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City invites Montreal visual artists to apply for funding for studio space by March 31

by Lorraine Carpenter

Local professionals in visual arts and crafts can apply for access to a fund that helped 400 artists pay for workspaces last year.

The City of Montreal announced today that a total of $735,000 in funding is available for professional artists working in visual arts and crafts.

In conjunction with the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the city is offering funding to artists for studio space — specifically tenants or owners of a workshop space in a non-residential building. The fund will cover $13 per square metre for creative spaces and $3 per square metre for storage space.

Last year, over 400 Montreal artists received financial aid through this program, according to the city’s executive committee member in charge of culture and heritage, Ericka Alneus.

“Our artists contribute directly to the vitality of our city, the quality of life in our neighborhoods and the attractiveness of Montreal. We must offer them every chance to succeed, and accessibility to artist workshops is crucial.”

City invites Montreal visual artists to apply for funding for studio space by March 31

The deadline to apply for the subsidy this year is March 31, 2024.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.