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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... -
April 20, 2020EXTENSION - CALL FOR PROJECTS : Creation residency | Photographic mission in the OutaouaisThe L’Imagier Art Centre and Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie invite professional Québec artists to submit a project proposal between February 19 and May 15, 2020. The artist selected will carry out a photography mission that documents... -
September 25, 2019JOCELYNE ALLOUCHERIE EXHIBITION AT PHOTAUMNALESThanks to a partnership with Rencontres, Les Photaumnales 2019 will be presenting the work of Montreal artist Jocelyne Alloucherie. This event, organized by Diaphane – pôle photographique en Hauts-de-France on the theme “Terra nostra – Le temps de l’Anthropocène” (Terra... -
September 25, 2019EXHIBITIONS IN THE GASPÉ EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 13!Rencontres is happy to announce the extension of the majority of the exhibits in the Gaspé territory. They will be presented, as it happens, until October 13, 2019, instead of September 30. Click below to find out which ones... -
September 24, 2019Les Rencontres de la photographie en France, à Montréal et à Québec et prolongation des expositions en Gaspésie.Grâce à un partenariat avec les Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, Les Photaumnales 2019 présenteront le travail de l’artiste montréalaise Jocelyne Alloucherie. Cet événement, organisé par Diaphane – pôle photographique en Hauts-de-France sous le thème «Terra nostra –... -
September 18, 2019THE BOOK SPACE: TERRITORIES – PUBLISHING – PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC READINGS AND GET-TOGETHERSRencontres and Les PUI – Pratiques et usages de l’image will be staging an exhibition of 50 works from French and Québec photography at the VU center in Québec City from October 4 to 11, 2019, and then at... -
August 29, 2019Iran: Visual Poetries - Film screenings in Carleton-sur-Mer, Gaspé and PaspébiacAs a complement to the exhibition Iran: Visual Poetries curated by Claudia Polledri, Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie is presenting free screenings of films on September 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Parc des Horizons in Carleton-sur-Mer (or... -
August 10, 2019Rencontres on Tour − NoRoutine Books, LithuaniaAt the very heart of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, the Rencontres on Tour event (August 15 to 18) brings together visitors, artists and the local population for public get-togethers around the subject of creation. For this...
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