Border Arte
Critical and creative workshop on Chicano art led by Nuria Carton de Grammont and Marcela Borquez
November 25, 2024 - 5:45pm to 8pm
Reserved for students in Concordia University's ARTH 398 Special Topic in Art & Society : 100 Years of Mexican Art class
Event in English
This workshop invites participants to delve into the creative process of Gloria Anzaldúa and examine how it contributes to the articulation of her own multiple identity. Drawing on her research-creation methodology, we will explore the transformative potential of Chicano art and other artistic practices at the borders. We will also establish a connection between the experience of the border, as lived by Anzaldúa, and contemporary experiences, to reflect on how these dynamics influence current artistic creation and enrich our perception of plural identities.
This event is part of the program Writing With the Body
Initiated and organized by Marcela Borquez, Renata Cervetto and Carla Rangel, Writing With the Body is a one-month public program running at the SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art from November 19 to December 14, 2024. Conceived as a collective learning space, the program will include the intensive workshop, as well as rounds tables, screenings, activations, and activities open to everyone. Contributions by artists Verena Melgarejo, Amanda Gutiérrez, Florencia Sosa Rey, Colectiva Polea, amongst others, will foster a deeper exploration of Anzaldúa’s work and legacy. The public program has been put together in partnership with Artenso (Research and Innovation Centre for Art and Social Engagement), LabARD (Arts Research Laboratory in Decoloniality of UQAM), centre Turbine, OMEC-INRS (Observatory of Cultural Mediations) and DARE-DARE.
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Nuria Carton de Grammont is an art historian, curator, and lecturer at Concordia University, specializing in contemporary Latin American and Latin Canadian art. She has published several articles in specialized journals and co-edited the book Politics, Culture and Economy in Popular Practices in the Americas (Peter Lang, 2016). She is a member of the Decolonial Art and Research Lab at Université du Québec à Montréal and the Observatory of Cultural Mediation. She is the director and curator of the SBC Contemporary Art Gallery in Montreal.
Marcela Borquez is a Mexican cultural worker based in Montreal, with a focus on the relationships between art and pedagogies, collective engagement, and questions of identity and belonging. She has developed public programs in collaboration with cultural and community organizations. As a member of the artist network Red de Pedagogías Empáticas, she coordinated the publication Bisagra: Pedagogías Empáticas/Indisciplinas Artísticas (2022).