Projet Casa has also hosted nonart events, including a live recording of a piano-and-voice concert and a benefit auction for a local organization. " space in our house for artists who are not represented or that don't fit in a commercial gallery." "We wanted to offer something new," Hamelin added. Many, though not all, of the artists are emerging. That spontaneous generosity evolved into presenting exhibitions that change about every four or five weeks. "We had the vague idea to have space available for pop-ups and events." "It was very nice to have people, with everyone enjoying the place," Lysaught recalled in a phone call. After the initial pandemic confinement, a curator friend suggested that the couple offer the first floor of their building to artists whose gallery shows had been canceled. Just a few months later, COVID-19 arrived and engendered a change of plans - but in a good way, for once. When Lysaught and Hamelin bought the building in November 2019, they intended it to be their second home - they also live in Trois-Rivières, a couple of hours' drive to the northeast.
Inside, though, its newest iteration is a pristine gallery with white-painted rooms, hardwood floors and plentiful light from tall windows. Despite a somewhat timeworn exterior, the building looks equal parts grand mansion and fortress. Masonry columns, lion heads and other details typify the immoderate ornamentation of yesteryear. Its French Renaissance architecture is distinctive, too: flat, crested roof rounded tower at one corner regal entrance. As that name suggests, the house is white - in contrast to its bricky neighbors. In later decades it served as a private hospital and then a bed-and-breakfast called Casa Bianca.
On avenue de l'Esplanade facing Parc Jeanne-Mance, Projet Casa is a former home, built in 1912. One of these is Projet Casa, which celebrates its third year this summer. But some lesser-known galleries and studios sprinkled around the city can offer more local flavor and, often, cutting-edge artworks. Both destinations mount superlative exhibitions. Vermont art devotees who visit Montréal probably head to the Musée des Beaux-Arts or Musée d'art Contemporain.
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