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The Grief Gallery
GRIEF AND LOSS EXPLORED THROUGH ART AND DESIGN
Presented by Grief Grit Grace
NEXT EXHIBITION
The Grief Gallery at DesignTO
Toronto, Canada, Jan 21-30, 2022
During DesignTO, Toronto’s annual design festival, The Grief Gallery welcomes visitors to acknowledge personal and collective losses through the contemplation and celebration of objects: the belongings of loved ones lost.
Add your loved one’s object to The Grief Gallery: The community is invited to contribute to The Grief Gallery’s collection at the in-person exhibition at MADE Design, and via the online gallery wall. Fill out the contribution form at bit.ly/grief-gallery-form
In Toronto? Visit on Sat Jan 22nd or Sun Jan 23rd, 1-3pm to have your object photographed and recorded by the curator.
Book a 15min time slot
Exhibition Opening Times:
Fri Jan 21st, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Sat Jan 22nd*, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Sun Jan 23rd*, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Jan 24th-26th, Closed
Thu Jan 27, 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Fri Jan 28th, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Sat Jan 29th, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Sun Jan 30th, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
*1-3pm, Jan 22nd-23rd – in-person photography sessions
Covid precautions: 5 people maximum in retail/exhibition space, masks required.
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Online Show and Tell
Join The Grief Gallery curator Charlene Lam on Zoom for a brief virtual tour of the latest in-person exhibition at the DesignTO Festival in Toronto. Followed by show and tell of selected belongings of loved ones — feel free to bring something to share!
Saturday Jan 29th, 11am-12pm
Register to attend at https://bit.ly/designto-grief-zoom
OPEN CALL
Contribute to
The Grief Gallery’s Collection
Online and in Toronto
What objects and belongings did you keep after a loved one died? Contribute your selected object and stories to The Grief Gallery’s online collection in the lead-up to DesignTO. Individuals in Toronto can also take part in the in-person exhibition during DesignTO in Jan 2022.
In Toronto? Visit on Sat Jan 22nd or Sun Jan 23rd, 1-3pm to have your object photographed and recorded by the curator.
Book a 15min time slot
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
WHAT THE CAMERA CAPTURES
An online exhibition exploring the role of the camera in processing grief and loss during New York City’s annual design festival. Three New York creatives who have lost loved ones share their photography-based projects.
The Grief Gallery at LDF21
Visitors are invited to explore these universal themes through creative work commissioned in memory of loved ones.
CURATOR’S NOTE
Why a Grief Gallery?
When my mom died 8 years ago, I was working as an independent curator in London. My pop-up exhibitions showcased the work of designers, makers and artists, under the names Creative Clerkenwell and The Creative Edit.
When it came time to pick out an urn for my mom’s ashes, I commissioned a custom porcelain urn from an East London ceramicist whose work I loved.
That was the start of my work as a Grief Curator. Over the years, I’ve commissioned illustrations, paper art and photoshoots in memory of my mom and others’ loved ones. I’ve presented exhibitions in London and Brooklyn about grief and loss.
Channeling my grief into creating and commissioning work from designers and makers has been an incredibly rewarding and healing experience.
After an extended period of grief and loss on many levels, I invite visitors to explore the universal themes of grief and loss through this creative lens. Out of darkness and pain, we can craft beauty and create meaning.
– Charlene C Lam, Grief Curator
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GRIEF GRIT GRACE
The Grief Gallery is a project by Grief Grit Grace and curated by Charlene C Lam. Visit www.griefgritgrace.com for more resources and information about my approach to grief work.
EXHIBITIONS
Latest Exhibition: The Grief Gallery at NYCxDESIGN, Nov 11-18
Previous Exhibitions:
The Grief Gallery, London Design Festival 2021
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CONTACT
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