November 24, 2016, to February 18, 2017
The Ville de Montréal, in collaboration with the Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec, presented the Prix François-Houdé finalists. For this special occasion celebrating the twentieth year of the award, a large exhibition was held from November 24, 2016, to February 18, 2017, at La Guilde in Montreal (1460-B, Sherbrooke Street West). It was a great opportunity to discover the eight finalist artisans' works for 2016, as well as works from two finalists of the last two years.
ABOUT THE PRIX FRANÇOIS-HOUDÉ
The Prix François-Houdé was launched in 1996 by the city of Montreal in collaboration with the Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec. The goal behind these awards is to promote excellence in Montreal fine craft creations and to enable the dissemination of young craftspeople's arts. The award, which comes with a $5,000 prize, highlights the remarkable craftsmanship that these creations demonstrate and their original contribution to the practice of fine craft. Whether it be the transformation of woods, textiles, metals, glass, ceramics, papers, or other materials, the awards recognize the mastery of exploratory techniques inherent to the artisans' respective disciplines
Photo: Assembly of works from the Prix François-Houdé 2016.
