Public Program
March Art & Reading Group with the Art Gallery of Windsor and River Bookshop: Conversations
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 7 pm – 8 pm
Join the Art Gallery of Windsor and River Bookshop for the final Art & Reading Group meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss books and art related to the theme of this year's AGW Triennial: Conversations.
Art is a series of conversations. With their work, artists can speak across time, space, generations, cultures, and contexts. The Windsor-Essex Triennial of Contemporary Art 2021 will be about listening to the conversations going on throughout the communities that make up this region.
Book list
Non- fiction:
The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations by Robert Livingston
The Nature of Conspiracy Theories by Michael Butter
Fred Rogers: The Last Interview and Other Conversations with Introduction by David Bianculli
Fiction:
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
Dominoes at the Crossroads by Kaie Kellough
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
Art list (viewable on agw.ca/search)
1) Carl Beam, Two Kinds of Power, 1995, silkscreen on stonehenge paper, 1/200, 68.0 cm x 41.0 cm. Gift of Milton Winberg, 2003, 2003.061.
2) Carl Beam, Traffic, 1996, silkscreen on stonehenge paper, 87/400, 71.0 cm x 39.0 cm. Gift of Milton Winberg, 2003, 2003.063.
3) Spring Hurlbut, La Somnolence, 1995, installation with 137 cast and wrought iron cribs and children's beds, sound. Gift of the artist, 1999, 1999.019.
4) Joyce Wieland, Untitled (from the Toronto 20 portfolio), 1965, ozalid on paper, 9/100, 61.0 cm x 46.0 cm. Gift of the Director's Fund, 1965, 1965.026.020.
5) Jamelie Hassan, The Satanic Verses, 1990-1997, photopanels, books, wood table, marble fountain, glazed ceramic tablets, unglaze. Gift of the artist, 1998, 1998.086.
6) Daphne Odjig, Chatting, (from the Motherhood Series I), 1979, Serigraph on paper, 47/125, 38.0 cm x 30.5 cm. Gift of Philip Gevik, 2017, 2017.024.
Register HERE.
Requirements:
- A good Internet connection
- A microphone and camera-enabled (optional) computer, tablet or smartphone, earphones
- The program will be delivered via the video conferencing app Zoom. Please download prior to the workshop.
Note: The Art Gallery of Windsor and River Bookshop are committed to fostering a respectful online environment for all. Disrespectful conduct may result in participant removal from the Zoom call.
