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

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