Decolonizing The Institution: Discussion With Provocateurs


Date: Jun 15
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Theatre

Arranged by Mireille Eagan (Curator of Contemporary Art, The Rooms) and Matthew Hills (Director/Curator, Grenfell Gallery, Memorial University) Featuring Sally Wolchyn-Raab (Artistic Director, Eyelevel Gallery, NS), Logan MacDonald (Assistant Professor, Waterloo University, ON), and Kailey Bryan (Independent artist and curator, NL) Please join us for a group discussion as part of the Atlantic Provincial Art Gallery Association Conference in St. John's this year. The discussion pivots on three questions, with each presenter rotating the role of provocateur - to invite meaningful conversation about the nature (and future) of institutional practices. This event is just one of many events that will take place throughout the city from June 13th to 16th as part of the Atlantic Provincial Art Gallery Association Conference. The conference is co-organized by The Rooms with Eastern Edge Artist-Run Centre, St. Michael's Printshop, and Grenfell Gallery (Memorial University). The event is free to the public. For more information on the events visit: https://easternedge.ca/apaga-agapa-atlantis-2019/

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