"Six and a Half Flags over Queen Street West" Installation by Owen Marshall

This installation will be on display for the duration of the listed dates. Registration is not required to visit the installation. Registration will provide updates and reminders of the event.

Date: September 22nd – October 15th, 2023

Location: West Queen West Neighbourhood

Venue Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible, Washrooms Available at Trinity Bellwoods Park, Free street parking and paid GreenP streets and lots.

About the Program:

Owen Marshall is an artist and printmaker who examines the way text and signage influence the surrounding environment. He will present a series of printed flags which use humour to challenge and undermine the perceived authority of flags and the significance they carry. The works will be presented on flagpoles throughout the Queen West neighbourhood. In partnership with the Queen West Art Crawl, the artist will provide a series of informative and performative guided tours of the works in this neighbourhood. Check out more information on how to join a tour here.

And if you can’t join an artist guided tour, enjoy a self guided walk through West Queen West, seeking out the artist’s flags within the neighbourhood!

About the Artist:

Through his studio practice, Owen Marshall examines the way text and signage influence their surrounding environment, as well as the humour which emerges when the perceived authority of signs is undermined or challenged. Marshall’s work has been exhibited in galleries across the province, and his work can often be found displayed discretely within the city of Toronto. He holds a BFA from OCAD University and was the recipient of the 2019 printmaking medal at Gradex 104.

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This program is a part of the Creatives In Residence series by Ontario Culture Days.

These programs would not be possible without the support of the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of Ontario, the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund and the Toronto Arts Council.

The Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund is a program of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation.