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October 18, 2022“Péninsule” by Michel Huneault at Musée de la GaspésieMusée de la Gaspésie and Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie invite the public to the vernissage of the exhibition Péninsule (Peninsula) in the presence of Michel Huneault, documentary photographer and visual artist. The vernissage will take place inside... -
September 20, 2022Gabor Szilasi at Photaumnales, and at Musée de Charlevoix with Chun Hua Catherine DongAs part of the 2022 France-Québec exchange curatorships, Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is presenting Gabor Szilasi’s Charlevoix from September 17 to December 11, 2022, at Photaumnales, in Beauvais, France. The images for this exhibition were taken by... -
September 13, 2022“écH2osystème”: an unprecedented maritime acrobatic apparatus at Rivière-au-RenardAs part of écH2osystème, a maritime acrobatic research/creation project initiated by Geneviève Dupéré, a working residency took place close to the vessel wintering site at Rivière-au-Renard from September 7 to 12, 2022. Bringing together circus arts and live moving... -
August 21, 2022« Nous sommes les fils et les filles de l’électricité »Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie will be hosting Nous sommes les fils et les filles de l’électricité (NSFFDE: We Are the Progeny of Electricity) on Friday, August 26, 2022, for two performances – one at 8 p.m. and... -
July 31, 2022Plages: unveiling of Sven’s digital work in PaspébiacRencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie invites the public to the unveiling of Plages (Beaches), a permanent stand-alone installation with its own augmented-reality application, which will take place on Saturday, August 20, at 11 a.m. at Centre culturel de... -
July 31, 2022Rencontres on Tour, August 17-21, 2022Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie will be hosting the artists from the event’s 13th edition on the occasion of Rencontres on Tour, from August 17 to 21, 2022. This unique event, which brings the public and artists together,... -
July 12, 2022Start of exhibitions and podcast launchThe great majority of the exhibitions and installations in the 13th Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie are now accessible to visitors in 12 municipalities, towns and national parks on the peninsula. Under the theme Radical Hope, they show... -
June 14, 2022Radical hope:
theme of the 13th edition of RencontresThe 13th edition of Rencontres will take place from July 15 to September 30, 2022, in 12 municipalities, towns and host parks in the Gaspé Peninsula on the theme “Radical hope.” According to Rencontres’ executive and artistic director, Claude... -
June 8, 2022Photo mission in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: Josée Pedneault selectedCentre SAGAMIE (Alma) and Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie, in collaboration with Loto-Québec, announce the selection of Josée Pedneault (Montreal, Québec) to carry out a photographic mission that will document the landscape of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean in 2022-2023. The results... -
November 14, 2021The photobook: two Québec artists in France and 4 videos launchedAt the invitation of the Nantes organization Les PUI – Pratiques et Usages de l’Image, Québec artists Judith Bellavance and Maude Arsenault will be taking part in a public get-together on the subject of the photographic book at the arts center... -
October 15, 2021Call to participation - 5 to 7 with Sven in PaspébiacRencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie and the City of Paspébiac invite the population to a get-together with multidisciplinary artist Sven on Thursday, October 21, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Café culture in the Centre culturel de Paspébiac.... -
September 14, 2021New podcast, and less than 3 weeks of exhibitions leftThere are less than three weeks left to discover the exhibitions and installations of the 12th Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie. Additionally, further to the unveiling of the augmented-reality work Résonances atemporelles (Resonance Outside of Time), Rencontres is proud... -
August 16, 2021Rencontres on Tour: from September 3 to 5, 2021Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is pleased to announce the return of Rencontres on Tour to the heart of its 12th edition. This one-of-a-kind event, which runs from September 3 to 5, 2021, will bring together visitors, artists... -
July 14, 2021Start of exhibitions and launch of 11 podcastsThe exhibitions and installations of the 12th Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie are now taking place in 12 municipalities, towns and national parks on the peninsula, devoted to the theme Conversations. Presented for the most part in the... -
June 23, 2021Unveiling of the 2021 programOn the theme Conversations, the 12th Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie will be taking place this summer in 12 municipalities, towns and national parks on the peninsula. Held for the most part out of doors, the 16 exhibits and... -
June 8, 2021Conversations: theme of the 12th edition of RencontresThe 12th edition of Rencontres will take place on the theme “Conversations” from July 15 to September 30, 2021, in different locations all over the Gaspé Peninsula. “When this choreography, life, that we face day in and day out, changes dramatically. When... -
May 31, 2021Photo mission in Charlevoix: Chun Hua Catherine Dong selectedMusée de Charlevoix and Rencontres, in collaboration with Loto-Québec, announce the selection of Chun Hua Catherine Dong to carry out a photography mission that will document the contemporary Charlevoix landscape in 2021-2022. A Montreal visual artist of Chinese origin, Chun... -
May 18, 2021Tracadigash in augmented realityPatrick Dionne and Miki Gingras (Montreal, Québec), who created the permanent mural Tracadigash for the 250th of Carleton-sur-Mer, in 2017, are currently preparing a complementary work in augmented reality, which will be unveiled for the 12th edition of Rencontres,... -
May 17, 2021“L’édition comme finalité” under way in NantesPratiques et Usages de l’Image (Nantes, France), in collaboration with Rencontres, is staging the 2nd edition of the project “L’édition comme finalité” (The Publication as Objective). Presented in Nantes until May 31, 2021, this project on the subject of the... -
March 14, 2021Launch of the book Empreintes… “10 ans de Rencontres”The book Empreintes… 10 ans de Rencontres (Footprints: 10 Years of Rencontres) was published today by Éditions Escuminac. The lavishly illustrated volume grew out of a desire to leave a tangible trace of ten years of compelling encounters, and... -
March 2, 2021Call for projects: creation residency Photographic mission in CharlevoixThe Musée de Charlevoix (La Malbaie) and Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, in collaboration with Loto-Québec, launch a call for projects. Between now and May 14, 2021, professional Québec artists are invited to submit a project proposal to... -
February 10, 2021“L’espace du livre: l’édition comme finalité”Rencontres and Pratiques et Usages de l’Image (Nantes, France) are partnering for the presentation of 12 videos featuring the work of French and Québec artists by way of photographic books. Those videos are released in advance of the 2nd edition... -
September 16, 2020Exhibitions by Québec artists in FranceIn the framework of Rencontres’ international partnerships, three exhibits featuring the work of Québec photographers are being presented in France this fall. Fragments & Trans, by Serge Clément (Montreal, Québec), is continuing until November 15, 2020, at the Institut pour... -
September 10, 2020“Ces lieux qui nous habitent” by Chloé Beaulac at Val-DavidThe artist Chloé Beaulac, who was selected as part of the Photographic Missions to immortalize the Laurentian landscape, will be presenting the results of her explorations, “Ces lieux qui nous habitent,” (These Places That Inhabit Us) at the Centre... -
August 11, 2020Rencontres on the Web : Starting August 21Not being able to stage the usual Rencontres on Tour given the context of the pandemic, this year’s Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie is presenting Rencontres on the Web, which will allow the public, beginning August 21,... -
August 8, 2020Interwoven Roots project : Get-together with the creatorsThe team behind the short documentary Interwoven Roots will be at the Centre culturel de Paspébiac on Saturday, August 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. for a get-together with the public on the site where that video/photo project is... -
June 13, 2020Unveiling of the 2020 programmingOn the theme “Resistance,” the 11th Rencontres internationales de la photographie en en Gaspésie will take place from July 15 to September 30, 2020, in 12 of the peninsula’s municipalities, towns and national parks. Presented mostly outdoors, its 15 exhibitions and installations will show the work of 11 Québec artists and five international artists. In La Côte-de-Gaspé, Petite-Vallée will be presenting the work of artist Marco Del Pra’ (Italy/Germany), while Forillon National... -
June 3, 2020Photographic Mission in the Outaouais presenting the selected artist : Aislinn LeggettThe L’Imagier Art Centre, Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie and Loto-Québec are very pleased to announce the selection of Aislinn Leggett to carry out the Photographic Mission in the Outaouais region in 2020-2021. A native of the small community of Namur, in the Outaouais, the artist will be called on to document one or more aspects of the contemporary landscape in the... -
June 1, 2020Virtual launch of Maryse Goudreau’s book La conquête du bélugaRencontres is pleased to invite the public to the virtual release of artist Maryse Goudreau’s book La conquête du béluga (Conquest of the Beluga; Éditions Escuminac, the Gaspé). The book will be launched during an exchange with the artist accessible live on Facebook on June 9, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. Since 2012, Maryse Goudreau has been creating an archive devoted to the beluga for which she assembles multiple... -
May 6, 2020Resistance: theme of the 11th RencontresThe 11th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie will have “Resistance” as its theme and run from July 15 to September 30, 2020, in ten or so settings throughout the Gaspé Peninsula. “Resistance” is just the right...
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