Festival Art Souterrain

Meet artists Sylvie Michaud and Chadi Ayoub during a guided tour of their works. They will take you behind the scenes of their creative process, sharing their inspirations and the challenges they face, before engaging with the audience in a Q&A session.

A unique opportunity to experience contemporary art from a fresh perspective and to dive into the creative worlds of two artists in dialogue with the theme of Duality, at the heart of the Festival Art Souterrain 18th edition.

Biographies

Sylvie Michaud
Native of the Haute-Côte-Nord, Sylvie Michaud lives and works in the Eastern Townships. As a multidisciplinary artist, she graduated in Visual Arts as well as in Arts and Technology from the University of Sherbrooke. Her practice revolves around installation, performance, sound and mechatronic devices, which she develops through a sensitive and integrative approach.

She is a recipient of a grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) as part of the territorial partnership agreement, as well as the REDA 2025 grant. Her installation Potentia was awarded at the collective exhibition Forces sensibles at the Galerie d’art Antoine-Sirois in 2022, before being presented at the Maison des arts et de la culture in Brompton. Her work has been presented in several residencies and group exhibitions in Estrie and elsewhere in Quebec.

Chadi Ayoub
Visual artist Chadi Ayoub is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture at the Lebanese University in Beirut, and also holds a graduate diploma (DESS) in Event Design from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQÀM). His artistic practice, nourished by interdisciplinary research, explores hybrid identities through self-representation and introspection. He reflects on the phenomena of cultural and social change from a broader perspective.

A recipient of several awards and grants, he is actively involved in regional cultural development. He sits on the board of directors of Culture Lanaudière and acts as a regional expert for the Ministry of Culture and Communications’ program on integrating art into architecture. In 2021, he founded ROND-POINT, the first artist-run centre for contemporary art in Terrebonne, thus establishing a space for research, dissemination, and encounters in the visual arts.

Date : Friday, May 1 at 4:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Audience: All ages
Capacity: No limit

Pricing:

• $15 : adult
• $8 : child

A special moment to discover contemporary art differently and engage directly with the artists!