How to Apply to a Call for Submissions
Workshop description
Co-presentated between FOFA and Art Volt, this workshop is aimed for emerging artists, this workshop will breakdown and clarify the process of applying for a gallery exhibition, an art residency, or other art-related programming. Participants will gain insight into the principles and strategies for writing coherent and concise project proposals, artist statements and resumes. The composition and sequence of the digital portfolio will also be addressed. This convivial workshop will provide artists with a set of professional tools that will strengthen their application package and boost their chances at standing out.
How to Register
This workshop is open to students and recent alumni of Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. To register, please email your name, program/department and year of graduation to artvolt@concordia.ca
About Josée Pedneault
Josée Pedneault is a visual artist and educator who works between Montreal and Chicago. She creates photo-based installations and public art projects that examine our complex relationship to the natural world. Since receiving her MFA Studio Arts from Concordia University, her work has been shown in galleries, museums, and festivals around the world. She participated in multiple international art residencies, a mobility that strongly influenced her artistic practice. Her most recent book project, Contre-jour, has been published by Free Pony Press, in Amsterdam. Josée Pedneault teaches photography at Concordia University in Montreal and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
