Where the Shoreline Meets the Water: The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency Retrospective
"Where the Shoreline Meets The Water" is a retrospective of works produced by alumni of The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency (http://queerartistresidency.ca), which has been held each summer on Toronto Islands from 2013 to 2019.
The works critically engage landscapes, longing and ecologies in Queer and decolonial ways.
LOCATION:
The ArQuives, 34 Isabella, Toronto Canada
EXHIBITION DATES:
Exhibition dates: November 6 to January 31.
Exhibition viewing hours:
Tuesday - Thursday from 6:30-9:00 pm
Fridays from 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Viewing at other times is by appointment, please send an email to info@queerartistresidency.ca
ARTIST PANEL:
January 6, 2020 (7pm to 9pm)
Please join us for an intergenerational panel discussion in conjunction with "WHERE THE SHORELINE MEETS THE WATER: The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Retrospective Exhibition (2013-2019)" where experiences of the residency will be shared in tandem with discussion of the works curated.
Panel discussion will include participating artists Joshua Vettivelu (#ILGBTARalum2014), Sheri Osden Nault (#ILGBTARalum 2018), Anna Camilleri (#ILGBTARalum 2019) and and exhibition curator Syrus Marcus Ware (#ILGBTARalum 2014, juror 2015 - 2018, and board member). Dr. Ailsa Craig, a cultural sociologist who has been a consultant for the residency from its inception, will moderate the panel.
Artist alumni of Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency in this exhibition include: curator Syrus Marcus Ware, Anna Camilleri (sculpture), Calder Harben (sound and sculpture), Joshua Roger Vettivelu (video), Wy-j Kou (mosaics), Daniel Barrow (video), Alec Butler (photography), Derek Dunlop (printmaking and objects), Glenn Gear (drawing and sculpture), Sheri Osden Nault (sculpture), Robert Ridgway (sculpture), James Fowler (textile assemblage). The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency Retrospective Exhibition (2013- 2019)” is curated by Syrus Marcus Ware, (Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency alum 2014), who has also participated as a juror and board member (2015 - present). Syrus is a Vanier Scholar, visual artist, community activist, researcher, youth-advocate and educator. For 12 years, he was the Coordinator of the Art Gallery of Ontario Youth Program. Syrus is currently a facilitator/designer for the Cultural Leaders Lab (Toronto Arts Council & The Banff Centre). He is the inaugural artist-in-residence for Daniels Spectrum (2016/2017). Syrus is also a core-team member of Black Lives Matter Toronto.
ACCESS STATEMENT:
Access statement: The ArQuives has a access ramp to the front door, and a lift from the first floor to the second floor. There are volunteers available to operate the lift. The exhibition includes works that can be touched. A sighted guide is available for the visually impaired. Please message info@queerartistresidency.ca to arrange accompaniment by a sighted guide or sign language interpreter. There is an accessible washroom on the first floor. All washrooms are gender neutral. The ArQuives is a scent free environment. If you have any further questions about access, please email: queeries@arquives.ca
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The ArQuives is located in the Dish With One Spoon Treaty Territory. The Dish With One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee establishing a shared territory. Subsequent Indigenous Nations and peoples, Europeans and all newcomers, have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect.
Tynomi Banks
A little sugar in my bowl: Power Plant Power Ball 2019
Toronto Power Ball 2019. Curator/consultant for annual large scale fundraiser for contemporary art museum. Power Plant sought to bridge relationship with LGBTQ2+ communities via a curated program of drag and contemporary queer artists. The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency researched local histories of drag performance as per different generational demographics, developed a performance program, stage managed, negotiated contracts for the artists, and facilitated personal support worker for disabled artist in the program.
Artists: Carlotta Carlisle, Tynomi Banks, Flarington King, Imogen Quest, Dainty Smith, Michel Dumont, Gay Jesus
Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance
Down At The Twilight Zone - Harold Offeh artist, Karen Alexander curator, Nuit Blanche Toronto 2018
Consultant, dramaturge, facilitator for Harold Offeh’s “Down at the Twilight Zone”, 24 hour live artwork referencing histories of queer nightlife cultures in Toronto. Curated by Karen Alexander for the Nuit Blanche contemporary live art festival.
Vincent Chevalier (2015 Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency alum) “AIDS ART” (vinyl lettering, 2015)
The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency mini-retrospective exhibition, curated by Syrus Marcus Ware; The Gladstone Hotel in conjunction with That's So Gay (TSG) 2018: Say My Name + 10x10 Photography Project,
EXHIBITION DATES:
June 21 - August 5
July 17. Performance by Gary Varro
Artists: Vincent Chevalier, Eshan Rafi, Gary Varro
In the spirit of intergenerational cultural production and oral transmission, The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency Retrospectives showcase works which began at or were in some way supported by time spent at Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency - the first intergenerational artist-in-residency program for LGBTQ2+ visual artists in Canada, now in it’s 5th year.
Lead curator for That’s So Gay, Syrus Marcus Ware, was a resident in 2014 and now serves on the The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency board and jury. This full circle of collaboration realizes The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency vision of community building and resource sharing, and the ideal launching point for our Retrospective Series. Regarding the exhibition theme, Syrus writes: “This year's theme is "Say My Name" and refers to the fallen ones, those who are no longer with us, references the #sayhername project the many activisms through which we resist erasure and insist on a life full of self determination and a sense of thriving.”
The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency retrospective exhibitions are made possible with the generous support of the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario. These works will be recorded in The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency fonds at Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives (CLGA)(CLGA), the largest independent LGBTQ archive in the world. In this way CLGA is elevating the ongoing endeavour of The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency to support the practices and study of LGBTQ2+ artists.
Image:
Vincent Chevalier (2015 Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency alum) “AIDS ART” (vinyl lettering, 2015)