Please join us for a group conversation + artist talk exploring the complex issues and creative possibilities that flow from one’s cultural identities, through the lens of Ottawa-Gatineau creatives of Asian descent. Co-hosted by Possible Worlds and Shanghai Restaurant.
To coincide with the exhibition Reconstructing Selves at Possible Worlds which takes place during Asian Heritage Month (May), Filipino Heritage Month (June) and Asian Night Market in Chinatown (July 26-28, 2019).
DATE: Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 7:00-9:00 Doors open at 6:00 PM.
LOCATION: Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West, one block west of Bronson Avenue and 2 blocks east of Possible Worlds)
This event is open to the public and PWYC (suggested $8-10). Residents and creatives of all identities, backgrounds and generations are welcome to attend.
Possible Worlds will be open on Wednesday June 12 pre- and post-artist talk for exhibition viewings from 3-6 PM and 9-10 PM.
Please register in advance to ensure your spot.
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Visual artists Marisa Gallemit and Donald Kwan and documentary filmmaker Gabriela Warrior Renaud with curator/show organizer and Possible Worlds Co-Director Melanie Yugo will provide an overview of the works in Reconstructing Selves then kick off the discussion. An open dialogue will follow. What is the relationship between place and belonging, between diasporas and memory? What is the impact of exclusionary practices on the preservation and creation of our cultures? How do we centre our intersectional experiences within the dominant culture? How do we understand and document our histories, while reshaping and reclaiming our identities and narratives, now and for the future? --Shanghai Restaurant is accessible by a stopgap ramp. Bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible; accessible washrooms are available down the street in the Petro Canada.This exhibition at Possible Worlds takes place on the second-floor of a plaza and is only accessible by stairs (unfortunately there is no ramp or elevator).Possible Worlds and Shanghai Restaurant acknowledge their locations on the traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin Nation.
For more information and artist bios: 
https://possibleworldsshop.com/events-exhibitions/artist-talk-reconstruct-selves