Based in Montreal’s South-West, the Ste-Emilie Skillshare is a politicized community art space run by a collective of trans people, queers and people of colour. We are artists and activists, working together within an anti-oppression framework and moving towards social transformation. As historically marginalized people, sharing our art and skills are revolutionary acts as the art we produce can be used as a tool for political change.
We host a fully-functional silkscreen studio, which is our primary way
of
working with other communities and community organizations, but we
also host workshops, film screenings, vernissages, parties and kids'
days. We see the teaching and making of art by marginalized
communities as an important component of anti-oppressive organizing.
We receive a yearly stipend from QPIRGC as a working group for the
past, members contribute monthly towards the rent, and the rest of our
funds come from donations.
Research description:
We would like to know what grant we are eligible for and how best to
target the request; can we apply as a working group of QPIRGC; should
we apply for core funding or project funding. We would like to become
economically self-sufficient, so we would be looking for funding that
could jump start this project, as in 1) pay for a staff person to
fundraise for us, 2) pay for raw materials that we could turn into
merchandise, 3) pay someone to set-up our online store.
Type of final product desired:
grant proposal
Is this project urgent, short term or long term?
ASAP, but there is no huge rush.
Will this research request no longer be applicable after a
certain date?
No
How many hours per week should the student researcher expect to
work on the project? Also, if applicable, how many weeks in total
would be required of the researcher to complete the project?
One semester at 5 hours per week
Education/language(s)/skills required from or preferable in
student:
All are welcome.
Can more than one student work on this project simultaneously?
Yes
