Feb 23, 2020
8th Avenue in Downtown Calgary between Olympic Plaza and the Arts Commons.
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8th Avenue in Downtown Calgary between Olympic Plaza and the Arts Commons.
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This week I facilitated a button making activity for Happenings 9 at Arts Commons. It was my first art-related activity (aside from the Artist Residency in Motherhood which will continue until September, with a possible extension) since my daughter was born 5 months ago. My partner and our daughter even came to visit my table at the event! It was a relatively small gig but I was encouraged to be working (outside the home, especially) again.
Arts Commons is doubling down after being accused of censorship for removing a public art installation that was meant to draw attention to the issues transgender people face.
Arts Commons is doubling down after being accused of censorship for removing a public art installation that was meant to draw attention to the issues transgender people face.
The New Gallery said in a meeting with the venue on Tuesday they were told they had two business days to remove an art installation, consisting of a poster listing the names of transgender victims of violence and three TV screens, from their window gallery in a downtown Calgary Plus-15 walkway.
The now-blank TV screens were part of a video installation that was taken down by Arts Commons after the venue said it had received complaints about nudity and profanity — neither of which are displayed on the poster.
'There's no cursing, there's no nudity'
"I was pretty shocked," said The New Gallery's director Su Ying Strang.
"The fact that they wanted to take away the remaining component, the censorship in general, I don't think is fair. But at the end of the day, the rest of the work … a poster of names commemorating these individuals. There's no cursing, there's no nudity. I don't understand."
The installation was supposed to run until Sept. 28.
Instead, Arts Commons — which owns the window space that The New Gallery curates — sent the gallery a letter on Aug. 29 saying the piece would have to be edited to remove the objectionable content, or it would be taken down.
Arts Commons also offered artist Beck Gilmer-Osborne one night in a private venue to showcase the work, instead of in a public gallery. And now, the entirety of the work will be removed.
The piece, in The New Gallery's space in Arts Commons' Plus-15 walkway, has been turned off. (CBC)
Gilmer-Osborne declined the offer for a single night in a private venue, and criticized the venue for "censoring" work that was meant to have a public impact.
Arts Commons is a civic partner, and the agency said that with children travelling through the public space during the day, the material was not appropriate.
Arts Commons and The New Gallery met Tuesday in an attempt to come to an agreement over the situation.
Strang said The New Gallery suggested compromises, including screening the video only in evenings or putting up a QR code and link to the website so people could be redirected to view the work online.
"They weren't interested … as they said 'facilitating the request to further criticize them,'" Strang said.
Decision was not taken lightly: Arts Commons
Lady Painter (details), (2016), mixed media installation
These are details from an exhibition at The Ledge Gallery at Arts Commons in Calgary, AB. The show is up until the end of November.
Work from Lady Painter, an installation I’m currently participating in at the Ledge Gallery in Calgary, AB.
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Lady thoughts (2016), dry erase marker on window with paper and tape
Part of an exhibition called Lady Painter.
Thanks so much to Arts Commons for capturing this photo at my performance this past Thursday,
what a great visit, great night!