Some exhibitions are set up before the festival to give the public more time to appreciate them.
26th Bédélys Awards Finalists | May 1st to June 1st
Grand salon – pavilion of the Esplanade Tranquille, Quartier des Spectacles,
You’ll find the jury’s selection for the 26th Bédélys Awards in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles, at the warm and cosy Esplanade Tranquille. In the comfort of the library’s reading area, you’ll be able to read – for free – the 35 finalists’ works, for an enjoyable discovery.
Je ne suis pas une artiste | May 10 to June 29
Café Bulla – 4141 Saint-Denis Street
A comic arts exhibition by Marina León.
Through a series of humorous autobiographical comics, the exhibition Je ne suis pas une artiste (I am not an artist) parallels two subjects: multicultural identity and comics’ place in the world of contemporary visual art. While creating a hybrid and contradictory exhibition project, the personal subject of identity is hijacked to situate it in the field of artistic disciplines, through autobiographical comics that are at once fictional, humorous and serious.
During the Festival
MCAF is also about exhibitions, so take a long stroll along Saint-Denis, between Roy and Gilford, and spoil yourself with these exhibitions to be seen throughout the weekend:
La BD suisse s’affiche | Celebrating Swiss Comics
The Montreal Comic Arts Festival (MCAF) is proud to announce that Swiss comics will be celebrated at its 14th edition!
Thanks to a partnership with Comics Network Switzerland, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Presence Switzerland, and the Swiss Consulate General in Montreal, the Festival will showcase the richness and uniqueness of the three major scenes in Swiss comics: French-speaking, German-speaking, and Italian-speaking.
Celebrating Swiss Comics, a large-scale outdoor exhibition, will offer an up-to-date and unprecedented portrait of local comics. A unique opportunity to discover the teeming world of Swiss comics!
Pow Pow
Pow Pow is already 15 years old! To mark the occasion, the publishing house asked Cathon and Sophie Bédard to present the company’s history through humorous strips.
** More information to come
Éditions çà et là
French publishers çà et là are celebrating their 20th anniversary! For the occasion, come and discover a selection of images representing their journey and creations.
** More information to come
Revue PLANCHES
PLANCHES is ten years old! Since autumn 2014, the magazine has been pursuing the same mission: to promote Quebecois comics and the work of their authors.
To celebrate the magazine’s youth, an exhibition was in order; so pay a visit to the Quai des brumes to admire the incredible covers that have made the publication famous!
26th Bédélys Awards Winners
The winning comics of the 26th Bédélys Awards are unveiled in this exhibition, highlighting them and their creators. This presentation will be on display on the Festival site, and encourages you to meet the winning artists during this 14th edition of MCAF!
Les chercheuses en BD – 2e édition
21 woman STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) researchers from 13 of Quebec’s universities have been paired with an equal number of comic artists from Quebec and France, who sketch their portraits in short comic strips. The panels presented invite you to learn more about the careers of these exceptional women through the eyes of the cartoonists.
Produced in partnership with the Consulat général de France à Québec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies.
Montréal Imaginaire
The Montreal Comic Arts Festival presents an exhibition showcasing the representation of the city in 21st-century Quebec comic art. Bringing together some twenty panels from contemporary literature, Montréal Imaginaire depicts the city from a variety of pencil strokes and angles. Inspired by the literary cartography of the same name by Gilles Marcotte and Pierre Nepveu, researcher Thara Charland takes us on a journey through the emblematic landscapes and places of Montreal as seen or revisited in comics: from the Jean-Talon market to the refineries of Montreal East, from the Red Light of the 1950s to a futuristic version of Saint Joseph’s Oratory.
