Nations by Artists Podcast Sarah Robayo Sheridan, Mikinaak Migwans

The archives of the nation are centuries deep and football fields wide. But what’s inside those vaults is still tiny compared to everything that’s been cut out. Three artists take us into their own counter-archives and show us the radical potential of those gaps in the record: unsung anthems and unflown flags, a father’s image in family photos, and the echoes of a mother’s voice. Co-hosts Sarah Robayo Sheridan and Mikinaak Migwans interview artists and share stories from behind the scenes of the Nations By Artists exhibition.

A Pan-American road trip, a roving border office, a document refusing citizenship, and a whole mess of paper and plasterwork. These are some of the ways that artists are exploring the makings of national boundaries and making connections across territories. Co-hosts Sarah Robayo Sheridan and Mikinaak Migwans interview artists and share stories from behind the scenes of the Nations By Artists exhibition on view at the Art Museum until April 2, 2022.

Statues fall and float, burned flags fly, passport offices install trampolines, and national parks reclaim their queer kin. These artists have been turning national spaces and symbols inside out and, in the process, show us what monuments are truly made of. Co-hosts Sarah Robayo Sheridan and Mikinaak Migwans interview artists and share stories from behind the scenes of the Nations By Artists exhibition at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.