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Residences

France-Quebec cross-residency

CHRONIQUES has signed an artist exchange and workshop-residency agreement between Quebec and Marseille in the field of digital arts, under the sponsorship of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, in order to encourage the confrontation of different artistic points of view and the establishment of lasting links between Quebec artists and writers and artists and writers from France, and thus contribute to the development of the artistic approaches of these creators. CHRONIQUES has signed an artist exchange and workshop-residency agreement between Quebec and Marseille in the field of digital arts, under the sponsorship of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Each year, a digital arts curator or artist from Quebec will benefit from a two-month period of research and reflection on digital-related themes. The residency takes place in Marseille (France) at CHRONIQUES, organizer of the Biennial of Digital Imaginaries, and in partnership with Friche La Belle de Mai. In return, a French artist or curator will be welcomed to Quebec City by Les Productions Recto-Verso, producer of the Mois Multi Festival international d’arts multidisciplinaires et électroniques.

For this first edition, the selected artists are Quebecer Olivier Girouard and Frenchman George Félicité.

OLIVIER GIROUARD

In December, the artist Olivier Girouard left Marseille after 2 month with us After numerous visits and meetings in Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Brussels and Marseille, Olivier’s research into sound in VR will now continue in Quebec.

Composer, artist, sound designer and artistic consultant, Olivier Girouard is a prolific on- and off-stage performer. His interactions with different art forms have led him to question the way art is presented. He acts as artistic advisor on a number of diverse projects (installations, scenography, design, sound design for the performing arts) and directs the Ekumen organization, which examines the environmental impact of art. He creates works to embellish and transform public space, trying to define what it means to live together.

GEORGES FÉLICITÉ

In early 2024, Georges Félicité will take advantage of his residency at Recto-Verso to continue his work on heritage and identity, and to take the pulse of the cultural dynamism of the Quebec art scene during Mois Multi.

“From her Provençal and Reunion heritage, George Félicité explores notions of ancestrality, community and transgenerational healing. His art unfolds through performance, drag, clothing design, the creation of magical artifacts, video, poetry and song.”

This cross-research residency has five objectives:

  1. Supporting and stimulating creators by providing them with the appropriate environment and resources to produce and distribute their work.
  2. To help artists and writers recharge their batteries by giving them access to a new and stimulating cultural environment.
  3. To enable the exchange of artistic or literary points of view and to contribute to the establishment of lasting links between creators in Quebec and those abroad.
  4. Promote the work and career development of Quebec artists abroad.
  5. Develop new networks for artistic creation, production and distribution.

CHRONIQUES residencies

The residency program for the winning artists of the Plateforme Chroniques Créations 2024 is currently under construction and will be published on this page in spring 2024, as well as relayed on our social networks and dedicated newsletters.

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