CREATIVITY
COMMUNITY
COLLABORATION
HOME Residency
MEET THE ARTISTS: Thurs-Sat 11am-6pm
For newcomers, home can be a place left behind, a space in flux, or a future still being imagined. For Indigenous artists, home is rooted in ancestral land, community, and resilience, often in the face of historical and ongoing displacement. This residency creates a space for dialogue between these experiences, revealing shared struggles and points of connection while honoring the complexities of each perspective.
Home Residency brings together five Newcomer and Indigenous artists — Kseniia Koshmai, Yu Chen, Shea Iles, Jona Redwood, and Ezgi Türker — whose practices explore different understandings of home through miniature boxes, portraiture, beaded game cards, dreamcatchers and letters.
The residency creates space for dialogue between these perspectives, fostering connection while honouring the distinct histories, relationships, and experiences each artist carries. Over July and August, the artists will explore what home means to them individually, drawing from their own histories, cultures, memories, and lived experiences while also developing a collaborative artwork and offering public workshops.
After Party: Nicole Miller & Jessica Rimes
September 2026
Open Thurs-Sat 11am-6pm (meet the artists)
It’s over!
The party winds down. The laughter and chatter becomes a quiet conversation. The garbage is full. There are plates, bowls, and cups littered on every surface. It got dark out. There are only a few of us left now. It feels peaceful and warm in the afterglow. You think back to the events of the night, happiness, doubt, embarrassment at a silly fumble you made.
Overall it was fun right?? YOU might not remember but the table does. The couch holds your drink, better get that cleaned, the table has your wallet, don’t lose it, the quilt needs to be folded, be a good guest, and the house lost your shoes. Go Home!!
After Party is an installation based exhibit that transforms the gallery into a domestic space. It explores the nuanced dynamics of a social event including performance, masking, and personal connections. We focus on the reflections the day after, what’s left behind both in memory and as physical artifacts within the space.
