Blindfolds Tour

This tour will lead visitors through the gallery blindfolded, experiencing the exhibition through the remaining heightened senses, and exploring the differences in cultural consumption and artistic understanding when vision is omitted.

RSVP to info@aisle.ca to participate 

About Aisle 4:

Aisle 4 is a curatorial project consisting of Emily Fitzpatrick, Shannon Linde, Patricia Ritacca, Renée van der Avoird.

Aisle 4’s mandate is to bridge the gap between art and the everyday by promoting thoughtful, provocative and meaningful art experiences. Through collaborations with artists from all creative disciplines, their work focuses on social engagement and site-specific projects that ignite public imagination and animate unsuspecting spaces. The goal is to connect communities.

Emily Fitzpatrick (MVS, Curatorial Studies; BA Art History & Architecture) is a curator and writer living in Toronto. She has curated exhibitions at the Carleton University Art Gallery (Ottawa), the Ottawa Art Gallery (Ottawa) and the Blackwood Gallery (Mississauga). She is currently a Curatorial Assistant at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery.

Shannon Linde (MMSt, Museum Studies; BFA Studio Art) is an artist, designer, and arts professional living in Toronto. She has exhibited work at the Museum of Art+Design (Los Angeles), Nuit Blanche (Toronto), and the Gladstone Hotel (Toronto). She has curated and coordinated exhibitions at the University of Toronto Art Centre (Toronto), and La Pharmacie Esperanza (Montréal).

Patricia Ritacca (MA, Art History; BA Art History & English Literature) is a Toronto-based curator and arts professional. She has curated exhibitions at the University of Toronto Art Centre and Art Interiors (Toronto). She has assisted in the curation of exhibitions for the City of Toronto (TO Live With Culture) and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (Toronto).

Renée van der Avoird (MMSt, Museum Studies; BA French Language and Literature, Fine Arts) is a writer and curator based in Toronto and Barrie. She has organized exhibitions at the MacLaren Art Centre, University of Toronto Art Centre and Susan Hobbs Gallery (Toronto). Renée currently holds the position of Assistant Curator/Registrar at the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie.