When is a gallery more than just a gallery? When it transforms its exhibition space into a local pop-up market. That's what's happening at Artisan, and with a name like that, there couldn't be a better place for it.
The link between food and craft is what Melinda Gagen, Artisan’s emerging curatorial fellow, is really looking at in Marketplace, from idea to crafted product — or paddock to plate, as you might know it. The show looks back at the art of baking, brewing and bread-and cheese-making, while looking forward to the concerns now plaguing the industry, including waste, excessive consumption, food miles, food security and an increasing disconnect with food production.
Not only can you explore food as a craft while thinking about its evolution and issues but you can also do that one thing we all love: eat it. The exhibition also connects audiences with local craft makers and food producers — they exact right people to seek out when you're feeling hungry.
Image by Jaala Alex.