GET NOTICED

18 New Artists Curated by
Na’ama Freeman & Erin Szikora

DECEMBER 4 - 21, 2024

Opening Party: Thursday, December 5| 5:30-8pm

The Red Head Gallery is pleased to present Get Noticed, our biennial exhibition of visual artists selected by Toronto gallerists noted for actively raising the bar for Canada’s commercial art world. Artists for the 2024 edition have been selected by Na’ama Freeman and Erin Szikora. The exhibition will be on view at the Red Head Gallery from December 4 - 21, 2024.

NA’AMA FREEMAN (MFA, BA) is an independent curator based in Toronto, Canada.  In 2024, she joined NAMARA as a Curatorial Associate. Na’ama works at the crossroads of art and business, seeking to build and support cross-sector creativity, collaboration, and engagement. She has overseen research and provided curatorial support on numerous contemporary art exhibits and currently oversees a corporate art commissioning programme dedicated to supporting emerging local artists.

ERIN SZIKORA is a curator and beadwork artist. Born and raised in Guelph and currently based in Toronto, she holds a BA in Art History and Visual Studies from the University of Toronto and an MA in Contemporary Art, Design, and New Media Art Histories from OCAD University. She has held curatorial and research positions at the Art Gallery of Guelph, the University of Toronto, OCAD University, McMaster Museum of Art, Brock University, and The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. In 2024, she joined the Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough as Interim Curator.

Curatorial Statement:
”In reviewing the submissions for this year’s Get Noticed, we were deeply impressed by the creativity, diversity of mediums, and technical skill shared across artists. This made our task both challenging and incredibly rewarding. Throughout the process, our aim was to showcase a wide range of artworks across mediums, reflective of the diverse artistic practices seen today. Slowly, a thread began to emerge – one centered on personal narrative, fleeting intimacy, and the tacit connections that bind us all together. The final selection embodies this shared pulse, capturing a spectrum of voices, experiences, and perspectives through distinct expressions of colour and form. We hope you enjoy this collection and perhaps find that it invites reflection on the ways which art can speak to the complexities that shape our lives.” - Na’ama Freeman and Erin Szikora

2024 Participating Artists

In addition to the selected 18 artists for Get Noticed, the Red Head Gallery asked the jurors to select 18 artists that they would like to show online. Please click the button below to head to “Get Noticed Online”.