MARCH 4 – APRIL 23
Virtual Tour available March 9
Public Reception: Friday, March 3, 6 – 8 pm, indoors and masks required
Galusha Gallery
Credit: Courtney M. Leonard COURTNEY M LEONARD | BREACH: LOGBOOK 21 | HYPOXIC, August 23 – December 11, 2021 – RESEARCH: Initiated Virtually Due to Covid 19 & Onsite During Installation with Staff & Students of FSU CERAMIC, WOOD, ACRYLIC, VIRGINICA OYSTER, VIDEO PROJECTION INSTALLATION IMAGE OF “BREACH: LOGBOOK 21 | HYPOXIC” Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Arts | Exhibition Visit with Environmental Studies Students Engagement in and Dissemination of Scholarly and Artistic Work: Research for the color field study chosen for this work is in reference to the green algae blooms and colors of the where the Apalachicola River fresh waters meet the salt waters of the Gulf of Florida and explores the effects of runoff which have led to die off and toxicity in the Virginica Oyster, a staple of the lifeways and economy of the people of the area. The exhibition was curated from inspiration of an expert from Heid Erdrich’s poem “Ways of Water/Wash Over”. Erdrich is an Ojibwe poet from Turtle Mountain. An Artist Talk & Virtual Graduate Studio Visits was hosted by Florida State University November 4 – 5, 2021 
Credit: Courtney M. Leonard BREACH: Logbook 2021 | COLLIDER | Installation Image | – RESEARCH IMAGE: Inverted video projection shape of Long Island as that of the whale, including documentation of whale fall & poppies DUAL VIDEO PROJECTION, SHIPPING PALLETS, VIRGINICA OYSTERS, QUAHOG SHELLS, SODA FIRED CERAMIC Engagement in and Dissemination of Scholarly and Artistic Work: Research of and a counter painting and installation to the “American” landscape painter William Merritt Chase, inclusive of Indigenous knowledge systems and documentation of the ecological cycle and symbiotic relationship of whale fall as a record of our pandemic times and cross-cultural influences. The work referencing a juvenile humpback whale named Tofu who passed away from a ship strike, in June 2007, off of the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts as it migrated north to feed and the import and export of historical and contemporary trade of opium. The work was featured as a part of the solo exhibition, BREACH: Logbook 21 | COLLIDER at New York University’s Gallatin Galleries, NY, NY | November 1, 2021 – January 22, 2022. Programming included site visits with a gallery installation visit to campus with graduate students.
CARRIERS | COMMUNITY will feature vessels created by community members as an offering. With Leonard as our guide, NCC will collaborate with local organizations that serve Indigenous youth through educational, social, economic, and cultural development programs. Through our collective work efforts, youth and other community members will be introduced to clay as an art medium while they explore multilayered conversations about local water practices and awareness. The youth’s work in clay will culminate with the creation of vessels and other clay objects which will be part of CARRIERS.
During the run of the exhibition, this space will be an interactive and exploratory one with guests invited to handle the vessels and contribute their own water stories by writing on the gallery walls. In the final days of the exhibition, the makers of the vessels will be invited back to NCC to participate in a water and storytelling gathering, making use of the vessels they created. A meaningful component of the interaction in the gallery is the knowledge that, while creating the vessel, the maker understands it is ultimately an offering to another person in the community.
As of press time, NCC has confirmed the following outreach partners as part of these exhibitions: Anishinabe Academy, Dream of Wild Health, and MIGIZI. Learn more about each organization via the links below.
Learn more about each organization:
Anishinabe Academy: https://anishinabe.mpls.k12.mn.us/Home
Dream of Wild Health: https://dreamofwildhealth.org/
MIGIZI: https://www.migizi.org/
Related Events
Join us for a public reception: Friday, March 3, 6 – 8 pm, indoors and masks required
Tour of BREACH: LOGBOOK 23 | CARRIER and CARRIERS | COMMUNITY
Join us in person for a tour of NCC’s exhibitions BREACH: LOGBOOK 23 | CARRIER and CARRIERS | COMMUNITY.
23AAH6: Thursday, March 16, 6 pm, FREE
Register in advance
Artist/Curator Talk: Courtney M. Leonard
Join BREACH: LOGBOOK 23 | CARRIER and CARRIERS | COMMUNITY artist/curator Courtney M. Leonard for an in-person talk about her work and progress.
This free event will take place in the exhibition space at a date to be determined.
Public Vessel-Making Workshop
CARRIERS | COMMUNITY will feature vessels created by community members as an offering. With Leonard as our guide, you will explore multilayered conversations about local water practices and awareness. Your work in clay will culminate with the creation of vessels and other clay objects which will be part of CARRIERS.
This free event will take place in the studios at Northern Clay Center at a date to be determined. Please check our website for updates.
Virtual Tour
Virtual Tour available March 9