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· Culture Montréal
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· Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
· Tourisme Montréal
· BonjourQuébec.com
· CDU Faubourg Saint-Laurent
· Destination Centre-Ville
· Société de développement du Quartier latin

A luminous potion of water, sound and pixels [...] (18.08.2010)
It's an invitation to get out of your bubble, to vibrate in unison, to explore other atmospheres... [...] (22.07.2010)
36 artists will “bombed” – with graffiti – 365 feet of building facades on the west side of Saint-Laurent Boulevard, between René-Lévesque and Sainte-Catherine. [...] (29.05.2010)
100 DAYS OF OUTDOOR EVENTS IN THE HEART OF MONTREAL [...] (18.05.2010)
by renowned restaurant owners
Carlos Ferreira and Normand Laprise, soon in the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (18.05.2010)
AURA ENFIN SON ÉDIFICE PHARE (FRENCH ONLY)
Le Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles salue le début de la construction de l’édifice Le 2-22 par la Société de développement Angus au Carrefour des Mains, cœur historique et symbolique du Quartier des spectacles. [...] (03.05.2010)
DEMANDE AU FONDS DE SOUTIEN DES NOUVELLES ACTIVITÉS (ENGLISH TO COME)
Le Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles annonce les modalités d’attribution du Fonds de soutien / Nouvelles activités culturelles du Quartier des spectacles 2010-2011. [...] (13.04.2010)
SE DÉMARQUE AUX PRIX CRÉA (French only)
Des jeux de lumière signalétiques en milieu urbain - une GRANDE IDÉE selon le jury de CRÉA [...] (26.03.2010)
ENVIRONMENTAL HQ FOR THE FORMER RED-LIGHT DISTRICT
The Quartier des spectacles Partnership enthusiastically greets the start of construction of the Maison du développement durable. The building will house a centre for environmental reflection, education and innovation, helping to consolidate the Quartier des spectacles as a creative node. [...] (15.03.2010)
IN MONTREAL’S QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES
As part of its Lighting Plan, the Quartier des spectacles is exploring the possibilities of light for creating signage and expressing identity. A recent pilot project experiments with projecting light onto the pavement to mark the urban landscape. [...] (11.03.2010)
ACROSS THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES FROM EAST TO WEST
With over 100 indoor and outdoor activities packed into one square kilometre of the city, the Quartier des Spectacles will be the place to be for this festive night. [...] (15.02.2010)
Marie-Claude Lortie, La Presse, vendredi 12 février (French only) [...] (14.02.2010)
Martin Croteau, La Presse, lundi 15 février (French only) [...] (14.02.2010)
dans le Champ de pixels (English to come)
Le Champ de pixels de Montréal inspire une installation chorégraphique participative à un chorégraphe berlinois [...] (04.01.2010)
AND THÉATRE MAISONNEUVE - PLACE DES ARTS
The Quartier des spectacles Lighting Plan has reached the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC) and the Theatre Building at Place des Arts. [...] (28.10.2009)
The winners of the festival street furniture design competition have been announced. [...] (19.10.2009)
des Grands Ballets canadiens (French only)
Frédérique Doyon, Le Devoir [...] (14.10.2009)
More than 200 people came together to declare their love for Montreal, and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-In. [...] (20.09.2009)
Mais Montréal pose ses conditions: le projet de 160M$ doit mettre en valeur le patrimoine et contribuer à l'animation du Quartier des spectacles. (French only) [...] (18.09.2009)
STILL ON DISPLAY FOR ONE MORE MONTH
The Place des Festivals fountain will be operating from Sunday to Thursday, 7:30 AM to midnight, as well as Fridays and Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 1:00 AM, until mid-October. [...] (15.09.2009)
28 applications received from across Canada [...] (10.09.2009)
On September 7, several thousand citizens gathered for the GRAND BAISER, the inaugural event of the Place des Festivals. [...] (09.09.2009)
Official opening of the Place des Festivals [...] (06.09.2009)
Frédérique Doyon, jeudi 3 septembre [...] (03.09.2009)
To mark its 40th birthday, UQAM will install a temporary work of art entitled "40 years, 40 chairs" at Place Pasteur, situated in the heart of its campus in the Quartier Latin node of the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (03.09.2009)
Alexandre Vignault, La Presse, mardi 1er septembre [...] (01.09.2009)
Source : Mélissa Guillemette, Le Devoir, samedi 8 août [...] (10.08.2009)
After six weeks of consultations that attracted almost 300 people, the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) has released its report on the Quadrilatère Saint-Laurent project. [...] (06.08.2009)
To more actively inform you about a part of your downtown in total metamorphosis, the Quartier des Spectacles is now on Facebook and Twitter. [...] (15.07.2009)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FINALISTS
In the competition to design street furniture elements for festivals, the finalists are: [...] (07.07.2009)
Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan, a symbol of the renaissance of the Quartier des spectacles, is opening after ten years of ceaseless effort. [...] (30.06.2009)
As planned, the Place des Festivals is finally ready to welcome the festivals, all summer long. [...] (15.06.2009)
The Parterre will be graced with a work of public art. [...] (12.06.2009)
The City of Montreal is launching a design competition to develop permanent street equipment elements such as anchoring, support and crowd control systems. [...] (09.06.2009)
The builders of Place des Arts were dreaming about it 45 years ago. Now it's under construction! [...] (28.05.2009)
From the Intersection of the Mains, access to over 80 cultural venues [...] (04.05.2009)
REVITALIZING SAINT-LAURENT BOULEVARD
The Société de développement Angus (SDA) will hold a consultative meeting at 7 PM on April 14 at the Monument-National, to discuss the three projects planned for Saint-Laurent Boulevard. [...] (10.04.2009)
With his characteristic enthusiasm and determination, Pierre Fortin has become the new general manager of the Quartier des spectacles Partnership. He brings an understanding of the different development issues in the Quartier des spectacles, and a clear vision of its coming challenges. [...] (06.04.2009)
On Tuesday, March 24, the Quebec Government announced the consortium selected to plan, build, finance, manage and maintain the Adresse symphonique. [...] (24.03.2009)
The announcement was made, the ideas bubbled and the jury finally decided. Mathieu Koch, David-Alexandre Côté and Steve Blanchette, three Montreal designers, have won the first prize in the ideas competititon for the illumination of the Gesù facade for their sensitive proposal, entitled "Rencontre sur les marches de l'église". [...] (18.03.2009)
The Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, which offers performances 364 days a year in its space on Mackay Street, will not be moving into the future Maison du jazz as announced in April 2008. [...] (05.03.2009)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- Lights! On February 27, the Cinémathèque québécoise joined the ranks of the cultural venues that are part of the illuminated route of the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (02.03.2009)
Sixty participants from the 14 member cities of the LUCI Association (Lighting Urban Community International) participated in the LUCI - Montreal Under the Microscope colloquium, organized by the City of Montreal in collaboration with the Quartier des spectacles Partnership and the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival from February 25 through 28. [...] (27.02.2009)
As part of the 6th All-Nighter at the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival, the Quartier des spectacles and La Vitrine invite you discover a full night of high-caliber cultural opportunities. [...] (20.02.2009)
On Feburary 12th, the Société des arts technologiques (SAT) unveiled its plans for a new home, designed by Nomade architecture. [...] (16.02.2009)
Montreal’s cultural heart
After winning five awards for its pilot project, the Quartier des spectacles Partnership is happy to announce that the first phase of the Quartier des spectacles Lighting Plan is now fully funded, thanks to a significant financial contribution of $1.5 million from the City of Montreal and the Quebec ministère des affaires municipales et des régions. [...] (05.02.2009)
As part of the ideas competition for the illumination of the Gesù façade, the Gesù, in collaboration with the Quartier des spectacles Partnership and the Design Montréal office of the City of Montreal, is proud to present Lighting up the Gesù. This exhibit, which will run until March 28, 2009, brings together 37 proposals for architectural and scenographic lighting, including ideas from three continents. [...] (20.01.2009)
at the Intersection of the Mains
Starting today, a 2,800-square-foot banner, displaying the diverse cultural options of the Quartier des spectacles, hangs on the exterior wall of Club Soda facing the Intersection of the Mains. [...] (07.11.2008)
at the Créativité Montréal competition
At the awards ceremony for the third edition of the Créativité Montréalcompetition, the Quartier des spectacles was recognized twice. [...] (06.11.2008)
The financing for the keystone project of the Quartier des spectacles is now complete. $7.5 million will come from the government of Quebec and the City of Montreal and $9 million from the private sector, bringing the total cost of 2-22 to $16.5 million. [...] (27.10.2008)
The setting for the lighting of the first “electric candle” in Canada, Montreal's only entirely baroque church houses the oldest operating performance hall in Quebec. This highly symbolic venue is about to come out of the shadows. [...] (22.10.2008)
Place des Arts’s Hall des Pas Perdus will soon be refurbished as the “Grand Foyer culturel”, thanks to a 12,5 million dollar investment from Quebec’s ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine du Québec. [...] (20.08.2008)
On July 9th, the architectural models for the future Place des festivals were unveiled at the Musée d’art contemporain. [...] (09.07.2008)
OF THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES PARTNERSHIP
After more than five years of devoting himself to the Quartier des spectacles Partnership, Pierre Deschênes is leaving his position as general manager to pursue new challenges in the private sector. [...] (20.06.2008)
On May 5th, the Quartier des spectacles Partnership submitted a document for the Special Planning Program (SPP) of the Place des Arts area during the public consultation held by the Ville-Marie borough. [...] (05.05.2008)
The City of Montreal has agreed to make an annual contribution of $650,000 to the Quartier des spectacles Partnership in 2008, 2009 and 2010. This effort demonstrates the City’s wish to make the Quartier des spectacles a creative, vibrant and coherent neighbourhood. [...] (01.05.2008)
On April 28th, CIBL Radio-Montréal organized a 5 à 7 at the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) to announce a financial strategy for its project to move into the building adjacent to the SAT. [...] (29.04.2008)
Upstairs Jazz bar & Grill, which offers performances 364 days a year in its current 60-seat digs on Mackay Street, will move to the future Maison du Festival de Jazz in 2009. [...] (29.04.2008)
A new performance space has opened at the Quartier Latin pole of the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (17.04.2008)
Since March 20th, 2008, the former Liane and Danny Taran Gallery of the Saidye Bronfman Centre has occupied a space in the Belgo Building, under the name SBC Galerie d’art contemporain. [...] (15.04.2008)
A research workshop, held to compare the origins and processes of creativity in the cities of Barcelona and Montreal, was held on April 7th and 8th at HEC Montréal. A total of over 150 people participated in the seminar. [...] (09.04.2008)
From March 25th to March 31st, the Quartier des spectacles took part in the second edition of Montréal du Futur, held by BOMA QUÉBEC (the Building Owners and Managers Association) at the Grande place inside Complexe Desjardins [...] (01.04.2008)
CULTURE, HERITAGE AND THE SPIRIT OF A PLACE
On March 11th, the Quartier des spectacles Partnership submitted a memorandum to the Sud-Ouest borough council on the orientations for arts and culture in the Griffintown SPP. [...] (11.03.2008)
The Blumenthal building, abandoned since 2003, will house the Maison du festival de Jazz, thanks to a $8.9 million subsidy from the Government of Quebec. [...] (28.02.2008)
The new lighting installations of the Quartier des spectacles are transforming for the fifth Montreal All-Nighter on Saturday march 1st 2008. [...] (01.02.2008)
The Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM) announced the start of work on the first phase of the Special Planning Programme (SPP) for the Place des Arts area. [...] (29.01.2008)
Intégral Ruedi Baur and Intégral Jean Beaudoin have unveiled their proposal for a prototype of a distinctive and recognizable street installation, in response to a mandate issued by the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (21.12.2007)
A distinctive lighting concept is illuminating the facade of the NFB’s CineRobotheque. [...] (16.11.2007)
Mayor Gerald Tremblay of Montreal, the Honourable Michael Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and minister responsible for the region of Montreal, and Premier Jean Charest of Quebec, [...] (13.11.2007)
This year, the Quartier des spectacles Partnership has been able to solidify its role as an advocate for its development vision, as a promoter of the neighbourhood as a cultural destination, and as a leader in projects pursued with others. [...] (08.11.2007)
The Society for Arts and Technology will have a new look, thanks to over $2 million in funding from the provincial government. [...] (06.11.2007)
coming soon to the Quartier des spectacles
The model of the new Maison du développement durable, to be built next to the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, was unveiled on November 5. [...] (05.11.2007)
The famous “red dots” seen on downtown Montreal sidewalks have been recognized again, at the International Illumination Design Awards 2007 in Saint Louis, Missouri on Friday, November 2. [...] (02.11.2007)
La Vitrine is now a major asset for the Quartier des spectacles, bringing a central ticket window and an information booth together into the same – virtual and physical – space. [...] (10.10.2007)
«It's going down a storm in Montreal...» says London's Mondo Arc magazine [...] (16.07.2007)
Une version abrégée de cette étude sera rendue publique prochainement. (English to follow) [...] (14.07.2007)
New taxation powers for the City of Montreal. One solution: Move forward with the Quartier des spectacles [...] (14.07.2007)
To extend the work of the committees that have guided our actions, the Partnership has formed a working group made up of representatives from the professional associations of the cultural sector. [...] (13.07.2007)
"An imitation of Times Square, downtown?" wondered Le Devoir this past June 26th, reporting on the proposed installation of a giant electronic advertising sign downtown… [...] (12.07.2007)
All summer long, our series of three promotional posters for the Quartier des spectacles can be found almost everywhere downtown: [...] (11.07.2007)
Entrevue du directeur général du Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, Pierre Deschênes, au journal La Presse (French only). [...] (10.05.2007)
Today, the Ville-Marie Borough Council approved the creation of a Special Planning Program (SPP) [...] (06.03.2007)
24 cultural sites to discover [...] (22.02.2007)
As part of the official programme of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival running from February 22nd to March 4th [...] (07.02.2007)
... and projects for the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (31.01.2007)
Équiterre and Hydro-Québec have officially launched the Maison du développement durable project [...] (26.01.2007)
Our weekly information bulletin is ready, and it's time to subscribe! [...] (25.01.2007)
Without a sponsor, the Spectrum will not be part of the new retail and office building to be built by SIDEV. [...] (24.01.2007)
THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A PRIVATE PARTNER HAS BEGUN
Monique Jérôme-Forget, Chair of the Conseil du trésor and Minister responsible for Government Administration, along with Line Beauchamp, Minister of Culture and Communications, made their announcement. [...] (15.12.2006)
$55 MILLION FOR THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES
On Wednesday, November 29, the executive committee of the City of Montreal approved an envelope of $55 million [...] (04.12.2006)
Hailed by its advocates as an important element in the development of the Quartier des spectacles, the Vitrine culturelle de Montréal [...] (27.11.2006)
MONTREAL FESTIVALS ON STAGE IN SHANGHAI
The jury for Mosaiculture International Shanghai 2006 unanimously awarded Montreal the Grand Honorary International Award for its exhibit, entitled "Montreal, On Stage!". [...] (23.11.2006)
Montreal, November 17, 2006 – Earlier today, Minister Line Beauchamp announced a $6 million grant to Les Ateliers de danse moderne de Montréal inc. (LADMMI) for the construction of new facilities. [...] (17.11.2006)
CRÉATIVITÉ MONTRÉAL
Yesterday evening, the jury for the first concours Créativité Montréal awarded their 2006 prizes, during a magnificent gala at the Centre CDP Capital. [...] (10.11.2006)
In this 32-page report, the Partnership presents its recent accomplishments and the evolution of the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (26.10.2006)
In Februrary 2005, as part of a competition launched by the Partnership, four multidisciplinary teams came together to spend a week at the Société des arts technologiques (SAT) and develop proposals for an identity concept for the Quartier des spectacles. [...] (13.10.2006)
Tuesday, October 17, the model will leave the Palais des Congrès for Complexe Desjardins (near the Sainte-Catherine entrance, to the left on the Promenade level). [...] (12.10.2006)
L'édifice de huit étages comprendrait la Vitrine culturelle, qui fera la promotion et la vente de billets de spectacles, des salles d'exposition, des locaux commerciaux ainsi qu'un café-restaurant inspiré du modèle de l'ancien Lux, boulevard Saint-Laurent [...] (05.10.2006)
Something new in the Quartier des spectacles [...] (20.09.2006)
Since its launch at the end of June, our new Web site has welcomed more than 10,000 visitors that have viewed some 50,000 pages. [...] (14.09.2006)
After a year of work, St. James United Church at the western boundary of the Quartier des spectacles has finally revealed its new facade. [...] (13.09.2006)
Some fifty downtown Montreal merchants are calling for the formation [...] (25.08.2006)
The designer of the visual identity of the Quartier des spectacles, Ruedi Baur, in collaboration with Jean Beaudoin [...] (08.08.2006)
The lighting plan pilot project sets the trend. [...] (28.07.2006)
Be there on July 27 at dusk. [...] (26.07.2006)
You're in the front row for cultural news from the Quartier des spectacles... [...] (29.06.2006)
«Ce nouvel équipement culturel d'envergure constituera un atout indiscutable pour le Quartier des spectacles», a déclaré la ministre Line Beauchamp. [...] (28.06.2006)
2-22 Sainte-Catherine Street East and the adjacent vacant lot will be transformed into a cultural landmark of Montreal's downtown. [...] (20.06.2006)
The pilot project of a lighting plan for the Quartier des spectacles has received financial support totaling $450,000 from the City of Montreal. [...] (24.05.2006)
Mission accomplished for the Quartier des spectacles! [...] (04.04.2006)






