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June 5, 2017LAUNCH of the 2017 programmingLAUNCH of the 2017 programming 8th édition REFERENCE POINTS: PORTRAITS ANS SOCIETY Come and meet artists and team + Discover upcoming exhibits and installations Photographer Tour - August 17-20 ++ The 8th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie will...
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May 24, 20178th edition | Reference points: portraits and society2017 EDITION The 8th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie will run from mid-July to September 30, 2017, on the theme Reference points: portraits and society. The exhibits and installations of 25 Québec and international artists will... -
October 5, 2016LOVE STORIES: opening of the 13th edition of PhotaumnalesOur French partner Diaphane will be launching the 13th edition of Photaumnales on October 8, 2016, in Beauvais (Picardy, France). Claude Goulet, executive and artistic director of Rencontres, will take part in the festival in the company of the... -
September 26, 2016“République” by Isabelle Hayeur: another life with Éditions EscuminacAs the end of exhibits in the 7th edition of Rencontres approaches, the new publishing house Escuminac, set up by Rencontres in 2016, reminds readers that it is possible at any time to pick up the work “République” by... -
September 21, 2016About two hundred students visit our exhibitsThanks to a partnership between Rencontres and René-Lévesque school board, thirteen student groups from Baie-des-Chaleurs will be taking guided tours of exhibits between September 20 and 30 as part of the program “La culture à l’école” (Culture in Schools). Coming from... -
September 20, 20167th edition: extension or second life for certain exhibitsThere are only about 10 days left in this 7th edition of Rencontres. While most exhibits and installations close on October 3, certain ones will be taken down earlier out of respect for our partners’ schedules. Some will return... -
August 3, 2016Portfolio assessments: an activity involving discussions of your photo work!In light of the success at the 2015 edition, Rencontres is organizing a session of portfolio assessments by photography professionals as part of the Photographer Tour. Portfolio assessments are intended for people interested in submitting their pictures to personalities connected... -
July 28, 2016“LE LIVRE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE”: BACK THIS YEARRencontres is proud to be integrating a component dedicated to the photographic book in its programming for a second consecutive year. The exhibition The Photographic Book, for which art historian and critic Serge Allaire is acting as curator, will... -
July 12, 2016“Tracadièche ARCADE” project: call for participantsRencontres invite Gaspesian artists, along with people from the Gaspé community who are both creative and committed, to join Montreal artists Stephen Lawson and Aaron Pollard of 2boys.tv and Shauna Janssen on a one-week exploration focusing on the sites,... -
June 24, 2016RESIDENCY OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS HAMELIN: landscape testimonies wanted!Jean-François Hamelin is currently doing a creative residency in the Gaspé that involves the first photo assignment on the contemporary Québec landscape. Fluctuating between photographic subjectivity and the documentary, his work is anchored in the geography of places. Journeys,... -
June 22, 2016“PETITE-VALLÉE”: the first exhibit is up!With the approach of the launch of the Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée, an event that will run from June 30 to July 9, 2016, Rencontres has hastened to install the exhibit by French artist Claudia Imbert. Entitled “Petite-Vallée,”... -
June 2, 2016THE GASPÉ–PICARDY FOR PHOTOGRAPHY : Creative residencies under wayIn the framework of the Franco-Québec cooperation project The Gaspé–Picardy for Photography, Rencontres is hosting French photographer Ambroise Tézenas for a creative residency from June 3 to 13, 2016. The artist intends working in the southwestern part of the Gaspé... -
May 30, 2016“THE IMAGE IN MOTION”: 7th edition of Rencontres de la photoThe 7th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie will run from mid-July to early October 2016, on the theme “The image in motion.” Exhibitions and installations showing the work of about 30 artists from Québec and different countries... -
May 19, 2016CONTEMPORARY GASPESIAN LANDSCAPE Photographic assignments coming soon to the GaspéFurther to the call for projects that Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie sent out to professional photographers this past February, Montreal artists Jean-François Hamelin and Sara A. Tremblay have been selected to carry out a photo assignment on... -
May 19, 2016APPEAL FOR PARTICIPANTS Further to a residency by Camille Hervouet in ForillonRencontres has been hosting Camille Hervouet for an artistic residency; the French photographer’s work scrutinizes the relationships between nature, architecture and inhabitants. As part of a Franco-Québec exchange between the regions of Vendée and the Gaspé, she was in... -
February 9, 2016PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT: Call for creation-residency projects in the GaspéRencontres invites professional Québec artists to submit a project proposal between February 16 and March 20 aimed at carrying out a photographic assignment that will document one or more aspects of the contemporary Gaspesian landscape. This call for proposals is... -
October 16, 2015PATRICK DIONNE AND MIKI GINGRAS IN A CREATION RESIDENCYRencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie is welcoming photographers Patrick Dionne and Miki Gingras from October 6 to 12 for a creation residency. Taking their inspiration from the people they meet and from pictures taken now as well as... -
September 4, 2015“After Strand” at Musée de la GaspésieThe exhibit After Strand by Québec photographer Bertrand Carrière will be presented at Musée de la Gaspésie in the town of Gaspé from August 21 to November 1, 2015. The project After Strand takes as its starting point American photographer... -
August 11, 2015«The photographic book» at Rencontres de la photoFor its 6th edition, Rencontres is proud to be integrating a new component devoted to the photographic book into its entire programming. The Photographic Book will also be the subject of an exhibit of the same name, for which art... -
August 7, 2015“Irreversible” by Alain Paiement - Installation to be seen in PaspébiacThe Centre culturel de Paspébiac is currently featuring the large-scale installation “Irreversible” by Montreal artist Alain Paiement, made up of three video pieces – Sémaphore asynchrone (Asynchronous Semaphore, 2014), Dérive (Drift Ice, 2012), Lunes asynchrones (Asynchronous Moons, 2012) –... -
August 1, 2015“Identities”: group exhibit in MatapediaThis year’s theme led us to deliberate on our identity as a people in Québec via the sharp eye of six photographers from the province. Each one will present five photographs from a singular and personal project in a... -
July 29, 2015GUILLAUME D. CYR: RESIDENCY PROJECT DEALING WITH THE FORMER EMPLOYEES OF SMURFIT-STONERencontres welcomes photographer Guillaume D. Cyr on July 31 for a creation residency that will focus on the former employees of Smurfit-Stone in New Richmond (his home town). The outcome of his project, carried out to commemorate the 10th anniversary... -
July 24, 2015Diaphane – Pôle photographique en Picardie - Rencontres partnerIn 2015, with the aim of expanding its circle of collaboration with France, Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie entered into a partnership with Diaphane – Pôle photographique en Picardie. Thanks to that association, the Gaspé and Picardy... -
July 16, 2015Benoit Aquin: creation residency and exhibit on agricultureRencontres is welcoming Montreal photographer Benoit Aquin on the occasion of an artist residency in the Gaspé from July 20 to August 3. In addition, pictures taken during his residency will be added to his exhibit Quebec’s agriculture, an... -
July 9, 2015Start of the 6th edition of RencontresInstallation of the works being presented on the occasion of the 6th edition of Rencontres is well underway and will be completed in the week of July 19. Up to now, exhibitions and installations in Marsoui, Petite-Vallée, Forillon National Park,... -
June 25, 2015“The Shipwreck ” by Charles-Frédérick Ouellet Right now in Petite-Vallée!The public can visit the very first exhibit on Gaspé territory in the 6th edition of Rencontres starting now. Until the end of September, photographer Charles-Frédérick Ouellet’s The Shipwreck is being presented on the site of Théâtre de la Vieille... -
June 22, 2015Rencontre photographique du KamouraskaThe 7th edition of Rencontre photographique du Kamouraska will be held from June 19 to September 7, 2015, on the theme “La part de l’autre” (The Other’s Share). Photo exhibits and installations and lectures and workshops will figure on... -
June 18, 2015Claudia Imbert and Jacques Damez in creation residenciesIn June, Rencontres will be welcoming artists Claudia Imbert (Montreuil, France) and Jacques Damez (Lyon, France) one after the other for creation residencies in the Gaspé. Taking place as part of the Gaspésie-Picardie pour la photographie project, Claudia Imbert’s residency... -
June 10, 2015“Identities and Territories”
6th edition of Rencontres de la photoOn the theme “Identities and Territories,” the 6th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie will begin in mid-July and run this year until late September. The work of some thirty artists from Québec and various countries will... -
June 9, 2015Wanted “ADOLAND_My bedroom is my territory”Rencontres is launching an appeal to teenagers in the territory who would like to take part in a huge participatory project called ADOLAND_My bedroom is my territory, conducted by artist Caroline Hayeur. Ms. Hayeur will be doing an artist... -
June 4, 2015“My Village” by Jean-François Bérubé and “Meeting” by Nick KlineThe launch of the book My Village, by Montreal photographer Jean-François Bérubé, the vernissage of his exhibit (taken from the series of the same name) and the launch of the participatory art project Meeting, by New Yorker Nick Kline, will take place at... -
May 21, 2015Laurent Mulot: residency project and exhibitRencontres is welcoming French photographer Laurent Mulot until late May on the occasion of an artist residency in the Gaspé and northeastern Québec. In addition, until June 20, 2015, the same artist is presenting the exhibit Middle of Nowhere... -
March 13, 20156th edition – Identities and TerritoriesSome 30 photographers will be part of the 6th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie. The event, which will start in mid-July 2015, will run this year until late September, presenting exhibits and installations both in... -
October 10, 2014Rencontres in MontrealFrom October 16 to November 23, the series “L’ailleurs de l’autre” (The Edition of the Other) by French artist Flora will be presented at Maison de la culture Frontenac in Montreal. The photo series took shape further to a number... -
September 23, 2014An unprecedented place and success for the 5th editionSome 50 artists from the Gaspé, from elsewhere in Québec and from various countries presented their work in 13 host municipalities, over the last two months, on the occasion of the 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en... -
September 2, 2014Rencontres Internationales de la photo, just ten days left !Only about ten days remain to see the exhibits and installations of the 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, on the theme “Visible. Invisible.” Until mid-September, some 50 photographers from the Gaspé, elsewhere in Québec and various... -
August 6, 2014Photographer tourThe Photographer Tour, presented as part of the 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, will run from August 15 to 19 in different municipalities on the peninsula. At the heart of Rencontres, the Photographer Tour is... -
August 4, 2014In Partnership with the Collection Loto-QuébecFor the fifth edition of the festival, Rencontres Internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie has partnered with the Collection Loto-Québec in a shared commitment to supporting visual-arts creation in Québec. The Collection Loto-Québec boasts over 4,700 works produced by over 1,200 local... -
July 31, 2014Photo project #visibleinvisibleThe theme of this 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie – “Visible. Invisible.” – gives free rein to the interpretation we bring to the photograph, to what it embodies in our day-to-day life, in our relationship with...
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July 29, 2014Michael Flomen : Installation at Maria – 5th editionThe Higher Ground photograms (Michael Flomen) are the results of a dialogue between the artist and Nature, specifically fireflies. The large-format film documents the interaction of energies with the natural elements at night directly in the countryside, fixing the...
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July 22, 2014Québec artist residency – summer 2014Montreal artists Patrick Dionne and Miki Gingras were invited to do a residency in the town of Percé in 2014 with the goal of creating a participatory photographic work with the local communities. In the course of that residency, which...
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July 8, 2014Rencontres internationales de la photo exhibits and installations open in mid JulyThe 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie presents, starting in mid-July, the exhibits and installations of some 50 photographers from the Gaspé, from elsewhere in Québec and from various countries. The public is invited to view...
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June 25, 2014Roundtable on photography events in QuébecThe 6th edition of Rencontre photographique du Kamouraska is taking place in the Lower Saint Lawrence region of Québec from June 20 to August 3, 2014. Just like Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie, the event showcases the creation... -
June 18, 2014Promenades photographiques in VendômeAs part of the project “A Bridge over the Atlantic” initiated in 2013, Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie has partnered with Promenades photographiques de Vendôme (France) to create new creation spaces on our respective territories. The collaboration...
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June 17, 2014Exhibits in the Gaspé : 5th Edition – Summer 2014Visible. Invisible. is an opportunity for viewers to interpret photography, and consider what it represents in their daily lives, in their connection to the real world and the way they see the world. It is also a pretext for...
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May 20, 2014Visible. Invisible. 5th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en GaspésieExploring the theme Visible. Invisible., the fifth edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie is an invitation to contemplate the artistic endeavours of some thirty photographers from the Gaspé and around the world who will be showing...
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February 26, 2014(French) Les Rencontres soulignent la contribution de Télé-Québec à l’avancement de la photographieSorry, this entry is only available in french. -
September 3, 2013Rencontres de la photo: less than a weekCrédit photo : Michael Wolf Only one week remains to see the exhibits and installations offered in the framework of the 4th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie. On the theme “The nature of man: crafting the...
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July 30, 2013(French) Des ponts sur l'AtlantiqueSorry, this entry is only available in french. -
July 30, 2013Rencontres de la photo: Photographer TourThe Photographer Tour of the 4th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie will take place from August 15 to 21 in the four corners of the peninsula. During that period, some 30 photographers from the Gaspé,... -
July 30, 2013Photo project featuring pinhole camera: participants wanted!As part of the 4th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, Jean-François Lamoureux and Mathilde Fournier-Hébert (Montreal, Québec) will be transforming buildings into pinhole cameras from August 1 to 14 – in order to photograph the... -
June 3, 2013Dévoilement — 4e édition des Rencontres (en)On the theme “The nature of man: crafting the real,” the 4th edition of Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, summer of 2013, is an invitation to journey over the peninsula and follow the artistic trajectory of over...
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June 3, 2013Dévoilement — Collaborations Québec-France (en)Its interest in offering new creation and dissemination platforms for artists has led Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie to partner with Promenades photographiques de Vendôme, in France :: In the context of that collaboration, Tendance Floue (a French collective)...
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May 31, 2013Dévoilement de la programmation – 4 juin 2013 (en)4th Edition - Summer 2013 :: EXHIBITS AND INSTALLATIONS – July 10 to September 11 :: Outdoors and indoors, everywhere in the Gaspé :: - Over 900 photos - 31 photographers from Québec and elsewhere, recognized or emerging - 20 activities in the presence...
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April 24, 2013Promenades photographiques de Vendôme (en)Sorry, this entry is only available in french.
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November 8, 2012Lancement du livre "L'appel" de Maryse Goudreau (en)Sorry, this entry is only available in french.
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September 12, 2012Rencontres de la photo : vers la 4e édition (en)Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie is delighted with the success of its 3rd edition, which wound up on September 10, on the theme of “Shaping the course.” The organization is enthusiastically preparing its 4th edition, which will...
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September 6, 2012Rencontres de la photo : plus que cinq jours pour voir la plupart des expositions (en)Only the Nick Kline exhibit Stripes and Stripes, being staged at Centre d’artistes Vaste et Vague in Carleton-sur-Mer, is winding up a little earlier, on September 8. The Doreen Lindsay exhibit Plants: indigenous and captured and Gabor Szilasi’s Gaspesian...
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August 10, 2012Semaine professionnelle des Rencontres de la photo, dès le 17 août (en)Plateforme ©Serge Clément On August 17 at 5 p.m., at Centre d’artistes Vaste et Vague in Carleton-sur-Mer, the public can attend the vernissage of the exhibit Stripes and Stripes by Nick Kline (New York, New York) and the launch of...
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July 13, 2012Rencontres de la photo : Burtynsky, Szilasi et Lindsay à Gaspé (en)Guillaume Pelletier, Laurie Pelletier Brochu, Claire Robichaud and Simon Pelletier, Baie-des-Sables, 2011. ©Gabor Szilasi These past 12 years, celebrated photographer Edward Burtynsky has traveled the world to take stock of the production, distribution and use of oil. His in-depth exploration,...
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October 22, 2011Un pont sur l'Atlantique (en)Bertrand Carrière, a Québec photographer welcomed for a residency this past summer by Promenades Photographiques, will be on exhibit from November 3 to 26, 2014, at the Orangerie of the Vendôme chateau. The first phase of his residency will be...
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August 14, 2011Vernissage : "Stripes and Stripes" de Nick Kline le 17 août (en)©Nick Kline After a long and careful process of selection from hundreds of international photographers, Kline's work was selected for its compelling and original way to encourage self-reflection and dialogue on issues that transcend borders. His photographs illustrate the mission...
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