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12th edition of the Journées de la culture:
a resounding success!
Arts and culture marked a 12th consecutive victory by the end of the Journées de la culture, which took place on last September 26, 27 and 28. This annual not-to-be-missed encounter mobilized 350,000 fans of culture in 295 Quebec municipalities, and this through a veritable parade of activities with each one more captivating than the other.
In Montreal more than 3,000 fans took advantage of the free TD Canada Trust shuttles buses that serviced 140 of the proposed activities in the city on Saturday and Sunday. The media coverage was once again very extensive with more than 750 articles and notices in the printed press, TV and radio throughout Quebec. More than 80% of the activity organizers noted a significant increase of visibility due to their participation.
5,570 persons demonstrated their support for culture by voting on the ivoteforculture.com. To read some of the commentaries.
We extent our thanks to the many supporters who loyally back the Journées de la culture: the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, the Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions, Hydro-Québec, TD Canada Trust, Tourisme Québec, BOS advertising agency, Carat Strategem and all the radio stations and television channels who air the Journées de la culture ads for free.
Mark the date in your agendas: the next edition of the Journées de la culture will take place on September 25, 26 and 27, 2009.
Job posting
Communications Director
We are seeking a communications director. The chosen candidate will be responsible for all of the communication activities aimed at promoting the mission, programs and activities of Culture pour tous.
For the complete job description, go to www.culturepourtous.ca (in French).
Interested candidates may send their application dossier, at the latest at 4:00 pm, November 21 2008, to info@culturepourtous.ca or by fax to 514 873-2724, and specifying Communications director position on your application.
Mediation: a subject of interest for cultural development
People in cultural circles throughout Quebec are increasingly interested in cultural mediation. Eva Quintas, the Culture pour tous project director, presented a workshop in St-Jérôme on October 21st at the Conseil régional de la culture des Laurentides, and delivered a talk at the colloquium “S’engager et imaginer l’avenir” held by the Villes et villages d’art et de patrimoine (VVAP) network on October, 30 and 31 in Rivière-du-Loup.
Four public artworks to celebrate Quebec’s artistic diversity
As part of the Diversity Rally and Quebec’s Week of Intercultural Encounters, Culture pour tous is responsible for instigating and coordinating the creation of four collective works in four Quebec cities. In Granby, Hélène Plourde in collaboration with Atelier 19 is creating a bas-relief on the theme of dialogue; in Sherbrooke, Nathalie Caron and Margrethe Ulvik are conceiving a Les bateaux- fleet of reduced scale metal boats inspired by the idea of the initiation journey; in Victoriaville, Lynda Baril, Laurent Luneau and Michelle Rappe are drawing a concrete sidewalk with a tree and cast objects; finally, in Québec City, photographer Éric Côté and the author Pedro Nel Marquez will present a series of portraits representing residents of the capital from different origins.
The artworks have been unveiled in each city September 23-28, 2008. The Diversity Rally is a 400 km cycling tour for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, which will make stops in the cities of Granby, Sherbrooke, Victoriaville and Quebec City. The project is being implemented with the support of the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles du Québec and the participating cities.
To follow the creation of the artworks
Cultural Logbook
Encountering teachers
 Denyse Clermont, the Cultural Logbook coordinator, was in Quebec-City on October 30 and 31 in order to promote the Logbook during the conference “Mes compétences, ma profession” presented by the Association québécoise des enseignantes et enseignants du primaire.
She will be in Trois Rivières on November 14 and 15 for the conference “Branchés sur les artistes ! De toutes les façons” organized by the Association québécoise des éducatrices et éducateurs spécialisés en arts plastiques. In addition to running the information booth, she will lead a workshop on the interactive version of the Logbook which can be consulted at www.carnetdelaculture.ca (in French). The many appreciative commentaries she received confirm that the Cultural Logbook serves its purpose well.
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From art practice to social encounter
La Robe des Nations (The Dress of Nations) 
