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Sustainable Gallery Signage: Upcycled Denim and Natural Dyed Fibre Woven on a Jacquard Loom:
Artlab Gallery signage: Upcycled Denim and Natural Dyed Fibre Woven on a Jacquard Loom. This new sustainable signage enhances Artlab’s visibility and ease of navigation for both campus and community members. Located on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Chonnonton Nations, the gallery sits just behind the Deshkan Ziibi (Thames River). The new signage—featuring an image of the river overlaid with text—reflects this geography and history, situating the gallery within broader systems of institutional placemaking.
The signage is woven on a jacquard loom with thread made from upcycled denim and hand-dyed using natural dyes, demonstrating the gallery’s ongoing commitment to supporting experimental and sustainable practices in contemporary art, curatorial practice, and pedagogy.
Concept by Artlab Gallery and Centre for Sustainable Curating. Weaving by Sophia Borowska at Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles. Natural dyeing by Julie Lacroix. Funded by Westernu Sustainability.