FOUNDATION OF DIASOL, A NON-PROFIT-MAKING ORGANISATION
25th OCTOBER 2002, Montreal
DIASOL is conceived by the artists Miki Gingras and Patrick Dionne in accordance with part III (LRQ chap.C-38 art. 218) of the Quebec Companies Act and operates as a non-profit-making organization.
8th MARCH 2005, Montreal
The organization is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as a charitable organization.
GRANTS
FEBRUARY 2006
Subsidy from the Roncalli International Foundation for the Humanidad project.
JUNE 2005
Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, Artist and Community Collaborative Fund (ACCF), for the Investigation project.
AUGUST 2004
Subsidy from the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec for an intercultural exchange project with the Vientos Culturales A.C. organization located in the State of Chiapas, Mexico.
MARCH 2004
Subsidy from the Roncalli International Foundation for workshop equipment in Latin America.
FEBRUARY 2004
Equipment donated by the FOVEA photographers’ collective.
Equipment donated by Ilford.
Subsidy for travel expenses from the Office Québec-Amériques pour la Jeunesse (OQAJ).
MARCH 2003
Subsidy from the Roncalli Foundation for the Humanidad project.
Equipment donated by Ilford.
Subsidy for travel expenses from the Office Québec-Amériques pour la Jeunesse (OQAJ).
MARCH 2002
Subsidy from the Roncalli International Foundation for the Humanidad project.
Equipment donated by Ilford.
EXHIBITIONS - Quebec
FEBRUARY 2006, Montreal
Exhibition of the project Humanidad : Nicaraguan child workers, at the Ecomusée du fier monde, from February 1st to May 28th.
NOVEMBER 2005, Montreal
Exhibition of the project Humanidad : Nicaraguan child workers, at the Joliette Museum, within the framework of the Quebec International Solidarity Days.
MARCH 2004, Montreal
Exhibition of the work done by pupils from Élan and Le Plateau schools and of the Mexico Humanidad project, at the Ecomusée du fier monde.
AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 2003, Montreal
Exhibition of the Mexico Humanidad project at the Café Rico.
EXHIBITIONS – LATIN AMERICA
MAY 2005, Nicaragua
Exhibition of the Nicaragua Humanidad project in Somoto.
MAY 2004, Guatemala
Exhibition of the Guatemala Ciudad-Zona 18 Humanidad project.
MAY 2004, Mexico
Exhibition of the Mexico 2003 Humanidad project, in Monterrey.
MAY 2003, Mexico
Exhibition of the Humanidad project in Tlaxco.
MAY 2003, Mexico
Exhibition of the Humanidad project in Monterrey, in the Colonia de Guadalupe district.
JUNE 2003, Mexico
Exhibition at the Jaime Sabines arts center.
WORKSHOPS - Quebec
OCTOBER 2005 TO MARCH 2006, Montreal
Workshops on cameras obscura with the Supplementary Educational programme for Montreal schools (a programme meant only for schools in disadvantaged areas of Montreal island) in collaboration with the Écomusée du fier monde, the historian Éric Giroux, the McCord Museum and the Montreal History Center. Six schools took part in these workshops.
OCTOBER 2005, Montreal
Investigation project carried out in collaboration with the Plein Milieu organization in Jeanne-Mance and Espace Jeunesse secondary schools.
OCTOBER 2004 TO MARCH 2005, Montreal
Workshops on cameras obscura with the Supplementary Educational programme for Montreal schools (a programme meant only for schools in disadvantaged areas of Montreal island) in collaboration with the Écomusée du fier monde, the historian Éric giroux, the McCord Museum and the Montreal History Center. Five schools took part in these workshops.
SEPTEMBER 2005, Montreal
Workshops on cameras obscura. Collaboration with the Coup de Pouce Jeunesse organization within an integration project for intellectually challenged young people as well as adolescents in disadvantaged areas of North Montreal.
AUGUST 2004, Montreal
Workshops on cameras obscura. Collaboration with the Coup de Pouce Jeunesse organization within an integration project for intellectually challenged young people as well as adolescents in disadvantaged areas of North Montreal.
OCT. 2003 TO MARCH 2004, Montreal
Workshops on cameras obscura with the Supplementary Educational programme for Montreal schools (a programme meant only for schools in disadvantaged areas of Montreal Island) in collaboration with the Écomusée du fier monde and the historian Éric Giroux. The participating schools were Élan and Le Plateau.
JULY 2003, Montreal
Workshops at the Montreal multicultural Café Jeunesse.
OCT TO DEC 2002, Schools of Montreal
Workshops on cameras obscura.
WORKSHOPS - LATIN AMERICA
MARCH TO AUGUST 2006, Nicaragua
Project aiming at integrating young Nicaraguan workers into school, in collaboration with INPRHU-PANT and Dos Generaciones, Nicaraguan organizations striving for the rights to education, welfare and entertainment of the Nicaraguan child workers of various markets and La Chureka dump.
MARCH TO AUGUST 2005, Nicaragua
Project aiming at integrating young Nicaraguan workers into school, in collaboration with INPRHU-PANT, a Nicaraguan organization striving for Nicaraguan child workers’ rights to education, welfare and entertainment.
JUNE 2004, Mexico
Workshops of the Humanidad project at La Luz, in the St.Luis Potosi desert.
JUNE 2004, Mexico
Workshops of the Humanidad project at the Tlaxco Education Integral Magdalena Cervantes A.C. school, in the State of Tlaxcala.
MAY 2004, Mexico
Humanidad project and training of workshop facilitators in Tuxla, State of Chiapas, as well as in the Elmar Seltzer, Lomas des Oriente, Casitas 11 and Plan de Ayala settlements.
MARCH-APRIL 2004, Guatemala
In Guatemala, workshops are provided at the Luz y Esperanza school of the Ceiba group in the El Limon settlement of Guatemala Ciudad Zona 18 as well as at Brisas de San Pedro Ayampuc.
JUNE 2003, Mexico
Workshops of the Humanidad project at Altangatepec in the State of Tlaxcala, exhibition at the DIFF during the village celebration day on June 24th.
MAY 2003, Mexico
Workshops of the Humanidad project in Plan de Ayala district. Workshop on photography at the Tuxla University of Fine Arts.
APRIL/MAY/JULY. 2002, Mexico
A pilot scheme carried through in Monterrey in collaboration with Conarte (State of Nuevo Leon), leads to the setting-up of the Humanidad project. The project is tried out successfully in the Revolucion, Proletaria, Pueblo Nuevo and Apodaca districts of the town of Monterrey.
SPECIAL EVENTS
FEBRUARY 2006, Montreal
Series of conferences at the Ecomusée du fier monde on child workers in Nicaragua.
NOVEMBER 2005, Joliette
Conference held at the Joliette Museum on child workers in Nicaragua.
OCTOBER 2005, Montreal
Conference held at the Dawson College on child workers in Nicaragua.
FEBRUARY 2005, Montreal
Vientos Culturales presents three shows at the Maison de la culture Plateau Mont-Royal arts center (Feb. 18-20) and provides a series of workshops on the making of puppets at the Élan primary school between the 21st and 26th of February.
20 OCTOBER 2004, Montreal
Conference given at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
OCTOBER 2004, Montreal
Participation in the Young Citizens’ Action Forum (Forum Action Jeunes Citoyens) following an invitation from the Office Québec-Amériques pour la jeunesse (OQAJ).
AUGUST TO DECEMBER 2004, Mexico
Beginning of the cultural exchange project between young Mexicans from Plan de Ayala in Tuxla (State of Chiapas) and sixth-year pupils from Élan school.
MAY 2004, Mexico
Structuring of the cultural exchange project Mon patrimoine, mi historia with the Vientos Culturales A.C. organization.
SEPTEMBER 2003, Montreal
Workshops and presentations at Oxy-Jeunes within the framework of the Journées de la culture.
MAY 2003, Mexico
Presentation of the giant camera obscura at the San Marcos fair in Tuxla (State of Chiapas) in collaboration with the Vientos Culturales A.C. organization.
NOVEMBER 2002, Mexico
Presentation of the Humanidad project and workshops at Expo Juvenil Evolicion in the Mexico-City Palacio de Deportes, in collaboration with the Office Québec-Amériques pour la jeunesse (OQAJ) and the Mexican youth institute.
SEPTEMBER 2002, Montreal
Presentation of the giant camera obscura at the Maison de la culture Mont-Royal and Frontenac arts center within the framework of the Cultural festival.
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
FEBRUARY 2006, Montreal
Auction sale held at the Écomusée du fier monde.
SEPTEMBER 2005, Montreal
Workshops on school photographs in Laurier and Léonard de Vinci schools.
FEBRUARY 2005, Montreal
Auction sale held at the Écomusée du fier monde.
SEPTEMBER 2004, Montreal
Workshops on school photographs in Élan, Louis-H-Lafontaine, Arc-en-Ciel, Laurier and De Lanaudière schools.
SEPTEMBER 2003, Montreal
Workshops on school photographs provided for Louis-H-Lafontaine, Arc-en-Ciel and De Lanaudière schools.
SEPTEMBER 2002, Montreal
Workshop on school photographs, a pilot scheme carried through at St-Ambroise school.
