MEDIA INVITATION - Insignia award ceremony: the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec honours ten recipients Français
MONTRÉAL, May 21, 2025 /CNW/ - The CALQ (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec), in cooperation with the Caisse Desjardins de la Culture and Le Devoir, invites media representatives to attend its annual ceremony for the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, chaired by Sophie Prégent, at which ten luminaries will receive their insignia.
The insignia award ceremony, hosted by Sophie Fouron, will take place Monday, June 9, 2025, beginning at 5 p.m., at Espace orange in the Wilder Building in Montréal.
Luminaries for 2025:
Daniel Bélanger ǀ Popular song
Lorraine Desmarais ǀ Music
Jacques Fournier ǀ Arts and crafts
Kimm Drouin ǀ Multidisciplinary arts
Diane Landry ǀ Visual arts
Michel Levasseur ǀ Music
Manuel Mathieu ǀ Visual arts
Mireille Métellus ǀ Theatre
Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui ǀ Literature
Victor Quijada ǀ Dance
Date: Monday, June 9, 2025
Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Espace orange in the Wilder Building – 1435 Bleury St., Montréal
A photo session will follow the ceremony.
Individual interviews with the recipients can be done between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
See the press release announcing the recipients for 2025
Find out more about the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
RSVP and information at [email protected] or 418 646-2811
The Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
An honorary distinction instituted in 2015 to mark the CALQ's 20th anniversary, the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec is awarded to artists, writers, teachers, managers and patrons whose outstanding achievements have helped make the arts and literature thrive in Québec. The honour is symbolized by an insignia designed by jewellery artist Christine Dwane. 167 Québec personalities currently wear the insignia.
See the complete list of recipients
About the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
For the past 30 years, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) has been investing in the imagination and celebrating the success of those who create memorable works, shape Québec's cultural identity and make it shine. With a view to equitable, sustainable artistic development, the CALQ supports creation, experimentation, and production in the arts and literature in all regions of Québec and promotes dissemination in Québec, Canada and abroad.
The CALQ would like to thank the Caisse Desjardins de la Culture, main partner, and Le Devoir, media partner, for its invaluable cooperation.
SOURCE Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Source and information: Sabrina Herren, Communications Advisor, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, [email protected], 418 646-2811 / 1 800 608-3350
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