17 JAN – 1 FEB 2026, weekly Wednesday to Sunday
WITH: Jackie Rancourt, NFB, Nadine Valcin, Ontario Art Council, FrancoQueer, l’UOF, Karen Vanderborght and many more…
Permanence hivernale is a professional development program for Francophone artists and creatives in the Greater Toronto Area.
In the form of a two-week mini-festival (workshops, screenings, networking), the project aims to strengthen the skills and well-being of artists. The goal is also to foster connections through workshops, screenings, and roundtables, while promoting community engagement in French.
Events take place at Le Labo, studio 277 in the 401 Richmond building, online, and off-site.
More information about the program is below!
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Complete programming
Black & White emulsion photo
With Jackie Rancourt
Explore the Polaroid B&W emulsion transfer and leave with unique images on watercolor paper.
17.01 | Studio 277 | 10am-4pm
Project review
With Karen Vanderborght
A supportive space for critical feedback and mutual support to refine an artistic project, one’s portfolio, or to clarify one’s intentions.
18.01 | Hybrid (studio 277 and online) | 4pm-6pm
Valuing your creative work: cost and finances
With Dyana Ouvrard and Sophie Dumesny
A practical workshop to demystify the economic realities of artistic practice: budgets, taxes, fees, selling artworks, and initial financial strategies
21.01 | Hybrid (studio 277 and online) | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Evening of writing and observation
With Dyana Ouvrard
A notebook, a pen, an exhibition at 401 Richmond and an « observation notebook » inspiration from Nicolas Nova.
22.01 | Gallery 401 and Studio 277 | 5pm-7pm
Life drawing evening
With Marc Audette
A workshop exploring observation, gesture, and materials, using charcoal and the living body. All levels are welcome.
23.01 | Studio 277 | 6:30pm-9pm
Eco-responsibility day
An afternoon sharing sustainable sign-making techniques using simple methods. Open to anyone wishing to integrate eco-responsibility into their artistic practice and exhibition design. More information to come.
24.01 | Studio 277 | Day
3D modeling + 3D printing
With Alexane Couture
An introduction to 3D modeling and printing, conceived as a tool for artistic prototyping, to bring substance to grant applications or formal research.
25.01 | Studio 277 | 11am-2pm
Film screening evening
NFB
A partnership with the National Film Board of Canada, screening of Sound Hunter by Chelsea McMullan and Tanya Tagaq. Tanya guides the audience through pain, anger, and triumph in a visceral cinematic experience. Screening with French subtitles.
25.01 | Studio 277 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Pride in entrepreneurship – ideation tools
With FrancoQueer
An ideation workshop in collaboration with FrancoQueer and the participants of the incubator to transform an artistic intuition into a structured project, without losing the singularity of its approach.
26.01 | Online | 6pm-7pm
Medialab Evening
University of French Ontario
Immersive tour of the Digital Cultures Media Lab: XR, photogrammetry and responsible creation at the Université de l’Ontario français
28.01 | UOF | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Network Lab & Interactive Performance
GUESTS: TDB
An informal meeting to build connections, share practices, and perhaps foster collaborations. Interactive performance
29.01 | Studio 277 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Midday Webinar with the CAO
With Geneviève Trilling
Time for direct exchange with the Ontario Arts Council to better understand the programs, criteria and funding rationales
30.01 | Online | 12:00pm-1:00pm
Members’ screening & pitch evening
With Nadine Valcin
An evening dedicated to artist members to share their works (finished or in progress) and receive feedback from filmmaker Nadine Valcin. A warm and supportive atmosphere!
30.01 | Studio 277 | 7:00pm-9:00pm
Le Labo Garage Sale
Second-hand, circularity, let’s find some treasures!
31.01 | Studio 277 | 11am-6pm
Brunch Zine
With TBD
A participatory brunch centered around the zine as a free, political, and accessible form of artistic publication
01.02 | Studio 277 | 11am-3pm
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