So long Charlie Brown: A solo exhibition by Kegan McFadden

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In this exhibit of new work made for arc.hive, Kegan McFadden ruminates on personal grief. The title, and accompanying artistbook, refers to a pet name the artist's late mother had for him while the ensuing work continues his exploration of text as form.

Kegan McFadden is a visual artist, writer, and curator who has presented his work in exhibition and print form throughout Canada and beyond since 2004. In 2020 a fifteen year survey of Kegan’s printed matter, Partners in Crime, was produced by HOTAM Press (Vancouver, BC). Earlier this year his touring exhibit, Exuberant Intimacy, was reconstituted and augmented for Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC) under the name, A Separate Peace & other bouquets. Kegan’s exploration of the written word, as either concrete or prose poetry and essay, his experiments with printmaking, and his investigation of melancholy are all incorporated here in this new installation: So long Charlie Brown, which acts as a visual response to the passing of his mother, Jo-Anne McFadden (1950-2020).

Finnissage / closing event: Sunday 26 September, 3PM with the official launch of A Separate Peace artistbook followed by a reading by Kegan McFadden and an ‘In Conversation’ with Letch Kinloch, Founder of Also As Well Too Artistbook Library

Covid protocols are in place at arc.hive. This includes mandatory mask wearing.

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• arc.hive website arc-hivearc.org

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arc.hive Artist Run Centre

arc.hive artist run centre operates as an arts co-lab supporting the emergence and development of inclusive collaborative practices in contemporary arts, including: visual, performative, writing, video and sound. The centre currently provides studio spaces for 9 artists and writers engaged in diverse practices including: installation, sculpture, textiles, painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media and creative writing. Annual gallery programming includes six independently juried exhibitions, three studio member exhibitions, two community-based projects and juried performances, in addition to school visits, demonstrations, workshops and participation in local festivals and events.

Our mandate focuses on: (1) supporting emerging contemporary artists demonstrating commitment to their practice, (2) fostering excellence and professionalism in the visual arts, (3) facilitating experimental, inclusive and collaborative practice and exchange between diverse artists, performers, and writers and (4) inspiring, educating and engaging the community in visual arts practices. We are committed to community arts engagement.