Program

Filmmaker and photographer Joannie Lafrenière, artist-in-residence for the duration of the Symposium, will present a selection of films based on her encounters with senior citizens. Discover Snowbird, a documentary about Quebecers in their twilight years who choose Florida as a gentle alternative to the harshness of winter, and Bibelot et bingo, a webseries documenting the extraordinary lives of six seniors.

Maria Ezcurra, artist in residence throughout the Symposium, will help you create decorative kites in honor of butterflies.

Nico Williams will make the Museum his studio for the Symposium. Accompanied by collaborators, he will share his know-how while creating beadwork.

For this 43rd Symposium, with its theme of gathering together, we've decided to showcase our artists-in-residence in a sincere and singular dialogue. At 10:30 a.m., come and watch the recording and have the chance to ask your questions live.

For this 43rd Symposium, with its theme of gathering together, we've decided to showcase our artists-in-residence in a sincere and singular dialogue. On every Friday and Saturday, starting at 10:30 a.m., come and watch the recording and have the chance to ask your questions.

We take advantage of the presence of Nico Wiliams, whose bingo is an integral part of his practice, to invite you to play CIHO Bingo with us in the plaza. Bring your cards, the points of sale are indicated here.

So Surreal: Behind the Masks is a documentary that tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup'ik (Alaska) and Kwakwakawakw (Northwest Coast) masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the Surrealists. Director Joanne Robertson will be on hand to present her film and chat with you. Find out more about the film.

In collaboration with the Festival international du film sur l'art, made possible by the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec.

As part of his residency, Kaël Mercader will paint an entire apartment. During this 5 à 7, he invites you into his workplace for a fun way to get to grips with painting!
 

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In this immersive workshop, Jiwan Larouche proposes a sensitive and collective exploration of the link between body and territory. After a period of bodily activation inspired by theater and somatic imagination, participants will be invited to mold their hands - or other accessible, comfortable body parts - in playful containers. These plaster prints will then be grafted onto a large collective arch.à

Reservations for workshops coming soon

For this 43rd Symposium, with its theme of gathering together, we've decided to showcase our artists-in-residence in a sincere and singular dialogue. At 10:30 a.m., come and watch the recording and have the chance to ask your questions live.

For this 43rd Symposium, with its theme of gathering together, we've decided to showcase our artists-in-residence in a sincere and singular dialogue. At 10:30 a.m., come and watch the recording and have the chance to ask your questions live.

As part of the residency, Les Oncles de l'artiste will design a whimsical bolide based on a horse-drawn carriage that, when pushed, activates a mechanism imitating the sound of hooves on the ground. This ambulant-sound maneuver covets urban areas often "spared" by current art; residential neighborhoods, sports parks, shopping mall parking lots. Inspired by the horse-drawn age of itinerant merchants selling ice, coal, milk, hot beers, etc., the artist is not yet sure what service he will offer. At this event, be the first to see the work in action.

As part of their residency, the Pierre&Marie duo would like to honor joy by inviting you into their studio. For this festive moment, inspired by coffee parties, we're organizing a big celebration in their studio, so that we can all celebrate and experience this joy together. Fireworks atmosphere with DJ Philippe Lessard-Drolet and coffee and pastry service.

In collaboration with Café Charlevoix.

In this workshop with Annie France Noël, participants are invited to create a collective work made of threads, knots and stitches, as traces of the ties that bind us together. Through the gesture of weaving, knotting and knitting, we'll explore how interpersonal relationships are built, broken or transformed. Each contribution, however small, will enrich a shared reflection on the complexity and beauty of human bonds.

Balls of wool and other knitting materials will be provided!

Mana Rouholamini will spark conversations around sharing and words with members of the public at the Baie-Saint-Paul International Symposium of Contemporary Art. Her work is inspired by the "Nazr" (vow) custom of saffron rice pudding, a Persian dessert, and the reappropriation of this custom by Iranian youth.

Come and meet her in the Placette in the morning and in the Pavilion in the afternoon.

For this 43rd Symposium, with its theme of gathering together, we've decided to showcase our artists-in-residence in a sincere and singular dialogue. At 10:30 a.m., come and watch the recording and have the chance to ask your questions live.

As part of his residency, Jaime Ruiz Martínez invites you to collectively create an environment inspired by popular basketball culture. Bring your own music, conversations, jerseys, costumes, and drinks to celebrate and meet up.

For this 43rd Symposium, with its theme of gathering together, we've decided to showcase our artists-in-residence in a sincere and singular dialogue. At 10:30 a.m., come and watch the recording and have the chance to ask your questions live.

To conclude the 43rd Symposium, this round table will bring together Véro Leduc (UQAM, Chair in Cultural Citizenship for the Deaf), Michel Teharihulen Savard and Sarah Toung Ondo (Ahkwayaonhkeh Wendat Artists' Centre) and Marie-Claude Leclerc (Fabrique culturelle - Télé-Québec). Together, they will discuss the encounter between visual art and the audiences it reaches.

🎤 Hosted by Gabrielle Bouchard, Executive Director and Chief Curator, MACBSP.