Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery

PROGRAMME

The Gallery’s programme of exhibitions, events, activities and publications focuses on artmaking today and on its recent history as it interfaces with various curatorial strategies. Its program responds to the communities, issues, tensions, projections, and changes that shape the society we live in within a framework of inclusivity and equity. Artmaking and curating are seen to be at the crossroads of disciplines and as sites to engage in free critical thinking.

Three major projects in the form of exhibitions or performative events are presented between September and April. At times, one-off events of short duration take place between the larger projects. In the spring of each year, the work of students in Concordia’s graduate visual arts programs is featured in Ignition.

All projects are the result of a specific curatorial approach. Public programs are an inherent part of projects but also can revolve around non exhibition-based issues. Collaborators from various disciplines and fields of interests participate in our projects and activities.

The Gallery houses a collection of Canadian and Québécois art, which from time to time is the subject of critical examination in exhibitions that explore collecting, storing and interpretive issues.