Name

DAZIBAO

Legal name

Dazibao

Website

https://dazibao.art

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Exhibition Center

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums (71211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Media Arts & Film/Photography Nonprofits (BPAGAHAJ), Photography & Videography Arts Programs (EDAMAAAC)

Keywords

• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Photography exhibitions
• Artist residencies
• Art publishing
• Cultural outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a not-for-profit organization, Dazibao receives financial support from multiple government bodies including Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts de Montréal, Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, and Ville de Montréal.
2. Memberships: The organization maintains a membership program with members supporting the center's activities.
3. Publication Sales: Dazibao operates a bookshop and boutique selling publications including monographs, essays, digital publications, special editions, and merchandise. Publications range from CA$19.95 to CA$75.00.
4. Gallery Rental: The gallery space is available for rental for events including 5 à 7s, cocktails, launches, conferences, assemblies, inaugurations and parties. Located in the Mile End cultural neighborhood.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dazibao is a not-for-profit contemporary art exhibition center that presents solo and group exhibitions, film and video programs, artist residencies, bilingual publications, and educational outreach projects focused on contemporary image-based artistic practices including photography, video, digital art, and mixed media installations. The center operates a museum-quality physical gallery in Montreal's Mile End neighborhood and the La VIEWING ROOM digital platform, supporting artists from conception through dissemination while making contemporary image practices accessible to the general public.

Product overview

Dazibao is an exhibition center dedicated to the dissemination of contemporary image-based practices, operating as a not-for-profit organization since 1980. The organization offers a unified portfolio of programs: physical gallery exhibitions showcasing photography, video, and digital media; La VIEWING ROOM digital platform providing online access to exhibition-related content and artist interviews; Sessions screening programs; artist residencies including Instagram Residencies and the annual Jeune tête d'affiche competition; Dazibao Satellite off-site installations on public billboards; a publications program with over 80 bilingual books; and outreach/educational initiatives including the Portable Exhibition for schools. The center is located in Montreal's Mile End neighborhood.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La VIEWING ROOM: Digital platform offering content related to exhibitions including video interviews with artists
• Jeune tête d'affiche
• Sessions
• Dazibao satellite

Products and services

• Gallery Exhibitions Solo and group exhibitions featuring contemporary image-based practices including photography, video, and digital media, presenting works by Quebec, Canadian, and international artists. Free admission.
• La VIEWING ROOM Digital Platform Digital platform offering online content related to exhibitions, including video interviews with artists, supplementary materials, and archival content accessible beyond physical gallery visits.
• Artist Residencies Residency programs supporting contemporary image-based artists including the Instagram Residency, production-dissemination residencies in collaboration with PRIM, and the annual Jeune tête d'affiche competition for Canadian university students.
• Bookshop and Boutique Online and physical bookshop offering bilingual publications including monographs, essays, studies, digital publications, special editions, and merchandise. Publication prices range from CA$19.95 to CA$75.00.
• Outreach Programs Educational outreach activities including the Portable Exhibition for schools with pedagogical guides, artist talks, guided tours, and the À l'image takeover program.
• Dazibao Satellite Off-site public art installations on billboards located on the façades of Café Cherrier and Marché Bonsecours, presenting contemporary works in public spaces across Montreal.
• Gallery Rental Gallery space available for rental for events including 5 à 7s, cocktails, launches, conferences, assemblies, inaugurations, and parties, located in Montreal's Mile End cultural neighborhood.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free and accessible programming ensures broad audience reach

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VtapecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2015Dazibao collaborated with Vtape, Canada's largest video art distributor (founded 1980), for the exhibition 'Spécial Vtape Special' (2015). The partnership showcased works from Vtape's catalog of over 1,000 artists and 5,000 titles, exploring the history of video art from performance to body art, activism, and feminist, LGBTQ, and First Nations practices.
• GIV (Groupement interuniversitaire vidéo)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2015Collaboration for the complementary video program accompanying Chantal duPont's 25-year career exhibition. GIV contributed additional artist works to enrich the exhibition's contextual reading.
• PRIMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2014Production-dissemination residency collaboration established in 2005 between Dazibao and PRIM (production center). The eighth annual residency was awarded to Scott Massey for his exhibition 'Light Adjustments' (2014-2015), supporting artists from production through dissemination.
• Leonard & Bina Ellen Art GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2014Collaboration on the two-part exhibition 'D'un discours qui ne serait pas du semblant / Actors, Networks, Theories' (2014). First part at Concordia University's gallery, second at Dazibao, exploring the reception of French Theory in North American visual arts milieus.
• VidéographeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Vidéographe for complementary programming, contributing additional video works by Laetitia Bourget, Belinda Campbell, and others for the Chantal duPont exhibition.
• Canada Council for the ArtscoreOthersMajor government arts funding body providing ongoing financial support to Dazibao's operations and programming.
• Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébeccoreOthersProvincial government arts council providing financial support to Dazibao's activities.
• Conseil des arts de MontréalcoreOthersMunicipal arts council providing financial support to Dazibao's local programming and operations.
• Ministère de la Culture et des Communications (Québec)coreOthersQuebec government ministry providing cultural funding and support.
• Ville de MontréalcoreOthersCity of Montreal providing municipal support and funding for cultural activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vid\u00e9ographe: Montreal-based video art distribution and exhibition center, partnered with Dazibao on complementary programming (e.g., Chantal duPont exhibition). Directly comparable as a Canadian non-profit distributor/exhibitor of moving-image and media art.
• Galerie de l\u2019UQAM: University art gallery in Montreal presenting contemporary exhibitions, video, and publications. Comparable as a Montreal contemporary art institution with similar exhibition/educational programming and bilingual mandate.
• Optica \u2014 centre d\u2019art contemporain: Montreal non-profit contemporary art center devoted to image-based practices (photography, video, installation). Comparable as a peer-sized organization focused on the same curatorial category with similar funding and programming model.
• Artexte: Montreal non-profit art documentation and publication center focused on contemporary art and image-based practices. Comparable as a peer non-profit supporting dissemination, publishing, and research around contemporary art.
• Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen (Concordia University): University-affiliated contemporary art gallery in Montreal that has co-presented exhibitions with Dazibao (e.g., 2014 French Theory show). Comparable as a Montreal contemporary art institution with overlapping artist and curatorial networks.
• FOFA Gallery (Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University): University-affiliated contemporary art gallery in Montreal that presents exhibitions of contemporary image-based and media art. Comparable as a peer Montreal contemporary art venue with similar curatorial scope.
• PRIM (Le Prim): Montreal production center for performing arts that has co-run a production-dissemination residency with Dazibao since 2005. Directly comparable as a small non-profit production/presentation center supporting artists from creation to public presentation.
• Vtape: Canadian video art distributor (est. 1980) and longtime Dazibao partner; both focus on image-based and video art distribution, artist support, and programming in Toronto/Canada. Directly comparable on the video-art distribution and community overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art contemporain de Montr\u00e9al (MAC): Montreal's largest contemporary art museum, presenting temporary exhibitions across media including photography, video, and installation. Comparable in curatorial focus but operates at much larger scale and reach \u2014 acts as a higher-tier incumbent in the same Montreal ecosystem.
• Canadian Photography Institute \u2014 National Gallery of Canada: National-level institution dedicated to photography and image-based practices. Comparable on curatorial focus but operates at a much larger scale and with broader mandate; sets the national reference point Dazibao is positioned against in Quebec.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dazibaomtl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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