PASSAGES INSOLITES is a public arts festival featuring a circuit of temporary artworks as well as artistic happenings in public space. Presented by EXMURO arts publics and the City of Quebec, this accessible event has been taking place every summer since 2014, for several months, in the historical and central neighbourhoods of Quebec City.
The ninth edition of PASSAGES INSOLITES will take place in Quebec City over the Summer of 2022. The organisers are calling for proposals from professional artists from Quebec, Canada and the world to submit work of temporary public art to be included in the programme, whether they are new projects or existing works.
For the 2022 edition, EXMURO is looking for ingenious and daring proposals that will generate singular encounters with the strange, the eccentric and the surreal. Local, national, and international artists are invited to take over urban space with artistic projects that will incite reflection, produce sensations, or offer extraordinary experiences. Thanks to the organisation’s circulation component, many works from PASSAGES INSOLITES are subsequently presented in other cities in Quebec, Canada, and the world.
No minimum or maximum budget is imposed, but it should be noted that EXMURO usually offers between $5000 and $ 25,000 per work (depending on its value, scope and complexity). EXMURO accepts the participation of other financial partners.
The proposed work must be durable (three and a half months), safe, and autonomous (not requiring special monitoring or maintenance). Although not required, the jury will pay particular attention to the potential of subsequent presentations of the work.
