News from the AGYU:
Saturday,
February 26, 12 – 6 PM
Don’t miss the last days of Rob Kovitz’s Ice Fishing in Gimli.
Conveniently located at The Department, 1389 Dundas Street West
(Toronto), this exhibition closes on Saturday, February 26.
More info at http://theagyuisoutthere.org/everywhere/?p=2506
Wednesday,
March 2, 6 – 9 PM
LOST AND FOUND: (Finding) Hidden Beauty in the Hood
Exhibition runs 1 – 13 March
Curated by The M.A.D. Poet (aka Melissa A. Dean)
Featuring
artwork by Cade M. Davies, Che Kothari, Quentin “Vercetty” Lindsay, and SUN a.k.a The Real Sun, Lost
and Found brings
attention to artists-activists who are representing the untold stories of
strength and empowerment that form the foundations of their respective Toronto
and international communities.
More info at:
http://theagyuisoutthere.org/everywhere/?p=2621
Friday, March 4, time 5-7pm
Conceptual Practice, Political Engagement, and
Institutional Change
a panel
discussion organised by Deanna Bowen in conjunction with her Deconstruction of a Political Engagement
(the Selma Project) at the CIA
Moderated
by Warren Crichlow with presentations by Michelle Jacques, Dot Tuer, and Krys
Verrall. Presenters have been asked to address the notion of art making as a
form of writing, the intersections of political action/activism, how politics
and conceptual art connect (or don't), and the implications of omitted and
included narratives.
More info at: http://theagyuisoutthere.org/everywhere/?tag=deanna-bowen
The Art Gallery of York University is a
university-affiliated public non-profit contemporary art gallery supported by
York University, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the
City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council and our membership.
The AGYU is located in
the Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele Street Toronto. Gallery hours are:
Monday to Friday, 10 am–4 pm; Wednesday, 10am–8 pm; Sunday from noon–5 pm; and
closed Saturday. Admission to everything is free.
www.theAGYUisOutThere.org
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