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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