The Pitch List
Want to write for us? Reply to this email to cover one of the pitches below for our upcoming print issue!
Hello all! Welcome to The Concordian’s Pitch List. We’ll be sending out these emails every week with story ideas for you to cover.
If you’re interesting in covering any of these topics, just reply to this email and we’ll connect you with our editorial team!
These stories will be published in our upcoming print issue coming out October 6.
Deadline to submit your piece: Saturday, October 1 @ 5 PM.
Arts Section Pitches
Thinking again and supposing. Trajectory of an exhibition
Where? Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery (Webster Library)
When? Sept. 7 - Oct. 29, 2022
Who? Sarah Greig & Therese Mastroiacovo (Curator Michele Therese)
Word count: 650
These are well-loved drawing professors at Concordia whose practices are very interesting and philosophical in nature. They do a lot of performance and multidimensional work.
Interview the artists about their exhibition, then attend the exhibition and describe what you see. Interview the curator as well.
CSU Art Swap
Where? VA Building Courtyard (Corner Crescent & Rene-Levesque)
When? Thursday, Sept. 29 @ 2-6 PM
Word count: 550
Description: As the first event of the SWAP series, the CSU has organized an Art supplies SWAP in the VA courtyard on September 29th 2022. In collaboration with the ART Hives, FASA, CUCCR, the ART SWAP will be an event for folks to come and exchange any of their art supplies that they wish! It will also be a good opportunity for folks to meet people with similar artistic interests and make art together.
Go to the event and interview people about what they are trading!
Where? 1201 Blvd St-Laurent (SAT)
When? October 2, 12-6 PM (Deadline for this piece would be the following day Monday evening)
Who? Queer Print Club (QPC)
Word count: 450
QPC will be selling student zines at the 5th annual Volume MTL event (an art book fair)according to this post. You should report on the event and interview the QPC tablers on their participation in this event! Talk about what this student group does and what services they offer. Overview of the student-made zines they are selling at Volume this year.
Note: This event is today!
Where? 4th Space (Webster Library)
When? Wednesday (Today) @ 2-5 PM
Who? Cathy Lee Crane (Ithaca College), John DiStefano (Concordia University), Frédéric Moffet (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
Word count: 400
The film experts will be discussing the works of famous Italian director Piere Paolo Pasolini.
Go to the event and cover what they talk about.
CUCCR plastic materials discussion
Where? CUCCR @ 1200 rue Guy
When? October 13
Who? CUCCR
Word count: 400
Description: This event is a collaboration between CP3, Precious Plastic Montreal, and CUCCR with the objective of discussing different plastic recycling approaches, project collaborations, visit the CP3 space…and of course, talk about anything sustainability related with like-minded folks.
We invite you to join us on this fun evening, and feel free to bring PET (type 1) or HDPE (type 2) plastic items in your favorite color as CP3 will be collecting, to then recycle!
Talk to the organizer about what this event is for
The event hasn’t happened yet, we are doing a preview on what it will be!
Community Section Pitches
When? Thursday, Sept. 29 @ 11:30-1:30
Where? Vanier Library, Loyola Campus
Who? Zen Dens!
Word count: 500
Talk to people about why they’re attending! Talk to the organizers about what makes these dogs special and why this program was initiated :)
News Section Pitches
MTL things: Traffic Cones
A fun fact listicle!
Word count: 200-250
This is for a listicle we are starting where we will look into some fun facts about something peculiar in our beloved city. The unofficial symbol of Montreal is the traffic cone, particularly the orange ones, and we would like to enlighten our readers with a few interesting facts about them. For example, the average number of traffic cones decorate the island every day? How much do they cost? Who owns them all? Why orange? And also just… Why so many!?? We will do this listicle in Q&A format and keep it short and sweet while still remaining interesting.
That’s all for this week!
Happy Fall 🐿