Join us at 2pm on May 19 for a very special Sunday afternoon workshop with Cassie Paine!
On 519 Day (Windsor Day), Cassie will be hosting a free plaster coin carving workshop in the gallery, surrounded by her current exhibition, Pedestrian Values. The workshop considers the design and function of currency at large—that all currency is at one point invented, arbitrary and fictitious—designed to respond to the needs or desires of a social body.
Who has the authority to prescribe value? What are the needs of the social body today? What are our shared values? With these questions in mind, participants are invited to carve 10” plaster model coins that reflect their values. Following the workshop, the coin models will be 3D-scanned and 3D-printed, at reduced scale (1/10), to return to the participants. The artist will keep a collection of coins to feature in future exhibitions.
Plaster coin models and dust masks will be provided. We'll have a limited amount of carving tools available, so please feel free to bring your own if you'd like (e.g., utility knives, craft knives, butter knives, even speedball lino cutters should work).
Note: This workshop is all ages, but adult assistance will be required for children.
Cassie Paine is a sculpture/installation artist and printmaker based in Windsor, ON and Montreal, QC. Her work reflects on the economic precarity of post-industrial cities; investigating urban planning strategies, systems in place to control automotive and pedestrian traffic, and distinctions between public and private places. Paine recently completed her MFA at Concordia University (2024) and holds a BFA with distinction from OCAD University (2018). In addition to making, Paine is a passionate educator who has worked as an instructor at Concordia University and Atelier La Coulée, a cooperative supporting metal art, welding and casting in Montreal, QC.