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Visiting Artist Lecture: Reza Nik
Feb 6, 2024 01:00 PM
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02:00 PM
Doris McCarthy Gallery
Registration Deadline: Feb 6, 2024 12:00 PM
Placemaking: Building Communities through Art
Artist Lecture with Reza Nik
Community is an important part of being an artist and conversely, artists build community, define place, and keep culture alive with their work. Thinking through the elements of placemaking-citizen well-being, reliable public transit, and the overall vitality of a community, 2023-2024 invites 9 artists to speak about the impact of community on their practice, the pivotal role placemaking serves in their works, and how artists actively build, maintain, and champion their communities.
**Registration closes at 12pm the day of - please arrive in person if you'd like to attend past the registration deadline.**
Reza Nik is the founding director of SHEEEP - a licensed architect, artist, and educator based in Toronto. His research is focused on a deeper dialogue between the socio-political nuances of the urban context and playful experimentation. Disrupting the traditional architectural processes and institutions is at the forefront of his pedagogy and practice.