FLOW— Deborah Carruthers and Sydney Lancaster
Inter Arts Matrix, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
An exhibition of works meditating on Schneider Creek by Deborah Carruthers and Sydney Lancaster (held at Inter Arts Matrix | May 29th - June 29th, 2024)
“A Hole in the Ground” artists Deborah Carruthers and Sydney Lancaster used their time at Sandhills Park in summer 2023 to connect with the land and locals with shared interests and sensibilities. With writer Geoff Martin, Deborah and Sydney learned about the geology, hydrology, and urban planning history of Kitchener, and formed a group called The Creek Collective. Since that time, a series of artist-led, community-driven initiatives have taken place in response to the re-naturalization of Schneider Creek. Deborah Carruthers and Sydney Lancaster will start off The Creek Collective’s summer 2024 programming with the opening of their exhibition FLOW, featuring a graphic score, a book work and a video projection.
The exhibition was co-presented by Inter Arts Matrix and The Creek Collective. The exhibition was funded by a grant from the Waterloo Region Community Foundation. Past support for the “A Hole in the Ground” residency came from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund, and the Musagetes Fund at the Waterloo Region Community Foundation.
THE PERFORMANCE OF creek* BY THE NU EARS ENSEMBLE AT THE OPEN EARS FESTIVAL COINCIDED WITH THE EXHIBITION OF THE GRAPHIC SCORE AND STUDIES IN THE FLOW EXHIBITION.
“A Hole in the Ground” artists Deborah Carruthers and Sydney Lancaster used their time at Sandhills Park in summer 2023 to connect with the land and locals with shared interests and sensibilities. With writer Geoff Martin, Deborah and Sydney learned about the geology, hydrology, and urban planning history of Kitchener, and formed a group called The Creek Collective. Since that time, a series of artist-led, community-driven initiatives have taken place in response to the re-naturalization of Schneider Creek. Deborah Carruthers and Sydney Lancaster will start off The Creek Collective’s summer 2024 programming with the opening of their exhibition FLOW, featuring a graphic score, a book work and a video projection.
The exhibition was co-presented by Inter Arts Matrix and The Creek Collective. The exhibition was funded by a grant from the Waterloo Region Community Foundation. Past support for the “A Hole in the Ground” residency came from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund, and the Musagetes Fund at the Waterloo Region Community Foundation.
THE PERFORMANCE OF creek* BY THE NU EARS ENSEMBLE AT THE OPEN EARS FESTIVAL COINCIDED WITH THE EXHIBITION OF THE GRAPHIC SCORE AND STUDIES IN THE FLOW EXHIBITION.
Thanks to Inter Arts Matrix for the use of these materials. The portraits and graphic score image by Brenda Mabel Reid, other exhibition photographs by Meg Ross.
I would like to especially acknowledge Inter Arts Matrix in supporting this project.
