From September 11 to 21, discover – or rediscover – the artworks around you. Join the Public Art Treasure Hunt by registering for one of the five 90-minute tours offered free of charge in the Ville-Marie Borough. Places are limited, so reserve yours now!
Métro Tour: leaves from the Champ-de-Mars station; ends at the Berri-UQAM station
Register for the Métro Tour
Orange Tour: leaves from the McGill station, Union South exit; ends at the McCord Museum
Register for the Orange Tour
Purple Tour: leaves from the Square-Victoria-OACI station, Saint-Antoine exit; ends at the Centre d’histoire de Montréal
Register for the Purple Tour
Pink Tour: Leaves from the Berri-UQAM station, Sainte-Catherine exit; ends at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Register for the Pink Tour
Blue Tour: Leaves from and ends at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts
Register for the Blue Tour
Tour schedule
| 10:30 a.m. to noon | 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. | |
| Thursday September 11 | Métro and Blue | Orange |
| Saturday September 13 | Purple | Métro |
| Sunday September 14 | Pink | |
| Thursday September 18 | Métro | Pink |
| Saturday September 20 | Orange and Blue | Métro |
| Sunday September 21 | Purple |
Contest
You could win one of ten packages for two people including two Unlimited weekend passes from the STM, passes to the four partner museums (Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée d’art contemporain, McCord Museum, Centre d’histoire de Montréal), and visits to Montréal artists’ studios. The draw will take place on September 22.Test your knowledge by entering the contest on facebook.com/bureaudartpublic and finding the answers to the questions on ville.montreal.qc.ca/artpublic.
September 19: Free colloquium, L’art public: nouveaux territoires, nouveaux enjeux
Are you interested in issues related to public art? In collaboration with the Public Art Bureau of the Ville de Montréal, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) has organized the colloquium L’art public: nouveaux territoires, nouveaux enjeux. Presenters include David Moinard, director of art programming for the Projet Estuaire in Nantes; Kirsten Dunne, representative of the Fourth Plinth programme in London; Jean-Dominique Secondi, associate director of the Arter agency in Paris; and Claude Cormier, landscape architect with Claude Cormier + Associés in Montréal. Register online at colloqueartpublic.uqam.ca. If you can’t make it to the colloquium, the presentations will be available on the Web later on.
