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Ingrid Mesquita, “Untitled,” no date

(courtesy of the Victoria Arts Council's Project)

A curatorial project by Kegan McFadden

Rebranded as an experimental bookstore/library, the Victoria Arts Council's Fort Street storefront presents a continuation of their Shelf Life project for Winter/Spring 2025. This time, ANOTHER LIFE, refocuses on printed matter and artist books in an expansive way, encompassing the entire venue.

Loosely themed from month to month, with rotating titles on display, VAC's executive director and curator of the project, Kegan McFadden, assembles interpretations of what makes a book and where printed matter enters the realm of contemporary art, all while presenting a dynamic new way of engaging with the local art scene.

Highlighting local artists/publishers/writers, on view throughout these monthly exhibitions will be limited edition artistbooks, printed matter, ephemera, and [un]related items of interest.

From Thursday 6 February - Sunday 2nd March, the second chapter of Another Life unfolds. Titled “A Little Sugar in My Bowl” this special presentation recognizes Black History Month and showcases printed matter and moving images by local and international artists. This chapter includes the re-staging of the mural by Ingrid Mesquita that previously graced the exterior of our Pat Martin Bates Gallery on Store Street, a curated selection of titles from Blackspace Library, and a special presentation of ‘zines, printed matter, and monographs by LA-based artist Paul Mpagi Sepuya.

Artists contributing to “A Little Sugar in My Bowl” include:

Aya Behr + Kemi Craig | Ingrid Mesquita | Paul Mpagi Sepuya with publications on loan from Blackspace Library.

With support from the City of Victoria’s new DWTN IDEAS FUND, the VAC will be screening experimental films by local artists in our window at night, throughout the coming dark months.

This series of films is brought together to amplify the Another Life project, dovetailing with the monthly themes throughout the Winter.

February’s films offer further poetic interpretations of the theme, “A Little Sugar in My Bowl” considering how a sentiment can shift with the cultural times… from the bawdy to the political, with films by Aya Behr, Kriss Munsya, and Rhonda Hackett.

As part of ANOTHER LIFE, Chapter Two: A Little Sugar in my Bowl, the Victoria Arts Council in concert with Creative Mornings is excited to present an artist talk by Paul Mpagi Sepuya taking place remotely Friday 28 February @ 11am (PST). Email: victoria@creativemornings.com for more information.

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Another Life is funded through annual operational support from CRD Arts Services, BC Arts Council’s Community Arts Program, and the Province of British Columbia’s Community Gaming Fund, the City of Victoria's DWTN IDEAS grant, as well as VAC donors and members.