Forlorn Tales by Natt Cann
April 5 – June 1
Forlorn Tales
Natt Cann
April 5 – June 1
Launch: Friday, April 12, 6:00pm
End: Saturday, June 1
AX is pleased to welcome Natt Cann to the AX Gallery with his exhibition Forlorn Tales. Forlorn Tales details previous residency/visitation artworks alongside newer tales regarding the housing crisis. Forlorn Tales also peers into the past, to stories and events forgotten within Atlantic Canada, and on to the future, how advancements in tech, climate shifts and social stagnation will impart new narratives into the quietness of New Brunswick. All these notions are keenly explored through lens based printed matter, material choice, installation practices, and community involvement.
About the Artist
Natt Cann (he/him). is a visual artist whose projects of print hone upon the haunting of lands – ideologies and industries keeping afloat Canadian notions of colonial heritage and the subsequent degradations. Natt’s aim is to share Atlantic centric discussions of commorancy, climate, and snuffed economics amidst the celebration of current peoples, politics, and newfound practices onto new audiences. Natt Cann has exhibited across Canada, and has gratefully acted as a mentor, instructor, and technical assistant to numerous students and professionals unversed in printmaking. He has been granted numerous residencies and his recent print projects have been intertwined with a variety of publications, exhibitions, and research grants. His work has been consistently supported by ArtsNB’s funding programs and the Canada Council for the Arts. Natt obtained his BFA from Mount Allison University (2012) and now resides in Moncton, New Brunswick, an Acadian colonial city which sits on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) and Mi’kmaq Peoples.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to the NB Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture for supporting this exhibition, and Atelier Imago for the use of images of Natt's work created under their residency program.
Natt would like to thank ArtsNB and Canada Council for the Arts for their funding in this project.
Call for Exhibition Proposals
Professional and emerging artists/artist teams working in all mediums are invited and encouraged to submit proposals for solo, group, or curates exhibitions. The deadline for proposal submissions for next season has passed, but we accept proposals year round for later dates.
AX is committed to developing, supporting and promoting exhibition opportunities and experiences for New Brunswick artists from established and underrepresented communities. In choosing exhibitions, AX seeks a balance of established and emerging artists, exhibiting works fro our region and beyond. AX is also dedicated to exhibiting children’s art and student work created in local-area schools and through our own programming.
AX offers an average of six exhibitions a year and strives to pay artists fair compensation for the right to exhibit their work. We include artist fees based on national CARFAC standards in all grant applications so there fees can be paid to artists whenever possible. AX’s exhibitions are selected by a rotating panel of respected artists and art educators knowledgeable in the discipline involved. The selected juries base their decisions on the artist’d statement and images submitted as part of exhibitions proposals.
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- Contact information (name, address, phone, email, website)
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- Title of your proposed exhibiton
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- artist statement
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- what are you trying to achieve
- Note: If you would prefer to present your project description by video, you may upload a 2 to 3 minute (maximum) video clip to YouTube and share the link with us.
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- 10 digital (JPG) images of work with an accompanying numbered image list specifying title, media, dimensions, and year of work. Can send images on a USB stick, through Dropbox.com or WeTransfer, or by email – website links to supplementary visual materials are also welcome. Images submitted by email must be no larger than 1024 pixels at the longest dimension, adn no more than 150 dpi.
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