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Katie Lawson, Independent Curator & Writer
Seeds to Sow: Interactive Walking Tour
In-person
Nature & outdoors Sculpture & installation Tour Physical activity & movement Visual artsDate and time
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Location
MacLaren Art Centre
37 Mulcaster Street
Barrie, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Has gender-neutral washrooms.
Walking tour around Kempenfelt Bay and downtown Barrie
About
Curator Katie Lawson will lead a walking tour of the exhibition Seeds to Sow, an exhibition of temporary public artworks along the shore of Kempenfelt Bay and Barrie's downtown. After meeting at the MacLaren, participants will join Lawson for a walk to engage with the six site-specific installations through a series of sensory prompts.
Please note: It is recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes as we will be following both paved paths and uneven ground.
This program responds to the City of Barrie’s temporary public art exhibition, Seeds to Sow. The exhibition features six installations of site-specific artwork that will change Barrie's landscape from September 27 to November 8. The artworks draw on local ecologies, history, and stories. The act of planting a seed is a powerful symbol of hope and potential. It connects us to ongoing cycles of seasonality, an inheritance from our past and an intention for the future.
Katie Lawson is a curator and writer based in Toronto. She has curated exhibitions at Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery; Images Festival; Toronto Biennial of Art; MacLaren Art Centre; the Art Museum at the University of Toronto; the Art Gallery of Ontario; Y+ Contemporary, and RYMD Reykjavik. Lawson was awarded the Hnatyshyn Foundation Fogo Island Arts Young Curator Residency in 2023. She is a PhD candidate in Art and Visual Culture at Western University and a team member of the Centre for Sustainable Curating.
Links
- Creative Barrie barrie.ca
- Register your attendance maclarenart.com
Organizer
The City of Barrie
The City of Barrie develops, promotes, and implements innovative events and programs to support a creative community. Learn about Barrie's Art & Culture programs here: https://www.barrie.ca/community-recreation-environment/arts-culture
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City of Barrie Barrie, ONWelcome to Culture Days in Barrie! The City of Barrie has been hosting programming for Culture Days since its inception, featuring diverse art forms and cultures, in a variety of open and accessible formats. We are proud to partner with M...
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