Departure of Dominique Allard, artistic director at ENE

Departure of Dominique Allard, ENE artistic director

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It’s with tears in our eyes that we announce the departure of our colleague Dominique Allard, who has been artistic director of Est-Nord-Est since 2017.

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It’s been more than three years of happiness and hard labour, putting her knowledge and skills to work for ENE; three years of devotion to her colleagues and taking ENE’s mission to heart; three years of commitment to artists and authors; finally, three years that enabled ENE to stay the course at a pivotal moment in its thirty-year existence.

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Having taken the position in spring 2017 with the aim of keeping ENE artistically afloat during the crucial period of its reconstruction, Dominique brilliantly contributed to stamping ENE’s imprint on the process of consolidation of the organization and its integration into magnificent new quarters.

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We can’t stress strongly enough the quality and importance of her contribution to the perpetuation of the organization.

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We’ll see you soon, dear friend!

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Dominique Allard joined the team at Est-Nord-Est, résidence d’artistes, as artistic director in 2017. She holds a master’s degree in art studies and pursued doctoral studies in art history at the Université du Québec à Montréal (FRQSC). Her area of research encompassed current practices and theories in contemporary art. She worked as a research and teaching assistant for almost ten years at the Université du Québec à Montréal and was a lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke. She has presented her research at conferences and published essays on contemporary art in magazines including Spirale, Espace art actuel, and esse arts + opinions; she was a member of the editorial board of esse from 2015 to 2018.