UNION GALLERY — Side by Side 2024

SIDE BY SIDE 2024

Main Space
Fundraiser Exhibition: January 16–February 10, 2024
Curated by Re Parsons and Bailey Laing

Ron Abreu, Jude Akrey, Maddi Andrews, Rebecca Anweiler, Madeleine Baird, Helen Baker, Melissa Bleecker, Shelby Bohn, Annabelle Brophy, Annie Bueler, Mara Bureau, Valerie Camila, William Carroll, Phoebe Cohoe, Alexa Collette, Francisco Corbett, Rebecca Cowan, Tania Craan, Ann Decker, Shannon Dickie, Karen Edgeworth, Emily Escoffery, Flynn Eves-Welch, Sasha Jimenez French, Charlotte Gagnier, Valentina Gaio, Meenakashi Ghadial, Abby Gowland, Susan Halle, Sydney Hanson, Sophia Herrington, Brian Hoad, Hadley Howes, Deena Jacobs, Karen Kar Yen Law, Arshi Kaur, Sarah Jihae Kaye, Clara Kulmurzina, Lisa Leskien, Abby Lichti and Andrea McCallum, Anne Linton, Elise Masotti, Sabrina Masud, Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn, María Moreno, Abby Nowakowski, Kelby Paquette-Anderson, Elise Puddy, JoAnn Ralph, Breeann Edith Rappaport, Meara Sanjayan, Paula Sara, Chelle Boo Shaa, Cissy Shi, Lauren Smart, Angela Snieder, Martha Steele, Ella Thomas, Amelia Tran, and Morgan Wedderspoon

Live Ticketed Event (Virtual): February 10, 2024, 7pm-10pm EST

BUY TICKETS
Artwork Catalogue

Image: Exhibition view, side by side, curated by Re Parsons and Bailey Laing, 2024 | Photo: Chris Miner

Big changes This Year

For nearly 30 years, our annual fundraiser Cézanne’s Closet has featured the works of student and professional artists alike in an exhibition and lottery-style draw. Given that students and professional artists share space in all that we do, and share walls in this annual salon-style exhibition, we’re giving our fundraiser a fresh new name: side by side.

Artists generously donate their work to support Union year after year, which meaningfully contributes to our operations. While keeping the famed lottery-style approach to our ticketed event, we feel strongly that it is time to introduce a way for our artists to earn some revenue too.

This change will introduce a tiered ticket system at two price points: $100 or $200. Artwork values have been set by the artists, who have been invited to donate 1 artwork at 100% value and encouraged to submit additional works with the option of donating 50% or 100% of the value of each. Ticket holders will then make their selection from the pool of artworks corresponding to their ticket value.

In addition to the live ticketed event, side by side 2024 will also include an in-person fundraiser exhibition at Union Gallery.

This year's edition of side by side will be co-curated by Bailey Laing and Re Parsons.

Anne Linton
Memento Mori 1
2023
Mixed media sculpture

Ann Decker
Reflections from Glenora
2023
Acrylic

Tania Craan
You’re Prettier When You Smile
2023
Porcelain clay

Shelby Bohn
Molecular Isopleth
2023
Quilted wallhanging

Deena Jacobs
Side by Side
2023
Acrylic paint, paper, plastic, and ink on stretched canvas

Alexa Collette
Laying with the trees
2022
Acrylic on wood panel

UNION GALLERY is funded and supported by Queen's University, Alma Mater Society (AMS), Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS), Ontario Arts Council, City of Kingston Arts Fund–Kingston Arts Council and the City of Kingston, with partnerships with Stauffer Library, Cultural Studies, Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies, and Art History and Art Conservation.