• Symposium of Baie-Saint-Paul
Anne Beauchemin

Artistic Director

Anne Beauchemin
Artistic Director

Anne Beauchemin is an art historian, independent curator and part-time
university instructor (Université de Laval). She has written the first analysis of the
history of the Symposium, covering the years 1982-1999 and 2000-2011. In 2013,
she published Le Symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul:
L’art en pensée et en actes.



Luc Courchesne

Honorary President

Luc Courchesne
Honorary President

For its 40th edition, entitled Connected-Interconnected: The Digital World in
Question, the Symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul
is very pleased to welcome as honorary president the artist Luc Courchesne,
a pioneer in digital art in Quebec.

Brief History

Founded in 1982 by Françoise Labbé under the name of the International Symposium of Young Painting in Canada, the International Contemporary Art Symposium of Baie-Saint-Paul is a unique event in Quebec, recognized both in Canada and abroad.

Art: Our Passion!

A live creation experience: thirteen artists at work, from Quebec, Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec, as well as Canada, the United States and from everywhere around the world !

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The International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Baie-Saint-Paul

The International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Baie-Saint-Paul
2022

Program

  • July 2022
  • August 2022

Opening

Friday, July 29th
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7h00 PM
Opening

Official Opening

A colourful ceremony in which we salute the arrival of the artists in town! Come join the party!

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Lecture

Saturday, July 30th
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4h30 PM
Lecture

Luc Courchesne

Luc Courchesne is a digital art pioneer ...

Workshop for all

Wednesday, August 3rd
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1h00 PM
Workshop for all

Société des arts technologiques (SAT)

Founded in 2006 with a vocation to convey knowledge, Campus SAT is the educational wing of the Société des arts technologiques, which supports artists from every background in their use of digital technologies and promoting innovation both with respect to technology and in terms of surpassing oneself in artistic creation ...

Presentation

Wednesday, August 3rd
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4h30 PM
Presentation

Michel Boulanger

Michel Boulanger’s project consists in taking
as his object of study the space of the studio with the goal of creating bizarre extensions of its architecture and mechanics ...

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Artists

Irene Anton

BIO Irene Anton works as a designer and an artist and studied industrial design along with fashion and textile design in Germany ...

Michel Boulanger

BIO Michel Boulanger holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and a master’s in visual arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal, where he has also taught ...

Marilyne Busque-Dubois

BIO Holding a bachelor’s degree in literature, Marilyne Busque-Dubois is co-founder of the Centre de production en art actuel Les Ateliers ...

Serge Clément

BIO Serge Clément’s photography is based on questioning, artistic inquiry and authorship ...

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Presented by

Power Corporation du Canada





We Also Thank Our

Partners and Collaborators

Gouvernement du Québec Patrimoine Canadien Ville de Baie-Saint-Paul Fondation RBC Tourisme Charlevoix MRC Charlevoix MRC Charlevoix-Est Association des Musées Canadiens Desjardins Le Germain Hôtels Le domaine Forget Le Festif! Le FIFA UQAM





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