Material Stargazer :
Open invitation to make art
Material Stargazer at Milton-Park: From November 21 to 28, 2026
Material Stargazer is an intergenerational project bridging community work and experimental art through workshops and a performative exhibition. This project is a collaboration with community centers around the island of Montreal and invites locals, many from underserved populations, into a multidisciplinary artistic process to imagine more creative and just futures. Facilitating the projects are six artists and community organizers between the ages of 22 and 89 years old.
In conversation with experimental art lineages and interactive community methods, Material Stargazer uses creative media, time-based art practices (performance, sound, voice, etc.) as well as material culture and everyday interests redefined and showcased as art, story and social engagement.
This is an iterative project, with the first iteration taking place at the Suspicious Fish community center in Verdun in 2024.
This version of the project engages with the Milton-Parc neighborhood and its multiple communities.
Each year, LA SERRE supports a cultural mediation project that invites reflection on the role of artists within their communities and on the connections between art and civic life. In 2026, LA SERRE is supporting the mediation activities of Material Stargazer, acting as a catalyst for collaboration between artists, citizens, fields of knowledge and artistic disciplines.
Dates and venues
Dates: November 21 – 28, 2026
Venue: Association Récréative Milton-Parc
3590 Jeanne-Mance St.
Montréal (Québec) H2X 2K3
Free.
Reservations are required to participate in the dreamcatcher-making and soap-carving workshops. Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Calendar of activities
Launch Event: November 21, 2026, between 3 pm and 7 pm.
Materials provided and meal available on site.
- 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm: Dreamcatcher-Making Workshop offered by George Nottaway, in association with Tlachiuak. Reservations are required.
- 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm: Soapstone Carving Workshop, in association with Tlachiuak. Reservations are required.
Hang out in the space: witnessing and contributing to the development of the collective artwork. No booking required. No food provided.
- November 22, 2026, between 2 pm and 4 pm
- November 25, 2026, between 4 pm and 5 pm
- November 26, 2026, between 4 pm and 5 pm
Closing Event: November 27, 2026, between 3 pm and 7 pm.
Materials provided and meal available on site.
- 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm: Dreamcatcher-Making Workshop offered by George Nottaway, in association with Tlachiuak. Reservations are required.
- 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm: Soapstone Carving Workshop, in association with Tlachiuak. Reservations are required.
Post-closing event: November 28, 2026, between 10.30 am and 5.30 pm. The installation will remain in place for one more day. Members of the public are welcome to come and see the result of a week’s collaborative art project.
Co-presented by Danse-Cité and MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), in partnership with the Milton Park Recreation Association and The Yellow Door.
Video: Vjosana Shkurti
