with the sponsorship of the 5th 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art
Shoring Support
Cheryl L’Hirondelle Waynohtew performance and installation workshops
October 14 to October 19
Modern Fuel Gallery is pleased to host artist Cheryl L’Hirondelle Waynohtew from October 14 – 19 as she engages with art students in the development and execution of a performance and/or installation with a theme pertaining to Kingston’s waterfront. Developed in partnership with 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art (October 20 – 31), this two part workshop / event will take place over six days, with opportunity for public participation on October 16, 17, and 19, 2004.
Continuing with Modern Fuel’s tradition of supporting mentorship and professional development, this workshop will focus on explorations into political, activist and/or relational-based aspects of waterfront development. This is a fantastic opportunity to critically engage with the creative process and the issues surfacing/subverting. Attend the discussion forum to hear what Cheryl and the students have to say about the ideas they develop in a concentrated timeframe. All are welcome, admission is free, opinions encouraged.
Saturday October 16 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Block D (Ontario St. & Gore St.)
Sunday October 17 12 pm to 3 pm
Block D (Ontario St. & Gore St.)
Tuesday October 19 12 pm to 4:30 pm
Modern Fuel – State of Flux space – 21A Queen St
Tuesday October 19 7 pm
Public discussion forum at Modern Fuel Gallery – 21A Queen St
Admission free – all are welcome. Opinions encouraged!
Cheryl L’Hirondelle Waynohtew is an Alberta-born, Saskatchewan-based, Métis/Cree interdisciplinary artist. She is currently developing performative physical endurance interventions, producing net art projects (ndnnrkey.net) and is one half of the singing duo Nikamok.
Shoring Support
Mideo M. Cruz performance and installation workshops
November 4 – 9
Developed in partnership with 7a*11d, Modern Fuel presents Shoring Support, a two-part performance and installation workshop in Kingston, Ontario. The second installment of this event, to be developed by artist Mideo M.Cruz (Manila, Philippines) and two Queen’s University students, Jennifer Knietas and Julie Mensink, will take place over six days, with opportunity for public participation on November 6, 7 and 9.
Continuing with Modern Fuel’s tradition of supporting artistic mentorship and professional development, Cruz and the students have been invited to develop a performance/intervention and/or site-specific installation with a theme pertaining to Kingston’s waterfront. Possible avenues for creative exploration include political, activist and/or relational-based aspects of waterfront development, with performance/intervention to take place on-site (at the Centre, 21A Queen St) or at an off-site location (TBA). This is a fantastic opportunity to critically engage with the creative process and hear what the artists have to say about the ideas as developed/developing in a concentrated timeframe.
Thursday November 4 to Friday November 5
Project preparation and development
Saturday November 6 to Sunday November 7
Performance and/or installation actualization
Tuesday November 9 7 pm
Public discussion forum at Modern Fuel Gallery – 21A Queen St
Admission free – all are welcome. Opinions encouraged!
Mideo M. Cruz is an interdisciplinary artist who has been central to the revival of performance art in Manila, Philippines. Initiating the Philippine based art collective UGAT Lahi in 1992, a multi media group known for its remarkable street art, Cruz has gone on to involvement in projects with the “new world disorder” group who mimic world commerce under globalization. He is the recipient of the 2003 Cultural Center of the Philippines Thirteen Artist Award. For more information on his projects visit: geocities.com/mideomcruz.
