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LAUNCH of the 2017 programming

June 5, 2017

LAUNCH of the 2017 programming

LAUNCH 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...

8th edition | Reference points: portraits and society

May 24, 2017

8th edition | Reference points: portraits and society

2017 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...

LOVE STORIES: opening of the 13th edition of Photaumnales

October 5, 2016

LOVE STORIES: opening of the 13th edition of Photaumnales

Our 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...

“République” by Isabelle Hayeur: another life with Éditions Escuminac

September 26, 2016

“République” by Isabelle Hayeur: another life with Éditions Escuminac

As 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...

About two hundred students visit our exhibits

September 21, 2016

About two hundred students visit our exhibits

Thanks 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...

7th edition: extension or second life for certain exhibits

September 20, 2016

7th edition: extension or second life for certain exhibits

There 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...

Portfolio assessments: an activity involving discussions of your photo work!

August 3, 2016

Portfolio 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...

“LE LIVRE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE”: BACK THIS YEAR

July 28, 2016

“LE LIVRE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE”: BACK THIS YEAR

Rencontres 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...

“Tracadièche ARCADE” project: call for participants

July 12, 2016

“Tracadièche ARCADE” project: call for participants

Rencontres 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,...

RESIDENCY OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS HAMELIN: landscape testimonies wanted!

June 24, 2016

RESIDENCY 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,...

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