Thursday, February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST
National Gallery of CanadaAuditorium, livestreamed on Zoom
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4
Canada
Join Armando Perla, acting Co-Director and Chief Curator of the Textile Museum of Canada, along with artist and independent curator Michaëlle Sergile and associate professor Miranda Smitheram, in a conversation around textiles, art, fashion and cultural institutions.
Textiles contain many stories. This session looks at the many stories and histories untold and misrepresented through colonial narratives, as well as current practices that are actively rewriting histories and collaboratively imagining futures.
In English with simultaneous French interpretation.
Free event. Drop-in activity.
Please note that this is a hybrid event. Attend onsite at the Gallery, or watch the live broadcast from home via Zoom.
Book your tickets to visit the Gallery for free on Thursday nights from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available for NGC events and programs when requested a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the event. Email info@gallery.ca with the event name, date and time.
Organized in partnership with Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, the Textiles and Materiality Research Cluster at Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture, and Technology.
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