Deinstallation
The Gallery is currently in the process of deinstalling its previous exhibition. It will remain close to the public during that period of time.
EVENTS
La Cité des Autres (2021) et le vivre-ensemble
Documentary & discussion with Justice Rutikara & Alain Saint-Victor
Wednesday, February 5, 5:30 PM
In French
Free, at the Gallery
Presented in collaboration with the Office of Community Engagement
SIGHTINGS 42
approximately 760 kg of public property
November 18, 2024 to February 16, 2025
A project by Pedro Barbáchano
A wooden crate with shipping labels from the British Museum contains a stone of black granite of approximately 760 kilograms. A document states: “the Arabian manuscripts, the statues, and other collections which have been made for the French Republic, shall be considered as public property and subject to the disposal of the generals of the combined army.” When the language of Empire prescribes a reality which contradicts collective perception, can the document contain the collapse of the law?
NEW DIRECTOR
Nicole Burisch is joining the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery today as its new director. Burisch, an accomplished curator and Concordia alumna, brings over 20 years of experience in arts leadership, programming and advocacy to this role.
“I am deeply honoured to take on this role at the Ellen Art Gallery,” Burisch says. “University art galleries have a unique position in the contemporary art landscape, they have the capacity to support in-depth artistic and curatorial research while also being important spaces for experimentation and risk-taking.
The Gallery team warmly welcomes her.
IGNITION
Call for applicants
Deadline: February 16th, 2025
The Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery is currently accepting project proposals from students in the MFA Studio Arts and the PhD Humanities programs for its annual exhibition IGNITION.
Email complete applications to: yasmine.tremblay@concordia.ca
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.
UNICEF
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.