Curatorial Tour: Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt.

A program of:
Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt.: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean.

Friday, February 27, 2026
4pm–5pm

Location: 
University of Toronto Art Centre
15 King’s College Circle

Join curators Michelle Jacques and Sally Frater for a guided tour of Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt.: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean.

This exhibition brings together artists with familial and lived ties to the Caribbean, reflecting on the region’s intersecting histories and cultures—including those of Indigenous peoples, colonialism, and the African diaspora—as well the ongoing struggles for sovereignty and environmental justice. The works foreground embodied knowledge of land and sea, and the resilience, creativity, and solidarity that shape Caribbean life. 

The tour is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

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About the Curators

Michelle Jacques is a curator whose work bridges art history and contemporary practice through critical engagements with race, feminism, and modernism. Currently the Director of Exhibitions & Collections/Chief Curator at Remai Modern, Saskatoon, she has held curatorial positions at the Art Gallery of Ontario; was Director of Programming at the Centre for Art Tapes in Halifax, and Chief Curator at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. 

Sally Frater is the daughter of immigrants from the Caribbean. Curatorially she is interested in place, Black diasporas, photography, and the everyday. Recently a shortlisted candidate for The Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Award for Curatorial Excellence, she is currently the senior curator and curatorial manager at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon.