The Question’s Project
A Collaboration by students from Ursuline College Chatham and Patrick Mahon
January 8 - January 30, 2021
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
The Questions Project was produced during the Spring of 2020 with a group of art students from Ursuline College Chatham, in cooperation with Mahon and their teacher, Ms. Nicole McEachran. Much of this work was completed during the COVID19-related school closures. The students developed works that speak their questions – including those that arose amidst the early days of the pandemic, and as various social situations unfolded, including the Black Lives Matter protests. In pondering how we build community, now and in the future – whether amidst normal conditions or otherwise.
This is a satellite installation of The Questions Project, the full exhibition was on display at the Thames Art Gallery in the Mezzanine from September - December 2020.
Celebrating Black Live: Community Quilt Project
February 5 - February 26, 2021
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
The Thames Art Gallery and ARTspace are pleased to announce their plans to observe Black History Month this February by inviting the CK community to contribute to a participatory artwork.
For centuries, people of African descent confronted, and continue to confront prejudice and inequity. Systemic barriers still prevent full and equal participation in society. Almost nine months after George Floyd’s death, the rise of Black Lives Matter, and CK’s own peaceful march down King Street, we want to keep carrying it forward. Art can help us create the world we want to live in and what better way to focus our energies than to join together as a community and participate in a positive vision for 2021?
Hometown Baby: Danielle Coleman
March 5 - April 11, 2021
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
Using mixed media and digital painting approaches, Danielle explores the visual language of romance and heartache in her art practice. As an artist focused on the philosophy of love in academia, idealized romance within popular culture and personal experiences.
EVERYday is Earth Day: Sally Joyce and Joe Peet
April 16 - May 2, 2021
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
In “EVERYday is Earth Day,” Joyce and Peet weave a pictorial narrative that speaks of the sky, the ocean's depths, and the flora harbouring life. Both artists collaborate with the land through natural objects: Peet uses branches to frame his drawings, and Joyce mixes lake water into her paints. Scattered amidst the installation are stones and tiny trees, with each element bringing its own story about an encounter the artists have had with the land.
FIL Collective: Francois Grenier, Isabelle Milot and Lisa Sylvestre
May 7 - June 18, 2021
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
ARTspace is pleased to present the latest project by Francois Grenier, Isabelle Milot and Lisa Sylvestre, three artists known as the "FIL Collective," so named for the close bond amongst the artists. Their new installation at ARTspace is focused on their latest explorations in their disparate practices. "FIL Collective" is on public display at ARTspace's Window Gallery and can be viewed from King Street between May 7 and June 18.
The Landscape In Flux: Scott Taylor and Mike Blazek
June 25 - July 30, 2021
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
The Landscape in Flux features two local photographers who respond intuitively to the fluidity of the world around them. Each artist presents a very personal vision while sharing themes of presence, impermanence, and the insistent reach of nature's power. Together, Scott Taylor and Mike Blazek explore the unsettled yet persistently beautiful place the landscape occupies for the people of Chatham-Kent.
This is a satellite installation of The Landscape in Flux, the full exhibition was on display at the Thames Art Gallery in the Mezzanine from March - June 2021.
History of CK Pride
August 17 - Sept 25, 2021
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
Source documents and display by CK Pride members Mike Ondrovcik and Dave Butler.
‘A Quick Riff’
October 1 - November 6, 2021 from 6 PM - 9 PM
PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
This installation is of a single work by Deanna Bowen's exhibition A Harlem Nocturne, on display at the Thames Art Gallery from September 3 - November 7, 2021.
A quick riff, 2020
Single Channel Video with sound
1:15
Special thanks to Charles Ellison
This video projection was an addition to the A Harlem Nocturne and features the musicianship of Charles Ellison who is a faculty member of Concordia University in Montreal and a historian of jazz.
Gift of Art Holiday Exhibition and Sale
November 19, 2021 - January 8, 2022
Chatham Cultural Centre, 75 William St. N. Chatham and PUBLIC Window Gallery at ARTspace
Give the gift of ART!
Celebrate another year of remarkable art-making in CK! The Gift of Art will feature hand-made work from some of CK’s most talented artists and artisans, including painting, pottery, wood-turning, and printmaking so don’t miss this opportunity to check off the art lover from your holiday shopping list.