AT A GLANCE 2012 Action Plan 2007-2017 - Plan d´action 2007-2017

Action Plan2007-2017AT A GLANCE2012

TALENTS 2012 _ LA PRESSE/RADIO-CANADA PERSONALITIES _ Normand Laprise, Francine Lelièvre, André Dupuy, Luc Du Sault, BenoitBerthiaume, Suzanne Clément, Manon Barbeau, Simple Plan, Patrick Doyon, Stéphane Tétreault, Philippe Falardeau, Martin Petit and KenScott, Nathalie Bondil, Jeannot Painchaud, Monique Savoie _ Simple Plan: Personality of the Year _ Philippe Falardeau: Arts and EntertainmentPersonality _ OPÉRATION PATRIMOINE ARCHITECTURAL DE MONTRÉAL (OPAM) _ Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montréal: IvanhoéCambridge Award of Excellence _ Groupe Prével and Cardinal-Hardy-Beinhaker, architectes: Prix de la mise en valeur du patrimoine _ MontréalMuseum of Fine Arts and Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes: Prix d’intégration architecturale _ Martin, Marcotte-Beinhaker Architectes and St-Denis Thompson: Prix du patrimoine commercial _ BLV consultant and founding president Benoît Le Vergos: Prix de l’artisan _ PRIX DE MONTRÉAL POURLES ARTS ET LA CULTURE _ Bernard Lamarre: Award of Merit _ Stéphane Gladyszewski for his Corps noir/Empreinte: Art + Emergence Award _ BrigittePoupart, for her full-length feature film Over My Dead Body: Prix du CALQ à la création artistique de Montréal _ Montréal Museum of Fine Arts: Prix TourismeMontréal _ Mario Fortin, President-CEO of Cinéma Beaubien: Cultural Manager Award 2012 _ Eastern Bloc: Prix de la relève – Caisse de la culture 2012 _ EugénieManseau and Philippe Carreau of Studio Dikini: Phyllis-Lambert Design Montréal Grant _ Émilie Trudel, jeweller: Prix François-Houdé _ Sextuor Ayrad (HamzaAbouabdelamjid, Annick Beauvais, Anit Ghosh, Kattam Laraki-Côté, Bertil Schulrabe and Gabriel Brochu-Lajoie): Diversity Award _ GALA DES ARTS VISUELS2012 _ Andréanne Roy, for David Lafrance — Ouvert la nuit by David Lafrance at Musée régional de Rimouski: Best Commission — Emerging Curator of the Year _John Zeppetelli, for Chroniques d’une disparition by Omer Fast, Teresa Margolles, Philippe Parreno, Taryn Simon and José Toirac, at DHC/ART: Best Curator — Curatorof the Year _ Marie-Eve Charron, for “Le Monde foisonnant de Patrice Duhamel,” Le Devoir, March 24 – 25, 2012: Best Review Article — Writer of the Year _ Anne-MarieNinacs, for “Désirer voir”, Lucidité. Vues de l’intérieur, 2011, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal: Best Non-Fiction — Writer of the Year _ “Catherine Bolduc. Mes châteauxd’air et autres fabulations. 1996-2012”, EXPRESSION, Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe and Maison des arts de Laval, 2012 — Publication Curator, Geneviève Goyer-Ouimette, by Catherine Bolduc, Geneviève Goyer-Ouimette, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, Anne-Marie St-Jean Aubre: Best Publication _ Mélangez le tout, by Cooke-Sasseville,Centre communautaire Jean-Claude-Malépart, Montréal, 2011 — Collection d’art public de la Ville de Montréal, Bureau d’art public de la Ville de Montréal: Prix art public_ Triennale québécoise 2011. Le travail qui nous attend, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal — Commission by Marie Fraser, Lesley Johnstone, Mark Lanctôt, FrançoisLeTourneux, Louise Simard: Best Public Demonstration _ Valérie Blass, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, by Valérie Blass — Curated by Lesley Johnstone: Best Exhibition– Museum Institution _ Archi-féministes!: The Virtual Exhibition, at Optica a centre for contemporary art, by Olivia Boudreau, Sorel Cohen, Raphaëlle de Groot, Suzy Lake,Claire Savoie and Jana Sterbak — Commission by Marie-Ève Charron, Marie-Josée Lafortune, Thérèse St-Gelais: Best Exhibition – Artist-Run Centre _ Split, at PARISIANLAUNDRY, by Alexandre David: Best Exhibition — Private Gallery _ Joyce Yahouda, Joyce Yahouda Gallery: Gallery Owner of the Year _ Phoebe Greenberg: Hommage à uneintervenante du milieu _ Jacynthe Carrier: Prix Pierre-Ayot _ Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Prix Louis-Comtois _ COZIC Bourse de carrière Jean-Paul-Riopelle – CALQ _ GRANDS PRIXDU DESIGN _ Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes + Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes, for Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme, and Sid Lee Architecture+ Ædifica, for Salon urbain – Place des Arts: Prix Projet de l’année _ Jean-Pierre Viau Design, for Georges Laoun Opticien, at Montréal Museum of Fine Arts: Award for CommercialSpace 1,600 ft 2 – 5,400 ft 2 , Commercial Space category — Boutique and Exhibition Room _ LES ARTS ET LA VILLE _ MU — Mural Art as a Vehicle for Change: Prix citoyen de laculture Andrée-Daigle 2012 _ C2S Arts et événements: Mention, Prix citoyen de la culture Andrée-Daigle 2012 _ Linda Covit in collaboration with Marie-Claude Séguib, GroupeCardinal Hardy for Give Peace a chance – Peel Entrance to Mont-Royal Park: Prix aménagement _ GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARDS _ Maude Smith Gagnon, for Undrap. Une place. Éditions Triptyque: Poetry _ Geneviève Billette, for Contre le temps, Leméac Éditeur: Theatre _ Normand Chaurette, for Comment tuer Shakespeare, Pressesde l’Université de Montréal: Non-fiction _ Aline Apostolska, for Un été d’amour et de cendres, Leméac Éditeur: Children’s Text _ Élise Gravel, for La clé à molette, text by ÉliseGravel, Éditions de la courte échelle: Children’s Literature French — Illustration _ Isabelle Arsenault, for Virginia Wolf, Text by Kyo Maclear, Kids Can Press: Children’s LiteratureEnglish — Illustration _ Alain Roy, for Glenn Gould, Éditions du Boréal, French translation of Glenn Gould by Mark Kingwell, Penguin Group Canada: French translation _ NigelSpencer, for Mai at the Predators’ Ball, House of Anansi Press, English translation of Mai au bal des prédateurs, by Marie-Claire Blais, Éditions du Boréal: English translation _PRIX DU QUÉBEC _ Jacques Languirand: Prix Guy-Maufette — Radio/Television _ Benoît Melançon: Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme — Quality and Promotion of the French Language_ France Théoret: Prix Athanase-David — Literature _ Leonard Cohen: Prix Denise-Pelletier — Stage Arts _ Dinu Bumbaru: Prix Gérard-Morisset — Heritage _ André Melançon:Prix Albert-Tessier — Cinema _ PRIX DE L’ASSOCIATION DES ARCHITECTES PAYSAGISTES DU QUÉBEC (AAPQ) _ Urban Loland / Lafontaine & Soucy Architectes / Genivar forthe stabilization and development of the archeological vestiges of the Fortifications of Montréal: Design Category _ Consortium CHA + CCAPI for the redevelopment andimprovement of Dorchester Square and Place du Canada: Regional Award – Planning and Analysis Category _ Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) –NIPpaysage: Regional Merit Award – New Directions Category _ Maxim Laurin and Ugo Dario, graduates of National Circus School: gold medal for their Korean Board routineat the Festival mondial du cirque de demain _ Festival du Nouveau Cinéma: 27 e Grand prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal 2011 _ Yan England: Academy Award nominationfor his short film Henry _ Kim Nguyen: Academy Award nomination for his feature film War Witch _ Denis Côté: Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival for hisfeature film Vic et Flo ont vu un ours _ La Vitrine: Grand Prix du tourisme québécois — Tourist Services; Trophée Ulysse — Tourist Services, from Tourism Montréal; PrixNumix — Art and Culture category, for the tech installations of its information outlet developed by Moment Factory; Prix Boomerang ex-aequo — Interactive Marketingcategory, for the mobile application developed by OS, at the 17 th Concours Boomerang d’Infopresse _ Marie Chouinard: Prix du CALQ for Best Choreography 2011-2012— Prix de la danse de Montréal, for Le Nombre d’Or (Live) _ Marie-Claire Blais: Grand prix du livre de Montréal, for the novel Le jeune homme sans avenir _ Biz: 7 th Prixdu livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal, for La chute de Sparte, Leméac Éditeur _ Louise Poulin, founding president of ArtExpert.ca: Femmessor Succeed inBalance Award 2012 _ Atelier Big City, Soiferman et Associés, L’ŒUF: 2012 Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence for the Centre culturel Notre-Dame-de-Grâce_ Daran: 6 th Prix Accès Culture _ Marc Barakat and Carl Hennebert Faulkner: Prix Janine Sutto 2012 ex-æquo, Artist category _ Le centre des arts de la scène LesMuses: Prix Janine Sutto 2012, Project Category, for Cabaret des muses _ Troupe de théâtre RousScène: Prix Paul Buissonneau 2012 _ Daoust Lestage inc. andVille de Montréal: Prix Facteur D 2012 — Urban Design, for Quartier des spectacles; Governor General’s Medal in Architecture 2012, for Quartier des spectacles+ vitrines habitées _ Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat: Best in Show and Best in Engaging category of the 2012 Interaction Design Association Awards(IxDa), for 21 balançoires _ Baillat Cardell & fils, in collaboration with Iregular and Pointbarre: Grafika Grand Prize, for Déclinaisons _ Moment Factory:Creative Answers to Commercial Questions competition at C2-Mtl, for Montréal signe l’Ode à vie _ Francine Lelièvre, Executive Director of Pointe-à-Callière:Prix du Lieutenant gouverneur 2012 _ Pointe-à-Callière: ICOM-AVICOM Gold Medal, Web’Art category, for the Signé Montréal web site _ HonourableMention, Muse Awards, Display Category, from the American Association of Museums (AAM), for the Colours of India exhibition _ Le Centre d’histoirede Montréal (CHM): Prix Excellence de la Société des musées québécois, for its Quartiers disparus exhibition; OHA 2012 Award, Non-Print Formatcategory, for the same exhibition _ Michal and Rinata Hornstein, philanthropists: Great Montréalers 2012, for their commitment to the MontréalMuseum of Fine Arts _ Marie-Renée Lavoie: Combat des livres 2012 de Radio-Canada, for La Petite et le vieux _ Bertrand Busson: Grand Prixlittéraire Archambault 2012, for Le phyto-analyste

Emerging from Rendez-vous 2012, Montréal — Cultural Metropolislast November at La TOHU, the Steering Committee felt (more thanever) engaged and determined in a spirit of mutual exchange.The year just ended was another step toward the culmination of the 2007-2017 Action Plan — Montréal, Cultural Metropolis. It once again demonstratedhow people in the cultural and business sectors can support one another, whileenriching and strengthening their common commitments arising from Rendezvous.And in their doing so, Montréal is bound to reach its full potential.Each of the achievements portrayed in this edition of At a Glance is an exampleof the cultural diversity, the abundance and vitality that forms the basis of acultural metropolis. Montréal shines in all these facets: creative, accessible,talented, organized and radiant…Explore and enjoy!

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The Art in Our MidstIt’s the expression of creativity and diversity on the city’s streets, in its parksand common spaces. It’s the scent of culture in the air of our daily lives, anda powerful shared experience. It is public art. In 2012, Montréalers were ableto discover and rediscover it through new installations and restorations ofpermanent and temporary works. And the future looks equally bright, with abrand-new public art advisory committee, the Comité conseil en art public.The NewA reflection of Montréal, a metropolis which loves to expressits variety, Mélangez le Tout (Mix It All Up) speaksof diversity and coming together. Like an egg beaterblending ingredients into something delicious, it representsthe citizens of the Sainte-Marie neighbourhoodin a milieu of exchange that brings age groups, culturesand interests together.Mélangez le Tout, by the duo Cooke-SassevilleCentre Jean-Claude-Malépart, Ville-Marie boroughWinner of the public art award at the 2 nd Visual Arts GalaThe RenewedMonument à John F. Kennedy, by Paul Lancz2001 avenue McGill CollegeVille-Marie boroughIris,(1) by Raoul HunterFloralies GardensParc Jean-Drapeau1Mémoire ardente (Passionate Memory),(2) by Gilbert BoyerPedestrian area in front of Bonsecours Market, on rue de la CommuneVille-Marie boroughEnvol d’oiseaux (Birds in Flight), by Lyse Charland FavrettiLe Prévost LibraryVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension boroughVire-au-vent (Weather Vane), by Gilles BoisvertExplorer, by Mark PrentSouvenir de 1955 ou 2026 Roberval, by Pierre LeblancParc René-LévesqueLachine borough52

The TemporaryThe Métis-sur-Montréal event in 2012 at Place de laDauversière in front of City Hall presented creative opportunitiesfor a collective of five graduates from UniversitéLaval’s school of architecture. Calling themselves PLUX.5,they came up with an installation that blurs the bordersbetween the rural and urban, art, the media and architecture.Montréal’s summertime was graced by Tisse MétisÉgal, a next-generation effort to stimulate thoughton the condition of contemporary architecture.6

Supporters of Contemporary ArtLend their Weight to Public ArtCity Council named 14 people to the new Comité conseil en art public to promoteand develop public art in Montréal. Mandated to encourage civic supportof public art, committee members are calling on businesses to invest in fundingof new works as well as the preservation and promotion of Montréal’s collection.That’s a concrete contribution to public art access for all.MembersAlexandre Taillefer, Managing Partner, XPND Capital, Committee ChairClaudine Blondin-Bronfman, Co-Chair, Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family FoundationNathalie Bondil, Director, Montréal Museum of Fine ArtsJean-François Bouchard, President, Sid LeeRobert-Jean Chénier, Partner, McCarthy & TétraultJean-Robert Choquet, Director of Culture and Heritage, Ville de MontréalLouise Déry, Director, Galerie de l’UQAMPhilippe Lamarre, Project Management, Technopôle AngusCharles Lapointe, President and CEO, Tourism MontréalFrançois Odermatt, Businessman and CollectorPierre-François Ouellette, Director, Pierre-François Ouellette Art contemporainMadeleine Poulin, President, Table des acteurs culturels du Sud-OuestSecretaryFrancyne Lord, Section Chief, Public Art Bureau of MontréalTreasures Hidden in Full Sight!Did you know that Montréal is bursting with public art? Tourism Montréal hasdecided to blow the lid off this well-kept secret. A partnership with the Ministèrede la Culture et des Communications and Ville de Montréal has led to thecreation of a series of treasure maps to send tourists on their way in search ofour public art. And Montréalers can also avail themselves of these jewels in theirmidst. There are five tours that will take you through Old Montréal, the Quartierdes Spectacles, downtown and the Quartier International, as well as the vicinitiesof the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts and Concordia and McGill universities.7

C’mon, kids, we’re off to the museum!Montréal’s museums have applied themselves toproviding more imaginative educational farefor young people. Their efforts have bornefruit with ingenious plans to attract thewhole family to come out.The McCord Museum is entertainingchildren aged 3 to 9for a third year in a row withToys 3 — The Voyage. Freefor kids under 12, the exhibitshows off the wonderfulworld of toys taken fromthe museum’s own collection.Elsewhere, Families isthe inaugural exhibition ofthe new Artist-in-ResidenceProgram, featuring the workof Marie-Claude Bouthillier,inspired by quilts and sashes.The Montréal Museum of Fine Arts has morethan doubled its educational space andnow devotes an innovative new artisticarea to schoolchildren and families.Opened in 2012, the Michel de laChenelière Art & EducationStudios offer an exhibitionspace and seven studios, oneof them for teens and adults.This most generous donationby Michel de la Chenelièreshould double overall trafficto over 100,000 studentsand 220,000 visitors peryear over the next decade.Open year-round, educationalprogramming is foryoung and old. Not only willit prove popular with schoolsbut with the more than 300community groups with whichthe museum is working.Design was by Provencher Roy +Associés Architectes with additionalvalued contributions from designers and artistsJim Dine, Pierrick Sorin, Claude Cormier,En Masse, Paprika, Collectif Rita and Périphère.9

Walls that Speak Louder than WordsArt is livelier than ever in our neighbourhoods. It transfigures the urban landscape,affirms identity and gives voice to once-silent walls. These murals arethe work of artists of varied origins, known or emerging, toiling alone or incollectives.The Murals of 2012J’lâche pas. A tribute to Montréal “rockeuse” Marjo, this ceramic muralis by Laurent Gascon. Borough of Ville-Marie, rue Ontario Est, betweenFullum and Parthenais.From the non-profit organization MULe Montréal de Miyuki Tanobe. MU’s second mural in the borough was byAnnie Hamel after an original work by Miyuki Tanobe, part of the “Hommageaux bâtisseurs culturels montréalais” series. Borough of Verdun at the intersectionof Lafleur, Wellington and boulevard Lasalle.Jeu de mots. Designed by Thomas Csano and realized by Florence April-Borgeat, this typographic, luminous mural celebrates the 100 th anniversaryof the Quartier des Spectacles building that houses TNM. Borough of Ville-Marie, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.Célébrations St-Michel. This work by Gene Pendon is an ode to the neighbourhood’sbuilt heritage on the occasion of its 100 th anniversary in 2012.Borough of Villeray–St-Michel–Parc Extension, boulevard Robert and 24 thAvenue, Saint-Michel district.10

Untitled. This is the first Montréal mural by internationally renownedartist Labrona, and the seventh located in the Quartier Latin, a hotbedof artistic activity. Borough of Ville-Marie, 2099 rue Saint-Denis.Nous sommes ici. Arnaud Grégoire and Cyril Blanchard created thethree works displayed on the walls of the Place Normandie residences.Borough of Montréal-Nord, corner of rues Léger and Charleroi.Vámonos. This imaginary landscape was conceived by graffiti artistArpi. Sud-Ouest Borough, Parc Sainte-Cunégonde, at rues Notre-Dame and Charlevoix.Chimères sur Parthenais. Created by Roadsworth for an artist workshopcooperative, this mural is unique for occupying two walls. Boroughof Ville-Marie, rue Parthenais, in the building occupied by Chat desartistes, Centre-Sud district.L’air du temps. To launch its new series on the four elements of nature,MU continues its transformation of the Jeanne-Mance low-rent housingproject, for which it has won the Les Arts et la Ville Prix Citoyen de laculture Andrée-Daigle. Artist Phillip Adams earned the commissionfor the first mural representing the element of air. Borough of Ville-Marie, Habitations Jeanne-Mance.11

Sand and Sun …Summer in the City!That’s right—Montréal finally has its urban beach.On the banks of the St. Lawrence, the magnificentClock Tower Beach adds a vacation atmosphere toOld Montréal. Chairs and parasols dot the finewhite sand, there’s a refreshing mist in the airand a breathtaking panorama at the placeto-befor summer tourists and Montréalerswho want to lie back and relax, although theswift river current precludes swimming. Thismajor project was carried out by ClaudeCormier + Associés, with a view to preservingthe area’s tranquility by cultivating asimple, serene and friendly atmosphere.Yours to Discoverat Clock Tower Beach…La Buvette par Apollo: A gastronomic treatmade for the beach by famed chef GiovanniApollo. Friends and families come by to enjoydrinks and a summer-inspired healthy menuthat’s imaginative yet simple and affordable,day or evening.Homard des Îles and Porchetta: Who doesn’t lovestreet food? There’s a reason to love it even more herewith MUVBOX and its mission of environmental responsibility.That means green and recycled materials, solarpanels, local products and eco-responsible practices. Enjoythe classic lobster rolls and porchetta sandwiches.Art and Cultural Events: To help you stretch out the fun and the longsummer days, as you stretch your legs in the warm sand!12

The Art of Collecting ArtAccès culture’s Collectionner program last spring drew 16,000 visitors curiousfor a look into the world of art collection. Nine collectors—Jacques Champagne,Matthieu Gauvin, the duo of Franck Hénot and Danny Therrien, Sébastien Hudon,Robert Poulin, François Rochon, Jean-Michel Ross, Paryse Taillefer and AlainTremblay—acted as guides to their collected works by over 200 artists.While this took place at Accès culture facilities, Collectionner also occupied Arsenal, anew 20,000 sq. ft. space in Griffintown, with an exhibition of important works from variousQuébec collections called Travers—L’art de collectionner. Its opening combined with theofficial opening of this stunning complex dedicated to contemporary art. Collectionner wasincluded in the program of the contemporary art fair Papier12, in the form of a round tablesession with a number of invited collectors.A Municipal Collection that Supports Our ArtistsMontréal’s artistic heritage takes its deserved place of honour on municipal ground such as publicand semi-public spaces, borough offices, cultural facilities and libraries.Accès culture’s art acquisition program last year saw the city collection grow by 38 works from 19artists: Annie Baillargeon, Claire Beaugrand-Champagne, Pierre Blanchette, Marik Boudreau,Michel Campeau, Alain Chagnon, Roger Charbonneau, Pierre Gaudard, Clara Gutsche, JeanLauzon, Alexis Lavoie, Louise Lemieux-Bérubé, David Miller, Catherine Plaisance, NormandRajotte, Ianick Raymond, Jeanie Riddle, Gabor Szilasi and Julie Trudel.This program ensures that the City recognizes the ongoing creation of art, supports its creators,and surveys the production of artistic events through the Accès culture network every year.A Moroccan Welcome to MontréalMaison du Maroc has opened its doors at the corner of rues Viger and Berriin Old Montréal. “Dar al Maghrib” is magnificently and colourfully appointedwith traditional mosaics called zelliges and furnished Moroccan-style. Itsmission is to help Québecers appreciate Moroccan culture and to assistthe integration of immigrants into their new home, while maintaining linkswith their country of origin.This first Moroccan culture centre anywhere in North America promisesvaried programming in its theatre, art gallery, library, media room andlounge. Maison du Maroc was designed by ACDF Architecture and built withexclusive financing from Moroccan sources. It was inaugurated last June.13

À louer / For RentBrightening City Streets with ArtIt’s a win-win proposition: Promote the work of artists while recognizing they have a role toplay in building their city and improving the quality of life for us all. Some parts of Montréal(rue Centre, Saint-Jacques Market, rue Ontario Est, boulevard Monk and rue Hochelaga)already know what the À louer / For Rent program does. It puts the works of emergingartists into vacant commercial spaces.Launched five years ago by UMA, Maison de l’image et de la photographie, the initiativeforms temporary and innovative business partnerships with merchants, landlordsand commercial developers. The benefits of À louer / For Rent are numerous andsignificant, not only for contemporary artists and photographers but for all, in thereduction of vacancy times in buildings and improvement of their appearance,community revitalization and neighbourhood interaction, thus achieving theobjectives of Agenda 21.14

German Culture Thrives…In the Show District!The Goethe-Institut Montréal, part of the vast international culturalnetwork of the Federal Republic of Germany, celebrated its 50 th anniversarywith new beginnings. The venerable institution has movedits home to the corner of Ontario and Saint-Laurent, in the heart ofQuartier des Spectacles.Its ground floor offices open directly onto the city’s street life, enhancingthe flow of German culture into the Montréal mainstream … andvice versa. Walk inside and the exchange deepens. In addition to theclassrooms, offices and library, the new configuration (designed byAtelier TauTem) includes a multimedia room and a projection surface.This is no ordinary screen: it can be seen inside and outside the building.The showings of German media arts fit easily into the flash of theQuartier des Spectacles.The loft-style interior is owed to Montréal architects and furnishedby German designers Konstantin Grcic and Dieter Rams. Walking in,you are greeted by a harmonious blend of glass, wood and concrete,predominantly in white with vibrant colour punctuations.15

34 UNESCOCreativeCities Convergeon MontréalFrom May 21 - 25, 2012, Montréaltook its turn in hosting its comembersfor the annual meeting ofUNESCO’s Creative Cities Network.A UNESCO City of Design since 2006,Montréal had the honour of welcomingmore than a hundred delegates from the34 cities of this very exclusive club.The 2-22Culture at the Crossroads of MontréalKnown as the crossroads of the city, the intersection of Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Laurent has watched over the past year as a new acorn, the 2-22, has sproutedand flourished.The building in Quartier des Spectacles is home to CIBL 101,5, La Vitrine, Artexte,Vox, Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec (RCAAQ) andthe Formats bookstore, united in a mission to:On the agenda were discussions related tothe rapidly growing network’s future, as wellas initiatives and cooperative projects to drawthe cities closer together and define the group’spurpose. As a corollary to the gathering, delegatesmet with major players in Montréal engagedin various fields such as crafts and folkarts, digital arts, cinema, design, gastronomy,literature and music.Though a large-scale event, it was with friendshipand simplicity that visitors were introducedto the wealth of Montréal’s culture, throughan active program of public activities sharedwith the city’s design and culture community.• Revitalize this historic Montréal focal point.• Establish a quality meeting place for citizens and visitors.• Promote synergy through cooperation of cultural organizations.• Create a culture that shares and pools services.Another 2-22 innovation: within the framework of the Québec government’s Politiqued’intégration des arts à l’architecture, the establishment of 2-22 Sainte-CatherineEst led to a first-ever performance competition. Artist Thierry Marceau literallytook up residence in the new building’s windows, inspired by German artist JosephBeuys and one of his most notable performances from the 1970s. Marceau’s piece,called 1/100 de 2-22 (J’aime Montréal et Montréal m’aime), will play out over fiveyears with one major segment performed each year.17

Has ItBeen 10 YearsAlready, Darling?Transform an old foundry into a contemporary art and productioncentre and welcome 13 artists in residence—this was thevisionary commitment made by the founder and director of the DarlingFoundry, Caroline Andrieux. And so, for the past decade, this visual artslandmark has presented the work of young artists in a heritage buildingdating from the industrial era. Developed in similar spirit as was Cité duMultimédia from the ancient Faubourg des Récollets, the Foundry marks itstenth anniversary with high hopes for the future, including more residenciesthrough sponsorships from partners like the Montréal Museum of Fine Artsand the gallery Parisian Laundry.Darling Foundry is living proof of the importance of an artistic presencein areas under development. This type of social engagement isamply demonstrated in the annual temporary summer installationson rue Ottawa, including the particularly memorableand monumental 2012 presentation ofCourte-pointe by Philippe Allard andJustin Duchesneau.18

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Place d’Armes:Montréal’s MemoryCentreIt is ground which bore witness to significantportions of Montréal’s civic life, and Place d’Armesregained its rich lustre last spring when its renovationprogram came to a close. The locus of religious,political and popular events for more than 300 years,its structures hold the memories of this city, its architectureand its citizens.The “memory of stone” was the guiding concept behind thesquare’s restoration. The cobblestones gathered from thehistoric surroundings and the addition of new stones formthe basis of its classic landscape, displayed to full effect bya state-of-the-art lighting plan. Place d’Armes is a memorybank. Its story will always be told because its monuments,surfaces and surrounding buildings, and the archeologicaltreasures contained within them are actively being protected.From Exceptional DonationsCome Exceptional Art ExperiencesJust after opening a new pavilion, the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA)embarked upon another stage in its development.Following the remarkable contributions of the Bourgie family, Michal andRenata Hornstein stepped up to demonstrate their deep attachment to theesteemed Montréal institution with a donation from their impressive collectionof Old Masters paintings. This extremely valuable gift is the largestprivate contribution to a Québec museum in modern history, and the secondlargest in all of Canada.As private sector involvement in the city’s cultural development remainsmuch discussed, MMFA should be referenced as a shining success. Privatedonations funded the lion’s share of its new pavilion, with only 15% of fundsflowing from the Québec government. Pavilion 5, now the subject of a provincialarchitecture competition, will house MMFA’s international collectionsincluding an Old Masters section which will be considerably enriched by thegenerosity of Michal and Renata Hornstein.MMFA Breaks its Own Records• 768,000 visitors in 2011-2012• 62,500 members• 25% increase in guided tours• 50,000 students• 20% increase in exhibit surface withthe opening of the Claire and Marc BourgiePavilion21

Olympic Park Lights a Torch for CultureCulture has taken its place beside sport at Olympic Park’s Esplanade Financière Sun Life. Its expandedprogramming, rich in cultural content, drew close to 100,000 visitors. 63 of 77 free events in 2012had cultural elements with support from 26 organizations, a third of which are resident in the localMercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. Over 3,000 artists performed in 9 multi-purpose areastotalling over 300,000 square feet of surface!Some of the most popular events included:• The “First Fridays” series featuring street cuisine and privately imported wines the first Fridayof each month.• Expérience MTL with its eclectic music programming and stage powered by sustainable energysources.• The Montréal Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Kent Nagano, unquestionably the season’shigh point, attracting close to 20,000 people.22

Culture Travels Along La Ligne Bleue“La Ligne Bleue” does not refer only to the blue line of the metro system serving fourcity boroughs. It’s also an amazing network of art and culture venues across the area,shedding light on Montréal’s diversity.The partnership came about from cultural players wishing to make their presenceknown across the metropolis, while allowing residents to have fun with technology,and promoting public transit. The organization seeks to build and deepen ties withthe community, and make it aware of the artistic, cultural and heritage wealth thatabounds in the boroughs. This calls for participation from all: businesses, communityassociations, municipal representatives and citizens themselves.La Ligne Bleue is now made up of 21 purveyors of culture, providing more than 15,000activities per year to over 1.7 million people!Take a Book, Leave a Bookon the Streets of CDN–NDGThere are eight of them along the street, in public areas, by the metro stationsor at the Accès Montréal office in the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâceborough. They’re “book boxes” and they’ve struck joy in the hearts of localswho want to share their love of reading. The concept of free exchange of booksamongst neighbours is quite simple: drop a great read in the book box andfind one for yourself. Bring it back at some point … or choose not to. Nofees, no registration, no obligation.A partnership with Libérez les livres! of Québec, the program encouragesreading, fellowship and citizen participation. Who knows whatcan come of it … perhaps a reading community drawn together bythese free, self-serve boxes!23

A Green andScenic Walk on theChemin-Qui-Marche!New York has its High Line, and Paris her Promenade plantée … two ofthe first elevated linear parks in the world to emerge from former railroads.Now Montréal, with the support of IBI Group | CHBA, has Belvédère du Chemin-Qui-Marche in the Ville-Marie borough. Referring to the ancient name given theSt. Lawrence River by the First Nations (the Road that Walks), this brand-new modernpark is ideally suited for the rest, contemplation and meditation of local and visitingperambulators.Belvédère du Chemin-Qui-Marche begins at a green roof installed on the existing slabover the railway. Covered by a wooden deck (a nod to the quays of the Old Port), theslab still bears traces of the rail bed. The boardwalk’s appointments testify to thevalues of sustainable development with indigenous plants, recycled or reusablematerials, and wood benches that recall rail, industrial and port furniture,and which are engraved with stories of the area’s eloquent history.It’s a spectacular communion with the mighty St. Lawrence, thePort of Montréal, Île Sainte-Hélène and Old Montréal, runningalong rue de la Commune, just east of Berri.24

Tales of Montréal’s ShoresJust as the cobblestones of Old Montréal havedeeds and events to recount, so do the city’s waterways.Citizens and visitors can find ways to explorethe heritage of 180 kilometres of shoreline through LeParcours riverain de Montréal, a waterfront trail newlyrevealed online. It is based mainly on the old paths thatran along the St. Lawrence, Lac Saint-Louis, Lac des Deux-Montagnes and Rivière des Prairies and liberally punctuatedby priceless reminders of Montréal’s island character: buildingsand settlements certainly, but also maritime infrastructures,nautical facilities, parks and pathways, water maps, river and otherlandscape views, and of course archaeological sites.The content posted online in 2012 describes the overall developmentof the rivers of Montréal. The project’s second phase will includean interactive map with heritage information on over 850 featuredattractions.Le Parcours riverain de Montréal … travel it by car, bike … or kayak!ville.montreal.qc.ca/parcoursriverainThe Mountain, RevealedWhat would Montréal be without its Mont Royal? Dull perhaps. Withouta soul for certain. The mountain, like the river, is part of the city’sidentity and everybody should know it. That’s why Ville de Montréalhas devoted an official Web site to it, with a trove of documentationon its physical properties and its natural and cultural history.The Mont-Royal Heritage Site therefore holds no more secrets,thanks to:• more than 500 fact sheets on its natural, built, artistic, commemorative,landscaping, historic and archival heritage;• more than 2,000 photographs;• virtual tours of the mountain’s landscape and its history;• videos suggesting walking paths, and various links to thesites of Mont-Royal’s partners;• the Atlas du paysage du mont Royal, an innovativereference tool that details the mountain’s landscape.ville.montreal.qc.ca/siteofficieldumontroyal25

La Roulotte: 60 YearsOld, Still Young at HeartLucky is the child who gets a car on her or his16 th birthday. La Roulotte got one for its 60 thbirthday! A new van actually … to once again takeprops, costumes, and even a stage to Montréalparks through the summer. On the moving marqueethis year was Peter Pan, directed by Félix Beaulieu-Duchesneau with the talent of actors, designers andproduction professionals from the Conservatoire d’artdramatique de Montréal and the National Theatre Schoolof Canada.The grandfather of children’s theatre in Québec, La Roulotteis a summertime tradition that just grows stronger with theyears. Attendance continues to rise and in 2012, over 22,000came to fall under the spell of the travelling show owed to thegenius of Paul Buissonneau. Since its creation, La Roulottehas given a million children their first taste of theatre andseveral of our great actors an early career-boost with theopportunity to perform in this much-loved tour of the city.Once Upon a Time in the West…Cégep André-Laurendeau has taken a central place in the cultural heart of theLasalle borough with the opening of its Théâtre Desjardins. A major expansionto the former Salle Jean-Grimaldi, led by Architectes FABG, has broughtThéâtre Desjardins into the present day. Some 30,000 spectators now comethrough its doors per year for diverse cultural programming presented incooperation with the Cégep and the Accès culture network.Everything is new: the glass lobby, the bar, a renovated ticket office, dressingrooms, the seats, and upgraded sound and stage equipment … even thestage curtain!26

Meanwhile,in the South West…It was also the Corona Theatre’s time for renewal, thanksto Evenko and new sponsor Virgin Mobile. The statelyconcert hall joins with the surrounding neighbourhood in itsthriving cultural renaissance. Artists from here and abroad nowhave the chance to see their name in lights on Théâtre CoronaVirgin Mobile, returning to its rightful place as an importantcultural address in the district.The theatre has long stood as the local flagship of culture, and itsstatus as a protected historic monument was affirmed throughthe new Loi sur le patrimoine culturel. Its fresh look wasunveiled at an end-of-year inauguration, all as directedby the Politique culturelle de l’arrondissement duSud-Ouest, adopted in 2012.27

Émilie Throwsa Summer PartyIt was a party atmosphere for the crowd at Parc Émilie-Gamelin last summer, at the invitation of the Quartierdes Spectacles Partnership. Comfortably shaded byumbrellas, the public could fully enjoy the eclectic culturalprogramming on offer from mid-June to the end of Septemberin the Cet été chez Émilie series:• 46 concerts, presented in collaboration with M pour Montréal,Vision Diversité and Ville de Montréal’s Accès culture network;• The screenings of eight NFB documentaries (with free popcorn!)at the Soirées ONF;• The pop-up culinaire featuring six alternating mobile food trucks,chosen for their healthy, varied and local menus;• Fruixi, the weekly fruit and vegetable market;• 18 performances of Jeux de cirque, a specially-created showfrom Montréal complètement cirque;• Three photo exhibitions from Mouvement Art Public (MAP);• Oversized and movable chess games.Something for just about everybody in this diverse sector of the city!And that was indeed the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership’s objective:an approach at once progressive and inclusive. By putting forth adown-to-earth and balanced program, they proved they are partnerswho are fully sensitive to the social realities of downtown living.“Meet you at the Salon…”It is destined to become a meeting place as popular as thesteps to the Paris Opera. It’s the new Salon urbain de laPlace des Arts.Located at the east end of the Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme, near to the new Maison symphonique, theSalon urbain is a brainchild of the architectural consortiumSid Lee Architecture and Aedifica, with Martin Leblancserving as principal designer. Its completion marks the endof the major renovations undertaken by Place des Arts overthe past three years.Open to those attending shows in the facility’s numeroushalls, the Salon urbain will also be available for rental of eventslike conferences, launches and exhibitions. Its multifunctionallayout capabilities and high tech equipment make the Salon urbainan attractive site for a variety of functions attended by up to 400.28

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“Ah! I laugh to see myself …so beautiful in this mirror!”Like Marguerite in Gounod’s opera, the Grande Dame of Montréalsees her reflection in a new mirror installation by Nicolas Baier.Place Ville-Marie, at the age of 50, looks upon itself in the outdoorplaza with Autoportrait, a portrayal of the real-time activities ofthis shining city landmark.The event was highlighted by the dedication of a temperedglasstime capsule containing nickel-chrome plated avatars:a conference table and chairs, a coffee maker, an ashtray, alaptop, a wastepaper basket with crumpled sheets and eventhe eyeglasses of I.M. Pei, the architect who co-designedPlace Ville-Marie with Henry N. Cobb.The work came into being thanks to the cooperationof Gilles Saucier of the architecture firmSaucier+Perrotte and Atelier in Situ.31

370 Candles on theCake for Montréal in 2012On May 17 th , we celebrated our 370 th birthdayby honouring our mother, accepting the gift ofart, and having a party! It was a special day of theyear full of special moments, one committed to thememory of the city.• At City Hall, Jeanne Mance was officially proclaimed afounder of Montréal, equal to Paul de Chomedey, Sieurde Maisonneuve. Applying 21 st Century values, the Cityrecognized the historic significance of this remarkablewoman whose humanity has inspired generations.• On the promenade in front of Bonsecours Market, Montréalreintroduced Gilbert Boyer’s public artwork Mémoireardente, which recalls the 350 th anniversary of Montréal’sfoundation and evokes names and places dear to ourpopulation.• At Quartier des Spectacles, several spontaneous performancesthrilled onlookers on a day when all the arts madetheir presence known: 250 artists at 40 locations providing6 hours of continuous entertainment. In all, there were750 performances for Montréalers who’d come out to say“Happy Birthday!” to their city.Dans une ville du nordtoujours à réinventer [...]dans la circulation des soufflestoute fragilité humaine nous réunittout cela qui veilletout cela qui s’éveilleforce vive d’ardente poésieMontréal est une ville de poèmes vous savezExcerpt from a poem by Claude Beausoleilinspired by Mémoire ardenteA Massive Mobilization to DocumentMontréal’s HistoryIt came to be through a major collaborative effort by collegesand universities with contributions from dozens of researchersacross Québec. Histoire de Montréal et sa régionwas published by the Centre Urbanisation CultureSociété of the Institut national de recherche scientifique(INRS) to mark Montréal’s 370 th anniversary.Compiled under the direction of Dany Fougères,this impressive 1,600 page tome sheds full lighton the many social, territorial and economicforces at play throughout the evolution of GreaterMontréal. The richly-illustrated publication isa chronological history in two volumes—fromfounding times to 1930, and from 1930 to thepresent day. Part of the Presses de l’UniversitéLaval’s Les régions du Québec collection, Histoirede Montréal et sa région is the 21 st historical overviewfrom INRS and its Chantier des histoires régionalesprogram, led by Professor Normand Perron.32

She Has Also BuiltMontréalOn March 8 th of each year until 2017 (and our375 th anniversary celebrations), a Montréal womanwill be honoured for outstanding contributions to thecity’s development. In 2011, it was one of the very firstpio neers: Jeanne Mance, cofounder of Montréal with Paulde Chomedey de Maisonneuve. Fittingly she was the first to benamed a Bâtisseuse de la Cité.Joining her in this elevated status in 2012 was the visionary MoniqueSavoie, founding president and artistic director of the Society for Artsand Technology (SAT). Unquestionably a builder of the city of today andtomorrow, Monique Savoie has made and continues to make significantcontributions to the rise of an avant-garde metropolis that has secured anenviable international reputation. Established in 1996, SAT is a transdisciplinarycentre for research, creation, production, dissemination and training,dedicated to the development and preservation of digital culture. SAT, witha current membership of over 10,000, hosts, produces or coproduces some240 events every year.Happy Birthday, Dear Sieur!2012 marked the 400 th anniversary of the birth of Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve and founder of Montréal. This was cause fornumerous celebrations on both sides of the Atlantic.On Maisonneuve’s actual birthday, February 15, his home village of Neuville-sur-Vanne dedicated a commemorative plaque in hishonour. At the very same moment, a great number of citizens bearing the Maisonneuve surname was gathered at Montréal’s CityHall for the national radio phone-in show Maisonneuve en direct and a program dedicated to this illustrious character from history.Throughout the summer, he was front and centre in a series of events organized by, among others, the Société historique deMontréal, the Pointe-à-Callière museum and the Montréal History Museums association. The city founder’s birthday foundseveral different expressions: a weekly program on Radio Ville-Marie, an expansive Tribute to Maisonneuve showcase atPointe-à-Callière, a mass at Notre-Dame Basilica, as well as a number of archaeological digs.33

Pointe-à-CallièreMakes History of its OwnWhat a year 2012 was for Montreal’s Museum of Archeology andHistory! Celebrating its 20 th anniversary, a record 392,569 visitorstook in 20 specially programmed events. It opened a fifth pavilion,Mariners’ House, for large-scale exhibitions, conferences andcultural events. And it started up the Archeological Field Schoolwith simulated excavations for young budding researchers. Pointeà-Callièrecontinues to impress!For two decades now, the museum has been stirring the imaginationof Montréalers and tourists curious about a past that begs to berevealed. There can be no doubt why Executive Director FrancineLelièvre was awarded the 2012 Lieutenant Governor’s Award forOutstanding Achievement in Heritage Conservation. The honoursdid not stop there, as Pointe-à-Callière earned the Gold Web’ArtAward ICOM-AVICOM for its Yours truly, Montréal web site, and anhonourable mention in the display category of the Muse Awardsof the American Association of Museums (AAM), for the Coloursof India exhibit.5,000 Year Old Secrets Come to LightIt is one of the oldest buildings on the island of Montréal, and an impressive example of a farmhouse from the earliest days of NewFrance. Furthermore it is set on a prehistoric site heretofore unknown to the public.From its stunning location on the shore of the St. Lawrence in the Verdun borough, Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier rendered itssecrets for the first time in 2012. The house’s foundation, built in 1710, obscured the greatest-known archaeological site on theisland, where First Nations occupation dates back more than 5,000 years.In addition to the unique character of the site and the museum now there, there is a permanent exhibition, an interactive tour,activities and performances. So there are numerous ways to investigate this area which, for time immemorial, had beenused as a travel camp.34

Name-Dropping Our WayThrough City HistoryMontréal’s story is told in its architectural heritage and even more specifically in thenames that appear on its street corners and park entrances. Toponymy is often the ultimatemanifestation of a place’s past, and Montréal’s leads to astonishing discoveries.An Intriguing Place Name Excursion Through the Streets of MontréalTo raise awareness of street name origins amongst residents and visitors, Ville de Montréal has produced a guide calledDowntown Moves Uptown. Starting at the city’s birthplace, Place D’Youville in Old Montréal, the walk of about 2.5 kilometreswends its way to Place des Festivals in Quartier des Spectacles in an exploration of the origin and context of some50 place names.He Asked for Roses…A rose-filled park. No better way to honour the memory of the great Fernand Gignac who memorably sang Donnez-moi des roses. InAugust, the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve dedicated a park to his memory in the neighbourhood where he grew up andraised children of his own. And lovingly planted roses aplenty.New Place Names in 2012For the everlasting memory of great Montréalers … that weshould never forget our history.• Rue Bernard-GeoffrionRivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles• Parc Carlos-D’AlcantaraMercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve• Parc Fernand-GignacMercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve• Rue Guy-HoffmannSaint-Laurent• Parc Jacques-CoutureSud-Ouest• Parc Jacques-De TonnancourRivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles• Parc Jacques-TessierOutremont• Parc Julia-DrummondVille-Marie35• Place Kate-McGarrigleOutremont• Parc Lady-Alys-RobiMercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve• Place Marie-Josèphe-AngéliqueVille-Marie• Rue Michel-DavidSaint-Léonard• Parc Michel-MénardLachine• Parc Mimi-ParentRivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles• Paul-Émile-Sauvageau PoolMercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve• Rue Percival-ReidSaint-Laurent• Espace Pierre-BourgaultVille-Marie• Ronald-Piché StadiumVerdun

The People’s Movementfor CultureThrough 10 years of unrelenting commitment andadvocacy, Culture Montréal has changed the faceof the metropolis. 2012 marked a decade of work bythe citizen organization, devoted to the promotion ofarts and culture in all aspects of the city’s development.By promoting cultural diversity, emerging practices, publicart, and citizen participation, Culture Montréal is buildingMontréal’s future as a cultural metropolis. Chair and founderSimon Brault, supported by a solid Board of Directors, has ledthe organization’s way in provoking thought, consultation andaction. Step by step, Culture Montréal has built the high groundto which citizens can go to participate in a mass democraticmovement for culture.Beer Ads: Not a New Development!If you’re an aficionado of beer commercials (or just beer), the Muséede Lachine’s new exhibit Pour boire il faut vendre. La publicité etla bière Black Horse au 20 e siècle is for you. Meet the famous BlackHorse Ale brewed by Lachine’s own Dawes Black Horse brewery,established in 1826. The company negotiated its marketing strategythrough drinking laws, corporate mergers and societal changes.Presented in the very vaults that housed the beer with a blackPercheron on the label, the exhibition reveals antiquarian MichelSte-Marie’s assemblage of more than 300 of the company’s publicityand promotional efforts. Also in evidence is their resultingenormous success here and elsewhere in the world into the 1950s.36

SaltimbancoComes HomeIn December, after 20 years crisscrossing the globe,Saltimbanco returned to where it all started, and staged itsgrand finale in Montréal. The Franco Dragone production premieredhere back in 1992, and went on to become the first Cirque du Soleilshow to travel the five continents. Cirque scored a double triumph withSaltimbanco by sharing its magical experience and achieving internationalacclaim, while delivering a message of peace and cultural diversity tothe world.Cirque du Soleil is an ambassador of primary standing for Montréaland all of Québec. Its messages of hope and openness have beendelivered to over 14 million people in 211 cities in 48 countriesthrough more than 6,000 performances. Artists and craftspeopleof Saltimbanco, it’s our turn to bow to you!37

40 Years Ago at theBlue Bird — Wagon Wheel…We remember one of the worst tragedies of the 20 th Century inMontréal, the horrible night of September 1, 1972, when fire ravagedthe Blue Bird — Wagon Wheel on Union Street downtown.To mark the 40 th anniversary, Ville de Montréal honoured the deadand injured with the unveiling of a memorial in Phillips Square, notfar from where the café/bar stood.The 75-foot long black granite plaque, designed by architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque, is graven with the names of the 37 who diedin the fire. Later in the day, the event was remembered at MaryQueen of the World Cathedral in the annual mass dedicated tothose who gave their lives in the service of the Montréal FireDepartment. From there, firefighters and city officials marched toPhillips Square for a commemoration in the presence of friendsand families of the victims.38

In the Memory of Firefighters and their DutyFires create the need for heroes but often their bravery is undervalued. Twoexhibits opened on this sorrowful day to try to correct that:• The Centre d’histoire de Montréal’s In Memory of the Blue Bird — WagonWheel tells the story of the fire—before, during and after.• 150 ans d’histoire au Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal, presentedby the Service des incendies de Montréal, explores the evolution offirefighting in Montréal, right from the fire department’s creation in1863 to the present day.39

190 Years Old and Still Aiming for the StarsAs Montréal celebrated its 370 th birthday in 2012, its business communitytook note of its own longevity … by looking upward. Tosymbolize the contributions of members over its 190 years ofexistence, the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal spawnedan enormous new constellation of stars, an innovative displayof 122 blue lights at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Eachrepresents a Great Montrealer.Visitors use their smart phones to access grandsmontrealais.ccmm.qc.ca/en/, then point at the stars in order to read the storiesand achievements of the corresponding Great Montrealers. ThisConstellation of Great Montrealers, the creation of gsmprjct o , is theBoard of Trade’s attempt to reach out to visitors, students and Montrealersand tell them about the many people who built this city in so many ways.Les Belles-Sœurs Reunite in the ParkOn June 29 th , at the height of the summer holiday break andat the invitation of Accès culture, Les Belles-Sœurs rose to theoccasion. The thirteen actresses of the original production,accompanied by four musicians and René-Richard Cyr, tookto the stage of Parc La Fontaine’s Théâtre de Verdure in thePlateau-Mont-Royal borough for an exclusive concert performanceof Michel Tremblay’s iconic play, set to music by DanielBélanger. It was sheer bliss for the audience of over 3,000!Throughout the month of July, the complementary exhibitionLes Belles-Sœurs s’affichent at the Espace La Fontaine culturalbistro offered just a bit of the production’s internationalprowess. This classic of Québec theatre, written in 1965,has been staged over 225 times in more than 15 languages,in 25 countries without ever losing its intrinsic truth andrelevance.Cast: Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Guylaine Tremblay, MaudeGuérin, Sylvie Ferlatte, Kathleen Fortin, MichelleLabonté, Suzanne Lemoine, Christiane Proulx, HélèneMajor, Monique Richard, Édith Arvisais, Marie-Evelyne Baribeau and Maude Laperrière.40

Union des artistes:75 Years ofRepresentationIn 1937, a handful of lyric artists formed a “union” in Montréal tofight for fair and equitable pay. They’ve come a long way in 75 years!Today, Montréal is inseparable from its artists and the Union desartistes (UDA), which has achieved unparalleled recognition at homeand abroad. The association, representing over 11,000 artists, can claimcredit for the Loi sur le statut de l’artiste, passed by unanimous voteat the Québec National Assembly. More recently, it played a largepart in the adoption of UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection andPromotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.To mark the 75 th anniversary, UDA and journalist Jean-François Nadeau produced a written tribute, L’Uniondes artistes — 75 ans de culture au Québec,published by Éditions de l’Homme.41

Anniversaries of Note in 2012400 th Birth of Paul de Chomedey, Sieur deMaisonneuve, founder of Montréal370 th Foundation of Montréal190 th Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal150 th Numismatic and Antiquarian Societyof Montréal100 th The Saint-Michel district100 th LaSalle75 th Union des artistes (UDA)60 th Théâtre La Roulotte50 th Place Ville-Marie50 th Goethe-Institut Montréal40 th Communication-Jeunesse40 th Ballets Jazz de Montréal (BJM)40 th UNESCO World Heritage Convention40 th Les Grands Explorateurs35 th Ligue Nationale d’Improvisation30 th Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois30 th International Festival of Films on Art30 th Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay30 th Livres dans la rue25 th Publicité sauvage25 th Image + Nation — Montréal’s InternationalFestival of LGBT Cinema25 th Entretiens Jacques-Cartier20 th Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museumof Archeology and History20 th SPDTQ / La Grande Rencontre20 th Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco20 th Divers/Cité20 th The Botanical Garden’s Chinese Lanterns20 th Montréal Drum Fest15 th Montréal International Documentary Festival15 th FestiBlues International de Montréal15 th Danse Danse15 th Les Voyagements — Théâtre de tournée15 th Festival international du film pour enfantsde Montréal10 th Culture Montréal10 th Montréal Baroque Festival10 th Danse Imédia / Transatlantique42

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Digital Art EmbedsItself in MontréalThe 1 st International Digital Arts Biennial(BIAN) from April to June 2012 cementedMontréal’s position as a centre of cultureand innovation. It’s the world’s only biennialdedicated specifically to installation art usingdigital technologies.The world premiere edition, a major showing ofpublic art and installations, was devised by the organizersof the Elektra Festival and the Associationpour la Création et la Recherche Électroacoustiquesdu Québec (ACREQ). They assembled an impressivenumber of museums, galleries, artist centres and culturalvenues. Under the theme of “Phenomena,” the internationalprogram included 71 artists and over 30,000appreciative fans at 33 venues across the metropolis.BIAN, with its three main components of art, culture anddigital technology, was an unqualified success.Connected and Creative in a Digital WorldYes, they’re major consumers of culture but they’re producers of it as well.The culture of young Montréalers is of their own making, immersed as theyare in a world greatly defined by the convergence of the Internet, video gamesand social networks.An Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) study commissionedby Culture Montréal has revealed that youth cultural practices are rich anddiverse. La participation culturelle des jeunes à Montréal shows that thisgeneration of Montrealers does not merely behave as passive users but alsoacts as producers.The advent of digital technology has made their relationship with culturemore complex: they share their music, photography and writing by postingthem online. Their cultural choices are eclectic, popular, local as well asinternational, niche and amateur. They are engaged and open, with a loyaltyto their communities and neighbourhoods that leads them to seek out servicesclose to home.The results will be used by public organizations and institutions to informtheir cultural programming strategies. They have new things to think aboutin terms of cultural participation, and audience and artistic development.45

Art Leads the Wayfrom Wastefulto SustainableTo change the world through art: that’s the mission fifteen artists tookup when they put their creativity to work with Coop les ViVaces. In order toreinvent the world, we must reinvent ourselves. Les ViVaces begin where othershave left off—specifically what they have thrown away.It’s through the principles of sustainable development that the artists educate youngand old to the challenges before us all. On Earth Day at the Biodome, les ViVacesused recovered waste materials to build marionettes and mysterious characters.On the subject of pollution, they described the thousands of tons of garbage onthe ocean floors and explained that a new and ever-growing continent of plastichas emerged in the Pacific. Through the use of recycled waste and the art oftheatre, the Coop created an original work and stimulated reflection onenvironmental issues.The piece Le 7 e Continent captured the Coup de cœur Award atthe 2012 Gala de reconnaissance en environnement etdéveloppement durable de Montréal.46

What About the Children?In a paper submitted to Ville de Montréal, the Conseil jeunesse deMontréal offered an assessment of the effect municipal policyhas on youth participation in culture, whether as spectators,artists or cultural workers.Where do young people fit into Montréal’s cultural scene?A number of City-supported initiatives are in place toenhance their role in the development of culture. Butawareness of them varies from area to area, limiting theirefficacy. In its paper—entitled Montréal: et les jeunes dansce bouillon de culture?—the Conseil jeunesse made 14recommendations aimed at nurturing youth developmentin a way that helps them become full partners in the lifeof the cultural metropolis.Pulling Together for Montréal Art and CultureArt and business do not necessarily make a natural match so the Conseil des arts de Montréalgave nature a helping hand with the launch of the Forum Arts-Affaires de Montréal. Membershipfrom the business community is already up to 40. Their mission is to promote greater involvementby businesses and businesspeople in Montréal’s cultural development. Sharing the spiritof the 2007-2017 Action Plan — Montréal, Cultural Metropolis, the Forum Arts-Affaires generatesmultiple networking opportunities between these parallel worlds, such as partnerships,skills exchange, and financial and professional support.The initiative was spearheaded by Louise Roy, who spent six years as Chair of the Conseil.Louise Roy left her mark on the institution by emphasizing innovation, succession,diversity and new modes of governance, while building alliances with the businesscommunity. The Honorable Charles Lapointe PC, well-known for his support of thearts and involvement in many cultural organizations, takes her position at the headof the Conseil des arts.47

Mile End Commits to its Art FutureArtists in the Saint-Viateur Est area can breathe easy… Their studiospaces will be there for them for at least 30 years! The Pied Carrégroup supported by Les Ateliers créatifs, and property managerAllied Properties have agreed to reserve just over 200,000 ft² forartist studios, small enterprises and cultural organizations for the nextthree decades. The artistic community resident at 5445 and 5455 deGaspé accepted the arrangement at the end of 2012.This victory will keep artists in their studios and in their neighbourhood,and comes through strong community organization and the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough’s desire to preserve Mile End’s creative economy,particularly in the Saint-Viateur Est area. To protect existingstudio space, the borough has enacted a temporary regulatoryframework while it works on modifications to its urban plan. Sofar, they conducted field studies and a public consultation withcommunity stakeholders, and filed a consultation report. Theproposed changes are to be adopted in 2013.Keeping Artists in their NeighbourhoodsSimultaneously, Montréal, Cultural Metropolis struck a workinggroup on artist studios (GTAA) to assess financing opportunities.That resulted in the identification of 15 ways to promote the retentionof artists in central areas.48

Get the Inside Scoopfrom a Local…Thanks to microculture.ca, Montréalers can sharethe good news about their neighbourhoods’cultural vitality. Or the show they saw lastnight, or the best exhibition they’ve everseen or other such opinions. Citizensare free to use the site to talk localculture, or should that be hyperlocal?Launched by CultureMontréal on its 10 th anniversary,the site is the new way to find outabout cultural events in one’sown neighbourhood. Interestedwebheads may also forge linkswith other site users and sharethe real story about what’s goingon “in the ‘hood.”Your Museum’sCalling…You’re walking down a Montréal street and your iPhoneor iPod Touch pipes up to inform you there’s a museumnearby AND that exhibition everyone’s been talking about isstill on. It’s like having the whole city’s museums in your pocket!The unique mobile app was developed by the Board of MontréalMuseum Directors (BMMD) as it celebrated its 25 th anniversary.It opens the doors to each of the organization’s 38member museums and reveals a bit of their collections,art works and objects, even tours. A smart anduseful tool for tourists and Montrealers alike.The Citizen asAmateur ArtistMontrealers love to have fun … that’sa well-known fact. And for over 82% ofthem, fun means taking part in art asamateurs. That’s slightly higher thanthe provincial average.It’s easy to understand, when oneconsiders Montrealers’ culturaldynamism, but it is also due tosocio-demographic and technologicalevolution, and new trendssweeping community life, forms ofleisure and culture. These factorshave transformed amateur arts involvement.To ensure programmingkeeps pace with these societal changes,the city’s cultural recreation networkundertook a diagnostic of amateur artsactivity in 2012 through Ville de Montréal’sBureau du loisir culturel.The question was how to adjust to citizens’ changingneeds and further encourage their cultural participation.The diagnostic explored avenues of actionfrom the municipal government level and itsoverall service offering, and also at the levelof each borough.Throughout 2013, the boroughs, their partnersand resident stakeholders will holdmeetings to exchange ideas and build theirvisions of amateur artistic activity. Theresulting study will offer fundamentalaction plans at the local and municipallevels to serve the needs of citizens andtheir cultural lives.49

The South-WestLeads the WayThe Sud-Ouest borough has been apioneer with its cultural policy thatrecognizes the vitality and dynamismof the many organizations, businesses,artists and artisans on its turf, andthe importance of preserving anddeveloping its numerous heritagetreasures.One of the first to be adopted by aborough, this bold cultural policy setsarts and culture at the top of its municipalpriorities in urban planning,social development and economichealth. Its main goals are to:• Make the South West districtlively and attractive.• Encourage innovative culturalorganizations and creators tocome and establish themselves,through the offer of supportmeasures.• Increase the borough’s profileon Montréal stages throughthe development of strategicpartnerships.50

Seek, and You WillFind … A Designer!Ville de Montréal’s Bureau du design has put its brandnewRépertoire des designers montréalais online. It’s a valuableresource for anyone in search of a design professional: architect,landscape architect, interior or fashion designer, graphic or industrialdesigner, urban planner … The directory lists over a hundredMontréal agencies and workshops, all winners of awards or nationaland international competitions who have taken part in the DesignMontréal Open House.Free and easy to use, you can quickly find a design professionalby narrowing your search by discipline,borough or key word.Accès Culture Continues to Open Doors(to New Facilities!)For five years now, the Accès culture network has broughtMontréal’s cultural providers together to serve a common mission:the presentation of diverse cultural programming and opportunitiesfor exchange between artists and the general public.Galvanized by its past success, Accès culture continued its workwith enthusiasm in 2012, providing even more access to citizenswith additional event venues.The network’s fifth anniversary was crowned with the additionof these new facilities:• an exhibition centre in the Saint-Laurent borough;• a cultural centre with an exhibition space anda studio adapted for dance in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.51

In Montréal, We DanceEverywhere!The Accès culture network is the primary gateway to dancefor Montrealers, and it is determined to set the art’s vibrant rootsinto communities at ground level. It will generate more touring opportunitiesand therefore improved accessibility to choreographic workseverywhere in Montréal while developing dance audiences. This is the mainmessage contained in the new Plan d’action en soutien à la diffusion de la danseau sein du réseau Accès culture.Compiled in collaboration with the Conseil des arts de Montréal which contributedits touring program, the action plan envisages tours of memorable productions byMontréal choreographers. The 2012-2013 season saw three major companies onthe program: Compagnie Marie Chouinard, O Vertigo and BJM — Ballets Jazzde Montréal.The dance creation residency pilot program was launched in the samespirit. It offered several weeks of residency leading to the creation ofworks adapted to local facilities as well as encounter activitiesbetween artists and the public. The Louise Bédard Dansecompany was the first to benefit from this support,resulting in the J’Y Suis tour.52

Did You Say “Montréal”?Tell Us More!Much is said and written about Montréal culture in the contextof tourism, here and around the world. These comments are of thehighest interest to Tourism Montréal, as they provide important indicatorsin terms of positioning strategy. That’s why the city’s tourismpromotion organization has undertaken a content analysis of touristguides and tourism-related web sites that mention Montréal. Whatgrabs the attention of journalists and travel columnists when theyhear the name Montréal? The answers to this question revealinteresting insights that are useful to the development offuture strategies.Getting Ready for a Big DateVisiting Old Montréal is a daily pleasure for citizensand tourists alike but there is an especially importantevent on the horizon that demands organization. Ville deMontréal’s plans for the old city in light of the upcoming375 th anniversary celebrations were submitted for consultationin 2012. The plan for the protection and development ofthe historic sector is called Perspective 2017. It holds a seriesof proposals to enhance the district’s heritage value while recognizingthe flurry of private and public activities ongoing there.Beginning with a review of the improvements and developmentsundertaken in Old Montréal in the past few decades, Perspective2017 sets out a strategy encompassing three objectives:• Support a quality living environment that generates its own vitalityall year long, while ensuring the smooth co-existence of itsmultiple functions.• Affirm and enhance Old Montréal’s historic identity.• Create a well-known destination that offers an authentic and edifyingexperience for visitors from here and elsewhere.With regards to the management of Old Montréal, the plan suggestsspecific solutions and identifies responsibilities to ensure coherenceof action of a quality that lives up to the extraordinarycharacteristics of the cherished area.53

D … Is for Design and (Economic)DevelopmentMission Design’s new program Facteur D enjoyed resounding success inits very first edition in 2012. The event intends to assist businesses andorganizations to better understand the social and economic benefits ofarchitecture, design and urban planning.47 projects were submitted and 7 were chosen in as many categories.ArchitectureBibliothèque Raymond-Lévesque, Ville de Longueuil — Manon Asselin |Jodoin Lamarre Pratte | architects in consortiumLandscape ArchitecturePink Balls for the Société de développement commercial (SDC) du Village,Montréal — Claude Cormier + AssociésGraphic DesignMouvement collectif, new branding for the Société de transport de Montréal(STM) — Sid LeeIndustrial DesignRevolution Oven (Fours Picard) and Modulux — Alto DesignInterior DesignAstral Media offices — LemayPlanning / Urban DesignThe Quartier des Spectacles, Secteur Place des Arts — Daoust Lestage inc.Multidisciplinary DesignBota Bota spa sur l’eau — Sid Lee ArchitectureFounded in 2010, Mission Design is a non-profit organization with the missionof connecting design to economic development in Québec.54

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Inspiring Healthcare with ArtIt’s a phenomenon that’s more timely and relevant thanever. Through a number of fresh initiatives, cultural mediationin healthcare has led to unexpected results that havesurprised and affected all participants—artists, mediators,patients and health workers. They all assume roles in projectsaimed at patients on temporary stays in the hospital or permanenttenants of residential care centres.Some 2012 Achievements:• Écoute pour voir was created at Centre hospitalier Saint-Luc bychoreographer Emmanuel Jouthe and dancers from Danse CarpeDiem / Emmanuel Jouthe, in collaboration with the Regroupementquébécois de la danse (RQD). The CHUM hospital’s waiting rooms, careunits and common spaces became stages for a number of uncommonperformances.• The Société pour les arts en milieux de santé (SAMS) resumed itsconcerts in residential and long-term care centres (CHSLD) as well asat the CHUM. Happily, a new name was added to the prestigious list ofSAMS partners: the Orchestre Métropolitain.• The Monochromes project with visual artist Maude S. Pilon visitedseveral CHUM waiting rooms.• L’Imploreur, a monumental sculpture in stainless steel almost threemetres in height by young artist Mathieu Isabelle, has taken its placeat the entrance to Hôtel-Dieu hospital.Singing the Praises of AccessibilityOpera for all! Since 1988, the CoOpéra project has worked todemocratize lyric arts in the Sud-Ouest borough. The result:nearly 55,000 people able to enjoy the creations of studentsfrom four schools.It’s simple: youths receive training from interns and professionalsat the Atelier lyrique as they prepare an adaptation of a workstaged by the Opéra de Montréal in the same season. Theircourses cover text and music as well as all the elements ofstaging, costumes and accessories.CoOpéra is a remarkable initiative which, in 2012, won firstprize for educational innovation from the Fédération québécoisedes commissions scolaires.57

Working forDiversity in CultureThere are sizeable challenges in thepromotion of cultural diversity. The collectivewealth of a metropolis (known for itsabundance of art) must include contributionsfrom artists of diverse origins and healthy dialoguebetween cultures. The Conseil des artsde Montréal (CAM) lays out its plan to achievethese goals in its Plan d’action pour la diversitéculturelle 2012-2015.After meetings and consultations with artists, partnersand organizations, CAM reaffirmed the four pillars ofthe 2005 Politique de promotion et de développementde la diversité culturelle dans les arts: recognition, professionaldevelopment, participation and consultation.To these productive guiding principles has been addedaffirmation. This new principle involves raising the visibilityof artists and organizations of diverse backgroundsin order to educate partners with the ultimate goal ofgenerating various types of support.Another part of CAM’s action plan is its new apprenticeshipprogram démART-Mtl, offering paid artisticinternships to newly arrived or first-generation artistsfrom culturally diverse backgrounds.Where Do Bookworms and Gamers Rub Shoulders?Designed here and wildly popular the world over, video games are now accessiblefree of charge to Montrealers … at the library! A new partnership signed in 2012by Ville de Montréal and game makers based in the city means that the fruits ofMontréal creativity in these products will be available to all.32 Montréal libraries can now offer their thousands of users a selection of over5,000 video games, close to a third of which have been gifted by three high-profilecity companies: Ubisoft Montréal, Eidos-Montréal and EA Montréal. They maybe borrowed and taken home or played with friends at the libraries’ game festivalsor recreational evenings. Enthusiasts of all ages are all winners, because thispartnership with some of the best video game makers in the world also includesthe provision of new releases! Now there are even more hours of enjoyment tobe had at Montréal libraries.58

Building Momentumfor Cultural QuartersThe Cultural Quarters concept has inspired tangible interest.That was clearly demonstrated in the autumn during Rendezvous2012 of Montréal, Cultural Metropolis, but also earlierin the springtime, when Ville de Montréal’s Commissionpermanente sur la culture, le patrimoine et les sports presentedits recommendations to a packed and attentive room.First and foremost, the commission urged linkage of culturaland urban planning issues in cultural quarters. Its reportoffered boroughs and local partners concrete actions andmeasures in terms of planning, promotion, facilitation anddevelopment of these districts.But how to get there from where we are today? Here again,the report suggests solutions and emphasizes the importanceof collaborative, participative and integrated efforts to fostercoherent action on the road to Cultural Quarters.59

A Knapsack on TheirBacks, for 30 YearsA blanket and a backpackfull of books are all thepeople at Livres dansla rue need to bring themagic of the writtenword to kids aged 4 -12. Keeping it simple,they go out to parks,side streets and publichousing courtyards insummer and to schoolsand daycares in winter toshare books with curiousyoungsters. Creatinga relaxed and playfulatmosphere, they allowthe children to pick whatthey want to read or haveread to them.By and large living in disadvantagedneighbourhoods where the first languageis not necessarily French,these young ones have the opportunityto explore the wonderfulworld of literature inthe language of Molière.The Montréal libraries’outreach program is asgenuine today as it was30 years ago. Threedecades of Livres dansla rue have added upto 575,000 readings to132,000 children.Four Seasons + 1In Montréal, four seasons just aren’t enough. Weneed one more … for reading! So 2012 brought us thefirst Saison de la lecture de Montréal, on the initiative of16 partners from the spheres of publishing, literacy, distributionand libraries.The first season saw more than 3,500 author encountersand some 1,200 reading and writing workshops all over theisland of Montréal. Ten literary awards and 1,000 L’heuredu conte readings were presented.Event organizers worked together to portray reading as one of life’spleasures but also an instrument of educational achievement, and socioeconomic and cultural development. The ready supplyof written material, supported by an abundance of generous artists and artisans in the literary field, makes reading a primaryinfluence in the lives of many Montréal institutions. This tremendous success story will be written (and read) again next year!60

Art and the“Printemps Érable”The great turmoil of the student demonstrations inthe spring of 2012, dubbed the “printemps érable,” alsodemonstrated an element of design. L’École de la montagneRouge started developing its creations at UQAM’sgraphic design department on the first day of protests.That was accompanied by the organization of several workshops,conferences, screenings and exhibitions. Using wordsand images, these young designers worked through a largenumber of ideas and feelings inside the student movement.They grew with the “printemps érable” and dropped out of sightwhen it did. Their signs possess a collective memory along withthe songs, intricate choreographies, flash mobs, performancesand speeches—all integral parts of living history. What is leftgives us the opportunity and obligation to take a new look atsocially engaged art.The Creative EnterpriseBusiness needs creativity and innovation in order to grow. Culturepour Tous agrees wholeheartedly, which is why it developed theCulture en entreprise program. But can culture be considered amanagement tool? Absolutely, according to the program’s artistsas they seek out businesses wishing to stimulate their creativeprocess, reinforce their employees’ sense of belonging, andstand out in their communities.The program consists of workshops, conferences, film showings,demonstrations and visits from artists and professionalcultural organizations involved in diverse disciplines.Culture can serve business ends!61

Where Art Meets BusinessArtists and business people have a fresh new web site to getcyber-acquainted. The Board of Trade of MetropolitanMontréal matched up with the Conseil des arts deMontréal to give the Portail Montréal arts-affaires acomplete overhaul in 2012. Their joining of forces hasresulted in an effective online resource of useableinformation in an appealing presentation.Site content was developed in consultation with expertsin philanthropy, artistic groups and art-businessproject managers. Testimonials from successful partnershipswill be added as they occur, to inspire furthernew ideas. And to keep building the site’s effectiveness,a call for input has been made to the user community.So tell us … what do you think?One-on-One with a ProThey get together, work together and talk about art. That sounds likestandard stuff but, in the hands of Tandem Créatif, it’s a new ideabecause it’s a creative exchange that pairs emerging artists withintellectual disabilities and professionals. This year the matchupwas the renowned Armand Vaillancourt and emerging artist GillesGrégoire. And the sparks flew… just what we were looking for!Each tandem is assigned a mediator to facilitate dialogue, amicrocosm of the way Tandem Créatif seeks to build bridges tothe art profession for mentally handicapped artists and helpthem achieve recognition in the Montréal community.Tandem Créatif is an initiative of Missions Exeko, realizedin collaboration with the Centre d’artistes autogéréArticule and supported by the Programme montréalaisd’action culturelle.62

More than a ResortPut away the skis and golf clubs and make room for artand culture! The Laurentians, Montréalers’ favouriteplayground summer-and-winter, presented itself in awhole new light on the occasion of Accès culture’s4 th Rencontres culturelles du réseau. Latitude Lrevealed the region’s burgeoning cultural scene ina multidiscipline program including poetry, jazz,song, readings and exhibitions.The visual arts were also represented in LatitudeL’s showing of Laurentian artistic creativity withthe assistance of two seasoned commissioners,Andrée Matte, curator of Musée d’art contemporaindes Laurentides, and Manon Régimbald,general manager of Centre d’exposition de Val-David.Ten exhibitions presented the work of fifteen artists,some outstanding figures in the history of visual art inQuébec along with mid-career and emerging talents. Threeexclusive exhibitions showcased portions of the museum’scontemporary art collection.The Art of Working in a NetworkActive in United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) since its establishment in 2007, Montréal is now Vice-Chair (with Lille) of itsCommittee on Culture. The first objective of this commission is to see that culture is recognized as the fourth pillar of sustainabledevelopment by governments from local to international levels. This is the case in the city policies of Montréal and Lille, as well as inAngers, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Mexico and Milan. They are working together to build an international network of cities that willengage in discussions on the basis of Agenda 21 for culture, which has been translated into 20 languages.The UCLG network is made up of some 450 cities, local governments and organizations.63

Park Your Art HereFor one day, September 21 st , more than 60 parking spaceswere reserved … for art! One of 183 cities in 35 countries torecognize In Town Without My Car, Montréal brought an elementof culture to the event. Also a part of the Québec petroleum awarenesscampaign Par notre PROPRE énergie, Montréal’s PARK(ing) Dayinvited several citizens, organizations, artists and cultural groupsto express themselves through art on the street.Participants included the Les aiguilles tournent à l’enverscollective, DARE-DARE, Lorange Design Libre and ToxiqueTrottoir who employed light-hearted artistic ways to takethe place of the usual gas-guzzlers in parking spots.64

The Humof the TurbineIt’s a hum of activity at Centre Turbine, an art creation centre involvedin training, research and the sharing of contemporary practices inart and education.Les objets 3D en partageIn a partnership with Communautique, Centre Turbine devised a seriesof digital creation workshops as part of FabLab mobile. The objectivewas to familiarize young adults with 3D printing techniques at thecentres d’accès communautaire Internet (CACI) in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc Extension borough. Over six weeks, participants learnedthe principles of computer modelling and new techniques permittingthem to form images of common objects in three dimensions.Imag-in mon quartierWorking with the Plateau-Mont-Royal recreational organizationCentre du Plateau, Centre Turbine introduced 8 - 12 year olds tovideo creation. In a six-week span, the children made storyboards,operated a camera, and made audio recordings. And what storiesdid their first videos tell? They documented the creation ofan outdoor mural and how other kids in the same rec centrelearned a choreography. The Imag-in mon quartier projectwas a part of the Artistes-animateurs en milieu de loisirprogram which promotes the practice of art by childrenaged 6 to 12. The project will go on in 2013 in order toinvolve them in a lasting creative experience.65

Montréal: A Cultural City, A Sustainable CityThe end of 2012 brought the end to a major awareness program supported by the 19 boroughs. Bylocal decrees, they all agreed to work toward the recognition by the United Nations of culture asthe fourth pillar of sustainable development. (The other three are the social, environmental andeconomic aspects.) The boroughs thereby affirmed their commitment to identify cultural actionsin their sustainable development planning or adopt cultural policies.Locally, informal discussions were hosted by the partners of the Plan de développement durable dela collectivité montréalaise and webcasted in collaboration with La Vitrine culturelle de Montréal,CIBL 101.5, the Conférence régionale en environnement de Montréal and the Conférence régionaledes élus de Montréal. On the agenda:• Cadrer le réel, by Péristyle Nomade, a cultural mediation project focused on social outreachand the population’s view of the city;• the installation of murals by Mu, for the improvement of neighbourhood living spaces;• the Quartiers disparus exhibition and Centre d’histoire de Montréal “memory clinics” to givecitizens ownership of their history, and its impact on society;• education programs from the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts that promote public inclusionand cultural awareness, particularly among disadvantaged groups;• the Charte de développement durable des musées, written by members of the Société desmusées québécois and inspired by the principles of Agenda 21 for culture;• the radio program Mission Durable CIBL, exploring the relationship between culture and sustainabledevelopment, and concrete examples of it in Montréal.66

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7 Fingers, and Plenty of Tricks Up the Sleeve!It was a great year, the tenth, for Les 7 doigts de la main with two new creations and prize recognition around the world. In Lyon for the Nuitsde la Fourvière festival, the troupe performed the world premiere of Sequence 8. In Mexico, they’re settled in for five years with the familyshow A Muse. And back home in Montréal, Year 10 of 7 Fingers saw it receive needed funding from the Québec government to get to workon establishing its creative, production and administration facilities in the heart of Quartier des Spectacles.Honours from Paris to New York…• Gold Medal and Prix du Président de la République for the Chinese pole duo in their production of PSY at the Festival mondial ducirque de demain in Paris;• Gold Medal, also from Festival mondial du cirque de demain, for Maxim Laurin and Ugo Dario for their Korean Board act inSequence 8;• Best Special Event Award from the Off Broadway Alliance for TRACES;• TRACES was also recognized for being the best touring show through Canada and the USA by the Conseil des arts etdes lettres du Québec and its Bourse RIDEAU.69

Montréal DazzlesLa MercèIt was inspired by Gaudí for whom “creation continues incessantly throughthe media of man.” Montréal signe l’Ode à la vie was an ode to the seven days ofthe earth’s creation, an ode to the creativity of humanity, an ode to life. The presentationtouched and thrilled some 125,000 spectators at La Mercè, Barcelona’s annualend-of-summer festival celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy.Based on an idea by Renaud architecture d’événements, Montréal signe l’Ode à la vie was aspectacular light show that depended heavily on the collaboration and commitment of the Cityof Barcelona and the Sagrada Familia, which provided technical support. Ville de Montréal,Tourism Montréal and Moment Factory, with support from the Québec government, made sureMontréal creativity rose to the occasion. As a matter of fact, the magnificent spectacle was sowell received that it garnered Moment Factory a Grafika Grand Prize.Other Montréal creative gifts to Barcelona and festival-goers were Cirque Éloize, Le Ventdu Nord, Pikniks électroniques and ten other cultural events.By the Numbers: Montréal signe l’Ode à la vie12 performances of 15 minutes, 4 times per day over 3 days20,000 illuminated butterflies released to the crowds125,000 spectators70

Password to Success:C2-MTL1,250 participants, 45 speakers, 34 countries,41 private partners, 6 public partners,125 media representatives, 12,000 tweets, 1,500exhibition visitors and … 52 million dollars ineconomic benefits.It must be said that Montréal firm Sid Lee took achance with the first edition of C2-MTL, notably by settingit in a newly revitalized district. New City Gas, anenormous 19 th Century industrial complex in Griffintown,is as unique as the conference itself. C2-MTL transformedthe building and surroundings into a creative zone for theevent. Networking spaces, brainstorming zones, collectivework tables, private meeting rooms and exclusive-contentlounges: all areas were designed to encourage collaborationand spark creativity.Another complementary C2-MTL activity of interestwas E-merge, a multi-discipline exhibition organized byFrédéric Loury of Art Souterrain, forging links betweenart and the business world with avant-garde projects fromseven artists and six enterprises. It was another revelationof Québec innovation and creativity.C2-MTL returns in 2013, this time at Arsenal.A Crowning Work Ahead for Lemieux-PilonRecently decorated as Officers in the Order of Canada (the country’s highest civil honour), 4DArt founders Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon have earned world-wide recognition over thepast 30 years for their productions blending new technologies, stage art and multimediainstallations. The duo has worked with the best, notably Cirque du Soleil on Delirium, andLuc Plamondon and Michel Berger for the opera adaptation of Starmania.Starting in 2014, Montréalers will be exploring their city’s history through the virtual world ofLemieux and Pilon. People can go back in time for an interactive walking tour of Old Montréal!Over three years, Montrealers will follow the evolution de Cité Mémoires, a gigantic effort thatwill progressively build on the streets until 2017, Montréal’s 375 th birthday.Revealed at Rendez-vous 2012 — Montréal, Cultural Metropolis, the Montréal en histoire CitéMémoires project will be produced in collaboration with director Michel Marc Bouchard.72

Opening New WorldsBrings World RecognitionThe names Wapikoni Mobile and ManonBarbeau are today inextricable. The filmmaker’sart speaks to justice and her mobile studio workwith First Nations youth gives them hope, confidence,pride and a willingness to go out and meetthe world. These youth are now receiving internationalrecognition for creativity thanks to her initiative.Recently, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations(UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration(IOM) presented her an Award of Honour at the Plural +Festival for her body of work with First Nations youth andits quality.In 2012, the people of Wapikoni Mobile worked with youth in13 communities, recording 52 songs and producing 78 films.These efforts earned Manon Barbeau a TELUS CommunityExcellence Award and the Prix femme d’affaires from theRéseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec in their non-profitorganization category.Global Attention for a Great ProjectThe eyes of the world turned to Quartier des Spectacles, with a book and several media articles writtenin the past year.The book La ville des créateurs (éditions Parenthèses) analyzes the Quartier des Spectacles developmentprocess and the role given to the creative sector. Published under the auspices of POPSU Europe(Programme d’observation des projets et stratégies urbaines), the study compares the Montréalexperience to those in Berlin, Birmingham, Lausanne, Lyon, Nantes and Montpellier. Serving at theheart of planning and design, there can be no doubt that the creative community’s contributionwas a boon to this unique urban planning project.The proof is in the continuing interest of foreign media in Quartier des Spectacles. Le Mondetook a look at its visual identity and the experience it offers to visitors. The New York Timesrecommended the first stop in a visit to Montréal to be at 2-22 rue Sainte-Catherine. Furthercommentary was to be found in a Zurich daily paper, a Korean travel magazine, the Germanweekly Der Spiegel and international publications aimed at architects, engineers andlighting experts… In their turn, they gave forth on the show district’s development,its lighting plan, activities, etc. The Quartier’s fame continues to grow!73

The USA Joins the DanceOrchestrated by Sylvain Émard, Le Grand Continental is rolling throughAmerica! New York, Portland, Philadelphia … they were dancing likethey did in Montréal in 2009 for the first ever edition of this great eventat Festival TransAmériques (FTA).The FTA performance saw 60 amateur dancers outside in Montréal.That grew to over 150 at the 2012 River to River Festival in New York,the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and the prestigious White Birdcontemporary dance series in Portland, Oregon. Led by a small groupof professionals, they grooved to energizing rhythms and let themselvesbe carried away until they all created an astonishing choreography. Theymay be amateurs, but their love for dance is pro-level!74

“If I Can Make It There…”New York is well known as the place to “make it” in the US market, andthis is certainly the case for contemporary artists. Like everyone else,Montréal artists head down to the Big Apple to give their careers aboost. Montréal / Brooklyn is the first artistic encounter between NewYork and Montréal in a decade. The initiative of Montréal’s CentreClark and Parker’s Box in Brooklyn brings artists to one anotherthrough exhibitions involving 40 artists in 16 venues in both towns.75

Sapristi! Montréal Gets a French-LanguageComic Book Festival!Montréal’s enormous following of French-language comic books (bandesdessinées) is rejoicing. The Festival BD de Montréal came to life lastyear, drawing some 5,000 enthusiasts to Espace La Fontaine.The three-day event featured an exhibition, live drawings, fanzinesand, of course, tons of bandes dessinées, as well as the opportunityfor readers to meet their favourite authors. Michel Rabagliati added aspecial cachet by designing an ex libris with an illustration of the wellknownpark chalet at the centre of the fun. Another great move waspartnering up with the Festival BD de Lyon on a collective blog space.The lively site saw 24 authors from both cities present their towns onthe theme of urban exploration.Bibliothèques de Montréal also got into the action by leading up tothe festival with a month of BD in the libraries, the perfect opportunityto show off its collection of 50,000 titles. Montréalers have access toa total of 300,000 comics in their libraries.In francophone culture, comics are known as the 9 th art and nowMontrealers finally have the chance to experience it in all its glory, ina family atmosphere at one of the most beautiful parks on the island.Can’t wait until next year!Montréal Gives Canadian Arta New Place of ProminenceThe face of Montréal is always changing and, as it does, public art fromacross the country is in evidence. At the remodeled inter section ofmain arteries Henri-Bourassa and Pie-IX, a new large-scale workof public art will give a striking identity to this city entrance.This will evoke pride in the hearts of Montréalers. The inclusionof art to one of three public spaces under development willcreate a impressive city gateway and a more user-friendlyarea. It is a megaproject that will radically change thehighway-like Pie-IX into an urban boulevard.Three finalists were chosen from the entrants to across-Canada competition.Being asked to submit proposals for the new public art installation are:BGL (Jasmin Bilodeau, Sébastien Giguère and Nicolas Laverdière) ofQuébec City, the Vancouver architectural tandem of Althea Thaubergerand Annabel Vaughan, and Myfanwy MacLeod, also of Vancouver.With an estimated value of a million dollars, the artwork will be inauguratedin 2015. It is to take its inspiration from the special characterof the borough and the proposed changes to the crossroads. Thislocation will attain significance as a passageway between the Rivièredes Prairies and the city, and will contribute to the enrichment of thesurrounding neighbourhood’s urban fabric.The initiative is another perfect example of how the metropolis valuespublic art by putting it in prominent places.76

Tourism Tips its Hatto CultureThe qualities of vision, commitment and determination are thoseattributed to Nathalie Bondil for which she was given the Prix GrandUlysse, the highest distinction of the Grands Prix du tourisme québécoisin the Montréal region. The Director and Head Curator of the Montréal Museumof Fine Arts (MMFA) has overseen the addition of a fourth pavilion, dedicated toCanadian art, and the start of work on a fifth. She also brought fashion and music(and more patrons) to the museum. Perseverance and passion come together in herunstinting efforts to democratize culture.More Montréal winners from the culture sector in theGrands Prix du tourisme québécois:• The Montréal Chamber Music Festival, in the Festivals and TouristEvents category — budget of less than $300,000;• Pop Montréal International Music Festival, in the Festivalsand Tourist Events category — budget of over $1M;• La Vitrine culturelle de Montréal, in theTourist Services category.More Applause forMontréal CinemaMontrealers continue to radiate brilliant talent and bringhonour to Montréal, Cultural Metropolis:• Kim Nguyen’s War Witch was nominated in the BestForeign Film category of the 85 th Academy Awards. Inthe official competition at the Berlinale 2012, it earned aSilver Bear for Best Actress (Rachel Mwanza) and a mentionfrom the Ecumenical Jury.• Yan England, for Henry, nominated for the Best Short Film(Live Action) Oscar.• Xavier Dolan was nominated in the Best Foreign Film category atthe Césars for the third consecutive year, this time with LaurenceAnyways, at the French cinema awards. The film was named BestCanadian Film at the Toronto International Film Festival andtook home the grand prize from the Festival du film de Cabourg.The honours will continue to flow in for all these films in 2013.77

Showing the Love for MontréalThere are always stories about this city: we eat and drink well;we have fun all year round, and we just enjoy life. So many talesare told about Montréal and its creativity, and that it’s merelythere for the taking. Those rumours are true…Métropolis was named 1 st in Canada and 9 th in the world for theBest Place to See a Show by Pollstar Magazine.Montréal’s beer festival Mondial de la bière was ranked 12 thamongst the Best Festivals in the World by Barwhiz.Lonely Planet termed Montréal “ridiculously good” to visit and the“best Canadian city to live in.”Where do you find the best smoked meat sandwich? Web site TheWorld declares it is here in Montréal, at Schwartz’s.What about the best gourmet hamburger? Again, you will find itin Montréal, according to Reader’s Digest, with their eyes on thefoie gras burger at Au Pied de Cochon.Osheaga was the only Canadian festival picked by Pitchfork in their20 “Don’t-Miss” Summer Festivals of the World in 2012.Montréal, according to CNNgo TV, is one of the 10 Most-LovedCities in the world.Of the best restaurants in Canada, as chosen by Trip Advisor’sTravellers’ Awards, is Montréal’s Europea.Draw me a picture … of Montréal, because it’s one of the 10 MostInteresting Cities in the World to sketch, according to USA Today.U.S. News rates Montréal as one of the best cities to visit in theautumn.On the Toronto Sun Top 10 List of Canadian Winter Festivals appearIglooFest and the Montréal Highlights Festival.Montréal: one of the 5 places in North America where you can“experience France,” according to the CNN Travel web site.78

The Well-Polished Art ofPresenting Films on ArtThe International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) is exceptional in more waysthan one. With a wide range of programming, several screening venues, internationaltours and presence in great cities abroad, FIFA is radiant in the cinema world.FIFA is enjoying its 30 th year, firmly established in venues across Québec. It’s also enjoyingan enviable international reputation, with its prizewinners shown on tours across Canada,France and the United States, and permanent delegates working from Paris, London andNew York. Last September, it was paid a special honour at Lincoln Center in New York. Madepossible by Muse Film and Television and the Délégation générale du Québec à New York,the tribute presented 12 selected films from the 30 th anniversary festival.To celebrate its third decade, FIFA screened some 232 films from 27 countries in 9 venueshappy to participate in the occasion: the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée d’artcontemporain, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Cinémathèque québécoise,the National Film Board (NFB), the Goethe-Institut, the Grande Bibliothèque,the Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts and Concordia University.79

Table of ContentsPage 3 _ CREATIVEPage 5 _ The Art in Our MidstPage 7 _ Supporters of Contemporary Art Lend theirWeight to Public ArtPage 7 _ Treasures Hidden in Full Sight!Page 8 _ PHI = 1 Smart BuildingPage 8 _ Variations on a ThemePage 9 _ C’mon, kids, we’re off to the museum!Page 10 _ Walls that Speak Louder than WordsPage 12 _ Sand and Sun … Summer in the City!Page 13 _ The Art of Collecting ArtPage 13 _ A Moroccan Welcome to MontréalPage 14 _ À louer / For Rent _ Brightening City Streetswith ArtPage 15 _ German Culture Thrives…In the Show District!Page 16 _ The Quartier Latin of TomorrowPage 17 _ The 2-22 _ Culture at the Crossroads of MontréalPage 17 _ 34 UNESCO Creative Cities Converge on MontréalPage 18 _ Has It Been 10 Years Already, Darling?Page 19 _ ACCESSIBLEPage 21 _ Place d’Armes: Montréal’s Memory CentrePage 21 _ From Exceptional Donations Come ExceptionalArt ExperiencesPage 22 _ Olympic Park Lights a Torch for CulturePage 23 _ Culture Travels Along La Ligne BleuePage 23 _ Take a Book, Leave a Book on the Streetsof CDN–NDGPage 24 _ A Green and Scenic Walk on theChemin-Qui-Marche!Page 25 _ Tales of Montréal’s ShoresPage 25 _ The Mountain, RevealedPage 26 _ La Roulotte: 60 Years Old, Still Young at HeartPage 26 _ Once Upon a Time in the West…Page 27 _ Meanwhile, in the South West…Page 28 _ Émilie Throws a Summer PartyPage 28 _ “Meet you at the Salon…”Page 29 _ MEMORABLEPage 31 _ “Ah! I laugh to see myself … so beautiful in thismirror!”Page 32 _ 370 Candles on the Cake for Montréal in 2012Page 32 _ A Massive Mobilization to DocumentMontréal’s HistoryPage 33 _ She Has Also Built MontréalPage 33 _ Happy Birthday, Dear Sieur!Page 34 _ Pointe-à-Callière Makes History of its OwnPage 34 _ 5,000 Year Old Secrets Come to LightPage 35 _ Name-Dropping Our Way Through City HistoryPage 36 _ The People’s Movement for CulturePage 36 _ Beer Ads: Not a New Development!Page 37 _ Saltimbanco Comes HomePage 38 _ 40 Years Ago at the Blue Bird — Wagon Wheel…Page 40 _ 190 Years Old and Still Aiming for the StarsPage 40 _ Les Belles-Sœurs Reunite in the ParkPage 41 _ Union des artistes: 75 Years of RepresentationPage 42 _ Anniversaries of Note in 201280

Page 43 _ ORGANIZEDPage 45 _ Digital Art Embeds Itself in MontréalPage 45 _ Connected and Creative in a Digital WorldPage 46 _ Art Leads the Way from Wasteful to SustainablePage 47 _ What About the Children?Page 47 _ Pulling Together for Montréal Art and CulturePage 48 _ Mile End Commits to its Art FuturePage 49 _ Get the Inside Scoop from a Local…Page 49 _ The Citizen as Amateur ArtistPage 49 _ Your Museum’s Calling…Page 50 _ The South-West Leads the WayPage 51 _ Seek, and You Will Find … A Designer!Page 51 _ Accès Culture Continues to Open Doors(to New Facilities!)Page 52 _ In Montréal, We Dance Everywhere!Page 53 _ Getting Ready for a Big DatePage 53 _ Did You Say “Montréal”? Tell Us More!Page 54 _ D … Is for Design and (Economic) DevelopmentPage 55 _ UNITEDPage 57 _ Inspiring Healthcare with ArtPage 57 _ Singing the Praises of AccessibilityPage 58 _ Working for Diversity in CulturePage 58 _ Where Do Bookworms and GamersRub Shoulders?Page 59 _ Building Momentum for Cultural QuartersPage 60 _ A Knapsack on Their Backs, for 30 YearsPage 60 _ Four Seasons + 1Page 61 _ Art and the “Printemps Érable”Page 61 _ The Creative EnterprisePage 62 _ Where Art Meets BusinessPage 62 _ One-on-One with a ProPage 63 _ More than a ResortPage 63 _ The Art of Working in a NetworkPage 64 _ Park Your Art HerePage 65 _ The Hum of the TurbinePage 66 _ Montréal: A Cultural City,A Sustainable CityPage 67 _ RADIANTPage 69 _ 7 Fingers, and Plenty of Tricks Up the Sleeve!Page 70 _ Montréal Dazzles La MercèPage 72 _ Password to Success: C2-MTLPage 72 _ A Crowning Work Ahead for Lemieux-PilonPage 73 _ Opening New Worlds Brings World RecognitionPage 73 _ Global Attention for a Great ProjectPage 74 _ The USA Joins the DancePage 75 _ “If I Can Make It There…”Page 76 _ Sapristi! Montréal Gets a French-LanguageComic Book Festival!Page 76 _ Montréal Gives Canadian Art a New Placeof ProminencePage 77 _ More Applause for Montréal CinemaPage 77 _ Tourism Tips its Hat to CulturePage 78 _ Showing the Love for MontréalPage 79 _ The Well-Polished Art of PresentingFilms on Art81

Photo CreditsCREATIVEPage 5 _ Cooke-Sasseville, Mélangez le Tout, 2011, photo: Guy L’Heureux, 2012 _ Paul Hunter, Iris, 1967, photo: Denis Hunter,2012 _ Gilbert Boyer, Mémoire ardente, 1994, photo: Guy L’Heureux, 2012,Page 6 _ PLUX.5, TISSE MÉTIS ÉGAL, 2012, © Château Ramezay — Historic Site and Museum of Montréal, photo: AlexandreGuilbaultPage 7 _ Michel Goulet, Un jardin à soi, 2010, Ville de Montréal Collection, photo: Michel Dubreuil, 2010Page 8 _ Centre Phi, photo: Georges Fok _ Exhibition, ABC: MTL, 2012. © CCA, Montréal .Page 9 _ Promenade — Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, photo: Natacha GysinPage 10 _ Thomas Csano (creation) and Florence April-Borgeat (production), Jeu de mots, produced by MU, Photo: StéphaneCocke _ Labrona, Sans titre, produced by MU, photo: Stéphane Cocke _ Gene Pendon, Célébrations St-Michel,produced by MU, photo: Stéphane Cocke _ Roadworth, Chimères sur Parthenais, produced by MU, photo:Stéphane CockePage 11 _ Phillip Adams, L’air du temps, produced by MU, photo: Phillip Adams _ Arnaud Grégoire and Cyril Blanchard, Noussommes ici, produced by MU, photo: Stéphane CockePage 12 _ Plage de l’Horloge, photo: Miguel LegaultPage 13 _ Collectionner — Propositions, photo: Sylvie Moisan _ Dar Al Maghrib – Maison du Maroc, photo: Farhane MAPPage 14 _ À louer/For Rent, photo: Jessica AuerPage 15 _ Goethe-Institut Montréal, photos: Jean-Guy LambertPage 16 _ La Grande bibliothèque, photo: Bernard FougèresPage 17 _ Thierry Marceau, 1/100 de 2-22 (J’aime Montréal et Montréal m’aime), photo: Thierry MarceauPage 18 _ Fonderie Darling, photo: Guy L’HeureuxACCESSIBLEPage 21 _ Place d’Armes, photo: Ville de Montréal, Denise Caron _ Michal et Renata Hornstein, photo: MBAMPage 22 _ Parc olympique, photos: Parc olympiquePage 23 _ Macarons La Ligne Bleue, photo: Vickie Rousseau _ Boîte de Livre-service, photo: Ville de Montréal, Sébastien ArbourPage 24 _ Le Chemin-Qui-Marche, photo: Raphaëlle Brault-ChénierPage 25 _ Parcours riverain, photo: Ville de Montréal, Anne-Marie DufourPage 26 _ La Roulotte, Peter Pan, photo: Éric Bolté _ Théâtre Desjardins, photo: Marc-André FréchettePage 27 _ Théâtre Corona Virgin Mobile, photos: Pat BeaudryPage 28 _ Parc Émilie-Gamelin, photo: Cindy Boyce _ Salon urbain de la Place des arts, photo: Caroline Bergeron82

MEMORABLEPage 31 _ Nicolas Baier, Autoportrait, Place Ville-Marie, photo: Richard-Max Tremblay, courtesy of PlaceVille MariePage 32 _ Jeanne Mance, photo: Ville de MontréalPage 33 _ Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, photo: Ville de Montréal _ Monique Savoie, photo: Shayne Laverdière— La CavaleriePage 34 _ Les Étrusques Exhibition, Pointe-à-Callière, photo: Alain Vandal _ Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier, photos:Ville de Montréal, Borough of VerdunPage 36 _ Culture Montréal, photo: Caroline Hayeur _ Exposition Pour boire il faut vendre. La publicité et la bière BlackHorse au 20 e siècle, Musée de Lachine, photos: Musée de Lachine – Richard-Max TremblayPage 37 _ Cirque du Soleil, photo: Olivier Samson Arcand – Costume: Dominique Lemieux © 2007 Cirque du Soleil inc.Page 38 _ Blue Bird — Wagon Wheel, photo: Alexandre AlbertPage 39 _ Blue Bird — Wagon Wheel, photos: Alexandre Albert _ Exhibition En souvenir du Blue Bird — Wagon Wheel,Centre d’histoire de MontréalPage 40 _ gsmprjct°, Constellation, for the Board of Trade of Metropolitain Montréal, photo: Christine Bourgier _ Les Belles-Sœurs, photo: Ville de Montréal — Éric BoltePage 41 _ Book launch of L’Union des artistes… 75 ans de culture au Québec, photos: Chantal PoulinORGANIZEDPage 45 _ 1 st International Digital Arts Biennial, photo: Epiphaneia, 2012, Refik Anadol _ © Refik Anadol – Can Buyukberber,BIAN 2012 — Parcours numérique of Quartier des spectacles _ Graphics from BIAN, photo: Image Detours_Taien_NGC, Agence TOPOPage 46 _ Coop les ViVaces, spectacle La conférence, photo: Coop les ViVacesPage 47 _ Cover page for the paper submitted by the Conseil jeunesse de Montréal, photo: Martin Crépeau _ Louise Roy,photo: Paul LabellePage 48 _ Regroupement Pied Carré, photos: Regroupement Pied Carré, 2012Page 49 _ Pratique artistique amateur, photo: Ville de Montréal, Denis LabinePage 50 _ Cultural Policy for the Sud-Ouest Borough, photo: Ville de Montréal — Sud-Ouest BoroughPage 51 _ Chez Valois, photo: Sylvie Racicot _ Accès culture 5 th Anniversary, photo: Maison de la culture Pointeaux-TremblesPage 52 _ Is you me, Louise Lecavalier and Benoît Lachambre, photo: André CornelierPage 53 _ Public Consultation on the future of Old Montréal, photo: Ville de Montréal, Camille BéginPage 54 _ Facteur D — Mission Design, photo: Junior Boucher, 201283

UNITEDPage 57 _ Cultural Mediation at the CHUM, photo: CHUM – Multimedia Production _ Opéra de Montréal, Photo: Léa Desloges-Lefebvre (Opéra de Montréal)Page 58 _ Art Souterrain, photo : Simon Arnold Laliberté _ Final Fantasy cover, photo : Ville de MontréalPage 59 _ Exhibition at UQAM, photos: Ville de Montréal, Geneviève Auclair _ Vitrine dans Les Faubourgs, photo: Voiesculturelles des Faubourgs _ Murale, photo: Ville de MontréalPage 60 _ Livres dans la rue participants, photos: Ville de MontréalPage 61 _ Productions de L’École de la montagne rouge, photo: École de la montagne rouge _ La Culture en entreprise —Culture pour tous, photo: Eva QuintasPage 62 _ Tandem Créatif, Photo: © ExekoPage 63 _ Graphics from Latitude L, photo: Ville de MontréalPage 64 _ Les aiguilles tournent à l’envers, installation for En ville sans ma voiture, photo: Les aiguilles tournent à l’enversPage 65 _ Imag-in mon quartier, photo: Marie-Pierre LabriePage 66 _ Cadrer le réel by Péristyle Nomade, photo: © jf LamoureuxRADIANTPage 69 _ Sept doigts de la main, photos: Hoop©Valérie Remise, Rope©Valerie RemisePages 70 - 71 _ Montréal signe l’Ode à la vie à Barcelone, photo: Moment Factory @ Pep DaudePage 72 _ C2-Mtl – What’s in the box, photo: Barbara Haemmig de Preux _ C2-Mtl – Entrée officielle, photo: Elida Arrizza _C2-Mtl – Moby, photo: Karel Chladek _ Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, photo: Caroline ClouâtrePage 73 _ Wapikoni mobile – cameraman, photo: Wapikoni mobile – Sid Otis-Cheezo _ Wapikoni mobile – Wapi Mtl, Photo:Wapikoni mobile – Robin Dianou _ Wapikoni mobile – Manon Barbeau, photo: Wapikoni mobile _ Quartier des spectacles- Socalled, Photo: © Cindy BoycePage 74 _ On saute, photo: Robert Etcheverry _ Bodies in Urban Spaces, photos: Juan SaezPage 75 _ New York – Centre Clark – Optika - Vernissage, photos: Paul LiterlhandPage 76 _ Festival BD de Montréal, photos: Marco Bédard et Luc VidalPage 77 _ Laurence Anyways by Xavier Dolan, photo: Shayne Laverdière _ Henry by Yan England, photo: Julie Perreault _ WarWitch by Kim N’Guyen, Photo: Métropole films _ Grand prix Ulysse – Nathalie Bondil, photo: Studio SPG Le PigeonPage 78 _ International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), photo: FIFA 30 ansRENDEZ-VOUS 2012 ― MONTRÉAL, CULTURAL METROPOLISPhotos: Miguel Legault84

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