Finishing off and looking back
Late August is the time to finalize the artwork and layouts. It’s also a time for artists to take a step back. As summer draws to a close, this project has been an emotional and instructive marathon for our creative trio. Learning to work as part of a team, outdoors with the vagaries of the weather, to let yourself go in an organic creation, tinged by exchanges, encounters and the unexpected.
See the following section for testimonials from our artists.
Off-site co-creation and workshops for the public
Artists are introduced to new disciplines (mainly stamping, silk-screening and sculpture) at a rate of 4 to 5 work sessions per week. During weekend periods, additional tables are set up on site, and creative items (stencils, stamps, paint, etc.) are made available to the public as they pass the notice board for the Soulanges Canal Park and Village des écluses.
Official project launch!
The artistic materials and supports for the works are conceptual and purchased. Thanks to our suppliers: marché écolocal CSUR; Hugo, Sabourin ébéniste; Création Artisan Alain Biron; Construction Hutchinson; Scierie JTM; Pro-Pieux;, soudure Robert Gauvin; Pavage Desrochers; Patrick St-Denis, électricien; Multiplus; La Bonne Impression and ZEL. We’re launching the promotion… and the workshops starting in July!
Defining the final concept
Several meetings take place between the artists and the Soulanges Canal Park team. The location is studied, the creative concept is refined, the workshop dates are chosen and the shapes, colors and meanings are defined. The final plans are submitted to the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Municipality for approval. The project is ready to go!
The hot-iron mark symbolizes the heritage and cultural imprint of the territory where the Soulanges Canal originated. Each motif refers to a heritage of the landscape, the built environment or the layout handed down by ancestral generations. These unique emblems are transposed in time to conceptualize a multi-degree meaning. Artistic expression thus manifests itself in concepts that are both abstract and symbolic.
Artist selection
Following a call for applications issued in February 2023 in collaboration with the Conseil des arts et de la culture de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, the jury selected the following artists for the project: Adèle Reeves, Valérie Langlais and Sonia Haberstich.
