"We Stand With You" Pride Collaboration
Posted on 06/28/2024
Alongside community partners, Kingston Arts Council (KAC) and
Kingston School of Art (KSOA), Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is collaborating to build a free-standing sculpture, harvesting messages of allyship and solidarity, sharing actionable ways the Kingston community can stand with and support the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Community members are invited to attend the "We Stand With You" exhibition traveling to these sites:
KSOA’s Window Art Gallery: July 2-July 12
KAC’s UNIT 115 exhibition space (located on the first floor of the Tett Centre): July 14-31
The Education Library at Queen’s University: August and September.
This interactive installation will be exhibited alongside last year’s LDSB/KSOA Pride Quilt collaboration. Visitors can continue to "leaf" and spread messages from the tree across the community.
Help "Grow" the Tree in the community!
During July and August, community members are invited to contribute to a collaborative installation developed and led by local artist Clelia Scala. Taking the form of a tree "growing" throughout the summer, the installation will be housed at various sites in the community.
“Leaf” a Message
2SLGBTQ+ community members and allies are invited to contribute to the collaborative installation during the exhibition. Participants can "leaf" messages for other community members, and are invited to take messages from the tree to keep or share with others. Messages can include reflections on how to stand with and support the 2SLGBTQ+ community during Pride month and beyond, messages of solidarity, allyship, and more.
Why a Tree?
We wanted to create something that could grow through the love put into it. The collective installation aims to cultivate community through not only the final product, but also the act of collaborating across communities and participating in relationship building as 2SLGBTQ+ community members and allies. While the installation may be temporary, it is our hope that the leaves taken will be kept by community members and will continue to represent love and allyship beyond the life of the exhibition itself.