The Art and Books Club is a collaboration between \;Lambton County Library \;and Judith &\; Norman Alix A rt Gallery. Books are specially selected for this club to complement theme s which appear in current exhibitions at the JNAAG. \;Participants of the book club are supplied with a copy of the book available to pick up at the Sarnia Library and invited to a group discussion which is followed by a private tour at the gallery. Inquire with the library for digital\, aud io\, or large print options.
\nCamp Zero
\nAm erica\, 2049: Summer temperatures are intolerably high\, the fossil fuel i ndustry has shut down\, and humans are implanted with a 'Flick' at birth\, which allows them to remain perpetually online. The top echelons of socie ty live in Floating Cities off the coast\, while people on the mainland st ruggle to survive. For Rose\, working as a hostess in the city's elite clu b feels like her best hope for a better future. When a high-profile client offers Rose a job as an escort at a fledgling company in northern Canada called \;Camp \;Zero--a \;source of fresh\, clean air and cool temperatures--in return for a home for her displaced mother and herself\, she accepts it. But in the north\, all is not as it seems. Through skillf ully entwined perspectives\, including a young professor longing to escape his wealthy family and a group of highly trained women engaged in climate surveillance at a Cold War era research station\, the fate of the \;C amp \;and its inhabitants comes into stunning relief. Atmospheric\, or iginal\, and utterly gripping\, \;Camp \;Zero \;interrogates t he seductive and chilling notion of a utopia\; asks who and what will surv ive as global tensions rise\; and imagines how love may sustain us.
\n< p>Dark Ice \;October 4\, 2024 &ndash\; March 16\, 2025\nDark Ice demonstrates the intersection s between the unique artistic\, studio\, and land-based practices of Lesli e Reid of Ottawa\, ON\, and Robert Kautuk of Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River)\ , NU. Alongside critical curatorial work\, the exhibition features photogr aphs\, paintings and videos of Arctic land and ice\, and of communities an d their experiences.
\nTogether\, these two artists create meaningfu l research and visualizations that foster diversified perspectives around climate change. Kautuk and Reid&rsquo\;s collaboration combines their expe riences to develop a dialogue that maps the Arctic and offers a promising path forward in the face of global warming.
\nThis exhibition is org anized and circulated by the Ottawa Art Gallery and curated by Rebecca Bas ciano.
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