Art Tattoo – August 16-18, 2024

Art Tattoo Montreal

This year’s event will be in a brand-new space, the Grand Quai du Port de Montréal located in Old Montreal, one of the most spectacular neighborhoods in the city. This modern and bright space full of character is the ideal place for a tattoo and art convention.

Come and experience a wonderful weekend surrounded by people who have the same respect and love for tattooing. The poster for the 20th edition is a creation of the Korean artist Hocheon.

For more than 20 years, the Art Tattoo Montreal has been a guarantee of quality and respect for artists and visitors.

It is in a warm and friendly atmosphere that you can familiarize yourself with this colorful environment.

Art Tattoo Montreal is a celebration of the art of tattooing, its artists and its community of enthusiasts.

Artists at the convention represent all styles of tattoos ranging from traditional Japanese tebori, dot work, realism, neo traditional and more. The artists are hand-picked, and their name is synonymous with quality and originality.

Coming from all over the world, these are people who are committed to passing on their passion for this profession called the 10th Art.

They each have their own particularity and blow you away with their work. Tattoo fans or neophytes, come and (re)discover this millennial art, which has embellished humans forever. Tattooing on site, an art expo, and amazing local vendors ranging from clothing, jewelry, taxidermy, and much original merchandise.

Friday, August 16: 6pm to midnight
Saturday, August 17: noon to 11pm
Sunday, August 18: noon to 7pm

Lectures:

“Penny World: Photography, Tattooing, and Drug Dealing at a Montreal Arcade, 1922–23
Saturday, August 17 at 3:00pm

On December 9, 1922, Montreal police arrested tattoo artist Frederick Baldwin at Funland, an arcade located on Saint Laurent Boulevard. His offense: selling cocaine. Funland, situated in Montreal’s bustling entertainment district, was not only a hub for amusement but also a nexus for diverse forms of image production and illicit activities. This lecture investigates the intersection of these activities within the arcade setting to offer wider insight into the practice of tattooing in early twentieth-century Montreal.

“Evil Designs”: Tattooing and the Montreal Juvenile Delinquents Court, 1924
Sunday, August 18 at 3:00pm

In late September 1924, the Montreal Juvenile Delinquents Court issued a warrant for tattoo artist Charles Snow. Upset over his tattooing of a nude woman on a teenage boy’s arm, local authorities swiftly took legal action to halt Snow’s activities. This lecture delves into their concerted efforts to control his work and penalize Snow through the judicial system for what they perceived as illegal conduct—an early instance of tattoo regulation that would appear in other Canadian cities over the ensuing decades.

For more information, visit: www.arttattoomontreal.com