The public’s enthusiasm at the Fête des Artistes et Citoyens Ensemble (FACE)—which focused on the theme of preserving our humanity—on September 25, 26, and 27, surprised the organizers at Arts-Cultures Massawippi. FACE brought together hundreds of residents from the region, as well as people from as far away as Saguenay, Gatineau, Quebec City, and Montreal.…

Concert by the QUATUOR ERRANT On the evening of November 15, 2025, the small St. Barnabas Church in North Hatley came alive with the sound of truly unusual music in a unique concert designed especially for the occasion. The Quatuor Errant created a concert especially for Arts-Cultures Massawippi so that the audience could discover medieval…

Le GRAND PARTAGE (The big Share) Shared pleasures of conversation, thought, and… food! What an event! What wonderful encounters! A magnificent evening that was both entertaining and enriching! Testimonials abounded following this sharing event, where citizens and guest artists were able to exchange ideas over a potluck meal. The entire evening alternated between readings and…

Untameable Virginia Woolf, a literary show about Virginia Woolf, the iconic author who revolutionized the art of writing and, for the first time, questioned the role of women. Text by Robert LALONDE as Virginia’s loving husband, Bénédicte DÉCARY as her admiring sister, Johanne HABERLIN as the great tragedienne, who plays Virginia with panache, and Catherine…

For one week in August, coinciding with the North Hatley Jazz Festival, Arts-Cultures Massawippi offered visual arts workshops for adults and children at Dreamland Park. On sunny afternoons by Lake Massawippi, renowned artists participated in these exchanges with the public and agreed to show their work and demonstrate their techniques. Lyne Tremblay invites painting enthusiasts…

Sainte-Élisabeth church was packed to the rafters on a cold and windy autumn Sunday afternoon. Then the light came on, soft and warm, and the atmosphere warmed up: from songs to poems, Marie-Thérèse Fortin’s voice and Yves Léveillé’s piano created such an atmosphere that you might have thought you were in a Parisian café at…

During the 2024 season, writer Jonathan Harnois offered a number of highly successful writing workshops for Arts-Cultures Massawippi. Under the banner of literary audacity, these workshops offer an experience filled with discovery and astonishment. The tools, reflections and exercises give everyone the keys to nourish their creative flame and transform the blank page into a…

  Arts-Cultures Massawippi’s booth at the North Hatley farmers’ market was the venue for three visual arts workshops, where many children were able to express their imagination and put their talent to work, under the watchful eye of experienced artists.   In early August, cartoonist and illustrator Pascal Biet held another of his famous workshops…

  A unique chance was offered to citizens and passers-by to unite their imagination with that of others and take part in the creation of a collective work for the community !       No fewer than three collective murals were created over the summer, under the supervision of experienced artists and with the…

ARTISTS IN ACTION A unique opportunity to meet and discover renowned artists who, in addition to exhibiting some of their work, willingly shared their techniques and secrets while enjoying a soak in nature at Dreamland park on the shores of Lake Massawippi A number of citizens and passers-by tried their hand at drawing, pastel or…

From left to right : John Gronan, Charles-Alexandre Plaisir, Marie Lefebvre, Gabriel Lefebvre, Zola Dalpé, Yoan Lefebvre, Marcel Houle. The photo contest on the theme of attachment to and appreciation of the Massawippi Valley territory ended with a bang: from among a magnificent harvest of photos submitted by amateurs and professionals alike, the five jurors…

These festive evenings include a gourmet meal, a discussion on a chosen theme, and conclude with a quality show. The 3 for 1 evenings aim to bring together the arts, artists and citizens to create a community of spirit and joy. On May 18, participants in Robert Lalonde’s writing workshop were treated to a 4-course…

The acclaimed show Mon voyage en Amérique   An emotional story with actress Pascale Montpetit – an intimate afternoon in which she recounts a little-known and fascinating aspect of the life of Kim Yaroshevskaya (our national Fanfreluche !). In a colorful text, the famous Fanfreluche recounts her early childhood and the exile that took her…

The success of this lively, festive event dazzled us with the quality of dancers Faye and Bryant Lopes, world-renowned Argentine tango dancers, and also provided the opportunity to dance the tango in a milonga. Anyone who wasn’t drawn in by the tango couldn’t resist moving to the rhythm of SON NAGUAL‘s South American music. A…

Throughout the summer of 2023, the light-filled upstairs rooms of the Cie Vilandré Pub on Capelton Road in North Hatley were filled with the shapes, colors, canvases and sculptures of some 15 highly talented and experienced local artists. The first exhibition, in June and July, was an opportunity to discover or revisit painters such as…