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News and Reviews of Art Exhibitions in Montreal's Belgo Building. Visit http://www.thebelgoreport.com Follow us on Instagram!

The Belgo building, Montreal’s largest centre of the visual arts, is situated in the heart of down-town Montreal. The Belgo is currently home to over 30 art galleries and artist’s studios. This blog’s creator and writer is Bettina Forget, artist and owner of the Visual Voice Art Gallery (located in the Belgo, space 421). Bettina regularly prowls the floors of her favourite building and writes short reviews of the Belgo’s most note-worthy art exhibitions. http://www.Instagram.com/TheBelgoReport

Photos from The Belgo Report's post 12/09/2025

The artistic community of the Belgo Building warmly invites you to its very first Christmas Market!

The Belgo’s galleries, boutiques, and artists are brimming with affordable artistic gift ideas, where our dedicated teams will be delighted to welcome you in a festive atmosphere!

Come discover works of art such as artist’s proofs, ceramics, giclée prints, screen prints, miniature paintings in baroque frames, as well as accessories for men and women such as brooches, jewelry and scarves, but also board games, social gaming and trading cards, Letheliums, cushions, and much more!

The event is free and open to everyone—come warm up as you stroll through the Belgo’s floors with a drink in hand while hot beverages and liqueurs, chocolates and cookies are served in each space!

— Holiday Market Launch Party and the « Soirée des anniversaires » —
On Thursday, December 11, starting at 5 p.m., the Belgo’s Holiday Market will launch with a happy hour event—including a festive cocktail reception at ENVERS by Yves Jean Lacasse.

Also, starting at 6 p.m. in room 314, come celebrate the 40th anniversaries of the Centre des arts actuels Skol, the RCAAQ, and L’imprimerie, as well as the 70th anniversary of Vie des Arts magazine, who are joining forces to invite you to their Soirée des anniversaires!

Another series of events not to be missed at the Belgo Building!

DATES ET HEURES
Jeudi 11 décembre, de 12h à 19h
Vendredi 12 décembre, de 12h à 19h
Samedi 13 décembre, de 12h à 17h
Dimanche 14 décembre, de 12h à 17h

Photos from The Belgo Report's post 11/02/2025

New review! "Transformations on the Radar" by Karine Guyon, about the group exhibition, "Radar" at Galerie Hughes Charbonneau

Excerpt: "For Hughes Charbonneau, Radar has become a tradition, a method of working, and a way to highlight pieces that emerge directly from artists’ studios. A few years ago, driven by a desire to discover new artists, the gallery team began conducting weekly studio visits, meeting artists they might not have encountered otherwise. From these visits, a selection of standout talents is made, and Radar has since evolved into the gallery’s annual exhibition, showcasing the team’s coup de cœur."

https://thebelgoreport.com/2025/11/transformation-on-the-radar/

Photos from The Belgo Report's post 10/06/2025

Don’t miss the solo show of Hélène Goulet at Eclats 521 Galerie demain! It’s 5-8:30pm. I stopped by and had a preview, these abstract works are really enjoyable and rich. Paintings, monotypes and more.

Photos from The Belgo Report's post 10/04/2025

Last day to catch Rosalie Gamache’s lovely solo exhibition at Duran Contemporain .gamache.art

09/09/2025

👀 VERNISSAGE | OPENING

𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗮̂𝗻𝗮𝘄
Bea Parsons
🗓️ Jeudi 11 septembre, de 17h à 20h

McBride Contemporain a le plaisir de présenter 𝙠𝙞𝙮𝙖̂𝙣𝙖𝙬, la troisième exposition individuelle de Bea Parsons à la galerie.

Réunissant de vibrants dessins au crayon de couleur, des tours de blocs de bois s’élevant du sol au plafond et une plate-forme installative à grande échelle, l'exposition élargit la pratique de l’artiste au-delà du bidimensionnel afin de remettre en question les structures de pouvoir colonial et ses systèmes de connaissances, tout en encourageant la prise de conscience, l’urgence et l’action collective.

Cette exposition fait partie de la programmation satellite de MOMENTA Biennale de l'image.

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McBride Contemporain is pleased to present 𝙠𝙞𝙮𝙖̂𝙣𝙖𝙬, Bea Parsons’ third solo exhibition at the gallery.

Featuring vibrant colour pencil drawings, floor-to-ceiling wooden block towers, and a large-scale floor installation, the exhibition expands her practice beyond the two-dimensional form to unsettle colonial power structures and knowledge systems while asserting awareness, urgency, and collective action.

This exhibition is part of the satellite programming for the MOMENTA Biennale de l'image.

✍️ Text by Hanss Lujan Torres

Oeuvre | Artwork

𝘖𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬 (𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭), 2025
Crayon de couleur sur papier / Pencil crayon on paper
48 x 44 inches

Photos from The Belgo Report's post 09/08/2025

Hello everyone! The Belgo Report hopes you will join us at the Belgo Building for La Rentrée d'Automne! Many galleries and artist studios will be open for the evening in an event you won't want to miss! This Thursday, September 11, from 5-10pm. See the attached images and the Facebook event for details on the full programme. À jeudi!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1LUQt972fL/

Rentrée culturelle d'automne du Belgo 2025

Montréal, le 2 septembre 2025 — La communauté artistique du Belgo vous invite chaleureusement à une soirée de vernissages, alors qu’une vingtaine de galeries d'art, centres d'artistes, espaces d'exposition et organismes culturels ouvriront leurs portes de 17h à 22h afin de dévoiler et présenter leurs nouvelles expositions.

Plusieurs artistes exposants seront sur place, et nos équipes dévouées se feront un plaisir de vous accueillir avec une multitude d'expositions entièrement gratuites et accessibles à toutes et à tous.

Un autre rendez-vous à ne pas manquer, le jeudi 11 septembre 2025 dès 17h à l'édifice Belgo!

À propos des Rentrées du Belgo

L’un des événements les plus courus et attendus en art visuel à Montréal, les Rentrées culturelles du Belgo, ont lieu les seconds jeudis de janvier et de septembre, où toutes les galeries, centres d’art et ateliers d’artistes du Belgo ouvrent leurs portes en même temps lors d’un immense vernissage collectif sur 4 étages. L’édifice se transforme alors en véritable mini foire d’art contemporain, recevant plusieurs milliers de visiteurs à chaque édition.

La Rentrée culturelle d'automne du Belgo 2025
Date : jeudi 11 septembre 2025, de 17h à 22h
Lieu : Édifice Belgo – 372, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal (Québec) H3B 1A2
Site internet : https://belgo.art | https://belgo.art/rentree-belgo-2025.html
Instagram : https://instagram.com/belgo.art
Événement Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/809295351452241
Dossiers de presse et graphiques : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/123kbQDnAGr9kgCJ-FCTGRnaW_psN_JXU?usp=share_link
Courriel : [email protected]

PARTICIPANTS

213 | Louis Boudreault Peintre
Atelier ouvert sur demande et rendez-vous — Louis Boudreault
https://louisboudreault.ca | IG

314 | Centre des arts actuels SKOL
Confluence en balado : de la parole aux gestes | Soirée de performance et lancement de balado — Arkadi Lavoie Lachapelle, Renata Paciullo Ribeiro, Julie-Isabelle Laurin, Illeana Hernandez Camacho,
Tatiana Koroleva, et Jean-Philippe Luckhurst-Cartier
https://skol.ca | IG

403 | Galerie B-312
Trou de mémoire — Ayam Yaldo
https://galerieb312.ca | IG

406 | Galerie Wishbone
Trames Charnelles — Catherine Morin, Mia Weiner, Magali Cazo, et Florencia Rothschild
https://wishboneart.com | IG

413 | Atelier d'art photographique
Fragments — Jean-Claude Lussier
https://jeanclaudelussier.art | IG | https://jeanclaudelussier.art/fr/expositions/2025/fragments

414 | McBride Contemporain
kiyânaw — Bea Parsons
https://mcbridecontemporain.com | IG@mcbridecontemporain

416 | Chiguer Art contemporain
Un étonnant voyage, la suite — Cozic
https://chiguerartcontemporain.com | IG

418 | Galerie C
Résidents de La Grande Négation — Michel Boulanger, Sandra Brewster, Geneviève Dagenais, Giuseppe Di Leo, David Gagnon, Mathieu Larone, Mo Lode, Michael Merrill, Ianick Raymond, Annie Regol, Ed Pien, et Ron Shuebrook
https://cachestudio.org | IG | https://www.cachestudio.org/encours1

423 | St-Jean Art contemporain
On veut le thé! – les mésaventures créatives d'un peintre — Louis-Bernard St-Jean
https://stjean.art | IG .art | https://stjean.art/fr/expositions/2025/spill-the-tea-on-veut-le-the

426 | Arprim
The People's Collection — Ana Mendes, commissarié par Emmanuelle Choquette
Déplier les (non-)frontières — Andrée Bélanger
https://arprim.org | IG

427 | Galerie INGANG
Palissades — Stéphane Lajoie
https://ingangdesign.com | IG | https://www.ingangdesign.com/galerie/palissades

442 | Galerie POPOP
Peace please — Tomas Dessureault
https://galeriepopopgallery.com | IG

444 | CIRCA art actuel
Côté jardin : exposition-bénéfice Collection CIRCA — Exposition collective
https://circa-art.com | IG

502 | Galeries Bellemare Lambert
Solos et duos — Stéphane La Rue et Micah Lexier
https://bellemarelambert.com | IG | https://www.bellemarelambert.com/fr/exposition/stephane-la-rue-micah-lexier-solos-and-duos/

507 | SBC Galerie d’art contemporain
NOUS/OTRXS — Martín Rodríguez
https://sbcgallery.ca | IG | https://www.sbcgallery.ca/expositions/nousotrxs

508 | Galerie Hugues Charbonneau
Radar 2025 – édition nationale | Programmation satellite de la Biennale MOMENTA — Saimaiyu Akesuk, Jordan Bennett, Delali Cofie, Laina Geetah, Majorie Labrèque-Lepage, Xénia Lucie Laffely, Arjun Lal,
Jean-Benoit Pouliot, Palaya Qiatsuq, Pitsiulaq Qimirpiq, et Caitlin Thompson
https://huguescharbonneau.com | IG &

512 | Atelier43
Quand l'absence devient lieu — Toko Hara, Tania Lara, Farzaneh Rezaei, et Moridja Kitenge Banza
https://atelier43.ca | IG

521 | Galerie Éclats 521
Le Corps en Question — Lousnak, Soon Ja Park, Olivier Bonnet, Won Ch. Kimetarx, Erik Nieminem, Annouchka Gravel Galouchko, Josée St-Amant, et Claude Gauthier
https://eclats521.ca | IG | https://www.eclats521.ca/our-exhibitions/le-corps-en-question

527 | Duran Contemporain
L'illusion de la transparence — Rosalie Gamache
https://durancontemporain.com | IG | https://durancontemporain.com/fr/exhibitions/37-rosalie-gamache-the-illusion-of-transparency/

531 | Atelier 531
Monotypes and New Paintings (Atelier ouvert) — Kara Eckler
https://karaeckler.com | IG .eckler

L’événement est commandité par Bières Biologiques BOLDWIN (biereboldwin.com | ) et Le seltzer (leseltzer.ca | ).

Graphisme : Lucile Constant et Chiara Fossati
Coordination de l’événement : Louis-Bernard St-Jean

Photos from The Belgo Report's post 06/06/2025

Some favourites from Galerie Cache’s latest group show, Glaneurs de vélléités : de l’abstrait au symbolique​​​, including artists David Bellemare, Catherine Bond, Pierre Durette, Demián Flores, June Gutman, Johannie Lemire, Mégane Voghell, and Etienne ZackMay. I didn’t mark down which artist did which work unfortunately so if anyone knows feel free to comment and I’ll tag. The last two images are details (I badly photographed the originals)

Last days! Closes June 8



Photos from CIRCA art actuel's post 06/02/2025
Photos from The Belgo Report's post 05/31/2025

Last day to see the solo Fitzca’s Pond by Matt Shane at McBride Contemporain. These semi-large scale paintings zoom in on humble, but important members of our ecosystem in hallucinatory autumn colours, reminding us of the beauty of the small and precious, making these frogs main characters. Last day!



Photos from The Belgo Report's post 05/24/2025

Last day to catch MMMMWAH! A solo show by Malik McKoy of oil, acrylic, and airbrush expressive paintings with pop and street art vibes. Well worth a visit!

Photos from The Belgo Report's post 05/24/2025

New Review, "Nostalgia" by Karine Guyon a new contributor! Guyon reviews Kuh Del Rosario's recent show, "An Unhusked Grain of Rice Fills the Whole House" at Galerie B-312.

Except: "Del Rosario’s work requires time to absorb, feel, and sit with after. Intricate shapes, recycled, organic, and found materials, earthy tones, and even the subtle scents that emerge from some of her pieces all collide, inviting the viewer into a layered visual and sensory experience that resists instant interpretation. One sentiment that lingers with me as I reflect on her work is a deep sense of nostalgia, which seems to emanate quietly yet powerfully from her overall installation."



📸: Karine Guyon or Guy L’Heureux

https://www.thebelgoreport.com/2025/05/kuh-del-rosario-nostalgia-by-karine-guyon/

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