THURSDAYS, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
FEBRUARY 23
All ages, FREE
Join us in The Cube on Thursday evenings in February to work on your stitching projects in the company of Lucas Morneau’s artworks. Bring a friend, or meet a new one!
Knitting, embroidery, crochet, hand sewing, and other stitching projects are all encouraged, and stitchers of all ages are welcome.
No registration is required. Please note materials will not be provided. KAG Art Instructor Monique Reiswig may be able to assist with troubleshooting but this is not an instructional program.
The Exhibition
Playfully and provocatively challenging the prevalence of homophobia and hyper-masculinity in the culture of team sports, Lucas Morneau’s Queer Newfoundland Hockey League (QNHL) proposes 14 fictional teams that reclaim, empower, and amplify LGBTQIA2S+ voices. With team names that include the St. John’s Sissies, Bonavista Buggers, and Ferryland Fairies, Morneau subverts pejoratives used against the LGBTQIA2S+ community, paired with places historically associated with senior hockey league teams in Newfoundland and Labrador. Each jersey is hand crocheted and rug-hooked, using craft practices often delegated as “women’s work.”
Lucas Morneau’s Queer Newfoundland Hockey League (QNHL) is on view in The Cube from January 14 to April 1, 2023.
