by CDCCassistant | May 26, 2020
To bring about a skill-sharing dialogue between artist and organizer, Charlotte Zhang will moderate a Q&A with Toronto-based community group, Friends of Chinatown TO (FOCT). Zhang will inquire into FOCT’s first-steps to organizing in a working class community,...
by CDCCassistant | Apr 27, 2020
Join us in the CDCC gallery for a talk with Calgary-based artist Nicole Kelly Westman. After this event, visitors are welcome to travel downstairs (or elevator) to Small World Music (Suite 101), for a 3 pm talk with Images Festival’s Canadian Spotlight artist KC...
by CDCCassistant | Apr 27, 2020
A FREE PUBLIC PRESENTATION BY AGYU VISITING CURATOR TIAN ZHANG WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 starting at 7PM at Small World Music Theatre, Suite 101 of Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw Street, Toronto, ON, M6J 2W5 AGYU and Critical Distance Centre For Curators (CDCC) are...
by CDCCassistant | Apr 27, 2020
Critical Distance Centre for Curators is pleased to participate in an international exchange with TBA21-Academy in response to the release of the IPCC Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). Scheduled to be published on September...
by CDCCassistant | Apr 23, 2020
What is a “Good” Goodbye? is a collaborative poetry workshop facilitated by Mediator and Regenerative Design Facilitator Kathy Porter. During the program, participants take part in a presentation about Medical Assistance in Dying and the option to control one’s end of...
by CDCCassistant | Apr 23, 2020
Tuesday, January 21st, 4–5 pm The Learning Zone, OCAD University 122 A St. Patrick Street Taboo Health presents Mr. Dak: The Tale of a Special Turtle, a family-friendly story-time reading and Q&A with author Dayna Saba. Saba’s first children’s book broaches the...
by CDCCassistant | Apr 23, 2020
Join us for a conversation with Brooklyn-based artist Eleana Antonaki and curators ma ma (Magdalyn Asimakis and Heather Rigg) held in conjunction with the exhibition A Big Heritage with A Glorious Past at Critical Distance. Antonaki, Asimakis, and Rigg will discuss...
by gciwpadmin | Feb 21, 2020
Join us for an accessible curatorial tour of CDCC’s current exhibition: A Big Heritage with A Glorious Past. Curators ma ma (Magdalyn Asimakis and Heather Rigg) will be present to discuss the work of Eleana Antonaki and Marina Xenofontos in the exhibition. ASL...
by CDCCassistant | Oct 30, 2019
Join us July 8th, 2019 starting at 7pm at Small World Music Centre, Suite 101 of Artscape Youngplace; reception to follow in gallery at Critical Distance, Suite 302. We are thrilled to host a conversation with founders and co-founders of indie critical arts publishing...
by CDCCassistant | Oct 27, 2019
WHO ARE WE WRITING FOR? A Creative + Critical Art Writing Workshop with Amy Fung in gallery at Critical Distance. Session 1: Sunday, July 7th, 2019 from 5-8 pm. Session 2: Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 from 5:30–8:30 pm. Geared for racialized arts writers and those...
