This fall DHC/ART is proud to present a public program of events and participatory art projects to further contextualize the Jenny Holzer exhibition as well as provide hands on opportunities for visitors to engage with Holzer’s ideas and approach. Here are the offerings for the month of September!

EVENTS (free)

A Commented Tour With John Zeppetelli
Friday, September 24 / 2 PM English, 4 PM French

As part of Les Journées de la Culture, curator John Zeppetelli will lead a tour of the exhibition providing added insight into the works while shedding light on the concepts, themes and issues they propose. Reservations required.
Contact: education@dhc-art.org

WALL PROJECTION
Saturday, September 25, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Let loose your inner artist, poet, philosopher or writer! DHC/ART invites you to display your words and reflections on the Foundation’s external walls via giant projection, inspired by the work of Jenny Holzer. A light projection set-up will permit the participant to ‘write’ on the building! Presented as part of Les Journées de la Culture. Open to all!
Where: 451 St-Jean

Poetic Scoop
Saturday, September 25 & Sunday, September 26 / 1 PM – 6 PM

Participants will have boxes of words cut from newspapers at their disposal from which to construct poetic phrases. Presented as part of Les Journées de la Culture. Open to all!
Where: Education Room, 465 St-Jean

Art Pop + DHC/ART (Presented as part of the Pop MTL Festival)
September 29 – October 3 / 1 PM to 6 PM

In collaboration with Art POP and Palimpsest Magazine, DHC/ART will host a 5-day residency where participants including Jacob Wren, Edmonton’s poet laureate Rollie Pemberton and visual artist Jacqueline Lachance will produce a daily broadsheet publication responding to festival goings-on and inspired by Holzeresque aphorisms created through ADDRESS, the DHC/ART art education project. Visitors are welcome to observe the creation of the publication, further reflecting Holzer’s interest in utilizing text to bring forth a non-textual aesthetic experience. This event is presented as part of the POP Montreal Festival.
Where: REFERENCE space at 451 St-Jean

PARTICIPATORY ART PROJECTS (free)

Textual Trace
Available during opening hours

Leave your trace on the exhibition by writing a thought, observation or simply one word on a blank slide and drop it into the awaiting projector! Simply ask for your blank slide at reception. Textual Trace is a project inspired by the artistic infiltration of public space as seen in the work of Jenny Holzer.
Where: REFERENCE space, 451 St-Jean

Ticker Text Project
From September 14 – November 14

DHC/ART in collaboration with FOFA Gallery at Concordia University presents a new ‘Jenny Holzer’ edition of the Ticker Text Project curated by Jason Camlot. Participants can send their creative and poetic texts to a contemporary interpretation of the historical stock ticker. To contribute, you simply login to the website, compose a ticker text within the frame of the composition box, and press ‘submit’! Your text will be reviewed by a project moderator, authorized, then relayed to a digital LED ticker displayed at FOFA gallery located at Concordia’s downtown campus for all to see. Visitors to DHC/ART can use the computer terminals in REFERENCE to participate.

See http://tickertext2.concordia.ca/

Where: REFERENCE space at 451 St-Jean