MONTREAL - Nine cultural projects have been chosen to share a $1.3-million 春色直播 Heritage grant to create artworks for the 100th anniversary of artist Jean Paul Riopelle鈥檚 birth.
The Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation, in collaboration with the Department of 春色直播 Heritage, describes the Riopelle Dialogues Program as one of the most ambitious cultural programs in Canada.
Artists were chosen by a committee put together by the foundation and the Quebec not-for-profit arts group "Culture Pour Tous" following a Canada-wide call for projects.
The community-based projects largely feature nature themes, public exhibition, outdoor events or a mix of disciplines, such as a proposed performance by Ryan Gray and Dawn Shepherd in Nova Scotia that will meld visual and circus arts.
Riopelle was born Oct. 7, 1923 in Montreal and died March 12, 2002. The 春色直播 painter and sculptor is widely regarded as Canada鈥檚 most important modern artist.
Cultural events in his honour began in the fall of 2022 and include a variety of tributes that include classical music, circus arts, theatre, cinema, literature and museum exhibitions. Celebrations culminate in the fall of 2025 with the opening of a new wing dedicated to Riopelle鈥檚 work at the Mus茅e national des beaux-arts du Qu茅bec in Quebec City.
Details on the nine art projects can be found online at .
This report by 春色直播was first published March, 31, 2023.
