Selection Process

The Capitol Theatre is committed to equitable practices in selecting artists so that we shall have more equitable representation across communities - including Indigenous, Black, racialized, LGBTQ+, disability and mad arts communities.

Preference will also be given to works not recently shown in the Greater Moncton area. New and emerging professional artists are encouraged to apply. Detailed information regarding installation procedures and exhibit periods, promotion of exhibitions, and vernissages will be made available once artists have been selected.

Applications will be considered by a peer jury and evaluated on the basis of artistic merit, originality, cohesiveness and professionalism of the suggested exhibit, audience appeal, and logistics. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the jury.

The jury is supported by Capitol Theatre staff. They are:

• Guillaume Adjutor Provost
• Catherine Arsenault
• Paul Edouard Bourque
• Emily Muckler
• Anna Rail

The jury meets to set the exhibit schedule for the following year, usually at the beginning of July. All artists receive an acknowledgement of receipt of their submission. Successful candidates will be notified by email before August 15th and provided exhibit instructions. Selected works will be displayed for a period of two consecutive months in the Capitol Theatre Art Gallery. The stipend is paid at the beginning of the exhibit.