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Kitchen Table Conversations with Vera & Sue
In-person
Agriculture Climate Action Visual artsDate and time
Location
Art Gallery of Regina (Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre)
2420 Elpinstone Street
Regina, SK
Directions: The Art Gallery of Regina is located inside the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre. The building is located on a private drive West of Elphinstone Street, further West from the Senior's Centre. The closest bus stop is Elphinstone Street @ College Avenue. Regina Transit buses 7, 8, 9, and 10 stop at this stop. There is a two-minute walk along a paved path from the bus stop to the front entrance.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and is a relaxed performance.
About
Kitchen Table Conversations with Vera & Sue
DATE: Saturday, September 23
TIME: 2-4 PM
LOCATION: Art Gallery of Regina, 2420 Elphinstone St.
COST: FREE
REGISTER for 15-minute sessions: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/699327877507?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saltzman and Bland, white settler people living in rural Saskatchewan, are concerned about the disappearance of remnants of wildland and marshes that have been turned to agricultural productivity as family farms give way to industrial farming practices in the province. These small pieces of "wasteland" are valuable habitats for many animal species.
A kitchen table is a non-intimidating place for people to share thoughts and experiences about the landscape we share. While conversations are a powerful but intangible way of reflecting on changing human use of and relationships with the land and loss of species, the artists also engage people with tangible objects and activities to consider these issues.
Repeating the motif of a buffalo silhouette used in their artworks, the artists invite gallery visitors to create a buffalo postcard, which participants can also place in the landscape. The activity uses natural cardstock and a custom stamp and is accessible to all ages and abilities. The artists instruct participants to cut the buffalo from the card, creating a window through which to view the landscape. (An accompanying adult should assist small children.) The empty outline serves as a vivid reminder of a once-plentiful animal now mainly gone from the lands around us.
This event is presented with support from the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre.
Links
- Register on Eventbrite eventbrite.ca
- Art Gallery of Regina 2023 Culture Days events artgalleryofregina.ca
Organizer
Art Gallery of Regina
The Art Gallery of Regina is a visionary in contemporary art programming that reflects our time and place within an engaged and diverse community.
Mission
Our mission is to support artists and engage audiences through contemporary art programming.
Supporting artists involves supporting artists' vision and voices, from every level of Saskatchewan's cultural ecology, by:
seeking out and encouraging artists with group and solo exhibition opportunities;
hosting captivating exhibitions in which gallery visitors can locate their interests and experiences;
providing professional development opportunities;
providing supportive experiences for exhibiting artists;
providing open access opportunities for amateur and recreational artists; and
facilitating connections between artists and artists and the larger community.
Engaging audiences includes attracting, involving, inspiring and creating community, and a sense of identity and place, through:
free admission to all exhibitions;
affordably-priced and accessible public workshops;
free artist talks and opportunities to connect with professional artists; and
thought-provoking and accessible didactic materials.
Innvovative and collaborative partnerships with community and arts organizations to expand outreach and diversity.
Values
We practice these values in our planning, decision-making and behaviour:
Contemporary – We exhibit contemporary art that has meaning to our diverse communities, showing work that is relevant to our time and place.
Accountability -- We function with high standards of operations and accountability that support AGR's sustainability.
Community Engagement-- We are inviting, welcoming, and supportive to the public and artists while continually expanding our community both regionally and locally.
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