Saturday Tour One: Arsenal Contemporary Art & Division Gallery, Belgo Building, DHC/ART, La Ruche d’Art St-Henri

5/5/2018 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM

TOUR ONE

Please note there is very limited availability, and event tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis.

Event tickets are non-refundable, so ONLY register if you will attend.

We cannot accept walk-on attendees on this tour, so if you did not register in advance you will not be admitted

 

11:30 AM – 5:30 PM

TOUR OPTION ONE 

Pre-registration required; lunch and transportation included.

ARSENAL CONTEMPORARY ART & DIVISION GALLERY / ARSENAL ART CONTEMPORAIN & GALERIE DIVISION
Arsenal Contemporary is a privately owned cultural initiative with art spaces and collections based in Montreal (founded in 2011), Toronto (2013), and most recently, New York City (2017).  Since its inception, Arsenal has dedicated its efforts to supporting, promoting and developing contemporary arts and culture through a range of programming, including exhibitions, performances, events and artists’ residencies. Currently, Arsenal Contemporary is the largest private contemporary art centre in Canada. Montreal director, DOMINIQUE TOUTANT, will lead a tour of Arsenal and of Galerie Division, the commercial gallery component of the space, whose stable includes several of Canada’s most noteworthy contemporary artists. The tours will be followed by lunch in the space.

BELGO BUILDING / ÉDIFICE BELGO
ANNE BERTRAND, Director of the Artist-Run Centres and Collectives Conference/La conférence des collectifs et des centres d’artistes autogérés will lead AAMC members on a tour of the Belgo Building in downtown Montréal. The privately owned, industrial era building became an important hub for the visual arts in Montréal because of the philanthropic low rent and the gravitational force of La galerie René Blouin. Since then, the Belgo has continued to evolve with occupants from every know structure in the Canadian and Québecois contemporary art field including artist-run centres, photo collectives, private galleries, disciplinary service organizations, associations, artists studios, and a few rental galleries and pop-ups. Despite the many external forces that have threatened the arts community in the downtown core – the new economy of the 90 and early 2000s with its startup boom and its subsequent bust, and other economic fluctuations, the Belgo has continued to renew itself and attract new arts audiences and spaces. The tour will include a brief visit of the following spaces: Galerie Trois Points, Galerie Popop, Arprim, La Galerie Graff, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, and Centre des arts actuels Skol.

 

DHC/ART FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART/ DHC/ART FONDATION POUR L'ART CONTEMPORAIN
Celebrating its 10th anniversary tin 2017, DHC/ART is a non-profit organization dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art for the Montreal public. The foundation offers two to three major exhibitions per year, a series of public events, special collaborative projects and an innovative education program – all offered free of charge as a way to make art accessible on a variety of levels while building audiences for the future. International in scope while responsive to the context of Montreal, DHC/ART’s programming has met with critical acclaim both at home and around the world. Its mission is to present impactful experiences that speak to the questions, concerns and subjects that reflect and touch our everyday lives. Managing Director and Curator, CHERYL SIM will offer a guided tour of a new solo show by Bharti Kher. This recent survey brings together a selection of her paintings, sculpture and installation, that underscore a politicized sensuousness.


LA RUCHE D’ART ST-HENRI
The first art hive in Montreal, La Ruche d'Art, opened in the historic working class neighborhood of St Henri in 2011.  This community art studio welcomes everyone twice a week for self-directed art making and skillsharing, in addition to several weekly closed studios for vulnerable groups (isolated seniors, people living with cancer, artists living on the streets). The art hive also serves as a Concordia University storefront classroom and Science Shop. La Ruche d’ Art St Henri hosts the Art Hives' “Honey Pot,” a household creative reuse center that supplies free materials to the network. In the warmer months, creation extends to La Ruche’s garden, lovingly tended by staff and community members for the benefit of all.

 

Saturday Tour Two: Arsenal Contemporary Art & Division Gallery, Galerie Antoine Ertaskiran, Galerie de l'UQAM, Darling Foundry, SBC Gallery

5/5/2018 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM

TOUR TWO 

Please note there is very limited availability, and event tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis.

Event tickets are non-refundable, so ONLY register if you will attend.

We cannot accept walk-on attendees on this tour, so if you did not register in advance you will not be admitted.

11:30 AM – 5:00 PM

TOUR OPTION TWO

Pre-registration required; lunch and transportation included.

ARSENAL CONTEMPORARY ART & DIVISION GALLERY / ARSENAL ART CONTEMPORAIN & GALERIE DIVISION
Arsenal Contemporary is a privately owned cultural initiative with art spaces and collections based in Montreal (founded in 2011), Toronto (2013), and most recently, New York City (2017).  Since its inception, Arsenal has dedicated its efforts to supporting, promoting and developing contemporary arts and culture through a range of programming, including exhibitions, performances, events and artists’ residencies. Currently, Arsenal Contemporary is the largest private contemporary art centre in Canada. Montreal director, DOMINIQUE TOUTANT, will lead a tour of Arsenal and of Galerie Division, the commercial gallery component of the space, whose stable includes several of Canada’s most noteworthy contemporary artists. The tours will be followed by lunch in the space.


ANTOINE ERTASKIRAN GALLERY / GALERIE ANTOINE ERTASKIRAN 
Galerie Antoine Ertaskiran was established in 2012 and is located in a restored welding workshop in the up and coming neighborhood of Griffintown in Montreal. In the course of its early development the gallery has already gained an excellent reputation and become recognized as one of the most important galleries in Canada. The gallery aims to engage wider audiences with current practices in contemporary arts, and through this to connect them with contemporary social issues. The gallery’s program focuses on emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from Montreal, Canada and abroad. ANTOINE ERTASKIRAN, Owner and Director, will lead a tour of his gallery space.

UQAM GALLERY / GALERIE DE L'UQAM
The Galerie de l’UQAM is a university gallery dedicated to contemporary art from Quebec, as well as from elsewhere in Canada and from abroad. The majority of its exhibitions are curated by recognized professionals and produced by the Galerie. LOUISE DÉRY, Director, will lead a tour of Galerie de l’UQAM.

DARLING FOUNDRY / FONDERIE DARLINGPROFIT ART ORGANIZATION QUARTIER Éphémère. A unique institution in Montréal, it supports the creation, production, and dissemination of contemporary art and aims at bringing together the local and international art scenes through its activities. The Darling Foundry thus presents exhibitions, makes studios available to local artists, and hosts international residencies, offering fulfilling experiences in an inspiring context, with a sense of coherence that facilitates the comprehension of contemporary art. Founder and Artistic Director CAROLINE ANDRIEUX will lead members on a tour of Drinkers of Quintessences, a group exhibition featuring Canadian and international artists who explore notions of infinite and emptiness in their works, and challenge the “society of spectacle.”

SBC GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART / SBC GALERIE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN
SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art is a non-profit exhibition centre and public gallery in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, dedicated to providing a forum for artists, curators and cultural practitioners for projects that critically engage diverse publics with current issues in art, culture and society. A collaborative approach to cultural production runs through SBC’s distinct programme of exhibitions, events, research, public outreach activities and publications. We embrace different ways of making - making objects, making relations, making politics, making publics -, to build relationships between practitioners, publics and institutions in order to foster a diverse and complex community. PIP DAY, Director and Curator will lead the tour

 

Sunday Morning Tour: 1700 La Poste, Artexte , McGill University James Sculpture Garden & Library & Archives*

5/6/2018 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

SUNDAY MORNING TOURS

Sold out. Please email programs@artcurators.org to be placed on the waiting list. 

Please note there is very limited availability, and event tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis.

Event tickets are non-refundable, so ONLY register if you will attend.

We cannot accept walk-on attendees on this tour, so if you did not register in advance you will not be admitted.

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Pre-registration required; transportation provided.

1700 LA POSTE
1700 La Poste, housed in a renovated Postal Station, is a private space dedicated to the visual arts and their discourses, presenting events in the form of exhibitions and lectures. The transformation of the structure that is now home to 1700 La Poste is exemplary for its contribution to conserving and revitalizing quality spaces in the city. The building is a witness to the history of Little Burgundy, to which new elements can continue to graft themselves for the future benefit of the neighbourhood. An important part of Montréal’s built heritage, 1700 La Poste is now also associated with the name of architect Luc Laporte. ISABELLE DE MÉVIUS, Executive and Artistic Director, will lead a tour of the space.


ARTEXTE
Founded in 1980, Artexte is a library and exhibition centre for contemporary art with over 28,000 print publications and 1,000 digital publications in its collection. Digital Collection Librarian HÉLÈNE BROUSSEAU will give the group a guided visit of the library collection, sharing an overview of Artexte’s history, how the collection has developed throughout the years, information about research services, as well as a viewing of select publications from the library. Following, General and Artistic Director SARAH WATSON will give members a tour of the exhibition on view, a collaboration between the collections of Vidéographe and Artexte exploring the role of artist-run organizations in the sharing of knowledge and techniques, as well it’s preservation of cultural history.  


MCGILL UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES, LIBRARY & JAMES SCULPTURE GARDEN
Join GWENDOLYN OWENS, Director of Curatorial Affairs, McGill University, for a tour of the University’s new visible storage gallery in the McLennan Library and for a discussion about university collections in Canada. The McGill collection contains 2,000 artworks on display across the University’s downtown and Macdonald campuses. Over the past five years, the staff has developed “curated spaces” in various academic buildings, public outdoor spaces, corridors, classrooms, and administrative spaces, where they enhance the teaching, research, and working environments of faculty, staff, students, and visitors. Instead of being housed only in a permanent gallery space, the Collection lives in a museum without walls, allowing members of the McGill community encounter works of art both by chance and by design.

Awards for Excellence Reception at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC)

5/6/2018 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

AAMC & AAMC FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE RECEPTION

Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC)
185 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, QC H2X 3X5

If you wish to receive transportation via bus from the main Conference hotels to the Museum, please select the bus ticket from the option below.

Join AAMC members in toasting the 2017 Awards for Excellence recipients at the Musée d’Art contemporain de Montréal. JOHN ZEPPETELLI, Director and Chief Curator, will welcome the group, after which JENNIFER KOMAR OLIVAREZ, Head of Exhibition Planning and Strategy, Purcell-Cutts House, Minneapolis Museum of Arts and Awards for Excellence Committee Chair will present this year’s Awards. The AAMC Foundation has honored more than 100 curators for their outstanding work in catalogues, essays, articles, and exhibitions through our Awards for Excellence. The Prizes, as they are more informally known, are the only awards of their kind by which curators directly acknowledge the work of their colleagues. The Awards are highly valued and esteemed by our members, and we are proud to be formally honoring them at this reception. 

Welcome Breakfast

5/7/2018 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM

WELCOME BREAKFAST RECEPTION

Hall of Bronzes

MONTRÉAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTRÉAL
1339 Sherbrook Street West, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5, Canada

Please RSVP for this event so that we have proper catering available.

RoundTable Discussions & Lunch: Session Two

5/7/2018 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS & LUNCH: SESSION TWO

Hall of Bronzes

MONTRÉAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTRÉAL
1339 Sherbrook Street West, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5, Canada

There are two one-hour lunch sessions - please register for only one session. Tickets will be provided for the lunch session you register for and you will only be admitted for that time slot. If you do not register for a lunch session, you will not be provided with lunch. 

For each lunch session, there will be both roundtable and non-roundtable seating. Seating at each table is on a first-come first-served basis. 

RoundTable Topics:

• Accessibility in Exhibitions

• Art in Canada: How do you put it?

• Community Engagement in Permanent Collections

• Loans Across Borders 

• Museum as Resource in Academic Settings

• Negotiating for Salary & Benefits

• Planning an Exhibition to Travel

• Work-Life Balance: Strategies for Success 

• Working with New Leadership

Breakfast Reception

5/8/2018 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

BREAKFAST RECEPTION

Hall of Bronzes

MONTRÉAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTRÉAL
1339 Sherbrook Street West, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5, Canada

Please RSVP for this event if you plan on attending so that we have proper catering available.

 

 

Committee Open Forums & Lunch: Session One

5/8/2018 11:30 PM - 12:30 PM

AAMC & AAMC FOUNDATION COMMITTEE OPEN FORUMS & LUNCH: SESSION ONE

Hall of Bronzes

MONTRÉAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTRÉAL
1339 Sherbrook Street West, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5, Canada

There are two one-hour lunch sessions - please register for only one session. Tickets will be provided for the lunch session you register for and you will only be admitted for that time slot. If you do not register for a lunch session, you will not be provided with lunch. 

For each lunch session, there will be both committee and non-committee seating. Seating at each table is on a first-come first-served basis. 

Our Committee Open Forums are for all members that wish to learn more, bring ideas, and share comments.  By joining a table you are not required to become part of that Committee or Task Force, so don't be timid--come and voice your thoughts!