Why are there so many artists' collectives in Montreal? And why do I still want more of them? There is something really endearing about a group of artist all banding together to get collectively what they can't on their own (maybe I just find it amusing because visual artists are often SO introverted); which is why the idea of nesting seems appropriate for just such a collective.

Currated by Natalia Lebedinskaia, Anastasia har and Svea Vikander, the four part series is in fact two cycles- each with a traditional art-show component and a collection of lectures and workshops- the projects stem out of the activities of Studio Beluga.

The first cycle, which is the one I visited- the images are from the reed-weaving workshop by Celine Gorham- is now complete, but it's not to late to catch the second exhibition 'as in a hollow tree' while attending tonight's "family genogram workshop" from 7-8:30 pm.

It's hard to talk about all the divergent emerging artists' practices that are encompassed and tied up in this notion of nest-making, but I feel that they all feed back into the idea of community. It's a space where things can happen and artists come together to compare and connect ideas. It remains to be seen if this nest is a temporary one, but I think the project representations a community willingness to work together to achieve common goals, and I expect the community at large to produce an ever increasing quantity of art-nests.