1986-1987![]() Philippe Brochard |
1989![]() Martin Côté |
1990![]() Diane O'Bomsawin |
1991-1992![]() Pierre Pratt |
1992-1993![]() Geneviève Côté |
1992-1993![]() Section Québec de l'AIIQ |
1993-1994![]() J.W. Stewart |
1994-1995![]() Michèle Lemieux |
1995-1996![]() Alain Massicotte |
1996-1997![]() Gérard Dubois |
1997-1998![]() Mireille Levert |
1998-1999![]() Stéphane Jorish |
1999-2000![]() Alain Pilon |
2000-2001![]() Pol Turgeon |
2001-2002![]() Heidi Taillefer |
2002-2003![]() Luc Melanson |
2002-2003![]() Normand Cousineau |
2002-2003![]() Michel Rabagliati |
2002-2003![]() Alain Reno |
2003-2004![]() Philippe Beha |
2004-2005![]() Bruce Roberts |
2005-2006![]() Christine Beauregard |
2006-2007![]() Steve Adams |
2007-2008![]() Virginie Egger |
2008-2009![]() Élise Gravel |
25 Catalogue Covers | 25 Thousands Thanks | Medias
Credits
Video : Oussama Mehzer
D.A. : Philippe Ladouceur
Illustrations : Bruce Roberts
Scenario : The 25th anniversary committee
Music : Maple Leaf Rag from Scott Joplin, played by Richard Zimmerman
6:00 p.m.: Welcome, giveaway of the directory, beginning of The Soirée Portfolio
8:00 p.m.: Jury's Coups de coeur proclamation and prices
8:15 p.m.: Speech
8:30 p.m.: Music performance by a band of illustrators
9:00 p.m.: Celebration of the 25th anniversary, animation with D.J.
Please note that participation prices will be given away throughout the evening.
The Soirée Portfolio will show the very best work of forty talented Quebec illustrators. Their work was selected by a jury of visual arts professionals who include:
- Jocelyne Fournel - artistic director of L'actualité;
- Dominique Demers - writer and youth edition specialist;
- Frédéric Metz - director and teacher at UQAM design school;
- Nicole Dubé - marketing director at Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec;
- Valérie Wells - artistic director at Bleublancrouge.
- The launching of the 21st Illustration Québec directory ;
- The Soirée Portfolio ;
- The celebration of our 25th anniversary!
Outline of an History...
Please note that with the desire of worrying about the clarity and the simplicity of the writing, some events and actions were voluntarily omitted by the AIIQ "historians". Thanks for your comprehension!
The Association birth
" In 1981, Communication Jeunesse had organised the first kids books illustration contest of the Quebec province and, at the price hand-over, during the illustrations exhibition preview, we were all astonished to be so many to share the same injustices and generosities of the edition world. Communication Jeunesse had created an occasion to reunite us all: it was wonderful for us to come out of our isolation and to talk about the illustrating job. In this Parc Avenue café, without knowing what was going to happen, we were a dozen illustrators with the desire of creating this association. " (text from Suzanne Duranceau) " Following the event, meeting increased, in 1982, to prepare the future association. Subsequently, we held an auction at Café Campus. "
1983 - 19871988 - 1992
1993 - 1997
1998 - 2003
2004 - 2008
- Our partners for the September 24 event:







- Its yesterday's members, today's and tomorrow's who, with their support, contribution, belief and force, permitted AIIQ to grow and to blossom.
- Members from its board of directors who, year after year, succeeded to each other and who did not always had easy moments.
- Volunteers who constantly implicated themselves on different committee and organisation activities. Without your talents, your hands and your energy, we would not have been able to accomplish so many things.
A special thanks goes to the members of the jury for the Soirée Portfolio, since the selection of the participants is quite a responsibility: there are so many talented illustrators in Québec.
A last thank goes to our kindly volunteers who ardently work to help us organise the magnificent September 24 event:
- Salim Benachenhou
- Philippe Ladouceur
- Marie Mainguy
- Oussama Mehzer
- Bruce Roberts
- And the musicians-illustrators from the band.

























