Craft Parlour

Description:

While in residence at Western Front, Rebecca La Marre facilitated a six-part workshop series that brought together a cohort of ten interdisciplinary artists—Rosamunde Bordo, Amelia Butcher, Xinwei Che, Hannah Crosson, Sun Forest, Amy Gogarty, Chloë p.f. Lalonde, Christian Newby, Emiliano Sepulveda, and Julia Wong. Selected through an open call, the group met monthly from October 2023 to April 2024 to explore craft, contemporary art, and art writing, with a focus on writing as a tactile, material practice. The sessions combined shared research and hands-on exercises, and were enriched by guest contributors Rob Froese, Danny Kostyshin, Sharon Kivland, and A Jamali Rad.

The publication features original contributions by La Marre and the workshop participants, offering further insight into the ideas and processes that shaped the project.

The publication launched on July 3, 2025 at the opening reception for Rebecca La Marre’s solo exhibition Craft Parlour in Western Front’s library, in conjunction with the Vancouver Art Book Fair. 

Edited by: Rebecca La Marre

Design: Manon Fraser

Binding: Perfect bound, soft cover
Pages: 86, colour illustrations
Size: 8.5″ x 11″

Publisher: Peripheral Review & Western Front
ISBN: 9781999254971

Presented in partnership with Peripheral Review and Vancouver Art Book Fair with support from the Canada Council for the Arts and SK Arts.