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Join Catherine Sinclair (OAG Deputy Director, Chief Curator) for an in-person tour of Stanley Wany’s exhibition For Those Who Chose the Sea.
Based in Montreal, Afro-Canadian artist Stanley Wany explores his own coming-to-terms with the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade through a powerful multimedia installation that brings together immersive video footage of the unpredictable waves of the Atlantic Ocean, sculptural approximations of the compartments in which human beings were stored below decks on slaving ships, and accompanying mixed-media work. Please note this program will take place in English.
Catherine Sinclair is Deputy Director, Chief Curator at the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and is the curator of Stanley Wany: For those who Chose the Sea (2022). At the OAG since 2006, she has curated over forty-five exhibitions, including most recently Don Kwan: Landscape, Legacy and Loss (co-curated with Don Kwan and Meghan Ho) (2022) and Sheltered in Place: Portraits of self, family and community (co-curated with Rebecca Basciano and Michelle Gewurtz) (2021). She has presented at the Universities Art Association of Canada Conference (UAAC) and the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Conference (CWAHI), and published in The Journal of Curatorial Studies (2018, co-author) and esse arts + opinions (2019). She has participated in the AAMC Foundation Engagement Program for International Curators (2017-19; and 2021-22).
Photo: Stanley Wany, For those who Chose the Sea. Installation at the Ottawa Art Gallery, 2022. Photo: Catherine Sinclair
In partnership with Capital Pride, the OAG Youth Council is excited to present a free drop-in painting workshop led by Montreal-based artist Kezna Dalz! Join us in person at the OAG on April 16 between 12 and 4 p.m. to create a painted work that depicts what you would like to see in your heart.
Kezna’s work is characterized by raw features and bright colours, and within her multidisciplinary practice she addresses themes such as feminism, the fight against racism, popular culture as well as one’s relationship to sexuality. Her work can be viewed on https://teenadultt.com/
ALL YOUTH ARE WELCOME, SAFE SPACE.
Materials are provided for the workshop. This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
English and French explanations will be available during the workshop.
If you have any questions, email us at alkokozaki@oaggao.ca
Creative Sundays are back! Join us on Sunday, February 27th for a free family art activity. Discover the current exhibitions and get creative with a 3D winter landscape workshop inspired by works from the Group of Seven. This activity encourages participants to combine illustrative and sculptural elements to create three-dimensional landscapes. All materials will be provided.
Book your free gallery admission ticket and come visit us in the Studio!
This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
Creative Sundays are back! Join us on Sunday, March 27th for a free family art activity. Discover the current exhibitions and get creative with a stained window workshop based on works by Don Kwan. This activity encourages participants to create a light-catching artwork. All materials will be provided.
This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
Information: family@oaggao.ca
Creative Sundays are back at it again! Join us on Sunday, April 24th for a free family art activity. Explore the current and new exhibitions and feel inspired with an oil pastel 3D-Art workshop based on works by Jemimah Lorissaint, Peter Shmelzer and Sharon Vanstarkenburg. This activity encourages participants to create stunning and complex looking oil-pastel works of art with an optional 3D effect.
All materials will be provided.
This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
Information: family@oaggao.ca
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