This two-and-a-half-hour workshop, hosted by the artists Mallory Lowe Mpoka and Nadia Bunyan—founder of the NPO Growing ARC—explores natural dyeing of recycled textiles. Together we will weave narratives of heritage and transmission, linking together native plants of Canada, the Caribbean, and Africa. Participants will learn dyeing techniques, inspired by Lowe Mpoka’s work for her exhibition The Matriarch: Unravelled Threads, with materials such as sumac, red clay, hibiscus, and rose madder. Along with the practical aspects, the workshop will address the curative and spiritual properties of different plants used for dyeing, offering a deeper connection to ancestral knowledge and traditional practices. We will also explore tannins and resist-dyeing techniques, combining artistic expression, culture, and botanical wisdom.

From the exhibition The Matriarch: Unravelled Threads by artist Mallory Lowe Mpoka

Participate in our workshop, in collaboration with the artists Mallory Lowe Mpoka and Nadia Bunyan, founder of the NPO Growing ARC: 
– Wednesday, October 8 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. (FULL)

This workshop is fully booked. Thank you for your interest!

MOMENTA is offering a workshop in Quebec Sign Language (LSQ).

It is led in LSQ by Hodan Youssouf (video).

It focuses on the diversity of bodies.

It is for D/deaf and hard of hearing people.

From the exhibition Must Every Step Touch the Ground? by artist Caroline Mauxion

Participate in our workshop in LSQ:
– Thursday, October 9, at 1:30 p.m.

For all
A reservation is required.
Register here.

For the first time, the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma and MOMENTA are joining forces to create a joint program focusing on the artistic and cinematographic practices of Caroline Monnet and Valentin Noujaïm. MOMENTA invites you to the opening of installation Pidikwe by Caroline Monnet at the Cinémathèque on Thursday, October 9 at 5:00 p.m., followed by a discussion with the artist and Valentin Noujaïm, moderated by Emilie Poirier, at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

For the first time, the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma and MOMENTA are joining forces to create a joint program focusing on the artistic and cinematographic practices of Caroline Monnet and Valentin Noujaïm. MOMENTA invites you to discover the La Défense trilogy by Valentin Noujaïm at Cinémathèque québécoise on Friday, October 10. The event is divided in two parts: the book launch at 5 p.m., free and open to all; a screening at 7 p.m. followed by a discussion with the artist, moderated by Emilie Poirier at 8 p.m, tickets required.

Meet the artist and photographer Martin Akwiranoron Loft and benefit from his deep mastery of photography and sensitivity to images. In this workshop designed for beginners, participants will make their own cameras, develop their own negatives in a darkroom, and use their phone to transform their negative into a positive image. They will also have a chance to try large-format portrait photography.

Please note that this workshop will be given in English and is for participants aged 16 and older.

From the exhibition Ne Karahstánion (Pictures) by artist Martin Akwiranoron Loft

Participate in our workshop: 
– Saturday, October 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (FULL)

This workshop is fully booked. Thank you for your interest!