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SPRING ART FAIRS: The Canadian edition

Spring art fairs aren’t just about what you see—it’s how you move through them.
Collect the work, but also the rooms, the rituals, the reset.
Toronto to Montreal, consider this your program.

STUDIO VISIT: Québec City

STUDIO VISIT: Québec City

A city where contemporary art, winter landscapes, and centuries-old architecture intersect.

I spent 48 hours exploring the Québec City Biennale — the only winter contemporary art biennale in North America — along with Wendake, the Ice Hotel, and some incredible restaurants.

Think: installations along the St. Lawrence River, Indigenous perspectives, Arctic landscapes, and long dinners after a day of gallery hopping.

The full Direct Message travel guide is now live.

Welcome to directMESSAGE

This isn’t a “PR newsletter”.

I’ve built a career making other people visible.

Brands. Museums. Festivals. Tourism boards. Orchestras. Artists.
I know how to position a city. I know how to land a headline. I know how to move a story from Toronto to New York to Hong Kong.

What I don’t often share is how I see it all.

So this is that.