Fall 2019

Wikipedian in residence

We are proud to welcome Camille Larivée as the first Wikipedian in residence at Artexte for the month of October. She will also participate in the roundtable discussion that will take place on November 9, 2019, during the third edition…
October 2, 2019 - 6 PM

Bcc: Blind Carbon Copy, bringing the moon within. Artist performance followed by a conversation with Jessica Hébert

For the second edition of VOLUME, Art and the Book, Artexte has invited artist Pascaline Knight for a micro-residency in the collection, which centers around three clickable keywords chosen by the artist : Map, Feminine, Bird. The results of her…
August 1, 2019

An Annotated Bibliography in Real Time: Performance Art in Quebec and Canada IV

Place Publique | Fonderie Darling, Montréal With Sophie Castonguay, Faire corps avec Foucault anonymat (2019) & Francys Chenier, Comme aphorismes, ouvertures et semences de discours (2019) Curated by Jade Boivin & Camille Richard Considering the meeting between performance and writing…
Summer 2019

Lexicon on happiness and well-being

In 2018, Michèle Champagne examined the broad concept of happiness by questioning its silhouette, industry, vocabulary and legibility in our society. Through this exploration, Champagne conducted a critical and nuanced reflection on happiness and well-being when they get mixed up…
June 11, 2019 - 2 PM to 3:30 PM

Panel discussion with John Tain (Asia Art Archive), Sara Nicole England and Mikhel Proulx (Indigenous Digital Art Archive), and Jessica Hébert (Artexte)

A Conversation on Indigenous/Asian Art Archives is a panel bringing together representatives from Artexte, Asia Art Archive (AAA), and Indigenous Digital Art Archive (IDAA) to discuss some of the issues raised when documenting and preserving contemporary art and visual culture,…
May 25, 2019 - 12 PM to 5 PM

An Art and Design Workshop on Typography with Ken Lum

A-B-Z introduces LUM, an art and design workshop with artist Ken Lum. Through an open call for participation, A-B-Z welcomes international applicants from visual art, graphic design and literature across media, and invites curious students and professionals of all ages,…
March 30, 2019 - 12 PM to 5 PM

Artexte and the MAC team up for a contributive day on Wikipedia

WHERE 2, Saint-Catherine Street East, Room 301   SCHEDULE 12:00 pm: Word of welcome 12:15 pm – 4:00 pm: Edit-a-thon with ongoing support and training offered by Artexte staff. 4:00 – 5:00 pm: Round table discussion with Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, Dominique…
March 2, 2019 - 7 PM to 12 AM
This year, as part of the theme “The Future” of the Nuit Blanche à Montreal, Artexte presents a selection of science fiction shorts. Exploring various themes including intergalactic discovery, futuristic feminism and the return to ancestral knowledge in the near…
March 7, 2019 - 5 PM

Artist talk with kimura byol-nathalie lemoine (나타리 르무완 * ナタリー.ルモワーヌ) and Kim Waldron

Knowing that most interracial and international adoptions send children of color into Western Caucasian families, the artist and activist kimura byol-nathalie lemoine wanted to present another vision of what interracial adoption could be. To realize this, the artist Kim Waldron…
February 6 - April 13, 2019

Winter garden

Greenhouses represent the dream of an open roof, a space where the longing for a never-ending summertime and the reconciliation with nature converge.   Artexte’s little Sunroom evokes this imaginary paradise that synthesizes humans and nature, while relating to Victorian…
November 9 - 10, 2018

Dr. Philip S. S. Howard and Camille Turner : Installation, Performance, Conversation

To celebrate the first anniversary of the traveling project Arts Against Postracialism, we welcome Dr. Philip Howard, professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University and Camille Turner, multidisciplinary artist, to review the project, the exhibition…
13 October, 2018 - 2 PM to 5 PM

A conversation with Anthea Black, Kama LaMackerel (Our Bodies, Our Stories), and Jenny Lin (B&D Press)

Please join Queer Publishing Project at Artexte to celebrate the launch of HANDBOOK: Supporting Queer and Trans Students in Art and Design Education edited by Anthea Black and Shamina Chherawala. The launch will begin with a brief conversation between artists…
Fall 2018
Join us this Fall in our pop up reading nook! During the coming weeks, we will dedicate space for our visitors to enjoy some highlights from the collection. The area will feature a rotating selection of publications from the collection…