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Riopelle’s Centenary: Celebrations Officially Launched
New Projects Announced Across the Artist’s Native Province for the Centenary Year
The Riopelle Foundation and its prestigious partners are officially kicking off five seasons of festivities with the unveiling of new cultural projects that will honour the world-renowned Canadian artist to the four corners of his native province, Quebec, during the centenary year.
Launch of Riopelle Studio: A New Free Educational, Interactive Platform to Bring Riopelle to Canadian Schools
Riopelle Studio Will Allow Tens of Thousands of Students to Immerse Themselves in the Artist’s Vast Universe on the Occasion of His Centenary Celebrations
Future Espace Riopelle at MNBAQ: Les Architectes FABG wins the architecture competition
The official masterpiece of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations:
Point de rencontre – Quintette (polyptych), 1963. Oil on canvas, 428 x 564 cm (5 panels).
Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris. Inv. FNAC 90069.
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2022). Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière.
Canada-Wide Call for Projects | DIALOGUES PROGRAM
On the eve of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of world-renowned Canadian artist Jean Paul Riopelle, the Riopelle Foundation is launching a vast, pan-Canadian cultural mediation program in partnership with Culture pour tous: Dialogues: Encounters with Riopelle’s Oeuvre from Sea to Sea….
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The official masterpiece of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations:
Point de rencontre – Quintette (polyptych), 1963. Oil on canvas, 428 x 564 cm (5 panels).
Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris. Inv. FNAC 90069.
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2021). Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière.
Official Program of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations: 2023: Riopelle’s Cultural Theme Year… “One With Nature”
The Riopelle Foundation unveils major projects bringing together a host of renowned partners, the theme of the centenary year as well as the composition of its international committee
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Défilé, 1950, Oil on canvas, 100 x 165 cm. © Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2021).
Donated by Pierre Lassonde, C.M., G.O.Q.
A World-Class Legacy Project in view of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations: Historic Donation Worth Over $120 Million to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
The Government of Quebec allocates $20 million for the construction of a new pavilion dedicated to the works of the legendary Canadian artist
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Iceberg no 1, 1977,
280 x 430 cm
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2020)
read moreAs we make our way toward the centenary in 2023, so many new initiatives and programs are already happening to celebrate our beloved Riopelle!
