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Zachary Ayotte will be in conversation with Gendai about their work around alternative art economies and how arts work is a core investment in our civic structures. Finding parallels between their work and Artist Civil Service, the conversation will tease apart the importance of structural critique and collective change through artistic practice. Gendai is a collective based in Tkaronto/Toronto. Throughout its twenty-five-year history, Gendai has supported experimental curatorial and organizational practices, whilst creating space for East Asian artists and artists of colour. As Gendai&rsquo;s newest stewards, Marsya Maharani and Petrina Ng are dedicated to building a more equitable art sector through collective research with BIPOC artists and arts workers. Using gossip as a methodology to trace the contours of institutional power, Gendai builds relationships with emerging and mid-career arts practitioners of colour to learn about current workplace dynamics in the sector. By offering peer mentorship and access to Gendai&rsquo;s platform, resources, and network, they invite collaborators to support each other in pursuing non-institutional futures and imagine &ldquo;off-ramps&rdquo; from the linear expressway of traditional, capitalist, and institutional career progression in the arts. Gendai also participates in Guidance Council, a bi-monthly casual drop-in organized by Alexandra Hong and Peter Rahul for racialized arts workers to share stories and solicit advice from each other. Gendai has published their research in the Gossip issue of C Magazine, titled &ldquo;We Should Talk: Obvious Truths About Working in the Arts.&rdquo;

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; -webkit-user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for our online Artist Civil Service discussion with Zachary Ayotte and Gendai. This event takes place at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89446616133?pwd=bnYZ5yaDzPxufxkaRsrEuBFnna2mgU.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">1pm on Saturday June 27, via zoom</a>. Please find the zoom meeting invite below! Adam Waldron-BlainProgram Manager, he/him<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:program@latitude53.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">program@latitude53.org</a> Latitude 53 is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Latitude 53 Presents: Gendai x Zachary AyotteTime: Jun 27, 2026 01:00 PM EdmontonJoin Zoom Meeting<a fr-original-style="" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89446616133?pwd=bnYZ5yaDzPxufxkaRsrEuBFnna2mgU.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89446616133?pwd=bnYZ5yaDzPxufxkaRsrEuBFnna2mgU.1</a> Meeting chat linkhttps://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/89446616133 Meeting ID: 894 4661 6133Passcode: 613903 --- One tap mobile+13017158592,,89446616133#,,,,*613903# US (Washington DC)+13052241968,,89446616133#,,,,*613903# US --- Join by SIP&bull; 89446616133@zoomcrc.com Join instructionshttps://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89446616133/invitations?signature=c5szns3ypjjbbuQzKwDRmibb_j5PgRyIq-W8-JkurA0

Zachary Ayotte will be in conversation with Gendai about their work around alternative art economies and how arts work is a core investment in our civic structures. Finding parallels between their work and Artist Civil Service, the conversation will tease apart the importance of structural critique and collective change through artistic practice. Gendai is a collective based in Tkaronto/Toronto. Throughout its twenty-five-year history, Gendai has supported experimental curatorial and organizational practices, whilst creating space for East Asian artists and artists of colour. As Gendai’s newest stewards, Marsya Maharani and Petrina Ng are dedicated to building a more equitable art sector through collective research with BIPOC artists and arts workers. Using gossip as a methodology to trace the contours of institutional power, Gendai builds relationships with emerging and mid-career arts practitioners of colour to learn about current workplace dynamics in the sector. By offering peer mentorship and access to Gendai’s platform, resources, and network, they invite collaborators to support each other in pursuing non-institutional futures and imagine “off-ramps” from the linear expressway of traditional, capitalist, and institutional career progression in the arts. Gendai also participates in Guidance Council, a bi-monthly casual drop-in organized by Alexandra Hong and Peter Rahul for racialized arts workers to share stories and solicit advice from each other. Gendai has published their research in the Gossip issue of C Magazine, titled “We Should Talk: Obvious Truths About Working in the Arts.”

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