EVENT: Garage Montage, a review of a Calgary exhibition & cultural phenomenon
SPEAKER: Kayleigh Hall, former Curator, Art Gallery of Calgary
DATE: Wednesday December 16, 2015
TIME: 2:00-3:00 pm
PLACE: PENTICTON ART GALLERY
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
A public event. Free admission; donations are welcome. Tea and baked goods will be served.
For more information phone 250-493-2928 Tues-Fri 10-5 or Sat & Sun 11-4
DESCRIPTION:
Garage Montage (2013) was a group exhibition featuring 30 emerging artists who operated out of 11 alternative-use spaces in Calgary. The
spaces had been converted into galleries without reliance on commercial galleries, artist-run centres, or government funding. Typically a garage or abandoned building was adopted by a collective of artists who worked together for a period of time to showcase art and hold openings. This resulted in dynamic mixed media exhibitions that were powered by grassroots organizations and social media, and strove for community engagement
