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GROUP EXHIBITION Scrapes: Unruly Embodiments in Video Art
ARTISTS
Back to Back Theatre / Theatre of Speed
Aleesa Cohene
Jeremy Drummond
John Greyson
Deirdre Logue
Jorge Lozano
Allyson Mitchell and Christina Zeidler
Shelley Niro
Lisa Steele
Anna Tsouhlarakis
Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
The exhibition, Scrapes: Unruly Embodiments in Video Art, is a centerpiece of the 2010 John Douglas Taylor Conference at McMaster University, Health, Embodiment, and Visual Culture: Engaging Publics and Pedagogies, Nov 18 – 20, 2010.The exhibition features video art from Canada, Australia, and the U.S. that mobilizes the body as the method of political, social, and cultural investigation. The work of Mohawk artist Shelley Niro and Navajo artist Anna Tsouhlarakis is at the forefront of contemporary Indigenous media culture. Other work includes iconic and internationally renowned video by feminist artist Lisa Steele (winner of the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts), queer activist media by John Greyson (internationally renowned filmmaker and activist), and a disability film by Australia’s Theatre of Speed, an ensemble of performers with disabilities.
List of Works in Exhibition:
Back to Back Theatre
Theatre of Speed
Theatre of Speed versus Boz’n Hok
Australia. 3:45 min. 2004
Aleesa Cohene
Abscess
Canada. 10:18 min. 2001
Jeremy Drummond
Spit
Canada. 2:27 min. 2000
John Greyson
Shame on Abbot
Canada. 1 min. 2007
Deirdre Logue
Eclipse
Canada. 4:38 min. 2005
Jorge Lozano
Out Side
Canada. 1:29 min. 2006
Allyson Mitchell and Christina Zeidler
Unca Trans
Canada. 4:30 min. 2007
Shelley Niro
The Shirt
Canada. 5:55 min. 2003
Lisa Steele
Birthday Suit – with scars and defects
Canada. 13 min. 1974
Anna Tsouhlarakis
Let’s Dance
U.S. 14 min. 2004
Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Songs of Praise for the Heart Beyond Cure
Canada. 14:40 min. 2006
Curators: Drs. Sarah Brophy and Janice Hladki
November 18, 2009 – January 22, 2010
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SUBMISSIONS & ASSISTANCE
SUBMISSIONS:
The McMaster Museum of Art is presently not accepting artists’ submissions for exhibitions at this time of leadership change at the museum. Our Interim Director will be undertaking a review of the museum’s forward exhibition schedule, as well as our policies and procedures, in the coming months. Our present focus is the ongoing maintenance of our permanent collection and storage needs for future collection activities.
The museum remains committed to our collecting priority in the continued support of early career, mid-career and established Indigenous artists, artists of the Black diaspora and racialized artists through purchases and commissions. Donations will be welcomed and reviewed at a future date which will be posted on our website.
ASSISTANCE:
The McMaster Museum of Art is a third party recommender for Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Exhibition Assistance Grants.
The museum is currently accepting applications. Our next program deadline is: December 16, 2024.
Priorities:
Artists who demonstrate an interest and consideration of art as a medium for social change and action.
Please follow the guidelines established by the Ontario Arts Council, apply directly through their website, and submit the following with your applications:
Brief artist statement
Confirmation letter from the gallery/museum/venue
Budget
CV
Digital images of work
