Rencontres on Tour
August 17 to 20, 2023
At the heart of Rencontres, this unique event brings visitors, artists and the local population together for public encounters on the subject of creation – open-air screenings, discussions with artists, guided exhibit tours and so on.
Rencontres on Tour programming
Thursday, August 17
4:30 – 6 p.m.
CARLETON-SUR-MER
Quai des arts
774 Boulevard Perron
Launch of the 14th edition of Rencontres on Tour in the presence of the artists
Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Bernard-Dubé
(Quai des arts)
Tour of the exhibition and presentation of books by guest artists at Rencontres 2023 and more recent titles published by Éditions Escuminac
Vaste et Vague artist center
(Quai des arts)
Exhibition tour in the presence of the artist
Lara Gasparotto (Belgium), Le chant des caresses (The Song of Caresses)
7:30 p.m.
Quai des arts Studio
Launch of the 14th edition of Rencontres on Tour in the presence of the artists
Philippe Garon (Gaspé Peninsula), presentation by the author of an excerpt from the text Psaumes picards (Picardian Psalms), to be published in 2024
Cristian Ordóñez (Ontario), Valle (Valley)
Miguel Leache (Spain), RÁPIDO REM
Chieko Shiraishi (Japan), Shikawatari (Deer Crossing)
Cince Johnston (Québec City), Freddy and Ceydie
Videoconference presentation of the following artist:
Sami Blais (Québec), The Last Floor
Friday, August 18
10 – 11:30 a.m.
CARLETON-SUR-MER
Quai des arts Foyer
Parole aux artistes! (Let the Artists Speak!)
Discussion of the challenges surrounding the publication of a photobook
Animation : Louis Perreault
12 noon
Quai | Rue du Quai
Exhibition tour in the presence of the artist
Chieko Shiraishi (Japan), Shikawatari (Deer Crossing)
2 p.m.
Maria
Parc du Vieux-Quai
550, boulevard Perron
Exhibition tour in the presence of the artist
Cince Johnston (Québec), Freddy and Ceydie
3:30 p.m.
Bonaventure
Near the tidal lagoon, on the Musée acadien du Québec site l 95 Avenue de Port-Royal
Exhibition tour in the presence of the artist
Louis Perreault (Québec), Les affluents (Tributaries)
6 p.m.
New Richmond
Pointe-Taylor Park | 103 Boulevard Perron Est
Exhibition tour in the presence of the artist
Normand Rajotte (Québec), Carcasse (Carcass)
8 p.m.
New Richmond
Camp à Jos
Pointe-Taylor Park
103 Boulevard Perron Est
Screenings and presentations in the presence of these artists:
Normand Rajotte (Québec), Carcasse (Carcass)
Louis Perreault (Québec), Les affluents (Tributaries)
Sarah Boutin (Québec), La prière a sa place parmi la mélisse, le thym, le feu, la baignoire, le lit, l’hôpital (Prayer has its place amid the lemon balm, thyme, fire, bathtub, hospital)
Zaynê Akyol (Québec) NÛJEN, les combattantes (NÛJEN, the Women Soldiers)
Presentation of a recording by these artists:
Guillaume Tomasi (Québec), A bloom in the eye of the storm
Dolorès Marat (France), Heureux hazard (Lucky Accident)
Saturday, August 19
10:30 a.m.
Paspébiac
Boardwalk | 3e Rue
Exhibition tour in the presence of the artist
Sarah Boutin (Québec), La prière a sa place parmi la mélisse, le thym, le feu, la baignoire, le lit, l’hôpital (Prayer has its place amid the lemon balm, thyme, fire, bathtub, hospital)
1 p.m.
Chandler
Near Cantine du Chenail | 1 Rue de la Plage
Exhibition tour
Chun Hua Catherine Dong (Québec), I Have Been There (photographic mission in Charlevoix)
2 p.m.
Grande-Rivière
L’Assomption-de-Notre-Dame church | 84 Grande-Allée Est
Exhibition tour
Guillaume Tomasi (Québec), A bloom in the eye of the storm
3 p.m.
Percé
Charles-Robin historical sector in Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé national park | 4 Rue du Quai
Exhibition tours
Ilaria Abbiento (Italy), Quaderno di un’isola (Notebook of an Island)
Roselena Ramistella (Sicily, Italy), Deepland
5 p.m.
Gaspé
Near the Horacio Le Boutillier house, west of the Birthplace of Canada buildings | 179 Montée de Wakeham
Exhibition tour in the presence of the artist
Zaynê Akyol (Québec), NÛJEN, les combattantes (NÛJEN, the Women Soldiers)
6 p.m.
Musée de la Gaspésie | 80 Boulevard de Gaspé
Exhibition tour
Dolorès Marat (France), Heureux hazard (Lucky Accident)
Sunday, August 20
10 a.m.
Petite-Vallée
Théâtre de la Vieille-Forge | 4 Rue de la Longue Pointe
Exhibition tour
Marine Lécuyer (France), Burning
Following these three crowded days of Rencontres on Tour, other stand-alone activities (e.g., creation residencies) will be taking place until September 12.