The ArQuives is happy to collaborate on four innovative exhibitions for the Myseum of Toronto‘s Intersections Festival. The annual festival that explores intersectional perspectives of Toronto through collaborative exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours. This year’s theme is Arrivals and Departures.
Jeanne B’ 93: A Gendertroublemaker Arrives
Gender oppression, sex work, and animal welfare intersect in surprising and affecting ways in Jeanne B ‘93: A Gendertroublemaker Arrives, an exhibition focused on transsexual artist/activist Mirha-Soleil Ross. Gendertroublemakers (1993) will be screened at the launch; a free workshop will provide the opportunity to recreate activist buttons from the groundbreaking zine “Gendertrash”. 08 Mar 2018 – 30 Mar 2018 The 519 519 Church Street, Toronto Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 10pm Saturday: 9am – 5pm Sunday: 10am – 5pm Opening Reception: 08 Mar 2018 7 – 10pm Button-making Workshop: 05 Mar 2018 6 – 8:30pm
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Escondidos No More
Escondidos No More! traces the history of the coming out of the Latinx LGBTQ community in Toronto. The exhibit features photos, posters and other cultural artifacts that represent the events, activities, organizations and people who spearheaded these movements. 08 Mar 2018 – 01 Apr 2018 The 519 519 Church Street, Toronto Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 10pm Saturday: 9am – 5pm Sunday: 10am – 5pm Opening Reception: 08 Mar 2018, 7 – 10pm Drag Show Performance: “No Te Escondas Mas” (“Don’t Hide No More”) 24 Mar 2018, 8pm The 519, Ballroom
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Now and Then
Now and Then is a video art commissioning and presentation project developed by the RT Collective in collaboration with The ArQuives (The ArQuives) and the Gladstone Hotel. A team of ten artists will create new video pieces in response to specific items they find in the archives. 06 Mar 2018 – 31 Mar 2018 12 – 5pm The Gladstone Hotel 1212 Queen Street West, Toronto Second floor gallery Studios 205 and 206 Opening Reception: 08 Mar 2018, 7 – 10pm
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The Journey, Not the Arrival, Matters
Just when did Toronto turn queer? Did it just happen at one historical moment or is there a story there or, better yet, stories? Using Oscar Wilde’s visit to Toronto in 1882 as a starting point, this storytelling event provides multi-dimensional points of view and gazes on Toronto’s queer histories. 20 Mar 2018 7:30pm Dora Keogh Pub 141 Danforth Avenue 24 Mar 2018 1:30 PM Spadina House Spadina Museum: Historic House & Garden 285 Spadina Road
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Jeffrey Canton Productions University College Dora Keogh Irish Pub Spadina Museum