Salon des métiers d’art 2015 - Winners
Awards Ceremony
December 16, 2015
The Awards Ceremony of the 2015 edition of the Salon des métiers d’art de Montréal was hosted by Annie-Soleil Proteau. The Salon is an excellent opportunity to showcase the exceptional work, creativity and unique expertise of its artisans. The winners this year for the several categories of the awards were (see the winners group photo at the top of the article) the following artists and craftsmen:
Career Award
($60,000) - Awarded by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec to Quebec fine craft artists to recognize their contribution to Quebec's cultural vitality and help them continue their experimentation and creative activities:
Odette Drapeau, bookbinding artist
Jean-Marie Gauvreau Award
($10,000 value) given by Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec to showcase the excellent work of an artisan with 10 years of professional craft experience:
Marie-Hélène Beaulieu and Sebastien Duchange (Sebomari) (Loft B 1103) for the works in the category "lithosphere" which stand out for their aesthetic forms, refinement and mastery of the techniques used.
($60,000) - Awarded by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec to Quebec fine craft artists to recognize their contribution to Quebec's cultural vitality and help them continue their experimentation and creative activities:
Odette Drapeau, bookbinding artist
Jean-Marie Gauvreau Award
($10,000 value) given by Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec to showcase the excellent work of an artisan with 10 years of professional craft experience:
Marie-Hélène Beaulieu and Sebastien Duchange (Sebomari) (Loft B 1103) for the works in the category "lithosphere" which stand out for their aesthetic forms, refinement and mastery of the techniques used.
Jean-Cartier Award
to Pay Tribute to Young Talent ($500 value) given by Salon des métiers d'art to an artisan with less than five years of professional craft experience:
Marie-France Labrosse, ceramist (Loft 247 A) for the originality of her production.
Visual Presentation Award
to Pay Tribute to Young Talent ($500 value) given by Salon des métiers d'art to an artisan with less than five years of professional craft experience:
Marie-France Labrosse, ceramist (Loft 247 A) for the originality of her production.
Visual Presentation Award
Stand & Loft (value of $500 each) for artisans who have excelled at designing their stand or loft:
Jaimie Robson and Maya Ersan, ceramists (Workshop Make), (stand 267)
Geneviève Lugaz, toy maker, (Shed Creative space), (403 loft A)
First Attendance Award
($1,000 value), given by Institut des métiers d'art to support graduates in one of the craft programs at Cégep du Vieux-Montreal:
Marion PUARD (Mademoiselle Poire - Miss Pear), creative and textile imprimeure (Loft 903 D) for the originality, visual brilliance and a very original way to present her products.
($1,000 value), given by Institut des métiers d'art to support graduates in one of the craft programs at Cégep du Vieux-Montreal:
Marion PUARD (Mademoiselle Poire - Miss Pear), creative and textile imprimeure (Loft 903 D) for the originality, visual brilliance and a very original way to present her products.
Following are photos of two winners at their stands after the Awards Ceremony:
Marion PUARD, Mademoiselle Poire - Miss Pear (Loft 903 D), First Attendance Award
Marie-France Labrosse, ceramist (Loft 247 A), Jean-Cartier Award
Food and drinks at the Awards Ceremony, with authentic Quebec artisanat cheese and beer on the menu.
Click on images to enlarge them.
The admission is free.
For more information in this years show, visit the Salon des métiers d’art de Montréal website.
For more information in this years show, visit the Salon des métiers d’art de Montréal website.
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