Who are the actors of the art market? Is it possible to collect without a big budget? How do you choose what artwork to collect?

In this workshop presented by SéminArts, an educational program of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the art world, its functioning, and its market. Followed by a visit to the fair, you will also connect with other emerging collectors and industry stakeholders.

This event will be held in French only.

This workshop begins before the general open hours of the fair.

### Facilitator
Christine Blais, SéminArts Coordinator, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal 
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April 12 to 14, 2024

Grand Quay, Port of Montreal

Plural 2024: a record-breaking edition! Presented by National Bank, Plural took place from April 12 to 14 at the Grand Quay of the Port of Montreal. The fair brought together 46 Canadian galleries and the works of over 500 artists.

The Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC), which has been organizing the event for 17 years, is particularly proud to have welcomed over 10,500 visitors, a record turnout since the fair moved to the Grand Quay in 2019.

Despite some intermittent rain, the festive atmosphere was an ideal setting to make new acquaintances and discover art. AGAC is delighted with the enthusiastic response from the public, which was made up of art lovers from all backgrounds, who came to acquire, discover or admire the incredible selection of works presented at Plural.

Plural Art Fair

Workshop

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SéminArts pour les 18-30 ans : atelier d’initiation au collectionnement de l’art contemporain et son marché

Join evlyne Laurin for a visit of the exhibition *Mémoire matérielle*, a curatorial project presented in the Pavilion at Plural. Explore the exhibited works as well as the artists behind them, while learning more about the creative process of the curator and how she shaped this exhibition. This artistic showcase brings together over twenty artists and a variety of three-dimensional works, highlighting the different materials and styles of contemporary sculptural practice in Quebec and Canada.

The visit will be conducted in French, but the mediator will answer questions in both languages.

### Mediator
evlyne Laurin, exhibition curator and Legacy Steward, Assemblage

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Guided tour

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Mémoire Matérielle: Deep Dive in the Curatorial Framework

Identity is constantly in flux, multifaceted. It is shaped by displacement and migration, both deconstructing and celebrating place, territory and home. Many artists choose to document this plurality, elevating art as refuge, anchorage, resistance and empowerment. The PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art, in partnership with AGAC, presents a conversation in which artists discuss projects that have emerged from their diasporic experiences.

This event will be bilingual (French and English). 

### Moderator
Cheryl Sim, Managing Director and Curator, PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art 

### Panelists
Eddy Firmin, artist

Yen-Chao Lin, artist

Anahita Norouzi, multidisciplinary artist 
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Diaspora and Disappearance in Contemporary Art: Plural Identities  

In a moment so rapaciously driven by material culture, art is a material that holds—and slows—time. Led by the founding publisher of *[Momus](https://momus.ca/)*, Sky Goodden, this tour will look at ten artists’ treatment of time. We will consider how time gets pointed to, preserved, and sometimes contradicted across ten different practices. 

This tour will be held in English only.

### Mediator
Sky Goodden, Founding Publisher, *Momus*
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Time Eternal: A Tour Through 10 Artists’ Treatment of Time

Western art history teaches us that textiles, embroidery, ceramics and jewelry are associated with leisure and hobbies, crafts and women's art. In an assertive feminist gesture, many contemporary artists have deliberately reinvested these skills and materials to encourage a re-evaluation of past productions and foster a more inclusive approach to art. However, this narrative overlooks a number of artists whose work draws on other sources. What are their legacies? What drives them today?  

### Moderator
Anne-Marie St-Jean Aubre, Curator of Quebec and Canadian Contemporary Art (1945 to Today), Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 

### Panelists
Maria Ezcurra,  artist and educator 

Julie Grenier, multidisciplinary artist 

Mallory Lowe Mpoka, multidisciplinary artist 
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L’artisanat aujourd’hui : un geste de résistance ?

*[Momus](https://momus.ca/)* editors and critics Merray Gerges, Jessica Lynne, and Catherine G. Wagley will come together from their respective coasts to discuss the significant inflection point at which we find ourselves in art criticism and publishing. The conversation, moderated by *[Momus](https://momus.ca/)*’ founding publisher Sky Goodden, will touch on the new existential threats to art writing (boycotts, closures, and conglomerations!) but largely focus on the regenerative and redirecting potential of this moment, especially for independent art publishers and historically underrepresented art writers. 

Supported by Art Speaks

This event will be held in English only.

### Moderator
Sky Goodden, Publisher, Momus 

### Panelists
Merray Gerges, Associate Editor, Momus

Jessica Lynne, Associate Editor, Momus 

Catherine G. Wagley, Managing Editor, Momus 
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Momus Talks: Charting an Inflection Point in Art Criticism & Publishing

Writing grants can be tedious and sometimes even discouraging; it entails many hours of invisible and unpaid work in the daily schedule of an artist. Yet, they are a crucial step in funding the research, the production, and the dissemination of artworks; it is important to respond to them and take them seriously. What are the best practices? What mistakes should be avoided?

This event will be held in French only.

### Facilitators
Lise Fraïssé, Project Manager, Artch 

Sarah Kitzy Gineau Delyon, General Director, Artch
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Mode d'emploi : mieux réussir mes demandes de subventions !

As part of its mission to promote artistic practices from Afrodescendant and African communities, [Nigra Iuventa](https://www.nigraiuventa.com/) invites you on a guided tour of six galleries, highlighting major works by black women. More specifically, we will be exploring approaches informed by the ethics of love, as theorized by the American intellectual and academic bell hooks. From an Afrofeminist perspective, we will offer new insights into contemporary practices.

This tour will be held in French only.

### Mediator
Diane Gistal, independent curator and General Director, [Nigra Iuventa](https://www.nigraiuventa.com/)
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Un parcours présenté par Nigra Iuventa

Given the significant impact of the pandemic on their growth and their subsequent need for rapid adaptation, art fairs find themselves facing new challenges in 2024. Considering factors such as the evolving economy, changing public expectations, collectors’ needs, and shifting gallery realities, this roundtable aims to explore the role of art fairs, asking the question: how are art fairs shaping up today? 

This event will be held in English only.

### Moderator
Anie Deslauriers, General Director, AGAC 
### Panelists
Gareth Brown-Jowett, Co-owner, Patel Brown 

Mia Nielsen, Director, Art Toronto

Anne Roger, Collection Manager, Giverny Capital
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Today’s Art Fair 

Join Tatum Dooley on a tour that features artists showing at Plural for the first time. This includes emerging artists new to the art market and established artists who have never shown at the fair. The tour will discuss building an art collection and the benefits of collecting emerging artists.

This tour will be held in English only.

### Mediator
Tatum Dooley, Founder, [Art Forecast](https://artforecast.substack.com/)
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First Look

How does ecofeminism manifest itself in the production and reception of contemporary art? Based on the conviction that feminists and environmentalists should work hand in hand, Esse will explore the common ground of eco-responsible and feminist artistic processes, as well as non-dominating approaches. Participants in this discussion will examine how art can care for the earth and all living things, what it means to renounce fantasies of grandeur, and how the artistic subversion of dominant discourses can give strength to resistance. 

This event will be held in French only.

### Moderator
Valérie Lefebvre-Faucher, Director of *Liberté* magazine 

### Panelists
Edith Brunette, artist, researcher and author 

Julie Delporte, author and multidisciplinary author

Eve Tagny, artist 

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Écoféminismes : pratiques de l’alliance

Workshop-discussion on how to integrate Montreal’s contemporary art scene and its specific ecosystem, specifically addressed to emerging artists. Topics covered include the best strategies when entering the milieu, how to promote yourself, gallery representation, the importance of a portfolio, networking, online presence and other tips for those just starting out. 

*This workshop welcomes questions and encourages open discussion.*

This event will be held in French only.

### Facilitators
Roxanne Arsenault, Director, Patel Brown (Montreal)

Celia Perrin Sidarous, artist 

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Introduction à l'écosystème artistique pour artistes émergent·e·s 

Join Raja Hanna, who is passionate about the art world, to see the fair through the eyes of a collector. His collection brings together several contemporary Canadian and international works created in a variety of techniques and mediums. We find artists such as Claude Tousignant, Wanda Koop, Cindy Sherman, ManRay, Caroline Monnet, Diego Rivera, Janet Werner, Nicolas Grenier and Kent Monkman. He collects according to current interests and preferences, so the collection of more than 150 works will change over the years.

The visit will be conducted in French, but the mediator will answer questions in both languages.

### Mediator
Raja Hanna, collector 
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The Fair Through a Collector’s Eyes

Inspired by Donna J. Haraway’s plea for more livable futures, which calls for a tentacular approach to thinking, making and storytelling, this conversation will focus on worldbuilding in the virtual and analog works of artists Mara Eagle and Malena Szlam, who are both exhibiting work at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal’s Place Ville Marie location this spring and summer.
Presented by SéminArts, an educational program of the MAC.

This event will be held in English only.

### Moderator  
Mojeanne Behzadi, Curator, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal 

### Panelists   
Mara Eagle, artist

Malena Szlam, artist and filmmaker 
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Toward Other Worlds

Join Jobena Petonoquot to experience a perspective that will aid in a new understanding of contemporary Indigenous art practices. The tour, given by an Indigenous artist herself, will cover the work of contemporary Indigenous artists featured at the Plural 2024 fair, showing that *we are still here*. 

This event will be held in English only.

### Mediator
Jobena Petonoquot, artist
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We Are Still Here 

The distinctive (and audible) presence of birds — whether free or captive, urban or rural, common or unusual — in our daily lives and our ecosystems leads us to reflect on how we relate to them. An increasing number of scientists and artists, in contrast to modern reductionism, are now working to enrich our knowledge of birds. When we observe and listen to them attentively, it appears that we learn just as much about them as we do about us.

This event will be held in French only.

### Moderator
Josianne Poirier, curator, author and artistic director of the Grantham Foundation for the Arts and the Environment

### Panelists
Geneviève Chevalier, artist and professor at l’École d’art de l’Université Laval

Richard Ibghy, artist

Marilou Lemmens, artist
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The Plural Forum is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation and Power Corporation of Canada.

Through its program of panel discussions, guided tours and workshops, the Plural Forum offers a variety of viewpoints on current issues in the art world. Listen to lectures from past editions on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN_34SjL7AGlqVn5Hzj1qKg).