An evening of music, dancing and extravagant folly hosted by Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art.
The Palace at 4am • A costumed ball & dance party
Saturday, October 26, 2019 | 10 pm until late
The abandoned Bay basement (450 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB)
Who knows what could happen in The Palace at 4 am?
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The famed Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti’s trace-like sculpture The Palace at 4 a.m. from 1932 was created in homage to a lost love. It is a small and delicate work that imparts the confounding bounds of love as well as the fragility of an intense love affair, capturing the tension between the incomprehensible strength of a fresh bond and the shattering weakness of its potential rupture. The “palace” is the place of residence of a person with wealth, power, social standing, and importance. In both of the above examples that place of importance is shifted onto other entities: love and art. We embrace these reinventions of the palace! The palace is a place that is fragile, a place that can be stormed and broken, a place where anything can happen, a place to worship, love and art. Who knows what could happen in The Palace at 4 am?
The Palace at 4 am costume ball and dance party was hosted on Saturday, October 26, 2019 to celebrate the best of contemporary art and support Plug In ICA. Party goers revelled in the enchanted space and danced the night away. This costumed event sought to create a safe, positive and unforgettable evening for guests to indulge!
This was a fundraising event! The proceeds raised from this event help to keep us FREE and accessible to all. As an Institute of Contemporary Art, our mandate is to provide dynamic programming free to all with a commitment to education. All contributions went directly towards programming, ensuring Plug In ICA continues to provide world-class exhibitions, events, lectures, online projects and education programs.
Thank you to our Champagne Sponsor: CGM Engineering Ltd. & Tony Mitousis!
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COSTUME POLICY
Costumes inappropriately representing other people’s struggles, such as poverty, violence, racism, or disability were not welcome. Plug In ICA reserved the right to deny entry or ask attendees to leave who were wearing culturally inappropriate and insensitive costumes. If you are unsure what this meant please view the links below. (Thank you to QPOC, Winnipeg for sharing these links).
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN2WaZAUY2U
• https://goo.gl/NQwjtA
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Acknowledgements
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art recognizes we are in the territories of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Dakota, Dene, Métis, and Oji-Cree Nations. Plug In ICA is situated in Treaty 1 territory, the ancestral and traditional homeland of Anishinaabe peoples. Treaty 1, was signed in 1871, taking this territory from seven local Anishinaabe First Nations in order to make the land available for settler use and ownership. (referenced from the University of Winnipeg)
Plug In ICA extends our heartfelt gratitude to our generous donors, valued members, and dedicated volunteers. We acknowledge the sustaining support of our Director’s Circle. You all make a difference.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. We could not operate without their continued financial investment and lobbying efforts.
Plug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Angela Forget: angela@plugin.org
For general information, please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043
