LEGACY 2012

Artistic Director and Program Director: René Derouin
Co-ordinator: Chloë Charce

Guest artists 2011: BGL (Jasmin Bilodeau, Sébastien Giguère, Nicolas Laverdière), Pascale Girardin, Jean-Jules Soucy, Terrrance Houle, Jean-Denis Boudreau, Betsabeé Romero, Cal Lane, José Luis Torres; Joséphine Bacon, poet; Cristina García Islas, composer
Guest artists 2012: Paloma Torres, Maribel Portela, Normand Ménard, Pierre Dostie.

SITE HOURS:
July 14 to September 3, 2012: open 7 days/week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
September 8 to October 14, 2012: open Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PROGRAM


Saturday, July 14 11:30 a.m.  At the Petit Jardin, Rue de l’Église: BRUNCH with Symposium artists and guest speaker Jean Désy. Meeting with the public.
2:00 p.m.   At the Jardins du Précambrien: Official OPENING, in the presence of the 2012 artists and the President of the Fondation Derouin, Jacques Dufresne.
5:00 p.m.   Talk by guest speaker Jean Désy, roving poet and writer.
6:30 p.m.   Cocktail reception on the terrace at the Jardins du Précambrien

Sunday, July 15 2:00 p.m. Meeting with the 2012 artists: Paloma Torres, Maribel Portela, Normand Ménard, Pierre Dostie, Chloë Charce – round table discussion on the terrace and guided tour.

Monday, July 16 2:00 p.m. Meeting with the artist Paloma Torres at the Agora de l’Animation and her site.

Tuesday, July 17 2:00 p.m. Meeting with the artist Maribel Portela at the Agora de l’Animation and her site.

Wednesday, July 18 2:00 p.m. Meeting with the artist Normand Ménard at the Agora de l’Animation and his site.
5:30 p.m. Talk by Paloma Torres and Maribel Portela at the Mexico space, organized by the Ambassy of Mexico in Montreal.

Thursday, July 19 2:00 p.m. Meeting with the composer Pierre Dostie at the Agora de l’Animation and his site.

Saturday, July 21 2:00 p.m. Guided tour and meeting with Henri Dorion, geographer.                                                  
*L’arbre de la mémoire de la langue française project: naming the land through geography.

Sunday, July 22 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Saturday, July 28 2:00 p.m. Guided tour and meeting with Pierre Nepveu, poet.
*L’arbre de la mémoire de la langue française project: naming the land through poetry.

Sunday, July 29 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Saturday, August 4 2:00 p.m. Guided tour and meeting with Michel Allard, historian.
*L’arbre de la mémoire de la langue française project: naming our regional history. 

Sunday, August 5 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Saturday, August 11 2:00 p.m. Guided tour and meeting with art historian Manon Regimbald.
*L’arbre de la mémoire de la langue française project: naming art.

Sunday, August 12 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Saturday, August 18 2:00 p.m. Guided tour along the trails and Jardins du Précambrien development project with René Derouin.

Sunday, August 19 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Saturday August 25 2:00 p.m. Meeting with composer Cristina García Islas at the Agora de la Sonorité.

Sunday, August 26 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Saturday, September 1 2:00 p.m. Citizens’ day: open house for citizens of Val-David and homage to two of its founding families (Dufresne and Ménard). Concert/performance by Pierre Dostie.

Sunday, September 2 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Monday, September 3 2:00 p.m. Guided tour, collective artwork at the Agora de l’Animation.

Saturday, September 15 2:00 p.m. At the Jardins du Précambrien: BENEFIT EVENT, with guest speaker (to be confirmed).

September 15-16, 22-23,
29-30
Fall colours along the trails. Guided tour.

October 6-7-8, 13-14 Fall colours along the trails. Guided tour.

* L’arbre de la mémoire de la langue française is an in situ installation created by the public in collaboration with our guests

School and other groups received weekdays, by reservation, July 16 to October 26, 2012

For more information, contact us by phone: 819 322-7167 or e-mail: info@fondationderouin.com