Culture in the regions
The “Croître autrement” study day was a first opportunity for some members of CREAT’s Culture in the regions Axis to hear first-hand accounts from the architects and workers behind the major efforts to pool support for infrastructure for artists in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area. It was also an opportunity to hear the viewpoints of organizations from many other regions of Quebec facing different challenges, linked to their respective geographic situations.
“Croître autrement” enabled a host of cultural organizations from different regions of Quebec to get together, exchange ideas and discuss their practices, with many potential collaborations emerging as a result. The themes discussed during the day revolved around notions of communities, the evolution of artist-run centres since their creation, and the fundamental singularity of artistic activity, which is particularly important to preserve across the prevailing productivist landscape.