Opening Reception on October 20, 2016 at 6 p.m. Kasàlà is a recited poem that celebrates the nobility and the mysteriousness of a person, through the praising of oneself or the other. Thuy Aurélie Nguyen, Le Mouton Noir Montreal, October 4, 2016 – From October 20, 2016, to January 29, 2017, the Espace VERRE gallery [...]
A 2016 Espace VERRE graduate, she is currently in her 1st year as a member of the Fusion workshop. Before exploring glass, you worked with leather, now you intend to undertake metal. Can you elaborate on your insatiable desire for mastering materials? I have always been fascinated by the possibility of taking a basic material [...]
Meet the artists on September 22 at 6 p.m. Montreal, September 6, 2016 – From September 15 to October 7, 2016, the Espace VERRE Gallery presents Monologue en double file, an exhibition featuring the recent works of Chloé Charette, 2015 laureate of the Houdé-Mendel Bursary, and Barbara Renault, winner of the 2015 Edgerley-Robertson Award. An [...]
The members of the Board and the management are pleased to invite Espace VERRE’s partners to its general assembly, which will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at 1200 Mill Street, Montréal, H3K 2B3 Conference Room, 3rd floor As you are stakeholders of the success of our organization, we would like [...]
For: For professional glass artists Object: Group exhibition of contemporary lighting Deadline: October 11, 2016 To celebrate Montréal's 375th anniversary, the Espace VERRE gallery is organizing a juried group exhibition featuring contemporary lighting. Montréal, city of lights, is also a recognized UNESCO City of design. To [...]
A 2016 Espace VERRE graduate, she is currently beginning her 1st year as a member of the Fusion workshop. You were spellbound by the Tiffany Glass show at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2010. Was it the first time that a material spoke to you so explicitly? I was always drawn to the [...]
A 2013 Espace VERRE graduate, she is currently beginning the 2nd and final year of her Fusion workshop mandate. Your real name is Élisabeth-Cassandra, but everyone calls you Zou. How did you get your nickname? Zou, short for Zoulou, is a name that I thought up for myself when I was about 10-years-old, on the [...]
The new Pierre Lassonde pavilion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MnBAQ) includes a light-filled space devoted exclusively to Quebec design and fine crafts. The permanent exhibition gallery showcases close to one hundred works, amongst which can be found several major pieces by artists who have left their mark on the history of [...]
On June 10, Ito Laïla Le François (Class of 2012) was one of three Saxe Emerging Artist Presenters giving a lecture at the 2016 Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference held in Corning, New York. Juror Jim Zimmer, who qualified Ito’s work as carnal, said that her pieces “confront us with the beautiful horror of the [...]
Vernissage June 1 at 6:30 p.m. Montreal, May 17, 2016 – From June 2 to September 7, 2016, the Espace VERRE Gallery presents ASCÈTE, an exhibition showcasing the works of the graduating class of the Fine craft - glass option program offered in collaboration with the Cégep du Vieux Montréal. On Wednesday, June 1st at [...]
