{"id":6452,"date":"2025-09-18T22:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/?p=6452"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:28:36","slug":"ago-talk-art-as-a-vibrant-expression-of-contemporary-francophone-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/ago-talk-art-as-a-vibrant-expression-of-contemporary-francophone-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"AGO Talk | Art as a vibrant expression of contemporary Francophone culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fb4ed0c00f0dd0b4590d9f5f4f773149\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(33,33,33) 0%,rgb(255,228,72) 100%)\"><strong>Friday the 26 September 2025, 5:30<br>Art Gallery of Ontario \u2013 317 Dundas St W, Toronto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-68daf353a67541359f4d617445911ea6\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(33,33,33) 0%,rgb(255,228,72) 100%)\">\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/clubcanadien.ca\/cocktail-conference-26-sep\/\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reserve your spot<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16638\" src=\"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/049A3504a-1-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16638\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f6b3a187d7aeee4fa18fff23b47317d5\"><strong>A special evening at the Art Gallery of Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Le Labo is proud to partner with the <strong>Canadian Club of Toronto<\/strong> and the <strong>Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)<\/strong> to present a unique French-language event on art and Francophone culture. The program includes several 45-minute guided tours, an open bar, and a rich agenda featuring discussions, artistic exploration, and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This immersive evening offers a balanced experience combining reflection, artistic exploration, and social interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cocktails and networking:<\/strong> a great opportunity to connect with speakers, participants, and attendees in a friendly atmosphere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Panel discussion: <\/strong>a dialogue bringing together artists and institutions to discuss the role of art in contemporary Francophone culture <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guided tours: <\/strong>a unique opportunity to explore the AGO&rsquo;s collections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Influential voices from the French-speaking art world. <\/strong>The panel will feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carolinareis.com\/\">Carolina Reis<\/a><\/strong> is a visual artist and former director of the Labo, whose textile work explores and challenges our cultural realities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ago.ca\/about\/leadership-team\">Jessica Bright<\/a><\/strong> is the Chief of Exhibitions, Collections &amp; Conservation at the AGO, responsible for managing exhibitions, collections, and their preservation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisebeaudry.com\/\">Lise Beaudry<\/a><\/strong> is a photographer and a member of the Labo, who explores photography as a platform for experimentation, drawing inspiration from archives and landscapes. (Lise&rsquo;s work is currently on display as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/artwindsoressex.ca\/exhibitions\/distance-lise-beaudry-samuel-choisy-emilio-portal\/\">\u00ab\u00a0Distance\u00a0\u00bb exhibition at Art Windsor-Essex<\/a> until October 19, co-curated by Dyana Ouvrard).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion will be moderated by <strong>Dyana Ouvrard<\/strong>, curator and general and artistic director of the Labo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clubcanadien.ca\/cocktail-conference-26-sep\/\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reserve your spot here.  <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/SITE-WEB_LOGOS-2-1024x178.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16639\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Labo is partnering with the AGO and the Canadian Club of Toronto for an evening in French exploring art and Francophone culture, featuring guided tours and a networking reception with an open bar.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 26, 2025, 5:30 PM<br \/>\nArt Gallery of Ontario \u2013 317 Dundas St W, Toronto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-upcoming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6454,"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6452\/revisions\/6454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}