GNO brings art to the street

You might happen upon a performance art manoeuvre in downtown Sudbury Oct. 24-30.

Don’t panic. It’s only the most recent initiative by the Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario (GNO).

Mission Site, a performance artists’ residency project, brings six of the GNO’s artist-members to Sudbury, where they’ll explore, by means of all things performance, the concrete and conceptual spaces of the nickel city’s downtown.

The participating artists — Colette Jacques (Larder Lake), Hélène Lefebvre (Ottawa), Roy Lumagbas (Gatineau), Laurent Vaillancourt (Hearst), Mariana Lafrance (Manitoulin Island), and Julie Lassonde (Toronto) — each bring their own distinct approach to performance art, an interdisciplinary artistic tradition with an ever-increasing number of popular currents.

The artists’ residency at the GNO gives every freedom to the participants who will establish among themselves the particular nature of their co-ordinated efforts and eventual collaborations.

While the artists will certainly offer a number of surprise performances in the downtown area, some of these will be announced through the GNO’s social media. Follow the GNO on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to be kept abreast of all the performances happening during the residency.

With Mission Site, art once again escapes the gallery context in order to infiltrate day-to-day life in downtown Sudbury.

Having explored the area during the residency, the artists’ “mission” concludes with an evening of performance art at the GNO (174 Elgin St.) Oct. 30 at 5 p.m.

For more information, visit www.gn-o.org.