Conversations in the Gallery July 9, 2008

Allyson Mitchell and Michèle Provost, two of the artists exhibiting in Close to You, will meet in the galleries and discuss the exhibition with each other and the audience.

Close to You examines the use of idioms and images from popular culture in the work of contemporary artists from Canada and the US. Along with Mitchell and Provost, participating artists Ai Kijima, Scott Kildall and Mark Newport explore popular myth, comic book heroics and contemporary social and sexual mores through their material practices of knitting, appliqué, embroidery and crochet.

Members $10, Non-members $12, Full-time students Pay-What-You-Can.
Tickets may be purchased at the TMC’s front desk. Please arrive early, seating is limited.

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