ARCMTL is preparing quite a year for 2025 with not just two, but three festivals dedicated to independent publishing, artist’s books, zines and printed art! We’ll be launching three calls for participation for independent artists in coming weeks, so keep an eye on these websites and accounts!
May 2025 : Festival des Arts Imprimés de Montréal/ Montreal Printed Arts Festival
This festival returns after its last edition in 2022, FAIMTL, featuring a programme of workshops and activities, as well as the Grande Printed Art Fair. @faimtl @grandemtl
October 2025 : Volume 8 MTL – Art and the Book
This 8th annual edition of Montreal’s art book fair and festival will bring together publishers and artists from across Canada and the world, creating a unique rendez-vous for artists to network and for the public to discover the explosive growth of the international art publishing milieu. @volumemtl
November 2025 : Expozine
Canada’s largest independent publishing festival and fair returns for its 24th edition in the fall. @expozinemtl
Follow us to find out about upcoming calls for artists !
ARCMTL has made a growing number of rare Montreal publications available in this collection on the Internet Archive, with recently added titles such as Voice of Montreal, Images, Virus and Pop Rock Jeunesse. More archival material can be found on our Youtube channel, including our playlist of ephemeral films and home movies; and the Montreal Sound Ark radio show on CKUT 90.3FM on Tuesdays from 9 – 11 p.m.
If you’d like to consult the collections at our archive centre, please contact us by email to make an appointment.
