Quebec City, June 21, 2026 - EXMURO presents its 2026 summer program, which brings together five Quebec City artists around two complementary proposals: Merveilles ordinaires, at Aire publique, and Sentiers insolites, deployed in two of the city's parks. Between a reflection on everyday objects and a public art trail in a natural urban environment, this season invites the public to rediscover their environment through the works of Ève Cadieux, Dgino Cantin, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, Giorgia Volpe and Cooke-Sasseville.
Ordinary wonders: when our objects tell us a story
From June 6 to October 25, l'Aire publique welcomes Merveilles ordinaires, a program featuring exhibitions by three Quebec City artists, Ève Cadieux, Dgino Cantin and Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, as well as a new edition of the Salon du Bad Art. Together, these proposals explore our individual and collective relationship with everyday objects, between memory, use value, emotional attachment and aesthetic vision.
Between the sculptural intimacy of Dgino Cantin in L'objet de ma tendresse, the unusual digital finds of Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf in Faces, the urban archaeology explored by Ève Cadieux in L'envers des ruines and the singular works brought together by the Bad Art Museum, which challenges codes by celebrating imperfection and opens up a necessary dialogue on the diktats of taste, each project proposes a distinct way of questioning our relationship with objects, the traces they leave in our lives and what we collectively choose to show, preserve and value.
Sentiers insolites: two public art trails in Quebec City parks
Many have fond memories of PASSAGES INSOLITES, the public art trail presented by EXMURO in Quebec City every summer from 2014 to 2023. Buoyed by audiences' nostalgia for this unifying experience, EXMURO is reinventing it from June 20 to October 12, 2026 with Sentiers insolites, two public art trails deployed in Quebec City's natural spaces.
By bringing together works from EXMURO's permanent collection and original installations, Sentiers insolites invites visitors to slow down and take a fresh look at natural landscapes integrated into the everyday life of the city. This edition highlights the work of two major figures on the local art scene: Giorgia Volpe at Parc des Saules and Cooke-Sasseville at Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy.
Two works of public art to (re)discover in the heart of Old Quebec
Two public artworks by Isaac Cordal and Alex Chinneck complete EXMURO's summer program. They invite visitors to continue their discovery of public art in the historic downtown area.
Spanish artist Isaac Cordal deploys Cement Eclipses in the Old Port district, a miniature art trail of 45 figurines scattered mainly around Rue Saint-Pierre, once associated with the city's banking activity. Discreet yet striking, these presences invite the public to take another look at the city, its architecture and the traces of its history.
In Montmorency Park, British artist Alex Chinneck proposes a sculptural intervention in which two intertwined lampposts seem to defy the laws of physics. Installed in one of Old Quebec's emblematic viewpoints, Premier baiser au crépuscule (First kiss at dusk) introduces an unexpectedly romantic image that renews our view of the landscape.
The entire 2026 summer program is available free of charge.
We look forward to welcoming you this summer!