Toronto, ON – On 3 April, the DemocracyXChange Summit will function Counterbalance, as a part of DXC’s opening night time exhibition; introduced in collaboration with OCAD College and the Delegation of the European Union to Canada. This distinctive showcase explores the creator’s very important function in civil discourse and the way artwork can function a power for democracy, fostering transparency, accountability, and new views.
The exhibition spotlights rising youth artists chosen for his or her thought-provoking works that responded to the Counterbalance theme. As energy buildings form and shift, artists act as a counterbalancing power, championing transparency and accountability in direction of our shared humanity and accountability to the land and its ecologies. The next artists had been chosen to current their items throughout Opening Night time at OCAD College Waterfront Campus, between 6–10 p.m. on 3 April 2025:
Featured Artists and Artworks:
- Ailin Dong (Canada) – Knitting Echoes: Dong’s multidisciplinary piece makes use of textiles and expertise to represent democracy’s resilience below technological authoritarianism, presenting cloth as a dwelling metaphor for identification negotiation.
- Alicia Hrvatin (Canada) – Transform: Hrvatin’s interactive work invitations audiences to interact with the results of digital surveillance and algorithms on private and collective socio-political views.
- Kroplya (Estonia / EU) – Zelenka: This Belarus-born artist’s multimedia set up sheds gentle on the complexities of borders as humanitarian traps, formed by forms and beliefs, the place particular person identification is overshadowed by political buildings.
Workshops and Interactive Alternatives:
Two of the taking part artists can even lead interactive workshops designed to deepen public engagement with the exhibition’s themes. From algorithmic bias to the reinvention of conventional crafts as resistance instruments, these classes will encourage members to replicate on artwork as a medium for vital dialogue and societal transformation.
Workshop Particulars:
On Saturday, April 5 at Toronto Metropolitan College, (55 Dundas St. W), the next workshops will likely be supplied to DXC25 attendees:
By the Counterbalance exhibition, DXC25, OCAD U and the EU, are championing the voices of youth artists; elevating their work and fostering vital conversations on how artwork can resist suppression and encourage new democratic futures.
About DemocracyXChange:
DemocracyXChange (DXC) connects, celebrates and equips people who find themselves taking motion to strengthen democracy. Co-produced by OCAD U, The Open Democracy Project and the Dais at TMU, Canada’s premier annual democracy summit takes place in Toronto from April 3–5, 2025. Be a part of us and assist sort out at present’s most pressing civic points. Problem assumptions and take motion.
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About OCAD U
OCAD College, Canada’s largest and oldest artwork and design college, is a world-famous hub for artwork, design and digital media schooling, analysis and innovation. We embrace collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to change-making via artwork, design-thinking curriculum and analysis. College students profit from hands-on studio studying and have entry to state-of-the-art outlets and studios for each conventional and digital creation. Alongside a various and supportive workforce of instructors and friends, our college students acquire employable expertise. Graduates work in numerous sectors resembling city planning, environmental design, gaming, movie, animation, publishing, illustration, graphic design, visible arts and humanities administration.
For inquiries or an interview, please contact Karen McCarthy, Director of Communications and Media, at 514-826-0597 or kmccarthy@ocadu.ca
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In regards to the Delegation of the European Union to Canada
The Delegation of the European Union to Canada is the official diplomatic illustration of the European Union in Canada. Because the EU’s major presence within the nation, we work to strengthen political, financial, and cultural ties between the European Union and Canada. We facilitate dialogue on shared priorities together with commerce, local weather motion, safety, and innovation via the implementation of the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Settlement and the Complete Financial and Commerce Settlement (CETA). Our workforce promotes EU insurance policies and pursuits, fosters people-to-people connections, and helps collaboration in analysis, schooling, and cultural exchanges. The Delegation serves as a significant hyperlink between Canadian stakeholders and EU establishments, whereas additionally offering data providers to the general public on EU developments and initiatives.
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