Est-Nord-Est

Founded in 1992 and situated in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, near the St. Lawrence River, Est-Nord-Est (ENE) is an artist-run centre for research in contemporary art, and a major actor in the field outside of large cities. Its main objective is to offer an international community of artists and authors space and time for experimentation and privileged access to resources and to a variety of local expertise. The centre promotes the importance of the creative process in contemporary art practices. The centre invites residents to freely explore new creative territories without a predetermined production goal or an imperative for dissemination. Its residency offer responds to a manifest need expressed by artists and authors, both established and emerging, in the broad field of the visual arts in Québec, Canada, and other countries, for whom benefiting from a context completely devoted to exploration is essential to the professional development of their practice.

Est-Nord-Est, 2023