A city can boast of being a cultural metropolis when art is accessible and the supply is diversified. With an artist’s salary and children to support, I find that I can still manage to hit the town! Here are my suggestions.
I’m a big fan of the Maisons de la Culture! The Plateau Mont-Royal facility is three minutes from my home and I try to go as often as possible. My children as well can discover all kinds of cultural treasures which encourages their love of the arts because that’s where it all begins!
I take advantage of rush-seats available at almost all theatres, too.
The Musée d’art contemporain is free and the Museum of Fine Arts is half-price on Wednesday evenings! Not to mention the many artists’ centres scattered throughout the city that feature astounding works, and are free as well! It’s also worth looking into the exhibitions on the RCAAQ (Réseau d’Art Actuel) website and planning a few visits – just avoid the vernissage evenings, it’ll be more relaxing!
The RAIQ (Regroupement des arts interdisciplinaires du Québec) website is also a showcase for what is currently happening in interdisciplinary arts and allows us to discover, yet again, surprises that sometimes get less media attention, but are nonetheless artistically alluring.
And, even though they’ve come and gone, but will most likely return next June, are the FTA and the many small events that interest me, like la rue Kitétonne (Promenade Masson) and L’Écho d’un fleuve (Centre-Sud), which decentralize the downtown cultural core and make culture come to life right in various neighbourhoods. They really make us want to discover Montreal and all its madness, beyond the beaten paths.
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