Artexte’s permanent collection is alive! It is activated through public events in support of new research, writing, as well as creating new artworks and publications around visual and print culture. Artexte aims to be inclusive of all visual cultures existing across contemporary art communities. Our on-site and virtual offerings include conferences, workshops, artist talks, performances, film screenings, as well as many interinstitutional collaborations and off-site activities.

Winter 2024
“South Asian people form the largest visible minority group in Canada—however, given that only 6% of this population reside in Québec, and as a response to its ongoing invisibilization, many have come to describe this community as “invisible” [1]. As…
After a busy fall season, the Artexte team will take a break during the holiday season in order to return energized and ready to prepare our rich programming in 2024! We would like to thank the Artexte community and everyone…
Collection of books from Hanss Lujan Torres' research on the development of queerness in contemporary art.
Fall 2023
During his residency, researcher and curator Hanss Lujan Torres will delve into Artexte’s collection to explore exhibitions, events, and art practices addressing gender and sexuality in the 1990s and early 2000s. Inspired by cultural theorist José Esteban Muñoz’s concept of…
Launch WWWWW
September 16, 2023 — 1:30 PM @ VOX / 3 PM @ Artexte

Presented as part of MOMENTA Biennale de l’image and in collaboration with VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine

On the occasion of the 18th edition of MOMENTA Biennale de l’image, and in collaboration with VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine, Artexte is pleased to invite you to the launch of Who Was Who Was Who in Contemporary Canadian Art…
Deadline: October 29, 2023 — 11:59 PM

Artexte's research residency program — 2024-2025

As part of its research residency program, Artexte invites three researchers (individuals and/or collectives) from all contemporary art disciplines to explore the collection’s documentary resources and deepen their research on a particular topic. Research projects will be selected for their…
November - December, 2022

Artexte's new podcast series curated by Mojeanne Behzadi

As part of the Sonic Fields of Reflection exhibition, curator Mojeanne Behzadi invites you to our exhibition space – now transformed into an experimental research room specifically imagined to meditate on sound – to attend recordings of Sonic Lab; Artexte’s…
Fall 2022

Language Classroom: Synthesis

The starting point of “Language Classroom: Synthesis” is based on Rad Hourani’s own experience, who, as a dyslexic, ADD and dysphonic person, has felt socially excluded from a young age because of his difficulties in reading and writing. Starting from…
September 10, 2022 — 11 AM to 12 PM @ online

Co-organized by 7A*11D International Festival of Performance and Artexte

In partnership with the 7A*11D International Festival of Performance, Toronto Performance Art Collective and Artexte are pleased to invite you to the virtual launch of the digital reissue of w.o.r.k.s.c.o.r.e.p.o.r.t on September 10, 2022, at 11:00 am (EDT) on Zoom.…
May 27, 2022 — 10 AM to 3:30 PM @ online

Presented by the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, Concordia University

This virtual gathering will be an opportunity to explore the questions raised by Dr. Joana Joachim in Blackity, through dialogue with key actors present in this exhibition and research. This event will offer a rich reflection on the past, present…
Sur un fond uni mauve foncé, la superposition répétée et ondulée du titre « Atelier wiki » « x » « arts actuels » écrit en rouge occupe la partie supérieure centre du montage graphique. La partie inférieure de l’image est occupée par une masse organique aux tons de rouge et de rose, et autour de laquelle s’imbriquent sur ses creux cinq individus travaillant sur des ordinateurs portables. Grossièrement découpés de photos en noir et blanc, le montage graphique de ces mêmes individus donne un effet de collage.
September, 2021 - February, 2022 — 5 PM to 7 PM @ online / every last Thursday of the month

Contribute to the presence of Quebec and Canadian visual arts on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia

ARTEXTE Information Centre, the RCAAQ / Réseau Art Actuel and Repaire – Regroupement de pairs des arts  indépendants de recherche et d’expérimentation (previously known as the Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques, the Regroupement des arts interdisciplinaires du Québec) are partnering…
On a plain light green background, the words “ACCESSIBILITÉ” and “ACCESSIBILITY”, written in blue, are repeated horizontally in a way to create a continuously lined pattern, which is cut by the limits of the rectangular format of the image.
Ongoing
Our Commitment Artexte is committed to offering a physical and digital environment that is accessible to everyone. We are working to improve accessibility in order to facilitate the use of our website and digital content for  Deaf or disabled visitors…
Summer 2021

Blackity

This spring Joana Joachim returns to Artexte’s stacks for a research residency focused on Black Canadian art histories. To date there has only been one art historical anthology written with the express purpose of mapping Black Canadian art history across…
Summer 2021
St-Amour is currently engaging in research toward a collective publication – a survey/catalog of publishing methodologies with a focus on publishing networks and communities. Developed via a series of exhibitions, residencies and workshops held between 2019 and early 2020, St-Amour…