The Montreal Mural Festival is back in town. Now in its 5th year, the vibrant and inspiring street art festival takes place up and down Boulevard St Laurent over a period of 10 days from June 8th to 18th. More than 20 artists will be creating original artwork on a grand scale as many buildings […]
F.F.A.T SNAPS| WEEK 19 | Timeraiser150 Montreal
Timeraiser Montréal was an immersive evening concocted by Artbangbang. Held at the top of Place Ville-Marie, It brought together people from both the arts and business communities. The evening itself was centred around a silent auction which gathered the artwork of fifteen emerging artists and made them available through a unique form of gambling. Timeraiser […]
DC citizen: Mireille St-Pierre
Mireille St-Pierre, illustrator and co-founder of Beatrice Media is also a citizen of DC. DCMTL blog recently had the privilege to learn a little bit more about who she is and what she does. Heads up: She’s pretty cool What is it like to be an illustrator in Quebec? It’s really difficult being based in […]
The fab three: DCMTL artists spotlight
What if Art Ruled the World? You could make the case that a neighbourhood only becomes really vibrant once it has attracted a collective of artists to the area. Attracted by cheap property rates, artists bring their unique ideas, and emphasis on creative endeavors, and eventually recreate the vibe of the neighbourhood. Why? Because an […]
F.F.A.T Snaps| Week 18 | The Hocus Pocus ball at the McCord Museum
This years annual ball at the McCord museum was everything you would expect and more. A truly 5 star evening. There is no better way to say it. The event, which took place at L’Arsenal, was attended by the finest members of Montreal high society. The staff at the museum prepared a memorable evening. Inspired […]
F.F.A.T | Snaps Week 17 | DCMTL Blog | Expo67
Expo67-A World of dreams at Stewart Museum. Last Wednesday DCMTL Blog was at the media launch and press visit of the immersive multimedia exhibition Expo 67 – Dreaming the World. Based on archival footage from the National Film Board of Canada and Radio-Canda and using virtual reality, this original exhibition revives Expo ’67’s enormous adventure […]
F.F.A.T. Snaps | Week 16 | DCMTL Blog
Welcome to F.F.A.T. Snaps, a weekly summary of fashion, art and tech-related events we’ve attended, and other random musings in and around Central District and Greater Montreal. Another week, another round of discovery! Here’s what our Week 16 looked like. ESM 2017 Runway exposition Wednesday April 19th at 5 pm, Salle polyvalente du pavillon Sherbrooke de […]
F.A.T. Snaps | Week 12 | DCMTL Blog
Welcome to F.A.T. Snaps, a weekly summary of fashion, art and tech-related events we’ve attended, and other random musings in and around Montreal. Another week, another round of discovery! Here’s what our Week 12 looked like. Lemonade Official Launch Event 1350 Mazurette #224 Now open! Last week Lemonade Workspace held an open-house party to invite members of […]
F | A | T Events to Come Week 13
We can never get enough of fashion, art or tech. Here’s what we will be up to next week! Museé McCord Montreal Fashion Tech Afterhours McCord Museum – 690, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E9 30 March, 2017 17h-21h Musee McCord will be hosting an unforgettable evening that will intertwine design, art, fashion and […]
Weekly Snaps Week 10 | MASSIVart Turns 8!
Team DCMTL made a first-time visit to the Infopresse office last Friday, to celebrate an 8-year milestone for MASSIVart. Art, music and alcohol mix rather well together (but that’s nothing new), so we can’t think of a better way to celebrate 8 years of MASSIVart than by combining all three! As anticipated, art was showcased throughout […]