Emerging Curator Residency Program

About the Open Call

The Emerging Curator Residency Program solicits ideas for projects that take innovative curatorial approaches and experimental formats. The program offers the opportunity to propose and curate a project related to contemporary debates in architecture, urban issues, landscape design, and cultural and social dynamics. It includes a mentorship period followed by a residency to develop and implement the project with the CCA team. The output may range from editorial projects and documentary films to physical or virtual exhibitions.

What is Offered

Three finalists receive a CAD 1,000 support fee for mentorship. The final recipient receives CAD 12,000 for travel, housing, and living expenses for a three-month residency in Montreal, and the CCA funds the project's production costs.

Requirements

Applicants must be architects, journalists, designers, critics, historians, photographers, artists, or scholars aged 30 or younger on 1 January 2026. Submissions must be new projects never before presented or published. Proficiency in English or French is required.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through the CCA online application portal (https://form.jotform.com/253076306554255) and include a curatorial statement (1,000 to 1,500 words with up to 10 images), a CV, a selection of realized projects, and contact information for two references.