The Natural & The Manufactured - An ODDGallery & KIAC Artist in Residence Project
The project as a whole is intended to stimulate and engage people in a re-examination of the various cultural and economic values imposed on the environment, while exploring alternative political, social, economic and aesthetic agendas and strategies towards a re-interpretation of the regional landscape and social infrastructure.
Odd Gallery and KIAC Artist in Residence thematic works will explore issues related to land based, site-specific and environmental art practices - the meaning of geography and the geography of meaning, the ephemeral and the concrete, the transitory nature of "nature" and our philosophical need to resist and respond to it.
The Natural & The Manufactured is conceived as an ongoing, annual project to involve visual, media and interdisciplinary artists, curators, art historians, writers and cultural thinkers through residencies, exhibitions, lectures, essays and workshops.
The ODDGallery is an artist run centre housed in the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture. The Gallery's year-round programming features solo and group exhibitions by regional, national and international visual artists, and a wide array of outreach programming including artist's and curator's talks, open studios, workshops and youth programs. Gallery programming aims to foster the professionalism and appreciation of regional visual arts practice, and provides the community with exposure and access to a diverse range of contemporary visual arts practices and theories.
KIAC Artist in Residence Program provides regional, national and international artists with residencies for research, development and production of ongoing and new bodies of work. The program operates year-round and accommodates two artists concurrently for residencies of four to twelve weeks duration. Artists in Residence also facilitate outreach programs such as artist's talks, open studios and workshops intended to promote interaction and professional development, and advance the understanding and appreciation of contemporary arts practices within the community.
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