MANDATE OF ORGANIZATION
ACREQ (Association pour la création et la recherche électroacoustiques du Québec) was established in 1978. Since 1999, ACREQ has combined the various events it formerly presented throughout the year into a single event called Elektra, a digital arts festival. By concentrating its activities, ACREQ augmented its audience and press coverage alike. Moreover, this helped reinforce the association’s place in Montreal’s cultural landscape and provided invited artists with an exceptional framework in which to work. ACREQ continues to promote digital artists locally and internationally on a year-round basis.
ARTISTIC MISSION OF ELEKTRA
Elektra is a leading-edge showcase of digital culture. The Montreal-based festival presents artists and works that combine innovative electronic music and creative imagery derived from new technologies (animation, installations and robotics). Elektra is a nexus where the latest in digital technology meets diverse mediums, such as music, video, cinema, design, gaming and sound/interactive installations. Artists from diverse backgrounds—composition, performance, dance, visual arts, etc.—are brought together by the festival, united by a shared keen interest in applying new digital technologies to art. At Elektra, they explore the melding of sound and image in all its various guises. While the event attracts avant-garde artists from around the world, it also shines the spotlight on home-grown talent, positioning Montreal as one of the North American hub for the digital arts.
ACREQ’S OBJECTIVES
Produce performances and original artworks (Elektra and related special events).
Foster the creation of new works and encourage the growth of the digital arts.
Stimulate artists’ imaginations by inviting other artists from around the globe.
Introduce Montreal audiences to fresh new works from abroad.
Provide artists with a public platform and professional infrastructure for their performances.
Encourage the discovery of emerging artists by featuring them in programming.
Foster partnerships among disciplines in the digital arts (nationally and internationally).
Host talks/lectures/demonstrations by well-known artists.
Increase interest among younger generations for the artistic uses of new digital technologies.
Present Canadian artists to audiences abroad.
MANDATE AS PER LETTERS PATENT
Bring together composers interested in electroacoustic expression
Promote electroacoustic creation and research in Québec
Hold musical workshops in various socio-cultural venues
Lend a platform to homegrown and international electro-acoustic talents
Establish contacts leading to exchanges with other local, national and international electroacoustic production groups
Found an electroacoustic creation studio
Develop new creation and distribution technologies
Produce original electroacoustic performances
Produce albums of original electroacoustic works. |
