CUAG invites you to a party celebrating the opening of our winter exhibitions, They Forgot That We Were Seeds and Shannon Finnegan: Lone Proponent of Wall-to-Wall Carpet.

They Forgot That We Were Seeds
Curated by Kosisochukwu Nnebe
09 February – 19 April 2020
Featuring the work of KC Adams, Deanna Bowen, Roxana Farrell, Bushra Junaid, Amy Malbeuf, Meryl McMaster, Cheyenne Sundance and Katherine Takpannie.

Shannon Finnegan: Lone Proponent of Wall-to-Wall Carpet
Curated by Heather Anderson and Fiona Wright
09 February – 19 April 2020

More information on the exhibitions: http://www.cuag.ca/index.php/exhibitions/upcoming/

The party is at CUAG from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Opening remarks will take place at approximately 3:00 p.m. (with ASL interpretation). Admission is free and everyone is welcome! CUAG is an accessible space with barrier-free washrooms.

Catalogue launch
At the opening we’ll launch our newest catalogue, Dennis Tourbin: The Language of Visual Poetry (2019), co-produced with Rodman Hall Art Centre at Brock University and Art Gallery of Peterborough. Discount price of $20 for launch day only; cash and cheques only, please.

Print benefit
We’ll also be selling schoolhouse, a limited edition print by Robert Houle, co-produced with the School of Art Gallery at the University of Manitoba. All proceeds go to Minwaashin Lodge, an Indigenous women’s support centre in Ottawa. The prints are $250 each; cash and cheques only, please.

Parking
Discount parking passes ($5.00 flat rate) will be available for purchase at the tunnel entrance from 1:45 - 3:15 p.m., for parking in Lot P18 (the big concrete parkade built over the O-train tracks). Or, buy a pass ($6.00 flat rate on weekends) at a “pay by plate” machine in Lot P18 itself. Please see the visiting page of CUAG’s website for directions.