AT OUR KITCHEN TABLE | The Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show

Artwork by Janice Jacinto
Photo by Ali Lohan

Gallery Gachet and Oppenheimer Park Presents

AT OUR KITCHEN TABLE

The Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show

in partnership with the DTES Neighbhourhood House and the Heart of the City Festival

Oct 21st – Nov 13th 2011

Photo by Ali Lohan

Opening reception: Fri Oct 21st, 5 – 7pm, Oppenheimer Park; 7 – 9pm, Gallery Gachet

At 5pm join Oppenheimer Park artists, community members and neighbours for the Art Show Opening Night & Parade. Gather at the Oppenheimer Park Field House to eat the delights presented by Oppenheimer and join the sidewalk procession to Gallery Gachet, led by Brad Muirhead and the Carnegie Street Band, for desserts. Free event.

Part of the Heart of the City Festival, www.heartofthecityfestival.com

Wednesday Oct 26th: 3.30 – 5.30pm, Potluck Panel presented with support from the Heart of the City Festival – conversations on food and culture hosted by Dr. Legumes, a.k.a. artist Pierre Leichner, and featuring an assortment of speakers all working with food as a cultural medium. Join the conversation, join the feast, and eat some of Dr. Legumes special ratatouille!

Free Workshop series presented in partnership with the Downtown Eastside Neighbhourhood House: (573 E. Hastings @ Princess)

Friday, October 28th, 1 – 3pm: Kitchen Stories – guest speakers tell stories of food in their culture as we’re gathered around the ‘kitchen table,’ sharing food and stories.
Location: DTES Neighbourhood House.

Wednesday, Nov 2nd, 11am – 1pm, Vertical Gardening Workshop, Location: DTES NH

                                           1 – 3pm, Right to Food Zine Writing Workshop – people are invited to join us to learn more about the Right to Food Zine initiative, and work on contributions for the next issue.
Location: Oppenheimer Park.

Friday, Nov 4, 11am – 1pm: Community Kitchen. This week we’ll be cooking recipes that focus on food as medicine, looking into the healing properties of food.
Location: The DTES Neighbhourhood House.

    1-3pm: Food Jeopardy, Location: DTES NH

Wednesday, Nov 9, 11am – 1pm: Blender Nutrition Workshop. We’ll be making smoothies and providing info and tips for how to make delicious/nutritious smoothies at home.
Location: Oppenheimer Park.

*** Please check www.gachet.org for full details and any scheduling changes.

The 4th Annual Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show, “At Our Kitchen Table” showcases work by new, emerging and established artists that reflect the vibrant and creative community in and around the Park, including the talents of the many individuals who utilize year round programs offered at Oppenheimer Park. With Food Security initiatives growing throughout the neighbourhood, this year’s theme looks at and celebrates “food”; what it means to our sense of community, the healing and divisive power of the kitchen table, how food can be a creative and powerful medium, and the cultural, traditional, and historical practices associated with food.

Oppenheimer Park is one of the few green spaces in the area; it is often referred to as “the Backyard of the Downtown Eastside”. The community that frequents Oppenheimer Park is very diverse, and the overwhelming majority of our patrons face a range of barriers in their daily lives.

A resolute community of people uphold the Park’s vision as a place for art, culture, education, recreation, health and healing, providing a sense of family and safety by being a place where ‘everyone is welcome’. The park also hosts many community special events, provides volunteers opportunities and work experience to primarily low-income residence. Oppenheimer Park is the busiest park, per capita in the city.

Once again we are excited to present a celebration of the creative and resilient community of Oppenheimer Park at Gallery Gachet. The artworks reflect a strong sense of this community, with many of them capturing the collective imagination of this eclectic and multi-faceted place.

For more info please contact: Ali Lohan or Lara Fitzgerald at 604 687 2468.

To see pictures from this exhibition, please visit our Flickr account https://www.flickr.com/photos/gallerygachet/sets/72157627968226133