Image: Sovereign Intimacies, partial exhibition view at Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art. Photo: Karen Asher.
Gallery 1C03 is pleased to announce a series of creative responses to the Sovereign Intimacies exhibition that we presented in partnership with Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art and with support from Video Pool Media Arts Centre. The exhibition was curated by Nasrin Himada and Jennifer Smith and was shown at Plug In's gallery space and online from September 26 - December 20, 2020.
Sovereign Intimacies explores themes of cultural and community exchange between Indigenous artists and artists from the diaspora, more specifically artists who are First Nations, Inuit and Métis collaborating with artists living in what is currently called Canada who came to this land and are not part of the settler/colonial history of the country. The group show consists of pairings of artists, as well as, individuals whose work is based on process and relationship building, and for those whose work is invested in active conceptualization around topics of friendship and intimacy, who are working to build collective vision of a sovereign future. Featured artists included Hassaan Ashraf, Annie Beach, Ayumi Goto, iris yirei hu, melannie monoceros, Peter Morin, Mariana Muñoz Gomez, Wanda Nanibush, Meghann O’Brien, M. NourbeSe Philip, Marie-Anne Redhead, Cheyenne Thomas and David Thomas.
Sovereign Intimacies explores themes of cultural and community exchange between Indigenous artists and artists from the diaspora, more specifically artists who are First Nations, Inuit and Métis collaborating with artists living in what is currently called Canada who came to this land and are not part of the settler/colonial history of the country. The group show consists of pairings of artists, as well as, individuals whose work is based on process and relationship building, and for those whose work is invested in active conceptualization around topics of friendship and intimacy, who are working to build collective vision of a sovereign future. Featured artists included Hassaan Ashraf, Annie Beach, Ayumi Goto, iris yirei hu, melannie monoceros, Peter Morin, Mariana Muñoz Gomez, Wanda Nanibush, Meghann O’Brien, M. NourbeSe Philip, Marie-Anne Redhead, Cheyenne Thomas and David Thomas.
In response to the exhibition, Gallery 1C03's staff put together a digital education program for the exhibition which is designed for teachers, homeschooling parents and community group leaders to deliver to students and youth. The program includes images and descriptions of artworks in the exhibition, lesson plans and ideas for creative responses.
Inspired by their engagement with the exhibition and through developing the education program, the Gallery's student assistants have made their own personal creative responses to the exhibition as well. Over the coming days and weeks, we will share their responses on this blog and through our Instagram feed. Stay tuned!
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