The Malvina Creation and Presentation Centre (ccdMalvina), located in Saint-Malo near Coaticook in the Eastern Townships (Estrie), presents its fifth season of free outdoor cultural programming. Founded and directed by Van Grimde Corps Secrets, the Malvina Creation and Presentation Centre is a one-of-a-kind place in Quebec where contemporary dance, digital art, heritage, and living ecosystems converge on a historic agricultural domain.

In 2026, under the theme Living Territories — Body, Memory and Intelligences in Transformation, the centre invites visitors of all ages to freely explore an artistic landscape in constant evolution. Through renewed outdoor trails, immersive installations, digital works, performances, participatory workshops, conferences, and virtual reality experiences, the works enter into dialogue with the landscapes, history, and ecosystems of Malvina.

What’s New in 2026

This season introduces major new works and experiences:

• Unveiling of a life-size sculpture of Malvina’s draft horse in the Malvina in the Old Days trail, created by interdisciplinary artist and sculptor Royden Mills (University of Alberta)
• Complete renewal of the Primal Body / Future Body trail, with new panels exploring the human body through time
• New virtual reality experience: Wild Intelligences, by Isabelle Van Grimde
• Creation of the Body-Territories trail, bringing together printmaking, sculptures, poetic and sound installations, and new collaborative works by visual artist Sean Caulfield (University of Alberta) and Isabelle Van Grimde
• Screening of MESSIS films in the film gallery and podcast diffusion on the terrace

Events and Activities — Summer 2026

At every event: guided tours of all trails, virtual reality experiences (Wild Intelligences and MESSIS), MESSIS film gallery and podcasts, refreshments.

Saturday, July 4 | 1 pm to 5 pm — Season Opening

The Malvina Creation and Presentation Centre launches its 2026 season with a festive day of live music, artistic discoveries, and warm encounters. Musical ambiance with the Malvina Jazz Trio, welcome remarks, and a presentation of the season’s new works.

Saturday, July 18 | 1 pm to 5 pm — AI, Movement and Participatory Practices

A day of creation and exchange around artificial intelligence, movement, and participatory practices. Participatory workshop with digital artist Karen Vanderborght and performer Emmanuelle Martin; artist talk around a new folk dance generated by artificial intelligence; conference-discussion on MESSIS.

Saturday, August 1 | 1 pm to 5 pm — The Body in Transformation

Performance by Emmanuelle Martin, choreographed by Isabelle Van Grimde, integrated into the Primal Body / Future Body trail with a sound installation by musician and composer Thom Gossage. Discussion on the evolution of the body in the works of Van Grimde Corps Secrets.

Saturday, August 15 | 1 pm to 5 pm — Collective Creation and Poetry

In collaboration with La Grande Nuit de la poésie and the Amis du patrimoine de Saint-Venant-de-Paquette. Collective creation workshop with sculptor Royden Mills; guided tours punctuated by poetry pauses with invited poets Pierre Neveu, Mélanie Noël and Maxime Catelier.

Monday, August 17 | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm — Artist Workshop (free)

Free workshop on the use of artificial intelligence tools in the creative process, led by Guillaume Lévesque, digital technologies developer at Sporobole‘s Digital Hub (Sherbrooke), known for his support of artists in digital project design. Reserve your spot

Saturday and Sunday, August 22–23 | 1 pm to 5 pm — Festival Malvina

Two days of exchange between art, territory, ecology, and contemporary technologies.

Saturday, August 22: Unveiling of the Horse of Malvina by Royden Mills, followed by an artist talk; collective creation workshop with Sean Caulfield.

Sunday, August 23: Presentation of new works by Sean Caulfield; lecture by Hela Zahar (Université de l’Ontario français) — Generative AI and Environmental Visual Culture: Towards Responsible Practices; panel discussion with Marek Blottière (SAT), Sean Caulfield, Thom Gossage, Royden Mills, Karen Vanderborght, Isabelle Van Grimde and Hela Zahar, moderated by Isabelle Lemelin, anthropologist and assistant professor at Saint Paul University (Ottawa).

Saturday, September 26 | 1 pm to 5 pm — Journées de la culture

A festive closing day celebrating heritage, memory, and living traditions. Lecture by historian Léon Robichaud — Wood, Livestock and Wheat: Settling and Developing the Eastern Townships in the 19th Century; square dance with Robert Goulet and musicians Bill Gossage, Glenn Roy and Mike Bleho.