The Charles-Biddle Award recognizes the exceptional contribution of people who have immigrated to Quebec and whose professional and personal commitment has contributed to the cultural and artistic development of Quebec.
Through their achievements, these men and women are models of success, both in their own fields and for Quebec society as a whole.
The Charles-Biddle Award is a two-part prize, with two $5,000 bursaries:
It rewards the efforts, contribution, involvement, commitment and influence of individuals, at home or abroad (national and international component), or in their region, city, village or community (regional component).
For each category, a jury selects three finalists, whose names are revealed in a video broadcast by La Fabrique culturelle de Télé-Québec. One person from each category is then crowned winner, and receives a dedicated video portrait, a $5,000 bursary and an original work of art. The other finalists receive an official certificate from the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI).
Prizes and certificates will be awarded in November by the MIFI, in partnership with Culture pour tous, during the Quebec Intercultural Encounter Week.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Please read the eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria carefully to ensure that your application is relevant.
- Have immigrated to Quebec, reside here and spent most of your career here (only actions taken in Quebec are taken into account, not the entire career).
- Work in the arts and culture sector* and have made a significant contribution to Quebec’s cultural and artistic development. ATTENTION: candidates’ discipline must be the core of their practice, not the means used to achieve it.
- Propose achievements that foster intercultural relations [1] and value ethnocultural diversity [2] in the arts and culture.
- Meet all the criteria set out in the application form, in particular those related to attachments: a CV of three (3) pages or less, and two (2) letters of support, signed and dated within the current year.
- The application may be submitted by the applicant or by a third party, who must confirm that they have received the applicant’s authorization.
- Any person who is a finalist in one edition may not be nominated in the following two editions.
- Entries cannot be submitted posthumously.
* Disciplines recognized in the context of the Award: Architecture and Design, Circus Art, Media Arts, Multidisciplinary Arts, Visual Arts, Film and Video, Dance, Humour, Literature, Crafts, Fashion and Design, Museology, Music, Lyric Arts and Song, Heritage and History, Theatre, Photography, Poetry and Storytelling (contact us to check the eligibility of any other cultural or artistic discipline).
[1] Refers to everything concerning relations between ethno-cultural groups. Examples include relationships, dialogue, intercultural understanding or skills, etc.
[2] Refers to the diversity of linguistic, racialized or ethnic groups.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Quality of the dossier and letters of support (20 points).
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
Contribution to professional cultural and artistic development :
- Innovative nature of achievements and contribution to the advancement of the discipline or field of expertise in Quebec (35 points);
- Recognition in the cultural or artistic milieu and influence at national or international level (30 points).
Contribution to the development of cultural diversity :
- Commitment to fostering intercultural relations and promoting cultural diversity in the arts and culture (15 points).
REGIONAL SECTION
Contribution to professional cultural and artistic development :
- Contribution to the advancement of the discipline or sector of activity (20 points);
- Innovative character of actions and achievements in Quebec (15 points);
- Involvement in the milieu (region, city, village or community) (15 points);
- Regional recognition and influence (15 points).
Contribution to the development of cultural diversity :
- Commitment to fostering intercultural relations and promoting cultural diversity in the arts and culture (15 points).
Information: prixcharlesbiddle@culturepourtous.ca