Financial Support for 21 Eco-Friendly Artistic Projects in Montréal

Aluma is receiving $25,000 to carry out Cap sur le fleuve, a puppeteer-manned sailing trip from Montréal to Saguenay. At each stop, the sailor-puppeteers will disembark with their spectacular shows and mediation workshops to delight the public.

Atelier La Coulée is getting $30,000 for research into the production of environmentally and socially responsible materials for community-based artistic activities involving lost-wax casting.

ATSA will receive $25,000 to bring scientists together to assess the environmental value of digital data with the creation and presentation of La Ferme, ou comment nourrir un futur intelligent, an exploration of artificial intelligence in our lives.

Conteurs à gages has been awarded $30,000 to produce the environmental storytelling show Contes et légendes de Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie.

Eastern Bloc will receive $25,000 to develop a socio-ecological transition plan and study the potential impact of remotely integrated technologies on the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions and production and creative habits.

Écoscéno will obtain $25,000 for the implementation and distribution of a shared inventory tool to support an organizational transition to management practices geared to environmentally responsible and economical materials.

Les Compagnons Baroques has been awarded $20,000 for the creation and performance of Apostas(I)e, an environmentally themed show at the crossroads of fiction and documentary theatre.

FTA is receiving $10,000 to co-develop a practical guide to eco-design with its partners and promote its use by artists and designers working with partner associations.

Le Monastère is receiving $20,000 to create a green development plan for its Le Jardin performance venue in order to present circus performances year-round, equip other venues and encourage artists and audiences in their eco-responsible transition.

Les précieuses fissures has been awarded $25,000 to consolidate its environmentally friendly approach through three separate projects corresponding to the stages of creation, production and presentation.

Le Vivier will obtain $20,000 for its green consolidation of Le Vivier and Vox Populi’s new shared venue, Sainte-Hilda, in a virtuous circle of sharing and dialogue with residents living near the green alleyway.

Metropolis bleu is receiving $5,000 to hold an ecological fiction writing competition across four universities to engage 18-to-30-year-olds in relation to climate change. Two $1,000 bursaries will be awarded, and podcasts with professional interpreters will be created.

Nouveau Théâtre Expérimental (NTE) has been awarded $22,000 for the creation of Jardin, a show that questions the relationship between humans and the plant world. The composition of this garden will be inspired by community initiatives and issues facing the Centre-Sud neighborhood.

Oktoécho is receiving $22,000 to present five concert-lectures where scientists will join artists to discuss environment-related topics. Audiences are invited to bring a mug to help themselves to coffee and tea on-site.

OPTICA will receive $15,000 to develop sustainable development policies and action plans for three arts organizations, the OPTICA centre, MOMENTA and Galerie B-312, with support from the Conseil québécois des événements écoresponsables.

Productions Onishka will receive $20,000 to design an aki-manifesto for the next seven generations (“aki” means “territory” in Anishinaabemowin), a roadmap for environmental stewardship and territorial protection, and an eco-friendly event (Indigenous Contemporary Scene).

Projet MÛ has been awarded $23,000 to create audio-narrative content that will enhance the experience of children, teachers and its team of interpreter-mediators as part of the artistic and community-based project Après Tout… il restera Nous.

Théâtre Aux Écuries is receiving $17,000 to support the Écos-cool committee’s steps to raise awareness and share knowledge with new partners, develop a storage pool, and implement eco-responsible protocols in its workshops, benefiting a vast community.

Théâtre Déchaînés will receive $23,000 for the development of an eco-accessibility action plan, a concept that seeks to combine eco-responsibility and accessibility right from the start of the creative process and throughout its execution.

Teesri Duniya Theatre has been awarded $25,000 to present a varied lineup of shows and activities at the Backyard Theatre, a new environmentally responsible open-air space

Toxique Trottoir will receive $30,000 to launch a new research and creation phase for the Un conte dans la glace project, which presents an eco-design approach to bioplastics, in partnership with Écoscéno and the Jardin botanique de Montréal.

“The arts community has always been at the forefront of, and actively engaged in, issues of eco-responsibility. The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec is proud to provide 21 organizations with funding to develop and carry out their innovative ideas while incorporating sustainable development practices. These initiatives will have a positive impact on Montréal audiences and on the arts community as a whole.”

“On behalf of the Conseil des arts de Montréal, I would like to extend my sincerest congratulations to the arts organizations whose innovative and promising projects have been selected. Whether by revisiting their practices to reduce their carbon footprint or by putting forward new narratives that stir people to action, they stand out as inspiring agents of change committed to the much-needed socio-ecological transition.”

“Culture Montréal has the privilege of encouraging the socio-ecological transition by creating a space for dialogue and positioning the arts and culture sector as a true vector of change. The arts milieu plays an invaluable role in prompting us to reflect on how we think and act in favour of our collective well-being. It is a partnership that echoes our desire to facilitate initiatives that deserve both support and visibility.”