520 Hargrave St.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

by appointment: Sat. & Sun. 12-6

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About Blinkers

Blinkers is a non-profit project space based in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 territory, the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. Blinkers exists to exhibit, promote and create an engaged critical dialogue with the work of emerging, early career and experimental artists from across Canada. We are committed to assisting in the exhibition of works that are ambitious in scale and concept, experimental, new works which represent the current moment in Canadian contemporary art through all mediums including video, sound, painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and new media.

Accountability Statement

On June 20, 2020 we posted a statement of accountability for ourselves, and a statement of solidarity with the ongoing political actions of Black and Indigenous organizers in Winnipeg.

Read the full statement here.

Accessibility

The main floor of Blinkers can be accessed using a temporary ramp, which goes up two steps at the front door, on Hargrave. The parking lot behind the building is fully wheelchair accessible (entrance to the parking lot is by sidewalk, approx. 90 ft north east of the front door). The basement is not accessible, including the only washroom in the building.

The nearest bus stop is #10723 Eastbound William @ Dagmar

Community Sponsors

We are thrilled to be supported by sponsors from our community:

Video Pool Media Arts Centre - Community Sponsor

If you'd like more information about our sponsors, or you're interested in how you can support Blinkers, contact us for more info.

Submissions

We currently accept submissions for exhibitions, texts, or other projects on a rolling basis. If you would like to submit an idea you can email us at info@blinkers.website with the subject line: SUBMISSION.

Before submitting we strongly recommend reviewing our 'about' section and checking out some of our past programming.

Please send a single PDF with following text:

  • Project proposal: Describe the project including concept, how the project works within Blinkers, and technical requirements. (max 300 words)
  • Artist statement: Describe your practice and how the proposed project connects to it. (max 300 words)
  • CV (max 3 pages).
  • Image list with titles, dates, mediums.

    • Support Material can be sent as individual attachements or as a .zip folder.

  • Up to 10 images relating to the project. Label your images: "LastName_01, LastName_02, etc."
    (JPEG files, maximum file size: 3 MB or resolution: 1024 x 768px, whatever is smaller)
  • Up to 5 minutes of video relating to the project.
    Send via link on vimeo or youtube.

    • You can download a floorplan of the gallery.


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