Programming

"ODYSSÉE" celebrated the first 10 years of the projet d'articulation urbaine : Dis/location of DARE-DARE (2004 to 2014) and the continued presence of the Centre in the public space.

For the project, the artist makes use of a technique called solargraphy—a photographic process requiring exposure times that often span several months.

This project consists of an itinerary where participants are invited to collect works/prints by DARE-DARE artists in various locations in the Quartier des spectacles.

As part of its Critical Space program, DARE-DARE welcomes Sonia Pelletier.

As part of its Critical Space program, DARE-DARE welcomes Edith Brunette.

Ten statements invite passers-by to better understand the neighborhood in which the illuminated sign is located. The statements aim to make visible forgotten elements of daily life in the Quartier des spectacles: the popular singer, the native art, the demolition of housing, the closing of an Arab grocery store...

These readings, which propose a confrontation between the textual and the real, will take place in the waiting room, the corridor, the lobby, the elevator, the cafeteria, the patient's room and the doctor's office of a Montreal hospital.

Manuela Lalic uses the fundamental contradictory similarities of snow and polystyrene in order to immerse herself in the public space with humour.

In this ambitious project, the artists Magali Babin and Sylvie Cotton will collect the first names of every person living in the HJM, creating a unique soundtrack from the collection.

This series of original performative actions is designed specifically for the context of the Quartier des spectacles, and will develop over the cycle of the four seasons of an entire year.

PASSEPORT DARE-DARE is a fundraising activity that encourages collaboration between commercial and artistic communities within the visual art community.

At the initiative of Patrick Beaulieu, our two fellow adventurers elected to track the roads of America for signs of a secret geography, where political divisions fade in the light of poetic revelations.

As part of the ABC: MTL exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, this round table presents the issues encountered during the five Dis/location moorings, and proposes a discussion of the limits of disseminating multidisciplinary works in public space.

This annual world event, that brings together artists, citizens, elected officials and organizations, aims to raise awareness of the value of the urban space occupied by the parking spaces.

This original fundraiser consists of an annual public art event. PASSEPORT DARE-DARE offers you the opportunity to see the Quartier des spectacles with a fresh eye, meet 15 emerging contemporary artists and acquire a limited edition numbered collectors piece, on top of granting you access to areas normally closed to the public.

A reflection on uniformity, organization and community as it relates to history and the role of public space. As though conducting a lab, the artist observes, plans and experiments with group movement within and occupation of public space.