Montreal Cultural Calendar

Join Marion Schneider for the presentation of her project carried out as part of her residency at Ada X from February 3 to March 27, 2026. Common Ground is a research-creation project that explores how digital art can become a space for improvisation, shared attention, and collaboration between humans, machines, plants, and fungi. At the crossroads of queer ecology, neuroscience, and media arts, it questions our ways of thinking about intelligence and seeks to decenter the anthropocentric perspective. The symbiotic audiovisual performance tool that Marion is working on uses EEG (electroencephalogram) brain signals, biosignals from lichens and mosses, and local artificial intelligence to generate images and sounds in real time. Discussion starts at 7pm and is facilitated by Dounia Bouzidi (in French). The event is free and open to all. Snacks and drinks will be served. Contact info@ada-x.org to register. [talk]

Join us for an evening of drawing and sketching.

Come and practice your drawing skills.
Share your experience with other artists!
All levels are invited!

Bring a friend!

Book online to ensure your spot (15 max).

We provide the easels and drawing tables.

Bring your own drawing & painting material.

Please arrive 10 to 5 minutes before the session.
$17

Event by Suoni Per Il Popolo

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Suoni per il Popolo est fier de présenter Alex Harding @alex.harding.75054 et Lucian Ban pour une soirée intime. Avec DARK BLUE (sorti chez Sunnyside Records), les deux musiciens célèbrent leur fraternité musicale avec un mélange unique de morceaux originaux et d’improvisations inspirées des traditions du jazz, du blues et de la musique de chambre européenne. De l’avant-blues aux improvisations spontanées, des morceaux originaux aux ballades inspirées de Sun Ra (Alex collabore fréquemment avec le célèbre Arkestra), DARK BLUE est un document saisissant sur deux artistes à maturité, deux vieux amis qui conversent dans le langage du jazz moderne. Accompagnés par le trio local composé de superstars Allison Burik à la clarinette basse, François Zaïdan au buzuq et ben grossman à la vielle à roue ! À ne manquer sous aucun prétexte !
Suoni per il Popolo is proud to present Alex Harding and Lucian Ban for an intimate evening at Casa. With DARK BLUE (out on Sunnyside Records) the two musicians are celebrating their musical brotherhood with a unique amalgamation of original pieces and improvisations informed by traditions of jazz, blues, and European chamber music.…

Developed in conjunction with Satellites! — a previous exhibition at Emporium Builder Supplies — this event is a screening of three works by Michael Snow. Snow, an artist and filmmaker working throughout the mid 20th century in Canada sought to use a medium's materiality to draw attention to the sensory experience of viewing art. This selection of his 16mm films also features a discussion with André Habib, professor and historian of art and film; writer and experimental filmmaker Clint Enns; and researcher Léa Jusseau.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1710527099920261/
Event by: CCA, Centre Canadien d'Architecture / Canadian Centre for Architecture


1 Côte de la Fabrique, Québec, QC G1R 3V6, Canada
Duration: 2 days

Pour une troisième fois, la librairie du CCA se déplace sur le campus de l’Université Laval à l’École d’architecture pour deux jours. Cette librairie éphémère, organisée en collaboration avec le Comité Culturel ÉAUL, réunit une sélection de livres et magazines d’architecture, d’urbanisme et de design, ainsi que les plus récentes publications CCA.
Le mercredi 8 avril à 18h, joignez-vous à notre rédactrice Victoria Addona pour une discussion autour de notre dernière publication How Modern : Biographies of Architecture in China 1949–1979, et future publication qui accompagnera l’exposition L’atout de la ville c’est qu’elle n’a jamais été parfaite.
N’oubliez pas d’apporter votre sac réutilisable ou procurez-vous le nouveau sac du CCA 2026, dont tous les profits seront versés à nos programmes jeunesse.
Cet événement est public, aucune réservation requise.
Horaire de la librairie :
8 avril : 12h à 19h
9 avril : 12h à 19h
Salle Jean-Marie Roy
École d’architecture, Université Laval
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For a third time, the CCA Bookstore moves to the Université Laval campus at the École d’architecture for two days. The pop-up bookstore, organized in collaboration with the Comité Culturel ÉAUL, showcases our latest CCA publications alongside a selection of books and magazines on architecture, design, and urban planning from other publishers.
On Wednesday 8 April at 6pm, join us for a discussion with our editor Victoria Addona about our latest publication How Modern: Biographies of Architecture in China 1949–1979 and the upcoming book accompanying the exhibition The fortune of the city is that it has never been perfect.
Don’t forget to bring your own bag, or pick up the new CCA tote 2026, with all proceeds supporting our youth programs.
This event is open to the public, no reservation required.
Bookstore hours :
8 April: 12pm to 7pm
9 April: 12pm to 7pm
Quebec, Quebec

In her first solo exhibition, Arta Ajeti presents a new body of intimate graphite drawings based on a personal archive of photographic references. Feminine figures appear in shadowy, dreamlike scenes populated by wrecked cars, theatrical curtains, static-filled screens, stairwells, storm clouds, and ornamental surfaces, where glamour and decay sit in uneasy proximity. Using graphite, Ajeti pushes the image toward both clarity and breakdown, creating works suspended between memory, fantasy, and desire.

Carrefour is opening on Wednesday, April 8th with histamine, Shahan Assadourian's first solo exhibition. Located in Family's former gallery space on Laurier West, Carrefour is the brainchild of Sophie présente and Family. The show brings together an entirely new body of work that investigates Shahan's previous exploration of infection, emotional freedom, and cuteness overload.

Jérôme Nadeau will present his solo show A GOOD SLEEPER. The paintings in the exhibition were developed through multiple phases. Images shift and transform from one state to another: drawings and photographs are digitized, compressed, translated into sound, then reconverted, printed, altered, scanned, and digitally reconfigured before being screen-printed at the limits of legibility. The works do not seek to illustrate or stabilize, but to probe what wavers: blurred thresholds of perception, zones of noise, surfaces shaped by error and uncertainty.

Patience is a solo presentation by Ontario-based artist Tony Romano. Carrefour is pleased to host Romano's work in Montreal, revisiting a selection of video and sculptural works produced between 2022 and 2024. This exhibition is made possible thanks to Franz Kaka.

As Concordia rounds out the academic year the VAV gallery is hosting a finissage for Idyll and Labour, a group show featuring works by Renée Rothe, Kelly Halseth, Gemma Else and Laure-Charlotte Côté.

Le Jeu is a photographic exhibition that explores the perceptions of day, the temporality of night. The intimacy of the body. The gazes cast upon the other that teach us about ourselves. How we look, what we feel. Lussier's work often employs experimentation, fragmentation and distortion to highlight feelings and spaces of intimacy surrounding the body. The opening reception is BYOB.

Join us in store for the launch of Natalie Southworth's short story collection, There's Always More to Say. The author will be joined for a Q&A with Paige Cooper, author of Zolitude. In the title story, sisters sneak out of their unstable mother's apartment to find "reality," an experience with lasting repercussions. Southworth concentrates on moments of disconnection, family fragility and unexpected expressions of love. The stories focus on characters struggling to achieve what they think they should want despite the demands and loneliness of modern life. Infused with humour and verve, yet full of warmth, Southworth interrogates the quest for more and what it means when ambition clashes with private reality. Masks are not required, but will be provided for free at the door. For elevator access to the store, please contact us at least a day in advance.

Ways of Hiding, Nicky Band (HEX), Vitamin Pink

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Event by Plural Foire d'art contemporain - Plural Contemporary Art Fair
200 de la Commune W., Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H2Y 4B2
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Du 10 au 12 avril, la foire Plural accueillera au Grand Quai 38 galeries et 7 espaces projet en provenance de 9 villes canadiennes. Créée par l’AGAC, la foire Plural célèbre le meilleur de l'art contemporain au Canada !


Lieu
Grand Quai du Port de Montréal
200, rue de la Commune O.
Montréal, H2Y 4B2
En métro : Place-D'Armes ou Square-Victoria-OACI


Horaire
Vendredi 10 avril : 12 h à 21 h
Samedi 11 avril : 11 h à 19 h
Dimanche 12 avril : 11 h à 18 h


Tarifs
Admission générale (billets horodatés) : 25 $
Aîné·e (billets horodatés) : 23 $
Étudiant·e (billets horodatés) : 20 $
Passe 3 jours : 60 $


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*Gratuit pour les enfants de 15 ans et moins.
*Il sera également possible d'acheter des billets directement sur le site de l'événement.
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From April 10 to 12, the Plural fair will welcome 38 galleries and 7 projets spaces from 9 Canadian cities to the Grand Quay. Created by AGAC, Plural celebrates the best of contemporary art in Canada!


Location
Grand Quay, Port of Montreal
200 de la Commune St. W.
Montreal H2Y 4B2
By Metro : Place-D'Armes or Square-Victoria-OACI


Schedule
Friday, April 10: 12 pm - 9 pm
Saturday, April 11: 11 am - 7 pm
Sunday, April 12: 11 am - 6 pm


Rates
General Admission (timed-entry tickets): $ 25
Senior (timed-entry tickets): $ 23
Student (timed-entry tickets): $ 20
3-day pass: $ 60


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*Free for children 15 and under.
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Visual arts

Event by OBORO

OBORO vous invite au vernissage de sa programmation du printemps 2026, présentant les expositions "Common Absurd" d'Adam Basanta et "LUCABOT" de Julie Tremble.
Joignez-vous à nous pour découvrir des oeuvres qui interrogent notre relation au monde, du microscopique au numérique, à travers la vidéo, la sculpture et l’installation.
L’équipe d’OBORO et les artistes seront sur place pour accueillir le public dans une atmosphère chaleureuse. Une belle occasion de célébrer le début de la belle saison, d’échanger et de rencontrer les artistes.
Entrée libre, bienvenue à toustes.
Plus d'informations sur les expositions ici :
oboro.net/exhibition/common-absurd
oboro.net/exhibition/lucabot
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OBORO invites you to the opening of its Spring 2026 Programming, featuring the exhibitions "Common Absurd" by Adam Basanta and "LUCABOT" by Julie Tremble.
Join us to discover new works that question our relationship to the world, from the microscopic to the digital, through video, sculpture, and installation.
The OBORO team and the artists will be on hand to welcome the public in a warm atmosphere. A great opportunity to celebrate the start of spring, exchange ideas, and meet the artists.
Free admission, everyone is welcome.
More information about the exhibitions here:
oboro.net/en/exhibition/common-…

The Open House series, presented by Collection Collection, invites viewers to see the private collection as a space for exchange and reflection. The works chosen from within the collection reflect the collectors' singular perspective and shape an exhibition in their own image. This curatorial gesture explores collecting as a living practice, made up of correspondences, affinities, and shared narratives. This edition features works from the private collection of artist Anne-Renée Hotte and Martin Schop of Schop Framing.

Event by Espace pour la vie

calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/printemps-citoyen
Et si vos fins de semaine devenaient une source d’inspiration… gratuite et accessible à toutes et à tous?
Chaque fin de semaine d’avril, la série d’événements gratuits Printemps citoyen vous invite à explorer la transition socioécologique.
Une programmation pour tous les goûts
11 et 12 avril — Consommer différemment
Fabriquer et réparer
Emballages alimentaires en cire d’abeille
Cartes de souhaits recyclées et ensemencées
Éponges tawashi
Fabrication d’un lombricomposteur
Initiation à la vannerie
Réparation de vêtements et d’objets du quotidien
Écoconsommer
Découverte de la monnaie locale de Montréal (îlot)
Conférence sur le cycle de vie des objets
Démonstration de vélo cargo
Bouger en nature
Chorégraphie avec la nature
Randonnée guidée parmi les arbres de l’Arboretum
En famille ou entres ami.e.s, découvrez des ateliers, activités et rencontres inspirantes, en collaboration avec plus de 40 organismes engagés dans le rapprochement avec la nature.
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What if your weekends became a source of inspiration… free and accessible to everyone?
Every weekend in April, the free Citizen Spring series of events invites you to explore the socio-ecological transition.
A program for everyone
April 11 & 12 — Consume Differently
Make…

Église St-Denis face au métro laurier. Samedi le 11 Avril 2026 de 10h@17h30. It's saturday, April 11th 2026. Passionnés de vintage? Le bazar vintage du Plateau est le lieu tout désigné pour dénicher, parmi nos 35 marchands, des objets de collection, des articles de cuisine, des vêtements, vinyles, décos, bijoux, jouets et plus encore. L'achat d'articles vintage est une bonne façon de penser vert et d'être

Event by Plural Foire d'art contemporain - Plural Contemporary Art Fair, Centre Skol and McBride Contemporain

En parallèle de la foire Plural, les galeries, centres d’artistes et ateliers du Belgo vous ouvrent leurs portes pour un moment convivial en présence de certains artistes. Pour un café ou une boisson, dirigez-vous vers le Centre des arts actuels SKOL, qui inaugure son nouvel espace café.
11 avril, dès 11 h
Édifice Belgo : 372 rue Saint-Catherine O.
→ La majorité des espaces ici-bas sont ouverts jusqu'à 17 h le samedi.
4e étage
✦ Galerie B-312 (#403)
L'équilibre des vrilles : Jacynthe Carrier, Hannah Claus, Andrée Levesque Sioui, Karine Locatelli et Kristel Tremblay
✦ Galerie Wishbone (#406)
Germinal : Mona Sugata, Nathan Bartley, Magdalena Rantica, Charlotte Caron, Amielle Clouâtre
✦ Atelier d'art photographique (#413)
Coups de cœurs photographiques : Jean-Claude Lussier
✦ McBride Contemporain (#414)
Holding Still : Michelle Bui & Kuh Del Rosario
✦ Chiger Art Contemporain (416)
American Scenery et autres vues d'ensemble : François Simard
✦ Espace DÈS_ (#418)
Lieux de passage : Jean-Francois Brière
✦ Louis-Bernard St-Jean Art contemporain (#423)
Exposition permanente et nouvelles œuvres : Louis-Bernard St-Jean…

Blind Field Shuttle (2010–aujourd'hui) est une performance de marche collaborative où Carmen Papalia guide de grands groupes de participant·es lors d'un parcours non visuel à travers des environnements urbains ou ruraux. Placé·es en file derrière l'artiste, les participant·es tiennent le bras de la personne devant eux·elles et acceptent de garder les yeux fermés pendant toute la durée de la marche, d'environ une heure. Prolongement de la pratique personnelle de marche de Papalia, cette performance invite les participant·es à mobiliser leurs sens non visuels tout en négociant collectivement les déplacements, les obstacles et le contexte culturel dans lequel la vision est dominante. À mesure que les participants avancent ensemble, l'œuvre révèle à la fois les barrières créées par la primauté du visuel et les réseaux de soutien interdépendants qui sous-tendent la culture du handicap. Blind Field Shuttle remet en question les idées reçues sur le handicap et l'accessibilité en considérant le handicap comme une expérience révélatrice et précieuse, et l'accessibilité comme un « espace temporaire et collectif ». Rendez-vous au Café du MAI – Parcours de marche à déterminer. Événement en français & anglais. Cet événement fait partie de la programmation public +.

Vernissage for A Taste of Queer Montreal: A Multi-lingual Exhibition of 2SLGBTQ+ Food and Drink History. See the new exhibition, hear talks from the curators, and enjoy the newly composed Exhibition House Mix Track interweaving oral histories, Montreal's historical house music, and new compositions. Talk/speeches will start at 2:30 pm. Free coffee, sparkling wine, and sparkling water provided. The physical exhibition includes materials from the Archives gaies du Québec, the Archives lesbiennes du Québec, and private collections. This digital exhibition available at cafequeermontreal.com compliments the physical exhibition. A free walking tour related to the exhibition is available at: https://www.cafequeermontreal.com/p/walking-tour-visite-guidee.html A database with 2SLGBTQ+ food and drink spaces in Montreal over time is available at: https://www.cafequeermontreal.com/p/directory-of-montreals-2slgbtq-food-and.html Exhibition curators and creators of the walking tour are Alex D. Ketchum, Al Dervisevic, and Kerrilee Commier.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1659477498812009/
Event by: OPTICA, un centre d'art contemporain l a centre for contemporary art


5445, avenue de Gaspé, espace106, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H2T 3B2

Dans le but d'appronfondir des aspects de la programmation actuelle, le commissaire Didier Morelli partagera sous forme de visite commentée sa démarche curatoriale qui a mené à la réalisation de l'exposition
Street Actions : Women Performing in Montréal and Toronto, 1970-1980 [Actions de rue : femmes en performance à Montréal et à Toronto]
Commissaire : Didier Morelli ;
Artistes : Elizabeth Chitty, Marie Décary, Johanna Householder, Kamissa Ma Koïta, Francine Larivée, Lise Nantel, Bé van der Heide
Exposition présentée jusqu'au 13 juin 2026.
Visite commentée par Didier Morelli, samedi le 11 avril, 15h-16h
En présence des artistes Marie Décary et Lise Nantel
With the aim of exploring aspects of the current programming in greater depth, curator Didier Morelli will share his curatorial approach that led to the creation of the exhibition
Street Actions: Women Performing in Montreal and Toronto, 1970-1980
Curator: Didier Morelli;
Artists: Elizabeth Chitty, Marie Décary, Johanna Householder, Kamissa Ma Koïta,
Francine Larivée, Lise Nantel, Bé van der Heide
Exhibition on view until June 13, 2026.
Guided tour by Didier Morelli, Saturday, April 11, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
In presence of the artists Marie Décary and Lise Nantel

Organized by Jarrah Csunyoscka and Rosy Hanna, A Set of Favours is a group exhibition presenting sculptures, paintings and works on paper by Jarrah Csunyoscka, Joss D'Alton, Rosy Hanna, Stéphanie Alèxe Hébert, Beatrix Prior.

T'es sorti du placard et maintenant ton placard est vide? Viens le remplir! Ton placard est plein de linge qui ne te ressemble plus? Viens le vider!

Dons avant le 10 avril:
- CJE Centre-Nord (Villeray) 1378 Rue Jarry E (station Jarry)
- CJE Centre-Nord (Saint-Michel) 401-3565 rue Jarry E (station Saint-Michel)
- Ou au Patro le jour même.

Viens te chercher du nouveau linge (aucun don requis), jaser avec d'autres gens queer et peut-être repartir avec d'autres goodies!

Price: Gratuit / Free

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( 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭 )
→ Panel discussion
→ Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m.

Presented by:
Espace art actuel and AGAC

Amid seemingly endless crises, several artists look to the occult in search of alternative ways of engaging with the world. Divination, spirituality, access to invisible realities: it becomes tempting to see the artist as a prophetic figure, tasked with rethinking the future in a present obsessed with projections, speculations and conjectures. This discussion, inspired by the latest issue of ESPACE magazine, "Prophecies", will be an opportunity to explore the scope and implications of the intersection between contemporary art, belief and the occult.

Moderator:
• Fanny Curtat, Art Historian, Independent Curator and Consultant

Panelists:
• Andrée-Anne Roussel, Media Artist and Filmmaker
• Horizon Factory: Erin Hill, Artist, Writer and Birth Support Practitioner & Nina Vroemen, Multidisciplinary Artist and Educator

🎟️ 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮.

→ This event will be held in English, with interpretation in American Sign Language (ASL).

(Français ci-bas)

Contra dance is a high energy American folk dance accompanied by driving live music and taught by a caller. No partner or experience required! This dance will be called using the role names "Larks and Robins."

Music by McKinley James, Maia Dagher and François-Félix Roy
Called by Jonathan Werk

Patro Villeray, room 1.02-1.03 (double room!)
2:30 pm - 3 pm: Introductory session. Recommended for new dancers.
3 pm - 5:30 pm: Dance
There will be a snack table at the break, if you want to contribute and help ContraMontreal, bring some food to share!

Health and Safety
- Masks are welcome at our events and recommended during flu season
- Please stay home if you have cold or flu-like symptoms

Sliding Scale
Minimum: $8 (No minimum for children under 13)
Suggested: $15
Sponsor: $20 - $25
* You can buy your ticket in advance by sending an Interac transfer to info@contramontreal.org

To keep our floor clean, bring indoor shoes to change into. Also please bring your water bottle!
Please be aware that participants often take videos and pictures during the event, and those images may be used by ContraMontreal for promotion.

For more info, other dances, etc.: www.contramontreal.org
Write to us if you have any questions at info@contramontreal.org.
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La contredanse est une danse folklorique énergique de la Nouvelle-Angleterre qui est accompagnée de musique à cordes live et qui est enseignée par un calleur. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'avoir un partenaire ni d'expérience en danse! Cette soirée sera callée avec les noms de roles "Larks et Robins"

Musique par McKinley James, Maia Dagher and François-Félix Roy
Callé par Jonathan Werk

Patro Villeray, salle 1.02-1.03 (salle double!)
14h30 à 15h : Session d'initiation Conseillée pour les débutant(e)s
15h à 17h30 : Danse

Il y aura une table de collations à la pause, si vous voulez contribuer et ainsi aider ContraMontreal, amener une collation à partager!

Santé et Sécurité
- Les masques sont toujours les bienvenus à nos événements et sont recommandés lors de la saison de grippe
- Si vous avez des symptômes de rhume ou grippe, s'il vous plaît restez à la maison

Paiement flexible
Minimum: 8$ (Pas de minimum pour les enfants de moins de 13 ans)
Suggéré: 15$
Parrain/marraine: 20$ - 25$
*Vous pouvez payer votre billet en avance en envoyant un transfert Interac à info@contramontreal.org

Apportez votre bouteille d'eau et, pour que nous puissions garder nos planchers propres, vos souliers d'intérieur.
Soyez avisés que les participant.e.s prennent souvent des photos et vidéos pendant la soirée et que ces images peuvent être utilisées par ContraMontréal pour de la promotion.

Calendrier complet, info, autres danses, etc. : www.contramontreal.org
Si vous avez des questions, écrivez-nous à info@contramontreal.org

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A light spring reading to welcome in the warmer weather. Featuring words by Pamela Beyer, Maya Stewart Pathak, Jake Valente, Chloe Latour, Savannah Dalcourt, and Marie Ségolène C Brault.

Design & Computation Arts Speaker Series featuring Dr. Carolina Espinoza Sanhueza. This lecture will present insights from research projects focused on improving indoor environmental quality in Northern localities. Dr. Espinoza Sanhueza is an architect, researcher, and educator dedicated to creating sustainable, carbon-neutral environments that place human well-being at their core. Her work integrates architectural design with environmental performance, using building parameters, light quality, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort, as levers for enhancing occupant health and spatial experience, specifically in Northern climates. Her research advances simulation-based methods, immersive visualization, and post-occupancy evaluation to support evidence-based design decision-making.

Join IFRC for their next Research Bites session featuring Tarcisio Cataldi! 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 is a lunchtime series hosted by the IFRC that creates a space for members to share their work in a casual, conversational setting. Bring your lunch, meet fellow researchers, and join us for inspiring exchanges across disciplines!
Tarcisio will share his research on an Afro-Brazilian visual imaginary, drawing on the concept of Quilombismo as articulated by Abdias do Nascimento. In Tarcisio’s work, he explores how flags can be a powerful medium for speculation, reimagining collective symbols and narratives. Through research-creation, he investigates how national identities are deliberately designed and how they can foster new understandings of resistance and belonging in the Brazilian context. 
 
𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶 (he/him) is an Afro-Brazilian designer and artist born in São Paulo and now based in Tio’tia:ke/Montreal. Committed to Black-centred creation through a Quilombista lens, Tarcisio specializes in speculative design and diverse cultural manifestations across design and art. His work explores the design, symbolism, and cultural significance of flags. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from Universidade Estadual Paulista (São Paulo State University) and a Master’s degree in Design from Concordia University in Montreal. He currently works as a designer for the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace at the Indigenous Futures Research Centre. 
 
 
 
 
April 15, 2026
12:30 PM
IFRC HQ, EV 10.705

Every Part of Me Feels explores somatic memory: how green spaces, damaged or destroyed by human activity, live on in our collective bodies. The exhibition presents the practices of Mila Figuet, Oriana Confente, and Bastik (Anick Jasmin), who explore the retention of emotional memory of Boisé Steinberg.

Artefacts is a showcase of graphic, object, and multimedia design bringing together the work of Concordia's Design and Computation Arts students. The show focuses on critical perspectives and sustainable approaches to materialism, crafting meaningful experiences that challenge design's role in contemporary and future societies.

Receptacle is a foundry-focused exhibition that brings together advanced metal casting undergraduate students from Concordia. The show foregrounds the labour, process, and collective knowledge at the heart of foundry practice. The showcased cast works were developed in part from recycled aluminum and bronze. The exhibition invites viewers to find the art hidden within the everyday objects of the historical site.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1468117161638381/
Event by: Arts in the Margins
Venue: Club Español de Quebec - Club Espagnol du Québec


Club Español de Quebec - Club Espagnol du Québec
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Salle: Toscadura (4833 St Laurent Blvd, Montréal, Québec, H2W 1Z5 ) Date: 16 avril 2026 Portes: 19h30 Musique: 20h00
Billets: $15 plus taxes et frais en avance / $20 à l’entrée
Co-diffusé avec Mardi Spaghetti
Tatsuya Nakatani est un percussionniste d’avant-garde, un compositeur et un artiste sonore. Actif sur la scène internationale depuis les années 1990, Nakatani a publié plus de 80 enregistrements et effectué de nombreuses tournées, donnant plus de 150 concerts par an. Il donne des classes de maîtres et des conférences dans les universités et les conservatoires de musique du monde entier. Originaire du Japon, il vit dans la ville désertique de Truth or Consequences, au Nouveau-Mexique. Grâce à ses activités dans les domaines de la musique nouvelle, de l’improvisation et de la musique expérimentale, Nakatani multiplie les collaborations.
La musique de Nakatani est centrée sur un gong adapté pour être joué à l’archet, soutenu par un ensemble de tambours, de cymbales et de bols chantants. Avec ses archets Kobo qu’il sculpte à la main, il a consacré des décennies à affiner et développer son univers sonore : un agencement de vibrations qui s’enlisent dans des strates scintillantes de silence et de texture. Au cœur de cette œuvre contemporaine, on perçoit encore le rythme dramatique, l’élégance formelle et l’espace (ma) caractéristiques de la musique traditionnelle japonaise.
Cosmic Diver est un duo de performance sonore et vidéo composé de Lina Choi et Robin-Dimitrije Gosselin-Monasevic qui explore un monde sous-marin imaginaire où les frontières entre les profondeurs de la mer et l'espace s'estompent. À travers des paysages sonores immersifs, le duo invite le public à dériver entre les dimensions dans un état onirique.
IARA108 présente son tout premier concert avec Shota Nakamura à la guitare et au chant, Markus Floats à la basse et Kyle Hutchins à la batterie.
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Venue: Toscadura (4388 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Z5) Date: April 16, 2026 Doors: 7:30 PM Music: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15.00 plus taxes and fees in advance / $20.00 at the door
Co-presented with Mardi Spaghetti
Tatsuya Nakatani is an avant-garde percussionist, composer, and artist of sound. Active internationally since the 1990s, Nakatani has released over 80 recordings and tours extensively, performing over 150 concerts a year. Originally from Japan, he makes his home in the desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. With his activity in new music, improvisation, and experimental music, Nakatani has a long history of collaboration.
Nakatani’s distinctive music centered around his adapted bowed gong, supported by an array of drums, cymbals, and singing bowls. In consort with his personally hand-carved Kobo Bows, he has spent decades refining and developing his sound as an arrangement of formations of vibrations, incorporated in shimmering layers of silence and texture. Within this contemporary work, one can still recognize the dramatic pacing, formal elegance and space (ma) felt in traditional Japanese music.
Cosmic Diver is a duo sound-video performance comprised of Lina Choi and Robin-Dimitrije Gosselin-Monasevic fthat explores an imaginary underwater world blurring the lines between the deep sea and outer space. Through immersive soundscapes, they invite the audience to drift between these realms in a dreamlike state.
IARA108 presents their first live set ever with Shota Nakamura on guitar and vocals, Markus Floats on bass and Kyle Hutchins on drums. See less

w/ Dr. Meredith Bak, Dr. Caetlin Benson-Allott, and Pat Bonner. Respondant: Dr. Haidee Wasson. As film moves to television and television to our pockets, the material conditions of everyday media consumption appear once again to have changed. But not only are past and present media practices more varied, unpredictable, and historically-rooted, they also challenge the (still dominant) visual-centricism of spectatorship studies. Indeed, our sensory experiences (of sound, touch, smell, etc.) are shaped and stimulated by diverse material forms, emotional attachments, and expressive rituals. Drawing on cultural history, media archaeology, and ordinary media stuff, this panel reconsiders the present focus on smartphones, social media and streaming by exploring transformations in material media cultures since the 1980s: toy voice devices, comfort viewing, and interactive video. Together, these talks examine the cultural politics of media consumption in recent decades. Presentations: Meredith Bak - Talking Back: Mediating the 90s Child's Voice; Caetlin Benson-Allott - The Material Culture of Comfort Viewing; Pat Bonner - Video Kids: How Home Video Transformed (Canadian) Children's Television

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/3839269572872692/3839269579539358/
Event by: ‎Ayelet Rose Gottlieb איילת רוז גוטליב‎


5540 Casgrain Ave, Montreal, QC
www.naada.ca


March 12 | Online
April 17-19 | In Person (Montreal, Naada Yoga)
For this New Moon Deep Listening Weekend, three certified Deep Listening facilitators - Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Kathy Kennedy, and Katie Down - offer a rich series of experiences inspired by the work of feminist composer Pauline Oliveros.
This two-day, in-person workshop, preceded by an online introduction and a concert, invites participants to reconnect with their voices, bodies, and listening awareness through Deep Listening practices, vocal improvisation, sound walks, guided meditations, and free writing. No prior experience with Deep Listening or music is required—only curiosity and openness.
What Is Deep Listening?
Deep Listening is a practice developed by feminist composer Pauline Oliveros that cultivates heightened awareness of sound, self, and environment. Through simple, often playful practices, including text scores (short written instructions that invite collective attention and sound-making), participants are encouraged to listen deeply to themselves, others, and the world.
Schedule of Events
Free Online Introduction
Thursday, March 12 | 7:30–8:30 pm (Zoom)
A free online gathering offering a taste of what’s to come and an introduction to the facilitators and practices.
Concert
Friday, April 17 | 7:30–9:00 pm
(New Moon in Aries)
An evening concert featuring text scores by Kathy Kennedy and Ayelet Rose Gottlieb from A Year of Deep Listening, alongside selected compositions by Pauline Oliveros.
In-Person Workshop
Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 | 1:00–6:00 pm
Location: Naada Yoga Studio, Montreal
Over two afternoons, participants will engage in:
* Sound walks
* Vocal improvisation
* Deep Listening practices
* Guided meditations
* Free writing
Participants may attend any or all events.
This weekend is open to all genders.
Registration & Fees
Online Session (March 12): FREE
Concert (April 17): $15
Workshop (Saturday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Workshop (Sunday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Maximum participants: 30
Registration: Please contact Naada Yoga
https://www.naada.ca/
Your Facilitators:
Katie Down is a New York–based sound artist, flutist, composer, music psychotherapist, and certified Deep Listening facilitator. Her work spans sound art, free improvisation, folk, jazz, and experimental music, using both traditional and found-object instruments. Katie has created sound scores for theatre, dance, and film, earning Drama Desk nominations and a Connecticut Critics Circle Award. She has taught music therapy at SUNY and is a frequent guest lecturer at NYU, Vassar, and the School of Visual Arts.
https://www.katiedown.com/
Kathy Kennedy is a Montreal-based sound artist with training in visual art and classical voice. Her practice explores voice, technology, and public space through telephony, radio, and large-scale participatory works. She is a founder of Studio XX (now Ada-X) and the women’s choral ensemble Choeur Maha. Kathy teaches music at Concordia University and regularly leads workshops on listening, acoustic ecology, and vocal improvisation.
https://kathykennedy.ca/


“Gottlieb is one of those singers…whose voice can convey great power and soul, even when singing in a language unfamiliar to listeners.” — Jazziz Magazine
Jerusalem-born, Montreal-based vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb is an international performer and composer whose work blends jazz, Middle Eastern and Jewish music, contemporary composition, and conceptual improvisation. Her collaborations include John Zorn, ETHEL, IONE, and Naomi Shihab Nye. Her recent recording with Dream Keepers - DUST - is currently a finalist for the Opus Prize for “Album of the Year” in the World Music category.
www.ayeletrose.com See less

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/3839269572872692/3839269589539357
Event by: ‎Ayelet Rose Gottlieb איילת רוז גוטליב‎


5540 Casgrain Ave, Montreal, QC
www.naada.ca


March 12 | Online
April 17-19 | In Person (Montreal, Naada Yoga)
For this New Moon Deep Listening Weekend, three certified Deep Listening facilitators - Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Kathy Kennedy, and Katie Down - offer a rich series of experiences inspired by the work of feminist composer Pauline Oliveros.
This two-day, in-person workshop, preceded by an online introduction and a concert, invites participants to reconnect with their voices, bodies, and listening awareness through Deep Listening practices, vocal improvisation, sound walks, guided meditations, and free writing. No prior experience with Deep Listening or music is required—only curiosity and openness.
What Is Deep Listening?
Deep Listening is a practice developed by feminist composer Pauline Oliveros that cultivates heightened awareness of sound, self, and environment. Through simple, often playful practices, including text scores (short written instructions that invite collective attention and sound-making), participants are encouraged to listen deeply to themselves, others, and the world.
Schedule of Events
Free Online Introduction
Thursday, March 12 | 7:30–8:30 pm (Zoom)
A free online gathering offering a taste of what’s to come and an introduction to the facilitators and practices.
Concert
Friday, April 17 | 7:30–9:00 pm
(New Moon in Aries)
An evening concert featuring text scores by Kathy Kennedy and Ayelet Rose Gottlieb from A Year of Deep Listening, alongside selected compositions by Pauline Oliveros.
In-Person Workshop
Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 | 1:00–6:00 pm
Location: Naada Yoga Studio, Montreal
Over two afternoons, participants will engage in:
* Sound walks
* Vocal improvisation
* Deep Listening practices
* Guided meditations
* Free writing
Participants may attend any or all events.
This weekend is open to all genders.
Registration & Fees
Online Session (March 12): FREE
Concert (April 17): $15
Workshop (Saturday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Workshop (Sunday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Maximum participants: 30
Registration: Please contact Naada Yoga
https://www.naada.ca/
Your Facilitators:
Katie Down is a New York–based sound artist, flutist, composer, music psychotherapist, and certified Deep Listening facilitator. Her work spans sound art, free improvisation, folk, jazz, and experimental music, using both traditional and found-object instruments. Katie has created sound scores for theatre, dance, and film, earning Drama Desk nominations and a Connecticut Critics Circle Award. She has taught music therapy at SUNY and is a frequent guest lecturer at NYU, Vassar, and the School of Visual Arts.
https://www.katiedown.com/
Kathy Kennedy is a Montreal-based sound artist with training in visual art and classical voice. Her practice explores voice, technology, and public space through telephony, radio, and large-scale participatory works. She is a founder of Studio XX (now Ada-X) and the women’s choral ensemble Choeur Maha. Kathy teaches music at Concordia University and regularly leads workshops on listening, acoustic ecology, and vocal improvisation.
https://kathykennedy.ca/


“Gottlieb is one of those singers…whose voice can convey great power and soul, even when singing in a language unfamiliar to listeners.” — Jazziz Magazine
Jerusalem-born, Montreal-based vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb is an international performer and composer whose work blends jazz, Middle Eastern and Jewish music, contemporary composition, and conceptual improvisation. Her collaborations include John Zorn, ETHEL, IONE, and Naomi Shihab Nye. Her recent recording with Dream Keepers - DUST - is currently a finalist for the Opus Prize for “Album of the Year” in the World Music category.
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(description en français plus bas)

Where?
Café Les Oubliettes

When?
Event starts at 1 pm and ends at 5 pm. Come anytime during that time!

Is it wheelchair accessible?
There is a ramp. However the bathrooms are not adapted.

Do they have food?
They have a full menu, including brunch, along with coffee and tea.

What can I bring?
You can bring any crafting or art project you like, just nothing messy, as this is a café and not a studio. You don't need to be an expert craftster either, we're all just there to hang out.

Do I need to bring a craft project?
You don't actually! Most people do, but you can totally stop by to just chat, draw, work, whatever you feel like.

❤️🧶🖍️🪡✂️🧶🏳️‍🌈❤️🏳️‍⚧️🧶✂️🪡🖍️🧶❤️🎉🎊

Où?
Café les Oubliettes

Quand?
On est là à partir de 13h jusqu’à 17h. Présentez-vous n'importe quand durant cette période.

Est-ce accessible par chaise roulante?
Il y a une rampe. Toutefois, les toilettes ne sont pas adaptées.

Est-ce qu'ils ont de la bouffe?
Oui, ils ont un menu complet, en plus d'options brunch la fin de semaine, et de cafés et thé.

Qu'est-ce que je peux amener?
N'importe quel projet d'artisanat ou d'art, tant que c'est pas salissant. C'est un café, pas un studio. Pas besoin d'être un.e expert.e en artisanat non plus, on est juste là pour passer du bon temps.

Est-ce qu'il faut que j'amène un projet d'artisanat?
Non tu n'es pas obligé-e! La plupart de personnes auront un projet, mais tu peux tout à fait juste venir pour jaser, travailler, dessiner, peu importe ce que tu veux!

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1035121581906366/
Event by: evenko and Place des Arts


· Anyone on or off Facebook
Raffi sera de passage à la Place des Arts le 18 et 19 avril 2026!
Billets en vente vendredi 10h
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Raffi is coming to Place des Arts on April 18th and 19th!
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Meet your hosts
evenko

As part of the eighth edition of the Indigenous Contemporary Art Biennial, this exhibition brings together a wide breadth of Indigenous and diasporic artists whose work explores cultural survival, spiritual continuity, and embodied knowledge within their contexts shaped by colonial borders, displacement, and erasure. An ancestral tattooing performance by Megan Samms, Dion Kaszas, and Dr. Mel Lefebvre will take place as part of the reception.

Conversation between artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen and curator Daniel Fiset

La Saqueboute électronique de Hugh Le Caine: inventions et imaginations, 1945-2026. Salle à déterminer [talk]

A 5 à SAT focused on inclusive design bringing together the Living Lab in immersion and the new Department of Design at ÉTS to celebrate the launch of their new collaboration. At the intersection of academic research and field experimentation, this initiative aims to explore, experiment with, and create more accessible and inclusive immersive experiences. This event is intended to be a forum for discussion and bringing together communities affected by this issue. Goal: open up the discussion, get to know you, and discover your projects. RSVP (free) and full feature via the link in the bio.

Experience an immersive exhibition by Jakob Kudsk Steensen that explores contemporary ecological realities through virtual reality, sound, and video installations. Drawing from global fieldwork, the artist creates speculative digital worlds that blend scientific observation with imagination to examine the impacts of climate change. Featuring interconnected works, including the North American premiere of Psychosphere (2025), the exhibition unfolds as a layered, dreamlike narrative.

La version francaise suit.

The Friends of the McGill Libraries and Blue Metropolis Literary Festival are delighted to present the 2026 Hugh MacLennan Lecture featuring Maria Reva, author of fiction and opera libretti.

Maria Reva's debut novel, Endling, was winner of the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, a finalist for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction, nominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award, and longlisted for the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. It was named a best book of 2025 by The Globe and Mail, New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, and many others. She won a National Magazine Award in 2019 and was a finalist for the 2020 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for her debut short story collection, Good Citizens Need Not Fear. Maria Reva's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, McSweeney's, The Wall Street Journal, Granta, The Best American Short Stories, and elsewhere. She was born in Ukraine and grew up in British Columbia, where she now lives.

The evening will feature a conversation between Maria Reva and Allan Hepburn, James McGill Professor of Twentieth-Century Literature at McGill University. Professor Hepburn's research focuses on the novel - British, American, Irish, Canadian. His areas of interest include modernism; contemporary fiction, twentieth-century fiction, and aesthetics.

Books are on sale online through Paragraphe Bookstore. Audience members who bring their own book to the event may have it signed by Maria Reva after the lecture.

Thank you to Donald Walcot for generously supporting the Hugh MacLennan Lecture.

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Les Amis des Bibliothèques de McGill et le Festival littéraire international Metropolis Bleu sont ravis de présenter la Conférence Hugh MacLennan 2026 sous forme d'une conversation avec l'écrivaine Maria Reva, autrice de romans et de livrets d'opéra.

Le premier roman de Maria Reva, Endling, a remporté le prix annuel de fiction Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust 2025, a été finaliste pour les Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général 2025 dans la catégorie fiction, a été retenu dans la première sélection pour le prix Booker 2025 et le Climate Fiction Prize 2026, et a finalement été nominé pour le Prix littéraire de Dublin 2026. Ce roman a aussi figuré dans la liste des meilleurs livres de 2025 du Globe and Mail, du New Yorker, du Publishers Weekly, du Guardian, et de bien d'autres journaux. Maria a également remporté un Prix du magazine canadien en 2019 et avait été finaliste pour le prix Atwood Gibson du Writers' Trust en 2020 pour son premier recueil de nouvelles, Good Citizens Need Not Fear. Ses écrits ont paru notamment dans The Atlantic, McSweeney's, The Wall Street Journal, Granta et The Best American Short Stories. Elle est née en Ukraine et a grandi en Colombie-Britannique, où elle vit actuellement.

La soirée proposera une conversation entre Maria Reva et Allan Hepburn, professeur James McGill de littérature du XXe siècle à l’Université McGill. Les recherches du professeur Hepburn portent sur le roman — britannique, américain, irlandais et canadien. Ses domaines d’intérêt comprennent le modernisme, la fiction contemporaine, la fiction du XXe siècle ainsi que l’esthétique.

L'événement se déroulera exclusivement en anglais.

Les livres sont en vente en ligne via la Librairie Paragraphe. Les participants qui apportent leur propre livre à l’événement pourront le faire signer par Maria Reva après la conférence.

Merci à Donald Walcot pour son généreux soutien à la conférence Hugh MacLennan.

Photo: Anya Chibis.

Info + registration: https://mcgill.ca/x/5YJ

Discover Paola Pivi's first major exhibition in Québec, a traveling show featuring sculptural installations that explore themes of freedom, truth, and misinformation. Through immersive and imaginative works, the artist reinterprets familiar symbols to challenge our perception of contemporary reality. At the heart of the exhibition, Lies (2018) invites visitors to reflect on the blurred line between truth and falsehood.

Activity registration confirmed. Contact Gabriel Gervais-Labelle, Librarian, if you have any questions or need to cancel your participation. [workshop]

Dissecting and reassembling the elements of photonovels, Gaudreau draws forth details that disrupt its usual narrative continuity. This pop literary genre is thus reconfigured into a choreographic space in which texts and images tumble out of sync.

By adopting strategies akin to visual ethnography, the trio, composed of Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, and Ryan Ferko, multiplies perspectives on the modernization of Iran, its rural regions, and the families witnessing their industrialization. Archives and image-making apparatuses become playgrounds and sites of subversion as much as catalysts for encounters, from which the artists conduct an autopsy of a territory.

Presented each spring at Galerie de l'UQAM, Passage à découvert showcases the work of UQAM's graduating students in the Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts program, highlighting their creative vitality, freedom, and curiosity. Thanks to the multidisciplinary approach favoured by UQAM's School of Visual and Media Arts, the student works on display address a wide variety of subjects, approaches, and techniques in dialogue with the contemporary world. This year, several projects reimagine the concept of materiality by examining its transformations and modes of perception. Others explore the relationship to the body, identities, and performativity, deploying playful displays that convey a sensitive relationship to reality.

Artists talk between artist Paola Pivi and Kanika Anand, Senior Curator at Contemporary Calgary

Aire de jeu is the collective exhibition of Samuel Alie, Zélie Delespierre and Gilliane April, graduate students in visual and media arts at UQAM. This exhibition is carried out as part of the Atelier II course facilitated by Professor Claire Savoie, at the CDEx Dissemination and Experimentation Centre.

Event: fb://event/739221189212681

ECHOS XIII : Musique pour grand espace

Joignez-vous à nous pour le treizième concert de la série faisant place aux musiques d'exploration / improvisées / concrètes / d'écoute et/ou à l'art audio.

La programmation de cette édition d’ECHOS est présentée par NicheMTL, plateforme médiatique canadienne à but non lucratif dédiée aux pratiques émergentes en art, musique, mode et culture à Montréal.

Les artistes:
Ida Toninato
Racine
Quinton Barnes

Date: Vendredi 24 avril à 21H
Adresse: Aux Ateliers Belleville, 545 Legendre Ouest.
L’entrée se fait par le stationnement à l'arrière du bâtiment sur la rue Meilleur.

Billets en prévente disponibles dans notre bio: 20$ tx incluses.
Billets à la porte: 25$ tx incluses.

Bar sur place + bières de la Brasserie Dieu du Ciel.
Cartes et argent comptant acceptés. NO BYOB.

Tous les profits de l'événement iront aux artistes et au développement des Ateliers Belleville.

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ECHOS XIII: Musique pour grand espace

Join us for the thirteenth concert in the series, showcasing experimental, improvised, concrete, listening-based music and/or audio art.

This edition of ECHOS is presented by NicheMTL, a Canadian nonprofit media platform dedicated to emerging practices in art, music, fashion, and culture in Montreal.

Artists:Ida Toninato
Racine
Quinton Barnes

Date: Friday, April 24 at 9 PM
Location: Ateliers Belleville, 545 Legendre Ouest
Entrance via the rear parking lot on Meilleur Street

Tickets: Presale: $20 (taxes included)
At the door: $25 (taxes included)

Bar on site + beers from Brasserie Dieu du Ciel
Card and cash accepted. NO BYOB

All proceeds from the event will go to the artists and to the development of Ateliers Belleville.

This workshop explores the relationship between scents, 3D digital creation, and memory. Participants are invited to interact with different smells and use creative writing as a springboard to "translate" these scents into 3D digital sculptures, either by digitizing clay models or by using the Nomad app on an iPad. These sculptures become archival manifestations of place and smell, whilst simultaneously testifying to the subjectivity and mutability of memory. The event is free, and you can register by emailing mediation@ada-x.org.

Performance à 19h30

Scatterbrain Magazine is launching their 7th issue in Montreal alongside live music and vendors at La Sala Rossa! The show will be a mix of rock, punk, and techno music, guaranteed to keep you dancing all night. You can even get a tattoo done while you're there... This is their first bilingual issue; find projects in one or two languages, alongside photoshoots, quizzes, and art pieces. Meet the writers, editors, artists, and photographers behind it all!

Event by Livart

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Soirée de finissage – Racines créatives
Samedi 25 avril de 21h à 6h
Venez célébrer la fin de l’exposition Racines créatives lors d’une soirée festive et immersive!
Pour l’occasion, le Livart ouvre ses deux espaces. La galerie vous accueillera en mode nocturne pour (re)découvrir l’exposition et assister au spectacle de kora de Zal Sissokho.
À partir de 23h, la grande salle s’anime avec une soirée DJ portée par un superbe line-up qui vous fera danser jusqu’à 6h du matin!
Galerie :
21h00 à 23h00 : Galerie ouverte au public pour visiter l’exposition en nocturne
21h45 à 22h30 : spectacle de kora par Zal Sissokho, @zalsissokho
Grande salle :
23h à 1h : DJ Msquare, @deejaymsquare (afrobeat/electro/trap/konpa)
1h à 4h : Gayance, @gayance (afrohouse/électro)
4h à 6h : Rossy Ross, @rossyross_ondamix (afrohouse)
En partenariat avec Production Usawa.
Le Livart aimerait remercier la Ville de Montréal pour son soutien. See less

Racines créatives is a group exhibition bringing together seven artists and designers from the Afro-descendant community, spanning from Montreal to Martinique. The exhibition creates a dialogue between their creative expressions, offering a rich and multifaceted cultural portrait. Through a variety of mediums and themes, each participant contributes a unique vision, fostering a collective reflection on cultural identities and urban interactions.

Photographer Vincent Castonguay and filmmaker David Simard captured the final days of the residency, translating the essence of the space, the richness of gestures, and the beauty of shared daily life into images. The exhibition features photography, ceramic objects by Alexandra Gelinas, and the short film reflecting this living cultural transmission. Beyond borders, this collaboration embodies a choice: to become together. For the past year, Dan, Alexandra, and Quartier Artisan have joined forces to develop a future maker-space in Lac-Mégantic: a multi-disciplinary workshop site dedicated to preserving artisanal knowledge and hosting Québec artisans and designers. Deux Artisans stands as a manifesto for a resilient community in the making. Exhibition presented by SIALart.

The exhibition will present the work of designer-makers in ceramics, glass, textiles, and woodworking who were invited to reflect on the revalorization and creative reuse of production offcuts and scraps. An inevitable by-product of artisanal production, these materials are either reimagined through new techniques and materials or approached through installative works that reveal their technical, economic, ecological, and poetic dimensions.

After a two-year hiatus, Lambert & Fils is reopening its gallery located in the heart of its Mile End workshop. To mark this happy news, the studio is welcoming Ourse, a Toronto-based contemporary furniture manufacturer with production workshops in Montreal, as its first guest. A reservation is required for this one.

Join us for our next Translation Book Club meeting to discuss Season of Migration to the North, written by Tayeb Salih and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. This event is open to all, so feel free to show up if you've read the book and want to talk about it; and if you haven't picked it up yet, but would like to participate, we have copies available in store! After years of study in Europe, the young narrator returns to his village along the Nile in the Sudan in the 1960s. He discovers a stranger among the familiar faces of childhood—the enigmatic Mustafa Sa'eed. Mustafa tells him the story of his own years in London, of his brilliant career as an economist, and of the series of fraught and deadly relationships with European women that led to a terrible public reckoning. Season of Migration to the North is a rich and sensual work of deep honesty and incandescent lyricism. In 2001 it was selected by a panel of Arab writers and critics as the most important Arab novel of the twentieth century. Masks are not required, but will be provided for free at the door. Please contact us at least a day in advance for elevator access to the store.

Join us in store for poetry readings from Isabella Wang, Christina Shah and Misha Solomon, hosted by Sarah Wolfson! Isabella Wang is the author of Pebble Swing (Nightwood Editions, 2021), a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, and the chapbook On Forgetting a Language (Baseline Press, 2019). Her poetry and prose have appeared in over thirty literary journals and five anthologies. She directs her own non-profit editing and mentorship program, Revise-Revision Street, and lives in New Westminster, BC. Christina Shah lives in New Westminster and works in heavy industry. Her poetry has appeared in numerous Canadian literary journals and has been shortlisted for the Fiddlehead's 2021 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize and has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry 2023. She is one-fifth of the Harbour Centre 5 poetry collective. if: prey, then: huntress is her first full-length poetry collection. Misha Solomon is a homosexual poet in and of Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. He is the author of two chapbooks, Full Sentences (Turret House Press, 2022) and FLORALS (above/ground press, 2020), and his work has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry, Arc, The Fiddlehead, Grain, The Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, Riddle Fence, and & Change. My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet is his debut full-length collection. Masks are not required, but will be provided at the door. Please contact us at least a day in advance for elevator access to the store.

Bonus Room addresses the gallery as a third space estranged from the digital sphere. In a distinct moment in time when artists are producing for both physical and digital spaces, the art process and experience can be dissonant from their social intent. Through painting, drawing, and sculpture, seven artists–Andrea Chenier, Julia Mobbs, Thomas Prodani, Dane Matthews, Meriem Haddou, Beatrix Prior, and Colin Mills–explore the contradiction between the flat digital image and the real experience of art's material origins. Responding to the saturation of artwork in the digital sphere, artists question the physical experience of trend-oriented artworks, playfully considering space, material, and image origin. Bonus Room is open for one night only. BYOB.

Ex-Tension is an interdisciplinary group exhibition bringing together designers and artisans from Mile-Ex. Conceived as an extension of a neighbourhood, a network, and a place, the project highlights the creative density of this area through an immersive experience. This event will inaugurate Atelier L'Abri's new space with a group exhibition orchestrated by Procedures Industry. The proposal invites the public to discover the richness of the practices and partnerships that animate this creative ecosystem, made up of collaborations, materialities, processes, and exchanges.

New Age Contamination. MOLD, a nomadic gallery, presents Passengers, an exhibition highlighting the work of designers and artists Emile Algue, Geneviève Grenier, Jacqueline Beaumont, Jean-Michel Gadoua, Juliette Dupont, L.L.Y. Atelier, Olivier Bonnard, Philippe St-Denis, Rachel Bussin, Simon Johns and Sophie Murphy, who challenge the established order, push boundaries, and follow their own path.

Sténopé is the first solo exhibition of Matéo L. Sampaio curated by Mathieu Deschênes. Developed from photographic negatives discovered in an abandoned site, the project unfolds at the intersection of reality and fiction, activating fragments of memory linked to a forgotten family.

Soft Goods, an exhibition organized by Double Entendre, explores how soft materials can give rise to objects through the creative process. Bringing together Canadian designers, artists, and architects, the exhibition invites experimentation with malleable and flexible materials such as fabric, foam, paper, silicone, and other mediums to shape objects that reveal the full creative potential of softness. Focusing on furniture, objects, and small-scale lighting, the exhibition creates a coherent dialogue between works ranging from tactile, organic forms to pieces that evolve toward more structured or unexpected results.

Genuinely one of the most interesting artist studios within walking distance from the Mile End. Studio Beaumont, once a functioning industrial building, is now a creative home for an assortment of artists and designers. The tenants are neither an organization nor collective, but instead neighbours sharing walls, tools, and ideas; cooperating to maintain one of the few remaining affordable spaces for independent practices in Montreal.

Event: fb://event/1567412834354652

Eastern Bloc et Art Souterrain présentent une soirée de téléperformances explorant la notion d'ubiquité, cette capacité d'être présent·e en plusieurs lieux à la fois, réinterprétée à travers les technologies de téléprésence.

Trois projets en développement proposent des approches singulières de cette réflexion. Geopresence, de Paloma Dawkins et Fili Gibbons, ouvre la soirée avec une tapisserie médiatique mêlant son, visuels en temps réel et pratiques incarnées pour décentrer notre regard sur le territoire. Telepæsants, une performance de Michal Seta et Dirk Stromberg, propose un jam électronique entre Montréal et Singapour où distance et latence deviennent matière créative. La soirée se conclut avec Incantations, du collectif Future Ancestors : Koko Mariano, Jielin Liu et Najeeba Ahmed, une performance multisensorielle explorant des formes spéculatives de connexion et de communication au-delà du langage.

La soirée débutera par une marche guidée au coucher du soleil dans le jardin industriel devant Eastern Bloc, diffusée en direct sur notre Instagram.

18h30 Portes
19h00 Marche guidée
20h00 Performances

Entrée gratuite, inscription requise.
Bar sur place (comptant et carte).

Avec nos remerciements à Studio SIT pour son accompagnement technologique auprès des artistes dans le développement de ces projets.

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Eastern Bloc and Art Souterrain present an evening of teleperformances exploring the notion of ubiquity, the ability to be present in multiple places at once, reinterpreted through telepresence technologies.

Three projects in development offer singular approaches to this reflection. Geopresence, by Paloma Dawkins and Fili Gibbons, opens the evening with a media tapestry blending sound, real-time visuals and embodied practices to decenter our perception of territory. Telepæsants, a performance by Michal Seta and Dirk Stromberg, proposes an electronic jam between Montréal and Singapore where distance and latency become creative material. The evening closes with Incantations, by the collective Future Ancestors: Koko Mariano, Jielin Liu and Najeeba Ahmed, a multisensory performance exploring speculative forms of connection and communication beyond language.

The evening will begin with a guided sunset walk through the industrial garden lot in front of Eastern Bloc, livestreamed on our Instagram.

6:30 PM Doors
7:00 PM Sunset walk
8:00 PM Performances

Free admission, RSVP required.
Bar on site (cash and card).

With thanks to Studio SIT for their technological support of the artists in the development of these projects.

As part of Montreal Design Week, MAAT Gallery presents Corps habité, a design exhibition at Studio Idéal featuring a curated selection of local creators.

Installation multimédia présentée en continu

Kevin Day est l'artiste 2026 pour Intervalles, un programme de résidence d'artiste de courte durée en médias numériques mis sur pied par le centre d'artistes OBORO et le Festival Accès Asie, partenaires de création depuis 1999. Le public pourra découvrir l'œuvre Silicon Shield et rencontrer l'artiste au Laboratoire nouveaux médias d'OBORO le samedi 2 mai 2026 à partir de midi.

Ancré dans une recherche sur les conditions politiques du capitalisme informationnel, son projet Silicon Shield, composé de douze sculptures en plexiglas évoquant des téléphones intelligents, vise à mettre en lumière les infrastructures matérielles et économiques qui sous-tendent les technologies numériques, notamment l’IA, à travers une analyse géopolitique ciblée des tensions entourant Taïwan.

Kevin T. Day est né à Taipei, à Taïwan. Il a obtenu une maîtrise et un doctorat en beaux-arts de l’Université de Colombie-Britannique et vit actuellement à Vancouver. Son travail a été présenté au Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal) et à l’international (Hong Kong, États-Unis, Allemagne), notamment à la Vancouver Art Gallery, au VIVO Media Arts Centre, à InterAccess, au Center for Creative Media et au Centre CLARK. Il a également présenté ses recherches sur des plateformes de premier plan en art et technologie.

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Multimedia installation presented without interruption

Kevin Day is the artist selected for the 2026 edition of Interval, a short-term artist residency program in digital media set up by OBORO artist-run centre and Festival Accès Asie, creative partners since 1999. The public will be able to experience the work Silicon Shield and meet the artist at the LAB OBORO on Saturday, May 2, 2026, starting at noon.

Rooted in research on the political conditions of informational capitalism, his project Silicon Shield — comprising twelve plexiglass sculptures evoking smartphones— aims to shed light on the material and economic infrastructures underpinning digital technologies, particularly AI, through a focused geopolitical analysis of the tensions surrounding Taiwan.

Admission is free. All are welcome. Accessibility information here.

(Eng follows) Peu de moyens mais beaucoup d’amour, d’énergie et de créativité; les réalisations et les efforts de nos communautés lesbiennes, gouines, dykes, bi, pan, queer, trans, non-binaires représentent une source de grande fierté!! Cette année, la Journée de visibilité lesbienne souligne le pouvoir incroyable - et souvent le travail bénévole - des collectifs lesbo-queers, qui font vibrer les énergies lesbo-queers à travers la province. On se donne rendez-vous le 2 mai pour se célébrer entre nous, et pour découvrir, remercier et festoyer avec les merveilleux·ses organisateur·rice·s qui nous permettent d’être ensemble, visibles et épanoui·e·s à l’année longue à travers festivités, sports, arts et événements divers. On en profite pour lancer en exclusivité l’annuaire lesbo-queer 2026 qui rassemble plus de 55 initiatives festives, sportives, communautaires et artistiques au même endroit - sur une affiche papier distribuée gratuitement et en ligne!

BRAVO ET MERCI LES LESBIENNES!

Few resources but a lot of love, energy, and creativity; what our lesbian, dyke, bi, pan, queer, trans, non-binary communities manage to do is a source of great pride!! This year, for Lesbian Visibility Day, we highlight the incredible power—and often volunteer work- of lesbo-queer collectives, which get sapphic energy to flow across the province We’ll meet on May 2 to celebrate each other, and to discover, thank, and party with the wonderful organizers who allow us to be together and visible all year long through festivities, sports, arts, and various events. We’re also taking this opportunity to launch in exclusivity the 2026 lesbo-queer directory, which brings together more than 55 festive, sports, community, and artistic initiatives in one place—on a (free) leaflet/poster and online!

BRAVO AND THANK YOU LESBIANS!

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ÉCHANGES ET DÉCOUVERTES EN JOURNÉE/DAYTIME TALKS AND DISCOVERIES
13h00 - 19h00
* Exposition/Exhibit Pour que nos mémoires vivent ! Sur les traces d'une histoire lesbienne à Montréal des Archives Lesbiennes du Québec
* Marché saphique / Sapphic Market
* Performance surprise de la Chorale Lesbienne
* Venez prendre votre copie gratuite du dépliant/poster Annuaire Lesbo-queer 2026/Come get your free copy of the 2026 Lesbo-queer directory leaflet/poster

14h00 : Discussion Les powergouines du communautaire
* Magali Boudon (Directrice générale, Conseil québécois LGBT)
* Marie Houzeau (Directrice générale, GRIS-Montréal)
* Samya Amrani (Avocate et organisatrice communautaire, Helem et WildPride)
* Céleste Trianon (Juriste militante)
* Laure Neuville (Archives lesbiennes du Québec)
* MP Boisvert (Directrice générale, Coalition des Familles LGBT+)

16h00 : Discussion Le pouvoir du collectif lesboqueer - des festivités culturelles aux sports!
* Morgan Vallée, BMQS, ligue de balle molle récréative en non-mixité queer / 2SLGBTQIA+ à Montréal
* Marlyne, Sweet Like Honey, a grassroots initiative that produces a variety of intentional events where lesbian/sapphic and BIPOC communities can gather while celebrating local BIPOC artists, talents, and businesses.
* Miriam Ginestier, Mim Productions - production d'événements lesbo-queers à Montréal, notamment le Boudoir (1994-2006 au Lion d'Or), Meow Mix (1997-2012 à la Sala Rossa), le Festival Tango Queer (2013-2017) et HOT FLASH! depuis 2017
* Nancy Sigman et Carole Guy, LezBoat : Équipe de bateau dragon LGBTQIA+ pour femmes, femmes trans et non binaire - en route vers les Gay Games de Valence 2026!
* Nathalie Di Palma, animatrice de l'émission de Radio communautaire Lesbo-Sons en ondes depuis plus de 30 ans!


PARTY OFFICIEL DE LA JOURNÉE DE VISIBILITÉ LESBIENNE/LESBIAN VISIBILITY DAY OFFICIAL PARTY

17h30 - 18h30 : Queer Line Dancing with SPURS!

18h30 - 20h : HOT FLASH
et Kickword, lamathilde, expérience VR interactive, places limitées

20h00 : Remise de prix/Award Ceremony

21h00 : SweetlikeHoney

22h30 : QUEEN&QUEER

12h00 : MESSY

1h30 : GTR - girlstheyrave

ENTRÉE GRATUITE EN TOUT TEMPS!
FREE ENTRANCE ALL DAY AND NIGHT!

Du 2 mai au 20 juin 2026
Vernissage : Samedi le 2 mai 2026, de 15 h à 17 h
Traverser le territoire : La couleur n’est pas neutre
Commissaires : Armando Perla & Michael Patten
La Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA), 8e édition
Art Mûr
5826, rue St-Hubert, Montréal (QC) H2S 2L7

Performances : Manitou Singers, Porfirio Gutiérrez.

Isaac Te Awa, Jamie Berry, Marilyn Boror Bor, Cholita Chic, Diego Ventura Puac Coyoy, Angela DeMontigny, Porfirio Gutiérrez, Tayla Hartemink, Stevei Houkāmau, José Luis Fernando Morales, Adetona Omokanye, Ernesto Ovalle, Antonio Pichilla, Juan Carlos Recinos, Hugo Rivas, Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole, Anders Sunna, Telly Tuita, Mario López Vega, Volcancitto, Renati Waaka, Wabanoonkwe, Silvia Canil Xirúm, ARIA XYX.

Au sein de nombreuses communautés autochtones et de la diaspora, la couleur a été régulée par des systèmes fondés sur la honte et la discipline esthétique. Dans divers contextes coloniaux à travers le monde, les peuples autochtones ont été stigmatisés par des insultes locales qui les qualifiaient d’excessifs, de vulgaires, de sales ou de grossiers dès lors qu’ils conservaient leurs propres systèmes de couleurs et refusaient de s’assimiler à la blancheur. Cette exposition présente ce refus comme un système de savoir souverain et comme une continuité. Réunissant vingt-trois artistes travaillant sur les territoires autochtones et au sein de réseaux de la diaspora couvrant Abya Yala, l’Île de la Tortue, Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, Sápmi et le pays yoruba, l’exposition retrace la manière dont la couleur fonctionne comme un système de savoir vivant à travers des lignées, des matériaux et des relations distincts.

Ce recadrage se manifeste à travers des pratiques telles que la fabrication et la parure, où le savoir est produit et transmis de génération en génération. Dans l’œuvre de l’artiste maya k’iche’ José Luis Fernando Morales, des jades et des pierres multicolores, associés à des formes sculptées, relient le savoir ancestral matrilinéaire au design autochtone contemporain. À travers l’image animée, la couleur et le chant des cigales, l’artiste maori Jamie Berry crée un environnement immersif qui enveloppe une constellation d’ornements transnationaux, façonnée par les échanges de matériaux et la fabrication collaborative à travers le Pacifique.

De l’autre côté du Pacifique, la série Diaspora’s Children de l’artiste tongien Telly Tuita porte en elle la mémoire et la nostalgie à travers des palettes saturées. Cette richesse trouve un écho dans la série Spiritually Fashionable de l’artiste yoruba Adetona Omokanye, où la mode devient un lieu de présence spirituelle et esthétique. Les artistes maoris Lissy et Rudi Robinson-Cole intègrent cette utilisation de la couleur dans des environnements immersifs ancrés dans la lignée et la spiritualité.

En Abya Yala, l’artiste aymara-quechua Cholita Chic utilise la couleur pour construire son identité queer et assurer sa visibilité. L’artiste maya kaqchikel Marilyn Boror Bor enfile des fibres teintes dans du ciment, créant ainsi un lien entre la terre, la contamination et la résistance. À Kuskatan/El Salvador, l’artiste nahua-métis Hugo Rivas utilise le camp et l’intensité pour affronter les histoires de violence militaire, de génocide et de complicité du monde de l’art, tandis que l’artiste maya-mestizo Volcancitto (Juan José Guillén) réalise des collages multicolores qui affirment la mémoire territoriale du Pacifique guatémaltèque.

La couleur reste un langage que nous continuons à parler et que nous refusons de laisser disparaître.

La Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA) tient à remercier le Conseil des Arts du Canada, le gouvernement du Québec, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Secrétariat aux relations avec les Premières Nations et les Inuit, le Conseil des arts de Montréal, Tourisme Montréal, la Collection Desjardins et Creative New Zealand.

https://www.baca.ca/expositions/traverser-le-territoire/art-mur/

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Salut les amis 👽_/
Rendez-vous sous le pont le 2 mai.

On a gelé toute l’hiver, caliss.
Mais là, le pringtemps est venu.

C’est le temps de se dégeler le corp et l'esprit avec d'la BASSS.
Viens célébrer ça avec nous !

Apporte une fleur, une plante, des amis, une tortue...
ou juste toi <3

Un gros merci à nos beaux DJs pour le voyage sonore !

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🔥 🔥 🔥 L I N E - U P 🔥 🔥 🔥


🟢 Robin Hood
UK Garage
https://www.instagram.com/robinhood_sound/


🟡 Ju de Pomme
Tribal Techno
https://soundcloud.com/juliannefortin


🟠 FVN3VV
Hard Bounce Techno
evangelion.io


🔴 Elixar
Hard Trance
https://soundcloud.com/elixarmusic


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⭐ MENTIONS SPÉCIALES ⭐


🎥 ARTS VISUELS

Skeletron va partager sa magie visuel avec nous encore une fois !
Des projections VJ sur les murs et plafond du viaduc.
Prépare-toi à entrer dans un portail 🔮

https://www.instagram.com/skeletron/


🌿 VIBE PATROL

Merci à l’équipe Vibe Patrol qui veille sur l’ambiance et prend soin de l’espace toute la soirée. Si tu as besoin de quoi que ce soit, n’hésite pas à aller vers eux. Tu peux les reconnaître grâce à leurs bandoulières orange.


⭕ HOOPS & FLOW

Saturna sera là avec ses hoops pour faire circuler le flow dans l'espace et les partager avec celles et ceux qui ont envie d'explorer. Un mélange de danse, de jeu, et de mouvement pour amplifier la vibe 🌀

https://www.instagram.com/saturna_circles_/


Plus de foleries à venir...


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🌆 INFORMATIONS ÉVÉNEMENT 🌆


🗓️ Samedi, 2 mai

🕕 18h - 23h

💸 Entrée gratuite

📍 Sous le viaduc Van-Horne :
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/8wKojtKiGbnc7fWa9)



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Hello friends 👽_/
Rendez-vous under the bridge on May 2.

Yes, we froze all winter.
But now… spring has come.

It's time to thaw our body and soul with some juicy BASSS.
Come celebrate with us!

Bring a flower, a plant, some friends, a turtle...
or just yourself <3

A massive thanks to our beautiful DJs for the sound journey!

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🟢 Robin Hood
UK Garage
https://www.instagram.com/robinhood_sound/


🟡 Ju de Pomme
Tribal Techno
https://soundcloud.com/juliannefortin


🟠 FVN3VV
Hard Bounce Techno
evangelion.io


🔴 Elixar
Hard Trance
https://soundcloud.com/elixarmusic


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🎥 VISUAL ARTS

Skeletron will be sharing his visual magic with us once again.
VJ projections on the walls and ceiling of the viaduct.
Get ready to enter a portal 🔮

https://www.instagram.com/skeletron/


🌿 VIBE PATROL

Thanks to the Vibe Patrol team who will be watching over the atmosphere and taking care of the space all night. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask them. You can recognize them by their orange bandoliers.


⭕ HOOPS & FLOW

Saturna will be there with her hoops to circulate flow in the space and share them with those who feel like exploring. A mix of dance, play, and movement to amplify the vibe 🌀

https://www.instagram.com/saturna_circles_/


More craziness to come…


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🌆 EVENT INFORMATION 🌆


🗓️ Saturday, Mai 2

🕕 6-11 pm

💸 Free entry

📍 Beneath the Van-Horne overpass
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/8wKojtKiGbnc7fWa9)

Malcolm Goldstein : une célébration pour ses 90 ans

Jeux de Cartes (2014)
Scuttling a space of time, Slowly (2014)
Configurations in Darkness (1995)
Qerneraq; Our breath as bones (1986)
Two Silences (2003)

Malcolm Goldstein : violon, voix
Lori Freedman : clarinette basse
Jean Derome : saxophone, flûte, objets
Jean René : alto
Nicolas Caloia : contrebasse
Audréanne Filion : violoncelle
Pablo Jimenez : contrebasse
Adrianne Munden-Dixon : violon
Pierre-Yves Martel : harmonium
Cléo Palacio-Quintin : flûtes
Joane Hétu : saxophone
Émilie Fortin : trompette
Scott Thomson : trombone
Susanna Hood : voix

15$ advance
20$ at the door
https://casadelpopolo.com/en/events/2026-05-03-malcolm-goldstein-une-celebration-pour-ses-90-ans

Une coproduction avec Suoni per il Popolo et Productions SuperMusique

(Français ci-bas)

Contra dance is a high energy American folk dance accompanied by driving live music and taught by a caller. No partner or experience required! This dance will be called using the role names "Larks and Robins."

Music by Kaw Creek
Called by Drew Delaware

Patro Villeray, room 1.01 (upstairs)
2:30 pm - 3 pm: Introductory session. Recommended for new dancers.
3 pm - 5:30 pm: Dance
There will be a snack table at the break, if you want to contribute and help ContraMontreal, bring some food to share!

Health and Safety
- Masks are welcome at our events and recommended during flu season
- Please stay home if you have cold or flu-like symptoms

Sliding Scale
Minimum: $8 (No minimum for children under 13)
Suggested: $15
Sponsor: $20 - $25
* You can buy your ticket in advance by sending an Interac transfer to info@contramontreal.org

To keep our floor clean, bring indoor shoes to change into. Also please bring your water bottle!
Please be aware that participants often take videos and pictures during the event, and those images may be used by ContraMontreal for promotion.

For more info, other dances, etc.: www.contramontreal.org
Write to us if you have any questions at info@contramontreal.org.
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La contredanse est une danse folklorique énergique de la Nouvelle-Angleterre qui est accompagnée de musique à cordes live et qui est enseignée par un calleur. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'avoir un partenaire ni d'expérience en danse! Cette soirée sera callée avec les noms de roles "Larks et Robins"

Musique par Kaw Creek
Callé par Drew Delaware

Patro Villeray, salle 1.01 (à l'étage)
14h30 à 15h : Session d'initiation Conseillée pour les débutant(e)s
15h à 17h30 : Danse

Il y aura une table de collations à la pause, si vous voulez contribuer et ainsi aider ContraMontreal, amener une collation à partager!

Santé et Sécurité
- Les masques sont toujours les bienvenus à nos événements et sont recommandés lors de la saison de grippe
- Si vous avez des symptômes de rhume ou grippe, s'il vous plaît restez à la maison

Paiement flexible
Minimum: 8$ (Pas de minimum pour les enfants de moins de 13 ans)
Suggéré: 15$
Parrain/marraine: 20$ - 25$
*Vous pouvez payer votre billet en avance en envoyant un transfert Interac à info@contramontreal.org

Apportez votre bouteille d'eau et, pour que nous puissions garder nos planchers propres, vos souliers d'intérieur.
Soyez avisés que les participant.e.s prennent souvent des photos et vidéos pendant la soirée et que ces images peuvent être utilisées par ContraMontréal pour de la promotion.

Calendrier complet, info, autres danses, etc. : www.contramontreal.org
Si vous avez des questions, écrivez-nous à info@contramontreal.org

https://www.facebook.com/events/1891345731768353/

Architek présente La musique secrète des objets, troisième volet de sa série Object Project, qui présente des œuvres mettant en musique des objets du quotidien. Au programme : des œuvres de Mark Applebaum, Alexandre Babel, John Cage et Gyrid Nordal Kaldestad.

Architek interprète Quartet de John Cage en utilisant des objets de maison pour frapper, gratter et tapoter dans cette pièce envoûtante.

La pièce Storytable de Gyrid Nordal Kaldestad demande aux interprètes de créer un paysage sonore à l'aide de boîtes en bois fabriquées sur mesure, amplifiées par un microphone de contact soigneusement placé à l'intérieur de chaque boîte.

Dans The Brown Gardener d’Alexandre Babel, les quatre musiciens ont à disposition une collection de différents matériaux aux attributs acoustiques à priori peu complexes, qu’ils devront travailler délicatement pour en extraire un potentiel expressif.

Enfin, dans Straightjacket de Mark Applebaum, Architek est rejoint par Sandra Joseph pour cette exploration en quatre mouvements du son, de l’image et du geste.

➜ Infos & Billets:
https://levivier.ca/fr/concert/saison-2025-26/architek-percussion-object-project-iii-la-musique-secrete-des-objets