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.

Exhibition tours

Ilaria Abbiento (Italy), Quaderno di un’isola (Notebook of an Island)
Roselena Ramistella (Sicily, Italy), Deepland

5 p.m.

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.