Wiki workshop: Rethinking the family
Come meet key figures in Quebec cinema and visual arts, and help increase their visibility on the Web! Whether you simply want to learn more about the guests, are contributing to Wikipedia for the first time or haven’t done so in a while, we will adapt the content to your questions and needs.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Cinémathèque québécoise are teaming up to hold Wiki training workshops, inviting you to meet artists Montserrat Duran Muntadas and Louise Bourque to discuss their practices and projects, notably their relation to the body, maternity, family and intimacy. Then, a trainer will guide you in the creation of Wikimedia pages using the invaluable information resources of the Médiathèque Guy-L.-Coté and the MMFA Archives and Library Department. Spend a pleasant and stimulating afternoon in great company—everyone is welcome! The collaborative Wiki workshop, a continuation of the Museum of the Art of Today / Department of the Invisible (in French, le Musée d’art actuel / Département des invisibles, MAADI) by Stanley Février presented at the MMFA, aims to enhance the online visibility of marginalized artists and celebrate diversity in Quebec cinematography and art.
Please bring your laptop. Some are also available to the public.
Admission is free.
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A native of Edmundston, Louise Bourque has enjoyed an international career in film spanning over 20 years. Her films have been presented in more than 40 countries on five continents, screening at numerous festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival, as well as at major museums such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and the Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec City.
Montserrat Duran Muntadas is a Catalan-born artist living in Montreal. She graduated from the Centro Nacional del Vidrio at the Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja in 2007, and earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the Universitat de Barcelona in 2010. She has more than 10 solo exhibitions to her credit and has participated in over 50 national and international group exhibitions. She has been a finalist and winner of several awards, including the RBC Award for Glass in 2017 and the François-Houdé Award in 2019. In recent years, she has created several public artworks in Quebec as well as participating in several international artist residencies.
A vibrant and nomadic museum, the MAADI is a performative action by artist Stanley Février. On view at the MMFA from June 15 to August 28, 2022, this work is aimed at challenging the power dynamics that contribute to underrepresentation in the art world and its institutions of multiple practices, and foster the marginalization of artists with diverse backgrounds. The Cinémathèque québécoise is Montreal’s museum of moving images. Its mission is to acquire, document and safeguard Quebec’s cinema, television and audiovisual heritage, as well as that of international animation. It also collects significant works of Canadian and world cinema for screenings focused on culture and education. With its Savoirs Communs du Cinéma initiative, the Cinémathèque seeks to promote the sharing of knowledge and discoverability of works and artists, with the aim of inspiring new creative activities.
This series of Wiki workshops is presented by PRISM, the MMFA’s digital lab, and the Cinémathèque québécoise’s Savoirs Communs du Cinéma initiative.
PRISM is funded by the Quebec government as part of the implementation of Measure 115 of Quebec’s Plan culturel numérique du Québec.
The Savoirs Communs du Cinéma initiative has been made possible by support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Université de Montréal and Wikimedia Canada.
