ATSA
ATSA is a not-for-profit
organization, founded by Pierre Allard and Annie Roy, that has created over 40
works overwhelmingly involved in the urban environment addressing
concerns around social, environmental and heritage issues. Since 1998, the pair
have worked on installations, interventions, performance art and realistic
stagings (ATSA, n.d.) in collaboration with the public “to motivate as many
citizens as possible to take an active role in improving society” (ATSA, n.d.).
On February 3, 2006, ATSA created a “sprint operation” (ATSA, n.d.) called Attack #12. As part of their exhibit, they invited guests (the public) to ticket people with a “statement of offense” targeting owners of over-sized gas-guzzling vehicles, such as SUVs, as well as those who were “excessive engine idling, used remote engine starters and had poorly maintained vehicles” (ATSA, n.d.). Approximately 1,200 statements of offense were issued in 2 hours by 40 "patrollers" that day in Toronto and were presented at the YYZ Artist’s Outlet in an interactive exhibit to engage the public in discussion and begin the process of education about our addiction to fossil fuels. Click here to learn more about this dynamic pair! |
Telling Salmon Tales
A group of young individuals from York University came together to create “Telling Salmon Tales,” a “collaborative and participatory art-informed project that explores the intersections of salmon and human lives” (Penner, Mack and Bensted, 2006, p. 133). In the form of community art, activism, and education, this group tells stories through the silk-screened banners they create for York University’s Annual Eco-Art and Media Festival. The increasing concern for the threat of Salmon, particularly in Pacific waters due to industrial salmon farming, is linked to species extinction, ecological damage and a risk to human health (Penner, Mack and Bensted, 2006). Their banners, each with a specific theme pertinent to this issue, raise awareness, engage and begin active dialogue about the relationship between salmon and humans.
Click here to learn more about the creative process of this eco-art installation.
Click here to learn more about the creative process of this eco-art installation.