Programming

Sub-event of

SUMMER ART DAY CAMP

1 — 22 July 2017

The art day camp project "DÉFILER L'HISTOIRE" wishes to celebrate the heritage and history of the St-Henri district, so that it can be made known to the children through three creative workshops led by professional artists Christine Comeau, Noémi McComber and Martin Dufrasne.

During this workshop led by Christine Comeau, the children explored the textile material through the sewing and layout of various heteroclite materials. They created costumes related to the themes of nomadism, mobility, quest and the physical and mental boundaries created by displacement. The designs of clothes or nomadic sculptures have then become places of exchange and discussion.

Throughout the week, Accacia, Koralie, Nicolas and Erwan exercised their talents and set free their imagination to design colourful costumes, totemic creatures and nomadic shelters. The abundant program of activities —perfect for channelling the boundless energy of the participants— was comprised of walks, open-air drawing sessions, textile workshops, micro sculptures and mask design.

 

Christine Comeau is a young professional visual artist and poet from Quebec, Canada. She has practiced theater before pursuing studies in visual arts. Starting out as a painter, she now dedicates her life in making sculptural textile art works and installation and writing poetry. She has completed a MFA degree in visual arts at Laval University, in Quebec city. The topics of her work are about nomadism, exil, identities and networks between human being and their environment. Her art work has been presented in several individual and collective events and exhibitions in Canada, Brasil, United States, Sweden, Portugal and Germany. During the past years she took part of different artistic residencies in north America and Europe. She works and lives in Montreal.

http://christinecomeau.com