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​Dying. 2020​



​We are all going to die, so why not talk about it? ‘Dying.’ an event series, explores death through the lens of design and art, running during the DesignTO Festival.
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January 17-26th 2020
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January 15 - January 31, 2020
Dying.exhibits
An exhibition series on end of life, inviting participants to think about their relationship with life and death as a process.
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January 17 - January 26, 2020
Dying.ruins
The Wisdom of Ruins is a collection of materials that bear witness to unconventional grief and rituals of mourning.
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January 24, 2020. 6-7pm
Keynote:
Nikki Salkeld and Ashley Rudolph 
Nikki Salkeld and Ashley Rudolph are the creators of MOTH, a research project, which through the discipline of Graphic Design, helps with the unhiding of death. 
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January 25, 2020. 8:30am-5pm
Mini-Symposium: ​
Dying.dialogues
Featuring opening speaker Naheed Dosani
​Dying.dialogues is a mini-symposium on design for end of life.
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January 17 - January 26, 2020
Dying.threads
An interactive exterior installation in the trees at St Stephen's in the Fields, Augusta Ave and College St. 
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January 21, 2020. 6-8pm
Dying.poetry

​What is a “Good” Goodbye? by Kathy Porter.
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January 21, 2020. 4:30-5:15pm
Dying.storytime
A story-time reading on how children can deal with grief.
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January 26, 2020. 5-7pm
Dying.afterlife
An open forum on our spirit existence when we pass on after death.
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January 26, 2020. 4-5pm
Dying.oral traditions
With her gift of the oral tradition, Barb Brant, Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation, will perform a ceremonial blessing on the event and bridge cultures in relation to suicide prevention.
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January 29, 2020. 6-9pm
Dying.planning
A pragmatic financial planning seminar that aims to avoid unnecessary headaches around poorly executed wills + estate planning.
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  • Dying 2021
  • DYING 2020
    • 2020 Speakers
    • 2020 Artists
  • Dying 2019
  • Contact
  • Resources