Les Territoires invites contemporary art photographers and videographers to submit their portfolios for Photoforum, a weekend of sharing between talented artists and art professionals. Les Territoires will host some of the area's most dedicated curators, artists-run center directors, gallery owners and critics for 20-minute scheduled one-on-one critiques of photo and video-based works. Portfolio reviews can help artists with project development and career opportunities. The juried process ensures the participation of artists with well-developed projects who are ready to discuss conceptual approaches and future projects. Photoforum is also complemented by various satellite events such as a one week group exhibition in the gallery and a cocktail reception.

Selected participants will pay a registration fee and have the opportunity to choose reviewers. Participants and reviewers will be paired by a lottery system, based on the artist's preferences.

Please note that the registration fees are applicable once the artists are selected. The call for submission is free of charge

Deadline for submissions: Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Registration cost: $170 for a minimum of 5 reviews and participation to the satellite events.

Confirmed reviewers:

FRANÇOIS BABINEAU, assistant director, Galerie Simon Blais

MARIE-ÈVE BEAUPRÉ, independent curator

JEAN-FRANÇOIS BÉLISLE, director, Espace Arsenal           

ANNE-MARIE BELLEY, independent curator

GEORGE BOGARDI, artist, critic and writer

DIANE CHARBONNEAU, curator of contemporary decorative arts, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal           

MEREDITH CARRUTHERS, independent curator

MYRABELLE CHARLEBOIS, independent curator

LYNE CREVIER, critic and writer

ÈVE DE GARIE-LAMANQUE, independent curator

ELIANE ELLBOGEN, artistic director, Eastern Block

BETTINA FORGET, director, Visual Voice

EMILIE GRANDMONT-BÉRUBÉ, director, Galerie Trois-Points

NADÈGE GREBMEIER FORGET, artist, curator and marketing agent for esse editions 

ROBERT HÉBERT, director, Centre de documentation sur la photographie

VIRGINIE JOURDAIN, exhibition coordinator, La Centrale           

JO-ANN KANE, curator, corporate art collections

MARIE-CLAUDE LANDRY, contemporary art curator, Musée d'art de Joliette

PATRICK MIKHAIL, director, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa

CLAIRE MOEDER, critic and exhibition coordinator, Joyce Yahouda gallery

JAKE MOORE, director, FOFA Gallery

ANNE RAMSDEN, artist and professor at UQÀM 

LILIAN RODRIGUEZ, director, Galerie Lilian Rodriguez

PABLO RODRIGUEZ, writer

DAVID K. ROSS, artist and critic

CHERYL SIMON, artist and writer

MICHAEL TOPPINGS, artistic and executive director, MAI

ANDREA WONG, critic           

JOYCE YAHOUDA, director, Galerie Joyce Yahouda 

Submissions should include:

These documents can be packaged in a single PDF or as a PDF with a zipped folder of images.

Submissions should be emailed to:

territoires.portfolio@gmail.com (subject: portfolio submission)