Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er

Part performance art, part good old fashioned party, complete with food, drink, decorations, music and dancing. That's probably the best description for an event being held Saturday afternoon beginning at 2 p.m. at the Dunlop Art Gallery's Sherwood Village Branch location as part of the group exhibition Block Party. For six weeks or so now three artists--Jen Delos Reyes, Lori Gordon and Jessica James Lansdon-- have been engaging with residents in northwest Regina through various means to explore and critique concepts of neighbourhood identity and community spirit. For the party, Lansdon has created a wire armature in the shape of a bear. At the end of the afternoon, attendees will be invited to assist the artist in tearing down the decorations and stuffing them into the armature to create a sculpture that will remain on display in the gallery until the show closes Oct. 11.