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.
Public presentation
Artexte invites you to a public presentation by Fanny Latreille, researcher-in-residence at Artexte in the fall of 2024. During this event, the artist will share with the public the results of her foray into the documentary collections of our information…Administrative assistant
Artexte is looking for the perfect candidate to fill the position of administrative assistant! POSITION: Administrative assistant Deadline to apply: January 20, 2025 Expected start date: February 2025 TO APPLY: Candidates should submit a letter of intent and…By Céline Huyghebaert as part of the exhibition "The Omissions"
As part of the exhibition The Omissions, Artexte invites you to participate in a writing workshop led by artist Céline Huyghebaert. Drawing on her own creative process, she will propose a series of writing exercises based on documents from the…As part of their research residency (fall/winter 2023)
After completing their research and writing residency with an unpublished essay, script, and costume illustrations, writer and artist Katsitsanoron Dumoulin-Bush makes a long-awaited return to the recording booth with cherished colleagues and collaborators to present the second installation in their…Artexte's annual fundraising campaign – 2024 edition
Campaign’s goal: $6 000 Over the past 40 years, Artexte documentation centre has amassed a collection of over 36,000 printed documents. Artexte plays a unique role within the visual arts ecosystem by preserving a collective memory. We are eager…Theme: Arab Futurism and Care Practices in the Arab World
Artexte invite you to a brand-new series of educational activities bringing together 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 be embodied and…In collaboration with Volume MTL
Your favorite event is back: we are 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 organizations and individuals throughout the year. At times,…Artexte Editions x FAEP
Since 2021, Artexte Editions has collaborated with the research group Formes actuelles de l’expérience photographique : épistémologies, pratiques, histoires (FAEP) on a series of books entitled Sites of Photographic Knowledge. FAEP brings together established and emerging researchers with a mandate…As part of the 2024 edition of MUTEK
For this new edition of the MUTEK festival, taking place in the Quartier des Spectacles from August 20th to 25th, 2024, and on the occasion of the celebration of 25 years of innovation in electronic music and digital creativity, Artexte…with Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, and Karen Tam 譚嘉文
As part of the public programming surrounding the Setting the Table exhibition curated by Manon Tourigny, attend a bilingual discussion between artists Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf and Karen Tam 譚嘉文. Moderated by Manon Tourigny, this conversation will focus on Vieux Buffet…As part of the exhibition “Setting the Table”
As part of the exhibition Setting the Table, Artexte invites you to its exhibition space for a guided tour led by curator Manon Tourigny. On the occasion of this guided tour, immerse yourself in nostalgia and memories associated with family…As part of Yaniya Lee’s research residency
As part of her research residency Wayside Archive at Artexte (summer 2021), writer and critic Yaniya Lee was interested by the artefacts and narratives of Black queer women, which rarely surface in archives and historical canons. The researcher was hoping…with Julia Eilers Smith, Florencia Sosa Rey and Didier Morelli
As part of the public programming surrounding the Artletics exhibition curated by Didier Morelli, join us at Artexte for the launch of Issue 13 of Le Sigh, featuring a trilingual (French, English, and Spanish) conversation between author Julia Eilers Smith…As part of the exhibition “Artletics”
As part of the Artletics exhibition, Artexte invites you to its exhibition space for a guided tour led by curator Didier Morelli. On the occasion of this guided tour, enter Morelli’s playground and explore artists who examine the world of…As part of the exhibition "Classroom of Language"
On the occasion of the exhibition Classroom of Language by Rad Hourani, Artexte invites you to take part in a sensorial visit guided by artist Claudette Lemay. These visits will use a variety of sensory stimulation techniques to explore the…In collaboration with Volume MTL
Our annual Duplicate Book Sale is back again this year! As Artexte receives numerous donations from cultural organizations and individuals throughout the year, some of these publications are already listed in our collection. Thanks to the generosity of our donors,…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…As part of the exhibition "in a single breath"
As part of the exhibition in a single breath, we invite you to our spaces to attend an open discussion between the exhibiting artist Sophie Jodoin and Stéphanie Béliveau; a multidisciplinary artist honoured in Jodoin’s projection, the central piece of…A project by artists Réjane Bougé and Chantal Dumas
In collaboration with Centre Turbine, Artexte is pleased to present you Dream Voices, a project by artists Réjane Bougé and Chantal Dumais. What are blind or visually impaired people’s dreams made of? This question was the starting point of…L'art et le sport
My favourite memories as a child are of playing. A game of throwing pennies with my father, a wrestling throwdown with my mother, shooting the bow and arow with my uncle or losing a tennis match to my great aunt.…An artwork of Hooria Rahini
In parallel to the exhibition Toward Freedom presented at Projet Casa [February 24 – March 26, 2023] curated by Mojeanne Behzadi [curator, research and programming at Artexte], the Artexte reading room is hosting the installation Landscape of Unity: Building a…Wikipedia edit-a-thon and conference
As part of the Art+Feminism campaign and mission, Artexte is collaborating with Articule to invite you to join us for another Wikipedia edit-a-thon aimed at representing the work of artists, authors, and cultural workers from underrepresented groups on Wikipedia, including…In collaboration with the Atwater Poetry Project
Toronto-based Poet Liz Howard will perform a commissioned response piece to an issue of quarterly feminist magazine Fireweed, founded in 1978 by an editorial collective. Titled Fireweed 22: Native Women Issue, this magazine was published by a guest editorial collective…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…
