Community & Culture

Mapping Québec’s officially recognized bilingual communities

June 26, 2026

Montréal is an important part of Québec’s English-speaking story, but it is far from the whole story. Officially recognized bilingual and anglophone heritage communities can be found in the Outaouais,…

The rural Quebec arts venues hidden in plain sight

June 17, 2026

The way we map cultural infrastructure shapes the way we understand cultural possibility. If we only look for purpose-built venues, we may conclude that a region has little or no…

Is the Audience for English-Language Arts in Quebec Larger Than We Think?

June 15, 2026

Cultural participation in Quebec is more linguistically fluid than many people assume.

Culture is not a luxury: It’s infrastructure.

June 8, 2026

We often assume arts and culture are the result of strong, prosperous communities. But what if the opposite is true?

Hermit crabs and lobsters

June 5, 2026

What do presenters and crustaceans have in common? More than you might think. A quirky metaphor about venues, flexibility, and the many ways cultural activity finds a home in our…

We have the artists — Now it’s time for infrastructure

February 6, 2026

Vaudreuil-Soulanges is rich in artists and cultural life. The 2026 Regional Cultural Forum revealed why cultural infrastructure must catch up with this vibrant arts ecosystem.

Experience Is a Relationship, Not an Interaction

January 2, 2026

In the community and culture sector, we talk about experience all the time. Audience experience.Visitor experience.Patron experience. We usually mean it in a practical way: Did everything work? Was the…

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