Atelier Circulaire organizes annual residency exchanges in partnership with various printmaking centers across Canada and around the world. These exchanges are designed to offer artists the opportunity to enrich their practice through new creative environments and inspiring encounters. Since 2025, a partnership has been established with the Gwangju Museum of Art in South Korea. This … Read More
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LOUIS-PIERRE BOUGIE GRANT FOR EMERGING PRINTMAKING ARTISTS
NEXT CALL : SPRING 2026 Atelier Circulaire is launching the 7th edition of the Louis-Pierre Bougie Grant Printmaking Artists, which aims to recognize the quality of an emerging artist’s artistic work and encourage the sustainable inclusion of young artists in the visual arts community. The grant offers a 12-month residency (from September 1, 2025 to … Read More
CULTURAL DIVERSITY & INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES RESIDENCY
Atelier Circulaire aims to enable artists from Global and Indigenous communities to carve out a place in Montreal’s artistic community by pursuing and enriching their practice in the printed arts while working in a professional studio. We understand the reality and the challenges for artists from Global our various resources (technical, material and human). This program offers an affordable special membership fee, daily support … Read More
EXHIBITION PROJECTS
PROGRAMMING 2026-2027 THE CALL IS OPENS! DEADLINE, FEBRUARY 1, 2026 Atelier Circulaire (AC) invites artists, collectives, and curators to submit an exhibition proposal for its 2026–2027 programming (from September 2026 to June 2027). This call is open to professional visual artists at all stages of their careers (emerging, mid-career, or established), and welcomes submissions … Read More
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
OPEN CALL OPENS ! DEAD LINE : FEBRUARY 1, 2026 Atelier Circulaire (AC) invites artists to submit a production residency project for its 2026-2027 programming, for the period from April 1st, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Atelier Circulaire is an artist-run center, since 40 years, dedicated to excellence in the production, research, education, and … Read More
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER MARANGE GRANT (UQAM)
The François-Xavier Marange bursary was created by Atelier Circulaire and the UQAM Foundation. It aims to lead young artists to broaden their artistic approach and work in a professional environment.
RESIDENCY EXCHANGES
Atelier Circulaire organizes residency exchanges each year with various printed arts centers throughout Canada and around the world. Our production center receives artists from these centers and our members are welcomed by them, enabling these artists to enrich their approach and their work through exchanges and stimulating environments. For this 2017-2018 edition, we have once … Read More




