This Place Remembers
April 18th At Remai Modern
In 2025, artist Linda Duvall orchestrated a new commemorative public intervention titled This Place Remembers. The project aims to acknowledge the untold histories of trauma and violence that have left an indelible mark on our city.
Duvall invited members of the public to recommend sites that held personal meaning. Working with members of STR8 UP – a Saskatoon organization that offers outreach services, programming, and support to those who have lived or are living criminal street lifestyles – and other collaborators, she marked each location by planting crocuses, the blossoms that offer hope out of darkness. On a single day in October, the artist and her collaborators planted more than 6,000 bulbs.
On Saturday, April 18, Remai Modern will celebrate the coming of spring and the blossoming of this subtle and poetic artistic gesture. Join the artist, members of STR8 UP, project participants and museum staff for a day of conversation and reflection. This event will unfold in 3 steps:
10:00 to 12:30 Bus trip around sites of crocus plantings.
Pickup at 10 am at the Remai Modern
RSVP to reserve a place on the bus
Or map available if you wish to drive yourself
1:00 – 3:00 Public readings and Reception
Readings of letters by planters and drivers
Tea and Bannock
Round Dance in Atrium
3:00 Guided walks
to sites of plantings near the Remai Modern
FREE – join any or all parts of this day
Arts Everywhere: The SAA Podcast
Episode 46 – Arts Everywhere – “Later Life, Creative Life” – with Linda Duvall
Artist Talk for CARFAC
Linda Duvall is CARFAC SASK’s 2025-2026 Travelling Mentor from September 1, 2025-June 30, 2026. She presented an online talk about her art practice on December 11th, 2025.