Thursday June 4th, 2015

“My Village” by Jean-François Bérubé and “Meeting” by Nick Kline

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The launch of the book My Village, by Montreal photographer Jean-François Bérubé, the vernissage of his exhibit (taken from the series of the same name) and the launch of the participatory art project Meeting, by New Yorker Nick Kline, will take place at the Design Centre of the Université du Québec à Montréal on June 10, 2015, at 6 p.m. Addressing, by way of art, the perspective of the bereaved in suicide prevention, their work is presented…

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Thursday May 21st, 2015

Laurent Mulot: residency project and exhibit

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Rencontres is welcoming French photographer Laurent Mulot until late May on the occasion of an artist residency in the Gaspé and northeastern Québec. In addition, until June 20, 2015, the same artist is presenting the exhibit Middle of Nowhere at Joyce Yahouda Gallery in Montreal in collaboration with Rencontres. The residency project is organized around a series of photo, video and sound recordings. The first work will be geared to…

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Friday March 13th, 2015

6th edition – Identities and Territories

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Some 30 photographers will be part of the 6th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie. The event, which will start in mid-July 2015, will run this year until late September, presenting exhibits and installations both in the open air and indoors all over the Gaspé. The Photographer Tour, meanwhile, which hosts most of the artists taking part in the event, will be offering encounters between the public…

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Friday October 10th, 2014

Rencontres in Montreal

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From October 16 to November 23, the series “L’ailleurs de l’autre” (The Edition of the Other) by French artist Flora will be presented at Maison de la culture Frontenac in Montreal.  The photo series took shape further to a number of journeys in three countries: Australia, India and Japan. “The Edition of the Other” is “invisible research between geography and imagining, between bodies and landscapes; a link between the story…

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Tuesday September 23rd, 2014

An unprecedented place and success for the 5th edition

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Some 50 artists from the Gaspé, from elsewhere in Québec and from various countries presented their work in 13 host municipalities, over the last two months, on the occasion of the 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie. As dismantling of the installations and exhibits takes place, the organizers reckon that this 5th edition has established the importance of the event beyond question. “Our associations with French and…

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Tuesday September 2nd, 2014

Rencontres Internationales de la photo, just ten days left !

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Only about ten days remain to see the exhibits and installations of the 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, on the theme “Visible. Invisible.” Until mid-September, some 50 photographers from the Gaspé, elsewhere in Québec and various countries are exhibiting their work in 13 host municipalities. AVIGNON // In Matapedia, in Saint-Laurent-de-Matapédia church, the exhibit Nomad by Kitra Cahana (Montreal, Québec) is being held. In Miguasha, on the site of…

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