Join us for a visit to the classic Art Deco school, École Primaire Supérieure Le Plateau (now École du Plateau) built in Lafontaine Park from 1930-1935. Designed by Perrault and Gadbois, it is noted for its impressive Art Deco auditorium.  The first big band made its debut at the school auditorium in 1935.  The great conductor Wilfrid Pelletier came regularly to direct his orchestra there before the Place des Arts opened.

You will also see the Art Deco monument to Louis Hippolyte-Lafontaine who was instrumental in bringing self-government to Upper and to Lower Canada in 1848.

Please note that, exceptionally, this tour will be on a Thursday. Please be on time as it is the principal of the school, Mr. Coisman, who will be staying late to greet us.

To go to the school, turn into Lafontaine Park at Calixa-Lavallée Street which is one block east of Amherst Street. Calixa-Lavallée Street does not go south of Sherbrooke Street.

All are welcome. Members $5, Non-members $10.

Membership form here.

We will be having supper at the Bistro Tot ou Tard at 1010 Cherrier. It is not necessary to reserve as we will call the bistro at 6 PM , the day of the tour , to tell how many we will be.
Reserve these dates for the next tours:

Tuesday May 29, 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

when we will explore the Art Deco treasures of Notre-Dame-de-Grace

Place: Les Jardins du Canal, 2700 Rufus Rockhead, opposite Atwater Market
There is plenty of free parking. Metro: Lionel-Groulx
Welcome all old and new members. Come and celebrate our tenth anniversary!

Agenda
1. Call to order
2. Additions to Agenda
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of the 2010 Minutes
5. Presentation of Reports
5.1 President’s Report
5.2 Financial Report
5.3 Membership Report
5.4 Report on Eaton’s’ 9th Floor
5.5 Report on Heritage
6. Presentation of Slate of Officers for 2011-2012
7. Other Subjects
7.1 Program for 2011-2012
7.2 11th World Congress on Art Deco, Rio
8. Adjournment
Followed by a Buffet Reception. This is a wonderful time to meet other Art Deco enthusiasts. There will be a raffle and sale of memorabilia from the 10th World Congress on Art Deco, which Art Déco Montréal hosted in 2009, also a variety of Art Deco pamphlets and books. If you plan to attend, RSVP before April 13, so we can plan accordingly.
e-mail: info@artdecomontreal.com
tel: 514 931-9325
Membership form: http://artdecomontreal.com/membership/en/
Send in form and payment Art Déco Montréal or pay at the door.

Our tour highlighting Art Deco and 20th Century Art works will be given by Rosalind Pepall, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts at the MMFA and Anne Grace, Curator of Modern Art at the MMFA. After a major renovation and expansion, the former Erskine and American Church has morphed into the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion.

Each of the pavilion’s six levels spotlights a historical period for which a specifically designed presentation enables a better understanding and appreciation of Quebec and Canadian art.

L4 — INUIT ART
L3 — FOUNDING IDENTITIES (1700s–1870s)
L2 — THE ERA OF ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS (1880s–1920s)
L1 — TOWARDS MODERNISM (1920s–1930s)
S1 — THE AGE OF THE MANIFESTO (1940s–1960s)
S2 — EXPANDING FIELDS (1960s–1970s)

The Nave of the former Erskine and American Church, noted for its Tiffany stained glass windows, has been restored and transformed into the 444 seat concert hall  Bougie Hall- as well as an exhibition space for the presentation of the Museum’s collection of stained glass windows which are unique in Canada.

This tour is exclusively for our Art Déco Montréal members. To renew your membership or become a member consult our website, or renew or become a member on site. All are welcome to become members.

We meet in the lobby of the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1339 Sherbrooke Street West

Following the tour you are invited to join us for dinner at:
Café des Beaux-Arts, “Menu à la Carte”, 1384 Sherbrooke Street West or through the Lobby of the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, 1380 Sherbrooke Street West
Telephone : (514) 843-3233
Make a reservation for 7:30 p.m. and say you are with the Art Déco Montréal group.

Reserve this date: April 17, 2012 Annual Meeting

Location: Atwater Library and Computer Centre, Auditorium, 1200 av Atwater, Westmount, QC H3Z 1X4

All Welcome. Members $5, Non-members $10
Become a member of Art Déco Montréal

Art Déco Montréal invites you to join us for the award winning lecture by Michael Windover, for which he won the 2011 Phyllis Lambert Prize, Aestheticizing Mobilities - Art Deco and the Fashioning of Interwar Public Cultures.

Michael Windover holds a doctorate in Art History from the University of British Columbia. His dissertation (”Aestheticizing Mobilities: Art Deco and Fashioning of Interwar Public Cultures”) won the 2011 Phyllis Lambert Prize, administered by the Institut du patrimoine de l’UQAM, for the best dissertation or Master’s thesis on a subject of Canadian architectural history or criticism. A revised version is to be published in a series on urban patrimony in May by Presses de l’Université du Québec as Art Deco: A Mode of Mobility. Windover is currently a Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Architecture at McGill University where he undertaking research on the architecture and design of radio in Canada (c.1925-1952), from the design of radio cabinets in the home to transmission stations constructed by the CBC.

Following the lecture you are invited to join us for dinner at Restaurant China Grill Asian Cuisine Asiatique
Telephone : (514) 935-9478.
Address : 4124, Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest Westmount
Make a reservation for 7:30 p.m. and say you are with the Art Déco Montréal group.

You are invited to a special presentation at the gallery of Victoria Hall where Robert Boccini Nincheri will take you on a personal tour of the exhibit about his grandfather, Guido Nincheri, a master artist of the Art Deco era. He is well-known for his magnificent religious frescoes and stained glass but less for his profane works which this exhibit emphasizes.

Place: Victoria Hall Gallery, 4626 Sherbrooke St. W.

Time: 6:00 P.M.

Following the tour  we will have dinner at the Bistro on the Avenue
Telephone :   (514) 939-6451
Address :   1362 Greene Ave, Westmount
Please make a reservation for 7:30 p.m. and say you are with the Art Déco Montréal group.

Next event will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Aestheticizing Mobilities - Art Deco and the Fashioning of Interwar Public Cultures
by Michael Windover

A day trip to discover the art deco heritage of the charming city of Trois-Riviéres. The tour includes both lunch and supper as well as snacks and visits to the stream-line moderne Parc des Expositions with its monumental gate, Nincheri’s superb stained glass at the cathedral, the modified Bellotism of the impressive basilica of Notre-Dame-du-cap-de–la-Madeleine, the frescoes of Briffa at the Antonio-Thompson Hall and other surprises.

Departure: 9:00 AM sharp in front of the Hall Building of Concordia University 1455 De Maisonneuve West–between Mackay and Bishop – metro Guy-Concordia. Please arrive at least 15 min. before departure
Return: 8:30 PM to the same spot as the point of departure

Cost $130.00

Online registration

A guided tour of the Art Deco treasure that is Sainte-Madeleine-Sophie-Barat Church. The tour will be given by Jean-Yves Bourdages and Jack Gaiptman and will be available in either English or French.

We will meet front of the church at 10755 Saint-Charles Street about 5 blocks east of the Henri-Bourassa metro station.

Members $5, 
Non-Members $10

You are cordially invited to join us for supper after the tour on Sept. 14  2011 .
Please make your reservation at “ Restaurant La Molisana “ for 7:15 P.M. As you may have guessed by the name it is an Italian restaurant. Mention that you are with Art Deco Montreal.
address: 1014 Fleury E. slightly east of  the intersection of Saint Charles and Fleury. Telephone: 514-382-7100

Reserve Sunday Oct. 23 2011 for a fascinating day trip to discover the art deco heritage of Three Rivers. Consult our web site  as additional information will be posted as soon as possible.

Instituo Art Déco Brasil

online registration

A  guided walking tour of the Art Deco treasures of  Outremont. The tour will be given by Jean-Yves Bourdages and Jack Gaiptman. The tour will be available in either English or French.

We will meet at the corner of Vincent d’Indy and Willowdale.

Members $5
Non-Members $10

Following the tour  we will have dinner at  Restaurant Le Petit Italien
Telephone :   (514) 278-0888 ‎
Adresse :       1265 Avenue Bernard, corner of Champagneur
Please make a reservation for 7:15 p.m. and say you are with the Art Déco Montréal group.