Expression Centre d'exposition Saint-Hyacinthe

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Centre-du-Québec , Montérégie

BACA, vue partielle de l’exposition Récits de la création du monde : Surnaturel présentée à EXPRESSION. © Félix Bouchard
Kim Waldron, vue partielle de l’exposition Kim Waldron ltée : société civile, présentée à EXPRESSION. © Paul Litherland
Visite commentée avec un groupe scolaire. © Denis Farley
Kuh Del Rosario, Julie Roch-Cuerrier et Ingrid Tremblay, vue partielle de l’exposition Vers des cycles mouvants, présentée à EXPRESSION. © Alignements
Jocelyn Robert, vue partielle de l’exposition Conjonctures, présentée à EXPRESSION. © Daniel Roussel
Activité lors du camp d’été créatif. © EXPRESSION
Kim Waldron, visite commentée avec un groupe scolaire lors de l’exposition Kim Waldron ltée : société civile, présentée à EXPRESSION. © EXPRESSION
Pépite et Josèphe lors du vernissage de l’exposition Les créatures de la route, présentée par EXPRESSION au Jardin Daniel A. Séguin. © Paul Litherland
Cooke-Sasseville, vue partielle de l’exposition État mortifère et Les deux pieds dans le patrimoine, présentée à EXPRESSION. © Paul Litherland
Cooke-Sasseville, visite commentée lors de l’exposition État mortifère et Les deux pieds dans le patrimoine, présentée à EXPRESSION. © EXPRESSION
Jocelyn Philibert, QUID Art contemporain lors de l’exposition Dimension lumière, présentée à EXPRESSION. © EXPRESSION
Stefan Paulus, vue partielle lors de l’exposition Les paysages autres, présentée à EXPRESSION. © Paul Litherland
Diane Obomsawin, vue partielle de l’exposition Les mondes, présentée à EXPRESSION. © Paul Litherland

Themes : Family activities, Museums & Cultural Experiences

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.

This winter at EXPRESSION, Christian Messier’s exhibition La vallée de l’étrange plunges visitors into a zone of ambiguity in which the uncanny is materialized through recent paintings shaped by artificial intelligence. This unsettling dialogue between the familiar and the unknown is supplemented by earlier works that reflect his constant quest for the uncanny. The exhibition offers an immersive experience that challenges perceptions and shakes up points of reference.

The exhibition is presented from January 25 to April 20, 2025.

Visit our website for more information about our programming and calendar of events.