This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
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UPCYCLED: Camila Salcedo & Iconography of the Venezuelan Diaspora (Installation)
In-person
Library Visual artsDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Toronto Public Library - Bloor/Gladstone Branch
1101 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
UPCYCLED will feature large-scale self-portraits of the artist, Camila Salcedo, wearing upcycled wearable artworks that reflect their Venezuelan pop culture. Salcedo’s portraits will be staged in various Toronto neighbourhood locations including bodegas, parks, and other establishments, and presented at the Toronto Public Library – Bloor Gladstone Branch.
Camila Salcedo (they/them) is a Venezuelan-born interdisciplinary artist currently based in Tkaronto working primarily in textiles, digital art and community arts. Their recent work is centered around educating community members on conscious and sustainable ways of making textiles, and interview-responsive community projects with immigrant communities. They have eight years of experience as an art educator to diverse individuals and have taught workshops and courses at Lakeshore Arts, the Bata Shoe Museum, the Textile Museum, Workman Arts, East End Arts, Toronto Fringe, Eyelevel Artist-Run Centre, Bricks and Glitter, Xpace Cultural Centre, the Koffler Gallery, OCAD University, NSCAD University, and independently.
UPCYCLED by Camila Salcedo is commissioned as part of Ontario Culture Days' Creatives in Residence series and presented in partnership with The Toronto Public Library.
Links
- Creatives in Residence onculturedays.ca
Organizer
Ontario Culture Days
The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall across the province. Each year, we work with organizers of all disciplines to produce this province-wide festival. Organizers host programs throughout Ontario and invite the public to participate for free.
Ontario Culture Days lives at the local level. We support organizers from the smallest hamlets to the largest cities, while coordinating with other national and provincial Culture Days partners. We support the success of our sector colleagues through resources and network development, while highlighting the breadth and heterogeneity of Ontario’s arts and culture to the wider public.