RESIDENCIES
Residencies in partnership with the organization 1001 Pots
and the Department of Ceramics at Concordia University
Célia Beauchesne
Edmond Rochette Pelletier
Du 3 au 12 août
Sortie de résidence
Mardi 11 août à 16h30
À l'Atelier de l'île
CÉLIA BEAUCHESNE
Célia Beauchesne’s practice lies at the intersection of ceramics, fiber, and printmaking. She is interested in the tensions between nature and artifice, between order and chaos, and between the rigor of a process and the freedom of chance. Her works bring together movement, memory, and transformation.
For her residency at 1001 Pots, she will continue research she began during her master’s program at Concordia: creating a dialogue between ceramics and printmaking by treating glaze and ink as two parallel alchemical layers. Her project is to create a series of porcelain wall pieces that function both as sculpted matrices and as surfaces for monotype printing.
Each plaque (adorned with carved reliefs, coiled clay details, and ornamental frames) will first be shaped, then screen-printed using colored engobes, before undergoing a final firing. Glazes, resist waxes, and stencils will enrich the surface, revealing an image that is at once botanical, abstract, and deeply alive.
Visitors will be able to witness this alchemy firsthand: the material that receives the image, the fire that sets the unpredictable in stone.
Master’s student in Fine Arts at Concordia University.
Grotto 1, grès émaillé, plâtre, cristaux de sel, verre, acrylique, 2025
Prise dans les contours d’une vague, Bio plastique et épinette. 2023 crédit photo : Florence Jacob
Edmond Rochette Pelletier
During this residency, Edmond Rochette Pelletier will devote his time to a question as simple as it is radical: What if gravity became a sculptural tool?
His project stems from research into movement and the concept of falling. Using handmade stamps—sculptures in their own right—dropped in free fall onto engobed clay slabs, he seeks to imprint movement itself onto the material: the trajectory, the impact, the unpredictable.
The first few days will be devoted to crafting these ceramic stamps. Then comes the time for the experiment: throwing, letting go, observing what the fall imprints in the clay. Each mark is unique; each trace, a controlled accident. The slabs will then be fired, preserving the living imprint of each gesture.
The stamps and slabs will be presented together, as a set that bears witness to the experiment: the cause and the trace, the body and its shadow. An alternative way of sculpting, where gravity—not the hand—imprints the final form.
Master’s student in Fine Arts at Concordia University.
Residency in partenariat with 1001 pots
Valérie Blaize
Du 10 au 30 juillet
Valérie Blaize
Valérie Blaize has been a ceramic artist for over fifteen years. Her practice, centered on decoration and storytelling, has gradually expanded to include drawing, performance, and immersive installations. Ceramics remain the primary medium of her work: each piece of porcelain or stoneware becomes the canvas for a unique composition, akin to a collage, where words and repurposed images merge with the glazed surface. Her graphic work, informed by a daily practice of drawing, permeates her entire artistic approach, with words playing a central role. The assembly and repurposing of everyday objects are also at the heart of her artistic exploration: by drawing on the familiar, she invites visitors to enter the artwork, interact with it, and leave their own mark on it.
A graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, she coordinates several multidisciplinary projects in collaboration with other artists, and has notably been a co-performer with Jean-François Bourlard since 2014 in the performance *À table*.
In 2026, she presented *1400°* at the BAG Gallery in Bordeaux, a project born out of the accidental destruction of her ceramic kiln, which was heated to over 1400°C until it exploded, destroying its entire load.
Her prolific and ever-evolving body of work reflects a relentless curiosity and a rare ability to continually explore new avenues of artistic inquiry.
L’herbe sera plus verte, 2023
Installation in situ 4 sérigraphies en quadrichromie
Soutien technique : La Carotte Noire (Libourne, France), KosmographiK (La Sauve, France)
© Joël Belouet
ALEXEY LAZAREV
DANIEL GILLBERG
images: Sans titre, céramique et sérigraphie, Alexey Lazarev, 2024
Woman an dog, transfert photo émaillé sur brique, Daniel Gillberg, 2023
July 21 to August 1 2025
Open studio
Wednesday July 30th, 2 pm to 6 pm at Atelier de l’île
During the residency, multidisciplinary artists Alexey Lazarev and Daniel Gillberg will collaborate on a series of ceramic sculptures that explore the intersections of printmaking and clay. Their process will involve a diverse range of print transfer techniques including screen printing, tissue transfer, and balloon transfer, adapted for three-dimensional surfaces. Together, they aim to investigate how surface, form, and image can merge in unexpected ways, pushing the boundaries of both printmaking and ceramic practices.
They will be happy to discuss their collaborative process and ongoing work during the open studio on Wednesday, 30 July.
about
Alexey Lazarev is a multidisciplinary artist based in Montréal since 2012. Born in Saint Petersburg, he holds a BFA with distinction from Concordia University and the University of Hertfordshire and is completing an MFA in Studio Arts at Concordia, supported by SSHRC and FRQ fellowships. He’s received multiple grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and CALQ and completed residencies in Spain, Japan, and Germany. A member of the Milieux Institute, his work has been exhibited internationally. In fall 2025, he will attend the Glasgow School of Art to explore sound, performance, and bronze casting.
Daniel Gillberg is a Swedish interdisciplinary artist currently based in Montréal, where he is completing an MFA in Sculpture and Ceramics at Concordia University. He holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Conservation from the University of Gothenburg and has a background in craft. His practice combines photography, sculpture, ceramics, and installation, using both made and recontextualized objects to explore critical spatial practices and the emotional resonance of materials. He previously completed a two-year residency at the Centre for Ceramics in Berlin and will begin an internship at the Fondation Guido Molinari in fall 2025, supported by the Elspeth McConnell Fine Arts Award. His work has been exhibited internationally, most recently at Art Souterrain in Montréal.
Jeux et matérialité
This residency project is the first collaboration between Atelier de l'île and 1001 pots: the meeting of two organizations that have helped shape the cultural identity of the village of Val-David, in the heart of the Laurentians, for several decades. This residency allows two artists to collaborate and explore the intersection of mediums, between ceramics and printmaking.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
ARTIST RESIDENCY
The call is now closed: next date to be announced in 2025
With access to both traditional techniques (including a new lithographic press dating back to 1860) and new facilities (3D printing and an exposure unit for light-sensitive processes), l'Atelier de l'île is launching a call for projects for one- to three-week research and creation residencies.
Interested in the opening up of printed art and the wide range of possibilities it opens up, l'Atelier de l'île invites artists to send in proposals for projects that approach printed art from different angles: reflecting on the exploration, weaving and tension between traditional and digital processes, questioning the language of printed art and its particularities, taking a conceptual or relational approach to printmaking.
We hope to receive proposals representative of cultural diversity that will enrich the reflections raised in connection with the chosen theme.
Conditions
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Residency fees 600$/week
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Artist's presentation fees $250
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Hosting and technical support included
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The artist must deposit a studio copy at the end of the residency
Proposal must include
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Artist statement (max 250 words)
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Project description/ Proposal (max 500 words) This should specify the techniques you plan to use, your technical support requirements and the desired duration of the residency (between 1 and 3 consecutive weeks).
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Curriculum Vitae (3 pages max)
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10 à 15 images and/or video links (extract of max 2 minutes)
Files must be sent by email or wetransfer to: info@atelier.qc.ca
In partnership with km 42 for accommodation
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RESIDENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
Deadline: any time
The International Residencies program is designed to stimulate exchanges between regional, national and international artists. It is aimed at artists with recognized skills in printmaking who are capable of working independently. Located in the heart of the village of Val-David in the Laurentians, Atelier de l'île offers an enchanting natural setting in a village renowned for its active cultural life. In an ideal context for recharging one's batteries and being inspired by the surroundings, the artist-in-residence will have access 7 days/week to a bright, spacious and dynamic shared workspace in which to carry out innovative projects.