Welcome on board

The Convertibles is a unique event featuring collective creations presented in 10 Quebec locations and is part of the activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of Journées de la culture.

Inspired by an experiment conducted since 1997 by the Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon (in French) , the project consisted in the creation of 10 public works of art that brought together professional artists and groups of citizens. Each collective had been given a bus which it had to transform, rebuild, inhabit, or convert – both inside and out.

Eight Quebec municipalities and one region have associated themselves with this initiative as production partners. Artistic, cultural, and educational organizations have also participated in the project as local operators. As for the busses, they have been provided courtesy of local transporters or, in some cases, by municipal transportation corporations.

Partners :

The Convertibles is produced by the Secretariat of the Journées de la culture in cooperation with the participating municipalities and region, and various public and private partners: the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, ministère de la Culture et des Communications, ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions, Conseil des Arts du Canada, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Bureau de la Capitale-Nationale, Ville de Montréal, Ville de Québec and Loto-Québec.

The Secretariat also wishes to thank the Association des propriétaires d’autobus du Québec, Nova Bus, A. Girardin inc, BFL assurances, as well as local transporters: Société de transport de Montréal (STM), Réseau de transport de la Capitale, Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL), Autobus Galland (Laval), Autobus La Pocatière, Autobus Victoriaville, Transport Jacques-Cartier Ltée (Portneuf) and Intercar (Saguenay).