Art Crawl

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Hungry for art? Take an extended lunch break and join an Art Crawl!

Meet at The Campus Gallery (Georgian College, Barrie Campus, D140) for a special guided tour of the exhibition, "Survival of the Fittest", by exhibiting artist Aylan Couchie.

Couchie is a Nishnaabekwe interdisciplinary artist, curator and writer hailing from Nipissing First Nation. Her research-based practice explores the intersections of colonial/First Nations histories of place, culture and Indigenous erasure as well as issues of (mis)representation and cultural appropriation.

Then, head over to the MacLaren Art Centre, grab a snack at The Lazy Tulip Café (or bring your own), and join a unique presentation, followed by a short tour of the exhibition, "Homage" by exhibiting artist Jon Sasaki. "Homage" showcases large-scale photographs of bacterial cultures swabbed from palettes and brushes used by members of "The Group of Seven". The original artists' tools are also displayed. Organized and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

Jon Sasaki is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist with a keen interest in the Canadian landscape genre, its history, and its role in contemporary art practice. While formally training as a landscape painter (BFA Mount Allison University, 1996) he began his investigation into the mythologization of the Group of Seven, and the trope of the Romantic individual confronting nature. Today he continues this inquiry in video, photography, sculpture, performance, and installation, exploring ways the landscape genre dovetails with broader questions around our national identity. Sasaki's work has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (Toronto, ON) and numerous permanent public art commissions. Jon is represented by Clint Roenisch Gallery in Toronto.

You are welcome to join the full Art Crawl or to drop-in at whichever point works best for you. See the full schedule below.

Event Schedule: 

10:00 am: Tour of "Survival of the Fittest", guided by the artist Aylan Couchie, The Campus Gallery (Georgian College, Barrie Campus, D140)

11:00 am: Break to travel to MacLaren Art Centre and have a snack

12:00 pm: Artist Talk/Tour of "Homage", with artist Jon Sasaki, MacLaren Art Centre

After the guided tours, you are welcome to explore other exhibitions on view at the MacLaren Art Centre.

Links

• Register in advance maclarenart.com

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MacLaren Art Centre

The MacLaren Art Centre is the regional public art gallery serving the residents of Barrie, Simcoe County and surrounding area. Our mission is to engage and enrich the immediate and larger community by providing innovative and relevant contemporary visual arts programming. We believe in the transformative power of the arts and their capacity to enrich understanding, empathy and creativity. As an art museum, the MacLaren is engaged with the collection, conservation, presentation, documentation, promotion and appreciation of contemporary Canadian visual art for the benefit, enrichment and enjoyment of public audiences.

The Gallery has a Permanent Collection of artworks held in trust for the public and presents a year-round program of innovative exhibitions, unique experiential art education activities and special events. Education provides the unifying link that activates our collections and exhibitions, and fosters an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts.

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