Final Holds draws on the world of professional wrestling as a metaphor for care, absence, and grief, where the final move of a match echoes the last gesture of holding a loved one.
Programming
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To Embody: Joyful Militancy and Irresistible Activism
2026-2027 programRead moreMichelle Caron-Pawlowsky
Finishing HoldsRead moreÆlab
Entre branches, bronches et rayons.Read moreThe duo Ælab, part of the Interventions component of the 2026–2027 program, is presenting two bike-and-audio activities with the Mobile Station, as well as an AV performance featuring modular synthesis, exploring the combined power of plants and mobility.
Jad Orphée Chami
Residency
Micro-residency at La HALTE: l’appel du rhapsodeRead moreAs part of a two-day micro-residency at La HALTE de DARE-DARE, Jad Orphée Charmi is offering a workshop exploring the memory of a place and the objects that embody it, as well as a storytelling evening.
Caroline Gagné
Peupleraie - Corps social et corps sonoreRead morePeupleraie invites us to explore the soundscape of a community of trees, poplars, in the urban fabric of the Petite-Bourgogne neighborhood and the Lachine Canal, as a metaphor for the “living environment” and the social body. Anyone passing through the South-West neighborhood with an internet-connected device and a pair of headphones can experience the project. Various connectors are available at the HALTE or at the DARE-DARE offices.
Andréanne Martin
Les seins ballants, je m'en vais au ventRead moreLes seins ballants, je m’en vais au vent is a micro-edition of nomadic artist books that explore the idea of wandering from a feminist and decolonial perspective, and are designed to evolve over the course of a year.
Archives
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Robyn Moody
Brand Removal ProjectRead moreRobyn Moody set up a "mark removal" booth in the antibody gallery.
BFO Projects
Mitch Robertson, Toby Heys and Women with Kitchen Appliances Room + BoardRead moreThis project required the participation of Montreal artists who were asked to transform the DARE-DARE space into a "hostile environment for art".
Valérie Blass
Le regard des animaux sur la figureRead moreThe animals' view of the figure is a playful yet rigorous investigation of the possible reactions of different animals to art objects placed in their natural environment.
Kirsten Forkert
Entre nous deux...Read moreKirsten Forkert uses the Goethe Institute's film room to explore human relationships. Her project focuses on the visitor's personal experience as an audience.
Jean Derome and Joane Hétu
Nous perçons les oreillesRead moreFree concert including voices, saxophones, flute, various small wind instruments.
Christine Maigne
EruptionRead moreChristine Maigne proposes to make pilosities appear on the walls of the gallery which are usually devoid of them.
Marie-Andrée Rho
PROFILS URBAINS le corps, un espace secretRead moreTwo public events from midday to sunset.
Ani Deschênes
ANIMAUX URBAINSRead moreSince September 2000, I have chosen to explore an urban habitat where I can observe the encounters between humans and animals.
Bingo Rock'n Roll
fundraising eventRead moreCome and play at the DARE-DARE Benefit Bingo at the Centre de loisirs communautaires Lajeunesse. Louise Dubreuil will host the evening to the lively beat of 50s music. Lots and lots of prizes to be won!
BOOK LAUNCH
Read moreInvitation to the North American launch of Jean-François Pirson’s latest book. Presentation and reading by the author on Saturday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m. at DARE-DARE.
Jean-Pierre Gauthier and Martin Tétreault
Face BRead moreThe exhibition Face B brings together musician Martin Tétreault and installation artist Jean-Pierre Gauthier. Each presents a little-known aspect of his production: Tétreault exposes the results of a year of daily interventions in a 365-page art history book and Gauthier introduces us to his research in experimental music.