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Inclusion in the MAI’s regular programming 2024-2025 season
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Support from the CAM:
CAM+MAI** creation grant of $ 5 000
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A $3,000 allocation from CAM toward work with an artistic advisor at the MAI
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access to 100 studio hours at the CAM’s dance studios (value $1,600)
* basic support includes:
– guidance and project coordination support –
– opportunities for collective reflection and exchange –
– access to the MAI’s rehearsal studios 80 hours (value $ 1,200) –
The Conseil des Arts de Montréal and MAI (Montreal, arts interculturels) have united to promote cultural diversity in dance in Montreal and to participate in the professional development of choreographers from culturally diverse backgrounds.
The CAM + MAI program supports the artistic development of a choreographer, a choreographer’s collective or a culturally diverse dance organization.
This program aims to offer a choreographer or a choreographer’s collective or an artistic organization of cultural diversity in dance, a quality supervision and to encourage their surpassing. The coaching is intended to foster professional development in dance. The CAM+MAI partnership offers decent conditions for the creation and production of a choreographic work; within contribute to increase the artistic quality of a work of an artist, a collective of artists or an organization of cultural diversity in dance. The CAM+MAI’s combined support supports and identifies the talents of cultural diversity in dance and increases their presence on the Montreal territory and contributes to making cultural diversity artists in dance known to the public.
Deadline to submit for Alliance 2023-2024: July 15th, 2023 at 11:59PM
Registration link: CAM+MAI 23-24
-Applications are presently closed-
PRIM + MAI Joint Residency Fellowship for Artists in Media Arts
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allocation of a value of $5,000
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base support from the MAI*
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Residency and exhibition at the MAI during the 23-24/24-25 season
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Residency at PRIM:
- Access to all filming equipment, video and audio studios and post-production rooms for one year (Value of $8000)
- Audio and visual training and support (Value of $1000)
- Project mentorship and technical support
* basic support includes:
– guidance and project coordination support –
– opportunities for collective reflection and exchange –
– access to the MAI’s rehearsal studios –
Center PRIM and the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) have partnered to offer a joint residency, a year long-term accompaniment to an artist wishing to experiment, develop their skills and create a work in the discipline of new media arts. PRIM offers its filming equipment and facilities available to the artist for the production of a work in video art, documentary, fiction and audio art. PRIM is associated with MAI’s artist joint fellowship program. The selected artist will be offered the opportunity to present his/her work in the MAI spaces as part of the Alliance program during the 23-24/24-25 season. The selected project must be associated with the mandates of both organizations. The project must favour an intercultural approach in its creation while compromising the audio, video and digital processing.
PRIM encourage and facilitate the free creation of media works through support programs and high-tech facilities while actively contributing to the development and training of independent artists.
The joint residency fellowship with PRIM+MAI offers to the selected artist one-year support and an allocation of funds of $ 5000 to cover a range of services, as well as a residency starting in October 2022 at PRIM and at the MAI. The selected project will be presented in the part of projects in residence with the Alliance program. The artist will have the option to choose the format of their presentation by one of the 3 options offered (See Artist’s Guide).
Refer to the Artist’s Guide for more details about what this joint residency fellowship includes, PRIM’s mandate, and the possibilities for on-site creation.
Deadline to submit PRIM+MAI 2022-2023: June 20th, 2022 at 11:59PM
-Applications are presently closed-
VCA+ MAI joint support for visual and/or interdisciplinary artists
Support from the MAI:
$2,000 allocation
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MAI’s basic support* (july 2023-august 2025)
Support from the VCA:
support for coordination, presentation, and promotion of the project
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artist fees for exhibition ($ 2 200*)
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participation in technical assistance fees (value of $600)
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participation in mounting and production fees (value of $500)
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participation in transportation fees (value of $300)
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photo documentation for the project (value of $300)
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equipment rental (value of $750)
*based on the CARFAC 22-23 standards and practices fees*
* basic support includes:
– guidance and project coordination support –
– opportunities for collective reflection and exchange –
– access to the MAI’s rehearsal studios –
The VCA and the MAI are excited to announce a new partnership for the joint support program, VCA+MAI 2023-2025.
Verticale — centre d’artistes and MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) have partnered to offer a joint fellowship and residency, to an artist or collective in visual arts and/or interdisciplinary arts. This program aids the presentation and supports the work of established, mid-career, and emerging artists and art collectives. The selected candidate will participate in the bi-annual 2023-2025 VCA programming under the theme: “Trajectory, Planning, and Genius Loci “.
We invite artists and collectives to present an off-site project that investigates atypical locations by addressing trajectories, transition processes, and planning issues at different levels. May the places we pass through and which pass through us — places lived, stolen, occupied, forgotten, abandoned, unplanned, transformed, dreamed, converted, (re) activated —, are considered in their complexity. Please refer to the Call for Projects – VCA+MAI 2023-2025, for more information.
Refer to the Artist’s guide for more details about what this joint mentorship includes, eligibility criteria and other conditions.
Deadline to submit VCA+MAI 2023-2025: May 12th 2023 at 11:59pm
-Applications are presently closed-
100LUX+ MAI joint support fellowship and residency for Street Dance artists
support allocation ($2,000)
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Base support from the MAI* (june 2023 – November 2023)
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Support from 100LUX:
support for the coordination, presentation, and promotion of the project
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artist fees to the artist or collective ($1,000*)
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a membership for access to the studios for a training studio residency at Espace Sans Luxe (value $200)
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support for presentation in the next 2023 edition of Festival 100 LUX
**Based on the funds obtained for the festival
* basic support includes:
– guidance and project coordination support –
– opportunities for collective reflection and exchange –
Presentation period: from November 13 to 19th 2023
100Lux and the MAI are excited to announce a new partnership for the joint support program, 100Lux+MAI 2023.
100Lux and MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) have partnered to offer a joint fellowship and residency, to offer artists of cultural diversity in street dance the possibility to perform in public. This cultural event is an opportunity for emerging artists, students, or recent graduates, to perform in front of an audience in a professional context. This partnership comes together to maximize the conditions for research and creation, production and dissemination of creative Street Dance. The candidate or collective will participate in the next edition of the 100LUX Festival which will take place from 13 to 19 November 2023.
100Lux was created to offer professional development opportunities to Montreal street dancers. 100Lux is composed of training, accompaniment, and presentation activities. The organization unites and supports the various street dance communities in the city and promotes these cultural expressions that have been marginalized for too long. Please refer to the Call for Projects – 100LUX+MAI 2022-2023, for more information.
Refer to the Artist’s guide for more details about what this joint mentorship includes, eligibility criteria and other conditions.
Deadline for submit for 100LUX+MAI 2022-2023: May 19th 2023 at 11:59pm
-Application are presently closed-