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How to Make Art out of Hosting | The Main

How to Make Art Out of Hosting

Marie Ségolène C. Brault built a practice around meals, bars, and radical hospitality, but the intimacy, cost, and expectations behind it reveal how difficult it is to sustain.

May 5, 2026 · 11 min read

How to Make Art out of Hosting

Marie Ségolène C. Brault at Espace Maurice. | Photograph: Antoine Vogler / @vogler

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This story originally appeared on September 25, 2025 in Community Service, an independent biweekly newsletter featuring a curated selection of art and design events in Montreal.

Marie Ségolène C. Brault is a performance artist, curator and writer based in Montreal. She is also the co-founder of Calliope, an ephemeral reading series, and Espace Maurice, a gallery apartment in the Village.

I first met Marie at Gia Vin & Grill, where I convinced her table to sip $26 tiramisu martinis. Since then, I have been fascinated with Marie’s ability to just go for it, and we’ve since bonded over our love for art.

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How to Make Art Out of Hosting

Marie Ségolène C. Brault built a practice around meals, bars, and radical hospitality, but the intimacy, cost, and expectations behind it reveal how difficult it is to sustain.

May 5, 2026 · 11 min read

How to Make Art out of Hosting

Marie Ségolène C. Brault at Espace Maurice. | Photograph: Antoine Vogler / @vogler

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Espace Maurice Gia Vin & Grill

This story originally appeared on September 25, 2025 in Community Service, an independent biweekly newsletter featuring a curated selection of art and design events in Montreal.

Marie Ségolène C. Brault is a performance artist, curator and writer based in Montreal. She is also the co-founder of Calliope, an ephemeral reading series, and Espace Maurice, a gallery apartment in the Village.

I first met Marie at Gia Vin & Grill, where I convinced her table to sip $26 tiramisu martinis. Since then, I have been fascinated with Marie’s ability to just go for it, and we’ve since bonded over our love for art.

Could you start by telling me a little bit more about your practice? Both right now and also its evolution since you started.

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