ENVIRONMENTS, 2024
ENVIRONMENTS consisted of two parts starting with a site-specific art event, and an Artist Circle and culminating in an art exhibition and limited-edition publication.
Richmond Hill is one of the most diverse cities in Canada, with a long history of migration and settlement by both Indigenous and settler populations. Twelve participating York Region artists took part in a walk along the Dave Barrow Trail in the Oak Ridges Corridor Reserve which is part of the Greenbelt. As such, participants were inspired to dig alternative paths into the concepts of nature, conservation, change diversity, and suburban life. The curator shared his interests in this topic and aspects of his artistic practice with regards to his current series Scar. The Boynton House Gallery, the location of the exhibition, and its historical designation add realism and context and acknowledge the space of the architecture it occupies forming a material connection to the wooden structure itself. It also makes references to its place within the context of settlement, displacement, colonialism, and sprawl
curated by Christos Damianos
The project was supported by the City of Richmond Hill Community and Cultural Grant
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