Jovette-Marchessault Award
From Conseil des arts de Montréal
Created in 2019 and awarded for the third consecutive year, the Jovette-Marchessault Award pays tribute to women who have had an influence on Montréal’s thea...
- Amount
- Up to $20,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists
- Where you must live
- Montréal (Quebec)
- Art forms
- Theatre
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Prize or award
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What is offered
Money to you
- The winner will receive $20,000 from the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
- Only one of them will be named the winner and receive the $20,000 grant.
- The winner will receive $20,000 in a single payment from Théâtre ESPACE GO on behalf of the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
Costs covered
- The other two finalists will each receive an airfare to Paris courtesy of Air Transat.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 26, 2026.
Eligibility
What are the general eligibility criteria? Be a professional artist who identifies as a woman and works as a theatre director, designer or playwright Meet the definition of Professional Artist, as defined by the Conseil Reside on the Island of Montréal For Indigenous artists only, reside within 50 km of the Island of Montréal (including the communities of Kahnawake and Kanesatake) and work on the Island of Montréal Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada by the application deadline Artists who have applied in the past and have not won, whether or not they were finalists, can...
What to send
Not stated
Checked against the funder's page, September 26, 2026.
Source: https://www.artsmontreal.org/en/grants/program/jovette-marchessault-award (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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