2023
“Rooted in the Region: Agriculture and the Arts in Southwestern Ontario,” a celebration of art and agriculture highlighting Indigenous, settler and migrant worker voices.
“Rooted in the Region” began with appetizers sourced from local seasonal ingredients, catered by Chef Charles Catchpole (Anishnaabe, Couchiching First Nation) of Charger Foods and Gitigaanes microfarm. We will also highlight the importance of corn – in Southwestern Ontario across the hemisphere – with a corn roast by London-based artist and gardener Ron Benner whose long-standing interdisciplinary art practice focuses on the politics of food cultures and foodways across the Americas. While we eat, we will enjoy live music by the Farms Music Band Association from Leamington, ON, a band formed by temporary farm workers and community members who blend their musical talents to play and share their Latin music and culture. Throughout the event, there will be presentations by artists including Anahí González, Laura Rojas and Camila Salcedo, and by local farms and food initiatives.
