Monique and Gisèle Benoit Art Centre

The Monique and Gisèle Benoit Art Centre offers visitors a unique opportunity to learn about northern wildlife and plants while admiring the largest wildlife art exhibition in Eastern Canada. The centre’s mission is to touch, amaze and educate the public through the considerable body of work produced by Monique, Gisèle and Raynald Benoit, a family of naturalists well known in the fields of wildlife art and documentary filmmaking.

Covering an area of about 410 m² (4400 sq. ft.), the centre includes several exhibition spaces, a screening room to watch unique documentaries and a boutique.

The centre exhibits oil paintings on canvas by renowned painters Monique Blaquière-Benoit and Gisèle Benoit. In addition, high-quality reproductions and other related products are available in the boutique. Guided tours in French are available upon request for groups of up to 40 people.

To get to the art centre, take Route 132 to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. Once there, head north on Route du Parc (towards the water), then turn right onto 1re Avenue E. Drive about 1.5 km (about 1 mi.) until you reach the centre, which will be on your left.

Affiliations

• Tourisme Gaspésie
• Gaspésie Art Tour

Distinctions

• Medal of the National Assembly of Québec, presented to Gisèle, Monique and Raynald Benoit to highlight the contribution their work has made to protecting nature in Québec (2022)
• In the Land of the Wolf web series of 33 episodes available on YouTube written and directed by Gisèle Benoit (2022)
• Finalist (Gisèle Benoit) for a Nature Inspiration Award from the Canadian Museum of Nature for her contributions as an artist, naturalist, author and director of documentaries (2018)
• Frisson sacré du monde sauvage, an art book co-authored and illustrated by Gisèle Benoit published by the Society of Art and Science for Nature (2016)