Plug In Editions Online in a project commissioned by Nasrin Himada, Curator

Interviews developed and conducted by Chukwudubem Ukaigwe

Site designed by Chris Lee and Ali S. Qadeer

Since April 2020, Plug In ICA has been working on a new project as are result of the pandemic. We have been in conversation about how to best serve our communities as so much of our programming has moved online. A fundamental feature of Plug In ICA’s mandate is its educational programming. How then could we continue offering opportunities for education and professional development specifically to emerging artists, despite the disruptions caused by the pandemic?

In the month of April, just after the arrival of the pandemic, I was commissioned by Plug In ICA’s curator, Nasrin Himada, to edit the inaugural issue of Plug In ICA Editions Online. I decided to engage, in dialogue, four Winnipeg based artists, as well as one artist from Montreal. In collaboration with the web-based artists, Ali Shamas Qadeer and Chris Lee, these discussions are going to be released online bi-weekly throughout the month of December and January.