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Jan 27

DECOLONIZING OUR MINDS 2012:PEOPLE’S INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS THROUGH RESISTANCE
Art is a healing practice, a practice of renewal, exploration and of storytelling. Art is a space of self-definition and self-understanding that simultaneously ties us to larger histories, to a shared narrative. Art is medicine bridging the gaps between times, spaces and divisions violently constructed by the colonial enterprise. Join the Equity Studies Student’s Union, the Women and Gender Studies Student’s Union, the Black Student’s Association and the Caribbean Studies Student’s Union as we explore and discover the potential that art and creativity offers us in our travels through resistance; to decolonize our minds, our bodies, our experiences and our realities. more info here ——-> via queersforfeminism:A fun conference i’m helping to organize // poster by my pal Landon

via curate:

Jan 27

Artist: Matthew Purvis “The Hysterical Male”
Where: EEL Gallery, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto
When: Feb. 1-17
Reception: Feb. 1 5-7pm
Gallery hours: M-W 12-5pm
“The Hysterical Male” is the first solo exhibition by Matthew Purvis. Featuring photographs and sculptural pieces, the works explore issues of masculinity and but also seek to re-evaluate some of the aesthetic prejudices of modern art. Composed of fourteen distinct stations and more than forty elements, these aspects interact and play off each other in conflicting ways. Couched in styles that bridge classicism with folk art, the show smudges the distinctions between images and objects using the naked male body as a starting point.

Jan 27

Society of American Graphic Artists “Hands On”

Jan 26

Tonight! 6.30 - 8.30 | Moos/Moss by Andrea Büttner

PEDIE WOLFOND: LUMEN

MacDonald Stewart Art Centre

exhibition continues to February 20, 2012

358 Gordon Street, Guelph ON

519-837-0010 www.msac.ca

installation view of ‘Lumen Gallery’ by Pedie Wolfond image M.Klar 2011

As one of Canada’s leading abstractionists, Pedie Wolfond strives for luminescence, balance and movement within each composition, each stroke human in scale and sentiment. Her practice began in the 1950’s, at the emergence of the great modernist tradition of Abstract Expressionism, and she continues to produce work at a prolific rate. Wolfond’s conscientious and emotive approach to colour and light is rendered in paint on raw canvas. Her major solo exhibition, Lumen, marks Pedie Wolfond’s sixth decade in art and focuses on her recent paintings.

Wolfond started her career in Guelph, Ontario, where she studied art and established a studio which became a gathering place for artists in the community, including Gordon Couling, Corbett Gray, and Daisy Kurp. In the 1970’s, Wolfond relocated to Toronto, where she matured as an artist, exhibited widely, gained popular and critical success.

Pedie Wolfond: Lumen takes place at the MacDonald Stewart Art Centre (Guelph, Canada) from November 20, 2011 to February 20, 2012.

For more information about Lumen, contact the MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, info@msac.ca, 519-837-0010, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph ON, N1G 1Y1.

installation view “Red Gallery” by Pedie Wolfond, image M.Klar 2011

Aritcles on Lumen by Pedie Wolfond

“The Wonder of Pedie Wolfond” by Tom Smart, Telegraph-Journal

article excerpt:

“Her canvases pulsate with a vibrancy rarely experienced. Using just the most elemental of means - pure colours applied to canvases in luminescent, transparent washes - Wolfond displays a mastery of how a chromatic impulse can affect mind and mood. The paintings transcended their materials, and the limitations of their edges. They occupied the art centre’s galleries. In their aggregate accumulation, they established energy fields in the spaces in front of their surfaces and around the rooms.

Wolfond is the wisest of painters whose work opens up valuable avenues of inquiry about how the simple act of gazing at a colour can transform not only the viewer, but also the environment in which the art is beheld.” -Smart

“Pedie Wolfond’s Lumen exhibit a bright spot at Macdonald Stewart Art Centre” by Joanne Shuttleworth, Guelph Mercury
article excerpt:
“They are deceptively simple-looking abstract works reminiscent of confetti or swirling squares of tissue paper. But her process is painstaking and involved. She staples her canvasses to the floor of her studio, mixes paint, water and a gloss medium in a blender and layers each colour, one by one, allowing each coat to thoroughly dry before adding the next. New shades develop where shapes overlap.” - Shuttleworth

installation view “Radiant Light Gallery” by Pedie Wolfond, image M.Klar 2011

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Jan 25

Pedie Wolfond at MSAC continues to February 20, 2012

Jan 25

Damian Moppett Artist Talk / Thursday January 26th

Matthew Varey: Home

Also featuring works by Jesse Bromm

Feb 1 – Mar 3, 2012

Reception:

Thurs, Feb 9, 6 - 9pm

View the exhibition online: http://www.telephoneboothgallery.ca/mvarey_jbromm.html

Colour is the dominant force within Matthew Varey’s recent abstract Bunker paintings. The works are influenced by the evolution of military fortifications, the advent of modern condominium towers, European travel, and family history. Varey’s use of colour and texture create a strong visual tension between the dynamic and static, exterior and interior, form and function. To that end, several bunkers appear to be dismantled, others overbuilt with numerous teetering roofs and surfaces. These “fortifications” begin to vibrate, float or dissolve into the whiteness. The brushwork serves to free the colour from the structure, suspending interpretation of what the structures are, or their use, allowing for a fresh experience and examination. The original function of the bunkers ceases to exist as the structures become a living part of Varey’s colour field environments.

In considering the bunkers in his essay Fun Bunkers, Tamas Dobozy states “there is, finally, no real point of entry (despite the open door), because there is nowhere to enter into, no one reading of the purpose of these sculptures or buildings, except for the advent of interpretation itself.”

For Varey, the bunker is the safest possible environment. “I have tracked down bunkers in many countries in Europe, including Greece where I lived for a time, and have always had the same reaction when I am inside. Beyond the obvious connections to safety, there is a link for me to home in its purest conceptual sense, and so I see the progression to condominium as quite natural. There is stillness and coolness and a silence that is absolute peace, despite the war related connotations… The walls are crucial to the understanding- the walls of a home – what is inside, what is outside, the shape, the impregnability or the ‘pregnability’, the density and quality or lack of quality. It is all about the walls.”

Matthew Varey was born in Hamilton in 1968 and graduated from McMaster University’s Visual Art program in 1992. Varey had his first international solo exhibition in Europe in 1995 and has since exhibited at the Fondazione Bevilacqua la Masa in Venice, Art Cologne, Art Miami and the Toronto International Art Fair, as well as galleries in Greece and across Canada. His work is held in corporate and private collections in the United States, Korea, England, Spain, Greece, Germany and Canada. Varey lives and works in Toronto.

Jesse Bromm graduated from Sheridan College - Crafts and Design: Glass Program in 2010. Bromm’s work reflects his inner discomfort and perception of the outside world. He creates miniature dioramas of human behaviour that address these concerns. Figures are tangible and relatable, but the found objects are hidden; mediated by the glass’s quality to distort. The glass becomes a metaphor for our altered perception of reality. Bromm has exhibited across Canada and in the United States. He was accepted into Harbourfront Centre’s artist-in-residency programme and awarded a scholarship in 2011.

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Jan 25

Matthew Varey: Home | with works by Jesse Bromm, Feb 1 - Mar 3, 2012 - Reception Feb 9, 6-9pm

Jan 25

Juxtapoz February 2012 Issue feat Jeremy Geddes

542 West 24th Street · New York, NY 10011

Tim Okamura, Progressive Youth #1, 2011,

Oil and mixed media on canvas, 76 x 64 in / 193 x 162.6 cm

GROUP EXHIBITION

“Resourced: The Influence of Photography in Contemporary Art”

February 2 - 25, 2012

Opening Reception

Thursday, February 2, 2012

6-8pm

Lyons Wier Gallery

542 West 24th St., New York, NY 10011

Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11-6pm

Nearest subway: C,E @ 23^rd St & 8^th Ave

Lyons Wier Gallery is pleased to present Resourced: The Influence of Photography in Contemporary Art, an exhibition of eight contemporary artists who use photography to create and sometimes inspire their art making. Each artist appropriates certain aspects and assets afforded by the camera, creating work that is referential but independent in spirit. The featured artists are: Ryan Bradley, Mary Henderson, David Lyle, Tim Okamura, Fahamu Pecou, James Rieck, Aristides Ruiz, and Cayce Zavaglia.

Although the advent of the Daguerreotype utilized and revolutionized the principles of the camera obscura by capturing images in the early nineteenth century, the use of the camera obscura as a preparatory tool for artists dates as far back as the Renaissance when in 1490, Leonardo da Vinci wrote the first detailed description of the camera obscura in his “Atlantic Codex.”

Resourced presents a contemporary look at the influences and inspiration borne from the platforms of photography, ranging from found vernacular photography to self-portraiture. Collectively, the exhibition reveals the inexhaustible possibilities of how an artist can appropriate and re-contextualize a photographic image into a distinct conceptual perspective through various other media. The artists’ methodology of capturing a moment or finding inspiration is as subjective as their aesthetic point of view.

Some artists choose to take a traditional approach by staging studio shoots that generate self-produced photographs open for creative transformation. This can be seen in Ryan Bradley’s digitally manipulated shots of muse Adi Neumann that result in ornate hand drawn deconstructions of the female figure, Fahamu Pecou’s painted self-portrait that evolves into a parody of contemporary media, Cayce Zavaglia’s intimate and striking portrait of her daughter, Abbi, that becomes a painstaking hand stitched embroidery on canvas, and Tim Okamura’s expressive and provocative oil portrait of friends that he intuitively situates within urban environments of New York and its surrounding boroughs.

David Lyle, Family Time, 2011
Oil on panel, 34 x 30 in / 86.3 x 76.2 cm

Fahamu Pecou, It’s About Time, 2011
Acrylic, spray paint, oil stick on canvas,
60 x 54 in / 152.4 x 137.2 cm

Cayce Zavaglia, Abbi, 2011 (detail)
Crewel wool & acrylic on linen,
11 x 27 in / 27.9 x 68.6 cm

Others artists seize captured moments from the past and present for re-contextualization, thereby transforming the original source material via personal and societal prisms into another place and time. David Lyle’s use of found vernacular prints and vintage photographs are cleverly reimaged and redefined within our contemporary zeitgeist, executed in his limited use of only black paint. Mary Henderson’s oil paintings source images from photo-sharing websites that she alters compositionally into an intentional public image executed in paramount technical detail. Aristides Ruiz’s hyper-realist ballpoint drawings metamorphose extracted shots of animated New York streets into baffling renderings of urban life. And finally, James Rieck’s appropriation of commercial advertising into deliberately cropped photo-realist paintings truncates contemporary culture to its essence. With a focus in “conceptual realism”, the common ground shared in Resourced is the realist platform that photography allows and the conceptual leap the artist affords.

Also on view: Solo installation by Greg Haberny

Lyons Wier Gallery will also feature a special installation in the back gallery space by New York artist Greg Haberny entitled Mommy’s Little Monster. The presentation is a prelude to his forthcoming solo exhibition this October at Lyons Wier Gallery.

Haberny states, “Mommy’s Little Monster is a psychotic journey into my personally ‘dysfunctional’ childhood embracing the plethora of influences from my teen years growing up in suburbia in the 1970-80s, including but not limited to: chaos…disorder…anxiety…imperfection…awkwardness…madness….masturbation…punk rock…guns…attending Catholic school…porn…drinking…drugs…excessive therapy…my cat my brother shot…being dyslexic and learning disabled…isolation…baseball…rabbits…hallucinations…abuse…sinner vs saint…Martin Scorsese…independent cult film…toys…AND…girls…girls…GIRLS!”

Greg Haberny at work in his studio

Lyons Wier Gallery aims to champion contemporary artists who bring a fresh and interpretative spirit to their chosen genre. The gallery specializes in Contemporary Realism which far exceeds the pictorial aspect of representational painting and drawing. Our artists’ deftness of hand is buttressed by their integral use of color, content and iconography, bringing about a broader conceptual aspect to their naturalistic and allegorical compositions.

For more information and images, please contact:

Lyons Wier Gallery

542 West 24th Street

New York, NY 10011

Tel: + 1 212 242 6220

Email: gallery@lyonswiergallery.com

www.lyonswiergallery.com

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:

Chris Cosnowski, “American Metal,” March 1 - 31, 2012

David Lyle, “Misbehaving,” April 5 - 28, 2012

Jason Yarmosky, May 3 - June 2, 2012

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Jan 25

“Resourced” Group Show - Opening Feb 2, 2012

Jan 25

If You Like Art…

Jan 25

Corin Sworn at Whitechapel Gallery, January 19- March 25, 2012

CraftSmarts are the OCC’s year-round series of professional development workshops. Taking place both regionally throughout Ontario and in Toronto, CraftSmarts are programmed to address your needs. The focus is on developing skills required to be successful as a small business owner, as an exhibitor, and overall, as a maker that needs to ‘make it’ in the greater cultural community.

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Tel. 416.925.4222
Fax. 416.925.4223 www.craft.on.ca

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Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Location: 401 Richmond Street, Suite 408 Toronto ON
Time: 1:00pm - 5:00 pm

OCC Members: $38 + HST
Non-Members: $45+ HST

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It’s that time of year again. The tax deadline is fast approaching. If you’re like most of us, you’re trying to ignore that shoebox full of receipts in the corner, but you can procrastinate no longer.

This workshop will answer the most common questions people have when they start their own business. It will also go over the tax implications of working for yourself and things you can do to be better prepared for tax time.

The primary message of this workshop is: money is not rocket science. Money is adding and subtracting; money is not math––it’s Grade Two Arithmetic. Most craftspeople are required to be able to create proposals, budgets, cash-flow projections in order to get the backing to create their work. They need to feel that they are competent to understand what these documents reveal and why they are important.

In this workshop you will learn:

How to set up and handle the financial side of your business, from keeping your books to calculating HST remittances to organizing your business for income tax; finding your financial strengths; how to avoid the wake of debt; what non-financial assets are and how important they are to a craft practice; how to choose the proper business structure; how to evaluate a supplementary job; how budgeting and cash flow work.

Presentor Amanda Mills is a freelance accountant and financial advisor whose clientele includes many non-profits and local artists. Founder of Loose Change, Amanda has 30 years experience as a management consultant for small business and the arts. She is also is a Certified Financial Counsellor, a tax professional, and financial trouble-shooter. For additional information contact Christine Lawrance,
Programs Coordinator at clawrance@craft.on.ca

Ontario Crafts Council 990 Queen St. West Toronto, ON, M6J 1H1 | Phone: 416-925-4222

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Jan 24

OCC CraftSmarts Workshop: The Fundamentals of Money

Jan 24

Cover and Uncover : Eric Cameron - Book Launch at TrepanierBaer

Jan 23

Rebecca Cairns ‘Inchoate’ is a direct passage into the unformed, incomplete and indefinite states of human existence. Image by image the observer is submerged into a dream state, one that drifts through a series of beautifully mystifying experiences, and wakes just short of reality. The presence and absence of form in Cairns images exhibit a clear understanding of the isolation and dissociation experienced by the human body through time and space.

A 2011 graduate of the Creative Photography Program at Humber College, Cairns has shown in several group shows over the past year and has appeared in various publications. Her work has also been exhibited internationally in France, England and Vienna. To add to her credentials, Cairns has a self-published book of photographs and personal writing entitled ‘Ghost’. Akasha Art Projects is honoured to present the first solo show by this newly discovered talent.

akasha art projects
511 church st
suite 200
toronto, on m4y 2c9
647.348.0104
akashart@rogers.com
akashaart.com

In a curatorial project born from a Facebook conversation, Galerie
ZK presents a selection of anonymous artwork shared through
social networks in the fall of 2011. A revelation is blossoming in the
hive mind, in the seepage and sharing of information, in the open
discussions and communicative art of the digital realm. Year01.com is pleased to host:
YZ0 fontaine blog
http://year01.com/archives/1049

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02. EXHIBITION | Justina M Barnicke / Georgia Scherman | 28 Days:
Reimagining Black History Month
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Curated by Pamela Edmonds and Sally Frater
Presented by Third Space Art Projects Participating Artists: Leo Asemota, Radcliffe Bailey, Sonia
Boyce, Sandra Brewster, Delio Delgado, Godfried Donkor,
Denniston Ewan, Stephen Fakiyesi, Dana Inkster, Roshini
Kempadoo, Wangechi Mutu, Keith Piper, Rob Pruitt, Dionne
Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, Camille Turner, Nari Ward, and
Carrie Mae Weems

Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, January 19 – February 19, 2012 Georgia Scherman Projects, January 19 – February 29, 2012

28 Days brings together the diverse work of Canadian artists with
that of their international contemporaries in the United States
and the United Kingdom to explore the staging of Black History
Month. Featuring works in print, video, photography, painting,
drawing, and sculptural installation, the exhibition examines the
confluence of history and memory and its relationship to
contemporary art and representational space. Celebrated in the
US and Canada in February, and in October in the UK, the
annual observance has sparked increased debates in recent
years about the value of a designated month committed to the
history of one particular race. While some artists refuse to show
their work during Black History Month exhibitions as a political
stance against the marginalization of their practices, others feel it
is one of few opportunities they have to participate in the
broader cultural landscape, particularly with work that addresses
issues of Black identity and visual culture. At the current
moment, in which the idea of “Post-Blackness” continues to be
debated within contemporary arts discourse, the ways in which
the politics of representation is related to Black History Month is
also being questioned, particularly within our increasingly
globalized environment. Exploring the impact of African diasporic and Black expressive
cultures on the evolving geography of global contemporary art,
the artists create an international dialogue that complicates and
transgresses prevailing notions of representation, memory,
history, nationalism, and identity as they are presented in the
site of the gallery.

28 Days is presented by Third Space Art Projects, a Canadian-
based curatorial collective co-founded in 2009 by Pamela
Edmonds and Sally Frater as a forum for the promotion,
presentation, and development of contemporary art projects that
engage transcultural and diasporic communities, with a particular
focus on visual cultures of the Black Atlantic. Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Hart House, University of Toronto
416-978-8398
http://www.jmballery.ca

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03. EXHIBITION | McMaster Museum of Art | 125 & 45: an interrogative spirit
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January 20 – August 25, 2012 Tomlinson Gallery
January 27 – May 5, 2012 Levy Gallery The McMaster Museum of Art (MMA) now celebrates both the
125th anniversary of McMaster University and the 45th
anniversary of the Museum with a two part exhibition, 125 & 45:
an interrogative spirit. This exhibition highlights some of the key
donors and benefactors who have contributed to the
development of the art collection interweaving landmark
moments in the histories of the University and Museum.

The MMA has a teaching and research collection that is unique
in Canada—the most coherent collection of German
Expressionist works, as well as works by European precursors,
concurrent vanguard movements, and contemporary legacies. In addition to works by Reid and Muybridge, this exhibition
includes works by Carl Beam, David Burliuk, Gustave Caillebotte,
Otto Dix, Elisabeth Frink, Naum Gabo, Hortense Gordon, Alexej
Jawlensky, Arnaud Maggs, Camille Pissaro, Robert
Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, Pauta Saila (and other Inuit
works from the 1980 donation by McMaster alumni William Berry),
Egon Schiele, Chaim Soutine, Andy Warhol, and Joyce Wieland.

A detailed list of works is posted on the 125 & 45 exhibition
page on the Museum’s website:
http://www.mcmaster.ca/museum/Exhibition_Event%20Pages/20
12/125.html ————————————————————————————————————
04. EXHIBITION | Stephen Bulger Gallery | 1955
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A Group Show

Exhibition Dates: January 21 – February 18, 2012 Fascinated by the optimism of the 1950s, Stephen Bulger has
long considered 1955 to be the epitome of this era, so often
mythologized and made nostalgic in North American mass
media.

This exhibition contains works by various makers, all
photographed in 1955, displaying many different approaches to
photography. The exhibition also offers glimpses of life in 1955, and fine
examples of photographic practice by these makers: Dr.Harold
Edgerton; Elliot Erwitt; Dave Heath; André Kertész, O. Winston
Link; Angus McBean; W. Eugene Smith; Frederick Sommer;
Dennis Stock; and Gabor Szilasi.

Stephen Bulger Gallery
1026 Queen Street West
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1H6 416-504-0575
fax: 504-8929
http://bulgergallery.com

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05. CALL | John B. Aird Gallery | Call For Entry: DRAWING 2012 | JAN 20
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The John B. Aird Gallery invites artists to enter our 13th Annual
Juried Drawing Exhibition, DRAWING 2012. The Entry deadline is
Friday, January 20 at 5:00 pm. The entry form can be downloaded
from the gallery’s web site www.airdgallery.org Jurors: Olexander Wlasenko, Dale Barrett
Olexander Wlasenko is a respected artist and curator of the Station
Gallery, Whitby, Ontario. In 2011, Wlasenko’s large scale charcoal
drawing “The Waiting” was awarded the DRAWING 2011 1st Prize.
Dale Barrett is Director/Curator of the John B. Aird Gallery.

The exhibition will be on view at the John B. Aird Gallery, 900 Bay
Street, Toronto from February 7 to March 2, 2012. http://www.airdgallery.org

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06. EDUCATION | LIFT | Winter 2012 Film/Video/Interactive Art Workshops | JAN 24
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Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
WINTER 2012 FILM, VIDEO AND INTERACTIVE ART
WORKSHOPS Over 50 workshops for the Winter 2012 season on Super 8mm,
16mm, 35mm, HD
filmmaking and interactive art.

Registration opens TUESDAY JANUARY 24th at 10:00 AM
at our facility located at 1137 Dupont Street (at Gladstone
Avenue) Full details online at http://lift.ca/workshops

FREE PROGRAMS
Info Session with Toronto Festival Programmers
LIFT Winter Open House FILMMAKING INTENSIVES
Super 8mm Filmmaking Intensive
16mm Filmmaking Intensive

WRITING AND DIRECTING
Introduction to Independent Filmmaking
Short Film Writing
Documentary Film Writing
Documentary Research
Directing Dramatic Film
Directing Documentary Film
Directing Actors for Film PRODUCING
Producing Dramatic Film
Producing Documentary Film
Starting a Production Company
Legal Affairs of Producing
Designing a Festival Strategy

PRODUCTION
Production Management
Assistant Directing
Cinematography Fundamentals
Lighting Fundamentals
Intermediate Cinematography
Production Design
Location Sound Recording
Documentary Field Production
Voice-Over Techniques CAMERAS
Camera Theory
Bolex 16mm Cameras
Sync-Sound 16mm Cameras
35mm Cameras
Sony EX1 HD Camera
Sony F3 HD Camera
DSLR Cameras for Video

POST-PRODUCTION
Post-Production Fundamentals
Editing Aesthetics
Digital Workflows and Colour Correction
Assistant Editing with Final Cut Pro
Documentary Editing FILM: POST AND CREATIVE
Editing on Film
Optical Printing with the JK
Optical Printing with the Oxberry 1700
16mm Oxberry Animation Stand
Handprocessing Black and White Film
Still Photography and Darkroom Processing
Telecine

DIGITAL TOOLS
Introduction to Final Cut Pro 6
Intermediate Final Cut Pro 6
Introduction to Premiere Pro
Introduction to Photoshop
Introduction to After Effects
Intermediate After Effects
Introduction to Flash for Animation
Introduction to Lightroom INTERACTIVITY AND ELECTRONICS
Websites for Artists
Introduction to Electronics for Artists
Making Art with Pure Data
Interactive Art with Arduino
http://lift.ca

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07. EVENT | MAKING IT! | JAN 25
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January 25, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the Design Exchange -
234 Bay Street 20 makers from various design disciplines are each given 5
minutes to walk through a single project from conception to
presentation.

Mark Buchner of Compass360 || Antoine Morris of The Practice
of Everyday Design || Hoi-An Tang of Mehoi || Vesna Jocic of
Elliott Jocic || Joey Suriano || Steven Beites & Christian Joakim of studio kimiis || Heidi
Earnshaw || Robert Wu || Michal Maciej Bartosik || Clayton
McMaster ||

Naomi Aiko Yasui || Evan Bare of 608 Design || Jana Watson &
Katrina Tompkins of Tinsel & Sawdust || Joshua Brassé of
ideacious || Miles Keller of MKDA Industrial Design || Noelle Hamlyn || Christopher Pandolifi & Simon Rabinyuk of
Department of Unusual Certainties || Zahra Ebrahim of
archiTEXT

Pay What You Can - Recommended admission $10. To confirm
attendance contact RSVP@dx.org ————————————————————————————————————
08. EVENT | NATIONAL OCCUPY ARTS CALL | Occupy 2.0: The Next Phase | JAN 25
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Wed, Jan 25th at 10pm EST/7pm PST

To register for the call, go to: http://bit.ly/x7WM1S (You only have to register once, so if you registered for the first
call, that call-in information is all you need)

The Occupy movement started with encampments in public and
private space, but Occupy communities across the country have
been exploring what the next direction of the movement will look
like. Art and culture has taken a lead role in many of the varied
and innovative answers to the “next phase” question. How art is
supporting or leading these efforts will be the topic of this next
national Occupy arts conference call. Please join us! We are looking for presenters for this call. If you are doing art
and culture work that supports moving the Occupy movement in
new directions, please let us know if you would like to present on
the call. Just send a short description of your project with the
project’s contact info and web presence to:
InterOccupyArt@gmail.com If you know of artists whose Occupy
work fits this theme, please forward this to them.

And everyone should feel free to post ANY Occupy art projects
they are working on to our new InterOccupy Art Facebook page!
(And “Like” the page while you’re at it!):
http://www.facebook.com/InterOccupyArt Moving forward,

InterOccupy Arts Call Planning Committee
http://www.interoccupy.org ————————————————————————————————————
09. EVENT | Gladstone Hotel | Gladstone Listings Jan 26 - Feb 1 | JAN 26
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THURSDAY Jan 26 - SUNDAY Jan 28
Come Up To My Room 2012
Public Exhibition hours:
Thursday: 6-8pm
Friday: 12-8pm
Saturday: 12-10pm
Sunday 12-5pm
$10
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/events/exhibitions/the-gladstone-
hotels-come-up-to-my-room

SATURDAY Jan 28
Ballroom: 11am - 2pm | Design Talks | Come Up To My Room
2012 | FREE
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/events/event-listings/upcoming-
events/event-detail?eid=3909 Gladstone Gallery: 7pm - 10pm | Come Up To My Room 2012 |
Opening Reception | $10
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/events/event-listings/upcoming-
events/event-detail?eid=3907

Ballroom: 10pm - 3am | Love Design Party | Come Up To My
Room 2012 | DJs Denise Benson & Joe Blow | FREE
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/events/event-listings/upcoming-
events/event-detail?eid=3908 ONGOING EXHIBITIONS:
3rd & 4th Floor Galleries: 12pm - 5pm | Hard Twist “Obsession”
| FREE
(exhibition continues until Jan 29th)
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/events/event-listings/upcoming-
events/event-detail?eid=3831

Ballroom Cafe: 7am - 10pm | Accumulation | FREE
(exhibition continues until Jan 29th)
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/events/event-listings/todays-
events/event-detail?eid=3827 ————————————————————————————————————
10. OPENING | Hang Man Gallery | MonArchy | JAN 26
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Art Exhibition and Reception Opening
MonArchy
Runs from January 24 - February 12, 2012
Reception Opening January 26, 7 PM - 9 PM, Thursday.

A group art exhibition for Queen Elizabeth’s II Diamond Jubilee.
Artists reflect on the monarchy’s hold. It’s prevalence in our
currency, government and military institutions etc., is scrutinized
in the wake of the G20 and occupy movements in Canada. Hangman Art Gallery
756 Queen Street East (east of Broadview Avenue)
Gallery Hours : 12 - 5 PM / Tuesday - Sunday

Contact info: email : hangmangallery@gmail.com
416-465-0302 / Twitter:@hangmangallery
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11. OPENING | Susan obbs Gallery | Althea Thauberger | JAN 26
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26 January to 3 March 2012

Please join us for the opening on Thursday, 26 January from 7
to 9 p.m. Althea Thauberger’s work results from her interactions with
groups sitting on unexpected cultural or social margins. Each
project is developed through negotiation between the artist and
her “co-creators”, and the works that result are unsettling yet
honest social documents that often paradoxically are achieved
through play or contrivance.

For this exhibition, Thauberger continues her unconventional
ethnographic research with two projects of distinct origins.
Though deliberately open ended, both present the human body
as unabashed instruments for self-expression that also
interrogate cross-cultural implications in their representations of
the same. The first is a large photo mural produced following a
recent trip to Indian-administered Kashmir. There, Thauberger
visited a theatre troupe in the village of Akingam that practice a
traditional form called Bhand Pather. Thauberger photographed
a re-staged version of the group’s production of King Lear, a
Kashmiri version derived from a Hindi translation that was
developed and produced by the renowned Delhi-based theatre
director M.K. Raina. Together with the actors, Thauberger
configured the various scenes of the play into a synchronous
tableau for the camera. On the second floor, Thauberger will
present a suite of prints of a 1930s nudist colony that the artist
printed from a recently discovered series of decayed glass
negatives. Printed as they were found, without modifications,
each photograph depicts the inhabitants of the colony subtly
performing their leisure in a variety of natural settings, and
provides remarkable evidence of an aspiring social utopia. Susan Hobbs Gallery
137 Tecumseth Street
Toronto, Canada M6J 2H2
telephone: 416 504 3699
facsimile: 416 504 8064

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12. OPENING | U of T Art Centre | “Photography Collected Us” | JAN 26
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Thursday 26 January, 2012
6 - 8 pm
Remarks at 6.30 pm

24 January - 10 March 2012 Organized by UTAC and curated by Heather Diack, this
exhibition reflects on the compelling power of photography to
create relationships. The title plays off the collectors’ own
confession that “we did not collect photography, photography
collected us.” This exhibition explores the enigmatic humanity
that is contained in each photographic moment collected by the
Malcolmsons and how the very notion of a collection is held in
tension by the disjuncture between being alone and being
together simultaneously.

Embracing both pictures and documents, this exhibition ranges
from Henry Fox Talbot to Eugene Atget, from Robert Frank to
Ian Wallace and beyond, including particular emphasis on a
handful of select modern photographers such as Bill Brandt,
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, André Kertész, Man Ray, Aleksandr
Rodchenko, and John Vanderpant.
University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King’s College Circle,
Toronto, ON M5S 3H7 Location: UTAC art lounge 15 King’s College Circle
RSVP: 416-978-1838 or utac.rsvp@utoronto.ca

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13. OPENING | Fleishman Gallery/Wonderworks | Frieda Abtan | JAN 27
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Frieda Abtan: Hands of the Dancer Opening Reception and Performance Friday January 27th 7 - 9
pm at Fleishman Gallery/Wonderworks, 79A Harbord St. Toronto,
ON

Exhibition Runs until February 24th 2012 The Hands of the Dancer is a 21 minute HD sound and video
work that focuses on imagery related to the mythology of temple
dancers and to dreaming. A man sleeps and dreams of a
dancing girl who multiplies and shimmers like the desert. Her
image is continuously mutating and becomes the landscape of
the dream. She looks into a mirror and appears next counting
peacock feathers while another presence takes her place as the
dancer, and finally making contact with the dreamer.
Accompanying the projected video, are a series of 6 large format
digital prints taken from the video to complete the installation. At
the opening reception, the artist will be joined by another
musician and performing an experimental soundscape.

79a Harbord Street (west of Spadina)
Toronto, ON, M5S 1G4
T: 416 323 3131 Toll Free: 1 800 329 0757
info@gowonderworks.com
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14. TALK | C Magazine / Mercer Union | HENNESSEY YOUNGMAN’S ART
THOUGHTZ | JAN 31
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Artist talk and screening with Jayson Musson

Tuesday January 31st, 2012
7:30 - 9:30 pm, doors open at 7:00 pm
Admission $8 / $5 students at the door The Drake Hotel, Underground
1150 Queen Street West, 416-531-5042

New York-based artist Jayson Musson (aka Hennessy Youngman)
will talk about why he started his wildly popular video series Art
Thoughtz, debut a new episode, and hold a Q&A with the
audience. http://www.jaysonmusson.com
http://vimeo.com/hennessyyoungman
http://www.youtube.com/user/HennesyYoungman
http://cmagazine.com

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15. TALK | Corridor Culture | Civil Awakening | FEB 1
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Corridor Culture presents: Civil Awakening
Ariella Azoulay
In conversation with Dorit Naaman

Wednesday February 1, 2012 @ 7pm
Wilson Room
Central Branch, Kingston Frontenac Public Library
130 Johnson Street
Kingston, Ontario Using recent documentary photography as a sounding board Israeli
scholar, curator and filmmaker, Ariella Azoulay discusses new civil
languages emerging from the Social Justice Movement in Israel,
uprisings in Egypt and Occupy Wall Street.
http://corridorculture.wordpress.com

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16. OPENING | Red Head Gallery | Andrea Cooper | FEB 2
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ANNA A video and photo installation by
Andrea Cooper

February 1 - 28
Reception: Thursday, February 2, 2012 Touted by the Globe and Mail as ‘one of the shows to see’ in
2012 (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/rm-
vaughan/art-that-avoids-the-apocalypse/article2287195/), The
Red Head Gallery is proud to present ANNA, a video and photo
installation by artist Andrea Cooper.

From the moment of birth, people are sought then unfurled. The
second a child is pushed from the womb they become objects of
prey. ANNA is a 12 - minute experimental video performed by the artist
in an abandoned barn that explores predator-prey relations, and
defines the moment when prey becomes predator.

Inspired by women who have gone missing or lost, ANNA, is a
haunting performance about hope and addiction. The character
creates an allegorical, seductive poem about death and
disappearance.
http://redheadgallery.org ————————————————————————————————————
17. EDUCATION | XPACE | Artist Statement Workshop | FEB 4
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Saturday, February 4, 2012 1-5pm
58 Ossington Ave
XPACE Cultural Center

According to Wikipdia, an Artist Statement is… ‘a text composed by an artist and intended to explain, justify,
extend, and/or contextualize his or her body of work.’

But WHAT exactly makes a good or bad artist statement? And
how does one write an artist statement in such a way that
ANYONE, yes, even your mother, can understand what your
work is about? XPACE intends to show you exactly how to do this. We will have
both good and bad statements, written by artists we have
worked with, to give specific examples of common mistakes and
pitfalls almost all artists make. Remember, writing an artist
statement doesn’t have to be an awful experience of watching a
blinking cursor in an empty document. Writing about your work in
an appropriate and concise way is an invaluable skill to have!

Link to the Event Page:
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18. CALL | Le Labo | Call for proposals: Generation Dissemination | FEB 24
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Call for proposals: Generation Dissemination // Appel à projet:
Génération dissémination
Deadline: Friday February 24, 2012 // Date limite: vendredi, le 24
février 2012

Français à suivre Call for proposals:

It’s natural for artists to want to make history – for their work to
be known and recorded. It’s a very different goal for artists to
participate in the recording of history in general. The production
of documentation (of art and as art) is a practice that intertwines
and dialogues with the reportage of current events. When artists
use documentation in their practice, they construct an
interpretation of their artwork or subject. The choice of medium
and distribution method of art documentation then determines its
trajectory into the world and into the future. The relation between
documentation and its subject is more complicated than ever: an
installation is livestreamed, net art leaves a constant digital trace,
everyday activities are documented as a performance for video.
How might the methods of the documentation and distribution of
art affect the recording and framing of history made today? How
will today’s history be read tomorrow? Seeking proposals from artists working in (but not limited to)
video, film, interactive art, net art, performance or installation.
Artists are asked to propose a layered work that involves an
“original” gesture, and documentation of or through that gesture.
Original gestures may take place anywhere outside of the gallery
(ex: site-specific installation, distant geographic location, private
performance) and should take place within the dates of the
exhibition. Documentation of this gesture will be produced by the
artist and mounted in the gallery before the closing of the
exhibition. Proposed projects should consider the exhibition
format. The use of documentation should be a central aspect of
the work. Questions or clarifications are welcome at the contact
address below.

This exhibition is curated by Maggie Flynn for Le Labo’s
curatorial mentorship program under the guidance of Alissa Firth-
Eagland. Le Labo (www.lelabo.ca) is an artist-run centre with a
mandate to produce and promote francophone media art and
interdisciplinary projects. This project will accept proposals from
both francophone and non-francophone artists. The exhibition
will take place in April 2012. Artist fees will be paid and modest
travel costs may be accommodated. Proposals should include:
- CV
- Artist statement (1 paragraph)
- Description of the proposed project (1 page max: Include
technical/materials information. Describe site and contexte of the
original gesture, the process of documentation.)
- Support material (5 -10 images, links or video/audio of past
work)
- Support material list (include context, duration, date)

Please send submissions to: contact@maggieflynn.ca Appel à projet:

Marquer l’histoire est un souhait naturel des artistes dans un
soucis de reconnaissance et d’enregistrement de leur travail. En
revanche participer à l’écriture de l’Histoire en général est un
objectif différent. La production de documentation de l’art, et de
documentation comme art, sont des pratiques qui dialoguent et
se rapportent au reportage journalistique. Le choix de médium et
des méthodes de distribution de la documentation de l’art
déterminent sa trajectoire vers le monde et l’avenir. Le rapport
entre la documentation et son sujet est plus compliqué que
jamais: une installation est diffusée par livestream, l’art en ligne
laisse sa trace numérique, les activités quotidiennes sont
documentées comme une performance vidéo. Comment est-ce
que les méthodes de documentation et distribution de l’art
pourraient affecter l’écrit de l’histoire marquée d’aujourd’hui?
Comment est-ce que l’histoire d’aujourd’hui sera lue demain? Nous cherchons des propositions d’artistes utilisant les médiums
(mais pas seulement) tel la vidéo, le film, l’art interactif, l’art en
ligne, la performance et/ou l’installation. Nous demandons aux
artistes de proposer une œuvre à plusieurs niveaux incluant un
geste « original », et la documentation de ou par ce geste. Le
lieu d’exécution du geste original importe peu, celui-ci peut être
exécuté hors de l’espace de création du labo (ex: une
installation à site spécifique, une performance privée, un endroit
géographique éloigné) ; ils doivent toutefois être exécutés
durant le temps d’exposition. La documentation de ce geste
sera produite par l’artiste montée dans la galerie avant le terme
de l’exposition. Les projets proposés doivent considérer le format
de l’exposition. L’usage de la documentation devrait être un
aspect central du travail. Pour plus d’information, vous pouvez
vous adresser au contact indiqué ci-dessous.

L’exposition est commissionnée par Maggie Flynn pour le
programme de mentorat de Le Labo, sous la tutelle d’Alissa
Firth-Eagland. Le Labo (www.lelabo.ca) a pour mission de
produire et diffuser des projets francophones en arts
médiatiques et pratiques interdisciplinaires. Ce projet acceptera
des propositions d’artistes francophones et non-francophones.
L’exposition se tiendra en avril 2012. Les frais d’artistes et les
coûts raisonnables de transport seront payés. Les propositions doivent inclure:
- CV
- Une énoncé artistique (1 paragraphe)
- Une description du projet proposé (1 page maximum – incluez
l’information technique, des matériaux. Décrivez l’endroit et
contexte du geste original et le processus de la documentation)
- Matériel d’appui (5 -10 images, liens, ou jusqu’à 10 minutes
d’oeuvres vidéo/audio)
- Liste de matériel d’appui (contexte, durée, date)

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19. CALL | 2012 Sobey Art Award | CALL FOR NOMINATIONS | MAR 1
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Nominations for the 10th anniversary of the Sobey Art Award are
now open until March 1st, 2012. The Sobey Art Award is Canada’s
pre-eminent award for contemporary art. Open to artists age 40 and
under the Award is an annual prize given to an artist who has
exhibited in a public or commercial art gallery within 18 months of
being nominated. The winner is awarded $50,000 with $5,000 to
each of the other four finalists. Find out more at

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20. CALL | Mississauga Arts Council | 2012 MARTYS AWARD CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS! | MAR 9
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The Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) is thrilled to announce it is
now accepting nominations for the 2012 MARTYS Award.
Talented artists are encouraged to submit nominations for
the chance to win a MARTYS Award and be recognized by the
community.
MARTYS AWARD CATEGORIES INCLUDE:
* Literary Arts
* Media Arts
* Performing Arts
* Performing Arts Groups
* Visual Arts

Each category will honour an emerging artist and an established
artist. Winners will receive a cash prize, press coverage and
recognition at the MARTYS, the Arts Award ceremony. Every
year the MARTYS stands as the pinnacle arts event in
Mississauga, complete with extensive media coverage and a
red carpet kick-off. This year’s MARTYS Award celebration will be
held on Thursday May 31st, 2012 at Mississauga’s Living Arts
Centre. SPECIAL MARTYS AWARD CATEGORIES INCLUDE:
* Volunteer of the Year Award
* Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts Award
* People’s Choice Award
* Creative Community Award

So don’t hesitate! Nominate yourself or a deserving artist today!
Nomination forms are available at
www.mississaugaartscouncil.com. Please call 905-615-4278 for
additional information. Nomination packages may be mailed,
hand delivered or sent by courier to the Mississauga Arts Council
office located at 300 City Centre Dr. Suite 1055, Mississauga,
Ontario, L5B 3C9. Emailed, faxed or incomplete nomination
packages will not be accepted. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: March 9, 2012 at 4p.m.

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21. CALL | Mary E. Black Gallery | Accepting exhibition proposals | MAR 15
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The Mary E. Black Gallery is accepting proposals for solo, duo,
or group exhibitions for 2014. Submissions are welcome from
community groups, cultural groups, guilds, artists/craftspeople,
and curators.
Deadline for submissions is March 15, 2012.
Please consult proposal guidelines available at: http://www.craft-
design.ns.ca/prop.html

Our mandate, as Nova Scotia’s only public fine craft gallery, is to
exhibit traditional and contemporary fine craft created by local,
regional, Canadian and international artists. Year round the
Centre for Craft and Design hosts juried, curated and travelling
exhibitions in the Mary E. Black Gallery which educate the public
about craft and design, and promote the pursuance of
excellence in the craft community. Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design
Mary E. Black Gallery
1061 Marginal Road, Suite 140, Halifax, B3H 4P6
TEL: 902.492.2522
http://www.craft-design.ns.ca

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22. SELLing/WANTing/RENTing/SUBLETing/ANNOUNCINGing
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1.
Beautiful studio to share
660 sq ft includes approx 200 sq ft loft for your exclusive use, and
shared use of ground floor kitchen/lounge, washroom, and storage.
18’ ceilings, large east-facing windows.
Newly refurbished artist-friendly building, secure, free parking, 5
minutes by bus from Dundas West subway station. Particularly
suited to artists working on medium/small scale, designers, writers
etc. This is not a live-in space. Photos on request.
Available now. $475/month covers rent, utilities, parking; first and
last required. 2.
Panel Stretchers For Sale
Wood panel painting stretchers.

Sizes available: 30” x 40” … $15
36” x 48” (6 available) … $20 each
48” x 48” … $20
57” x 60” … $30

Pick up only. Geoffrey St. and Parkside Ave. (Roncesvalles/High
Park area)
Email Patrick at achromes@gmail.com 3.
Studio rental
EBA Studio is a photography studio located in downtown Toronto.

With over 1000 sqft of space, EBA has is equipped with all the
amenities for a perfect photoshoot. Located on Wallace Street in
Bloorcourt Village, a few steps away from Lansdowne Subway, near
a variety of restaurants and cafes, the studio is also is near a
number of parks and points of interest which provide many photo
opportunities. Amenities include: lighting equipment, backdrop equipment, tripod,
and Wi-Fi high speed internet. Parking included.

Email ebastudio@ymail.com 4.
Room available | MAR 1
we’ve got a room available for march 1st in our 2-storey, 4-bedroom
apartment in parkdale.. the apartment is fantastic—hardwood floors,
skylight, back patio, massive kitchen and living areas, etc. to share
with 2 mostly responsible fairly clean artsy types and a happy,
friendly dog.. rent is $490/month, extras are hydro and internet
(approximately 35/month extra).. we live in a great neighbourhood,
24 hour streetcar, 10 minutes to bloor subway, laundry is literally
across the street, groceries/lcbo are 5 minutes away, lots of cool
bars/etc.. looking for someone mostly chill but who likes the
occasional party, willing to do their chores bi-weekly, and doesn’t
mind smoking in their bedroom only (or us smoking in ours). contact
me at muzzgirl@hotmail.com to check it out, thanks!

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DECOLONIZING OUR MINDS 2012:
PEOPLE’S INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS THROUGH RESISTANCE

Art is a healing practice, a practice of renewal, exploration and of storytelling. Art is a space of self-definition and self-understanding that simultaneously ties us to larger histories, to a shared narrative. Art is medicine bridging the gaps between times, spaces and divisions violently constructed by the colonial enterprise. Join the Equity Studies Student’s Union, the Women and Gender Studies Student’s Union, the Black Student’s Association and the Caribbean Studies Student’s Union as we explore and discover the potential that art and creativity offers us in our travels through resistance; to decolonize our minds, our bodies, our experiences and our realities. more info here ——-> via queersforfeminism:A fun conference i’m helping to organize // poster by my pal Landon

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Artist: Matthew Purvis “The Hysterical Male”

Where: EEL Gallery, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto

When: Feb. 1-17

Reception: Feb. 1 5-7pm

Gallery hours: M-W 12-5pm

“The Hysterical Male” is the first solo exhibition by Matthew Purvis. Featuring photographs and sculptural pieces, the works explore issues of masculinity and but also seek to re-evaluate some of the aesthetic prejudices of modern art. Composed of fourteen distinct stations and more than forty elements, these aspects interact and play off each other in conflicting ways. Couched in styles that bridge classicism with folk art, the show smudges the distinctions between images and objects using the naked male body as a starting point.

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Society of American Graphic Artists “Hands On”

Hands On
February 3-25, 2012
First Friday reception February 3rd 6-9 pm

Projects Gallery, in collaboration with the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), presents Hands On, a group offering of fourteen highly accomplished printmakers that use hand-pulled processes to create their art. These artists are the current council members of SAGA, a juried, not-for-profit national organization of fine art printmakers based in Manhattan.

Emphasizing such techniques as mezzotint, engraving, etching, lithography and silkscreen, SAGA is a consortium of printmakers who make prints that are rich, vital and relevant. The Society has a long and distinguished history; its origins stretch back to 1915 when a group of printmakers founded the Brooklyn Society of Etchers. Over the years SAGA has grown to include printmakers from throughout the country and has organized numerous national and international exhibitions. Early members included: Henri Matisse, Kathe Kollowitz, John Sloan, Edward Hopper, Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, Joseph Pennell, John Marin, Childe Hassam and John Taylor Arms. For more information about SAGA, visit its website at sagaprints.org. Hands On featured artists are: William Behnken, Joe Essig, Amir Hariri, Michael Hew Wing, Kathleen Gallagher, Marion Lerner-Levine, Barbara Minton, Masaaki Noda, Ellen Nathan-Singer, Tomomi Ono, Merle Perlmutter, Florence Putterman, Shelley Thorstensen and Steve Walker. Hands On will run February 3 – 25, 2012 with a First Friday reception February 3^rd from 6-9. The reception is free and open to the public. Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com

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Tonight! 6.30 - 8.30 | Moos/Moss by Andrea Büttner

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Tonight! 6.30 - 8.30 | Moos/Moss by Andrea Büttner

Andrea Büttner

Moos/Moss

Private View: Thursday 26 January 6.30 - 8.30

Exhibition 27 January - 4 March

Gallery hours Wednesday - Sunday 12 - 6 pm

www.hollybushgardens.co.uk

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Pedie Wolfond at MSAC continues to February 20, 2012

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Pedie Wolfond at MSAC continues to February 20, 2012

PEDIE WOLFOND: LUMEN

MacDonald Stewart Art Centre

exhibition continues to February 20, 2012

358 Gordon Street, Guelph ON

519-837-0010 www.msac.ca

installation view of ‘Lumen Gallery’ by Pedie Wolfond image M.Klar 2011

Pedie Wolfond: Lumen takes place at the MacDonald Stewart Art Centre (Guelph, Canada) from November 20, 2011 to February 20, 2012.

For more information about Lumen, contact the MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, info@msac.ca, 519-837-0010, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph ON, N1G 1Y1.

installation view “Red Gallery” by Pedie Wolfond, image M.Klar 2011

Aritcles on Lumen by Pedie Wolfond

“The Wonder of Pedie Wolfond” by Tom Smart, Telegraph-Journal

article excerpt:

installation view “Radiant Light Gallery” by Pedie Wolfond, image M.Klar 2011

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Damian Moppett Artist Talk / Thursday January 26th

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Damian Moppett Artist Talk / Thursday January 26th

Rennie Collection Speaker Series
Damian Moppett Artist Talk
Thursday, January 26 at 7pm
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
South Building, Room 301 Lecture Theatre

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 7:00pm

As part of the Emily Carr University Rennie Collection Speaker Series, Damian Moppett will provide an artist talk in conjunction with his exhibition at the Wing Sang Gallery. The Rennie Collection presents this first comprehensive survey of Moppett’s work on now and ending April 21, 2012.

The work of Damian Moppett charts a self-reflexive studio practice spanning photography, sculpture, drawing, painting and video, often using one medium to examine another. Moppett’s work frames the rigors of conceptualism through the dynamic formality of his compositions and wistful consideration of his context. This belies a complex thought process paired with the compulsions of making. Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1969 and currently living and working in Vancouver, Damian Moppett attended Emily Carr College of Art and Design and received his Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University, Montreal. He has exhibited widely including at The Power Plant, Toronto; The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and the Witte de With, Rotterdam.

Rennie Collection at Wing Sang holds two exhibitions a year with supporting catalogues and events. For further information, or to book a free tour, please visit www.renniecollection.org.

This talk is free and open to the public.

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Matthew Varey: Home | with works by Jesse Bromm, Feb 1 - Mar 3, 2012 - Reception Feb 9, 6-9pm

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Matthew Varey: Home | with works by Jesse Bromm, Feb 1 - Mar 3, 2012 - Reception Feb 9, 6-9pm

Matthew Varey: Home

Also featuring works by Jesse Bromm

Feb 1 – Mar 3, 2012

Reception:

Thurs, Feb 9, 6 - 9pm

View the exhibition online: http://www.telephoneboothgallery.ca/mvarey_jbromm.html

HOURS
Tues by appt.
Wednesday - Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY
3148 Dundas Street West - Toronto - Ontario - M6P 2A1
(The Junction, Dundas at St. Johns Rd.)
T 647 270 7903 - www.telephoneboothgallery.ca
info@telephoneboothgallery.ca

mvarey_cv.pdf Download this file

MatthewVarey_ArtistStatement.pdf Download this file

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Juxtapoz February 2012 Issue feat Jeremy Geddes

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Juxtapoz February 2012 Issue feat Jeremy Geddes

FEBRUARY 2012

FEATURING

JEREMY GEDDES

We teased the February 2012 issue on the site last week, and now the Jeremy Geddes cover is making its way onto newsstands and into our webstore. The issue features interviews with Geddes, Ed Templeton, Laurie Lipton, Esther Pearl Watson, Modern Multiples, and Interesni Kazki. Asger Carlsen has a photo feature, and we recap our time at Art Basel and the SECA Awards at SFMoMA.

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Esther Pearl Watson		Interesni Kazki

Laurie Lipton		Modern Multiples

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Crowdsourced Video of Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope		Retna x Brimstone Miami Video

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“Resourced” Group Show - Opening Feb 2, 2012

Posted on Wednesday January 25^th 2012 at 03:50pm.

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“Resourced” Group Show - Opening Feb 2, 2012

542 West 24th Street · New York, NY 10011

Tim Okamura, Progressive Youth #1, 2011,

Oil and mixed media on canvas, 76 x 64 in / 193 x 162.6 cm

GROUP EXHIBITION

“Resourced: The Influence of Photography in Contemporary Art”

February 2 - 25, 2012

Opening Reception

Thursday, February 2, 2012

6-8pm

Lyons Wier Gallery

542 West 24th St., New York, NY 10011

Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11-6pm

Nearest subway: C,E @ 23^rd St & 8^th Ave

David Lyle, Family Time, 2011
Oil on panel, 34 x 30 in / 86.3 x 76.2 cm

Fahamu Pecou, It’s About Time, 2011
Acrylic, spray paint, oil stick on canvas,
60 x 54 in / 152.4 x 137.2 cm

Cayce Zavaglia, Abbi, 2011 (detail)
Crewel wool & acrylic on linen,
11 x 27 in / 27.9 x 68.6 cm

Also on view: Solo installation by Greg Haberny

Greg Haberny at work in his studio

For more information and images, please contact:

Lyons Wier Gallery

542 West 24th Street

New York, NY 10011

Tel: + 1 212 242 6220

Email: gallery@lyonswiergallery.com

www.lyonswiergallery.com

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:

Chris Cosnowski, “American Metal,” March 1 - 31, 2012

David Lyle, “Misbehaving,” April 5 - 28, 2012

Jason Yarmosky, May 3 - June 2, 2012

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If You Like Art…

Posted on Wednesday January 25^th 2012 at 03:49pm.

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If You Like Art…

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THE ARTIST PROJECT TORONTO

MARCH 1 TO 4 2012

QUEEN ELIZABETH BUILDING, EXHIBITION PLACE

JOIN THE ART PURCHASE AWARDS PROGRAM!

If you love and appreciate original art, join the Art Purchase Awards Program! For a minimum purchase of art for $500+ at the show, you will support an independent artist, ensure the recognition of you or your company’s presence at this distinctive event AND receive an amazing rewards package!

Here are some of the benefits included :

Tickets to the Opening Night Preview Party (19+ event, March 1, 2012)

Regular weekend admission tickets (March 2-4, 2012)

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Fabulous work of art to keep!

…and more!

Join before January 30th! Click here >

Show info: March 1-4, 2012, Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto

Contact: Louise Villanueva | 416 960 4516 | louise@mmpicanada.com

IMAGE DETAILS: TOP: JULIE DESMARAIS; TOP RIGHT: JOHN OVCACIK; BOTTOM RIGHT: DARCIE KENNEDY

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Corin Sworn at Whitechapel Gallery, January 19- March 25, 2012

Posted on Wednesday January 25^th 2012 at 03:48pm.

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Corin Sworn at Whitechapel Gallery, January 19- March 25, 2012

Artists Film International: Corin Sworn

19 January-25 March 2012

Corin Sworn’s video Lens Prism (2010) presents an unbroken monologue spoken
by an actor in a simply-lit, atmospheric theatre space. Combining a variety
of 19th and 20th century reference points to literature, theory and film,
the work becomes the prism through which these are reinterpreted.

Glasgow-based artist Corin Sworn is interested in the ways that narrative
can be appropriated, disrupted and re-edited to construct different stories.
Her work weaves together a complex mesh of fragmented references and
memories to reveal the subjectivity of personal experience. Artists’ Film International showcases international artists working with
film, video and animation as selected by 12 partner organisations around the
world.

Whitechapel Gallery
Zilkha Auditorium
77-82 Whitechapel High Street
London

<http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/home>

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V6B 3J5
+ 604 709 6100
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OCC CraftSmarts Workshop: The Fundamentals of Money

Posted on Tuesday January 24^th 2012 at 10:57am.

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OCC CraftSmarts Workshop: The Fundamentals of Money

990 Queen St. West Toronto, ON M6J 1H1
Tel. 416.925.4222
Fax. 416.925.4223 www.craft.on.ca

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Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Location: 401 Richmond Street, Suite 408 Toronto ON
Time: 1:00pm - 5:00 pm

OCC Members: $38 + HST
Non-Members: $45+ HST

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In this workshop you will learn:

Ontario Crafts Council 990 Queen St. West Toronto, ON, M6J 1H1 | Phone: 416-925-4222

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Cover and Uncover : Eric Cameron - Book Launch at TrepanierBaer

Posted on Tuesday January 24^th 2012 at 10:56am.

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Cover and Uncover : Eric Cameron - Book Launch at TrepanierBaer

Cover and Uncover-Eric Cameron.pdf Download this file

Please join TrépanierBaer and Eric Cameron for the launch of Cover and
Uncover: Eric Cameron, a new book which explores his art and philosophy.
Edited by Ann Davis and published by the University of Calgary Press, this
monograph includes essays by Peggy Gale, Diana Nemiroff and Thierry de Duve.

For complete details please open the attached announcement or contact the
gallery by telephone at + (403) 244-2066 or by email at info@tbg1.com.

We look forward to seeing you at the gallery.
TrépanierBaer Gallery
105, 999 - 8 ST S.W.
Calgary, AB T2R 1J5
Canada

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Art PR Wire

Posted on Monday January 23^rd 2012 at 10:45am. Its tags are listed below.

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Rebecca Cairns ‘Inchoate’ is a direct passage into the unformed, incomplete and indefinite states of human existence. Image by image the observer is submerged into a dream state, one that drifts through a series of beautifully mystifying experiences, and wakes just short of reality. The presence and absence of form in Cairns images exhibit a clear understanding of the isolation and dissociation experienced by the human body through time and space.

A 2011 graduate of the Creative Photography Program at Humber College, Cairns has shown in several group shows over the past year and has appeared in various publications. Her work has also been exhibited internationally in France, England and Vienna. To add to her credentials, Cairns has a self-published book of photographs and personal writing entitled ‘Ghost’. Akasha Art Projects is honoured to present the first solo show by this newly discovered talent.

akasha art projects

511 church st

suite 200

toronto, on m4y 2c9

647.348.0104

akashart@rogers.com

akashaart.com

(ic-toronto)instant coffee: fantastic voyage

Posted on Monday January 23^rd 2012 at 07:48am.

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