- Thursday, October 19, 2017
- 6:30pm – 8:00pm
- Duke of Kent Legion, 227 McDermot Avenue
Rescheduled from May
From the beginning of time, artists have been inspired to create work with bees and about bees. With growing concern about colony collapse disorder in recent years, bees in art have taken on a different meaning and now can symbolize ecological degradation. This Theory and Beer will be a discussion of bees as symbolism, subject, medium and artistic collaborators. Participants will reflect on aesthetics and ecology and will consider the ethics of the use of animals in art.
Free, everyone welcome!
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Valérie Chartrand’s practice focuses on the loss of biodiversity and reduction in insect populations due to climate change and human interference in insect life cycles. She primarily employs imprint techniques, using found insects and non-toxic materials. She has participated in several artist residencies and group exhibitions. Her first solo exhibition, Ghost Hives, took place at La Maison des artistes in Winnnipeg in 2017. Her MFA thesis show, Inspiderations, was presented at Gallery 101 in Ottawa in 2021.