Plural Contemporary Art Fair 2025
Photo: Jean-Michael Seminaro
Plural 2025
April 11 – 13, 2025
VIP Opening & Benefit Evening: Thursday, April 10, 6 – 9:30pm
Grand Quay, Port of Montreal
Plural Art Fair is back from April 11 to 13 at the Grand Quay in Montreal’s Old Port, celebrating the best of Canadian contemporary art. This third edition will bring together 37 galleries and 7 project spaces from 7 cities across the country, showcasing works by over 500 artists in a luminous and enchanting setting.
Spanning two floors of the Grand Quay, Plural will once again offer a rich and dynamic program, including panel discussions, guided tours, workshops, large-scale installations, and a special curated exhibition featuring the works of 11 artists.
Nadia Belerique, Holdings, 2020-present, Daniel Faria Gallery, Photo © Scott Alario
Explore memory through the lens of contemporary art at Plural’s Pavilion
Curated by Anaïs Castro and located on the second floor of the fair, The Past Tense Is Always Longer examines the intricate relationship between memory and contemporary art. Through the works of 11 artists, the exhibition explores the fluid nature of memory—how it is woven, fragmented, and continuously reimagined. Upon entering the Pavilion, visitors will be welcomed in a luminous space where each artwork becomes a vessel for both personal and collective narratives.
“[…] The past tense is always longer unfolds as a weaving of narratives and materials, where each work inscribes memory into form, gesture, and gaze. Moving between what was and what remains to be reimagined, the exhibition reveals how memory is not only preserved but also continuously reshaped—tracing the sensitive imprints of histories in perpetual transformation.”
– Anaïs Castro, curator of the exhibition
Dates and times
Friday, April 11: noon – 9pm
Saturday, April 12: 11am – 7pm
Sunday, April 13: 11am – 6pm
Location
Grand Quay, Port of Montreal
200 de la Commune St. W.
Montreal, QC H2Y 4B2
This venue is accessible. An entrance on the 1st floor (door 1, east side), leading to the galleries, is open at all times for visitors with reduced mobility.
About Plural
Plural celebrates the best of contemporary art in Canada. Created by and for the galleries, the fair presents and brings together the plurality of voices and works in contemporary art from across the country. It elevates art market practices through a rigorous selection of galleries presenting thoughtfully chosen artists and artworks; and through accessible programming that addresses current issues and questions in the field of art. Plural fosters the discovery of new voices and forms of expression in leading contemporary art and cultivates a sense of collectivity within the Canadian art community.
About AGAC
The Contemporary Art Galleries Association is a non-profit organization that actively contributes to the dissemination and promotion of Canadian artists through its different online platforms, projects and events. The Association’s primary mandate is to further develop the recognition and prosperity of the contemporary art market in Canada. The Association also fosters the public’s interest in visual arts and encourages the emergence of new contemporary art collectors.
Contact Information
Contemporary Art Galleries Association
info@agac.ca / 514-798-5010
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