May Opening Reception!

Celebrating new exhibitions with Lara Felsing & Kevin Jesunio!

In our Main Gallery is Shallow Breaths by Lara Felsing. In 2023, Lara Felsing was evacuated twice due to wildfires. Shallow Breaths is an exhibition exploring wildfires and how wildfire smoke affects humans, plants, insects, animals, and the land. It looks closely at the air we breathe when wildfires burn near and far, and its themes include climate change, eco grief, community, reciprocity, and our shared connection through breath. After recording air quality data for three years, Lara is sharing her findings in a body of work made with plant-dyed up-cycled textiles, secondhand items from her community, wildfire burn site castoffs, and harvested plant medicines.

In our Project Gallery is Tender City: The Silent Slow Dance Project by Kevin Jesuino. Tender City is a socially engaged dance project inviting men in different cities to participate in partnered silent slow dances in public urban spaces. Historically, urban design has often prioritized order, efficiency, and productivity, reflecting societal structures that have traditionally favoured hetero-patriarchal capitalist ideals. These priorities may inadvertently limit opportunities to foster tenderness, connection, and community care in city spaces. Some homosexual men navigate this imposed system through cruising, seeking physical connections in public due to having no other options in a city or world that rejects their existence. Tender City translates this intimate choreography into an urban, public, silent, slow dance through a public activation and a video installation.

On Saturday May 22nd come connect with your community, enjoy some light refreshments, and be the first to see these exciting exhibitions! Please RVSP to let us know you’re coming.