Organization

The reputation of the RCAAQ, founded in 1986, is based on an expertise of over 20 years in Contemporary Art. Over the years, it has become the meeting point of a network of some sixty artist-run centers and cultural organizations from all over the province of Quebec. It represents an interest community of over 2 250 professional artists and cultural workers. Each year, this network produces over 800 activities including exhibitions, performances, publications and symposiums. It also offers a program of continuing professional education for cultural workers and professional artists. All this activity generates over 350 000 visitors and participants per year.

RCAAQ Administrator

Board of Directors

The RCAAQ is administered by a 9 person board of directors. Three members of this board represent the Montreal region, two represent the Quebec City region and the remaining four the other Quebec regions. The board of directors is elected yearly. The current board was elected in November 6th 2008.

President

Sébastien Harvey is currently the director of Espace Virtuel in Chicoutimi. He holds an interdisciplinary BFA in Art. He was one of the founding members of the Saguenay collective 3REG (exploring the concept of production under constraint) where he was involved as a board member from 2002 to 2006. He hosts a program on contemporary art in the artist-run center network on Radio-Canada radio in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. His film work has been presented in the Saguenay, in Quebec City and in Montreal.

Sébastien Harvey

Treasurer

Julie Tremble

Secretary

Virginie Chrétien is the director of the Centre d’artistes Caravansérail (Rimouski) since 2008. Particularly interested in issues concerning artistic practice in a regional context, her own artistic work in visual arts focuses on production within artist residencies, in-situ interventions and multidisciplinary approaches (installation, performance, writing, drawing). Born in the Gaspésie region, she completed a BFA at Laval University and an MFA at UQAC. She was the vice-president of the board of directors of Espace Virtuel (Chicoutimi) from 2006 to 2008. She is also on the board of directors of the Coopérative de Solidarité Paradis de Rimouski.

Virginie Chrétien

Administrator

Born in Quebec City, Caroline Flibotte holds a BFA from Laval University. From 1998 to 2001 she was assistant coordinator of l’Œil de Poisson and assistant director of the Manifestation internationale d’art de Québec from 2001 to 2005. She is the director of l’Œil de Poisson since January 2005.

Caroline Flibotte

Administrator

Gilles Prince

Vice president

Yann Pocreau

Administrator

Maria Chronopoulos

Administrator

Jason Arsenault

Administrator

Erick d'Orion

Financial partners

The RCAAQ wishes to particularly thank the CDEC Plateau Mont-Royal Centre-Sud for its financial support of this Web portal. It also wishes to note the important contributions to our organization and our activities from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Conseil des Arts du Canada, the Conseil québécois des ressources humaines en culture, and the ministère de l’Emploi et de la Sécurité sociale du Québec.