Contact – La Maison des artistes visuels francophones

La Maison des artistes visuels francophones

La Maison des artistes reconnaît que nous nous trouvons sur le territoire visé par le traité no 1 et que les terres sur lesquelles nous sommes réunis font partie du territoire traditionnel des peuples Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate et Denesuline et la patrie nationale des Métis de la Rivière Rouge.

Nous reconnaissons l’oppression historique exercée notamment par les colonisateurs francophones sur les territoires, les cultures et les premiers peuples de ce qui est appelé aujourd’hui le Manitoba et, dans une échelle plus grande, le Canada. La Maison croit que les arts contribuent au processus de guérison et de décolonisation que nous poursuivons ensemble dans un esprit de réconciliation et de coopération.

Nous reconnaissons également que notre eau provient de la Première Nation de Shoal Lake 40 située sur le territoire visé par le Traité no 3 qui jusqu’à tout récemment, n’avait pas accès à de l’eau potable.

La Maison est un fier membre de MARCC, de L’AGAVF, de CARFAC Manitoba et de Manitobans for the Arts.

About Us

The Maison des Artistes is located in Treaty 1 territory, the traditional territory of the Anishinabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and the cradle of the Métis nation. It recognizes that these peoples are the true custodians of the lands and waters of this territory.

La Maison des artistes visuels francophones is a not-for –profit organization committed to the pursuit of meaningful dialogue about art and creativity for the francophone community. We provide public programs and art exhibitions that resonate with our many audiences. At La Maison, we warmly invite and welcome people from all backgrounds and ages; artists from all visual arts disciplines to engage in a multi-cultural dialogue about distinct minority communities, identity and sense of place. We provide professional support for artists every step of the way in innovative ways in which to experience art for the community at large.

La Maison des artistes visuels francophones is a contemporary reflection of the collective stories from the Red River Valley. This important crossroads was a trading route for Indigenous peoples and the European settlers who began arriving in the early 1800s. Through time this created a tapestry which is unique to Manitoba that includes the diverse French Quarter of Saint- Boniface and a multitude of bilingual rural towns located throughout Manitoba.

Reflecting this history, La Maison was founded on February 7, 2000 in Winnipeg and already had about fifteen members. The president at the time, Mario Buscio, indicated that "[La Maison's mandate] will be to promote and distribute the works of French-speaking artists [and] to encourage exchanges between artists. "Breaking through isolation has been an important component of La Maison from its inception: even the choice of its name, La Maison des Artistes, signals the desire to create a space for meeting and gathering. La Maison now has over a hundred members and presents a rich and varied artistic and educational program each year.

La Maison is aimed at a large and diverse audience, from all walks of life and from all economic means, flourishing in the face of the French language's appeal and culture, brimming with solidarity and inclusion for minority communities. In this sense, the original name of the artist center was changed in 2004 to "La Maison des artistes visuels francophones inc." To better reflect the artistic vision of La Maison, which is an integral part of linguistic history of Canada. This vision is based on the many languages used before and after colonialism and which were suppressed until the creation of the Official Languages Act of 1969 and, more recently, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of 2008 which drew l attention to the loss of indigenous languages.

Defining its actions by belonging to a minority, La Maison takes the representation of diversity to heart. The programming of exhibitions and activities is a way to highlight the richness of this and to engage the public in the integration and acceptance of difference, but more particularly in relation to linguistic minorities. The values that guide the actions of the organization -- inclusiveness, fulfillment, solidarity, creativity, and integrity-- testify to this desire.

Our Mission

La Maison des artistes visuels francophones is first and foremost an association serving francophone visual artists in Manitoba who want to work to ensure the viability of an artistic career. It sees to their development and is dedicated to the defense of their individual and collective interests. The activities of La Maison must meet the needs of representation, training, promotion and dissemination of the visual arts. The organization is committed to offering training for members in good standing and raising public awareness in general.

Our Vision

La Maison strengthens the vitality and diversity of the Francophonie by being recognized as a major player in culture and the visual arts.

Our Values

The actions of La Maison are thought out and carried out around the following values:

inclusiveness;
fulfillment;
solidarity;
creativity;
integrity.

Our Partners

Each year, La Maison collaborates with between 20 and 25 various organizations inside and outside its walls and strives to continue supporting its existing partnerships while building new relationships with organizations in and outside the cultural milieu. These partnerships aim to support and diversify La Maison's activities, but also to develop new audiences. The organization actively relies on interdisciplinary dialogue to allow more people to discover the visual arts.

Here are a few partners from with whom La Maison has worked with in recent years:

Accueil Francophone http://accueilfrancophonemb.com

Alliance française du Manitoba https://www.francophonie-en-mouvement.com

Art AccessAbility Network Manitoba (AANM) https://aanm.ca

ArtCity https://artcityinc.com

Artspace https://art-space.ca

Association des groupes en arts visuels francophones (AGAVF) https://www.agavf.ca

Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) https://ccfm.mb.ca

Centre Bang https://centrebang.ca

Centre Turbine http://centreturbine.org/d7/

Conseil jeunes provincial (CJP) https://conseil-jeunesse.mb.ca

Éditions du Blé http://ble.refc.ca

Entreprises Riel http://www.entreprisesriel.com/en/

Fédération culturelle canadienne-française https://www.fccf.ca

Festival international des écrivains de Winnipeg https://conseildesarts.mb.ca/2019/09/le-festival-international-des-ecrivains-de-winnipeg-subvention-partage-presentation/

Festival du voyageur https://heho.ca/fr/

Fierté Winnipeg https://pridewinnipeg.com

Jeunesse au travail Canada Jeunesse Canada au travail - Canada.ca

Katimavik https://katimavik.org/en/

Le 100 nons https://100nons.com

Manitoba Art Network https://manitobaartsnetwork.ca

Become a Member

Membre artiste

The membre artiste category is open to anyone with a visual arts production, curator, art critic or cultural worker can become a member. Visual arts encompass more traditional practices like painting, sculpture, printmaking, fine crafts including fine art photography (analog and digital), illustration, performance, art video, but also new artistic practices such as digital (still and mobile images) and media arts. Multidisciplinary practices which relate to one or more fields of the visual arts are also included as part of the visual arts.

Membership status allows the membre artiste to participate in the annual Membership Show and sell their pieces there if required. They can also take advantage of special offers such as participating in networking activities, workshops and training at no charge or at reduced prices or invitations to VIP events (networking, special evenings, previews). He can also have his profile page on our website. Membre artiste have the right to participate in all the activities of the organization, to receive notices of convocation to members' meetings, to attend these meetings and to vote there.

To maintain their status, the membre artiste must pay their annual membership fee.

Membre de soutient

Anyone, business or organization that cares about the arts and culture, wants to offer support to artists and keep abreast of what is happening in the cultural community can become a membre de soutien.

The membre de soutien benefits from discounts on La Maison’s products and invitations to VIP events (networking, special evenings, previews) in addition to receiving our newsletter which allows them to be aware of the latest activities on the scene. artistic and our programming. Membre de soutien have the right to participate in all activities of the organization, to receive notices of meetings of members and to attend such meetings. However, they are not allowed to vote there.

To maintain their status, the membre de soutien must pay their annual membership fee.

Membre honoraire

Since its general assembly in October 2019, La Maison des artistes has a new category of members: honorary members. This distinction can be granted to any person who has rendered service to the latter through his work or through his donations or who has shown his support for the goals pursued by the organization or who has offered the Francophone community of Manitoba extraordinary service.

The nomination of an honorary member will be made following consultation of the members who may submit applications accompanied by a complete file respecting the standards established by a selection committee mandated to evaluate the files and recommend a member to the Board. All intentions for the nomination of an honorary member will be sent to all members in good standing with the notice of the general meeting.

To submit an application, you must be a member in good standing (artist member or supporting member) and submit at least one month before the annual general assembly a file including the following elements: a letter explaining why the nominated person should become an honorary member de La Maison, an agreement with the latter for the nomination as well as an up-to-date curriculum vitae.