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Artexte welcomes researchers in residence (curators, critics, artists) interested in pursuing critical inquiries in relation to documents in Artexte’s collection, to print culture and the visual arts, or to other aspects of contemporary art thought. Researchers are given special access to Artexte’s unique collection as well as personalized reference support from its professional staff.
Artexte’s resources are complemented by a rich network of research and information-based centres in Montreal (museums, universities, etc.) as well as by various online resources.
National and international researchers are invited by Artexte or are selected through calls for submission posted by Artexte, or international institutional agreements. (Click here to view calls.)
Artexte welcomes Tomasz Neugebauer, e-Artexte Researcher in Residence. Tomasz Neugebauer’s research interests are focused on the design and development of information sources in digital formats. His professional experience includes digital media publishing and software development. Neugebauer is interested in the usability of e-Artexte and the applicability of the open access model of publishing and...
Understanding Aboriginal Arts in Canada: A Literature Review France Trépanier’s research residency at Artexte plays an essential part in a larger project, undertaken in collaboration with Chris Creighton-Kelly, which consists of conducting research with the aim of publishing an analysis on documentation and writing published on Aboriginal arts in Canada. Their research is organized...
Looking for Craft in All the Wrong Places Burisch’s research at Artexte examines the intersections of craft and performance art. Through an investigation of Artexte’s documents, sources, and materials related to these two disparate fields, and through considering them together, her research will aim to draw or reveal connections between the two to encourage...
Artists publications from 1965 to 1975 in the collection of Artexte This past summer, Artexte invited Vincent Bonin and Jon Knowles to engage with its collection, in particular, the artists’ publications from the late 1960s and early 1970s. During their ongoing discussions around the material on hand, Bonin and Knowles commented on the fact...
Emily Falvey is currently working on the manuscript for her first book of art criticism, titled Torn Halves: Paradox in Canadian Art. This work consists of an anthology of essays exploring a range of paradoxical themes, including the relationship between order and ornament; concepts of the real and the virtual; the re-emergence of grotesque...
During the months of September and October 2009, Artexte is hosting the research residency of Finnish curator Silja Lehtonen. The first in a series of cultural exchanges between Finland and Quebec, this collaboration provides an opportunity for innovative research as it raises greater awareness of our respective artistic communities. As part of her residency,...
Artexte welcomes New York-based artist Alex Kwartler to a research residency that focuses on the career of a Canadian artist of the same name whose practice has become inadvertently entwined with that of his own. Despite the obvious differences between their individual origins and art practices, their shared name continues to generate confusion, particularly from...
The following text by the group of artist-researchers collectif TouVA (Sylvie Tourangeau, Victoria Stanton and Anne Bérubé – formerly known as the Three Graces), is a reflection upon their experience as Researchers in Residence at Artexte. The research residency took place from October 2008 to April 2009. In the beginning we were three individual researchers...
The following text is a discussion between artist Michelle Bush, and Artexte’s Information Specialist Felicity Tayler. Michelle Bush was the Researcher in Residency at Artexte, from March 23 to April 3, 2009. A bibliography of the material she made use of in the Artexte collection is also available: Michelle Bush Bibliography
It’s not easy being GREEN A Performative Presentation of Research Findings Newfoundland-based artist Michelle Bush will undertake a performative research residency at Artexte this spring (23 March to 3 April). This residency will be part of the fourth-year installment of her 7 Years of Living Art, a continuation of the homologus work by seminal...
