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© Zinnia Naqvi, installation view of the exhibition the Translation is Approximate, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

 
 

PRIM-Dazibao production-dissemination residency

Deadline: October 15, 2025

In a collaboration since 2005, Dazibao and PRIM are excited to offer a unique residency for an artist to produce and exhibit a project. The chosen proposal will take into consideration the mandates of both organizations. Accordingly, the artist will explore formal and conceptual questions pertaining to image practices, unafraid to explore sound, video, and digital media.

Eligible candidates

To apply for the PRIM-Dazibao residency, you must:

  • Be an artist or artist collective creating works independently;

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. In the case of a collective, at least one member must meet this requirement.

PRIM and Dazibao invite emerging, mid-career, and established artists to submit a project, and encourage submissions from artists identifying as members of a minority.

Assistance granted

By PRIM

  • $12,000* worth of access to all video and sound equipment, video and audio post-production studios for one year

  • $1,000* for audio and/or video training and support

  • Accompaniment in the project and technical support

    * Calculated at the non-member rate, non-transferable or redeemable for cash

By Dazibao

  • Presentation of the work as part of programming for the following year*

  • Guidance throughout the project’s development and production 

  • Preparation of discursive material about the artist's practice, logistical and promotional support.

    * Fees paid by Dazibao follow CARFAC recommendations.

Eligibility rules
General eligibility rules

An unlimited number of separate applications per application period and per artist are eligible.

There is no limit to the number of times a project may be submitted if it is not selected.

Eligible projects

All proposals for producing independent media work in any artistic practice using sound or moving images are eligible.

Note: Projects that are part of a school or university curriculum are not eligible.

Eligible costs

PRIM’s support under this program takes the form of free access* ** to equipment for the following services:

  • Filming equipment

  • Audio capture equipment

  • Sound recording

  • Sound editing and exploration

  • Image editing and finishing

  • Coloring

  • Sound mixing (cinema and music)

  • Digitization, transfer, and DCP creation

  • Virtual reality

* Maximum value of $12,000 calculated at the non-member rate

** PRIM support applies if the artist uses the facilities alone or with a PRIM technician (if available). If the artist wishes to work with an outside technician, the member rate applies and PRIM support is limited to 50%.

Non-eligible costs

The following expenses are not eligible:

  • Technicians’ fees

  • Distribution media and supplies

  • Travel and accommodation costs, if applicable

Registration terms and conditions
How to apply

To apply, you must complete the online registration form and provide the following:

  • Artist statement (maximum 250 words)

  • Project description (maximum 500 words)

  • Links to audio or video works or documentation (15 min max in total, Vimeo or other)

  • Other pertinent supporting documentation (still images, sketches, scripts, etc., up to 20 files, jpeg, pdf, png, maximum 1 MB each)

  • Descriptive list of materials and instructions for viewing videos (pdf, maximum 1 MB)

  • Completed form, listing technical requirements and estimated budget (download form document here)

  • CV (pdf, maximum 1 MB)

Deadline

October 15, 2025

Evaluating applications
Evaluation process

Applications are firstly evaluated by Dazibao’s direction, based on the program’s eligibility conditions.

Eligible applications are then evaluated by a committee of representatives from both organizations, who take a final collective decision.

Decisions are final and without appeal.

Evaluation criteria

The projects are evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • Project’s innovative nature

  • Relevance of the project in the context of current image practices

  • Concordance between the content developed and the technologies used

Ethics

Jury members must follow PRIM’s Jury Member Professional Ethics Code and the Conflict of Interest rules, as well as Dazibao’s codes and policies.

Response time

Dazibao will notify the selected candidate of the jury’s decision no later than four months after the program’s deadline.

Due to the high number of proposals we receive, only artists whose projects have been accepted will be contacted. We are aware that preparing a proposal requires considerable work, and we are grateful to all the artists who share their research with us.

Other informations
Artists’ obligations

To benefit from the PRIM | Dazibao Residency recipients must become PRIM members, and complete their project within two years of the results announcement date.

 
 

An advisory programming committee contributes to the development of Dazibao’s programming.

 

Dazibao receives financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Ville de Montréal.

Dazibao acknowledges that it is located on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá: ka Nation and that Tiohtiá:ke / Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations, and today, is home to a diverse population of Indigenous as well as other peoples. Guided by ethics of respect, listening, and awareness, Dazibao commits to a continued reflection regarding the deep-rooted and systemic challenges tied to accessibility and inclusivity in the arts and beyond, and endeavors to apply such reflections to all aspects of its activities and governance.