Working together and sharing resources in common represents for some a new way to contemplate organizational development.
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In response to the crisis of the cultural and creative industry, professionals have been invited for many years to share, cooperate, trade, exchange... Other entrepreneurs see it as an alternative way to conduct business and to organize themselves based on their values. But how should we go about it? What difficulties does this present?
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This roundtable illustrates different types of collaboration by basing itself on concrete and Québécois examples, with one goal in mind: one-night-stand, temporary cohabitation, threesome or marriage for life, what implications behind each of these relationships and how to live as a “couple” in a fulfilling manner?
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In collaboration with Pôle entrepreneuriat culturel et créatif and Machinerie des arts
Geraldine has more than eight years experience supporting art and cultural entrepreneurs. Her focus is on developing tools to support startups and idea development.
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She initiated in 2015 the Pôle entrepreneuriat culturel et créatif, which develop in partnership with the SAJE and EEMTL the Parcours C3 programm.
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She began her thesis research in 2012 at HEC Montreal / Cerag (Grenoble) to study how to better support cultural entrepreneurs.
George has been professionally involved in the cultural milieu for nearly thirty years.
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After graduating in Drama, he worked for some fifteen years as an actor, writer, translator, before he began to focus on arts management, research and consulting. As an administrator, he has held General Manager positions for creation/production companies in Theatre and Dance as well as for a multidisciplinary presenting venue.
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Over the past few years, for DAIGLE / SAIRE and for several cultural organizations and artists, he has carried out various mandates related to cultural or professional development, human resources, synergies amongst organizations that collaborate or share resources.
Rachel Billet has taken an interest in the innovative models of organization of the performing arts since her Masters “Métiers des arts et de la culture” (Université Lyon 2) in 2007. Her end-of-studies research on the ecosystem of contemporary dance in Montreal led her to join the members of “La 2e Porte à Gauche” from 2010 to 2016, and to ensure its production, mediation activities and subsequently its general management.
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In parallel, she worked for six years within the administrative units of many organizations (Les Éditions Esse, OFFTA, Soeurs Schmutt, L’Agora de la danse) and secures punctual consultation mandates with numerous artists.
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Concerned by the organizational challenges met by artists and the retention of cultural workers, and enlightened by the Actor-Network Theory and the strength behind collaborations, she became, in 2016, the General Manager of Machinerie.
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Photo credit : Julie Artacho
Noémie da Silva is an artist, entrepreneur and manager in the field of arts and photography.
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She holds a master's degree in arts from UQAM (2008), and is interested in high technologies as well as traditional processes and hybridization between mediums. She has been actively involved in the network of artist-run centers in Quebec for several years.
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Co-founder of le Cabinet, espace de production photographique (2012), she held the position of general coordinator from 2012 to 2015 and sat on its board of directors. She is one of the instigators of the integration between Atelier Graff and le Cabinet to create L'imprimerie, centre d’artistes, where she continues to be involved as co-director and member artist.
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Photo credit: Tora Photography
Co-director of L'imprimerie, centre d'artistes, Geneviève Turcotte holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual and Media Arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2006) and a DESS in Management of Cultural Organizations from HEC Montréal (2012).
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She has been actively involved in the art world since 2006 as a manager, trainer, mediator and artist. From 2008 to 2013, she contributed to the renewal of Arprim, centre d'essai en art imprimé, first as administrator and later as director. In 2014, she became Vice-President of Atelier Graff before being appointed Executive Director in 2015. As such, she participated in the transformation of the organization that became L'imprimerie, centre d'artistes, in which she continues her commitment to arts and cultural education.