Call for Submissions:
2026–2027 Vitrine Exhibitions at H. Fisher & Fils
2026–2027 Vitrine Exhibitions at H. Fisher & Fils
Application Deadline:
January 11th, 2026, 11:59pm EST
January 11th, 2026, 11:59pm EST
Beginner’s Luck
Sultanna Krispil and Shannon Stride
June 2025
Photo: Laurence Poirier
Dos Baushtibl
Yevgeniy Fiks
September 2025
Photo: Charlotte Rainville
The Museum of Jewish Montreal is excited to announce its open call for vitrine exhibition submissions for our 2026–2027 cycle. Vitrine exhibitions will be on view at our location at H. Fisher & Fils (4129 St. Laurent Boulevard). We invite individual artists, duos, and trios to apply.
About the Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM)
Founded in 2010, MJM is an innovative place to connect with Montreal’s Jewish life and identity, share our diverse heritage, and create new cultural experiences. Through exhibitions, events, walking tours, research projects, and other arts and cultural programming, we offer an array of opportunities for our visitors of all backgrounds to explore and engage with contemporary art, culture, history, and community on their terms, with curiosity and openness.
About H. Fisher & Fils
A relic of Montreal’s shmata (Yiddish for “rag” or “garment”) industry, H. Fisher & Fils was a high-grade sewing supply store active from 1935–2022. The store’s over 100 years of history is largely reflective of Jewish experiences and trends within the industry. Its founder, Harry Fisher, immigrated to Montreal from Eastern Europe in the early 20th century and quickly found work as a tailor. He would open the first iteration of “H. Fisher” in 1918 like many garment businesses across North America. While many would close in the 1980s, the shop’s longevity can be attributed to its specialty items, far-reaching clientele, and esteemed clients such as Cirque du Soleil, university design programs, and retail chains such as Maison Simons. The shop closed in 2022, around the passing of the shop’s late owner, Esther Fisher, the daughter-in-law of Harry Fisher. MJM has reactivated H. Fisher & Fils as a living heritage site, including its street-facing vitrine which showcases a rotation of contemporary art installations that respond to themes of immigration, shmata and textile industry history, Jewish life in Montreal, and more.
Eligible Projects
- Submissions from individual artists, as well as group submissions with up to three collaborators
- In-progress projects, projects that have not yet been completed, and completed projects that correspond to the themes of the H. Fisher building and/or align with MJM’s mandate
- Projects that have previously been shown, but cannot have been shown in Montreal between January 2023 to now
- Projects that require audio and video and/or image projection are not recommended
Ineligible Projects
- Curatorial projects, or pitches by practitioners other than the artist
- Projects that cannot be engaged with or seen by viewers between 9am to 11pm on all weekdays for 2 to 4 months (i.e., live performance pieces, works that degrade or disintegrate)
- Projects being developed as part of the requirements for an academic program (projects from a completed thesis show, class, or other academic program are ineligible)
- Late or incomplete applications will not be considered
All exhibiting artists in the H. Fisher & Fils vitrine will be compensated in accordance with the CARFAC Recommended Fee Schedule. Artists will receive installation assistance from our curatorial staff, as well as promotion via MJM’s social media channels and monthly newsletter. All exhibitions will also receive professional documentation.
Please note that while this call welcomes artists from all countries and regions to submit their work, MJM cannot guarantee to cover shipping and travel costs for artists based outside of the Greater Montreal Area.
How to Apply
- Fill in this Google Form
- Attach a single PDF with the filename “Lastname_HFisher_202627″ to the Google Form that contains all items listed under “Submission Requirements” (see below)
Submission Requirements
- Artist Bio (200 words max)
If applying as a group, please limit word count to 100 words per collaborator. - Artist CV (2 pages max)
If applying in a group, please include all artist CVs. - Artist Statement (250 words max)
If applying in a group, please limit word count to 100 words per collaborator. - Project Statement (500 words max)
A brief text describing your project, as well as how it fits into MJM’s or H. Fisher’s mandate. - Portfolio (images or video links, 10 max)
Support materials should include a caption with the following: Title, Medium, Dimensions (if applicable), Date. These can be included as captions below each image, or on an Image List on a separate page.
- Technical and/or Special Assistance (optional)
Please note any special technical assistance needed to present your work (softwares, waterproofing, toxic materials, etc). Please specify your level of expertise working with these, and what support you envision from MJM’s team. - Installation Plan (optional)
Click here to access a PDF of the floor plan for the H. Fisher vitrine.