Adaptive Ceramic Histories: Low-Sensory Curator Tour

Join Alexandra Box, Gardiner Museum Curatorial Resident, for a low-sensory tour of the exhibition Adaptive Ceramic Histories. This guided after-hours tour will bring attendees into a closer understanding of the objects, themes, and curatorial approach of the exhibition.

A dedicated quiet space with comfortable seating, lowered lighting, and sensory considerations with be available throughout the program. ASL interpretation will be provided for this event by Toronto Sign Language Interpreter Service.

Please Note: 

To maintain a scent-free environment, we ask that participants please refrain from wearing perfumes, colognes, and other scented products to this event.

To reduce barriers for d/Deaf and disabled communities, no-cost equity access spots are available for this program. Please email programming@gardinermuseum.on.ca to request an equity access spot.

About the exhibition

Engage in an exploration of materially mediated dynamics of care and adaption. Adaptive Ceramic Histories presents an expansive way of looking at histories of medical and adaptive ceramics created for sick or disabled users. The exhibition invites you to delve into the design of care from the vantage point of users, departing from traditional histories of medicine centering on medical professionals. Instead, it considers the possibilities of pleasure and metaphor to build a more fulsome knowledge of patient care to craft the future.

Adaptive Ceramic Histories features objects from the Gardiner Museum’s permanent collection alongside loans to highlight the importance of ceramic materials at different moments in the history of Western medicine from the 17th century to the present day.

About the Curator

Alexandra Box is an arts professional and artist. She has been awarded fellowships and artist residencies through Medalta Potteries, Salt Spring Arts Council, and Point Gallery. Box is a curatorial participant in the Knowledge Incubator & Mentorship Initiative through Redefine Arts. Her writing has been published by Hearth, Peripheral Review, and The Capilano Review. Box serves on the Board at Forest City Gallery and is a contributor to the Media Collaboratory. She holds a BFA (2020) in ceramics and curatorial practices from Emily Carr University and an MA (2024) in Art History from the University of Toronto.