ARLIS/NA 54th Annual Conference

UPDATE: Meet your wrangler on May 7th at 7:45 am in Hotel Bonaventure lobby area (10th floor).  The bus will depart at 8am. 

Please note that adding a tour to your Sched itinerary does NOT mean you have registered for the tour. You must register using the tours registration link.

Cost : $ 120

The visit to the National Gallery of Canada will start with an introduction to the collections of the library and archives, with an emphasis on rare books, artists’ books and multiples and the archival collections. Participants will then tour of the permanent collections and the exhibition Sylvia Safdie: Terra.

The tour of the Preservation Campus, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) boasts vaults to protect archives from all hazards and laboratories enabling specialists to digitize documents and carry out restoration treatments. During the tour, participants will have the chance to wander through the laboratories and learn how the specialists work everyday to preserve history. In the vaults, they will discover works by Canadian artists.


Tentative schedule : 
8:00am : Departure from Hotel Bonaventure 
10:00am : Arrival at National Gallery 
12:00pm : Lunch on your own
2:30pm : Library and Archives Canada Preservation Center
4:30pm : Departure from Ottawa to return to Hotel Bonaventure
6:30pm : (Approximate) Arrival at Hotel Bonaventure

Transportation : Provided.
A bus will depart from the hotel at 8:00am.

Meals : Not included.

Important Information:
The tour will be offered in English, however guides also speak French.
$ All costs are in USD.

Please note that adding a tour to your Sched itinerary does NOT mean you have registered for the tour. You must register using the tours registration link.

Cost : $ 25

Currently under development in the heart of UQAM's Central Library, l'Atelier typographique is a Letterpress Workshop, an emerging space dedicated to the preservation, transmission, and contemporary exploration of typographic and relief printing practices. The workshop is being built around an exceptional donation from the Musée de l’imprimerie du Québec, which entrusted UQAM with the stewardship of its historic printing equipment after years without a permanent home.

This working collection includes a cast-iron hand press, cylinder presses, platen presses, and thousands of wood and metal typefaces, ornaments, and printing plates dating from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Some of the equipment is currently undergoing restoration, a process that is integral to the project’s pedagogical mission and to the responsible reactivation of these historic tools. Rather than functioning as a static display, the workshop is conceived as an operational environment where historical materials are progressively brought back into use through teaching, research, and creative practice.

Distinctively, the UQAM Letterpress Workshop is a francophone typographic space—a rare presence in the North American academic landscape. It contributes to sustaining the history of French-language printing in North America while positioning the library as a site of cultural continuity and resistance.

Aligned with UQAM’s broader initiative to transform libraries into spaces of experimentation and interdisciplinary dialogue, the workshop already supports pedagogical projects in graphic design, visual arts, literature, book history, arts history and communication.

In an era shaped by speed and dematerialization, the slow, manual processes of letterpress printing offer a form of resistance—inviting reflection, embodied knowledge, and renewed attention to the material conditions of language and culture.

Transportation : transit pass provided.
The recommended transportation arrangements are to use public transit as a group from the Hotel (Métro Bonaventure to Métro Berri-UQAM). It's possible to access the library directly from the metro level.

Destination addess : UQAM Central Library, 400 Rue Sainte-Catherine E, Montréal, QC H2L 2C5

Important Information:
The workshop will be offered in English, however the facilitator also speaks French.
$ All costs are in USD.

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Photo credit: Clémence Lesné

Please note that adding a tour to your Sched itinerary does NOT mean you have registered for the tour. You must register using the tours registration link.

Cost : $ 15

The National Library (in the Rosemont neighbourhood) is the preservation centre for all materials published in Québec since 1764. It is part of BAnQ (Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec , loosely translated as the National Library and Archives of Québec, the province’s largest cultural institution. The National Library notably houses specialized collections of artists' books, posters, and prints. This tour is an opportunity for you to learn more about BAnQ’s mission and visit the storage facilities where its most precious published materials are stored. You’ll also view a selection of heritage documents on the theme of “resistance,” reflecting the commitment of Québec artists throughout different eras.

Transportation : not provided. 
The recommended transportation arrangements are to coordinate a shared Uber or to allocate sufficient time for travel via public transit (which involves significant walking).

Destination adress : Bibliothèque nationale (Rosemont), 2275 Rue Holt, Montréal, QC H2G 2M2

Important Information:
Tours will be offered in English, and guides will be pleased to answer questions in French.
$ All costs are in USD.

#madeinquebec


Photo credit: Mikael Theimer