This residency program runs continuously for 8 weeks. DARE-DARE seeks to foster a deeper, close-knit relationship between a professional artist (who does not reside in the metropolitan area) and the Saint-Henri and Petite-Bourgogne neighbourhoods, and provides dedicated support throughout the residency.
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To Embody: Joyful Militancy and Irresistible Activism
2026-2027 programRead moreCall for Proposals
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research micro-residency at La HALTERead moreThis summer, DARE-DARE invites you to experience a research blitz in the public space. The micro-residencies aim to question and (re)animate our relationship to reading, archives and exchange.
Elsy Zavarce and Denise A. Olivares
Echoes of Burgundy: Exploring Urban Presence Through Multisensory ArchivesRead moreThe duo of Elsy Zavarce and Denise A. Olivares, who were in residence for an independent research project during the 2025–2026 programming year, will present the results of their work at La HALTE in late May.
Caroline Gagné
Peupleraie - Corps social et corps sonoreRead morePeupleraie invites us to explore the soundscape of a community of trees, poplars, in the urban fabric of the Petite-Bourgogne neighborhood and the Lachine Canal, as a metaphor for the “living environment” and the social body. Anyone passing through the South-West neighborhood with an internet-connected device and a pair of headphones can experience the project. Various connectors are available at the HALTE or at the DARE-DARE offices.
Raquel Cruz Crespo
Cuerpo y EspritRead more"Cuerpo y Esprit brings together reflections that began when I was diagnosed with cancer at twenty-nine, just as I was finishing my studies and eager to reconnect professionally with the visual arts."
Job offer
Projects and Special Events CoordinatorRead moreDARE-DARE is looking for a dynamic, autonomous individual to fill the position of Projects and Special Events Coordinator.
Job Offer
Cultural Mediator and Programming Assistant (Funded by: Canada Summer Jobs)Read moreDARE-DARE is seeking a dynamic, creative, and self-directed individual to fill the position of Cultural Mediator and Programming Assistant
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Marie-Suzanne Désilets
Rapport d’enquêteRead moreSince 1996, Marie-Suzanne Désilets has been conducting a series of sociological investigations on pleasure and trust.
Jean-Pierre Aubé
Prélude à l’isolation - Étude sur les possibilités de la vie autarciqueRead moreThis experience was based on the notion of autarky according to which one is "independent of others or of a community in the face of otherness".
Denis Farley (Montréal)
Présence étalonnéeRead moreIn addition to offering the public a direct experience of the work in the street, this project simultaneously presented DARE-DARE with the artist's research space.
Ildiko Repasi
The LaughRead moreThrough her installations, Ildiko Repasi (Brooklyn, USA) constructs artificial environments to trap the visitor. The installation The Laugh confronted us from the outset with a raised floor accessible by a staircase.
Christine Lebel
Je serai... ta cocotteRead moreChristine Lebel's (aka Chocolate Lady) Montreal exhibition/performance played on the ambiguities between chocolate and sexuality, the artist and the character by making DARE-DARE a place for consumption.
Le chaud bingo de DARE-DARE !
fundraising eventRead moreLooking forward to summer? Don't miss DARE-DARE's hot bingo! -Light dress code required- Over $2,500 in prizes to be won - Grand prize: a work by Madeleine Dubeau
Chuchote-moi à l’oreille
Pierre Beaudoin, Suzanne Boutin, Sylvie Cotton, Marie-Josée Dauphinais and laura jeanne lefaveRead moreThis event follows the success of the evening of performance "Parlez-moi d'Amour!" presented at DARE-DARE the previous year.
Nicolas Chiffe
Crystal Penthouse - MontrealRead moreNomadic artist Nicolas Chiffe (Brighton, England) studies the architecture and history of major North American cities from which he creates "dreamlike architectural hypotheses".
Mireille Lavoie
Qu’est-ce qui donne soif?Read moreMireille Lavoie (Quebec) works with construction materials such as plywood to create sculptures with vaguely familiar, even comfortable shapes.