THE WEDGE LECTURE:
Connecting the Local & the Global
Wedge Curatorial Projects (WCP) is pleased to introduce The Wedge Lecture, an annual two-day program with a focus on Black identity and contemporary art, which will include a public conversation and private workshop.
The Wedge Lecture reflects the organization’s continued work in connecting communities and building critical spaces to engage with contemporary artistic practices across disciplines through a local and global lens, in new and dynamic ways.
2025
Stephen Burks in conversation with SOCA Studio
What role can design play in a world marked by climate crisis, displacement, and inequality?
Join award-winning designer Stephen Burks in conversation with acclaimed architects Shane Laptiste and Tura Cousins Wilson of SOCA (Studio of Contemporary Architecture) as they explore how art, architecture, and design can challenge dominant narratives, reclaim identity, and imagine new futures.
2024
In Conversation: Thelma Golden and Dr. Julie Crooks
For this inaugural event, WCP partnered with Luminato Festival, Toronto’s International Festival of Art and Ideas, to host Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, in conversation with Dr. Julie Crooks, Curator, Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora at the Art Gallery of Ontario.