Reflection Day

29 August 2026

29 August 2026

Editorial Committee and Artists

Launch
Manifesto Workshop

Saturday 29 August 2026, at 5 PM

DesPrés | Chapiteau— 57, rue Principale Nord, Sutton (Québec)

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What would our artistic practices look like if we recognized living beings as true creative partners? Born from a writing laboratory bringing together artists, thinkers, and territorial actors, this first draft manifesto marks the starting point of a collective reflection that will continue over the coming years. More than a document, it is an invitation to rethink the relationships we maintain with the environments we inhabit and to imagine new forms of creation based on reciprocity, attention, and responsibility. A launch that opens a workshop for reflection meant to evolve with those who wish to take part.

Learn more about the Manifesto Workshop

Approach

Editorial Committee:

Mélanie O’Bomsawin, Éric Pineault, Audrey Murray, Faustine Escoffier, Gentiane Bélanger, Marie-Renée Bourget-Harvey and Jasmine Catudal

The artists who contributed by answering the question: What does it mean to you to create “with” living beings?

Valérie Clermont-Girard, Héloïse Audy, Mériol Lehmann, Ryth Kesselring, Pascale Bussières, Marie Clark, Daphnée Poirier, Stéphane Lemardelier, Jacynthe De Guire, Hélène Dorion, Martin Beauregard, Catherine Chagnon, Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba, Guylaine Chevarie-Lessard, Hanny Sybille Müller, Julie Delporte, Laurence Thiffault, Marika Lhoumeau, Mathieu Gaudet, Patrick Moisan, Rosie Belley, Angela Marsh, Charles Sagalane, Julius Bitterling, Michèle Gagné