ZAM Zine Archives Montreal November 12 – 14 2025 The ARCMTL archive centre and Expozine are happy to announce a new international conference on zine archives, Zine Archives Montreal 2025, with this year’s theme: On Our Shelves, On Our Terms. The conference takes place during Expozine 2025, when all of Montreal is abuzz with zine energy ahead of North America’s largest zine and small press fair with over 240 exhibitors.

POP Symposium and ARCMTL presented : The Future of Montreal Nightlife / L’Avenir De La Vie Nocturne À Montréal September 27th, 2025 at the Rialto Clubhouse in Montreal   As part of the POP Montreal 2025 Symposium, ARCMTL hosted a round-table discussion on the topic of nightlife policies in Montreal. The discussion was hosted by ARCMTL Director Louis Rastelli, who has been part of Montreal’s music and arts scene since the

2024 has been a busy year of exciting events for ARCMTL and our programming partners. We’ve had events close to home in Montreal with the Afromuseum, POP Reads, Blue Metropolis Festival, and The Emile Berliner Musée des Ondes; and we’ve travelled nationally and internationally to participate in the Vancouver Art Book Fair, and the MissRead Berlin, Germany Art Book Fair. ARCMTL’s two largest fairs Volume MTL and Expozine were a

Founded in 2021 by Claire Lamarre-Niemi, Bootlegger Magazine was created to provide a space for emerging artists in Montreal to showcase their work without restrictions. Bootlegger Magazine is an effort to value creative youth beyond the confines of traditional art institutions. Guided by a playful, eclectic and contemporary vision, the magazine works to present a dynamic body of work. Bootlegger encompasses a variety of styles and mediums, focusing on those