FACE / WASTE

Exhibition and Art Bus Tour

Sean Martindale & JP King, Our Desires Fail Us, 2018

Steelcase Art Projects announces 31 artists participating in the group exhibition FACE / WASTE inside a semi-demolished warehouse.

October 19 – December 15, 2024
Opening Reception: October 19, 2024, 1–4pm | Remarks start at 1:30pm
Industrial Arts, Unit 3 (back door), 200 Steelcase Rd E, Markham, ON

Steelcase Art Projects (SAP) is excited to announce the selection of 31 emerging, mid-career, and established artists and collectives, along with one poet, for its upcoming exhibition, FACE / WASTE. This compelling showcase will delve into the multifaceted theme of waste, challenging perceptions and redefining the relationship between humans and the material world.

Waste, regarded as worthless material, is a human-defined and controlled concept. When we designate something as waste and discard it into the trash bin, it undergoes a nullification of its monetary value and its symbolic meaning changes. The symbolism of waste extends beyond its origin and final destination, delving into the deeper relationship between humans, the material world, and the land. This involves the social and ecological imagination, practices, and open narratives associated with waste.

FACE / WASTE invites everyone to face the waste created through daily life, with honesty.

Christina Anna Trutiak, Untitled (After a Celebration), patinated, polished, painted and stained bronze, dimensions variable, 2024

Featured Artists

Micah Adams | Aileen Bahmanipour | Aimie Botelho | D’Andrea Bowie | Kristi Chen | Jennifer Coghill | Emilie Crewe | John Dickson | Deanna Gene | Farah Ghafoor | Jinian Rainie Harwig | Isabelle Hayeur | Catherine Heard | Robert Hengeveld | Alastair Martin | Sean Martindale & JP King | Susan McElroy | Ryan McCourt | Alejandra Morales | Lisa Neighbour | Abbey Paccia | Mark Puigmarti | Bonnie Rubenstein | Breanna Shanahan | Elly Stern | Jordan Shaw | Lachlan Sheldrick | Lois Schklar | Mariana Topfstedt | Christina Trutiak | Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky

Heidi Leverty, Paper 05, 32” x 32”, print

Hop on the Art Bus
October 19, 2024, 12 – 5:30pm
Limited space
Free with registration

This tour offers a final chance to enjoy Corn = Life: The Power of Naming by artists Ron Benner and Jeff Thomas in our sculpture garden before the season ends and catch the opening reception of FACE/WASTE.

Experience three engaging GTA exhibitions that explore agriculture and botany. Start with Botannica Tirannica at the Koffler Gallery, followed by Corn = Life: The Power of Naming at Industrial Arts, and end with Art Farm at Doris McCarthy Gallery.

Bonnie Rubenstein, Untitled (plastic ocean 2), hand dyed wool and plastic/polyethylene on cotton, 8.25” x 12.25” in print, 11” x 15.25” frame, 2023

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Industrial Arts
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Markham, Ontario

Accessibility: The space entrance is accessible through the receiving door. Washrooms are not accessible.

Industrial Arts is a 3-building industrial site in Markham, hosting a community of creative tenants in partnership with our not-for-profit Steelcase Arts Projects that transforms the industrial realm through artistic collaborations, commissions, and projects.

Land Acknowledgement
On behalf of Steelcase Art Projects, we acknowledge that it is our responsibility to be engaged in continual learning of the deep history of this land, on this earth provided to humanity upon which we temporarily reside, and upon which is situated Industrial Arts. We are grateful to the Indigenous artists with whom we work for providing us with the opportunity to learn through their artworks. Acknowledging gratitude for this land which sustains us, the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Petun and Neutral people is only the beginning of our responsibility to continually inform ourselves of the ways of indigeneity, the culture and society, past, present and future. We look forward to encouraging gratitude, awareness and ongoing learning about the history of this land, through our programming arm, Steelcase Art Projects. Thank you, Miigwetch to the Indigenous peoples of this land.