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Fado began in 1993 as a non-profit collective of performance artists. The organization was officially incorporated in January 2001. Our activities include presenting performances, artist talks, festivals, residencies, exchanges and workshops, as well as publishing in a variety of formats, including video.

"Farine Orpheline cherche Ailleurs Meilleur" is a multidisciplinary artists' collective based in Montreal. Its mission is to repair the torn fabric of urban life through artistic and social activism. The collective's on-site art projects have included derelict industrial facilities, vacant lots, mental hospitals, ships, museums and various urban neighbourhoods. Their approach fuses installation, performance, city explorations, video, sound, museum science, ethnology and graphic design.

Montreal's Suoni Per Il Popolo has evolved into the
largest and most significant avant garde music
festival in North America. The seventh annual edition
will present eminent international acts including Marc
Ribot and Akron/ Family as a part of a four week
celebration which will tap into some of the world?s
most interesting and challenging contemporary music.

Fiona Annis is a visual artist and researcher at the Glasgow School of Art. Based between Glasgow and Montréal, her practice includes installation, print media and curation, with a focus on the notions of co-culture, the control inherent in care, and the coupling of body(ies) and technology in the contemporary art context.

The goals and focuses of Folie/Culture are geared partly to contemporary art projects, partly to the promotion of mental health - and, more specifically, towards fusions of the two. The projects we schedule in a given year are worked out on a twofold basis: encouraging new artistic perspectives, and raising awareness about mental-health issues.