In 1970, Donald Darby, then a student at Montreal School of Fine Arts, and Jerry (Jérémie) Giles, then owner of the Centre d’art de Manicouagan, collaborated to put together a provincial sculpture symposium. The Symposium in Manicouagan was held at the art centre and brought together several students from the School of Fine Arts (including Donald Darby, Jacques David, Louise de Grosbois, Gilles Garant, Esther Lapointe, Jacques Latendresse and Real Lauzon) and two guest sculptors (Gilles Lauzé and Jerry Giles). Some of the sculptures created during this event were lost or destroyed following the sale of the building. The Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa acquired Donald Darby’s piece, titled Lames dans l’espace (1970).
Reference: Serge Fisette, Symposiums de sculpture au Québec 1964-1997, Montreal, Centre de Diffusion 3D, 1997, p. 40.
