Summer Encounters at Éclats
Summer 2026
Suzanne Olivier
During the summer of 2026, Éclats Art Contemporain offers a unique artistic dissemination experience. Rather than a series of independent exhibitions, the gallery becomes a living space in continuous transformation where artists, works and visitors meet in rhythm with the season, in the form of summer artistic dissemination residencies.
The Éclats summer encounters bring together guest artists who gradually occupy the space, creating an evolving collective exhibition whose composition is renewed week after week.
The artworks gradually unfold within the gallery space, creating a constantly evolving exhibition. Some artists arrive, others continue their presence, while new works transform the visitor's experience.
Rather than a succession of separate exhibitions, Éclats d'été offers a collective experience where practices meet and coexist.
Each artist is invited to mobilize their own network, while the gallery ensures ongoing promotion of the program. Visitors are thus encouraged to return regularly to discover the transformations of the space and the new artistic presence.
The gallery becomes a living space in continuous transformation
where artists, artworks and visitors meet in rhythm with the seasons.
Summer Encounter Program
Summer is in full swing at Éclats Art Contemporain and our Summer Encounters continue with a new selection of artists who will occupy the gallery for the next two weeks.
Each period is an opportunity to discover new works, to meet the artists and to better understand their creative process. Throughout the summer, more than fifteen artists follow one another, offering visitors an exhibition in constant evolution.
Confirmed list of participating artists
Lucie Bélanger, July 13 31, in galery, July 16, 17 et 18, during afternoon
Maria Isabel Rodriguez, July 13 to 25, in gallery, July 16 and 17, during afternoon
Suzanne Olivier, July 15 to 27
Miae Ham, July 13 to 31
To come:
Runhild Roeder, du 20 juillet au 1 aoûtl
Louise Brouillet, du 3 au 15 août
Jacquie Lacoursière, du 3 au 15 août
Maggie Romanovici, du 3 au 15 août
Olivier Bonnet, du 27 juillet au 8 août
Julien Lubanda-Kandolo, du 17 au 29 août
An ephemeral artistic community
The Éclats Summer Encounters foster connections between artists from different disciplines, generations, and backgrounds. Residents temporarily share the same exhibition space, creating opportunities for dialogue, collaboration, and mutual discovery.
This approach transforms the gallery into a meeting place where the works engage in dialogue with each other and where the public can witness the constant evolution of the project.
A vision for the future
The Éclats Summer Encounters is an annual event in the Montreal's cultural season, a space where artists, collectors, art lovers and curious people come together in a free, friendly and constantly evolving context.
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