The Labouring Body
Curated by Susan Gold and A.G Smith
February 4–8, 2002

Presented in conjunction with the Windsor Labour Arts Festival.

Following our very successful facilitation and presentation of the June 2000 Artists Protest the OAS exhibition at Artcite, the gallery was invited to work in collaboration with The University of Windsor’s Annual Labour Festival Committee to act as one of the hosting organizations for this festival centering on issues of labour and art production. Born of the notion that art and freedom of expression are two of the casualties of global economics, this project aims to examine the unique role of art and its potential as a tool of education and resistance.

The theme for this year’s festival is “The Labouring Body”. Festival activities will include film screenings, readings, performance and visual arts. The visual component to the festival will occur solely in Artcite’s exhibition space.

Participating Artists:

Karl Beveridge (Toronto)
Carole Conde (Toronto)
Maria Huptfield (Parry Sound, ON)
Claude Latour
Margaret Lawrence (Windsor)
Don Monet (Ottawa)
Julie Sando (Windsor)
A.G. Smith (Windsor)
Rod Strickland (Windsor)
Yeqiang Wang (Windsor)
Joseph Wolkosky (Windsor)