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Artist's Talk with Gina D'AloisioFriday, April 26, 6 - 7:30PMCome for our Crit Night from 4-6, and stay for Gina's talk and tour!Join our current exhibiting artist, Gina D'Aloiso, for a tour through her solo exhibition PACKED-IN and a talk about her practice. Toronto-based artist Gina D’Aloisio (BFA) utilizes interdisciplinary sculpture and installation. Her primary material focuses are hyperreal mold-making and found objects. Through the replication of flesh and body with silicone, in combination with found objects, she explores the human relationship to the material world. Her work is a reflection of the times, employing satire and irony to both poke fun at, and seriously contemplate our world. Gina's focus lies in exploring how bodies and identities are influenced by social conditions, drawing from personal knowledge and experience while analyzing the overall zeitgeist of the time. By distorting and combining silicone with everyday objects, D'Aloisio questions these themes and sheds light on important issues that people are facing today. Gina's talk is part of the upcoming Canadian Art Hop, hosted by the Art Dealers Association of Canada. Learn more about this and partner events on our website! Gina wishes to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Province of Ontario toward this exhibition.
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See You There
Shane Ackerley, Marla Botterill, Mary Donlan, Anne Hamilton, and SiHyun Vision Kim
March 7 - April 27, 2024
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Featuring works by FCG Members Shane Ackerley, Marla Botterill, Mary Donlan, Anne Hamilton, and SiHyun Vision Kim, See You There reflects the candid relationships artists have with the places they inhabit, or have experienced, and acknowledges the various ways in which locations and cultures affect our artwork. The exhibition engages with ideas of location, memory, home, people, community, and culture. See You There is curated by this year's Gallery Intern Jack Cocker. Read features about each work on our website. |
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Hindsight: A collaborative collage workshop celebrating 50 years of FCGSunday, April 28 from 1 - 4PMRSVP to join the waitlist for this unique engagement! Space is limitedLondon-based artists Sarah Munro and Billy Bert Young invite you to join them for a collaborative collage experience. Participants will be provided with materials sourced from the archives of Forest City Gallery, as well as local indie publishing ephemera from the Michael Niederman Collection at Western Archives, the What Wave Archives (courtesy of Dave and Rena O'Halleran), and the McIntosh Gallery's Resources and Research Collection. Participants will also be provided with all the necessary tools, equipment, and innovative instruction to expand your creative practice! This workshop aims to inspire participants to explore the art of collage and collaboration through both maximalist and minimalist approaches. Sarah and Billy will delve into the principles and elements of design and composition, empowering participants to construct narratives from disparate elements. Attendees will learn about essential tools, techniques, materials, and image sources commonly utilized by collage artists. Together, we will carefully select, cut, and arrange various ephemera to craft our own individual and collective stories.
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FCG's PostBop Beathead Jazz Workshop, sponsored by LBMXMay 5 - May 9, 2024May 5: Band set-up, levels, discussionMay 6 - 9: Workshopping Period, 12 - 5PM daily - All welcome!Forest City Gallery is excited to host FIVE DAYS of postbop beathead jazz jamming, live on-site & continuously recorded. This public performance series and recording event is also a professional development opportunity for local musicians, offering on-site discussions, learning and mentorship. The resulting recordings from this session will be delivered to producers for (re)processing and (re)mixing, and ultimately recomposition, in the tradition of work by Teo Macero and Miles Davis (think Davis' landmark albums, In A Silent Way & Bitches Brew). All are welcome to not only observe but also participate in this 4-day workshopping event!A full length LP will be sequenced from this work, pressed to vinyl, and distributed to all major streaming services via the gallery’s new imprint: FCG Hear Here! Artists, photographers and videographers are also invited to drop in & observe the workshop during the gallery's open hours, and to use this living exhibit as material for visual art making. A selection of visual materials will be included in the promotional and printed matter for the subsequent vinyl pressing, with reproduction fees paid to artists. FCG's PostBop Beathead Jazz Workshop is generously supported by LBMX and LBMX Place.
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Join us for the first session of Postpartum Journal Club! Taking place on Fridays for 6 weeks, starting May 17th at FCG from 11 to 1pm. Suggestion of $5 to $10 donation for the 6 weeks. Donations help cover the cost of art supplies, journals/sketchbooks, and refreshments. What is a Postpartum Journal Club? Taking inspiration from the UK's Maternal Journal program, a local mom, artist, and former midwife, Danielle, decided to create a weekly group for parents to get together and be creative! Following the prompts from #maternaljournal, Danielle will lead the group through creative writing, poetry, art, and doodling to help reflect on the awesomeness and intensity of parenthood/life with a baby. FCG is delighted to be hosting the Postpartum Journal Club. Learn more about this initiative and follow them on social media! |
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Interview: Rima Sater and Laura AcostaArtists Rima Sater and Laura Acosta discuss their recent installation, You Can't Have Honety Without An Onion, their Brazil-based residency experience, and their collaborative practice.
This video was produced by FCG Media Intern Emma Amodio and Gallery Intern Jack Cocker. It features additional installation photography by Rachel Long / Saros Creative and personal photographs provided by Rima and Laura.
Learn more about Rima and Laura's work.
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Our next FCG Crit Night is Friday, April 26. Running 4-6PM every second Friday, Crit Nights at FCG are open to artists at all stages of their career looking to get feedback and inspiration.
Spend your upcoming Friday with us, and stay for Gina D'Aloisio's talk and exhibition tour!
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Our mailing address is:1025 Elias Street, London, Ontario, N5W 3P6, Canada FCG's programs and exhibitions are free and accessible to all thanks to the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, London Arts Council, and the London Community Foundation. We are grateful to our artists, members, volunteers, donors, and community partners. Our operations rely on your generous and dedicated support. Please consider becoming a member of FCG.For information on our programming, or for other general inquiries please contact the gallery at info@forestcitygallery.com Copyright © 2023 Forest City Gallery. All rights reserved.You received this email because you subscribed to our list. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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