The Grand Festival of Artists and Citizens Together (FACE)
Three days of events to celebrate the best of our humanity! !
An experience at the heart of our humanity, where every event featuring renowned artists offers unique pleasures, warm encounters, exceptional exchanges, and unforgettable memories—all in intimate venues.
From September 25 to 27 2026
Program :
Le Grand Partage – A festive evening featuring a potluck dinner interspersed with readings, songs, music, and dance performed by young people and adults, all exploring the theme: What do you want to preserve of your humanity? Ending with a dance.
Artists in Action – An exhibition and meet-and-greets with artists selected for their talent and their desire to share their approach to painting, printmaking, jewelry, and drawing.
Cosse-tu penses mon p’tit bonhomme ? – Jack Kerouac – Finally back in the Eastern Townships, the much-loved show featuring readings, songs, and music inspired by the work of a Beat Generation icon. “This show is a pure delight. Robert Lalonde delivers a truly outstanding performance.” Le Journal de Québec
Tire le Coyote and Robert Lalonde – a unique show of music and poetry including a conversation with Tire le coyote—a first!
Storytelling and pastels for children ages 6–12 – with specialized artists / Free !
Le Grand Partage
Following the enthusiastic reception from last year’s participants, we are repeating the event this year with the participation of very young citizens, in addition to adults who wish to contribute with texts, songs, and music on the theme: “What do you want to preserve of our humanity ?”
Presentations will take place during a potluck dinner and are intended to spark discussion. The event will conclude with lively dancing to the music of the 5-musicien-band Bureau et ses tiroirs, which was highly appreciated last year.
The Grand Partage is a free event open to everyone.
Each table (8 guests) will include one person—whether a professional or not—who has been selected to read a text, and another who will perform a song or piece of music on the evening’s theme.
Young people are especially welcome ! In fact, the host represents this generation.
This special evening will give anyone who wishes to do so the opportunity to share their thoughts on what they want to preserve about humanity in front of an audience. If you’d like, please submit a written text ranging from one paragraph to a maximum of four pages, or a song. You may even offer to present your text or song yourself in a performance lasting no more than five minutes. A professional team will select the entries to be presented during the event. Submissions must be emailed to artsculturesmassawippi@gmail.com with the heading “What do you want to preserve about our humanity?” by September 13, 2026. We will confirm the selections by September 17, 2026, at the latest.
Seats are limited, so don’t wait! There will be a bar on site (water, juice, wine—both alcoholic and non-alcoholic—and beer) and plenty of fun!
Date : Friday, September 25, 6:00 p.m.
Venue : at the Bistro of the Canton de Hatley Municipal Building
Fee : free !
Registration : Action button below
Artists in Action
Meet artists selected for their exceptional and diverse talents !
Jonathan CLOUTIER, painting
An oil painter, his style is primarily defined as surrealist, allowing him to combine his undeniable technical skill and precision in portraiture and hyperrealism with his thirst for creativity and his quest for meaning.
His art seeks to express the inexpressible and to reveal a dreamlike world where everyone can discover themselves in their imagination. In it, he expresses so much that is misunderstood, so many questions and dreams, where mysticism combined with surrealism allows him to create a world greater than himself. A dreamlike world not limited by the sense of self as ego. A world aspiring to the grandeur of transcendent reality that unites all things.
Vincent DUBOST, prints, engravings
For over thirty years, Vincent has spent most of his professional career in the Estrie region.
Trained in drawing, he quickly incorporated acrylic painting and then oil painting into his practice. He regularly participates in life drawing workshops. He has taken numerous workshops with various masters, always seeking to improve his craft. Today, figuration and abstraction interact and coexist naturally in his work.
Long fascinated by printmaking, he has explored various techniques such as linocut and plexiglass engraving. Since 2022, Vincent Dubost has exhibited regularly in France and in Quebec, including in Brompton, Coaticook, and Sherbrooke (Museum of Fine Arts, Espace Dialogue Gallery, Rendez-vous d’Howard, Grande Virée Artistique).
Among his projects for 2026 are a second solo exhibition at the Coaticook Library, participation in the Mini Print Internacional in Cadaqués (Spain), and the Miniprint Exchange in Asolo, Italy.
Christine-Claire MALLET, jewelry
A multifaceted artist and artisan! Her jewelry embodies the art of weaving together light, symbolism, and material. After exploring the art of storytelling for nearly thirty years as a storyteller-musician and author (including several award-winning young adult novels), she now expresses herself through two inseparable and complementary pillars: tarot readings and the creation of light-filled micro-macramé jewelry.
At the heart of her creations are natural gemstones, such as labradorite, moonstone, and amethyst, chosen for their organic beauty and vibrational resonance. Her process begins with an encounter with the stone and the energy of the moment. By combining the delicacy of the threads with the power of the stone, she creates wearable pieces that act as precious talismans.
Annie-Michèle BROWN, illustrations
An artist and illustrator specializing in female characters, she seeks to highlight the strength that lies within vulnerability, authenticity, and the expression of emotions. Her characters tell stories of sensitivity, resilience, and humanity. She also creates playful characters with simplified forms and exaggerated features, imbued with humor and whimsy. As a child, she refused to grow up and join the world of adults.
“Being an adult is complicated and, above all, boring! I even made a solemn promise never to completely leave the world of childhood behind” she confides.
The freshness of her drawings attests to her mastery of the art of storytelling through images.
Discover their secrets at the gazebo in the park by the lake in North Hatley.
Saturday, September 26: Annie-Michèle Brown, Vincent Dubost and Jonathan Cloutier
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, September 27: Jonathan Cloutier and Christine Claire Mallet
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Painting, drawing, printmaking, engraving, jewelry / Free
Cosse-tu penses mon p’tit bonhomme ? – Jack Kerouac
Finally, back in the Eastern Townships! Robert LALONDE performs the writings of Kerouac, an icon of the Beat Generation, accompanied by Tomás JENSEN and KARÈYA: songs, music, and soundscapes.
An invaluable opportunity to reconnect with an icon of the Beat Generation while delving back into our roots—retranslated, interpreted, and presented in Kerouac-style French by local artists of remarkable talent.
Robert Lalonde, a renowned actor and author, has crafted a moving show featuring recently discovered texts in Kerouac-style French that predate the famous On the Road, as well as previously unpublished poems he has translated. His masterful on-stage performance is complemented by the remarkable sound design and musical arrangements of Kerouac’s poems by the magnificent duo of composer-musicians-performers Tomás Jensen and Karèya.
Date : Saturday, September 26, 7:00 p.m.
Venue : at the Bistro of the Canton de Hatley Municipal Building
Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes without intermission, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session
Tickets : Action button below
Tire le coyote and Robert Lalonde, a unique duo !
For the first time performing solo on stage, Tire le coyote revisits his repertoire and presents new songs in a perfectly intimate setting, giving full rein to his talent as a guitarist, his uniquely moving voice, and the poetry of his lyrics and poems—drawn from his book “La mémoire est une corde d’allumage”—read by actor and friend Robert LALONDE.
The humanity and quality of Tire le Coyote’s lyrics demonstrate remarkable talent.
In his songs as well as in his short poems, there is always a line or two that stays with us and ultimately helps us live.
Don’t miss this unique event! Tire le Coyote has exceptionally agreed to share with the audience after the show. Treat a child ! Check out the following offer (A second extraordinary duo!)
Date : Sunday, September 27, 4:00 p.m.
Venue : Sainte-Élisabeth Church in North Hatley
Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes without intermission, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session
Tickets : Action button below
A Second Extraordinary Duo !
Storytelling for children ages 6–12, followed by a pastel workshop / Free*
Marie LUPIEN-DUROCHER – From legends to fairy tales, novels, and epics, this storyteller captivates her audience by immersing them in a unique world. Marie performed her first story on stage in 2001. After winning an award at “Cégep en spectacle” and another at “Université en spectacle,” she has performed in various settings for different audiences, often children, with stories adapted for various age groups.
Line BLOUIN – A renowned artist with remarkable experience, Line Blouin has had an impressive career since her debut. In addition to her university studies in visual arts, she has completed various training programs in art therapy and writing. Her experience working with children ages 4 to 12 in music education and visual arts workshops aimed at helping immigrants integrate, as well as her experience teaching visual arts to 12- to 16-year-olds, make her an exceptionally well-suited workshop facilitator for young people. She also has several years of experience working with adults. She began her career as an adjunct instructor in the interdisciplinary bachelor’s program in visual arts with a focus on photography at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Since 2006, she has been creating and facilitating self-discovery workshops through the arts and giving lectures in Quebec and France. She has held more than 15 solo exhibitions in professional, juried settings, from Québec City to Victoria and Vancouver.
*Priority given to children whose family members are attending the Tire le coyote show, which takes place at the same time and in the same building. Limited seating.
Date : Sunday, September 27, 4:00 p.m.
Venue : Vachon Hall, Église Sainte-Élisabeth de North Hatley (with light refreshments)
Free !
Registration (children 6 to 12 y) : Action button for Tire le coyote et Robert Lalonde show above (NOTE : You can register a child for the storytelling and workshop WITHOUT purchasing tickets for the Tire le coyote show
