CIRCA art actuel is pleased to announce that the 2026 Pauline-Desautels Award goes to Yen-Chao Lin for her project En haut comme en bas (As Above, So Below), a large-scale installation made of thousands of copper pennies and enamelled steel, presented at OBORO in 2025.
CIRCA art actuel is pleased to announce the return of the Pauline-Desautels Award. The $5,000 prize is awarded annually to a committed artist whose work in sculpture or installation, in keeping with CIRCA’s mission, has stood out to the public and the artistic community as a whole over the past three years.
“The core of CIRCA is made up of artists who have a genuine interest in sculpture, installation and forms in space. They have a deep commitment to their art and great desire to enrich and support their community.”
Émilie Granjon, Executive Director of CIRCA art actuel
Dear community,
Since 1988, CIRCA art actuel, an artist-run centre, has supported experimental and innovative art.
“The core of CIRCA is made up of artists who have a genuine interest in sculpture, installation and forms in space. They have a deep commitment to their art and great desire to enrich and support their community.”
Émilie Granjon, Executive Director of CIRCA art actuel
Dear community,
Since 1988, CIRCA art actuel, an artist-run centre, has supported experimental and innovative art.
CIRCA art actuel is pleased to announce that the Pauline-Desautels Award is awarded to Anouk Verviers for her project Qu’est-ce qu’on peut construire sur un sol en mouvance, presented in 2023 at OPTICA (Montreal).
“Qu’est-ce qu’on peut construire sur un sol en mouvance interweaves several narratives belonging to the same story.
Montreal, April 25, 2023 – CIRCA art actuel is pleased to announce that this year the Pauline-Desautels Prize is awarded to Caroline Mauxion for her project « À charge de désir », presented in 2022 at Arprim, centre d’essai en art imprimé.
“The core of CIRCA is made up of artists who have a genuine interest in sculpture, installation and forms in space. They have a deep commitment to their art and great desire to enrich and support their community.”
Dear community,
For 35 years, CIRCA art actuel, an artist-run centre, has supported experimental and innovative art.
Since 2021, CIRCA art actuel will award $5,000 annually to a woman, a committed artist whose sculpture or installation work, in line with CIRCA’s mission, has stood out for the public and the art community as a whole over the past three years.
2019 Benefit-exhibition Opening on Saturday, September 21 from 3 pm to 5 pm Open to everyone _________________________________________________________________ The CIRCA team is pleased to announce the new edition of its annual benefit exhibition, which will take place from September 21 to October 19, 2019!
On Tuesday, September 17, CIRCA art actuel celebrates and invites you to its Cocktail 2019, exclusive launch party of its benefit exhibition.
There will be to drink and to eat, art wall to wall, a DJ at the controls of the turntables to better meet between artists, gallerists and enthusiastic collectors without forgetting of course, your essential presence.
