Research Residency: Tide Places

Tide Places: Artists in Dialogue from Tallinn to Vancouver is a research residency in partnership with the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA), exploring the ecological and social dynamics of the intertidal zone in the eastern basin of False Creek Flats, with a focus on histories of ecological and cultural erasure.

Featuring Canadian artist Lou Sheppard (Broadway Subway Project artist), Estonian artist Laura Põld (Visiting Associate Professor at EKA), and ECU researcher Laura Kozak, Tide Places is organized by the Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship in collaboration with the Libby Leshgold Gallery. 

In January 2025, participants will engage in workshops, artist talks, and social practice events with students from Emily Carr University and EKA, building context for Sheppard’s upcoming work, Tide Change, False Creek, set to be installed at the Emily Carr Broadway Subway Station in 2025. This residency builds on Sheppard and Põld’s previous collaboration, Imelik Maja (2023). 

Tide Places is generously supported by Peeter Wesik, with additional funding from the Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn.