An artwork that depicts various green coloured vegetation with a darkish blue background.

The Disappearing Sky: In conversation with Zachari Logan

Dates February 17.2021

On Wednesday, February 17, Art Gallery of Guelph Director Shauna McCabe hosted a virtual conversation with artist Zachari Logan. Addressing the development of his recent work on view in the exhibition The Disappearing Sky, the discussion focused on the visual language throughout Logan’s pastel drawings and how the natural topographies he cultivates speak to both interior and exterior worlds through an exploration of the intersection of queer identity, memory and place.

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An artwork that depicts various green coloured vegetation with a darkish blue background.

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Four gradient images hang on the walls with a small square mirrored surface on the floor

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In Conversation: Meg Ross and José Andrés Mora

June 8.2022

Artists Meg Ross and José Andrés Mora discuss the production and display strategies explored in their respective practices.

Three images galleries with art on their walls

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Curating, Care, Community: In conversation with Sally Frater, Taqralik Partridge, and Vince Rozario

February 17.2022

Curators Sally Frater, Taqralik Partridge, and Vince Rozario discuss notions of stewardship in relation to and beyond their exhibitions currently on view at the Art Gallery of Guelph which offer nuanced explorations of distinct colonial histories and anti-colonial approaches.

Colourful drawing of two girls eating sweets on wooden stairs with a bicycle on the right.

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In Conversation: Tarralik Duffy and Taqralik Partridge

January 27.2022

Artist Tarralik Duffy and curator Taqralik Partridge discuss the development of the exhibition ᐃᓅᓯᕋ | Inuusira, focusing on the influence of Pitseolak Ashoona's work as well as her legacy.

Colourful stitch art of a building with a dark background.

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In Conversation: Jagdeep Raina with Shauna McCabe

December 7.2021

Artist Jagdeep Raina and Art Gallery of Guelph director Shauna McCabe discuss the AGG's touring exhibition Chase, presented in partnership with the Textile Museum of Canada.

An N95 mask has two circles of yellow, red, and blue patches

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Art as Resilience | Vectors of Transmission Panel Discussion

October 6.2021

A discussion with featured artists Ruth Cuthand, Bonnie Devine, Bea Parsons, Barry Pottle, and Katherine Takpannie, whose work provides vital context for this novel virus, highlighting how its impacts are not experienced equally and consistently across populations but are rather tied to wider colonial histories.

A close photo of a necklace with multiple coloured beads consisting of red, blue and yellow. There is a blue gem and black strings attached to the necklace.

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Sewing Resilience: A conversation on Breathe.

July 8.2021

Breathe founders Nathalie Bertin and Lisa Shepherd as well as artists Teresa Burrows, Don Kwan, Naomi Smith, and Taalrumiq (Christina King) reflect on how resilience can be redefined through collective artmaking.

A multi-colour textile artwork featuring abstract designs, faces, and human figures, with a winged humanoid creature as the focal point.

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Permanent Danger: In conversation with Anna Torma

June 16.2021

Artist Anna Torma and artist and curator Bryce Kanbara discuss the ideas and issues explored in Torma’s work in advance of her solo exhibition "Permanent Danger".

Three people are on a blue vehicle carrying bundles of dry vegetation, while a fourth individual walks up to the vehicle from the left

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Azaadi Intertwined

April 18.2021

Hosted by the AGG, Azaadi Intertwined was a screening of documentaries by filmmakers Sirjaut Kaur and Uzma Falak that speak to individual experiences entwined with the diverse struggles unfolding across India today.