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Exhibits and thoughts on art

At the McCord:

EXHIBITION WITH AN ECO-DESIGN APPROACH - Experience the exhibition Norman Parkinson: Always in Style from a new perspective the next time you visit! Here are various eco-design strategies adopted that aimed to reduce its environmental impact.




THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ECO-DESIGN - The Museum has a long history of reusing furnishings to create exhibitions! The technical team has mastered the art of altering and reworking design elements. Discover several examples of these metamorphoses.



A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Seeing the galleries

in a whole new light, calculating greenhouse gas emission... Find out about the projects in place to adopt more sustainable practices. You will also learn about the Museum's approach and goals.

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Members of the MMFA:

Get a taste of all the MMFA and your membership have to offer you, be sure to take part in the Jarislowsky Fraser Discovery Days on April 27 and 28! Uncover treasures in the collections as you stroll through the galleries on an exclusive guided tour for Members. Then, cap off this stimulating experience with a workshop at the Art Hive, where you can explore your own creativity.  Activity start times: 10:30 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. Spots are limited! Book yours today.

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Preview | Tokaido: Dreamscapes by Ando Hiroshige. Friday April 26, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.



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Mona Rutenberg - My new welding studio is ready for visiting! Come check it out!



5650 rue Philippe Turcot, H4C 1V6.

Friday, MAY 3, 3:00 - 7:00 and Saturday, MAY 4, 10:00 - 3:00.

Rain or shine! If it rains, please wear boots.


ALSO: I will be participating in the NDG ART HOP 2024 and setting up at 2555 Hingston Ave, cross street Sherbrooke West, front lobby area. May 25 & 26.



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Holly Friesen - OPEN STUDIO

4710 rue St-Ambroise, Montreal. Saturday, May 4th, 11am to 5pm.


Her thoughts on the “Unforgettable Total Eclipse

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Thoughts on art:

Learning about flow from a jazz player’s brain. Neuroscientist John Kounios has been studying the brains of jazz musicians, hoping to better understand the concept of flow. He tells us what he learned about flow, the state where a person becomes so immersed in an activity that time and complexity melt away.



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David Duchemin’s take on making art. David says, “I do not make art for your comfort. I make it for mine. I don’t make art to abide by your rules but to challenge my own.”




Adventure is defined as “a risky undertaking of unknown outcome, an exciting or unexpected event.” Risky. Unknown. Unexpected.  Art making has a wildness to it, an untamed quality.



Creative Failure: Teacher or Trap?



Creativity: The Missing Ingredient


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Acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni explains why being talented means being lonely. Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is a new documentary that looks at the poet’s life and legacy.



Nikki Giovanni is an award-winning poet, civil rights activist, bestselling author and English professor at Virginia Tech. (Logan Wallace)


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Three Canadians on shortlist for 150 000-dollar book prize specifically for women and nonbinary authors. Three Canadian authors are in the running for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. That's a new book prize for North American authors, and it's specifically for women and nonbinary authors. It comes with prize money: $150 000 USD. That’s about $205,000 Canadian. The Carol Shields award is named on honour of the legendary Canadian American writer Carol Shields. We heard from the co-founder of the prize, Susan Swan and spoke to Montreal based publisher Linda Leith.




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