DAÏMÔN is an artist-run centre with the mandate of supporting research-creation, production and dissemination of media arts.

Founded in 1986 in the Outaouais region of Quebec, DAÏMÔN is a resource centre for artists in the region. It also hosts artists from Quebec, the rest of Canada and abroad in production residencies.

DAÏMÔN provides a range of resources for research-creation, production and dissemination of media arts, centered on three main areas: support for research-creation, equipment access services and special projects and events.

Through these activities,

  • Supports the creation of independent works in media art ;
  • Offers a variety of residency to support research-creation ;
  • Offers creatives spaces and high-end equipment rental services, with technical assistance ;
  • Offers development workshops based on artistic approaches ;
  • Organizes frequent arts dissemination activities (concerts, projections, public presentations) ;
  • Initiates local, regional and national partnerships and collaborations ;
  • Develops special projects and events that address present-day theoretical and practical issues in media art.

In carrying out its mandate,

DAÏMÔN believes in the value of independent artistic work, in innovation in the media arts, in intellectual rigour and in playing a vital role in the region as part of an artistic community.

The center supports artistic and technological exploration, making its facilities available for both experimentation and dissemination. The integration of production facilities available at the center enables artists to explore image, sound and movement in one setting, and to exhibit complex works that use a variety of media.

Because artistic projects are the hearth of DAÏMON’s mission, the team supports every artist on the conceptual, technical and artistic levels.

Our center... in images

The Centre de production DAÏMÔN  is located within La filature inc. There are our research-creation spaces (the multifunction studio, the ambisonic studio, the darkroom and the electronic laboratory), our service spaces (equipment rental, printing services and cutting room) as well as our residence that allows us to welcome artists from afar.

We would like to warmly thank Culture Outaouais, the City of Gatineau and the Government of Quebec who supported the construction of our new sanitary facilities (2020-2021) and addition of the new Electro Lab (2023-2024) as part of the Modernization Program for Collective Artists’ Studios in Gatineau .

Our commitment

Le Centre de production DAÏMÔN is committed to providing its Board of Directors, team, members and partners with quality research-creation experiences, free of prejudice. All our contracts, policies and commitments reflect our values and are regularly updated. Please note that these documents are only available in French.

The Team

MANON LARIN-PICARD

Executive Director

dg@daimon.qc.ca
819 770-8525 #302

MICHAEL CAFFREY

Technical & Printing Chief

dt@daimon.qc.ca
819 770-8525 #303

DIANE CHARLAND

Bookkeeper

facturation@daimon.qc.ca
819 770-8525 #301

COCO SIMONE FINKEN

Artistic Coordination and Member Services

communications@daimon.qc.ca
819 770-8525 #305

PHILIPPE SHEWCHENKO

Technical Coordination, Printing and Member Services

ct@daimon.qc.ca
819 770-8525 #305

Board of directors

MARC-ALEXANDRE REINHARDT : President
ROSAURA GUZMAN CLUNES : Vice-President
CATHERINE LEVASSEUR-TERRIEN : Treasurer
NICOLAS SYLVESTRE: Secretary
ANDRÉ ST-GEORGES : Communications Officer
RICHARD ROBESCO: Administrator
AURÉLIE PAINNECÉ : Administrator

To contact our board team : ca@daimon.qc.ca