Updates from the BIPOC Curatorial Mentorship Program (October 2023)
October 23, 2023
As the McMaster Museum of Art’s critical collection exhibition Chasm has enjoyed an official opening, mentees Christina Leslie and Alex Jacobs-Blum have been supporting the show in exhibition research and development, amongst the pursuit of other projects.
This summer, Jacobs-Blum completed the production of a publication for an exhibition she curated at Hamilton Artists Inc., Born Celestial. This exhibition catalogue is available to read and download on the Hamilton Artists Inc. website. Jacobs-Blum will be in a group exhibition in November at Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa and will be opening a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton in January 2024.
With the end of September, Alex Jacobs-Blum completed her time in the mentorship program. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate her on the realization of her curatorial and artistic projects and wish her all the best as she takes steps forward in her career.
Christina Leslie will be continuing in the mentorship program, and we are thrilled to announce that she has been appointed the curator of our April exhibition SUMMA, the annual graduating exhibition for the McMaster University School of the Arts Class of 2024! We are excited to have her leading a talk and tour through the Chasm exhibition on October 25th and participating in a Curators in Conversation with exhibition curator Betty Julian on November 1st.
We are pleased to share that the Art Gallery of Ontario has acquired one of Leslie’s series EveryTING IRIE for their permanent collection, and she has been selected as one of the artists from the International Open Call for the Exposure Photography Festival in Calgary, Alberta at Contemporary Calgary for February 2024.
Talk with Christina Leslie
Wednesday, October 25, 12:30-1:20 PM
Curators in Conversation
Wednesday, November 1, 12:30-1:20 PM
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Alex Jacobs-Blum and Christina Leslie will be sharing their contributions to Chasm in the form of an exhibition document containing in-depth research and discourse conducted during their time in the mentorship program. This document will be publicly available in the coming months and will serve as an informative resource through which to expand our experiential offerings for the exhibition.
The BIPOC Curatorial Mentorship program is supported by funds from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Office of the Provost, McMaster University.
Depuis l’ouverture de l’exposition Chasm, composée d’œuvres de la collection du McMaster Museum of Art, nos mentorées Christina Leslie et Alex Jacobs-Blum ont contribué à la recherche et au développement de nouvelles expositions, entre autres projets.
Cet été, Jacobs-Blum a mis la touche finale à une publication réalisée en lien avec une exposition intitulée Born Celestial, qu’elle a organisée à Hamilton Artists Inc. Cette publication peut être consultée et téléchargée sur le site de Hamilton Artists Inc. En novembre, Jacobs-Blum participera à une exposition collective à la Robert McLaughlin Gallery à Oshawa, et en janvier prochain, elle présentera une exposition individuelle au Musée des beaux-arts de Hamilton.
À la fin du mois de septembre, Alex Jacobs-Blum a terminé sa participation au programme de mentorat. Nous tenons à la féliciter pour avoir mené à bien ses projets curatoriaux et artistiques et lui souhaiter le meilleur pour la suite de sa carrière.
Christina Leslie poursuit quant à elle le programme de mentorat et nous sommes heureux d’annoncer qu’elle a été nommée conservatrice de notre exposition prévue en avril, SUMMA, l’exposition annuelle des diplômés de la promotion 2024 de l’École des arts de l’Université McMaster! Nous sommes également ravis qu’elle dirige une conférence et une visite de l’exposition Chasm, le 25 octobre, et qu’elle participe à une causerie avec la commissaire de l’exposition, Betty Julian, le 1er novembre.
Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que le Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario a récemment fait l’acquisition d’œuvres de la série EveryTING IRIE, de Leslie, et que celle-ci a été sélectionnée pour participer au festival de photographie Exposure, qui se tiendra à Calgary en février 2024.
Rencontre avec Christina Leslie
Mercredi 25 octobre, de 12 h 30 à 13 h 20
Causerie entre commissaires d’exposition
Mercredi 1er novembre, de 12 h 30 à 13 h 20
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Alex Jacobs-Blum et Christina Leslie partageront dans un document d’exposition les fruits de leurs recherches approfondies pour l’exposition Chasm ainsi que le contenu des exposés présentés pendant leur participation au programme de mentorat. Ce document, qui sera mis à la disposition du public dans les mois à venir, servira de ressource informative pour élargir notre offre expérientielle en matière d’exposition.
Le programme de mentorat PANDC a également reçu l’appui du ministère du Patrimoine canadien et du bureau du recteur de l’Université McMaster.
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