AGENTS FOR CHANGE | FACING THE ANTHROPOCENE Curated by NINA CZEGLEDY AND JANE TINGLEY
CURATED BY NINA CZEGLEDY AND JANE TINGLEY THEMUSEUM.ca, Ontario, Kitchener Agents for Change | Facing the Anthropocene presents artworks by women media artists working at the intersection of science, technology and art, with a focus on ecological change—the greatest danger of our time. Responding to the global recognition of the importance of the creative voices and activism of women artists, this unique exhibition demonstrates progress towards improving gender representation in the arts. Anthropocene describes the current geological period during which human activity has significantly influenced the climate and environment, compromising life on the planet. The impact of environmental change has begun to affect everyone —from rising sea levels, to intense heat waves, to the mass extinction of the earth’s flora and fauna. Change is inevitable, but only by facing the future and understanding the challenges can we begin to become agents for change. Selected artworks approach this complex topic by unpacking the lived realities of humans on this earth, but also of the animals and insects that we share it with. Canadian artists in the exhibition include Diane Landry, Donna Legault, Maayke Schurer, Liz Miller, Elaine Whitaker. Selected international artists: Kristine Diekman, Olga Kisseleva, Caro McCaw/Vicki Smith, Rasa Smite/Raitis Smits, and Pinar Yoldas. We are pleased to present Currents as part of the exhibition - an evening screening of video works created by indigenous women artists at the University of Waterloo’s Fine Arts Department. Featured artists include Dana Claxton, Alethea Arnaquq-Bari, Shelley Niro, Cara Mumford, Lisa Jackson, Amanda Strong, Helen Haig-Brown, and Vanessa Dion Fletcher. Special thanks to collaborator Ivan Jurakic, curator of UWAG for making the film program possible Grateful thanks are also due to our assistant Zana Kozomora, along with the hardworking staff at THEMUSEUM for bringing this show into being. About the Curators NINA CZEGLEDY Nina Czegledy, independent media artist, curator, and researcher with international and national academic affiliations is based in Toronto, Canada. She collaborates on art & science & technology projects internationally. The paradigm shifts in the arts in a cross-cultural context, interdisciplinary education and practice, eco art and inter-generational issues inform her collaborations. Most recent curatorial project: Who’s you? JD Reid Gallery, New Plymouth, NZ, 2019, Leonardo 50th at Cyber Arts and ARS Electronica, Austria, 2018. JANE TINGLEY Jane Tingley is an artist, curator and Associate Professor in Hybrid Media Arts at the University of Waterloo (ON). Her studio work combines traditional studio practice with new media tools - and spans responsive/interactive installation, performative robotics, and the creation of a telematically connected distributed sculpture. She has participated in exhibitions and festivals in the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe - including translife - International Triennial of Media Art at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, Gallerie Le Deco in Tokyo (JP), Elektra Festival in Montréal(CA) and the Künstlerhause in Vienna (AT). _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] http://ada.net.nz/ Manage your list membership (Subscribe, Change to digest, Unsubscribe) http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/ada_list
