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Jardin botanique - Dimanche 14 juillet, 10h – 12h30


 

Cette expédition photographique au Jardin botanique est une opportunité unique de capturer la beauté et la diversité du monde végétal tout en relevant des défis amusants et stimulants. Vous aurez la possibilité de participer avec vos photos à un concours et à une exposition. Que vous soyez un photographe chevronné ou un débutant enthousiaste, cette journée promet d'être une aventure créative et passionnante pour tous. À noter que les non-membres doivent acheter un billet d'entrée au Jardin botanique pour accéder au site ou, encore mieux, se procurer un abonnement annuel aux Amis du Jardin et bénéficier de l’accès gratuit au Jardin et du tarif membre pour toutes nos activités. Ça vaut le coût!

 

 

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Flowing lines, intricate designs: Renowned artist Alex Janvier dies at age 89. Janvier, from Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta, is considered one of Canada's greatest painters.


Artist Alex Janvier, pictured here at his gallery in Cold Lake First Nations in February 2017, has died at the age of 89. Officials at the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting announced his death and held a moment of silence. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)

 

 

 

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Why Wanda Koop, one of Canada's most renowned artists, keeps painting the moon. In a Q interview, the acclaimed painter discusses her new exhibit, Who Owns the Moon.

 

Wanda Koop in front of Black Sea Portal - Sunset Orange (detail), 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery. © Wanda Koop. (Photo Lindsey Koepke)

 

 

 

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June Clark's exhibit Unrequited Love explores her complicated relationship with the American flag

The American-born, Toronto-based artist talks to Q's Tom Power about her work.

 

 

June Clark in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

 

 

 

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Canadian landscape architect Claude Cormier, designer of public spaces, dies at 63. The Ring in downtown Montreal was one of Cormier's last big projects.

 

Claude Cormier was a landscape architect and the creator of some of Canada's most joyous outdoor spaces, from Montreal's pink-ball strings to Toronto's Berczy Park dog fountain. (Sudha Krishnan/CBC)

 

 

National Urban Design Awards - 2024 Recipient for The Ring. The recent revitalization of Place Ville Marie included the construction of a stairway between the historical McGill College Avenue and the elevated Esplanade—an element integral to architect Henry Cobb and I.M. Pei’s original 1962 design intention. CCxA was mandated to suspend a signature sculpture above this new threshold to signify a new urban gateway.

 

 

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Polaris Music Award – Short List:

 

 

 

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Granby, QC. 9-meter hot dog man needs love and repair. If you're familiar with Granby, you'll probably know about the 9-meter-tall neon sign of a man eating hotdogs. This sign is a guiding light toward the best poutine in town, but it needs repairs. Guest host Émilie Warren speaks with the owner of Cantine Chez Ben On s'Bour La Bédaine.

 

 

 

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Artists Create Prints from Manhole Covers:

 

 

 

 

 

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The Victorian-style duplex, located on Atateken Street, was turned into an oversized Koodo ad. (Mathieu-Daniel Wagner/Radio-Canada)

 


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