artist Talk | Derrick Carl Biso
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: This Town Is Small (Corner of Richmond and Queen Street in Charlottetown, PE)
As part of their Test Press project, Dance Your Grief, Derrick Carl Biso will be hosting a salon to discuss this recent work and to exchange ideas about personal relationships to grief and mourning and artistic practices that help us relate to loss. The artist hopes to receive feedback about the work and learn more with others about different forms of relating to grief and rituals of memorializing and meaning making.
Dance Your Grief is a show for someone not there; who can't make it and won't be able to see it. A space and time for grief. Movement and dedication. Remembering, and coming to know better. And some glamour and camp for brevity.
about Test Press
Test Press is an artistic development opportunity for artists to use the gallery for self-directed experimentation. It is a celebration of trying new things, embracing failure, fine-tuning ideas, and testing new approaches. Throughout the months of September and October, participating artists will utilise the space to create new work, explore new processes, conduct research, and more!
accessibility
This event will take place at This Town Is Small’s Gallery space at The Arts Guild. The venue’s front left door on Queen Street has an automatic door opener button, and staff operate an elevator lift to provide accessible movement between the lobby and the gallery level downstairs.
There is a gender-neutral washroom located behind the gallery, which has a wide corridor and grab bars. The Arts Guild has several private stall, gender-neutral washrooms upstairs (beside the theatre) that are open to guests as well.
An Access Station is located at the gallery entrance, stocked with sensory tools and toys designed to support a positive experience for neurodivergent and neurotypical visitors alike.
Our staff are trained to provide assistance during your visit, or e-mail info@thistownissmall.com with accessibility questions.