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  • Launch of 2 videos: interviews with Dolorès Marat (France) and Sarah Boutin (Québec)
    September 11, 2023
    Launch of 2 videos: interviews with Dolorès Marat (France) and Sarah Boutin (Québec)
    Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is releasing two videos featuring exclusive interviews with artists exhibiting at this 14th edition of the event: Dolorès Marat (France), who is presenting Heureux hasard (Lucky Accident) at Musée de la Gaspésie in...
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  • Chieko Shiraishi (Japan), Lara Gasparotto (Belgium), Marine Lécuyer (France) and and Maude Arsenault (Québec) doing creation residencies in the Gaspé Peninsula
    August 24, 2023
    Chieko Shiraishi (Japan), Lara Gasparotto (Belgium), Marine Lécuyer (France) and and Maude Arsenault (Québec) doing creation residencies in the Gaspé Peninsula
    Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is hosting Japan’s Chieko Shiraishi, Belgium’s Lara Gasparotto, France’s Marine Lécuyer and Montreal’s Maude Arsenault for creation residencies from late August to mid-September 2023. These four artists will be crisscrossing the region in...
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  • Vue d'exposition d'Ilaria Abbiento à Percé
    Rencontres on Tour, from August 17 to 20, 2023
    August 1, 2023
    Rencontres on Tour, from August 17 to 20, 2023
    Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie will be welcoming the artists from the 14th edition of the event for Rencontres on Tour, from August 17 to 20, 2023. This unique event, which brings the public and artists together, offers...
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  • Unveiling of the programing of the 14th Rencontres
    June 12, 2023
    Unveiling of the programing of the 14th Rencontres
    The 14th Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie will be taking place this summer in 13 municipalities, towns and national parks on the peninsula, with the theme On the moose’s potentially fatal unpredictability. Presented for the most part outdoors, the...
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  • On the moose’s potentially fatal unpredictability: theme of the 14th edition
    June 6, 2023
    On the moose’s potentially fatal unpredictability: theme of the 14th edition
    At the invitation of Rencontres and Diaphane (France), the French author Patrice Juiff undertook a creation residency in the Gaspé Peninsula in the autumn of 2022. The text that resulted from that, entitled On the moose’s potentially fatal unpredictability,...
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  • Photo mission in the Eastern Townships: Pépite & Josèphe selected
    June 5, 2023
    Photo mission in the Eastern Townships: Pépite & Josèphe selected
    Sporobole and Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie, in collaboration with Loto-Québec, announce the selection of Pépite & Josèphe (Sutton and Montreal, Québec) to carry out a photographic mission that will document the landscape of the Eastern Townships in...
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  • Exhibition and documentary of Zaynê Akyol at Carleton-sur-Mer
    May 11, 2023
    Exhibition and documentary of Zaynê Akyol at Carleton-sur-Mer
    Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is happy to be partnering with the Festival international de journalisme de Carleton-sur-Mer and the Vaste et Vague artist center to present the photography exhibit NÛJEN, the Women Soldiers and the documentary Gulîstan,...
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  • Carcasse de Normand Rajotte
    Launch of the book “Carcasse” by Normand Rajotte
    March 13, 2023
    Launch of the book “Carcasse” by Normand Rajotte
    Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is pleased to announce the release of the book “Carcasse” by Normand Rajotte, published jointly by Éditions Escuminac (the publishing house of Rencontres) and Diaphane Éditions (France). The launch will be taking place...
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  • Josée Pedenault
    Creation residency | Photographic mission in the Eastern Townships
    March 7, 2023
    Creation residency | Photographic mission in the Eastern Townships
    Sporobole and Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie, thanks to the support of Loto-Québec, invite professional Québec artists to submit a project proposal by May 19, 2023. The artist selected will carry out a photography mission that documents one or...
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  • Indian Time, Elena Perlino
    Launch of the book Indian Time: en territoire innu by Elena Perlino
    November 28, 2022
    Launch of the book Indian Time: en territoire innu by Elena Perlino
    Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is happy to announce the release in Québec of Elena Perlino’s book Indian Time: en territoire innu. Co-published by Éditions Loco (France) and Éditions Escuminac (Rencontres’ publishing house), the book, launched in France...
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  • Péninsule, Michel Huneault
    “Péninsule” by Michel Huneault at Musée de la Gaspésie
    October 18, 2022
    “Péninsule” by Michel Huneault at Musée de la Gaspésie
    Musée 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...
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  • Les Photaumnales
    Gabor Szilasi at Photaumnales, and at Musée de Charlevoix with Chun Hua Catherine Dong
    September 20, 2022
    Gabor Szilasi at Photaumnales, and at Musée de Charlevoix with Chun Hua Catherine Dong
    As 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...
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  • écH2osystème
    “écH2osystème”: an unprecedented maritime acrobatic apparatus at Rivière-au-Renard
    September 13, 2022
    “écH2osystème”: an unprecedented maritime acrobatic apparatus at Rivière-au-Renard
    As 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...
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  • « Nous sommes les fils et les filles de l’électricité »
    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...
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  • Plages: unveiling of Sven’s digital work in Paspébiac
    July 31, 2022
    Plages: unveiling of Sven’s digital work in Paspébiac
    Rencontres 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...
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  • Rencontres on Tour, August 17-21, 2022
    July 31, 2022
    Rencontres on Tour, August 17-21, 2022
    Rencontres 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,...
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  • Start of exhibitions and podcast launch
    July 12, 2022
    Start of exhibitions and podcast launch
    The 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...
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  • Radical hope:
    theme of the 13th edition of Rencontres
    June 14, 2022
    Radical hope:
    theme of the 13th edition of Rencontres
    The 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...
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  • Josée Pedneault
    Photo mission in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: Josée Pedneault selected
    June 8, 2022
    Photo mission in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: Josée Pedneault selected
    Centre 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...
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  • The photobook: two Québec artists in France and 4 videos launched
    November 14, 2021
    The photobook: two Québec artists in France and 4 videos launched
    At 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...
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  • Call to participation - 5 to 7 with Sven in Paspébiac
    October 15, 2021
    Call to participation - 5 to 7 with Sven in Paspébiac
    Rencontres 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....
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  • Vue de l'exposition Time's out | Temps fluide de Marie-Claude Gendron
    New podcast, and less than 3 weeks of exhibitions left
    September 14, 2021
    New podcast, and less than 3 weeks of exhibitions left
    There 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...
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  • Rencontres on Tour: from September 3 to 5, 2021
    August 16, 2021
    Rencontres on Tour: from September 3 to 5, 2021
    Rencontres 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...
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  • Vue de l'exposition  de Nele van
    Start of exhibitions and launch of 11 podcasts
    July 14, 2021
    Start of exhibitions and launch of 11 podcasts
    The 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...
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  • Unveiling of the 2021 program
    June 23, 2021
    Unveiling of the 2021 program
    On 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...
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  • Conversations: theme of the 12th edition of Rencontres
    June 8, 2021
    Conversations: theme of the 12th edition of Rencontres
    The 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...
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  • Photo mission in Charlevoix: Chun Hua Catherine Dong selected
    May 31, 2021
    Photo mission in Charlevoix: Chun Hua Catherine Dong selected
    Musée 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...
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  • Tracadigash in augmented reality
    May 18, 2021
    Tracadigash in augmented reality
    Patrick 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,...
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  • “L’édition comme finalité” under way in Nantes
    May 17, 2021
    “L’édition comme finalité” under way in Nantes
    Pratiques 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...
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  • Launch of the book Empreintes… “10 ans de Rencontres”
    March 14, 2021
    Launch 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...
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