A casual 5@7 with the RBC artists in residence 

Visit La Maison d'Ariane and meet the RBC artists in residence: Laura Demers (artist) and Marie-Ève Lussier-Gariépy (author). Refreshments will be served.

Reservation is not required.

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Laura Demers
· visual arts + curatorial practices ·

Laura Demers is an artist and independent curator working in Toronto. Her work has been presented at Art Mûr, Idea Exchange, Trinity Square Video, Centre Sagamie, L'Écart, the Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen Art Gallery, Project Underwing and other DIY spaces. As a curator, she has carried out exhibition projects at the Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, La Maison des artistes visuels francophones, and The Power Plant, as well as event-based and/or virtual projects with organizations such as Art Spin Hamilton, this town is small, and the 2022 ORANGE Triennial. She is a member and co-founder of the plumb.

Photo: Miles Rufelds

Marie-Ève Lussier-Gariépy
· literature + theatre ·

Trained in Theatre Studies and Acting, Marie-Ève works as an actress, writer and dramaturgical consultant. She was appointed artistic director of the Jamais Lu Québec festival in 2023. With friends Odile Gagné-Roy and Maureen Roberge, she co-founded La bouche_La machine, whose first production – ALBANE – was presented at Premier Acte in January 2023. The company's second opus, Que les beaux jours sont courts, opened at Premier Acte in May 2025. 

As a performer and creator, Marie-Ève has taken part in several projects, including L'assemblée Québec (La Bordée and Porte Parole, 2024), L'œil (Vénus à vélo, 2023), Titre(s) de travail (Carte blanche, 2022) and .ES - chapitre 1 - soi (Les Reines, 2020). Tu trahiras mon histoire [You'll betray my story], a first-person narrative exploring issues of intergenerational transmission, marks her first foray into literary practice.

Photo: Justine Latour

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About La Maison d’Ariane
The mission of La Maison d’Ariane is to welcome architects, landscape architects and artists of all artistic and cultural disciplines from here and from abroad for residencies outside of an urban context. It aims to establish a laboratory for experimentation and research that stimulates the creation, invention and imagination of the artists it welcomes and connects. The main drivers that guide its actions, both for the creators and for the communities and organizations it serves, are dialogue and exchanges, meetings and sharing.

The RBC Residencies at La Maison d’Ariane are funded by the Royal Bank of Canada’s Emerging Artists Project, which helps artists bridge the gap from emerging to established and supports organizations that provide the best opportunities to advance artists’ careers.