{"id":9995,"date":"2023-06-18T16:27:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?page_id=9995"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:28:04","slug":"culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/residents\/culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9995\" class=\"elementor elementor-9995\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13825f34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13825f34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5137dcf7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5137dcf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28947995 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28947995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Culture<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecb2785 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ecb2785\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749a43d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"749a43d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d13ce7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58d13ce7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f172cd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f172cd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d5329d dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36d5329d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Nurturing Creativity and Heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3dfe93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f3dfe93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b303d3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b303d3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac6b2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ac6b2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MRC Pontiac is aware of the contribution&nbsp;of the&nbsp;arts and culture on the region. In 2004, MRC Council&nbsp;adopted a cultural policy which paints a portrait of the region\u2019s needs and defines the region\u2019s development objectives. This policy was updated in 2025. They are as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56707322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56707322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Promote access to, and increase local\u00a0participation in activities;<\/li><li>Develop an\u00a0identity, a sense of belonging, social harmony, and pride in the Pontiac;<\/li><li>Support the cultural sector in its development initiatives;<\/li><li>Develop cultural tourism; and,<\/li><li>Ensure the effective\u00a0implementation\u00a0of the cultural policy.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f555f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11f555f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a41f36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a41f36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to these objectives, the Pontiac MRC chose to emphasize the following orientations in the renewal of the 2025\u20132030 Cultural Policy:<\/p><ul><li>Culture, heritage, and territory as sources of pride and belonging.<\/li><li>Access to culture, creativity, and innovation.<\/li><li>Collaboration to better showcase Pontiac\u2019s cultural vitality.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The MRC has been implementing and supporting projects to meet the objectives identified in the policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0725d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0725d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em><strong>For all information, please contact:<br \/><\/strong><\/em>Marie Gionet, Economic Development Commissioner, by phone at 819-648-5689 ext. 129 or by email at <a href=\"mailto:m.gionet@mrcpontiac.qc.ca\">m.gionet@mrcpontiac.qc.ca<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e09bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0e09bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN ABOUT SUPPORT &amp; FUNDING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd947ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd947ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce884eb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce884eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e54b70 elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28e54b70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cbeccf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50cbeccf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65baf61a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65baf61a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539f9157 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"539f9157\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719f9e72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"719f9e72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55aee5de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55aee5de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53ff06 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f53ff06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Cultural Agreement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1168757d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1168757d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the adoption of the Cultural Policy, the MRC concluded\u00a0a Cultural Development Agreement with the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communication. This agreement ensures\u00a0annual funding for the development of regional projects related\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0local history, heritage, cultural landscapes, and archives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747598fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"747598fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbbad93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bbbad93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74448e9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74448e9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abc12 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7abc12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The Arts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e8f07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e8f07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To encourage artistic creation and promote the arts in the region, the\u00a0MRC Pontiac adopted in 2012 an Art Acquisition Policy for the purchase of one\u00a0work of art by a local artist every year. This collection is on display in the MRC Pontiac administration offices in Campbell\u2019s Bay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bab010b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bab010b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Local artists may\u00a0submit their portfolio for consideration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33bef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c33bef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MRC council also agreed to repurchase the Stone School in Portage-du-Fort to continue to provide a home for the creation and promotion of the arts in the Pontiac. The building is currently used exclusively by the <a href=\"https:\/\/artpontiac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Pontiac<\/a>, which organizes a variety of exhibits and art classes annually. Any artist or group interested in using the Stone School for an artistic activity is invited to contact the MRC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1da1f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f1da1f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d11698 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30d11698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e5274e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19e5274e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246f30a4 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"246f30a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Tout Culture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6a1e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f6a1e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tout culture<\/strong>\u00a0is a collaborative platform that promotes cultural events in the Outaouais. It offers citizens and tourists the opportunity to be in contact with culture in all disciplines. In the calendar, it is possible for the visitor to search by date, by MRC, by discipline or by public, and to easily find activities on the whole territory<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a721cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"28a721cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/toutculture.ca\/evenements\/?regions=457\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CULTURAL EVENTS IN THE PONTIAC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Culture Nurturing Creativity and Heritage The MRC Pontiac is aware of the contribution&nbsp;of the&nbsp;arts and culture on the region. In 2004, MRC Council&nbsp;adopted a cultural policy which paints a portrait of the region\u2019s needs and defines the region\u2019s development objectives. This policy was updated in 2025. 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