SUMMER CLOSURE
The Gallery is closed to the public for the summer period. We will resume our activities at the end of the summer.
The offices remain open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
EVENTS
NOTES ON LAND | فيما يَخُصّ الأرض
A two-part public program – August 13 and 15, 2024
PART ONE: ELUSIVE TERRAINS
Screening program followed by Q&A
Tuesday August 13, 6 PM
Cinéma de Sève, free and open to the public
SIGHTINGS 41
May 27 – September 15, 2024
A project by B. Brookbank
cold feet talk like hands is an interdisciplinary installation that examines panes of desire, grief and longing through photography, sculpture and writing.
TERMS
Dive into the second segment of the TERMS program, exploring the concept of “depression,” this time through the prism of the economic crisis of the 1930s. Read Andrée Lévesque’s essay, a professor in the Department of History at McGill University, shedding light on the repercussions of the Great Depression in Montreal. Explore a series of photographs taken by Canadian artist Margaret Watkins (1884-1969) during a stay in London amidst the Crisis years, along with the meticulous interpretation by Debra Antoncic, art historian, curator, and Director of the Riverbrink Art Museum.
NEW DIRECTOR
Concordia University is delighted to announce the appointment of curator, researcher, writer and educator Pip Day as the new director of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery. She will begin her mandate on June 10, 2024.
With a career spanning over 25 years that has included stops in New York City, Mexico City and Berlin, Day brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this pivotal role.
The Gallery team warmly welcomes her.
WE’RE HIRING
The Ellen is seeking an experienced candidate to take on the mandate for the Gallery’s Public Programs and Education.
Apply by July 31st!
In this role, you will play a central part in the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery’s programming, as it supports engaged, self-reflexive and critical forms of participation on site, online, on campus and beyond.
UNICEF CANADA
The Gallery’s programming is free and open for all, in absence of fees we encourage you to make a one-time or recurrent donation to UNICEF CANADA.
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