“Carley's latest series, "Please Retain Your Ticket," explores nostalgia and memory through ephemera, shining a light on Toronto's quiet music venues from a bygone era. This series examines the fleeting yet significant impact of cultural spaces on both community and personal identities. Each artwork pays tribute to these venues, evoking the vibrancy of their heyday as focal points of art and community."Please Retain Your Ticket" not only preserves the memories of these pivotal cultural landmarks but also encourages viewers to contemplate the influence of ephemeral spaces in crafting our social landscape and personal stories. The series connects Toronto's past with the collective memory of its citizens, urging recognition and appreciation of the spaces that have defined its cultural edges.Carley hopes to continue this series by working in community print studios in the GTA and pursuing an artist residency at the Banff Centre as an emerging artist in 2025. ”