WHAT: Over 30 works of public art, outdoors and indoors
WHEN: Until Oct 14
Tues, Wed, Sun: 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Thurs, Fri, Sat: 12:00 – 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Road (more directions here)
TRANSPORT: Free buses from downtown TO to Markham
Land|Slide Possible Futures, a massive public art project, has begun on the grounds of the Markham Museum by the folks who brought us the Leona Drive Project and last year’s Nuit Blanche installation in the City Hall Parking garage, Museum to the End of the World. Do make your way out and see it — I’m told it’s especially good after dark. More from the organizers:
Land|Slide Possible Futures is a groundbreaking large-scale public art exhibition which responds to a world in transition where the past, present and future collide. The landscape of Markham will be transformed by the work of over 30 national and international artists to explore themes of multiculturalism, sustainability, and community.
The site-specific artist projects are housed at the 25-acre, open-air Markham Museum from September 21 to October 14, 2013.
Markham, Ontario is Canada’s fastest growing and most culturally diverse city in one of the most agriculturally rich regions in North America. This, and the Markham Museum’s 80,000 historical artifacts including 30 pioneer buildings from the 1820-1920s, make it a fascinating backdrop for artists to explore some of the most pressing issues facing Canadians today: how to balance ecology and economy, farming and development, history and diversity.
Working with everything from digitized diaries, 3D projections and augmented reality, the artists propose new histories and new futures for the use of land.
Land|Slide brings artists, urban planners, ecologists, educators, civic leaders and the general public together in a unique community engagement initiative that pays homage to the past and imagines possible futures.
