ARTIST’S SHARE
Thursday, July 10, 7-10pm
You are invited to share food, experiences, art, and friendship at this community building event. At a time of divisiveness and hardship, we come together to celebrate the potency of solidarity and communal alliances. Your ticket to enter will be to bring a dish to contribute to the table and share with others. Come out and enjoy the vibes with DJ ESCOBUTT who will play their sets, a mix of electronic cumbia, neo-guaracha, dembow, latin club, jersey, alternative, downtempo, jungle, tribal, pop edits and their personal vinyl collection.
*Ticket price: bring a dish to share.
Beverages and merch will be sold.
REGISTER HERE.
SILENT ART AUCTION
Thursday, July 10, 7pm to Saturday, July 12, 4:15pm
This fundraising effort will not only support the gallery and its programs, but half of the proceeds will go back to contributing artists. Place your bid to win an original piece by your favourite local artist.
A PDF of artworks will be made available before event dates. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
SUR GALA
July 11, 6-9pm
Ten years of exhibitions, events, and programs are reasons to celebrate but also to financially support. An exclusive fundraising night to cheer on another ten years of Sur Gallery to help us continue this important work. Come out, dress up, and enjoy the evening.
Your ticket will include a cocktail reception, dinner, live music, and entertainment. The 3-course sit-down dinner, developed by celebrated Chef Sergio Nazario from Nuna Kitchen, will consist of exquisite traditional Peruvian flavours with a modern twist. The evening will be M.C.'d by Sebastian Mena and will include a conversation with founders Rodrigo Barreda and Tamara Toledo, followed by music with Guaricha’s Brew. The band of Latin American artists will play vintage boleros as well as a repertoire of both classic and original pieces of Latin American folk songs that convey social awareness.
$250 General Admission.
Dress code: Formal evening.
All proceeds will benefit Sur Gallery’s exhibitions, programs, and initiatives.
Space is limited so please get your tickets today and don’t miss out!
REGISTER HERE.
DECADE OF DIALOGUE
Saturday, July 12, 9:30am-4pm
As we reach ten years of Sur Gallery, this panel series highlights the past, present, and future, creating a safe space for reflection, conversation, and vision.
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
9:30-10am
Arrive at 9:30 to enjoy a morning coffee and treat on the house.
20 YEARS OF LACAP
10am-11:15am
Founders highlight the various projects developed throughout the years such as the Allende Arts Festival, the IMAGINE Project, and others, which led to the opening of Sur Gallery. They will discuss various challenges and successes of 20 years of advocacy.
Rodrigo Barreda and Tamara Toledo
ARCHIVO: ACTIVATING LATIN AMERICAN ART ARCHIVES IN CANADA
11:30-1pm
Since 2023, Sur Gallery has hosted the ARCHIVO project, which digitally documents the contributions and trajectories of Latin American, Latin-Caribbean, and Latinx artists in Canada. ARCHIVO was born out of the need to archive a diaspora lacking resources, platforms, and forms of representation. Its approach to archiving has been grassroots-oriented and community-involved, and situates Latin American art and its artists into Canadian art history with its evolving role within the arts landscape.
Two years after ARCHIVO’s launch, we ask: how can we further activate this project and involve communities? What possibilities for research become available? What are the challenges and opportunities of working with archives that cross borders, languages, and hemispheres? This panel gathers researchers, archivists, and artists offering an opportunity to imagine potential futures for this project.
Yasmine Espert, Francisco Fernando-Granados, and Luz Sierra. Moderated by Luisa Cruz
LUNCH
1-2pm
Food, beverages, and merch will be sold.
CO-DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF SUR GALLERY
2-4pm
This workshop introduces participants to the Three Horizons Map, a tool used to imagine “what a future Sur Gallery may and should be”, and co-design how we may get there. Interested participants are asked to fill-out a seven-question survey prior to the workshop and come prepared with a constructive outlook on building community. All are welcome.
Facilitator: Rodrigo Barreda, MDes
SILENT ART AUCTION CLOSING
4:30pm
Make sure to make your last bid before it closes!
REGISTER FOR ALL PANELS AND WORKSHOP HERE.
AFTER PARTY
4-8pm
We will end our festivities with a party! Come and enjoy some food, cake, entertainment and music. The Toronto-based South American ensemble Sikirus will bring an authentic blend of traditional Andean music and Cumbia rhythms, instrumental solos, and original compositions to create a captivating experience for all generations. End the evening with DJ ESCOBUTT, a non-binary Colombian-born artist whose sets are a mix of electronic cumbia, neo-guaracha, dembow, latin club, jersey, alternative, downtempo, jungle, tribal, pop edits and their personal vinyl collection.
Food, beverages, and merch will be sold.
REGISTER HERE.
