International Partnerships

France

Diaphane

Rencontres and Diaphane, pôle photographique en Hauts-de-France launched an international artistic-exchange platform in 2015. It emphasizes international exploration and dissemination by offering a program of exchange residencies and exhibitions.

2015-2017: Gaspésie-Picardie pour la photographie

2017-2019: Territoires imprimés: exhibitions, publications and exchange residencies

2019-2021: Territoires numériques: exhibitions and residencies in digital arts.

2021-2022: Intersection of disciplines (literature, photo/video) and digital territories

2023-2025: Creation and dissemination platforms: cultural development in France and in Québec

Photo: Taïssia Froidure

Italy

INSTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA, MONTREAL

Our collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal began in 2021 and encourages artist travel between the two countries, in particular around a project involving exchange artist residencies.

Invited artits :

2021: Valeria Luongo
2022: Alessanca Calò
2023: Ilaria Abbiento and Roselena Ramistella
2024: Luana Rigolli
2025: Davide Degano
2026: Matteo de Mayda

Photo: Matteo de Mayda

Japan

FOTOZOFIO

In spring 2025, our director Claude Goulet and photographer Serge Clément journeyed into the heart of Japanese photography, invited by the Japanese FOTOZOFIO festival—further strengthening the bonds of cooperation between Quebec and Japan in photographic creation and dissemination.

Photographer Serge Clément presented his exhibition Post Huis Clos at the MOMENT Contemporary Art Center in the city of Nara.

In the summer of 2025, Les Rencontres will welcome Japanese photographer KAI Fusayoshi to Carleton-sur-Mer with his exhibition Hidden Village.

In 2026, photographer Ayumi Hayashi will present the project Domyaku (Veins of the Earth) in Marsoui.

Photo: Ayumi Hayashi