Photo Ryth Kesselring
Program 2026
Literature • Music • Circus • Visual Art • Dance • Theater
A festival in Sutton that brings together arts and ideas to imagine, together, new narratives for tomorrow.
Shows
August 29, September 5 and 6
Performances in our new outdoor agora.
Shows
29 août à 20 h
Émondage — Stéphane Lafleur
5 septembre à 19 h
Wesuwecuwon — Collectif guidé par Ivanie Aubin-Malo
6 septembre à 21 h
Un Canot d’écorce à Greenfield Park — Patrick Hivon
Ces événements sont rendus possible grâce à nos précieux partenaires :
Pruning
Stéphane Lafleur
Music
Stéphane Lafleur, filmmaker and musician with Avec pas d’casque, revisits 25 years of songs solo in a stripped-down, intimate format.
Public activity
29 August 2026
at 8 PM
Tickets before taxes: $10 — $50
Wesuwecuwon
Ivanie Aubin-Malo and her performers
Dance
Wesuwecuwon stages the memories, dreams, and lives of the Wabanaki Confederacy peoples in a work that is simultaneously narrated, sung, and danced.
Public activity
5 September 2026
at 7 PM
Tickets before taxes: $10 — $50
A Bark Canoe in Greenfield Park
Patrick Hivon
Theater
A poignant modern tale, A Bark Canoe in Greenfield Park explores Quebec roots through the eyes of a man in search of meaning.
Public activity
6 September 2026
at 9:00 PM
Tickets before taxes: $10 — $50
Opening Night
Friday, August 28
The Pour la suite du monde Festival opens with the inauguration of its new agora, a place for gathering, creation, and sharing.
Inauguration of the Agora
Local organizations
Multidisciplinary
Inauguration of the Agora: an evening where Sutton's cultural organizations come together to inaugurate this new open stage for the community.
Public activity
28 August 2026
at 7:00 PM
Free Activity
Opening Reception for Earthly Alliances / Community Workshop-Exhibition Component
Orélien Biet, Jacob Brideau and Audrée Wilhelmy
3 intergenerational workshops
Public activity
28 August 2026
at 4 PM
Free Activity
Reflection Day
Saturday, August 29
A day dedicated to the encounter between arts and the living, to reflect together on creative practices attentive to territories, ecosystems, and the relationships that connect us.
Reflection Day
Vernissage : 29 août 17 h
La journée de réflexion ouvre le festival par un temps de rencontre, de mise en commun consacré aux liens entre création, territoire et vivant.
À travers un atelier en design régénératif, un panel de discussion, le vernissage de l’exposition Alliance terrestre et le lancement du manifeste du festival, cette journée propose d’explorer de nouvelles façons d’habiter le monde et de concevoir nos pratiques artistiques. Comment considérer les écosystèmes comme des partenaires de création? Comment imaginer des projets qui contribuent à la vitalité des milieux qu’ils traversent? Quels récits avons-nous besoin d’inventer pour la suite du monde?
9 h à 12 h— Formation Éco-scéno par Marianne Lavoie
À l'École d'art de Sutton
Formation sur le design régénératif : principes, exemples et atelier pratique afin de l'intégrer à sa pratique artistique.
15 h — Panel Travailler en co-création avec le vivant, animé par Audrey Murray
Sous le chapiteau de Després
Une réflexion collective sur ce que change le fait de reconnaître les vivants comme partenaires de création plutôt que comme simples ressources. Les panelistes sont Angela Marsh, Mélanie O'Bomsawin et Hélène Dorion.
17 h — Lancement du Manifeste / Arts et vivant
Vernissage Exposition Alliances terrestres / 16 artistes visuels
18 h — Bouffe et Buvette
20 h — Émondage par Stéphane Lafleur
Chez Després à l'agora
Stéphane Lafleur, cinéaste et musicien d’Avec pas d’casque, revisite en solo 25 ans de chansons dans une formule épurée et intimiste. En cas de pluie, le spectacle sera déplacé à l'École d'art de Sutton.
Cette journée est rendue possible grâce à nos précieux partenaires
Alliances terrestres Opening
16 visual artists
Public activity
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
TrainingRegenerative Design
Marianne Lavoie / Écoscéno
Training on regenerative design: principles, examples and a hands-on workshop to integrate it into your artistic practice
Public activity
29 August 2026
from 9 AM to 12 PM
Culture-Estrie ticket: $85
LaunchManifesto Workshop
Editorial Committee and Artists
The launch of a living, evolving manifesto that opens a collective workshop on the relationships between creation, territory, and the living world.
Public activity
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
PanelWorking in co-creation with the living
Audrey Murray, Angela Marsh, Mélanie O'Bomsawin and Hélène Dorion
A collective reflection on what changes when we recognize living beings as creative partners rather than mere resources.
Public activity
29 August 2026
at 3 PM
Free Activity
Grand Gathering Evening
Friday, September 4
Join us to celebrate the future of the world during a festive evening where visual arts, gastronomy, live performance, and collective dance meet.
DesPrés Feast
Catherine Hardy
Culinary Arts
An evening of gastronomy, live arts, and collective celebration at the heart of our community.
Public activity
4 September 2026
at 6 PM
Ticket: $225 with $150 tax receipt
Lorbleu
Becky Priebe and Nadine Louis
Circus
Lorbleu explores eco-anxiety and motherhood by combining circus, theatre, and live music, questioning our relationship with a fragile world.
Public activity
4 September 2026
8:30 PM
Free Activity
DJ Stéphane Cocke
Stephane Cocke
Music / DJ
A dance evening around the fire where music, percussion, and collective energy carry us under the stars.
Public activity
4 September 2026
at 9:30 PM
Free Activity
Alliances terrestres Exhibition
August 29 — September 7
Opening: August 29 at 5 PM
In the cultural meadow and the DesPrés barn, an exhibition that invites us to broaden our perspective on the beings, places, materials, and forces that make up our reality.
Alliances terrestres Exhibition
Exposition : 29 août — 7 septembre
Vernissage : 29 août 17 h
Exposition intérieure : horaire variable, voir les événements pour en savoir plus
Exposition extérieure : du lever au coucher du soleil
Alliances terrestres réunit des artistes dont les démarches portent une attention particulière aux relations que nous entretenons avec le monde que nous habitons.
À travers des installations, des œuvres numériques et des pratiques interdisciplinaires, l’exposition rassemble des propositions qui interrogent notre manière de percevoir, de créer, de cohabiter et de faire sens ensemble. Les œuvres présentées ouvrent des espaces d’expérience, de contemplation et de dialogue où se croisent différentes façons d’entrer en relation avec les êtres, les lieux, les matières et les forces qui composent notre réalité.
L’exposition intègre également des créations réalisées dans le cadre des ateliers communautaires du festival, faisant dialoguer les regards des artistes invités et ceux des citoyen·nes qui participent à cette réflexion collective. Une invitation à élargir notre regard et à imaginer de nouvelles formes d’alliance.
Le public est invité à se balader librement dans notre pré du lever au coucher du soleil pour visiter l'exposition. Des visites guidées d'Alliances terrestres avec un accès aux œuvres exposées à l'intérieur se tiendront aux horaires ci-dessous :
- Vernissage de l'exposition le 29 août à 17 h
- Visite guidée le 5 septembre de 14 h à 17 h
- Visite guidée le 6 septembre de 17 h à 20 h 30
Avec la participation de :
Héloïse Audy, Martin Beauregard, Orelien Biet, Pascale Bussières, Jacob Brideau, Antoine Caron, Jean-François Casabonne, Sarah Cobb, Jacinthe De Guire, Michel Durand-Nolett, Fenyx Florentiny, Jonathan Hope, Ryth Kesselring, Angela Marsh, Mélanie O'Bomsawin, Étienne Plante, Audrey Murray, Audrée Wilhelmy
Ce projet est rendu possible grâce à nos précieux partenaires :
Senimikwaldamw8gan – Stone Memory
Mélanie O'Bomsawin
Visual Art
Senimikwaldamw8gan - Stone Memory explores the notion of memory, that of those who came Before for those who come After, as well as the memory of today.
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
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The State of Nature
Angela Marsh
Visual Art
By weaving wild plants through the mesh of an antique lace curtain, the artist hopes to play with openings and create new forms of
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
Meteor Manifestos — embossed texts
Audrée Wilhelmy
Visual Art
Three works created from found materials, exploring how writing can leave the book to take shape within the object.
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
Geographic abstractions
Ryth Kesselring
Visual art
A critical look at current land management. Through the use of anamorphosis, the installation infiltrates the site and transforms it.
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
Abenaki Medicinal Plant Turtle
Michel Durand Nolett
Visual Art and Botany
A plant-based turtle facing the rising sun, bearing thirteen Abenaki medicinal plants in homage to the thirteen moons.
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
Aqueous Frictions
Fenyx Florentiny and Antoine Caron
Between territorial exploration and collective creation, the artists offer a sensitive perspective on the relationships that unite water, living environments and the
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
The fire that warms us from within
Étienne Plante
Visual art
The hearth, with its thick earthen walls, pierced by vents and chimneys, alternately contains and releases light and heat, guiding our beings and warming our hearts.
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
Spectral Ecologies and Speculative Memories
Jonathan Hope & Martin Beauregard
Visual Arts and Literature
Interdisciplinary and installative creation, protean in nature, combining writing, visual devices, and material interventions.
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
Vivacious Liturgy
Collectif Vivace
Visual Art
An in situ installation that invites us to slow down, shift our gaze, and reconnect with the intimacy of the living world.
Opening Reception
29 August 2026
at 5 PM
Free Activity
Land Art Workshop
Orélien Biet
Workshop with PENS
As a family, create an ephemeral land art piece using natural elements in a creative, playful workshop connected to nature.
Opening Reception
28 August 2026
at 4 p.m.
Free Activity
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Talismans: perched memories
Audrée Wilhelmy
Workshop with the École de Sutton and the Villa des Monts
This intergenerational workshop invites children and seniors to gather natural elements, share stories, and create together hanging pieces installed in the
Opening Reception
28 August 2026
at 4:00 PM
Free Activity
The portal
Jacob Brideau
Workshop with the Youth Centre
A land art portal created with young people using natural elements from the site, a symbol of creativity and connection to nature, evolving with the seasons.
Opening Reception
28 August 2026
at 4 PM
Free Activity
Brome Fair Exhibition
Jacob Brideau
Arts of the Land
Discover the treasures of the land: basketry plants, willow herbiculture, black ash pounding, and natural pigments at the heart of living craftsmanship.
Opening Reception
6 September 2026
9 AM to 5 PM
Free Activity
World Repair Day
Monday, September 7
From objects with cracked hearts to frayed social fabrics and forgotten stories, a day to reflect together on what it means to repair the world.
Repair Panel
Isabelle Craig, Ivanie Aubin-Malo, Patrick Hivon and Nathalie Plaat
A conversation about acts of repair that care for objects, communities, territories and beings.
Public activity
7 September 2026
at 11 a.m.
Free Activity
Kiosks for World Repair & Community Soup
Artisans, workers, and local actors
Public activity
7 September 2026
At 12 PM
Free Activity
Festive dance
Maude Lecours and Reg Ina
Dance
Come dance to gather, mend the social fabric, and celebrate the joy of living in Sutton together!
Public activity
7 September 2026
at 2:00 PM
Free Activity
JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM
The Pour la suite du monde festival is fast approaching, and the excitement is building. To make this edition a memorable one, we are looking for a team of passionate, energetic volunteers
Volunteering at the festival is about much more than helping run the event. It is a chance to share what you love, meet new people, take part in a rewarding experience and help create something unforgettable.
Whether you can give a few hours or several days, your help matters and is deeply appreciated. We need support with a range of tasks: welcoming visitors, decorating, setting up and taking down the site, and more.
To sign up and let us know when you are available, simply fill out our online form
We can't wait to welcome you to the team!
Past editions
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