Exhibit

The B/OLD exhibit brings together the work of multiple artists and activists who deliberately curate and explore facets about later life. From a “scam booth” to reveal your own stories of scams, to an exhibit by a collective imaginatively curated to explore the diverse experiences of aging, the exhibit will be open from May 6 to May 14.

avantAGE: Reinvention

Jane Adams
Monica Brinkman
Anne Devatour
Lise Fortin
Joanne Kielo
Shelagh McNally
Shal Mines
Laurie Neale
Francine Potvin
Kathy Dahms Rogers

AdvantAGE: Reinvention presents the work of older female artists as they explore change and innovation. Through poetry, print, paint, fibre arts, ceramics and sculpture we celebrate a feminine response to ageing and our ability to keep living outside the box.

Fraud Tails/Tales

Eric Craven

Enter our Fraud Tails/Tales “Scam Booth”, where people of all ages are invited to openly discuss their encounters with scams and scammers. Share your stories of successfully navigating the attempts of fraudsters or reveal the scams that caught you off guard. As a playful twist, we will add digital animal filters to your face, helping to conceal your identity while creating a humorous take on the experience. Help us build a compendium of diverse narratives and insights as we explore the multifaceted world of scam resilience and resistance together.

Creatabilities

Concordia Art Hive Creatabilities Group

These pieces will only be exhibited from May 6 to 10.

The Concordia Art Hive Creatabilities Group emerged from a research project that examined needs and perspectives of aging adults with intellectual disabilities within an arts-based social context. We love having a place at the university where we can gather with friends, sing, dance, make art, support each other, and feel a sense of community. Our installation serves as a B/OLD expression of who we are––a multimedia collage of creatabilities!

Quilting the Memoir: Memories of the Jews of Egypt

Myriam Rafla

Research-creation project

Quilting the Memoir explores different forms of life storytelling through the collection and remediation of memory-objects and photographs into digital quilts. Inspired by the Egyptian Khayamiya and classic quilt designs, these digital quilts resonate with a vibrancy that recall the diverse cultural presence of the cosmopolitan cities of 20th C. Cairo and Alexandria. The life stories of Egyptian Jewry that inspired the quilts are a testament to the complexity of diverse histories and cultures from the Middle East.

The project is a culmination of research-creation study at Concordia University in the Department of Communication Studies.

Foster-bots

Foster-bots is an ongoing research creation project that delves into how we understand and (re)define notions of companionship and care in the lifecourse. We invite you to interact with robots designed for older adults. But what if you bond with one of our robots? You can choose to fill out an application to become a foster parent, and we may entrust you to care for one of our robots and help us document the complexities of relationships with non-humans. This project raises critical questions about how older adults view a society where aging is closely linked with robotics. What are their perspectives on navigating a techno-utopian landscape that extends companionship and mutual care to digital technologies?

ACT Living Lab Mobile Gardens

Andrea Tremblay, mind.heart.mouth and ACTLab
Kim Sawchuk, ACTLab and engAGE

Plant display and interactive activity

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive in! Join us at the ACT Living Lab (ALL) mobile garden, a vibrant space showcasing hydroponics, soil-grown seedlings, and innovative ideas for aging together with vegetables. This dynamic exhibition showcases two distinct approaches to cultivating plants. Water enthusiasts will marvel at passive hydroponic methods and other water-based techniques, while soil aficionados will revel in the earthy delights of nurturing vegetables and fruits throughout the seasons, from spring’s first sprouts to fall’s bountiful harvests. Engage in lively discussions on topics ranging from food security to community gardening, and explore resilient food systems designed to foster inclusivity among older adults. Dive into hands-on activities like planting seedlings and discovering the soil-free wonders of the Kratky method. While you’re welcome to visit the mobile garden any time during B/OLD, be sure to mark your calendar for our special in-depth workshop on May 14, where we will delve deeper into our soil and water-based gardening approaches.