Montreal as seen from the street

 

A colloquium on how Montreal’s cultural identity was fundamentally redefined in the 1960s will take place at the Canadian Centre for Architecture and Concordia from March 31 to April 2.

It is presented by the CCA and the Faculty of Fine Arts as a complement to the exhibitions The 60s: Montréal Thinks Big and Expo 67: Not Just a Souvenir. The organizers are Rhona Richman Kenneally and Johanne Sloan, both from the Faculty.

Local and international scholars across various disciplines will offer new perspectives on this pivotal time in the life of Montreal. Addressing the interstices between architecture and other cultural practices, they reveal how the consequences of “thinking big” were played out “at street level.”

Admission to the inaugural session on March 31 in the Paul Desmarais Theatre at the CCA (1920 Baile St.) is free, but seating is limited. Costs for attending the Friday session at Concordia’s De Sève Cinema (atrium of the J.W. McConnell Building, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West) and Saturday’s at the CCA are $20 per person for the two days, payable at the door.

The program is open to the public and admission is free for students. Those wishing to attend can register online at
http://www.mtlatstreetlevel.concordia.ca or
http://www.cca.qc.ca/mtlatstreetlevel.