Open Studios

In order to foster an exchange of ideas and knowledge and to encourage the development of the art of printmaking, Graff invites artists whose practice is closely related to printmaking to present their work to the art community and the general public.

Participants from previous years: Richard Sainte-Marie (2001), René Derouin (2002), Anthé Bosenberg - Australie (2002), Guy Langevin (2002), Georges Rousse - France (2002), Ed Pien (2003), François Vincent (2004), Serge Tousignant (2005), Julianna Joos, Carlos Calado, Massimo Guerrera (2006), Jérôme Fortin, Giorgia Volpe, Daniel Corbeil (2007), Elmyna Bouchard, Bonnie Baxter (2008), Pierre Martin, Martha Thompson (2009), Manon Labrecque, Louis-Pierre Bougie (2009), Jocelyne Alloucherie, Pierre Durette (2009).

Visiting Foreign Artists

Graff regularly invites foreign artists to present their work to the community in addition to offering an advanced internship in a printmaking technique.

Participants since 1999: Peter Daglish - Angleterre (1999), Alfredo Benavidez-Bedoya - Argentine (2000), Lothar Osterburg - Etats-Unis (2001), Donatella T - France (2002), Paolo C. Penna - Brazil (2009).

Exchanges and Partnerships

Annie Conceicao-Rivet

Maison des artistes visuels francophones de Saint-Boniface (Manitoba)

In 2005, two of Graff’s artists were granted residencies in Manitoba with the Printmakers' Association of Winnipeg in collaboration with the Maison des artistes visuels francophones de Saint-Boniface. That same year, it was our turn to welcome a francophone artist from Manitoba for a ten-day stay in our workshops. Participants: Annie Conceicao-Rivet (Montréal), Nina Logan (Montréal) et Gaétanne Sylvester (Winnipeg)

From October 29 to November 23, 2006, two of Graff’s artists collaborated with two members of the Maison des artistes visuels francophones during a ten-day residency at Graff and 10 days at the Manitoba Printmaker’s Association.

Participants :
Étienne Rochon (Montréal), Emmanuelle Jacques (Montréal),
David MacNair (Winnipeg) et Gary Tessier (Winnipeg).

Graff/ Imago Exchange

In 2006, a third exchange project was organized in collaboration with the printmaking studios Imago, Moncton, New Brunswick. Two artists from Graff enjoyed an eleven-day stay at the studios of our partner.

Participants: Annie Conceicao-Rivet (Montréal), Nina Logan (Montréal).