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Videre Awards Visual Arts

Coordinated by Manif d’art, the Videre Visual Arts Awards are bestowed annually as part of the Excellence in Arts and Culture Awards ceremony, an event produced and executed by the Quebec and Chaudière-Appalaches Regions Culture Council.

PReSENTATION

In 2024, the Videre Awards pursued their 32nd edition.
Three Videre Awards were presented at the gala organized by Culture Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches on November 25, 2024.

The Videre Emerging Talent Award in Visual Arts

This award is granted to an emerging artist whose recent production distinguished itself from other artistic offerings in the Quebec City region. The recipient of this prize is typically an artist who has accumulated less than 7 years of practice. In 2024, the award was given by the Faculté d’aménagement, d’architecture, d’art et de design of Université Laval.

The Videre Creation Award in Visual Arts

This award is presented to an artist who has accumulated 7 years of practice or more, whose recent exhibition stood out from the overall artistic programming of the season in the Quebec City region. In 2024, this award was given by Manif d'art.

The Videre Recognition Award

This award is attributed to an artist who has accumulated over 20 years of practice, and who has distinguished themselves for the excellence, originality, and remarkable quality of their work; it honors the career of a local artist. In 2024, the award was given by Manif d'art.

HISTORY

In addition to recognizing the excellence of visual arts creators in the Québec region, the Videre organization has acted as their representative with governmental and political bodies. It has also organized open house events in artists' studios. Since their inception, the Videre Awards in visual arts have been part of the Awards of Excellence in Arts and Culture ceremony organized by the Council of Culture of the Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches regions. They represent a recognized and significant distinction for visual artists in the Québec region.

About visual arts

The definition of visual arts, as understood and used by Manif d’art and the Prix Videre en arts visuels jury, is taken from the Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV) website:

“In An Act Respecting the Professional Status of Artists in the Visual Arts, Arts and Crafts and Literature, and Their Contracts with Promoters, the visual arts are defined as: “the production of original works of research or expression, which are unique or in limited copies and are conveyed by painting, sculpture, engraving, drawing, illustration, photography, textile arts, installation work, performance, art video or any other form of expression of the same nature.” The visual arts involve essentially objects perceived by the viewer’s eye, from the traditional visual arts to different forms of contemporary art such as photography, video art, and digital art.”