Montreal Art Exhibits Preview | May 7-9 | Courtesy: Radio In Situ Magazine
Montreal Art Exhibits: 5 Must-See Vernissages This Week
Spring is gently blooming across Montreal, ushering in a vibrant new wave of cultural happenings. This week, Montreal art exhibits burst into full color with five exceptional vernissages that celebrate rising talents, iconic names, and the enduring soul of the city’s creative spirit. Whether you’re an art lover, collector, or curious passerby, these openings offer a window into the pulse of Montreal’s art scene.
👩🎓 CONCORDIA MFA STUDENT VERNISSAGE
📍 Atelier-Galerie Alain Piroir – 5333 Casgrain Ave, Suite 802
📅 Wednesday, May 7 – 4 PM to 7 PM
As part of the celebrated Montreal Printed Arts Festival, the Concordia MFA student show takes over one of Mile End’s most dynamic creative spaces. Kicking off with a guided tour at 4 PM, visitors can immerse themselves in the artists’ creative processes before enjoying the official vernissage starting at 5 PM.
Expect fresh approaches to printmaking that balance conceptual depth with visual experimentation. It’s a gathering of students, curators, and curious minds sharing ideas over light refreshments. In essence, this is what Montreal art exhibits are all about: dynamic energy, generational exchange, and artistic discovery.
🥂 LE MAI TURNS 25
📍 3680 Jeanne-Mance St
📅 Wednesday, May 7 – 5 PM to 11 PM
A landmark of Montreal’s multicultural arts ecosystem, MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) celebrates its 25th anniversary with an evening that’s both festive and thought-provoking. The event includes:
- Cocktail reception (5–7 PM)
- Artisan market (until 10 PM)
- Live performances (8–9 PM)
- DJ set by Ms Baby (until 11 PM)
This multidisciplinary hub exemplifies Montreal art exhibits in their most inclusive and electrifying form, offering a joyful mashup of mediums, stories, and communities.
📷 RICHARD-MAX TREMBLAY AT GALERIE JANO
📍 3819 Wellington St, Verdun
📅 Wednesday, May 7 – 6 PM to 9 PM
A monumental moment in the Montreal art exhibits calendar, Richard-Max Tremblay returns with a series that interrogates the human face like a time-worn manuscript. Equal parts photographer and painter, Tremblay captures memory, identity, and introspection with surgical elegance.
This vernissage also offers access to adjacent artist studios, inviting visitors to peek behind the curtain of creation. A rare opportunity to meet a master of light and intimacy in a quiet yet profound setting.
🍷 EXHIBIT BY THE WOMEN’S CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF MONTREAL
📍 Conseil des Arts de Montréal – 1210 Sherbrooke St East
📅 Thursday, May 8 – 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Founded in 1894, this historic association continues to champion women in the arts. Their latest show, themed around “momentum,” unfolds in the grand setting of the Montreal Arts Council, a site steeped in cultural resonance.
With wine, cheese, and passionate exchanges on offer, this event highlights the elegant power of female creativity. It’s another luminous chapter in the evolving narrative of Montreal art exhibits, told through a distinctly feminine lens.
🧠 NICOLAS BAIER – “MISE AU FOYER”
📍 Galerie Blouin Division – 2020 William St
📅 Saturday, May 9 – 3 PM to 5 PM
We close the week with Nicolas Baier, a multidisciplinary artist redefining the frontier between fine art and digital technology. With a background in classical techniques, Baier now sculpts the invisible: using scanners, electronic photography, and 3D printing to probe reality’s subtler dimensions.
Housed in the sleek, New York-style Blouin Division gallery, this vernissage embodies the forward-thinking edge of Montreal art exhibits, where tradition meets innovation with magnetic precision.
📰 Want More Montreal Art?
Craving more art-fueled adventures in the city? Dive into Magazine In Situ, one of the few local media outlets dedicated to visual arts and beyond:
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🎙️ Radio Centre-Ville 102.3 FM, Saturdays from noon to 1 PM.
From heritage to hypermodern, Montreal art exhibits are your passport to discovering the soul of the city—one vernissage at a time.
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