Free
Centre
The PHI Centre building comes to life with an interactive multimedia installation of a motion-activated river on its four-story windows on Saint-Pierre Street
Centre
A special selection of award-winning VR works that will draw you into four distinct worlds sharing unique and powerful stories
Free
Foundation
In celebration of its 15th anniversary, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art is pleased to present an exhibition by Yayoi Kusama
Free
Foundation
bleu de lieu is a participatory installation that invites the public to stay, to rest, to meditate and to interact with the different elements found in our Education Room
At Place Des Arts
Off-Site Location
As Water Falls is a virtual interactive waterfall that explores various aspects of water and its metaphorical concepts. Admission is free
Outside
Off-Site Location
The House of Murmurations is a public activation project where light and sound highlight and celebrate the historical architectural elements of this special site
Centre
An immersive installation taking you through a symbolic journey around the concept of a minute stretched out in time
Centre
A night of new media performances from the Kohlenstoff collective by avant-garde musicians paired with video creators
Foundation
In How to Stay Sleepy, visitors will be invited to experiment with their own experiences at the edge of sleep, the hypnagogic state and the remix of dreams, imagination and the everyday.
Free
Centre
An ongoing collection of contemporary artworks, accessible and free at the PHI Centre
Pop-Up
Foundation
The Holiday Market is an initiative that presents the artistic practices of employees of the PHI Foundation and some special guests
Sold Out
Foundation
To highlight the end of the bleu de lieu project, doux soft club and the PHI Foundation invite you to état des bleus, a performative finissage
Last Chance
Centre
AVALANCHE WARNING! Extreme conditions are expected for the 15th anniversary of Igloofest. Let's meet in the storm
Centre
The electro-pop duo present songs off their third album Chrysalism
Live
Foundation
Presented as part of the Nuit blanche à Montréal, The Left Space is a performance by Brendan Fernandes that will be presented in a special iteration at the PHI Foundation
Centre
PHI proposes an evening at the museum for the 20th edition of the Nuit blanche à Montréal
Centre
This conversation explores how interactive elements can reshape a piece, reinterpret the space, and reinvent the artist-audience dynamic in radically different ways
Free
Foundation
As part of the exhibition Terms of Use, Quentin VerCetty and the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art invite you to take part in the Missing Black Technofossils Here augmented reality (AR) walking tour
Free
Foundation
Terms of Use brings together works that explore the impact of technologies on the definition, construction, and (re)framing of individual and collective selves
Centre
Stories of best friends, co-conspirators, and partners in crime
Free
Foundation
I WILL NEVER FINISH REMOVING ALL THESE FACES. (GUIDED REFLECTION) is a public engagement project conceived by Nadège Grebmeier Forget and presented in dialogue with the exhibition Terms of Use
Past Event
Centre
An exhibition comprising a British immersive installation and four award-winning Taiwanese virtual reality works that take us through personal, empirical and historical experiences
Centre
The electronic artist presents her debut LP and self-directed short film, GOOD LUCK
Limited Places
Foundation
Daniel Fiset and Cheryl Sim, curators of the exhibition Terms of Use, will conduct four free guided tours for the general public
Centre
The artist stops in Montreal to present her latest tour Bless this Mess
Webinar
Foundation
In this online lecture, scholar Mikhel Proulx will consider how the landmark Indigenous internet art platform CyberPowWow offers a self-determined counterpoint to the cyberutopian discourse that has accompanied digital culture since the 1960s
Centre
Two full days of in-depth lectures focused on 3D animation
Sold Out
Foundation
During this event moderated by co-curator Daniel Fiset, you will learn more about Francisco González-Rosas, Nico Williams, Mara Eagle, and Chun Hua Catherine Dong
Past Event
Off-Site Location
The immersive experience Space Explorers: THE INFINITE, presented in the Old Port, is back in Montreal featuring new captivating content captured in space
Centre
The Montreal artist unveils his new album in a powerful immersive audiovisual performance
Centre
The Toronto R&B artist will present the soul-filled songs from her album When Flowers Bloom.
Centre
MTL 24/24 is proud to present the 4th edition of Montreal Night Summit at the PHI Centre and will focus on the theme NOX ✦ SPATIUM — the infinite space of the night
Centre
The artist returns with her critically acclaimed debut album Mascarade on British Black-owned label Rhythm Section and brings fellow Montrealers along for the ride for a North American premiere of her live band performance
Foundation
For Dissections: Terms of Use, the PHI Foundation is delighted to present #theoryplushouseworktheory, a 12-hour online performance imagined by writer and artist Joanna Walsh
Centre
A performance at the crossroads of contemporary dance, digital arts and design. Created by the transdisciplinary BEATS Collective to question our relationship with work and technology
Centre
An exploration into the transformative power of music and sound
Limited Places
Foundation
For our Open House event, you are invited to participate in a creative activity with the artist who designed our public engagement project
Centre
Project Immersed presents two unique audio experiences by talented local and international artists in the Habitat Sonore listening room for one day only
Past Event
Centre
A discussion on Taiwan’s multidisciplinary approach to extended reality (XR) and its leading role in highlighting local artists on the international stage
Centre
Take part in a live podcast recording discussing online hate and journalism in Canada with the journalist and host of Détours Emilie Nicolas
Sold Out
Foundation
Aerial Skin is a two-part video and performance program that examines how artists use the image to dissect notions as wide-ranging as identity, indigeneity, and queerness; space, safety, and belonging; community and the fragility of otherness
Centre
The Fury is a striking and moving tale about the enduring trauma experienced by a fictional female political prisoner
Limited Places
Foundation
As part of the public engagement project I WILL NEVER FINISH REMOVING ALL THESE FACES. (GUIDED REFLECTION), Nadège Grebmeier Forget will present a performance, titled REFRACTIONS, HOW TO ELEVEN
Past Event
Foundation
As part of the exhibition Terms of Use, Quentin VerCetty and the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art invite you to take part in the Missing Black Technofossils Here interactive guided tour with the artist
Past Event
Centre
An immersive exhibition that explores the connections between sexuality and technology
Past Event
Foundation
The exhibition marks the end of Wickramasinghe and Brisson-Darveau’s PHI Montréal public engagement residency, realized between September 2022 and June 2023
Past Event
Foundation
The PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Moridja Kitenge Banza: Inhabiting the Imaginary
Free
Centre
The PHI Centre showcases a light installation with evolving content, adapting to the seasons and exhibitions
Past Event
Foundation
A program of gatherings with Kerstin Honeit, The Society of Affective Archives, and Rodolfo Andaur, that is grounded in historical references that problematize the notion of place and public art
Past Event
Foundation
Join artist Moridja Kitenge Banza and Cheryl Sim, Managing Director and Curator of the PHI Foundation for a guided tour and discussion of the exhibition Inhabiting the Imaginary
Past Event
Foundation
The PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art invites Montréal cultural workers to discover the exhibitions Inhabiting the Imaginary by Moridja Kitenge Banza and Forgotten Traces by artists Amélie Brisson-Darveau and Pavitra Wickramasinghe
Past Event
Centre
Montreal’s own duo, Pelada, returns to our stage to present their new album Ahora Más Que Nunca
Past Event
Centre
This is not a fashion show. This is not a drag show. This is PARADE!
Past Event
Off-Site Location
Presented at Place des Arts, New Media Pioneers celebrates the work of Michel Lemieux of 4D ART and Édouard Lock
Past Event
Centre
The rapidly rising DJ presents an exhilarating performance that fuses styles in his own unique way
Past Event
Foundation
In collaboration with Film POP, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art presents Fictional Revolutionary Leaders, a double bill including Gloria Camiruaga’s Popsicles (1984) and Beatriz Santiago Muñoz’s Oriana (2022)
Past Event
Centre
The London-based DJ and singer will get you moving with her grooves celebrating soundsystem music
Past Event
Centre
The American singer and pianist performs her new album HIGH PRIESTESS
Past Event
Centre
A discussion imagined by Club Sexu in conjunction with the exhibition Sex, Desire and Data
Past Event
Centre
Elektra Festival invites the public to three evenings of audiovisual performances embracing this year's theme: Monde Futur.e World
Past Event
Centre
The past and the future are colliding and it is shifting our present moment. Elektra Festival invites the public to an afternoon where we will collectively reimagine the world of tomorrow
Past Event
Centre
Stories of goosebumps, ghostly encounters and the things that still haunt you
Past Event
Foundation
The PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art presents a conversation between artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Melissa Karmen Lee PhD, curator of the exhibition JOUEZ/PLAY
Past Event
Foundation
The Bureau of Noncompetitive Research is a public engagement project by the collective of the same name. Taking place in the PHI Foundation’s Education Room
Past Event
Foundation
The PHI Foundation is pleased to present JOUEZ/PLAY, a solo exhibition by artist Rirkrit Tiravanija
Past Event
Centre
The Montreal artist presents her soulful debut album, Perennial
Past Event
Centre
Experience Jon Hopkins' acclaimed beatless record in all its immersive glory at these Pitchblack Playback listening sessions in total darkness
Past Event
Foundation
Drag artist Bijuriya will offer a reading of children’s books, followed by a creative activity led by an educator from the PHI Foundation
Past Event
Centre
Join us in celebrating the first anniversary of Habitat Sonore's creation, and the start of our brand-new programming
Past Event
Centre
The artist presents a mixture of haunted pop and hot-blooded R&B from her new album XO SKELETON
Past Event
Foundation
During this ongoing activity offered by members of the Bureau amidst their installation, the public is invited to make their own demotivational posters
Past Event
Centre
To celebrate the release of the album, we invite you to an immersive performance by the artist. A new experience presented under our Habitat Sonore brand
Past Event
Foundation
The PHI Foundation invites you to participate in a guided tour led by our team of educators in order to discover the exhibition JOUEZ/PLAY by artist Rirkrit Tiravanija.
Past Event
Centre
The return of a cherished tradition: building up the courage to face the holidays by telling ourselves stories (in French) about family. An inexhaustible subject!
Past Event
Foundation
The Holiday Market is an initiative that presents the artistic practices of employees of the PHI Foundation and some special guests
Past Event
Foundation
In this public performance that probes the interview process to reveal all of its absurdity, the group proposes to meet potential candidates in order to find the ideal employee
Suspended
Foundation
As part of the exhibition Rirkrit Tiravanija: JOUEZ/PLAY, the PHI Foundation offers zootherapy sessions in collaboration with the organization Flair Thérapie
Past Event
Foundation
The PHI Foundation’s Education team is offering a sound exploration workshop for young visitors, designed and led by guest artist Magali Babin.
Past Event
Foundation
A selection of influential albums from Montréal will be curated by three special guests: Marilou Lyonnais Archambault, Patti Schmidt, and Marie-Douce St-Jacques
Limited Places
Centre
An immersive experience that traces the story of Claudette Colvin and her fight for civil rights in 1950s Alabama
Limited Places
Centre
An interactive virtual reality adventure that takes audiences back to the heyday of the UK’s illegal Acid House rave scene of the late 1980’s
Past Event
Foundation
Come and have a beer or a Coca-Cola with the three artists of the Bureau of Noncompetitive Research and learn more about their collective and individual practices as artists and pedagogues
Past Event
Centre
The Montreal multidisciplinary artist will be performing the ethereal bangers from her sophomore album In The End
Dolby Atmos Mix
Centre
Tune out outside noise and immerse yourself in one of Montreal's only spatial audio listening rooms. The artists: Dominique Fils-Aimé, Michael Gary Dean, SlowPitchSound and Tanya Tagaq
Off-Site Location
The immersive experience Horizon of Khufu, presented in the Old Port, is a unique VR expedition to discover the wonders of Egypt
Past Event
Centre
A night of new media performances by avant-garde musicians paired with video creators, invited by the Kohlenstoff collective
Past Event
Centre
Unknown stories from Montreal's Black communities, with panelists Will Prosper, Cassandra Exumé and Carla Beauvais
Past Event
Foundation
Over the course of two days of dialogue, artists, educators and researchers will come together to present their research, offer workshops, reflect on the successes and failures of their respective practices, and discuss failure as a generative tool in the work of public engagement
Past Event
Foundation
For their intervention, the Very Low Frequency Dub Collective will explore the space of Rirkrit Tiravanija’s untitled 1996 (rehearsal studio no. 6) (2023) for very low frequency radio signals
Free
Centre
A monthly gathering of live performances where art comes to life
Past Event
Centre
Through the free programming, you'll be offered a quest. If you're lucky, you'll get a chance to try your hand at fortune-telling. Stay tuned! A guide will be on hand to help you find it...
Past Event
Foundation
The Plateaux of Mirror is an evening of sonic and musical performances organized in conjunction with the exhibition Rirkrit Tiravanija: JOUEZ/PLAY, as part of Nuit blanche à Montréal’s 21st edition
Past Event
Centre
An immersive sound and mixed media experience, performed by Paramirabo, that explores the silent formation of icicles
Past Event
Centre
Join us for a film and conversation on AI and the future of artistic creation with director Thibaut Sève and the Obvious collective
Past Event
Centre
The artist will perform her tracks combining 19th century Egyptian musical concepts and electronic idioms
Past Event
Centre
3 nights. 3 different setlists. 6 guests (2 per night). 100 seats. April 3-4-5, 2024
Past Event
Centre
Come listen to stories (in French) on being gullible or the butt of a joke, on pulling a fast one or taking the bait. These stories of trickeries large and small will be told with all the humour of a good April Fools’ prank
Past Event
Off-Site Location
As part of Plural Art Fair’s programming, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art presents the panel: Diaspora and Disappearance in Contemporary Art: Plural Identities, with Eddy Firmin, Anahita Norouzi, and Yen-Chao Lin, moderated by Cheryl Sim
Past Event
Off-Site Location
As part of Plural Art Fair’s programming, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art presents the panel: Diaspora and Disappearance in Contemporary Art: Plural Identities, with Eddy Firmin, Anahita Norouzi, and Yen-Chao Lin, moderated by Cheryl Sim
Past Event
Centre
Come listen to stories (in French) on being gullible or the butt of a joke, on pulling a fast one or taking the bait. These stories of trickeries large and small will be told with all the humour of a good April Fools’ prank
Past Event
Centre
3 nights. 3 different setlists. 6 guests (2 per night). 100 seats. April 3-4-5, 2024
Past Event
Centre
The artist will perform her tracks combining 19th century Egyptian musical concepts and electronic idioms
Past Event
Off-Site Location
As part of Plural Art Fair’s programming, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art presents the panel: Diaspora and Disappearance in Contemporary Art: Plural Identities, with Eddy Firmin, Anahita Norouzi, and Yen-Chao Lin, moderated by Cheryl Sim
Past Event
Centre
Come listen to stories (in French) on being gullible or the butt of a joke, on pulling a fast one or taking the bait. These stories of trickeries large and small will be told with all the humour of a good April Fools’ prank
Past Event
Centre
3 nights. 3 different setlists. 6 guests (2 per night). 100 seats. April 3-4-5, 2024
Past Event
Centre
The artist will perform her tracks combining 19th century Egyptian musical concepts and electronic idioms
Past Event
Off-Site Location
As part of Plural Art Fair’s programming, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art presents the panel: Diaspora and Disappearance in Contemporary Art: Plural Identities, with Eddy Firmin, Anahita Norouzi, and Yen-Chao Lin, moderated by Cheryl Sim
Past Event
Centre
Come listen to stories (in French) on being gullible or the butt of a joke, on pulling a fast one or taking the bait. These stories of trickeries large and small will be told with all the humour of a good April Fools’ prank
Past Event
Centre
3 nights. 3 different setlists. 6 guests (2 per night). 100 seats. April 3-4-5, 2024
Past Event
Centre
The artist will perform her tracks combining 19th century Egyptian musical concepts and electronic idioms
