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Family Movie – NFB Special
To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the National Film Board (NFB) Children’s program will follow the theme of difference and integration. Four fun and touching animated shorts for the whole family: My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts and Me and My Moulton by Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove, Ernest Reid’s The Boy Next Door, and Janet Perlman’s Invasion of…
Find out more »DEMYSTIFYING ART– What’s So Canadian About Canadian Art? Part II
DEMYSTIFYING ART – COFFEE AND PASTRIES IN THE GALLERY Join us once a month, on a Wednesday morning, for a highly enjoyable and stimulating lecture. Last February, Lon Dubinsky asked the question: what is so Canadian about Canadian art? Does the Geopoetics exhibition answer this question? How does Canadian art present itself in the works of these artists? In English With…
Find out more »Cultural Days
The Stewart Hall Cultural Centre and the Central Library offer many cultural activities as part of the 21st Journées de la culture. Several activities echo the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and invite us to discover our rich geographic, cultural, and social heritage. Discovery Workshop: Check Out a Live Book Saturday September 30, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.…
Find out more »Cultural Days
The Stewart Hall Cultural Centre and the Central Library offer many cultural activities as part of the 21st Journées de la culture. Several activities echo the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and invite us to discover our rich geographic, cultural, and social heritage. Discovery Workshop: Check Out a Live Book Saturday September 30, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.…
Find out more »Participative sessions : Traverses with Marie-Claude de Souza
PARTICIPATIVE SESSIONS WITH ARTISTS Join us on Thursday evenings for participative meetings with artists from the Geopoetics exhibitions. The artist Marie-Claude de Souza works in intervention poetry, exploring the boundaries between literature and contemporary art. She is interested in language as well as oral and manuscript transmission. Discover her work and follow her through a series of readings, observations and…
Find out more »Family Movie – NFB Special
To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the National Film Board (NFB) Children’s program will follow the theme of difference and integration. Four fun and touching animated shorts for the whole family: My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts and Me and My Moulton by Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove, Ernest Reid’s The Boy Next Door, and Janet Perlman’s Invasion of the…
Find out more »Family art workshops
Family art workshops Stewart Hall Art Gallery Sunday, September 17, and Sunday, October 8, from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. Children and parents discover the pleasures of art as they create objects inspired by ongoing exhibitions. For all – Free Passes required Passes available at the Cultural Centre: Residents with MULTI card: 20 days before the event The Friends of Stewart…
Find out more »DEMYSTIFYING ART – Les Ombres Claires by AndréDubois
DEMYSTIFYING ART – COFFEE AND PASTRIES IN THE GALLERY Join us once a month, on a Wednesday morning, for a highly enjoyable and stimulating lecture. André Dubois is the artist behind the new commemorative public artwork in Stewart Park. Made of aluminium and composed of five totemic shapes, the work speaks of growth and diversity. Its icons are inspired by…
Find out more »Bercer le temps : Immersive installation/performance
Bercer le temps invites us to use a rocking chair to enter the gentle world of lullabies. This musical and participative installation welcomes visitors in a suspended time and place, contrasting with the city’s restlessness. With your feet touching the grass, feel the chair rock and hear echoes of childhood in songs from around the world. ARTISTS: Sarah Dell’Ava, IIya…
Find out more »Geopoetics : Finissage
Géopoétique - A Project to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Ensemble Strada: Fanfarniente Between 2:15 and 4:30 p.m. La Fanfarniente is a musical street performance that will stroll through Stewart Park and inside the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre while performing an eclectic and international repertoire. From waltz to salsa, klezmer to Nino Rota, twelve outstanding musicians, under the direction…
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