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Unearthed


UNEARTHED:

A Walk in the Park with a Twist

Curated by Erin Sutherland, Dorit Naaman, and Laura Murray, Unearthed is a series of artistic experiments, conversations, and performances seeking to reveal or imagine some of the stories of Belle Park. From August 26-30 2023, six artists will bring diverse perspectives to connect the history of the park with contemporary social and environmental concerns and experiences. They will help us think about way-finding, home, identity, play, plants, and the land we stand on. Unearthed is a walk in the park with a twist. 

Artists Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Vince Ha, Noah Scheinman, Elyse Longair and Evalyn Parry will activate spaces in Belle Park on various days throughout the week through music, performance, geocaching, and temporary installations. An exhibition at the Art & Media Lab at the Isabel Bader Centre will run concurrently, showing work by Jung-Ah Kim, Elyse Longair, and Vince Ha. Together, the art in the gallery and in the park will suggest ways of engaging with this rich space with an uncertain future. 

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact belleparkproject@queensu.ca.

Any schedule adjustments (for rain etc.) will be noted on this page.

Schedule

August 26, 2023

Belle Park (731 Montreal St)

3:00-6:00PM

Exhibit opening with Dave Mowat (Alderville First Nation) and curators

Spoken Word performance by Billie the Kid

Artist introductions

Guided walk to art & music by Noah Scheinman, Vince Ha, Evalyn Parry

August 27, 2023

Belle Park (731 Montreal St)

3:00-6:00pm

Information available at parking lot tent; informal tours with artists, curators and artists; 4 p.m. Evalyn Parry performance (come early to walk into the site!)

August 28, 2023

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (390 King St W)

12:00-4:00 Art and Media Lab

Exhibition open

3:00-5:00 Room 222

Panel discussion with curators & artists, featuring poetry reading by Laura Murray

5:00-6:30 Art and Media Lab

Reception

August 29, 2023

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (390 King St W)

12:00-4:00 Art and Media Lab

Exhibition open

Belle Park (731 Montreal St)

3:00-6:00pm

Information available at parking lot tent; independent touring of artworks

August 30, 2023

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (390 King St W), Art and Media Lab

12:00-4:00

Exhibition open

Belle Park (731 Montreal St)

3:00-6:00pm

Information available at parking lot tent; independent touring of artworks

7:00 -8:30pm

Singing to the Pole: A Performance by Cheryl L’Hirondelle


The Art and the Artists

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