About

Mission

The Centre d’art et de diffusion CLARK is an artist-run centre dedicated to the production and the presentation of contemporary art. CLARK has many entities, both physical and virtual, each with its own function. The two main components of the Centre are its gallery, comprised of two exhibition spaces where over ten exhibitions are presented each year, as well as special projects, and the Atelier CLARK, a cabinetmaking and woodworking workshop supporting the artistic community. The Centre also houses a Poste audio, where five sound works are broadcasted each year, the Librairie CLARK, which offers publication launches and readings, and a residency studio. CLARK produces several off-site projects, particularly in performance art, and collaborates with a wide range of cultural and community partners.

History

Since its beginnings on Clark Street in downtown Montréal in 1988, the organization quickly took its place as an important stage for contemporary creativity in Montreal. In 2001, the Centre was relocated, and a space at 5455 avenue de Gaspé in the neighbourhood of Mile End was selected as Centre CLARK’s next location. Since its relocation, CLARK has become an important focal point for its members and the communities it serves.

Team

Office and gallery

Hubert Bolduc-Cloutier
General Co-director, Administration

Jean-Michel Quirion
General Co-director, Programming

Corine Lemieux
Exhibitions Coordinator

Joséphine Rivard
Projects Manager and Residencies Coordinator

Alegría Gobeil
Communications Coordinator

Laura Pritchard
Cultural Mediator

Librairie CLARK

Thomas Bouquin
Librairie CLARK Coordinator

Atelier CLARK

Natacha Chamko
Director

Myriam Simard-Parent
Technician

Yan Giguère
Technician, standby team

Gregory Prescott
Technician, standby team

Adam Gargulak
Technician, standby team

Collaborators

Jessie Myfanwy Stainton
Accessibility development

Lucie Lauzon
Accounting services

Board

Grier Edmundson (president)
Karen Trask (treasurer)
Raul Aguilar Canela (secretary)
Diyar Mayil (administrator)
Muriel Ahmarani Jaouich (administrator)

Members

Alisha Piercy
Aude Moreau
Benoit Bourdeau
Berirouche Feddal
Brandon B. Brookbank
Camille Larivée
Caroline Monnet
Carolyne Scenna
Chloé Lefebvre
Christian Miron
Claudia Bernal
Corine Lemieux
Daniel Olson
Diane Gistal
Diyar Mayil
Emma-Kate Guimond
Émilie Allard
Ève Tagny
Frances Adair Mckenzie
Frantz Patrick Henry
Grier Edmundson
Irem Karaaslan
Jean-Michel Leclerc
Joyce Joumaa
Jean-Philippe Thibault
Karen Kraven
Karen Trask
Kuh Del Rosario
Leila Zelli
Mallory Lowe Mpoka
Manon Tourigny
Marcio Lana-Lopez
Marie-Claude Bouthillier
Marjolaine Bourdua
Mathieu Latulippe
Morgan Légaré
Moridja Kitenge Banza
Muriel Ahmarani Jaouich
Myriam-Simard Parent
My-Van Dam
Nadège Grebmeier Forget
Naomi Cook
Patrick Bérubé
Paul Litherland
Pierre Przysiezniak
Pierre-Yves Girard
Prakash Krishnan
Raul Aguilar Canela
Sébastien Aubin
Vincent Lussier
Yann Pocreau

Land acknowledgment

The Centre d’art et de diffusion CLARK is located on unceded Aboriginal lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation is recognized as the custodian of the lands and waters of Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), which has long served as a place for many First Nations to live, meet and exchange. CLARK also wishes to recognize the strong ties that unite the Anishinaabe Nation to this territory known by these people as Mooniyang. Today, the Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang lands are home to a diverse Aboriginal population, as well as people from other peoples who reside there. The Centre respects the ongoing connections to the past, present and future in its relationships with Aboriginal Peoples and other members of the Montreal communities.

PACBI

The CLARK team is initiating steps to support the international cultural boycott of Israel (PACBI), which is part of the broader Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Measures are underway to obtain the agreement of the entire membership and the Board of Directors, after which the Center will implement the modalities proposed by PACBI.

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