Production of discourse
This axis supports discursive projects associated with contemporary and its recent history (from the 1960s to today) that propose critical and exploratory research in the areas of art history, criticism and curating. Projects must aim to make an important contribution to the field. As such the Foundation seeks proposals that focus on topics and theoretical issues that are understudied or ignored, or that are reconsidered from a contemporary perspective. They can also investigate the current conditions of artistic practice and its dissemination or reflect upon its own conditions of enunciation. The call is directed to persons with a professional experience in the areas of art history, criticism and curating without these practice being necessarily exclusive. Support is intended for research and development aiming at a result that may be an autonomous in-depth essay, an exhibition project accompanied by an in-depth essay, a cycle of conference (s) / a colloquium, or an important cycle of public programs. Experimental forms of writing may be considered.
dissemination
The research that is the object of the support must be realized within 12 to 18 months after the starting date of the project. The recipient will determine the ulterior mode of public presentation or dissemination (among others a publishing platform, public lectures, an exhibition or an event).
The Foundation will follow on its website the evolution of the research project. The recipient in collaboration with the director of the Foundation will determine the form that will take these periodic follow-ups. The Foundation wishes to share with the public the tenor of the project as well as the process of conceptualizing and structuring used by the researcher.
The Foundation will follow on its website the evolution of the research project. The recipient in collaboration with the director of the Foundation will determine the form that will take these periodic follow-ups. The Foundation wishes to share with the public the tenor of the project as well as the process of conceptualizing and structuring used by the researcher.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must have a relevant professional experience in the areas of art history, criticism or curating.
New projects or those that constitute a distinct phase within a cycle, will be given priority.
The applicants can be affiliated with an organization, but the project must be their initiative and the research their entire responsibility and intellectual property.
Doctoral research projects or those that receive or will receive significant university-based research funds are not eligible.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
New projects or those that constitute a distinct phase within a cycle, will be given priority.
The applicants can be affiliated with an organization, but the project must be their initiative and the research their entire responsibility and intellectual property.
Doctoral research projects or those that receive or will receive significant university-based research funds are not eligible.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
SELECTION PROCESS
First, an advisory committee, including the director of the Foundation, will evaluate the submitted proposals and determine a list of pre-selected candidates. Second, the pre-selected candidates will be asked to submit a more detailed proposal that the same advisory committee will evaluate to determine the final recipient.
TWO-STEP SUBMISSION PROCESS
The process has two phases, the first focuses on the subject, its origin and the planned contribution of the research. The second focuses on the chosen methodology, the budget and the production timeline.
Submission address: info@periculum.art
Submission address: info@periculum.art
Phase one
Interested candidates must submit the following information in a single PDF. Applications can be submitted in English or in French to info@periculum.art at the latest on March 31, 2026 at midnight. Clearly indicate in the object section of your email and on page one, at the top right side the axis DISCOURSE.- Complete address, including email, telephone number, and mailing address.
- CV, including a paragraph that clearly describes your relevant professional experience;
- Presentation of the subject of research including the origin of your interest in the topic and its link to contemporary art (between 1000 to 1500 words max);
- Contextualization of the research within its related field (historical precedents, contribution to the field, 800 to 1000 words max);
- A bibliography of existing literature on the subject;
- Applicant documentation (in digital format) relevant to the proposal.
Phase two
Next by invitation only, pre-selected candidates will submit the following information:- Methodology for the development and the realization of the research;*
- Budget (real costs of research); **
- Production schedule;
- Ulterior stages if formalized.
*A methodology is a how one proceeds in the elaboration of a research project: the particular ways and know-how that will be employed in the process. It is not a production schedule.
** Further information concerning eligible expenses will be communicated to the preselected candidates.
** Further information concerning eligible expenses will be communicated to the preselected candidates.
SELECTION criteria
Phase 1
- Relevance of the research in relation to the Foundation’s focus;
- Relevance and original contribution to the field in question;
- Exploratory and critical character of the proposal.
Phase 2
- Coherence of the proposed methodology;
- Coherence of the budget;
- Feasibility of the project and of its production schedule.