Festival 1001 Visages de la Caricature
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The annual 1001 Visages caricature festival will be held October 7 - 9 in the charming village of Val-David, Québec. This small town in the countryside is unique in the province of Québec in that the French-speaking community is mostly composed of artists. For the past 40 years, this village, located in the tourist region of the Laurentians mountain chain, has been an important, yet undiscovered, cultural center.
Taking advantage of the fact that there are so many artists in the area, 1001 Visages created a caricature event integrating local professional performers. Far from being a plain museum-like exhibition, 1001 Visages has always been open to other forms of art, as long as they fit in. The great thing about holding a caricature event in such a place is that people here appreciate our art. From small kids to older people, we feel that the locals understand our profession and they show appreciation. They know what we are doing…far from the shopping mall audience where people think we’re doing paint-by-number renditions. The most difficult thing in a caricature event open to multidisciplinary artists is to always keep the caricature theme in mind. We don’t want people to have the impression that our event is a mishmash of disconnected entertainment.
1001 Visages is a blend of editorial cartoons, caricatures drawn live, musicians and stage actors. It’s a free event that is fun for the entire family. This year, Cédric Loth is our guest of honor. He’s a multidisciplinary artist doing sculptures and paintings as well as caricatures. Ygreck, the most read caricaturist in the province of Québec, will be there. Aislin with his fifty years as an editorial cartoonist at the Montreal Gazette, Bado and Wes Tyrell who are two caricaturists on the administrative board of the ACC (Association of Canadian Cartoonists). Along with many other professionals, master illustrator Dominic Philibert will exhibit some of his work. Yves Demers will also join us, as he does every year. He continously amazes us. In fact, he has been the soul of 1001 Visages since the beginning. His creativity in various media is simply unique in the world of caricatures.
Christian Vachon, a Canadian expert from the world renowned McCord museum will also present a historical caricature exhibition.
Well... enough talk... have a look at the photos and you’ll get a good idea of what you can expect at the our 12th edition of this event.
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