Join Us!
Meet the artists and creatives who bring inspiration, beauty, and thought-provoking ideas to the walls and public spaces of Arts Commons in this free public event.This upcoming Arts Commons Galleries artist reception showcases the current exhibitions on display with the RBC Emerging Visual Artists Program, including the Lightbox Studio, Window Galleries, Ledge Gallery, and +15 Galleries. It will also celebrate the media artists in the +15 Soundscape and Broadcast Lab.
Join these artists and Arts Commons Visual & Media Arts Curator Sanja Lukac for a free gallery tour and Q+A on Thursday, May 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It begins in Centre Court (2nd level by Motel Theatre) at Arts Commons.
The exhibitions and artists featured in this artist reception include:
Ledge Gallery:
SURVIVANCE by Karlee Fellner
ᓲᐦᑲᐦᑤᐏᐣ
sôhkahtwâwin
resilience
ᐋᐦᑲᒣᔨᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᔪ
âhkamêyihtamowin
perseverance
ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ
miyo-pimâtisiwin
living a good life
Lightbox Studio:
A Clumsy Set of Limbs by Camryn Carnell
as well the February-March installation of: Perishable by KC Bae
Window Galleries:
Online 💕 Intimacy by Kenzie Housego
Monroe et al.. by Kathryn Kozody
The Generation Who Did Nothing by FLOZ (aka Trey Madsen)
Space Eggs by Zachary Cardinal
+15 Galleries:
I SPEAK ART II Curated by The Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI) featuring the work from recently graduated IAMP artists: Diane Din Ebongue, Honey Jalai, Hesam Ohadi , Kay Heo, Lia Pereira, Margarita (Rita) Rebetskaya, Patricia Peixoto, Mario Obeid, Yu Chen and Zaria Rajha.
Broadcast Lab:
Curated by Sargeant x Comrade, Yolanda Sargeant and Evgeniy "Comrade" Bykovets
JAM SPACE by David Fyfe
Disguise The Limit by manyeyescity
Discípulos de Amor – Luna de Oro by Wilmer Aburto
Lo Fi Future - Incredible Science by Evgeniy Bykovets, Yolanda Sargeant, and Marvin “The Fly” Kee
+15 SOUNDSCAPE:
Curated by Sargeant x Comrade, Yolanda Sargeant and Evgeniy "Comrade" Bykovets
NÎPÎY IAOUE, L’ WÆTER WE by Shone Thistle & Walter MacDonald White Bear with vocal accompaniment by Carolee Israel Turne as well the February-March installation of: The Bardo of Becoming by Ronnie Champagne
Learn more about the current exhibitions.
ASL Interpreters can be booked in advance. To book ASL Interpreters please contact slukac@artscommons.ca before April 21st, 2023.
There will be a videographer documenting the event.