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A previous version of this email listed an upcoming event incorrectly. Apologies! This has been corrected.
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The Endless Garden
Alexai Wilson
Western University Annual Juried Exhibition 22
FCG Feature Award Winner
May 16 - June 1, 2024To Whom It May Concern:
So, here's the deal—I stumbled upon something peculiar the other day, and I am scratching my head trying to make sense of it. It's this series of videos, along with random pages and documents we were able to collect on the scene. The people we questioned are just muttering on about some shared dream? ....Alexai Wilson grew up in Sarnia, Ontario and discovered her love for the creative arts early in life. She has a passion for music, visual arts, creative writing, and theatre. While her usual content explores fantasy and sci-fi genres, Alexai also harbours a fascination for mystery and horror. She aspires to create immersive pieces by integrating multiple creative mediums. With a desire for storytelling, she sees herself working in the film and entertainment industry, pushing boundaries and exploring new areas of artistic expression. Alexai is currently working toward a BFA degree from Western University’s Department of Visual Arts.The Annual Juried Exhibition (AJE) is one of the most highly anticipated undergraduate exhibitions in the Department of Visual Arts at UWO. This exhibition supports the production of new artwork made in a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, digital media, photography, installation, sound, and performance. For many years, Forest City Gallery has supported the AJE through the contribution of the FCG Feature Award. The FCG Feature offers a presentation and platforming opportunity to one student each year, selected by a professional jury. The AJE 22 jury, which convened earlier this semester, awarded second-year student Alexai with this year’s FCG Feature Award because her AJE-exhibited work demonstrated a great deal of conceptual experimentation, technical accomplishment, and attention to the history of her medium. Don't miss your chance to view this wonderfully eerie work in person!
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Hindsight: Celebrating 50 Years of FCGMay16 - July 31, 2024Featuring work by Abby Vincent, Amal Matan, Beth Stewart, Chad Oakenfold, Delaney van der Burg, Duane Crisp, Jasmine Gervais, Jay Hodgson, Kara Riepert, Linda Yeoman, Lisa Daniels, m. a. biddle, Maria Luia Contursi, Marlaine Weber, Mike Sloane, Natali Bravo, Paula O., Rima Sater, Riyam Al-Niaimi, Ruth Douthwright, Sarah Cowling, Sylvia Pozeg, Valda Glennie, Will Kidman, Yijing Li.This FCG Pier exhibition showcases works produced during our recent collage workshop of the same name, facilitated by London-based artists Sarah Munro and Billy Bert Young. Participants worked with materials sourced from the archives of Forest City Gallery, as well as local indie publishing archives from the Michael Niederman Collection at Western Archives, the What Wave Archives (courtesy of Dave and Rena O'Halleran), and local print ephemera from the McIntosh Gallery's Resources and Research Collection. The results are absolutely stupendous.
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The Postpartum Journal ClubEvery Friday from 11AM - 1PM until June 21stFCG is thrilled to host the Postpartum Journal Club! Taking place on Fridays for 6 weeks up until June 21st. 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 Longfield 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. If you can't make an event, you can follow Danielle's prompts on her Instagram! Learn more about this initiative and follow them on social media!
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A Pairing of Free Performance Workshops!
With Veronica Antipolo and Kevin MurphySession 1Veronica Antipolo: Sharing Your Story - Find Your Power as the StorytellerTuesday, 4 June, 6-8PMSharing stories has the power to inspire and help others feel seen. But, when you are the storyteller, how does sharing your story help you? In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the power of their story, how it creates authentic connection, how to find their story and craft an engaging piece. You don’t need a story idea to participate, but you may leave with one!Veronica’s workshop is free and limited to twelve participants. Register to participate in this event by emailing: info@forestcitygallery.comSession 2Kevin Murphy: Confidence & Writing for PerformanceThursday, 6 June, 6-8PMDo you want to be a writer? Congratulations, you are one! Come build confidence and discipline in your work in this class focused on writing for live performance.Kevin’s workshop is free and limited to fifteen participants. Register to participate in this event by DMing us or emailing: info@forestcitygallery.com*** We recommend that you consider participating in both workshops, as they have been developed in consultation and collaboration with one another. However, you are also welcomed to participate in just one!BIOS:
Veronica Antipolo is a professional storyteller and coach. She has been featured in CBC Radio’s “The Doc Project”, Reader’s Digest, Stories We Don’t Tell: The Book, award-winning RICE Asian comedy podcast, Toronto Storytelling Festival, Museum London. Her clients include McMaster University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Western University, and CineFAM Film Festival for Women of Colour Creators.Kevin Murphy is a writer/performer. His work has been featured in Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Wildside, and Fringe festivals.
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Hear Here presents AudiopollinationJune 7, 2024Doors at 7:30; Show at 8PM$15 at doorFeaturing Zane Pate, Andres Garzon, Ian Indiano, and Shannon Taylor-JonesAudiopollination London is a monthly event that showcases spontaneous performances by ad hoc ensembles in the realms of music and arts. It embraces participants of all ages, skill levels, backgrounds, and artistic disciplines, welcoming visual artists, dancers, and poets alike. This event is a hub for experimentation and the exploration of new artistic and sound-making techniques. Committed to being an inclusive and affirming space for everyone, Audiopollination London invites you to join and express yourself freely, just as you are or as you wish to be.
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SafeSpace LoveSaturday, June 86PM - 10PM1025 Elias Street Visit 1025 Elias Street on June 8 to support your local Safe Space. Forest City Gallery, Odyssey Records, Brown & Dickson, Back to the Fuchsia, and a legion of true-blue buddies are organizing this fundraising event for SafeSpace. Come out and spend time in this wonderful neck of OEV, and support a local non-profit delivering on-the-ground supports to the community.SafeSpace London is a volunteer run support centre for sex workers, allies, and women in crisis. As some have astutely recalled, it was originally housed in the beloved arts and music hub, East Village Arts Collective (or EVAC), a champion for creativity, collaboration, community support, and mutual aid in Old East Village.1025 Elias will be hosting live performances as well as an on-site auction and/or art sale. 100% of proceeds will go to SafeSpace. Tickets to this event will be $20, or $15 with a donation of a needed item. Contact info@forestcitygallery.com if you require a subsidized ticket (capacity limited).Visit this Current Needs List from SafeSpace for some donation inspiration,PERFORMERS & PRESENTERS (more to come):Jenny BerkelMisha BowerJill ClairKaitlin ShuveraAndres Garzon - live artIllustration by Diana Tamblyn. Special thanks to the incomparable Soft Flirt (Alayna Hryclik) for her earlier promotional image. FCG is seeking volunteers, donated artwork, and items/services suitable for a silent auction to help raise funds. Contact us at info@forestcitygallery.com if you are interested in helping out, or to arrange pick-up or drop-off. Know that your support means a whole heck of a lot right now.
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FCG Crit Night on May 31st! 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.
Crit nights will pause through the month of June and will resume in July and August with our forthcoming summer exhibitions.
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Upcoming Events, Calls and OpportunitiesOpening Reception: Sebastian Evans, "Meltdown Paintings: 20 Alternate Landscapes" & Chloe Serenko, "Echoes of the Everyday" June 4, 1-4PM at Strand Fine Art Services Ontario Arts Council - Chalmers Arts Fellowships(deadline June 4) FCG Workshop with Veronica Antipolo: Sharing Your Story - Find Your Power as the StorytellerJune 4, 6 - 8PM Connect on TAPJune 5, 5:30-7:30 Opening Reception for Michael Pszczonak, "Window Reflections"June 6, 6-8PM at Michael Gibson Gallery FCG Workshop with Kevin Murphy: Confidence & Writing for PerformanceJune 6, 6-8PM FCG's Hear Here presents Audiopollination LondonJune 7, doors at 7:30 SafeSpace Love fundraising eventJune 8, 6-10PM at 1025 Elias Street (FCG, Odyssey Records, Brown & Dickson Booksellers and Back to the Fuchsia Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship (deadline June 9) Museum London - Head, Operations & Visitor Experience posting(deadline June 17) Mayworks' Labour Arts Catalyst Residency Program(deadline June 17) RBC Emerging Artist Residency Program and RMG(June 28) Print London - TOMPE2024 Submission Call (deadline July 8)
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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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