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.
Wikidata and the indexing of "care" in contemporary art
As part of the ongoing collaboration Art + Feminism X Artexte dedicated to editing intersectional “care” practices in contemporary art, we invite you to a Wikidata contributive matinée, as well as a collaborative independent work session. The Artexte WikiClub is…Research residency
Ji-Yoon Han PhD is a curator and art historian who has been active in Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal for about a decade. Her often interdisciplinary projects explore the guiding force of the visual arts within shifting social, cultural, and…Artexte at Contact Photography Festival
Artexte is pleased to present WOMEN’S IMAGE LIBRARY, an exhibition bringing together works from its archives representing the works of approximately sixty Canadian women photographers. This intergenerational and pan-Canadian mapping is curated by Manon Tourigny and Amed Aroche as part…with its curators with Tiphaine Girault and Elizabeth Sweeney
Guided Tour | with Tiphaine Girault and Elizabeth Sweeney as part of the exhibition We Knock on the Table Friday, May 8th, 2026 at 6:00 pm free | no registration | open to all ASL and LSQ interpreters…A library display Curated by John Latour, Christine Walde & Léa Boisvert-Chénier
As part of the 54th annual ARLIS/NA conference (May 2-8, 2026) members were invited to reflect on the theme of resistance and to provide small-format publications to illustrate that the power of resistance does not lie solely in grand gestures,…Position – Information Services Assistant
As part of the Young Canada Works program, Artexte is looking for the perfect candidate to support its collection team in carrying out its projects! Position – Information Services Assistant Young Canada Works Length of Employment: May 18,…A library exhibition
We drew inspiration from the roundtable discussion Housing Justice and the Arts Today, featuring Stefan Christoff, Parker Mah, Jules Bugiel, and David Austin, to select materials from the collection that address issues of dislocation, housing insecurity and gentrification, as they…Housing Justice and the Arts Today
Artexte invites you to a gathering to address and discuss the realities of the housing crisis and gentrification in Montréal, co-presented by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. This event aims to create space to consider stories, narratives…Edit Intersectional Care Practices in Contemporary Art
Hybrid event – In person and on Zoom As part of its ongoing support for Art + Feminism, Artexte invites you to a Wikipedia and Wikidata contributive event, dedicated to editing intersectional care practices in contemporary art. This edit-a-thon…A library exhibition by Rebecca Lawrence Lynch
The world of contemporary poetry can at times appear ill at ease in its relationship with visual art. Although happy enough to sit alongside the work of photographers and other artists, if you were to open the majority of literary…as part of the exhibition The Paths Between Word and Image
Marie-Christine Ricignuolo is an actress and public speaker. Visually impaired since 2018 due to a rare genetic disorder, she has turned her journey into a creative force. A columnist and host at AMI-télé since 2021, she made her fiction debut…Writing residency
With the support of the Indigenous Arts Committee of the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Artexte offers a research and writing residency, where for a period of three to six months, where Artexte invites an Indigenous artist, curator or researcher…As part of the exhibition "The Photobook in Quebec: Current Perspectives"
As part of the exhibition The Photobook in Quebec: Current Perspectives, Artexte invites you to its exhibition space for a guided tour led by its curator, Serge Allaire. On the occasion of this guided tour, immerse yourself in the sixty…As part of the Networks of the Black Atlantic symposium by Nigra Iuventa
The Networks of the Black Atlantic: Heritage, Knowledge and Solidarity symposium, organized by Nigra Iuventa, invites you to a workshop-talk in the Artexte collection. This activity will explore collective memory made possible by donations of documents from and by artists,…As part of the exhibition The Photobook in Quebec: Current Perspectives
As part of the public programming surrounding the exhibition The Photobook in Quebec: Current Perspectives, on view at Artexte until December 13, 2025, join us for a conversation on Saturday, November 29th at 2:00 pm in the Artexte reading room.…As part of the exhibition The Photobook in Quebec: Current Perspectives
As part of the public programming surrounding the exhibition The Photobook in Quebec: Current Perspectives, join us for a conversation with artist photographer Anne-Marie Proulx and publisher Éric Cez, who will discuss with curator Serge Allaire the current dynamics between…Artexte's annual fundraising campaign – 2025 edition
Campaign’s goal: $6 000 Founded 45 years ago, Artexte is a library, an information and exhibition centre dedicated to contemporary art, with a documentary collection of over 38,000 printed and catalogued documents accessible to all. Artexte plays a unique…As part of Volume MTL 8
At Casa d’Italia [505 Jean-Talon Street E, Montreal, H2R 1T6] As part of the Artexte Editions launch of nos suppressions, and in partnership with Volume 8 MTL, Céline Huyghebaert and Caroline Boileau will hold an open discussion moderated by…In collaboration with Volume MTL
Your favourite event is back! Artexte is pleased to partner again with Volume MTL to host our annual duplicate book sale! As you may already know, Artexte receives numerous donations from cultural organisations and individuals throughout the year. At times,…A library exhibition by Marie Samuel Levasseur
In anticipation of this research project at Artexte, Marie Samuel Levasseur aspired to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in audiodescription and textual description in art, anchored in an intersectional approach. Beyond reading, through conversation and writing, she used her…In collaboration with Free Pony Press and Sandra Brewster
Artexte is pleased to collaborate with Free Pony Press to present the launch of Blur, the latest publication dedicated to the work of Sandra Brewster. Blur presents a look at Sandra Brewster’s eponymous series, a body of work exploring memory,…Short films by Canadian lesboqueer artists (1990-2001), selection curated by Kristen Hutchinson
On the occasion of the exhibition We’re Here. We’re Lesboqueer. We’re Still Fabulous, presented at Artexte until June 21 by curator Kristen Hutchinson, and in collaboration with the Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV), we are pleased to present this program of…Theme: sacred bodies, oozing bodies, a look at the poetry of queer bodies
Artexte invite you to the third edition of its new educational activity series, which pairs contemporary visual arts and literature. Artexte’s Book Club offers three seasonal activities, during which independent Montreal bookstores are invited to choose a theme that will…A showcase exhibition by Jonathan Lachance
At the intersection of his interest in typography and a fondness for artist books by Caroline Ariane Bergeron, Jonathan Lachance, documentation technician at Artexte, discovered typewriter art and dug into the collection to learn more. His research, at first focused…Reading-procession
As the exhibition Healing From What We Can draws to a close, you are invited to attend a reading-procession where the exhibited garments will become memories in motion. Quotes and excerpts featured on the pieces will take on both body…A showcase exhibition by Jenna Coutts
Hoping to discover and promote francophone visual arts communities throughout Canada, Jenna Coutts, Information Services Assistant at Artexte, dove into our collection. Many files came to the fore, not least of all the Association des groupes d’arts visuels francophones (AGAVF),…
