Artist Residencies

Residencies in Québec

Ayumi Hayashi in the Gaspé Peninsula

Since 2025, the Rencontres have developed a partnership with Japan, strengthening collaborative ties with Québec in the fields of photographic creation and dissemination.

As part of the 17th edition, artist Ayumi Hayashi will present the exhibition Domyaku (The Veins of the Earth) in Marsoui. Invited to take part in the Rencontres on Tour in August 2026, she will extend her stay in Gaspésie to undertake a site-specific artistic residency. The work resulting from this research will be unveiled in 2027, during the 18th edition of the Rencontres.

Victorine Alisse in the Gaspé Peninsula

In 2022, French artist Victorine Alisse presented the photographic project Dans tes pas in Bonaventure. Invited by the Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie, she will be welcomed to the Gaspé in summer 2026 for a creation residency, with the resulting work showcased in 2027 as part of the 18th edition of the Rencontres.

LUANA RIGOLLI IN THE Îles-de-la-Madeleine

In 2024, Italian artist Luana Rigolli presented her exhibition Isole Nere in Paspébiac. Invited by the Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie, she will be welcomed to the Îles-de-la-Madeleine at our partner organization, AdMare, centre d’artistes en art actuel, in fall 2026 for a creation residency. The resulting work will be showcased in 2027 as part of the 18th edition of the Rencontres.photogaspesie.

Exchange residencies in France and Québec

Taïssia Froidure in Québec, and Maude Arsenault in France

In 2024, as part of the cross-residencies organized with Diaphane, pôle photographique (France), French sound artist Taïssia Froidure and Montreal visual artist Maude Arsenault conducted creation residencies linked to the territories of the Gaspé and Hauts-de-France.

In 2025, Maude Arsenault’s work was presented as part of the group exhibition Gaspésie, Picardie, Résonances at the Photaumnales in Clermont-de-l’Oise (France). As for Taïssia Froidure, her project will be showcased in summer 2026 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Gaspésie, continuing her creation residency focused on the role of the lighthouse as a sentinel of the territory.