Friday Special Blend
Friday May 28th, 2021 with Susan Johnston
The Medium and the Muse

TL;DR: OAG curators Rebecca Basciano and Catherine Sinclair discuss Filtered; Part II of our youth series featuring Amanda Lewis, Ollie Light and Julia Rabinovitch in conversation about Ottawa Children's Theatre. Ottawa Art Gallery curators Rebecca Basciano and Catherine Sinclair joined me for a conversation about Filtered (on until December 2021) and took me on a virtual tour!! Featuring works by Craig Commanda, AM Dumouchel, Greta Grip, Lee Jones, Farouk Kaspaules, Peter Owusu-Ansah, Christos Pantieras, and Art Price. "The artists in this exhibition explore the internal structure of various forms of communication, exposing the strengths and weakness of these technologies. In turn, the works of art reveal that our interpretation of media is linked to personal bias, filtered by language, histories, memories, values, and beliefs." More info here: https://oaggao.ca/filtered Why is theatre such a powerful experience for people, and in this case for young people? In Part II of our series exploring opportunities for youth in Ottawa, we talk with Ottawa Children's Theatre founder Amanda Lewis, student Ollie Light, and their parent Julia Rabinovitch. What does it mean to create theatrical spaces that are by, for, and about youth? How has this evolved through the exploration of virtual spaces. Join us to find out! More info on OCT, plus summer offerings, here: https://www.ottawachildrenstheatre.net/summercamps