Culture Notes – Summer 2022

LAND BACK
CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART BIENNAL (BACA)
6th edition

Launched in 2012, BACA highlights the diversity of Native North American art practices.

For this sixth edition, the focus will be on the Land Back movement, referring to the Indigenous-leaded actions to recover stewardship of traditional lands and ecosystems, protecting them for future generations. Indigenous knowledge is rooted in sustainability, conservation, and reciprocity with the land. How is this knowledge shared, celebrated, and expressed in current artistic practices?

More information: baca.ca

Artists : Carrie Allison, Christi Belcourt, Jeffrey Gibson, Erin Gingrich, Faye Heavyshield, Sky Hopinka, Julia Rose Sutherland, Charlene Vickers, Olivia Whetung.

CURATOR: Michael Patten

VERNISSAGE
Sunday, May 8, 2 p.m. 

STEWART HALL ART GALLERY

MAY 7 TO JUNE 19

Sunday to Friday: 1 to 5 p.m.

Thursday: 1 to 8 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday to Friday: 1 to 5 p.m.

Thursday: 1 to 8 p.m.

Saturday: Closed.

TRAVERSÉE/CROSSING

Traversée/Crossing explores the rich connections between water-sports and contemporary art. Featuring practices, spaces, and rituals associated with swimming, diving, surfing, canoeing, kayaking, and boating, the exhibition considers how aquatics can highlight important cultural, socio-political, and economic questions. The works on view demonstrate how present-day water sports are often rooted in colonial histories or sites of exclusionary behaviours. Playing in water, with boats or their bodies, many of the artists celebrate queer, Black, and Indigenous life, reclaiming the water as a safe, spiritual space of leisure.

ARTISTS:  Lori Blondeau, Chris Boyne, Michelle Furlong, Mark Igloliorte, Hazel Meyer, François Morelli, Nadia Myre, Derrick Woods-Morrow

CURATOR : Didier Morelli

VERNISSAGE

Sunday, July 10 at 2 p.m.

JULY 10 TO AUGUST 28
Sunday to Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.     |     Wednesday, 1 to 8 p.m.     |     Saturday, closed in June, July and August

PROJECT ROOM

In her in situ response to Traversée/Crossing exhibition, Michelle Furlong applies her spatial sensitivities to the ebbs and flows of water. Through site-specific, sculptural installation of varying scales, she presents a prism to approach water sports or other water-based, leisure activities. Bridging the environmental fluidity of the Lac Saint-Louis with the interior space of the Stewart Hall Art Gallery, the artist reminds us how water can be a site of embodied and transcendent actions.

ARTIST : Michelle Furlong

CURATOR : Didier Morelli

VERNISSAGE

Sunday, July 10 at 2 p.m.

JULY 10 TO AUGUST 28
Sunday to Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.     |     Wednesday, 1 to 8 p.m.     |     Saturday, closed in June, July and August

VISIONS OF STEWART HALL: 1885-1963 – HISTORICAL EXHIBITION AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE

Stroll through the halls of the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre and journey into the history of this stately mansion. Discover the important figures who lived there and its various vocations before it became the Cultural Centre in 1963. A travel back in time at your own pace!

PERMANENT EXHIBITION 

STEWART HALL CULTURAL CENTRE – 2nd floor

OUTDOOR EXHIBITION: LAND BACK
Contemporary Native Art Biennial

With the First Family series (2019), Carrie Allison uses beadwork to represent native medicinal flowers. These pieces summarize the repetitive and intensive meditative practice used by the artist to develop connections with medicinal plants.

In her performance, Vigil – The Land Remembers (2022), Julia Rose Sutherland marks the ground with an anonymous scar, a hole in the landscape as a place of opening. In this space, she gives hommage to the North American Indigenous women missing or murdered. These places become respectful memorials and platforms for honest, open and authentic discussions.

ARTISTS:  Carrie Allison et Julia Rose Sutherland

CURATOR: Michael Patten

 EDGEWATER PARK

OPENING OF POINTE-CLAIRE’S PUBLIC PIANO SEASON IN THE VILLAGE

Guillaume Martineau in a Jazz Trio

Guilllaume Martineau is one of our most versatile pianists.  He was the 2015-2016 Radio-Canada Revelation in jazz.  In classical music, he obtained a master’s degree from McGill University and won first prize at the 2009 Canadian Music Competition.  During his performance, he will have the opportunity to display the multiple facets of his playing.  Guillaume Martineau will be accompanied in a jazz trio with singer Janna Kate and bassist Éric Lagacé. They will reinterpret arrangements of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Neil Young, Beatles and classics of French and Quebecois song.

Guillaume Martineau, piano; Éric Lagacé, double bass; Janna Kate, vocals

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

5 to 6 p.m.

Intersection of Cartier Avenue and Du-Bord-du-Lac- Lakeshore Road

JAZZ

THE 2022 ART RENTAL COLLECTION – BE ORIGINAL, RENT AN ORIGINAL!

Support local artists and encourage creativity in your community! The Art Rental Service offers high quality artworks for rent or sale for a nominal monthly fee. View the collection online or stop by to appreciate the artworks in person.

Information: 514 630-1220, ext. 1721, or amanda.johnston@pointe-claire.ca.

Acrylic on canvas, 41 x 51 cm
Price: $670 – Rental: $21 / month

Find original gifts for all occasions. Whether to commemorate a retirement or to present as a hostess gift, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the variety of crafts available. Each purchase supports a local artisan.

Chris Boyne, hard black stinker, 2021

THE TRAVERSÉE/CROSSING EXHIBITION ROUND TABLE

Discussion between the curator Didier Morelli and the artists Mark Igloliorte, Michelle Furlong and Chris Boyne on the occasion of the Traversée/Crossing exhibition and the relation between aquatic sports and contemporary art. From kayaking to swimming, from swimsuits to flippers, the discussion dives into the aesthetics of water and play in the works of these artists.

WITH: Didier Morelli (Curator), Mark Igloliorte, Michelle Furlong and Chris Boyne (artists)

10 a.m.

English

Reservation required : 514-630-1220, ext.1795 or brooke.jurdak@pointe-claire.ca 

STEWART HALL ART GALLERY

GUIDED TOUR ON THE THEME OF WATER
STEWART HALL ART GALLERY AND STEWART PARK

The animation team of Stewart Hall Art Gallery welcomes you for a guided tour of the Traversée/Crossing exhibition, around the theme of water sports, curated by Didier Morelli. The tour will end in Stewart Park in front of Charles Daudelin’s artwork Cinétique boréale, that captures the sun, wind, water and sky.

6:30 p.m.

Bilingual

Reservation required : 514-630-1220, ext.1795 or brooke.jurdak@pointe-claire.ca 

STEWART HALL ART GALLERY AND STEWART PARK

Carrie Allison,
First Family (amelanchier alnifolia), 2019

MEETING AT EDGEWATER PARK

Meet the animation team of the Stewart Hall Art Gallery at Edgewater Park to better understand the artworks displayed. These artworks, created by artists Carrie Allison and Julia Rose Sutherland are part of the 2022 Contemporary Native Art Biennial, entitled Land Back, presented at the Art Gallery in the spring.

Limited edition prints of Carrie Allison`s First Family series are available at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery Boutique.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bilingual

Open to all

EDGEWATER PARK

ROUND TABLE : BACA

Join us and meet artists Carrie Allison, Faye HeavyShield, Erin Gingrich and Charlene Vickers who take part in the 6th edition of the Contemporary Native Art Biennial, Land Back. With artworks that relate to the harvest, medicinal flowers and the land, their work unites and addresses the causes of protecting biodiversity as well as restoring governance of their lands.

With: Carrie Allison, Faye HeavyShield, Erin Gingrich et Charlene Vickers, with the commissioner Michael Patten

6 p.m.

In English

Online

Followed by a question period (bilingual)

Reservation required : 514-630-1220, ext.1795 or brooke.jurdak@pointe-claire.ca 

BOOTLEGGER

DIRECTOR: Caroline Monnet

7 p.m.

In French

READING AND REFERENCE ROOM

Reservation required: 514-630-1220, ext.1795 or brooke.jurdak@pointe-claire.ca

THE GRAND MONTRÉAL COMIQUE MAKES A COMEDY CLUB STOP IN POINTE-CLAIRE

On this occasion, the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre will open its terrace where guests can have a drink, alcoholic or not, before and after each show for a complete experience.

STEWART HALL CULTURAL CENTRE

Tickets available at: lepointdevente.com

Cost: $7 (taxes and service charge included)

EMDE: BLUES MANDINGUE

Mamoutou Dembele (EMDE), multi-instrumentalist from the region of Sikasso, in Mali, presents MANDINGO BLUES ; an exclusive concert whose fusions of traditional malian music mix with current trends in an incomparable musical experience.

Mamoutou Dembélé (EMDE), vocals, bahouinou (n’goni), tamani, calabash; Carlo Birri, bass guitar; Aboulaye Koné, electric guitar; Auguste Donald-Dogbo, drums; Elli Miller-Maboungou, percussion

7:30 p.m.

WORLD MUSIC

STEWART PARK

EL TRIO ARGENTINO & FLAVIA GARCIA : LA GENTE DE MI CIUDAD

A celebration of diversity! These artists offer a fresh take on the tango by blending traditional (tango, milonga, and waltz) with urban rhythms inspired by multiple influences. Overlying this sometimes serious, sometimes joyful music, are French and Spanish lyrics that reflect the artists’ view of current Montreal realities.

Flavia Garcia, vocals and text ; José Maria Gianelli, piano, musical direction;  Valeriu Ichim, violin; Francis-Palma Pelletier, double bass; Annie Thibault, flute

7:30 p.m.

WORLD MUSIC

STEWART PARK

MIRADA FLAMENCA

This talented and enthusiastic flamenco quartet, presents a concert where dance and music blend perfectly together accompanied by a lively and passionate repertoire that reflects the art of flamenco dance that is reminiscent of Southern Spain.

José-Luis Perez, vocals; Philippe Jean, guitar; Eric Breton, percussion;
Marie-Andrée Cloutier, dance, bass

7:30 p.m.

WORLD MUSIC

STEWART PARK

THE LORRAINE DESMARAIS TRIO PLAYS BILL EVANS

Bill Evans profoundly revolutionized jazz piano and the trio formation. A subtle performer and inspired composer, Evans integrated the harmonic colors of French impressionists Debussy, Fauré and Ravel into his playing. The musicians of Trio Lorraine Desmarais are thrilled to recreate their favorite Bill Evans pieces on stage: creativity, virtuosity, musicality and sophistication.

Lorraine Desmarais, piano, arrangements; Frédéric Alarie, double bass; Camil Bélisle, drums

7:30 p.m.

JAZZ

STEWART PARK

MG3 PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE

Considered by the CBC as the ”hottest” guitar ensemble in Canada, the Montreal Guitar Trio has quickly established itself as a leader in the renewal and interactions between various musical forms. For more than 20 years, the virtuosity of the musicians, their rigor, their inventiveness and their breathtaking stage presence have conquered audiences around the world and led them to remarkable collaborations, in particular with the California Guitar Trio.

For the very first time, guitarists Sébastien Dufour, Glenn Lévesque and Marc Morin present a vibrant tribute to the music of Ennio Morricone, their most beloved composer.

Glenn Lévesque, Sébastien Dufour, Marc Morin, guitar

7:30 p.m.

WORLD MUSIC

STEWART PARK

LILY TEA: TEA FOR 20’s

Tea for 20’s specializes in popular music of the 1920s by reviving the music whose main purpose was to make people dance at illegal cabarets during the Prohibition era. Tea for 20’s leads the way for you to experience the great years of swing all while honouring the roots of popular jazz in a festive and refined way. Long live SWING!

Lily Thibodeau, vocals, percussion; Antoine Breton, piano; Renaud Paquet, double bass; Alain Baril, clarinet; two dancers

7:30 p.m.

JAZZ-SWING

STEWART PARK

MARIANNE TRUDEL PLAYS ANTÔNIO CARLOS JOBIM

It is with tangible pleasure that pianist Marianne Trudel revisits the magnificent repertoire of Antônio Carlos Jobim, co-founder of bossa nova, who revolutionized music in Brazil. The concert repertoire consists of a delightful mix of bossa nova hits, lesser-known gems and some original compositions by Marianne Trudel, inspired by Brazil.

Marianne Trudel, piano; Étienne Lafrance, double bass; Sacha Daoud, drums, percussion

7:30 p.m.

LATIN JAZZ

STEWART PARK

RAFAEL Y SU ENERGIA DOMINICANA : ENAMORARSE EN LA PLAYA

Rafael Wilsikin Medina, a Latin singer, songwriter from the Dominican Republic, is renowned for his Merengue- and bachata-inspired compositions as well as for a variety of other Latin genres such as salsa, bomba, reggaeton, boléro, balada, etc.  Accompanied by the dynamic orchestra Energía Dominicana, this important figure of the Montreal Latin music scene has appeared at many prestigious festivals. He was also recipient of the “Merengue of the Year” award (2015) at the Premios Latinos Awards Canada for the song “Tirando Duro”.

Rafael (Wilsikin Medina), singer songwriter and producer; 8 musicians and one dancer

As part of the Pointe-Claire Days celebration

7:30 p.m.

WORLD MUSIC

STEWART PARK

SPECIAL CONCERT
LA SINFONIA DE L’OUEST

La Sinfonia de l’Ouest is a dynamic chamber orchestra based in the West Island that brings together experienced professional musicians with accomplished young professionals at the beginning of their careers. Since its founding in 2018, it has gained an enviable reputation for the world-class quality of its performances of classical and contemporary music. Standing ovations have been the norm!

WORKS BY: Vivaldi, Mozart, Turina, Greig, Claude Champagne

Stewart Grant, artistic director; 11 musicians

7:30 p.m.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

STEWART PARK

In August, l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal takes music out to the city’s different neighbourhoods for a third consecutive year! You can catch OSM musicians in the streets, squares, and parks throughout the Island of Montreal with a stop at Stewart Park.

Musicians:

Stéphane Beaulac, trumpet

Amy Horvey, trumpet

Denys Derome, horn

Charles Benaroya, trombone

Pierre Beaudry, bass trombone

A 30-minute program

Works:

– Paul Dukas, Fanfare from « La Péri »

– Anonymous, Sonata from « Die Bankelsangerlieder »

– Victor Ewald, Brass Quintet no. 1, op.5 2^nd and 3^rd mvt.

– Morley Calvert, 1^st  and 4^th mvt. Suite from the Monteregian hills

– George Gershwin, “Porgy and Bess”  suite (arrangement Heinz Czadek)

– Wilke Renwick, Dance

– Manuel Penella, El Gato Montés

5 p.m.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

STEWART PARK

DUO HOOPS

One enormous hula hoop, two eccentric characters… and loads of fun! The Hoops Duo, made up of David and Becky, is an energetic and playful duo. Together, they wiggle with various sizes of hula hoops, dance and juggle while leading the audience into swirling laughter. They will dazzle you as much with their tricks as with their bizarre wit and absurd humour.

David Fiset, Becky Priebe

7:30 p.m.

SHOW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY 

Bilingual

ALEXANDRE-BOURGEAU PARK

CIRCUS PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY (age 3 and up)

After a long journey at sea, the captain and his crew will be stopping over in Pointe-Claire, where they will entertain audiences with rhythmic, upbeat performances. An impressive family circus: a captain, his desk hand and their two talented cabin “boys” will present juggling acts and aerial silk acrobatics. Fun for all!

Productions 3.2.1. Cirque 

6 p.m. – Performance

6:40 p.m. – Circus workshop

CIRCUS PERFORMANCE

FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY 

BRING A PICNIC ! 

VALOIS PARK

DAWN TYLER WATSON : MAD LOVE

Since teaming up with a 7-member band led by award-winning guitarist Ben Racine, Montreal singer and songwriter Dawn Tyler Watson has been thriving, especially after winning top honours at the International Blues Challenge in 2017. Notably, Dawn’s latest album titled Mad Love won the JUNO Award for Blues Album of the Year in Canada. With a sound steeped in jazz, soul, rock and gospel, Watson pushes the boundaries of traditional blues into a whole new dimension!

Dawn Tyler Watson, vocals; Ben Racine, vocals, guitar; François ”Dutch” Dubé, bass; Kaven Jalbert, tenor saxophone; Mat ”Moose”  Mousseau, baritone saxophone; Nicky Estor, drums; John Sadowy, B3 organ

7:30 p.m.

BLUES

VALOIS PARK

KUMPA’NIA

KUMPA’NIA is a joyful troop of festive and clownish percussionists irresistibly inviting to vibrate the hearts and bodies that it crosses on its way! To the sound of original pieces inspired by Brazilian, Cuban and African rhythms, the troupe comes to life like a deranged drum set! The energetic choreography and the scarlet costumes, made from recycled materials, set the carnival tone for the madness of its wild rhythms. A must-see!

8 to 10 musicians, strolling drums performance

As part of the Pointe-Claire Days celebration

6:30 to 7:15 p.m. – EDGEWATER PARK

7:45 to 8:30 p.m. – POINTE-CLAIRE VILLAGE

WORLD MUSIC

GUILLAUME MARTINEAU IN A JAZZ TRIO

Guilllaume Martineau is one of our most versatile pianists.  He was the 2015-2016 Radio-Canada Revelation in jazz.  In classical music, he obtained a master’s degree from McGill University and won first prize at the 2009 Canadian Music Competition.  During his performance, he will have the opportunity to display the multiple facets of his playing.  Guillaume Martineau will be accompanied in a jazz trio with singer Janna Kate and bassist Éric Lagacé. They will reinterpret arrangements of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Neil Young, Beatles and classics of French and Quebecois song.

Guillaume Martineau, piano; Éric Lagacé, double bass; Janna Kate, vocals

5 to 6 p.m.

JAZZ 

Intersection of Cartier Avenue and Du-Bord-du-Lac- Lakeshore Road

MINI EXHIBITION
ODE TO NATURE – LA BOUTURE, MARIE MALGORN 

Trained in graphic design, creativity is Marie’s playground. Founder of La Bouture, she creates flowers made of high-end crepe paper which are sculpted, shaped and dyed by hand, in Montreal.
Marie resolved to bring paper flowers back into fashion as they require no water, don’t cause any pollen allergies, and they do not wilt. Furthermore, they are unique and sustainable, and allow her to express all of her creativity by working with paper and colours.

Bringing you joy and poetry is La Bouture’s philosophy!

STEWART HALL — KIDS’ CORNER

Free admission

STEWART HALL — KIDS’ CORNER

Free admission

ART ACTIVITY IN THE PARK  

2 to 4 p.m.

FOR ALL AGES

Bilingual

Open to all

STEWART HALL ART GALLERY AND STEWART PARK

ONE BOAT, TWO BOAT 

WITH:  Chris Boyne

2 p.m.

Stewart Hall Art Gallery

Reservation required : 514 630-1220, poste 1795 ou brooke.jurdak@pointe-claire.ca

THE 2022 MiNi ART RENTAL COLLECTION

Discover the 2022 Mini Art Rental Collection, showing the talents of Pointe-Claire youth aged 12 and under. These inspirational artworks are available for rental or sale throughout the year.

Proceeds from the 2022 Mini Art Rental Collection will be donated to the West Island Community Shares campaign in support of community groups that focus on the development of strong and resilient children.

READING AND REFERENCE ROOM

The Stewart Hall Reading and Reference Room is a friendly space that is open to all at no charge. Come and discover the book collection, handmade items from the Boutique, and works of art from the Art Rental and Sales Service, or just enjoy a relaxing space that will awaken your curiosity.

STEWART HALL CULTURAL CENTRE

Monday to Friday: 1 to 5 p.m.        |        Wednesday evening : 5 to 8 p.m.        |        Saturday: closed in June, July and August      |        Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.

Your kids will have a great time discovering our fantastic selection of educational board games and puzzles to bust boredom and develop patience and concentration.

STEWART HALL CULTURAL CENTRE

Monday to Friday: 1 to 5 p.m.        |        Wednesday evening : 5 to 8 p.m.        |        Saturday: closed in June, July and August      |        Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.

The Cultural Centre offers daycares a special program of shows and workshops to introduce the little ones to the performing arts.

Ages 3 to 5

Based on the spirit of discovery, this program offers activities to daycare centres, school groups, and homeschoolers. Through the Stewart Hall Art Gallery’s guided tours, they can enjoy works of art adapted to their level. Art workshops given by an art educator allow them to deepen their appreciation through a practical activity and playing with different materials.

Guided tours and art workshops are also offered to groups and organizations of various types: seniors’ residences, cultural, community or health organization, etc.