Elora Centre for the Arts is hosting As Perennial as the Grass, sharing visual segments from stories about love in the form of textile, video and installation art.
It is curated by Katherine Dennis, a recipient of a 2013 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators.
Officials say simple gestures – writing a love letter or anonymous note, embracing someone tenderly, or watering a plant – are poetic affirmations for ways of interacting in and connecting with the world.
Officials say the artists – Amalie Atkins, Brian Cauley, Kathryn Ruppert-Dazai and Ellyn Walker – manifest intimate insights into their mindset with actions and images that resist cynical, aloof attitudes too commonly found in contemporary society.
“These candid artworks demonstrate genuine affection for the self and other,” states a press release from officials.
An opening reception and curator’s talk is set for Oct. 19, from 2 to 5pm.
Contact Tarin Hughes 519-846-9698 or artisticdirector@ecfta.ca for more information.
