Comfortable with Discomfort: A Gallery and Gathering

The Creative Pact invites you to: Comfortable with Discomfort, a gallery and gathering filled with art, karaoke, conversation prompts, and more.

This fun DIY art show and party will feature nine unique creative projects.

On February 21st at 7pm, come participate in building a community that values freedom in creative expression and whose guiding principle is: everyone is creative.

We are a community of artists committed to showing up regularly and imperfectly for our creative practice, using structured accountability to transform seeds of ideas into completed projects.

Comfortable with Discomfort features works by The Creative Pact's second cohort. Our very first art show & party happened last summer. You can see photos from that event here.

The projects in this gallery vary widely, including painting, writing, video, comedy, and collage.

• We work through four phases of the creative act as detailed in Rick Rubin's The Creative Act : A Way of Being (Seeds, Experimentation, Crafting, Completion) over a two-month cycle
• We shift focus from outcome to process, embracing creative freedom and showing up imperfectly
• We celebrate completed work through a collective exhibition that marks the end of a cohort/cycle

If you're someone who loves art that is different (vulnerable/offensive/shocking) and likes to venture out of your comfort zone, then this event is for you.

This will be our second DIY art gallery. The theme this season is Comfortable with Discomfort.

The theme was not planned out, but rather emerged naturally as a common thread between the projects.

The show is from 7-11 pm on Saturday, February 21st. Most artworks will be on display for the whole night, with timed performances at 8pm.

There will be a cash bar onsite selling homemade chai, beer, and wine, sparkling water, and snacks. This is a 19+ event.

You will be asked to remove your shoes at the gallery by the sign and shoe rack) and there will be a free coat check.

Your participation and engagement with the art and other attendees is strongly encouraged (there will be prompts to help guide you!)

We ask that everyone in attendance please RSVP separately. Spots are limited but there will be a waitlist, so please cancel your reservation if you can no longer attend.

There will be flash photography during the event.

Dress boldly. EVERYONE IS CREATIVE.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

548 Dundas St W, 548 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada

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