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#  Defying the Margins 

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Our first exhibition is an upper-level undergraduate student exhibition. Showcasing visual dialogue and reflections from their two- week artist residency at Alice Yard in Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, working with Christopher Cozier.

 

 

 

 October 5 - 23, 2023 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

 

 

  

 

  

 October 5 - 23, 2023 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

 

 

 

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 Join us for a double exhibition from our COIL+ course “Defying the Margins”, generously sponsored by The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation, Global Experience Project, led by faculty member Esery Mondesir.



Our first exhibition is an upper-level undergraduate student exhibition. Showcasing visual dialogue and reflections from their two- week artist residency at Alice Yard in Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, working with Christopher Cozier.



The second exhibition is a solo show from world- renowned Trinidadian artist, writer, and curator Christopher Cozier.



Exhibition details and dates are below:



**Defying The Margins: Student Exhibition**



Exhibition Running From: October 10 - 23



Reception: Wed, Oct 18, 2023 from 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. at Ada Slaight Gallery in100 McCaul St, Toronto, ON

Gallery Crawl: Sat, October 21, starting at noon in the lobby of 100 McCaul.

**Christopher Cozier: Solo Exhibition**



Exhibition Running From: October 16 - 20



Reception: Wed, Oct 18, 2023 from 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at 205 Richmond St, Room 410, Toronto, ON

Artist Talk: October 20th 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at The AGO Jackman Hall

**Suppported by:**

![Centre for the study of black canadian diaspora logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-05%20at%205.59.36%20PM.png)

**Generously Sponsored By:**





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