Wintering: The Art of Radical Slowness
Radical Curating Class 2026
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Treaty Space Gallery, 1887 Granville St
Class Exhibition
Wintering begins when the light thins and the hours shorten. It is a season of slowing hands and gentle listening around the hearth. As snow gathers upon the land, people gather in community. Wintering: The Art of Radical Slowness is a collaborative exhibition of local artists, performers, and workshops that invite kinship through collective acts of making and mending in their many forms.
It is in the patient stitching, the mindful layering, and the quiet accumulation of time and intention that we honour winter. It is the season for subtle acts of care. Sintering, as defined by Nishnaabeg writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, refers to snowflakes’ innate urge to bond with one another, forming a protective blanket over the resting earth. To sinter as people is to form bonds of reciprocity and responsibility, and to nurturing and strengthening our connections with one another. As the blanket of snow represents the change of the seasons, so too must our collective bonds represent the change of the times, towards a world that values care for land and connections with each other. It is not a time to withdraw from the world, but to foster care to ensure longevity through difficult changes; it is a way to make what we do last long term. As the season turns, the animals, plants, rivers, and the land begin to stir. It
is a time of recovering, discovering, and uncovering - an invitation to move together toward warmth and collective action.
We, the Radical Curating Class of 2026, in collaboration with the Treaty Space Gallery, warmly invite all to take part in the slow unveiling of this exhibition.
