Dis/Mantle

Dis/Mantle: Welcome to Mrs Pipkin’s Manor
Sponsored by: Raptors and ELMNT FM

Drop in to Spadina Museum to take a first look at Dis/Mantle art exhibit.

Louisa Pipkin was a freedom seeker, who escaped enslavement in the United States and came to Canada where she worked as a laundress in the 1870s for the Austin family, the founders of the Dominion Bank of Canada and the homeowners of Spadina.

Dis/Mantle reimagines Spadina Museum using an Afrofuturism narrative: where Mrs. Pipkin is now the homeowner and the house is a safe haven for those seeking freedom through the Underground Railroad. The group show includes soundscapes, ceramics and visual art from Canadian artists from the Afro Caribbean diaspora, including an iconic portrait of Louisa Pipkin and a series of new portraits of members of the Black community by lead artist Gordon Shadrach.

Come join us for Black History Month in February!