Art Address in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre, Toronto presents lines between things, workshop & exhibition, opening Saturday April 11 @ 4:00 - 6:00pm.
lines between things is an immersive, multimedia exhibition of comics, sculpture and audio art created in collaboration with community members
Originally co-curated by Anahita Dehbonehie and Sharada Eswar, the exhibit was part of Jumblies’ larger multi-disciplinary project – blue skies, red earth & tall pines. The project is born out of a desire to engage with narratives and stories about borders and the crossing of borders. With storytelling as our compass, we journey through the intricate web of physical, metaphorical and spiritual borders. In the intimate narratives of community members crossing visible and invisible borders, we find echoes of shared humanity and a universal language that resonates across communities and continents.All the work presented in the exhibit are created through Jumblies’ usual practice of community-artist collaboration, with community participants deeply involved in the design, and creation of the work.
WORKSHOP DETAILS:Saturday April 11 @ 2:00 - 3:30pmRegistration required via info.artaddress@gmail.com
As part of the lines between things exhibit we offer a participative, inclusive ‘art and story’ experience designed for communities to reflect, co-create, and share. Through a facilitated workshop, led by Sharada Eswar, writer, storyteller and arts practitioner, participants will explore stories, literal and metaphorical, about the various borders people cross throughout their lives. Using comics as a medium, participants will bring the theme of borders and crossings to life. No prior experience of comic making required. All art supplies will be provided. Participation is free (though donations welcome) but registration is required due to limited availability of space.
About Sharada Eswar:Writer, storyteller, singer community engaged arts practitioner and arts educator, Sharada Eswar’s work spans across multi disciplines and art forms. A graduate in Literature Studies, she trained to be a writerand a storyteller. Simultaneously she also immersed herself in Carnatic Music (south Indian classical music) in Chennai, India. She also took to many other styles including Hindustani Classical (Patiala Gharana) Rabindra Sangeet, Abhang and European. While maintaining her Veena studies, her interest shifted to the voice and storytelling. She was part of the team representing India at the India Abroad show in Paris and New York. She was also one of the three chosen by the Centres Culturels des Lions Clubs de Paris to present Indian culture in Normandy, France. Since then, she has been performing and teaching in Toronto and internationally, drawing on her own South Asian ancestry and heritage. A published children’s author, Sharada has been the Cultural Animator (Mississauga/Peel) through the Ontario Arts Council and is currently the Artistic Director of Jumblies Theatre.
Jumblies Theatre: Founded by Ruth Howard in 2001, Jumblies Theatre is a Toronto-based organization with a national and international reach that engages in collaborations between professional artists and diverse people and communities, and equips, mentors and supports others to do so. Jumblies expands where art happens, who gets to be a part of it, what form it takes and which stories it tells. This imperative has led us outside of specialized art places, and to place participation and radical inclusion at the core of our projects. We say Everyone is welcome! And grapple with the implications – social and aesthetic – of meaning it. www.jumbliestheatre.org
