WELCOME

To register for the virtual International Conference Art as an Agent for Change: How do Art, Museum, and Education Practices Inspire Action? (31 May - 3 June 2021) : 

1) Start by login to Grenadine.

2) Then click on register now.

3) Then, select the ticket(s)* you wish to purchase from among :
- Ticket 1 : Opening of the Conference ( $10) +tx - May 31, 2021 
- Ticket 2 : International Conference - Regular fee ($30) +tx - June 1, 2 and 3, 2021  
- Ticket 3 : International Conference - Reduced fee** ($15) +tx - June 1, 2 and 3, 2021

* Please note that if you wish to attend the entire International Conference you must purchase both a ticket for the opening event on 31 May 2021 and a ticket for the days of 1, 2 and 3 June 2021 (regular or reduced fee). No place will be reserved for the session(s) for which you have not purchased a ticket.

** The reduced fee for June 1, 2 and 3, 2021 is offered in order to provide greater accessibility to our event.

4) Once your transaction has been completed, you will automatically receive by email your tickets and all the necessary information to connect to the Zoom Webinar sessions on the day(s) of the event***. 

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The entire conference will take place on the platform Zoom Video Webinars.
You must have a Zoom account to participate in the conference.
If you do not already have a Zoom account, you can create one here for free.

To view our full program, click here.

To visit our website, click here.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

MONDAY, MAY 31

Opening of the International Conference

5:30 to 6:00 pm – Word of welcome
Mona Trudel, Professor, School of Visual and Media Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Stéphane Aquin, Director General, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA)
Magda Fusaro, Rector, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

6:00 to 7:30 pm – Conference What components within your creative practice contribute to and inspire a call to action?
Kent Monkman, Visual Artist
Manon Barbeau, Documentary filmmaker, Co-founder of Wapikoni Mobile
Moderator: Mélanie Deveault, Director of the Education and Wellness Department, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA)

TUESDAY, JUNE 1

9:30 to 10:50 am – Conference How does art contribute to individual and collective change (part 1)?
Richard Sandell, Professor of Museum Studies, Co-director of the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester
Lois Silverman, Public Scholar of Museum Education and Professor of Museum Studies, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Moderator: Marilyn Lajeunesse,  Educational Programs Officer – Adults and Community Groups, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA)

10:50 to 11:20 am – Video clip Presentation of projects (part 1)
Marcelle Dubé, Hélène Duval, Sylvie Fortin, Maryse Gagné, Noémie Maignien, Dominique Rey and Simon Zagari

11:35 am to 1:00 pm – Panel What is the impact of artistic practices with social and educational aims on artists and their practices?
Constanza Camelo-Suarez, Professor, Department of Arts and Letters, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Cindy Schwartz, Founder and Director, Les Muses
Angèle Séguin, Dramatist, Artistic Director, Théâtre des Petites Lanternes
Stanley Février, Visual artist
Moderator: Adriana de Oliveira, Professor, School of Visual and Media Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2

9:30 to 10 am – Video clip Presentation of projects (part 2)
Nathalie Casemajor, Esther Filion, Louise Giroux, Abdoul Abdoulaye Oumate, Marco Pronovost, Eva Sandri, Margaux Szuter and Mona Trudel

10:00 to 11:20 am – Conference How does art contribute to individual and collective change (part 2)? 
Isabelle Ginot, Professor, Department of Dance, Université Paris 8
Maria Nengeh Mensah, Professor, School of Social Work, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Moderator: Ève Lamoureux, Professor, Department of Art History, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

11:35 am to 1:00 pm. – Panel What is the contribution of artistic practices in health care, community, and educational settings?
Dr. Patricia Garel, Child psychiatrist, Adolescent Psychiatry Department, CHU Sainte-Justine, Founder of the Espace transition program
Émilie Fortier, Director of Services, St. Laurent Campus, Old Brewery Mission
Emmanuelle Allard, Teacher specializing in visual and dramatic arts at elementary school, Centre de services scolaires de Montréal (CSSDM)
Véro Leduc, Professor, Department of Social and Public Communication, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Moderator: Sylvie Fortin, Professor, Department of Dance, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

9:30 to 9:45 am – Video clip Presentation of projects (part 3)
Elisabeth Otto, Natasha S. Reid, Melissa Smith, Joanne Waxman and Suzane Weber da Silva

9:45 to 10:00 am – Screening The contribution of art to the recovery and social inclusion of marginalized people (2018)
Mona Trudel, Sylvie Fortin, Carole Marceau, Adriana de Oliveira, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Olivier Farmer, Pierre Lauzon and Sylvie Trudelle

10:00 to 11:20 am – Conference What about artistic practices with social aims in Canada and Brazil?
Judith Marcuse, Founder and Co-director, International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC)
Marcos Antonio Cândido Carvalho, Director, AXE Project
Moderator: Adriana de Oliveira, Professor, School of Visual and Media Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

11:35 am to 1:00 pm – Panel Mobilizing leaders and partners around artistic projects in care, community, and educational contexts: dream or reality?
Danièle Racine, Commissioner of Cultural Mediation, Service de la culture, Ville de Montréal
Rhodnie Désir, Choreographer, Lecturer, Artistic Director, RD Créations (RDC)
Hélène Lévesque, Pedagogical Advisor, Centre de services scolaires de Montréal (CSSDM)
Louise Poissant, Scientific Director, Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et culture (FRQSC)
Hannah Claus, Visual artist, Co-founder of Daphne ArtCentre
Moderator: Mona Trudel, Professor, School of Visual and Media Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Closing of the conference

5:00 to 7:00 pm – Screening film Apparaître. L’art à visage humain (2021) and panel
Fanny H-Levy, Visual artist
Francine Saillant, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Université Laval
Mona Trudel, Professor, School of Visual and Media Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Ève Lamoureux, Professor, Department of Art History, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Moderator: Lourdès Rodriguez Del Barrio, Professor, School of Social Work, Université de Montréal

To be seen on the conference website!

Scientific poster presentation from graduate students, to access it click here.
Anne-Philippe Beaulieu, Indira Béraud, Aziz Boughedir, Christine Brault, Anna Brunette,
Camille Courier, Laura Delphino, Anna-Lou Galassini, Veronica Gill, Felicia F. Leu,
Brigitte Nga Ondigui, Andréanne Parent, Geneviève Saumier,
Marie Tissot and Alexandra Tourigny Fleury