{"title":"Toronto Art Fair 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Guild is pleased to participate in Art Toronto for the second year in a row.\u0026nbsp; Come visit us at \u003cstrong\u003eBooth P5 \u003c\/strong\u003eat the \u003cstrong\u003eMetro Toronto Convention Centre\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eOctober 29 to November 1\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e We’ll be showcasing a selection of works on the theme of survival by artists Ruth Cuthand, Martine Bertrand, Andreas Krätschmer, Bettina Matzkuhn, Amanda Roy, and the Blackned family artisans from Waskaganish, Quebec.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurviving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow do we survive ecological, political and personal crises?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat does nature teach us about survival and resilience?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn these troubled times, many artists are exploring how our bodies, minds, and nature itself manage to survive in the face of illness, devastation, and various forms of violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt allows us to name and expose trauma and to denounce its causes. It allows us to see beauty through the wounds that transform us. It helps us imagine strategies for survival and to nurture hope and strength for better times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of the proposed artworks reflect on traumas, others on how art can heal and how nature can guide us through resilience and survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/laguilde.com\/en\/collections\/ruth-cuthand\" title=\"https:\/\/laguilde.com\/en\/collections\/ruth-cuthand\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRuth Cuthand\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e creates beaded images of pathogenic bacteria and viruses brought by Europeans, which have historically affected Indigenous communities. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/laguilde.com\/en\/collections\/amanda-roy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAmanda Roy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, by revisiting Edward Sheriff Curtis historical portraits, demonstrates the resilience of Indigenous people despite these colonial violences. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/laguilde.com\/en\/collections\/bettina-matzkuhn\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eBettina Matzkuhn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e creates intricately embroidered life jackets to prompt reflection on the essential needs that must be preserved during migrations caused by climate change, thereby illustrating the need to care for nature to ensure our own survival\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:andreas@woodyoucarefor.com\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-rich-links=\"{\u0026quot;per_n\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Andreas Krätschmer\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;per_e\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;andreas@woodyoucarefor.com\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;type\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;person\u0026quot;}\"\u003eAndreas Krätschmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e turns to the fragility, the strength and the resilience of the forests and of the material wood itself to teach us about our own human psyche. Martine Bertrand imagines aerial views of cities reconstructed with found objects, using upcycled textiles, showing that even when everything vanishes, human creativity finds ways to rebuild both physical and imaginary worlds atop the ruins of what once was. 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