I am delighted to have a piece in this curated group show at Propeller!! Details below……
Guest curated by Ilene Solva, Urban Futurities seeks to address the global crisis of our urban environments as they affect artists, arts organizations and cultural production.
Inflation, the housing crisis, and gentrification are calling into question the future of our global cities. Affordability, rising food costs, skyrocketing rents and real estate development are pushing people to the margins. Artists and creatives are quickly moving out of urban centres worldwide. Cultural workers are experiencing precarity on all levels, with studio spaces and creative workspaces vanishing at alarming numbers. This exhibition aims to think through how we can imagine an equitable future for citizens in which urban centres are healthy and livable places for us all. The exhibition will discuss this crisis point through art and creativity as a jumping-off point.
Exhibiting Artists:
Kezleigh Amy, ARTIFACTS, Beverly Daniels, Bret Culp, Douglas Gammage, Carly Friesen, Thomas Hlavacek, Ruth Maude, Joseph Muscat, Frances Patella, Dan Philips, Hye Yeon Shin, Patrick Stieber, Genevieve Singer, Jonathan Stern, Helena Wehrstein and Maddy Young.
The Curator:
Guest Curator, Ilene Sova is an artist and activist whose art practice focuses on equity and diversity with a feminist focus on creating a dialogue around anti-oppression. She is also heavily involved in arts advocacy, community activation, and curatorial projects that promote pluralism in the arts. Sova is the founder of the Feminist Art Conference and Blank Canvases, an in-school creative arts programme for elementary school students.