Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal

Announced during the last Conseil des arts de Montréal’s annual luncheon on March 27, 2012, the winner of the 27^th Grand Prixis the Festival du nouveau cinéma for its 40^th anniversary which provided the opportunity to present an outstanding and magnificent edition. The jury was impressed by the diligence, avant-gardism, originality, and diversity of the festival’s programming this year. It was also delighted by the efforts made to groom a solid and dynamic new management team within the organization, a commendable initiative that will contribute to its longevity.Press release

Louise Roy (Conseil des arts de Montréal),Claude Chamberlan and Nicolas Girard Deltruc (Festival du nouveau cinéma, winner of the 27^th Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal), Helen Fotopulos (Ville de Montréal) and Louis Lalande (Radio-Canada, official partner of the 27^th Grand Prix) Photo: Pierre Dury

The nine finalists of the 27th Grand Prix. A video by Yannick B. Gélinas. Thanks to Radio-Canada, partenaire officiel, and to ARTV.

The eight other finalists were:

En Piste, for its leading role in the recognition and development of circus arts in Montreal and abroad, and for having become one of the main levers of the vitality and evolution of the circus arts milieu in Montreal.

The Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) for its new spaces for the creation, production and presentation of digital arts, notably the Satosphère and the Foodlab, which are unique in North America.

The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal for La Triennalequébécoise 2011, amajor exhibition in visual arts that has highlight the energetic and current trends of contemporary creation showing the talent and the know-how of emerging and established artists.

The Compagnie Fortier Danse-Création for its 30 years of existence highlighted by the presentation of three pieces from the company’s repertoire: Solo 30x30, Bras de Plomb and Cabane, as well as the creation of an event with the Festival international de la littérature and a publication with UQAM’s gallery.

The magazine Liberté for its longevity, the quality of its editorial content, the dynamism of its team, and all of the events created to mark its 50^th anniversary, such as publishing the anthology L’Écrivain dans la cité, launching the show Liberté de parole and producing an exhibition at the BANQ (Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec).

The Orchestre Métropolitain for the passion, originality and virtuosity of its conductor and artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and for the artistic quality of inspired performances and the accessibility and commitment toward its community.

PME-ARTfor its unique and intelligent exploration of interdisciplinarity as well as its innovative and distinctive process which gives way to new and unusual performances combining music, literature, visual arts, poetry and philosophy.

Aux Écuriesfor its grand event: the opening of its centre for theatrical creation and presentation in Montreal – unique of its kind in Canada– which marked a major accomplishment in the area of overall theatre development.

Description

You may already be familiar with our Grand Prix. Every year since 1985, the Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal has recognized the excellence of a Montreal artistic organization and its remarkable achievements.

Circus arts, visual arts, digital arts, film and video, dance, literature, music, theatre, and new artistic practices. Nine arts disciplines, nine finalists and one winner whose name is revealed during the annual Grand Prix luncheon. This highly anticipated ceremony, held in March, brings together over 800 representatives from the municipal, business and arts communities.

The nine finalists are selected in December by the evaluation committees; the winner is chosen from among them by an outside jury composed of four well-known Montrealers and the Chair of the Conseil. This is an important event for arts organizations. Each of them receives a $5,000 bursary generously offered by a Montreal philanthropist: Richard Bruno, Beyond If Corporation (digital arts), Pierre R. Desmarais, Fondation Pierre Desmarais-Belvédère (theatre), Jean-Pierre Desrosiers (circus arts), Maurice Forget, Fasken Martineau (visual arts), René Malo, Fondation René Malo (film and video), Peter McAuslan, McAuslan Brewery (literature), Luc Plamondon (new artistic practices), Alvin Segal C.M., Peerless Clothing (dance), and David Sela (music).

The winner receives a $25,000 bursary, as well as a work of art by a Montreal artist commissioned by the Conseil. Another great way to encourage creation!

The list of winners since 1985 provides an impressive look at the quality of our artistic organizations, which have contributed to defining the culture that permeates our city today: creative, innovative and resolutely turned towards excellence.

The participation of Radio-Canada, loyal collaborator of the Grand Prix since 1994 and official partner since 2009, allows us to produce a video on the finalists. Furthermore, the Conseil des arts de Montréal wishes to thank ARTV, also a partner in this year’s edition.

Poems by Claude Beausoleil, Poète de la Cité, reed at the Grand Prix’s 27th annual luncheon 

Consult the list of the winners, artists who have created the commemorative works and nominated organizations.

See the finalists of the 26th and 27th edition on video.

Information:

Line Lampron,
Executive Secretary
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Édifice Gaston-Miron
1210 Sherbrooke Street East
Montreal, Quebec H2L 1L9
(514) 280-3582
llampron.p@ville.montreal.qc.ca

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