On the sidelines of the release of the autobiographical story I dreamed of a festival by Alain Simard, the latter is offering an exhibition at Place des Arts until July 6, bringing together posters, photos and artifacts from his vast collection.
It includes a Ben Harper guitar, a Stevie Wonder poster, screen prints and engravings numbered and signed by Marcel Barbeau, Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Miyuki Tanobe and Yves Archambault (the poster artist for the Montreal International Jazz Festival). [FIJM]), as well as bronze statuettes of the FIJM prizes.
Alain Simard in May 2018.
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The founder of the FIJM, the Francos and Montréal en lumière tells his story through this event. Alain Simard will be present every evening at the exhibition hall during the FIJM, which is in full swing. He will take part in book signing sessions for his book, which will be sold on site to benefit the Fondation de la Place des Arts.
Items from the exhibition can also be purchased through an auction that will take place until July 6. Proceeds will be donated to the Fondation de la Place des Arts, which seeks to increase accessibility to the arts and culture by supporting the activities of the Education and Communities sector of Place des Arts.
Here is the link to access the auction.
