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

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