Thaumaturgy Artist Talk

Join us at Charles Street for an artist talk with the curator and artists of Thaumaturgy!

Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 3 PM – 5 PM

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Through the art and science of ‘wonder-working’, Thaumaturgy generates an immersive and participatory call to action to fight for the future of our planet’s well being. Animated through the respective artforms of 4 Indigenous Disabled artists, the 4 Elements of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water meet at a juncture to story ceremony and sacred space for feeling and healing. Tobacco, Sage, Cedar and Sweetgrass work to resist the formalities of a gallery, giving way to living tableaus that tie together the 4 elemental installations. In paying homage to the land and the place we call home, we come back to our base teachings of love and respect to show the ‘wonders’ of our environment and the ability each of us has to reshape our future with our own hands.

ABOUT THE CURATOR AND ARTISTS
Jaene F.W Castrillon (Curator and Artist) is a 2spirit film-based multi-disciplinary artist who explores her relationship to the world through various spiritual teachings and the wisdom of the land. As 1st generation settler to Turtle Island, she is a mixed race (indigenous Colombian/Hong Kong Chinese) queer woman of colour living with disabilities (psychiatric/physical/cognitive).

Danielle Hyde (Artist) is a multi-disciplinary Indigenous artist whose work mingles traditional and non-traditional mediums, photography and performance art. A storyteller, Danielle creates stories in different forms to acknowledge we are 4-dimensional beings; connecting through our hearts, minds, bodies, and spirit operating in chorus with the seen and unseen.

Louis Esmé (Artist) practices traditional tattooing, writing, beading, drawing, pottery, and curation. They are a co-founding member of Titiesg Wîcinímintôwak // Bluejays Dancing Together, currently working on Kindling, an Indigenous LGBTQ2S arts research project. Louis is a Mi’kmaq, Acadian, and Irish, non-binary person with multiple disabilities.

Kate Meawasige (Artist) is an Anishnaabe artist from Genaabajing (Serpent River First Nations) self taught artist specializing in beadwork and quillwork. Kate mixes traditional Indigenous art forms with traditional ideas around trauma, healing and harm reduction to create unique spaces for youth to heal.

For more information, visit the Tangled Arts website: https://tangledarts.org/exhibits/thaumaturgy/

ACCESSIBILITY
Accessibility in TMAC:
Toronto Media Arts Centre (TMAC) is accessible by the far left doors. All of the doors open by pushing inward, not pulling. The doors are not powered. As you enter there is a passenger elevator to the left to take you to the 2nd floor, and a set of stairs to the right.

Washrooms:
The ground floor washroom and toilet are wheelchair accessible. There is a private accessible washroom on the second floor next to the all-gender washroom, and two accessible stalls in the shared washroom. We use scent-free soap, and encourage all guests to attend our events scent-free.

For Wheel-Trans Drop off:
As of June 2019, the City of Toronto has removed the curb cut that previously provided access to TMAC. We are in the process of attempting to have the curb cut reinstalled. In the meantime, the nearest curb access point is inside the Green P parking lot south of the park.

Read about Toronto Media Arts Centre Accessibility here:https://policies.tomediaarts.org/procedure-manual/policies/accessibility

Join us at the opening reception:
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