Founded in 1985, EXPRESSION has the mandate of conserving and exhibiting contemporary artworks for the communities in Les Maskoutains (the region around Saint-Hyacinthe), Québec, and Canada, with the objective of establishing a dialogue with visitors and the general public. The artworks presented at EXPRESSION result from their creators’ research and theoretical exploration and reflect current aesthetic issues in Québec, Canada, and other countries. Building on the observation that artists often refer to the society from which they come, EXPRESSION’s artistic director has decided to present works that challenge visitors through psychosocial and philosophical concerns: genders, interpersonal relations, eating habits, the environment, occupation of the land, the notion of identity, and spirituality.
In addition to exhibitions, EXPRESSION offers educational services, publications, conferences, guided tours, and other mediation projects. The goal of all of these activities is to highlight the work of Canadian artists and make contemporary art more accessible to audiences of all generations, cultures, and beliefs.
To better understand and cope with life today, our mission consists of enlisting contemporary artworks as raw materials to connect here and elsewhere, past and present, different cultures and belief systems. In short, EXPRESSION is a place of delight, reflection, and education. In this spirit, EXPRESSION affirms that it promotes social dialogue and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
EXPRESSION, Centre d'exposition is located on the 2nd floor of 1555 Marché public in Saint-Hyacinthe.
As part of the activities Du cultuel au culturel, two exhibitions are presented at EXPRESSION until December 22, 2024. Architectures éphémères - Les bancs is a major project created by the artist François Mathieu. In this context, Mathieu’s mandate is to make use of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire church pews, including several transported to the second floor of the market, at EXPRESSION. Aware of the rich symbolic stakes involved in the project, Mathieu and EXPRESSION wish to make a significant gesture before the church begins its conversion into the Musée d’art et société (MAS).
Visitors to the exhibition Chemin de croix (Way of the Cross) will (re)discover (in a different way) the fundaments of the fourteen stations that are generally found around churches’ naves. In this exhibition, we therefore explore a symbol with great power in Québec society.
The series of activities Du cultuel au culturel is an initiative of the Table de concertation du Pôle culturel maskoutain.
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