LUMINO PRO a new international event for professionals on the design of public spaces From February 27 to March 1, 2025

Montreal, February 18, 2025 – For the last 15 years, LUMINO has transformed the Quartier des Spectacles into a living laboratory of artistic and digital installations. The event has attracted more than 3 million visitors while showcasing Montreal’s creative talent. Through luminous and participative works, LUMINO has reinvented the use of public space by adding an artistic and interactive dimension that raised the city’s profile around the world. The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership (PQDS) and Quartier des Spectacles international (QDSinternational) are pleased to announce the inaugural edition of LUMINO PRO, from February 27 to March 1, 2025, a new international event dedicated to the design of public, and celebrating LUMINO’s 15 successful and impactful years.

LUMINO PRO: thinking about urban design through the prism of digital art

The event is a unique opportunity to extend this new dynamic by broadening the dialogue around the design and animation of public spaces, with a particular focus on digital creativity and new design approaches. This professional event will highlight Montreal and Quebec expertise in these fields by bringing together design professionals, managers of public spaces, digital artists, event producers, and representatives of the political, business and tourism sectors.

LUMINO PRO will include presentations, panels and discussions on current design trends, and underline the achievements of the last 15 years with a focus on LUMINO’s impact on the evolution of public space in Montreal.

Members of the Comité aménagement et animation des espaces publics au Québec (a working group on the design and animation of public space), representing eight municipalities across the province, will also be present. The committee, chaired by Chantal Deschamps, former mayor of Repentigny, has the mission of promoting stronger inter-municipal synergies and strengthening abilities in the animation of public spaces through francophone culture and the arts.

A highlight of LUMINO PRO will be Let’s talk about Placemaking conference, co-presented by the Canadian Urban Insititute, QDSinternational, Design Montréal, and other partners, a program under the direction of Jacquelyn West. It will bring together experts in a conversation about the issues, challenges and opportunities associated with placemaking. It will also be an opportunity to mark the launch of Let’s talk about Placemaking, a publication of the Canadian Urban Institute with contributions from more than 100 practitioners discussing the evolution of placemaking in Canada.

ABOUT LUMINO

Now in its 15th year, the Luminothérapie event, initiated and produced by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, presents an original, captivating and participatory winter experience featuring light and sound installations in public spaces. For its 15th edition, Luminothérapie becomes LUMINO, with a new, expanded format extending throughout the downtown core and the Quartier des Spectacles, with an extensive evolving program featuring both indoor and outdoor works. LUMINO continues to encourage creativity in urban installations and digital art. The event, from November to March, is an essential part of winter in Montreal and attracted the attention of cultural districts around the world, which now welcome its installations, created by local and international artists. Touring works are distributed by Quartier des Spectacles international. 

LUMINO is made possible by the financial support of the Ville de Montréal and Tourisme Montréal and by the participation of several co-exhibitors: Place des Arts, Complexe Desjardins, Montréal centre-ville, Place Ville Marie (PVM), Palais des congrès de Montréal, SDC Quartier latin, BAnQ, Le Central, The Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth and UQAM.  

ABOUT QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES PARTNERSHIP

The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, founded in 2003, is a non-profit organization with more than 85 members active in the district. It is responsible for animating the Quartier des Spectacles by programming cultural activities, managing and animating public spaces, providing distinctive illumination and promoting the Quartier as a must-visit cultural destination. The Partnership benefits from the support of the Ville de Montréal.

More information: quartierdesspectacles.com

ABOUT QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES INTERNATIONAL

QDSinternational is a not-for-profit organization that produces and distributes participatory installations for public spaces in collaboration with creative partners, co-producers and exhibitors around the world. An affiliate of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, QDSinternational benefits from a competence acquired over many years, thanks to the numerous works it has commissioned for North America’s largest cultural district, bringing inspiration to thousands of visitors. The organization’s expertise is reflected in its state-of-the-art processes for the design and production of robust, safe installations suitable for all ages and designed to travel anywhere in the world and in any season. 

More information: qdsinternational.com 

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MEDIA CONTACT

Mélanie Mingotaud
Communications Mingotwo
melanie@mingo2.ca
(514) 582-5272

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Marie Lamoureux
Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles
marie.lamoureux@quartierdesspectacles.com
(514) 923-6772