Memories of Gardens
Family-Friendly Colouring Drop-In
May 11, 3-5pm
Free
At grunt gallery
Join Red River Michif artist Maria-Margaretta Cabana Boucher at grunt gallery for a casual and family-friendly afternoon of colouring on Saturday May 11th, 3-5 pm! This event is meant to be a casual drop-in to give a chance for folks to connect with Maria via her beaded floral patterns. These patterns are non-traditional but derived from patterns echoed through her families’ designs. We will invite participants to paste these flowers onto “plots” of large paper. An easy-going, kid-friendly and collaborative afternoon with some light refreshments provided.
Children must be supervised by their parents or guardians.
This event is in conjunction with Maria-Margaretta’s exhibition, a memory of you: of holding, of carrying together, currently on view at grunt through June 1st.
How is it done?: behind-the-scenes tour
Hosted by Exhibitions and Accessibility Manager Kay Slater
Saturday, May 25th, 1-2 PM
Free
At grunt gallery
ASL invitation from previous tour: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3892iJvtPA/
Join us for a 1-hour behind-the-scene’s tour of the current exhibition at grunt gallery, a memory with you: of holding, of carrying together by Maria-Margaretta Cabana Boucher. This tour will be hosted from the perspective of the installer or preparator with behind-the-scenes details of how the show was installed, tools and equipment used, and the opportunity to talk about the work done to provide accessibility translations for the show. We’ll discuss installing large works and projections. Kay will discuss best practices for accessible paths and installation tips for large projects.
Come with some of your own questions!
Kay will conduct the tours in English (spoken) with live English captions on a TV, and can answer typed questions in French, as well as spoken or typed questions in English, translated by VCC student interpreters (ASL) on site. Contact at us via access@grunt.ca if you have any access needs.
Catch you there!
Accessibility:
grunt gallery is accessed from the sidewalk via a 106” long, 64” wide concrete ramp that rises 12”. The slope is 1 : 8.75. There are no rails on the ramp. The front entrance is an outward-swinging double door with a total width of 64”, and with hand and foot height buttons for automated opening. Entry to the Media Lab behind the gallery space is via a 42” wide passage and entry to the neighbouring amenity space is through a manually operated outward swinging double door with a total width of 70”. No stairs, inclines, or elevators are necessary to access the public areas once inside the gallery.
grunt gallery has a single gender neutral washroom that is accessed via a 31” wide doorway with an automated swinging door with a door handle that is 40” high. The toilet has a 10” clearance on the left side and a 21” clearance in front, with a support bar on the left side. The sink height is 34”.
grunt has immunocompromised guests and staff. Masks are strongly encouraged and are provided at the door.
Please contact us via access@grunt.ca with any questions, feedback or to discuss access needs.
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Check out past event documentation on our Vimeo page.
Images: An Exploration of Resilience and Resistance by Kali Spitzer, opening reception, 2019; a sentimental dissidence by Gabi Dao, opening reception, 2019; Together Apart Queer Indigeneities Symposium, artist talk by Jas M. Nixon, 2019.