2024.12.15 - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | 2025-26 WINDOW EXHIBITIONS

• Deadline: December 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (EST)
• Register to the info session: Wednesday November 20, 2024 (online)
• Fill out the submission form

This call for submissions gives the opportunity to present a window exhibition at La Centrale during the 2025-2026 programming year, between May 31st, 2025 and June 1st, 2026. We invite artists, curators, duos and collectives to apply.

La Centrale galerie Powerhouse is an artist-run centre dedicated to the dissemination and development of multidisciplinary feminist practices. We are committed to supporting practices and artists who are not very visible in the dominant cultural institutions, and this at various stages of their careers. Our mandate focuses on feminisms that enter into dialogue with intersectionality and social justice. Our programming is built on the basis of non-hierarchy and consensus, by selection committees made up of active members of the centre. 

The gallery’s window is a space that offers artists visibility directly on one of Montreal’s most lively streets, Saint-Laurent Boulevard. The projects submitted must use the window showcase as a scenographic element in order to create a dialogue between the work and the passers-by and residents of the neighbourhood. La Centrale welcomes visual artists from all disciplines who resonate with the centre’s mandate. 

We pay exhibition fees and honorarium according to the rates recommended by the Canadian Artists’ Representation / Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC). 

TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS

• As the showcase exhibition takes place during the center's seasonal closing periods, please note that it will not be accessible from inside, but visitors will be able to admire it from outside.
• The selection committee encourages projects requiring little technical handling because the workers are not on site during the periods reserved for window exhibitions.
• Projects requiring projectors or TV monitors are not recommended as they may be affected by window glare.
• We accept works in progress or works that haven't yet been realized. You will have to include in your documentation images of the ongoing work and/or previous artworks.

To submit a project, please compile the information below in a PDF of up to 5 MB, and fill out the submission form.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

• An artist’s statement (max. 250 words)
• A curriculum vitae (including email address and phone number)
• A project description (max. 500 words)
• A short text explaining how your project fits with La Centrale's mandate (max. 200 words) 
• A list of technical requirements
• A layout plan for the project (optional, see below for gallery plan).

VISUAL FOLDER

• Visual documentation (15-20 images in digital format)
• For video works, please include a clickable link (VIMEO or Youtube) with instructions to watch the video/timestamp
• A descriptive list of the documentation (title, medium, size and year)

PLEASE NOTE 

• You will find a plan of the gallery here
• The documents must be gathered in a single PDF 
• The PDF document must be identified according to the following form: 202526.LastName.LCPROG (ex: 202526.Kitten.LCPROG)
• The total file should not exceed 5 Mb
• Late and/or incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

If you have any questions about the call or the selection process, please write to galerie@lacentrale.org. 

• See also the Call for submissions | Regular Programming 2025-2027