Call For Submissions
Juried Portfolio Review for Contemporary Photography (Montreal)


Les Territoires invites emerging contemporary photographers to submit their portfolios for a weekend of sharing between talented artists and art professionals. Les Territoires will host some of the area’s most dedicated curators, gallery owners and critics for 20-minute scheduled one-on-one critiques of photo-based works. The juried process ensures the participation of photographers with well-developed projects who are ready to discuss conceptual approaches and future projects. Portfolio reviews can help axrtists with project development and/ or career opportunities.

Selected participants will pay a registration fee and have the opportunity to choose reviewers. They will also participate in a group show presenting one work during the portfolio review event. Participants and reviewers will be paired by lottery, based on preferences.

Reviews: Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 17th from 10am-5pm.
Open Portfolio Night and cocktail reception: October 16th from 5 to 7pm.

Deadline for Submission: May 14th 2010 (postmarked)
Registration cost: $120 for a minimum of 4 reviews, the participation to a group show,
and the participation to the open portfolio evening.


Confirmed Reviewers

Jocelyne Aumont, Art Historian
George Bogardi, Writer - Independent Curator
Megan Bradley, Director, Push Gallery
Donald Browne, Director, Galerie Donald Browne
James D. Campbell, Writer, Critic
Zoë Chan, Writer - Independent Curator
Myrabelle Charlebois, Photo Editor, EnRoute magazine
Pierre Dorion, Independent Curator
France Gascon, Curator, Musée d’art Urbain
Émilie Grandmont-Bérubé, Director, Galerie Trois Points
Alice Ming Wai Jim, Independent Curator


Leslie Johnstone, Curator, Musée d’art Contemporain de Mtl
Louis Joncas, Co-director, Galerie Projex-Mtl.
Virginie Jourdain, Exhibitions Co-ordinator, Galerie La Centrale
Isabelle Lelarge, Writer/ Critic
Jocelyne Lepage, Writer/ Critic
Jake Moore, Director, Fofa Gallery
Lilian Rodriguez, Director. Galerie Lilian Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez, Writer/ Critic
David K. Ross, Independent Curator
Cheryl Simon, Writer/ Critic
Joyce Yahouda, Director, Galerie Joyce Yahouda


Submissions should include:
- 10-15 jpeg images (max: 1mb each)
- maximum 250 words artist statement
- CV (max: 2 pages)

Submissions should be mailed to:
Les Territoires / Submission for portfolio review
372 Ste-Catherine O. suite 323
Montreal, QC. H3B 1A2
Or sent by email to: info@lesterritoires.org
(subject: portfolio submission)

For more information contact us by e-mail at: info@lesterritoires.org
or www.lesterritoires.org for a list of updated reviewers and reviewer bios.