{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox museum | name = Fonderie Darling | native_name = Fonderie Darling | native_name_lang = fr | logo = | image = Darling Foundry Photo.png | image_size = 200 | caption = | alt = | map_type = Canada Montreal | map_caption = Location of the Fonderie Darling in Montreal | map_alt = | map_size = | coordinates = {{Coord|45|29|51.78|N|73|33|24.29|W|display=inline,title}} | former_name = | established = 2002 | dissolved = | location = 745, rue Ottawa<br />Montreal, Quebec, Canada | type = Visual Art Center | collection_size = | visitors = | director = Caroline Andrieux | president = | curator = | owner = | public_transit = | parking = | network = | website = {{URL|www.fonderiedarling.org}} }} thumb|Inside Fonderie Darling, with "Tapis de Sucre 3" from Aude Moreau thumb|View from corner Ottawa and Queen, with ''Courte-Pointe'' from Philippe Allard and Justin Duchesneau '''Fonderie Darling''' is a contemporary art complex located in the Cité du Multimédia district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in a former foundry, the complex consists of an art gallery and artists studios.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=Jérôme |date=2022-10-01 |title=L'incontournable Fonderie Darling, vingt ans plus tard |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/760107/arts-visuels-l-incontournable-fonderie-darling-vingt-ans-plus-tard |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref>
Its mission is to support the creation, production, and dissemination of visual art; it seeks at once to question the role of art and artists in the heart of the city, and to promote that role.
== Description == Fonderie Darling located in an industrial building that was used by the Darling company between 1889 and 1971 to produce metal castings for industrial equipment.<ref name="DuntonMalkin2008">{{cite book|author1=Nancy H. Dunton|author2=Helen Malkin|title=A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Montreal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NiOFuF-3PW8C&pg=PA68|year=2008|publisher=Douglas & McIntyre|isbn=978-1-55365-346-2|pages=68–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=International Molders' and Foundry Workers' Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KyKgAAAAMAAJ|date=January 1961|publisher=International Molders' and Foundry Workers' Union of North America}}</ref> The building ceased to be used for commercial purposes in 1991.<ref name="KenneallySloan2010">{{cite book|author1=Rhona Richman Kenneally|author2=Johanne Sloan|title=Expo Sixty Seven|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSEDx-BLcBAC&pg=PA213|year=2010|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-0-8020-9708-8|pages=213–}}</ref>
In 1993, Montreal cultural organization Quartier Éphémère began to invest in 'in situ' projects within vacant or abandoned Montreal industrial buildings and to reach a diverse public, off of the beaten track of contemporary art. is one of QE’s projects.<ref name="Montréal2017">{{cite book|author=Conseil jeunesse de Montréal|title=Opinion Paper on the use of vacant space in Montréal: a youth perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UL9DDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82|date=20 June 2017|publisher=Conseil jeunesse de Montréal|isbn=978-2-7647-1562-8|pages=82–}}</ref> By turning buildings which were about to be demolished into artistic place, the association saved a total of 3500 square meters in the Faubourg des Recollets’s area.
Fonderie Darling visual arts centre started its activity by opening its exhibition area in 2002. In 2006, the association inaugurated 12 artists studios in the second part of the building. The building is classified as an "exceptional heritage value building" in the Montreal Built Heritage great repertoire. Its transformation from a foundry into an art center was one of the first industrial heritage recycling success.
Fonderie Darling supports different kinds of projects, sometimes highly technological, or risky, but always experimental, and open to the world of possibilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monet |first=Nicolas |date=2022-09-26 |title="Éphémère Forever": la Fonderie Darling célèbre ses 20 ans |url=https://journalmetro.com/local/sud-ouest/2913934/ephemere-forever-la-fonderie-darling-celebre-ses-20-ans/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Journal Métro |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
==History== The foundry was constructed in 1880 by the Darling brothers due to the high demand for metal in the construction of machinery, ships and the railway. It was later expanded several times between 1888 and 1918.<ref name="The Main">{{cite web|last1=McMullan|first1=Thomas J.|title=The Darling Foundry: Once Heart of Industry Now Home to Artists|url=http://www.themainmtl.com/2014/04/history-lesson-darling-foundry/|publisher=The Main Media|accessdate=22 February 2016}}</ref> Once complete, the complex consisted of four buildings, each with a specific role in the process of the foundry.<ref name="The Main" /> The foundry became the second largest in Montreal, was at full capacity until the 1970s and employed 800 people.<ref name="The Main" />
The foundry was purchased by the Pumps & Softener Company in 1971, amid a downturn in the industry. The foundry eventually shut down completely in 1991.<ref name="The Main" />
Arts organization Quartier Éphémère created and directed by Caroline Andrieux moved into the complex in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLaughlin|first=Bryne|title=Caroline Andrieux: Build and They Will Come|url=https://canadianart.ca/features/caroline-andrieux-build-and-they-will-come/|access-date=2020-12-25|website=Canadian Art|language=en-US}}</ref> The city of Montreal owned the building and let the organisation move in at no charge in exchange for maintaining the building and turning it into an events venue.<ref name="The Main" /><ref name="Heritage">{{cite web|title=Quartier Éphémère and the Darling Foundry|url=http://www.heritagemontreal.org/en/site/quartier-ephemere-and-darling-foundry/|publisher=Heritage Montreal|accessdate=22 February 2016}}</ref> The building was in disrepair when Quartier Éphémère moved in, however, by the early 2000s, financing was obtained and the building was renovated.<ref name="The Main" /><ref name="Heritage" />
Today, the building contains {{convert|3500|m2|sqft}} of space dedicated to the visual arts.<ref name="Heritage" />
== Selected exhibitions ==
* Mark Lewis, ''Du cinema et des restes urbains'' (May 1- May 31, 2000) * Stan Douglas, ''Klatsassin'' (September 6 - October 7, 2007)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stan Douglas - Stan Douglas - Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal|url=https://moisdelaphoto.com/artistes/stan-douglas/|access-date=2020-10-11|language=fr-FR}}</ref> * Jana Sterbak, ''Waiting for High Water'' (June 18 - August 30, 2009)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Delgado|first=Jérôme|date=|title=Arts visuels - Le retour de Jana Sterbak|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/349560/le-retour-de-jana-sterbak|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Le Devoir|language=fr}}</ref> * Eija-Liisa Ahtila, ''Where is Where?'' (January 29 - April 25, 2010)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roberge|first=Caroline|date=2010-04-23|title=Eija-Liisa Ahtila : La vidéo en polyphonie|url=https://revueexsitu.com/2010/04/23/eija-liisa-ahtila-la-video-en-polyphonie/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-11|website=EX_SITU|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Charron|first=Marie-Ève|date=|title=Expos - Faire son cinéma|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/282509/expos-faire-son-cinema|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Le Devoir|language=fr}}</ref> * 2boys.tv, ''darlingARCADE'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dickinson |first=Peter |title=Viral Dramaturgies |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan, Cham |year=2018 |isbn=978-3-319-70316-9 |chapter='Still (Mighty) Real': HIV and AIDS, Queer Public Memories, and the Intergenerational Drag Hail}}</ref> * Shilpa Gupta'', Will We Ever Be Able to Mark Enough?'' (October 5 - November 27, 2011)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Delgado|first=Jérôme|date=|title=Expositions - Une mer d'îlots conceptuels|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/334730/expositions-une-mer-d-ilots-conceptuels|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Le Devoir|language=fr}}</ref> *Chih-Chien Wang, ''The Act of Forgetting'' (April 2 - May 24, 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Visual arts: Two artists search for the emotional and intellectual core of existence|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/visual-arts-two-artists-search-for-the-emotional-and-intellectual-core-of-existence|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Montreal Gazette|language=en-CA}}</ref> *Ulla von Brandenburg, ''It Has a Golden Orange Sun and an Elderly Blue Moon'' (June 16 - August 21, 2016)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marsillo|first=Cassandra|date=|title=von Brandenburg and Lescarbeau take Darling Foundry|url=https://montrealrampage.com/von-brandenburg-and-lescarbeau-take-darling-foundry/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Montreal Rampage|language=en-US}}</ref> *Elsa Werth, ''Potentiels évoqués visuels'' (June 21 - August 19, 2018)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bolduc|first=Éric|date=2018-06-08|title=Potentiels évoqués visuels|url=https://ratsdeville.org/2018/06/08/groupe-fonderie-darling/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029200912/https://ratsdeville.org/2018/06/08/groupe-fonderie-darling/|archive-date=2020-10-29|access-date=2020-10-23|website=rats de ville|language=|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Barbara Steinman, ''Diving for Dreams'' (June 13 - August 25, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nesbitt|first=Sarah|date=|title=Barbara Steinman at the Darling Foundry|url=https://akimbo.ca/akimblog/barbara-steinman-at-the-darling-foundry/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Akimbo|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=James|date=|title=Barbara Steinman at Darling Foundry|url=https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/barbara-steinman-at-darling-foundry/4362|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art|language=en}}</ref> *Michael Eddy, ''Je suis'' (February 27 - August 29, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Nora |date=2020-03-11 |title=At Fonderie Darling: nonsense social criticism & excellent chairs |url=https://cultmtl.com/2020/03/michael-eddy-vikky-alexander-fonderie-darling/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Cult MTL |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Official website|fonderiedarling.org/en/}}
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