Did your last visit to the MCTQ inspire a great idea for an exhibition? Before sending us a proposal, please read the following information carefully and contact the museum to find out what’s already scheduled.

Exhibition policy

The MCTQ presents four exhibitions annually. Exhibitions are drawn from the museum’s permanent collection, developed from proposals by artists, artisans and outside curators, and based on proposals from academics or museums.

In order to carry out its conservation and research missions, the museum gives precedence to exhibitions with educational potential in the fields of clothing and textile heritage and fibre art.

Eligibility

Only professional artists are eligible. Every creator in the field of visual arts, arts and crafts or literature has the status of a professional artist if they meet the following conditions, as defined in the Act respecting the Professional status of artists in the visual arts, arts and crafts and literature, and their contracts with promoters. (L.R.Q., c.S-32.01):

• he declares himself to be a visual artist;
  
• he produces works on his own behalf;
• his works are exhibited, produced, published, presented in public or marketed by a promoter, as defined
  in article 3 of Act S-32.01
  
• he has been recognized by his peers as a professional artist by way of an honourable mention, an award, a prize, a scholarship, an appointment to an adjudication committee or an invitation to participate in a salon or by any other similar means.

Selection process

Exhibition proposals are reviewed by an internal selection committee. The committee, composed of board members, management and staff, selects exhibitions that are consistent with the museum’s mission and that help it meet the goals it has established.

The committee makes final selections based on the following criteria:

• Production quality;
• Connection with the museum’s mission and objectives;
• Balance of programming.

Contents of proposal

Please provide all of the following materials:

• A curriculum vitae;
• A statement explaining the artistic approach and the reasons for which you wish to exhibit at the MCTQ;
• A description of the project, as detailed as possible, specifying technical requirements (max. 2 pages);
• 10 to 20 digital images on CD-ROM or DVD, with descriptive list
  (titles, dates, dimensions and medium);
• An up-to-date press kit;
• Any other material relevant to evaluation of the proposal;
• If you wish to have your material returned, you must include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.

Documents must be in the following formats:

• Text: .PDF;
• Images: .JPG, maximum 1 MB or 1024 x768 pixels;
• Digitized press kit and supporting documentation: .JPG;
• Videos: .MOV or .AVI.

Please send proposals to the following address:

Musée du costume et du textile du Québec (MCTQ)
349, rue Riverside
Saint-Lambert, Québec
J4P 1A8