Call for Proposals: Avatar + MUTEK 2027 Creation and Dissemination Residency

Avatar and MUTEK are once again joining forces to launch their call for proposals for the Avatar + MUTEK 2027 creation and dissemination residency.

The call invites project proposals involving experimental sound practices such as the exploration of instrument modification or invention, modular synthesis, circuit bending, or the development of software and electronic interface programming.

This residency includes a performance of the work at the 28th edition of MUTEK festival, taking place from August 24 to 29, 2027, in Montréal.

Deadline: January 10, 2027

Call for Proposals

Eligibility

• This call is open to artists residing in the Indigenous territories currently known as Canada
• Only solo artists will be considered
• The artist will be welcomed for a residency at Avatar, in Québec City, to create a performative sound artwork
• The work must be in progress or nearing completion. No works that have already been completed will be considered as part of this call
• At the end of the residency, a performative work approximately 35 to 50 minutes in length must be ready for public presentation at the 28th edition of MUTEK festival in Montréal, taking place from August 24 to 29, 2027. (The date, time and venue of the presentation will be determined at a later date by the MUTEK programming team).

Residency conditions offered by Avatar

• Location: Avatar, Méduse (Québec City)
• Residency fee: $2,700 + taxes (if applicable)
• Residency period: May 31 to June 21, 2027
• Accommodation and per diem: $60/day for 24 days, for artists from outside Québec City
• Travel: Covered up to a maximum of $200
• Technical support: 30 hours (before and during the residency)
• Access to Avatar’s studios and equipment
• Languages: French and English

Presentation conditions offered by MUTEK

• MUTEK provides optimal presentation conditions for artists. The exact venue and date of the performance will be determined by the programming team based on the work created. MUTEK takes place in Montréal from August 24 to 29, 2027.
• The artist will receive presentation fees in accordance with the festival’s fee schedule. The presentation will be subject to a separate agreement.
• Travel and accommodation are covered for artists from outside Montréal (duration depending on the date of the performance).
• Each artist will receive a MUTEK Festival + Forum Combo Passport, granting access to performances in the festival’s regular programming and daytime Forum activities.

Submit a project

Interested artists are invited to submit the following documents in pdf format:

• Biography and CV (4 pages max.)
• Project description (1,000 words max.)
• Examples of previous work (YouTube, Vimeo, or web links; attached jpeg or pdf files)
• Documentation and/or sketches of the proposed project (YouTube, Vimeo, or web links; attached jpeg or pdf files)
• Your technical requirements for the residency and presentation

Please send your documents to the following address: artistique@avatarquebec.org

Selection criteria

• Quality and originality of the artistic approach
• Relevance of the project to Avatar’s and MUTEK’s mandates
• Central role of sound
• Performative dimension
• Relationship with technology and experimentation
• Feasibility within the residency period
• Relevance of the requested technical resources
• Potential for the project to be presented in the context of MUTEK
• Potential contribution of the residency to the development of the project

Only the selected artist will be contacted, no later than February 20, 2027

Your application must be submitted by January 10, 2027, at 11:59 p.m.

For any questions, please contact the following address: artistique@avatarquebec.org

Projects Selected since 2020

1/ The Bionic Harpist - Credit: Bruno Aïello Destombes | MUTEK Edition 21
2/ Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours - Credit: Frédérique Ménard-Aubin | MUTEK Edition 22
3/ Olivia Lathuillière - Credit: Frédérique Ménard-Aubin | MUTEK Edition 23
4/ Champ Vague - Credit: Vivien Gaumand | MUTEK Edition 24
5/ Technologies of Consciousness - Credit: Bruno Aïello Destombes | MUTEK Edition 25
6/ Florence-Delphine Roux - Credit: Nina Gibelin Souchon | MUTEK Edition 27