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Join us for the opening reception of Hitoko Okada's solo exhibition, Setsubun: sacred offerings to the divine divide.
The event will begin with Okada leading a casual tour highlighting specific works and themes, followed by an artwork activation. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.
Learn more about Setsubun: sacred offerings to the divine divide.
About the Artist: Hitoko Okada is a queer, Nikkei, interdisciplinary artist, craft researcher and independent arts organizer, currently based in Hamilton, Ontario. Her studio research and fashion practice explore Japanese folk heritage textile crafts as archives of ancestral knowledge within the context of geo-political histories and labour of the fashion supply chain. Okada has participated in various artist residencies and exhibited widely including Canada, USA and Japan. She has received multiple grants, and awards, and has curated, programmed and delivered multiple artistic programs and exhibition projects in Vancouver, BC and around the region of Hamilton, Ontario. She currently serves on the Arts, Culture, and Education committee for the National Association of Japanese Canadians. After 2 decades of artistic, social and fashion practice, Okada is pursuing a graduate degree at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, in Vancouver, Canada.
Okada would like to acknowledgement the community of folks who were integral to the research and creation of works for this exhibition: Lisa Picone. Ishii-san, Takayuki at Awonoyoh; Russ Ohrt and Julia Hitchcock of Backyard Harvest for supporting my learning of growing indigo; Suzanne Carte, Heather Kuzyk, and Michelle Lynn at the Art Gallery of Burlington for supporting the ceramic seed pod production; Christine Gruppe, Sally MacKay, and Kim Solga for supporting “Butch Raku” at the Dundas Valley School of Art; Dan Schmalz at the City of Cambridge Archives; Ocean Legacy for the reclaimed ocean bound plastic pellets; and Surfrider Canada and A Greener Future for their support for this project and donations of recovered nurdles from their community beach clean-ups.
Okada also gratefully acknowledges the support of The City of Hamilton, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council of the Arts.
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COST: Free
AGE GROUP: | Cambridge Art Galleries | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Exhibitions + Openings |
TAGS: | #Arts |
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