2023
Montréal Community Cares
Community recognition of the artistic practice and its contribution to youth engagement in Montréal.
Recognition
Supported by institutions.Installed in public spaces.Studied by science.Embraced by communities across two continents.
Product of My Environment01 — Institutional support
Government of QuébecCreation grant · CALQVivacité program
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec · Vivacité · 2023
In 2023, Geraldini Dino Desmornes received support through the CALQ Vivacité program for the development of an independent artistic project.
02 — Public collection
Art Public Montréal
In 2023, an artwork by Geraldini Dino Desmornes entered Montréal's official public-art ecosystem and was documented through the Art Public Montréal platform.
03 — Permanent public art
District Central
A permanent public mural created within District Central's Montréal urban-requalification initiative, part of the EVASION cycle presented at the Société des arts technologiques (SAT). This mural is the work that brought the practice into Art Public Montréal, the city's official public-art collection. Partners: Pavillons Bloom, creative collaboration on the outdoor exhibition structure; Les Ballons Intensifs, community activation; Montréal Centre-Ville, outreach, diffusion and promotion.
04 — Research & culture
Université du Québec à Montréal
Criminologie · Volume 56 · Number 2 · 2023
An artistic contribution by Geraldini Dino Desmornes was integrated into a peer-reviewed scientific publication developed through the Université du Québec à Montréal.
05 — Civic support
Montréal Centre-Ville
Euphoria
Official support recognizing the cultural direction and public potential of Euphoria. Partners: Pavillons Bloom, creative collaboration on the outdoor exhibition structure; Les Ballons Intensifs, community activation; Montréal Centre-Ville, outreach, diffusion and promotion.
06 — Education & institutional context
Edmonton Public Schools
Institutional validation for curricular distribution · 2026
Institutional validation by Edmonton Public Schools for curricular distribution of the artistic practice within its schools.
07 — Cultural contribution
MEMM — Centre des mémoires montréalaises
Advisory committee · 2022—2023
Contribution to an advisory committee connected to Montréal's cultural memory and representation.
08 — Community impact
Recognized by the communities the work served
2021
Équipe RDP
Participatory public art presented at the Rivière-des-Prairies library with local residents.
2022
Les Ballons Intensifs
Collaboration linking sport, youth and creation within community programming.
09 — Media documentation
Documented in the press
Public installations and international exhibitions covered by independent media in Québec and Benin.
09b — Benin · West Africa
Invited to Benin, from memory to the public stage
A Canada–Benin cultural bridge: national commemorations in Ouidah, an institutional launch, a collective exhibition, live painting with youth, and coverage by Beninese media.
JISTNA commemoration · Ouidah, Benin
2025
JISTNA · national commemoration
Invited to Ouidah for the International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, including the official ceremony honouring the Republican Police.
2025
Galerie Zato · collective exhibition
Selected for a Benin–Canada collective exhibition on resilience and innovation, documented by Le Patriote.
2025
Chamber of Commerce · institutional launch
Presented the practice to economic and cultural leaders as part of the Canada–Benin cultural bridge.
2025
Youth and media · live painting
Live painting sessions and workshops with Beninese youth, covered on stage, on camera and in interviews.