Éducation culturelle : Programmation préscolaire (anglais)

Stewart Hall Program 2026-2027

PRESCHOOL GROUPS (up to the first year of elementary school)

Maude Deslauriers, Mémoire de l'hiver, 2025

ANIMATED TOURS AND CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Throughout the year, the Stewart Hall Art Gallery offers interactive tours of its exhibitions, specially adapted for preschool groups.

Developed by a cultural mediation team specializing in visual arts, these sessions aim to demystify contemporary art and encourage observation and dialogue by exploring themes, artistic processes, and artistic techniques in a fun and interactive way. Students will have an opportunity to expand their vocabulary and venture into the interpretation and appreciation of works of art.

Each guided tour is also accompanied by a creative art workshop. Through individual and sometimes collaborative creative projects, children will have the opportunity to actively participate in a guided activity designed to introduce them to an artistic process, a particular medium, or a specific technique.

Example of a mini-sculpture art workshop offered during our 2026 summer program.

The animated tours and creative art workshops are free.

Space is limited, however, and priority will be given to daycares located in Pointe-Claire.

2026-2027 ACTIVITIES

(See exhibition descriptions on the following page)

Guided Tour and Workshop From September 21 until October 30 Activity Schedule: Tour of the exhibition Pictura 2026 The Unspeakable Compromise – Studio 101 at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery Tour of the mini-exhibition A closer look: spiders, scorpions and ticks in the Kids’ Corner Creative art workshop: Related to the mini-exhibition: A closer look: spiders, scorpions and ticks Duration 1 hr. 15 min.

Capacity Maximum of 40 kids per visit Age Group 3 to 6 years old Workshop example

Special activity: Christmas Morning at Stewart Hall From Tuesday December 2 until Friday December 5 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Activity Schedule: Circus performance presented by Marianne Trenka Visit to the Dollhouse in the Kid’s Corner Holiday-themed art workshop led by the Stewart Hall cultural mediation team.

Duration 1 hr. 30 min.

Capacity Maximum of 40 kids per visit Age Group 3 to 6 years old

Cost Daycares and Childcares centers located in Pointe-Claire : $4.

Other Daycares and Childcares centers: 5$. Free for adult companions.

EXHIBITION PROGRAM STEWART HALL ART GALLERY Fall 2026 PICTURA 2026 THE UNSPEAKABLE COMPROMISE – STUDIO 101 From September 12 until November 1 Artists

Curator

Maude Deslauriers Karine Fréchette Zoe Koke CP Simonise Jessica Wee Jinny Yu

eunice bélidor

The studio has always been the preferred space for artistic creation. Not only is it a versatile space but it also serves as a laboratory, a storage area and a place for celebration. The studio is the first space in which the artists seek to establish themselves, the space where their questions, apprehensions, and inspirations are channeled, expressed, and resolved. The Montréal painting Triennial Pictura pays homage to this vibrant space in a city where artists have always converged.

In Studio 101, the works of artists Maude Deslauriers, Karine Fréchette, Zoe Koke, CP Simonise, Jessica Wee, and Jinny Yu relate to the various ways of seeing colour, viewing devices and visual distortions, and to the natural and artificial elements that influence our gaze.

Jessica Wee, Bojagi Revealing, 2025

THE 2027 ART RENTAL COLLECTION From November 14 until January 10

Discover the latest submissions to the 2027 Art Rental Collection. The Stewart Hall Art Gallery offers a wide selection of artworks by more than 75 artists, chosen annually by a jury of professionals.

Photo credit : Alexis Bellavance, 2025

EXHIBITION PROGRAM KIDS’ CORNER Fall 2026 MINI-EXHIBITION: A CLOSER LOOK: SPIDERS, SCORPIONS AND TICKS From September 19 until January 3 With Insectambulant

Arachnids have always fascinated and intrigued! This miniexhibition, presented by Insectambulant, invites you to discover the surprising world of spiders and their close cousins. Through taxidermy specimens and photographs, come explore this little-known and often unloved world that is essential to our ecosystems.

Photo credit: Stéphanie Boucher, 2025

The Winter-Spring program will be available in November!

Here is a sneak peak of the upcoming exhibitions: 2027 WINTER-SPRING EXHIBITIONS STEWART HALL ART GALLERY Travelling Bodies (working title) January 23 until March 28, 2027 Themes: archives, illustration, Persian mythology, painting, ornamentation, home environments KIDS’ CORNER MINI-EXHIBITION Outra'ta' & käahia’khon’ – Wilderness Stitchery January 16 until March 28, 2027 Themes: First Nations art, embroidery, animals and the forest Stewart Hall – Brick by Brick May 1 until September 5, 2027 Themes: Stewart Hall architecture, local heritage, Lego

Legend: Mélanie Savard, 2025

RESERVATIONS To make a reservation request, please fill out the online reservation form on our webpage.

For more information on the school program, please contact:

Josée Lavigne Assistant Manager – Cultural Mediation and Education 514 630-1220 (ext. 1722) Education.StewartHall@pointe-claire.ca

The artwork Something In-between (2023) from the artists Studio Rat was presented during the L’art de perruquer / Parallel Play exhibition in the summer of 2026 at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Stewart Hall Cultural Centre 176, chemin du Bord-du-Lac–Lakeshore Pointe-Claire (Québec) H9S 4J7 www.pointe-claire.ca