Questions

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  1. Full Name
    (if more than one artist, separate names by commas)
  2. Pronouns
    (ex. she/her, they/them)
  3. Email Address
  4. Mailing Address
  5. Phone number
    (optional)
  6. CV
  7. Proposal:
    Describe what you wish to do and any special requirements. You may propose works/projects that are currently in-progress, but please describe the anticipated final outcome. If you are proposing a project other than a gallery exhibition (e.g. performance, screening, event series), please provide details on frequency or duration and public engagement plans.
  8. Artist Statement:
    This is an opportunity to provide details and context about your artistic practice and approach beyond just the project you have proposed, your history of practice or core creative aims.
  9. What is your relationship to the place you live and work (e.g. settler, guest, Indigenous)? Please briefly describe how this informs your practice or the way you approach your work.

    grunt gallery is located on the territories of the (Musqueam), (Squamish) and (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, who have lived in kinship with this land, water and air for thousands of years. Applicants from the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations are not required to answer this and may simply indicate that they belong to a Host Nation.
  10. If your proposal is selected to be presented at grunt, what would you want to learn, practice or try to help provide access to your work for d/Disabled, d/Deaf, Sick, Mad and/or Neurodiverse communities? 

    We approach every exhibition as an opportunity to creatively address access barriers and conflicting access needs, and invite you to briefly explain how you might be interested in engaging with this. Read our FAQ section about accessibility at grunt.
  11. Support Materials:

    Visual art: 5-10 files (72 dpi minimum) including a numbered image list. Please name image files with their corresponding number, your name, work title, dimensions.

    Example:
    01_Artist Name_Title of work_Dimensions.jpeg (or other file formats)

    Please indicate if your submission includes works you do not plan to show with your proposed exhibition.

    Performance art: Upload a short video, or provide a link, that typifies and helps to explain your work.

    Link to video if applicable (eg. on Vimeo, YouTube etc), but please provide password if necessary.

Email your answers to submissions@grunt.ca.

You can use these questions to submit your proposal by mail or by email to submissions@grunt.ca  (Max. attachment size 25MB, you may send multiple emails if necessary; we recommend zip files or using WeTransfer but please ensure to send us a note that you are doing so).

You can also send us your application as a video or audio, maximum 10 minutes in length.

If sending a mailed application only: provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope to return your submission. We must receive your application before the end of July. Our mailing address is: #116 – 350 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T1

Visual description and branding note: grunt gallery is always spelled with all lowercase letters. Both the g in grunt and gallery are lowercase.

Questions in ASL