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Submission Guidelines

Proposals are selected through a peer review process by the M:ST Programming Committee. The Committee consists of local artists, programmers, writers, and curators who have extensive visual, performance, and media art backgrounds. Proposals will be selected based on consideration of the following criteria: artistic merit of the proposed project, fit with the M:ST mandate, feasibility of the proposed budget, and the ability of M:ST and its member organizations to provide appropriate space/support for the project.

All submissions MUST include the following:

1. Curriculum Vitae (maximum of 3 pages): Describe your artistic background (e.g. education, grants, scholarships or awards received, professional status, previous exhibitions or performances, commissions, professional memberships, articles, etc.)

2. Proposal (maximum 2 pages): Clearly describe the proposed exhibition, project, or performance. Provide details about your space and material requirements, including equipment needs. Explain what kind of venue is best suited to your proposed work (gallery, theatre, off-site, public space, etc.).

3. Artist statement (maximum 1 page)

4. Budget: Provide a detailed budget that explains the costs involved in presenting your project. Contingent on sufficient funding, M:ST will cover artist travel/shipping, accommodation, and per diems, as well as artist and speaker fees as per CARFAC. Support for production costs will generally be the responsibility of the artist. Additional costs will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

5. Support Material:

Provide up to:

-15 numbered digital images on CD-ROM or DVD, and corresponding image list with artist name, title, date, medium, and dimensions.

-10 minutes (maximum) of audio or video material (DVD or CD)

You may also submit up to 2 other items of relevant support material (i.e. diagrams, articles, reviews, press clippings). These are optional, and should only be provided if they relate directly to your proposal. Please ensure that your support material is compatible with Mac OSX. Please do not send Powerpoint presentations, slides, printed images, or VHS tapes, as these will not be reviewed.

6. Self-addressed sufficiently stamped envelope (if you wish to have your materials returned to you): Due to excessive costs for the Festival, your submission will not be returned without one. Postage must be valid for mailing from within Canada.

Tips:

-Proposals should be clearly written in English or French, typed on 8.5” x 11” paper in black ink with a minimum 12-point font. Do not staple or bind your materials in any way.

-When building your proposal, please keep in mind that each jury member receives and reviews a photocopy of your written materials before they view your visual support material. It is to your advantage to provide written materials that are easily readable after being photocopied.

-Make sure that your name and the title of your project is clearly marked on each part of your submission, including all of your support material(s).

-Due to the large volume of submissions, incomplete proposals or those that exceed the maximum number of requested pages/support material will not be reviewed.

Please send submissions to the address below.

M:ST will not accept emailed or faxed proposals.