Parachute (magazine)

Parachute

PARACHUTE 1, fall 1975 (contemporary art magazine), cover: Vladimir Tatlin, Monument to the 3rd International, draft drawing, 1919; graphic design: Roland Poulin. Chantal Pontbriand editor and publisher
Editor	Chantal Pontbriand
Categories	Arts
Frequency	Quarterly
Circulation	5,0000
Publisher	Artdata
Founder	Chantal Pontbriand
Founded	1974
First issue	October 1975 (1975-October)
Final issue Number	April 2009 125
Country	Canada
Based in	Montreal, Québec
Language	English, French
ISSN	0318-7020

Parachute - revue d'art contemporain was a bilingual French and English contemporary art magazine. It was published quarterly in October, January and April. One issue each year was dedicated to an emerging metropolis for contemporary art. Parachute was concerned primarily with the visual arts and museology. The magazine occasionally devoted articles to other art forms when they transcended their conventional boundaries and provoked theoretical debates. The last issue, No. 125, appeared in 2009 when decreasing funding levels made it impossible to continue operation.^[1][2]

Parachute was founded by René Blouin and Chantal Pontbriand, who met at Véhicule, one of the first artist-run centres in Canada, (together with A Space and the Western Front) and the Research Group in Arts Administration.^[3]

Pontbriand was writing for Artscanada and Vie des Arts fr:Vie des arts, the only two art magazines in Canada at that time.

Funding for the first issue was provided by Véhicule. Blouin was replaced by France Morin.

Initially, funding was provided by the Canada Council and the Ministry of Culture of Quebec, before the Quebec Arts Council was formed,^[when?] lastly the City of Montreal, which has its own arts council, provided funding.