Visual Arts Centre of Clarington

Admission includes access to the VAC's current exhibitions - Fossilized Sunshine and Public Space. Please note that the VAC will have extended hours of 10 am to 7 pm on Friday, August 13.

General admission

<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Since its opening in March 2021, the exhibition,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vac.ca/hiba-abdallah-100-years-then-and-hereafter.html" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">100 years then and hereafter</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">,<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;has been collecting messages to the future from numerous participants who left notes of concern, encouragement, and personal accounts. Inspired by Hiba Abdallah&rsquo;s excavation of Clarington&rsquo;s historic archives, the project has accumulated an alternative archive created by community members to serve as a future historical record.&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">On August 13, 2021, a public burial will take place on the grounds of the VAC in a performance led by&nbsp;<a href="http://hibaabdallah.com/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hiba Abdallah</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://alyssabistonath.com/diary/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Alyssa Bistonath</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">. Messages to the future will be read, placed in time capsules and buried to be retrieved and opened a century later.&nbsp;

Hello Prénom Nom, Thank you for registering for <a href="https://www.vac.ca/hiba-abdallah-100-years-then-and-hereafter.html">Burial of Messages to the Future</a> taking place on the VAC&#39;s grounds located at:<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/tkhr5aaKWSMZBRUEA">143 Simpson Avenue, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 2H9</a> 24-36 hrs before the event, you will be sent a pre-screening COVID-19 form.&nbsp;Please complete this form prior to your visit.<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">Admission includes access to the VAC&#39;s current exhibitions -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vac.ca/fossilized-sunshine.html"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">Fossilized Sunshine</a><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vac.ca/public-space.html"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">Public Space</a><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">.&nbsp; <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">Please note that the VAC will have extended hours of 10 am to 7 pm on Friday, August 13. For full COVID-19 visitor guidelines, <a href="https://www.vac.ca/about.html">click here</a>. We look forward to seeing you, &Aacute;ine BeltonMarketing Coordinator

Since its opening in March 2021, the exhibition, <a href="https://www.vac.ca/hiba-abdallah-100-years-then-and-hereafter.html">100 years then and hereafter</a>, has been collecting messages to the future from numerous participants who left notes of concern, encouragement, and personal accounts. Inspired by Hiba Abdallah’s excavation of Clarington’s historic archives, the project has accumulated an alternative archive created by community members to serve as a future historical record. On August 13, 2021, a public burial will take place on the grounds of the VAC in a performance led by <a href="http://hibaabdallah.com/">Hiba Abdallah</a> and <a href="http://alyssabistonath.com/diary/">Alyssa Bistonath</a>. Messages to the future will be read, placed in time capsules and buried to be retrieved and opened a century later.

Visual Arts Centre of Clarington

Hiba Abdallah: Burial of Messages to the Future

143 Simpson Ave

General admission

Free