Assume Nothing: New Social Practice is an international contemporary exhibition staged by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. In 115 days of 2009, our city is introduced to art that intersect the social and political landscape through actions ranging from protests to installations in public spaces.

In Assume Nothing, the artists investigate human relations and their social context as their starting point. It brings forward exciting ideas about the way in which cities can be sites of social and cultural interaction and public spaces can be dynamically considered.

In conjunction with the exhibition Assume Nothing: New Social Practice, the University of Victoria and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria are collaborating to present an interdisciplinary symposium that will bring together national and international artists, academics, curators, and community members to discuss and reflect on concepts of community-based art production and to initiate a dialogue on evolving notions of art and social theory. 

Join artists Nils Norman, Haegue Yang, René Francisco Rodriguez, Harrell Fletcher, Mowry Baden and Andrea Walsh, as well as, the Vancouver/Toronto collective Instant Coffee, and Danish collective Superflex for presentations of their art practices followed by dynamic discussions moderated by scholars working in the fields of sociology, philosophy, and visual arts.