Visual Arts
Femme Wave Festival is proud to announce the 2016 Visual Arts Programming:
Femme Wave’s 2016 visual arts programming is an exploration of femme identities in their many forms, pluralities, and understandings. Aiming to be inclusive and intersectional in both politic and approach, this programming endeavors to shift binary thinking. Clear traditions and understandings become murkey, without boundary, and offer reprieve from any single meaning or expression of what it means to be femme.
The Garden
Where: 1314 1 Street SW (Pop-up show)
When: Wednesday November 16 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Femme Wave is pleased to announce that The Garden, a one night only exhibition, will be kicking off the 2016 Visual Arts Programming!
The Garden, a thoughtful pop-up exhibition, is all ghosts, shadows, and flora. Assembled works from artists Angela Fermor, Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter, Janine Bennett, and May GN, intertwine creating an unexpected and charismatic environment within this empty storefront. Their work marks the space as charismatic, setting it apart from the mundane and conventional, and emboldens reflection and metaphor to prevail.
This Is What Makes Our Guts So Vibrant
Where: U-Hall (upstairs) at Truck Contemporary Art – 2009 10 Ave SE
When: Friday November 18, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Striking an enigmatic balance between bold formal elements and momentous content This Is What Makes Our Guts So Vibrant is a group exhibition not to be missed.
This Is What Makes Our Guts So Vibrant features a comprehensive array of work from artists Cassandra Ellanor Avery Faire, Emily MacDonald, Dainesha Nugent-Palache, Laura Hudspith, Nine Kennedy, and Susan Clarahan. Laden with charm and power, This Is What Makes Our Guts So Vibrant builds a dialogue about identity by confidently destabilizing the hierarchies of dominant culture.
This Is What Makes Our Guts So Vibrant runs from November 18 to November 24 and is welcoming visitors during Truck’s regular gallery hours (Tuesday – Friday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
Un_form
Where: Project Room (downstairs) at Stride Gallery -1006 Macleod Trail SE
When: Thursday November 24, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Un_form brings together video works by artists Felix A. Tuba, Megan Gnanasihamany, and Natalie Stevenson.
Within these videos are realities and staged instances that refuse conformity by unpacking the performance of femme identities and sexualities, critiquing common coming-of-age narratives, and embodying activism. By offering viewers a look into these themes through the artists personal experiences, social engagements, and protest, Un_form shapes a map for questioning convention.
Un_form is open on Wednesday, November 16 until November 30, and can be viewed during Stride Gallery’s hour (Tuesday – Saturday 11:00 am to 5:00pm)
For more information please contact Dana Buzzee, Visual Arts Curator: visualarts@femmewave.com
