Drop-In Activity: Gallery in Progress
We’re deep into preparations for the permanent home of our Collection Gallery and invite you to take a sneak peek into what is to come!
The inaugural installation of our new collection gallery – “Gathering: Community Stories Through a Global Collection” was developed through a community-focused approach to display and storytelling. We invited members of the public to choose and respond to pieces in the collection that speak to them.
Join us in our second-floor gallery for screenings of the stories and responses we have gathered, demonstrations, and Q&As with our conservation and education staff.
Wednesdays February 22, March 1 and 8, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Interact with objects from our education collection in the gallery while Education Coordinator Allie Davis discusses and demonstrates the textile techniques used to create them
Fridays February 24, March 3 and 10, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Learn about the work and care needed to prepare objects for display with Conservator Esther Knegt
Wednesdays to Sundays February 15 to March 12
In the Spring of 2022, the Museum embarked on a digital project collecting artist responses and personal textile stories though partnerships with a community organization, an artist collective and an open call for submissions. Several of these digital works will be on view along with the collection objects they are responding to in the new Collection Gallery. Some of these will be on preview in the gallery as we prepare for our opening.
View Weaving Journeys, a digital project produced by Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee and Immigrant Services (AWO) in partnership with the Museum. Weaving Journeys features six women and their stories as told through objects they selected from the Museum’s collection. The participants from AWO represent immigrants and refugee women in Canada, some of whom escaped the uncertainty and the violence faced by families for generations in Afghanistan. Their stories are woven into their immigration journeys and show how culture, resilience and beauty can overcome hardship and war. Through their selected pieces, the participants reflect on the talent, strength and hard work of Afghan women as they create home wherever they are.
View Something to Hang On To, by artist Katy Biele, created in response to a yarn painting by Francisco Carrillo.
This digital project was generously funded by the Digital Now Grant of the Canada Council for the Arts.
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