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Galerie D’Este is proud to present the group show “Extreme Painting”, part of a series of exhibitions uniting sixteen Montreal galleries. The gallery will present works by Paul Bourgault, Ángel Mateo Charris, Costa Dvorezky, Drew Simpson and Jean-Pierre Ruel on the theme of the human figure. Each painter places the figure in context (or out of context) to elaborate on the body with his own vision.

Paul Bourgault uses vibrant colours and modeled flesh and draperies to create dynamic sacred spaces spilling over with abundance. The fragmented, Classicizing bodies swirl among food wrappings, labels, print cutouts and enlarged dot-matrix textures in dense compositions that are truly excessive.

In widescreen figuration, the work of Ángel Mateo Charris surprises with cinematic angles and simple but equivocal compositions. His costumed figures skulk anonymously at the centre of bizarre and irrational circumstances under a sky reminiscent of De Chirico, confronted inconclusively with symbols drawn from popular culture.

Costa Dvorezky’s « Jump » series explores the figure at the apex of a movement, floating against an abstract ground which drips down around them. Broad strokes define the play of light on muscles in a tribute to the Mannerist technique of distorting anatomy to enhance the sense of gesture. Through his amalgamation of genres, Dvorezky’s contemporary practice honors his heritage as a painter.

Drew Simpson’s arrangements of objects, resembling curiosity cabinets, reveal the interior spaces of homes in the hyper-naturalist tradition of classical Dutch still-life painting. The lush textures of wood paneling, velvet, flowers and fruit are set on edge by elements of strangeness referring to war and death, be it a human jawbone in a floral arrangements or a miniature Spitfire, guns blazing, arcing around an antique chair. This human element disturbs the space, troubling the viewer and offering an ironic comment on the relationship between the human being and his “interior”.

Jean-Pierre Ruel’s works provoke passion and reflection with his extraordinary brushwork and destabilizing content. The artist paints with an inspiration that is as much visceral as spiritual, his stroke at once instinctive and controlled. He presents silent, emotionally charged interactions between figures who seem to suddenly have fallen silent. The viewer is left to situate herself within these strange meetings, intrigued by the sensation of having just walked in on something.

Jul 04

The Wall of Squirrel photo-op @ culturshoc gallery | July 17th, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TORONTO [July 4th, 2010] culturshoc gallery is pleased to present “The Wall of Squirrel”, a wall installation work by Andreanne Hudon. Featuring over thirty squirrel head hunting trophies, the public now has a chance to have their portraits taken with this magnificent small-game backdrop during the opening reception on Saturday the 17th of July between 4pm – 9pm.

Gallery visitors can have a free professional portrait shot individually or in a group, and displayed proudly on the gallery website.

The artist, Andreanne Hudon, will be in attendance.

The show runs until August 1st, 2010.

With references to the masculine presentations of trophy hunting, preconceptions of the myth of the Canadian wilderness and the process of craft outside of context Hudon creates a work that is playful, fresh and unsettling.

Curated by: Chris Healey
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culturshoc gallery
1205 Queen Street West.
416 588 7462
www.culturshoc.com

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Dani Nash Art and Music Showcase
Date:
Sunday, 04 July 2010
Time:
16:00 - 19:00
Location:
The Cameron House
Description
Come to the Cameron House (queen and spadina) On Sunday afternoon. There will be lots of Dani Nash’s art for sale on the walls, and The Sure Things will be playing music from 4-6!!! Come and get a little sunday afternoon sloshed why dont’cha??

rsvp here

Exhibition at Hamilton Artists Inc.

Hamilton Artists Inc

Teri Donovan: Half-Life

July 1 – Aug. 14, 2010

Opening reception: Friday July 9th 7:00 – 11:00 pm

The title of Teri Donovan’s exhibition, Half-life, generally refers to how long it takes for a substance to be reduced to half of its activity. Donovan uses this term as a metaphor for the long duration past influences have on any given subject. In her view, as the present becomes the past, it asserts an influence over the future via the mechanism of memory and projection.

Co-mingling wallpaper patterns and paint layers, Donovan sandwiches the past with the present to foreshadow a future embedded with bygone remnants. Old notions, styles, and behaviours, like old wallpaper, are replaced by the new, but are never really gone. In the guise of memory and desire they linger on in a spectral half-life projecting into the future where they emerge to be re-enacted, re-contextualized, and re-interpreted.

Donovan’s work addresses that tenacious desire for life that guarantees the past’s role in the present and the future, and simultaneously suggests how the present secures its own place as it moves towards its inevitable fate.

Teri Donovan is a Canadian artist based in Toronto. She graduated from York University and studied at the Ontario College of Art, the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, and the University of Toronto. She is represented by The Red Head Gallery in Toronto, and her work was featured in Carte Blanche Vol.2: Painting 2008, a survey of contemporary painting in Canada.

The artist gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

Media contact: Irene Loughlin, Program Director, Hamilton Artists Inc., 905 529-3355 irene@hamiltonartistsinc.on.ca

161 James Street North

Hamilton ON

905.529.3355

http://www.hamiltonartistsinc.on.ca

Teri Donovan

www.teridonovan.ca

waxpainter@sympatico.ca

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Jul 03

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2010

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TOAE Invitation.doc (142 KB)

Hi, just a little update and invite.

For the past couple of months I’ve been relentlessly preparing for the upcoming Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, as have 399 other Toronto artists. Speaking for all of us, I would like to invite you to celebrate the 49th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition NEXT weekend, Canada’s biggest outdoor art show! I look forward to seeing you!

(See attachment for details)

With great excitement,

Jenny Kuri

www.jenuinekraft.blogspot.com

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Jul 02

La Petite Mort Gallery presents….

Upcoming show at *new* gallery “Spirit of the thing” July 7th - Aug. 1st, 2010

We are pleased to announce our next group show :
‘ Spirit of the thing ’ July 7th - August 1st, 2010
by Artists Ana Flander, David French, Henna Kim, Iwona Kmiec, Eva
Lewarme, Erin Loree, Kurt Rostek, Janet Stanley and Justin Steinberg
Curated by : Kurt Rostek

Meet the artists at the opening reception Saturday July 10th, 2-5 pm.

*new* gallery
906 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON M6J 1G6
416-588-1200 www.new-gallery.ca
Wed. - Sun. 1 - 6 pm.

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Bupa Great North Run Culture and Opus Art are proud to announce that Godfather of British Pop Art Sir Peter Blake RA will produce an exclusive portfolio of signed limited edition prints for In the Long Run for sale through Opus Art

As part of a collaboration between Bupa Great North Run Culture and Opus Art, Sir Peter Blake is producing a portfolio of 10 limited edition prints which will celebrate 30 years of the Great North Run as well as showcasing the international pedigree of the run and the heritage of running .

These unique images will be on display as part of In The Long Run: 30 Years of the Great North Run at the Great North Museum from 17th July – 17th October 2010. There will also be editions of the prints for sale exclusively through Opus Art http://www.opus-art.com

Peter Blake is one of the best-known artists of the British Pop Art movement. He was made a Royal Academician in 1981 and received a knighthood in 2002. He is most famous for creating the artwork for The Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band album cover. He was the subject of a major retrospective at Tate Liverpool in 2007.

In the Long Run will explore the history of the Great North Run, its origins and growth, as well as raise awareness of its significant role in reflecting and shaping the region’s cultural identity.

As well as the well known stories of elite runners, the exhibition will also explore the huge organisational effort behind the Bupa Great North Run, documenting the event’s community spirit and creating a powerful piece of social history.

Alongside memorabilia and star objects, In The Long Run will present artwork from the archives of Bupa Great North Run Culture, with paintings, films, photographs and drawings. Artists whose work will feature in In the Long Run include Claire Leona Apps, Vicki Bennett, Suky Best, Ravi Deepres and Michael Baig-Clifford, Graham Dolphin, James Edwards, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, Julian Germain, Jane and Louise Wilson. With interactive exhibits, special events and guest lectures, there’s plenty for everyone to see and do.

“Sir Peter Blake was the natural choice when selecting an artist to reflect on the last 30 years of this incredible event – a great British artist for a great British event. We’re delighted to have collaborated with Opus on the project and are looking forward to seeing the new work set against the backdrop of the In The Long Run exhibition.”

“It’s an honour to be working with Bupa Great North Culture and Sir Peter Blake to make this project a reality and an outstanding example of two North East based companies working together on such a prestigious exhibition.

The new portfolio of prints will be a great reflection of the incredible success the race has enjoyed over the past 30 years.”

Bupa Great North Run Culture is an annual series of artistic commissions, across artforms which respond to the Bupa Great North Run and celebrate sport and art.

The commissions offer new perspectives and insights into the people that take part in the event, the journeys people undergo, the geography and landscape of the famous route, and the spirit of the event.

Established in 2005 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Run, Bupa Great North Run Culture has developed an impressive track record exploring the unique partnership between art and sport. Previous visual art commissions include film, music, painting, drawing, photography, writing and mass participation projects, from artists including Jane and Louise Wilson, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, Michael Nyman, Graham Dolphin, Claire Morgan, and writers including David Almond and Bill Bryson amongst others.

Bupa Great North Run Culture is funded by Arts Council England and the Bupa Great North Run |

Established in 2005 Opus Art represents the best in cutting edge urban and contemporary art and photography. Its extensive roster of artists

includes Stuart Semple, Hector de Gregorio, Sir Peter Blake, Damien Hirst, Helmut Newton and many others.

One of the UK’s premier art galleries, Opus Art is based in Newcastle upon Tyne with an international presence through its websites (http://www.opus-art.com and http://www.kounterkulture.co.uk ). In addition Opus Art also hosts exhibitions in major international cities including Beijing and attends international art fairs in New York, Miami, Basel and London.

Sir Peter Blake RA is renowned for being one of the key proponents of the Pop Art movement. He is perhaps most famous for creating the artwork for The Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band album cover, an exemplar of his celebration of popular culture through the use of a myriad of iconic imagery, something which characterizes his work. A highly distinguished artist, his work earned him membership into the Royal Academy of Arts in 1981, a knighthood in 2002 and more recently a major retrospective exhibition at the Tate Liverpool in 2007.

Opus Art

collections of archaeology, natural history, geology and world cultures under one roof. It incorporates collections from the original Hancock Museum, and Newcastle University’s former Museum of Antiquities and the Shefton Museum.

Highlights of the Museum include a planetarium, a life-size replica T. rex skeleton, mummies from Ancient Egypt, a large scale model of Hadrian’s Wall and a display of many of its treasures, and a superb collection of ancient Greek art and archaeology.

Animals from around the world make up a spectacular display of life on Earth, past and present, and highlight the diversity of the animal kingdom.

The Great North Museum: Hancock also serves as a gateway to the environment and landscape of the North East of England. The Hadrian’s Wall Gallery displays exhibits from the entire length of the Wall in the single greatest collection of artifacts from the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site.

The Great North Museum is a partnership between Newcastle University, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle City Council, the Natural History Society of Northumbria and the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The creation of the Great North Museum: Hancock has been made possible by £8.75million in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), in addition to generous funding from a wide range of supporters including the European Regional Development Fund, One North East, Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council, TyneWear Partnership, Northern Rock Foundation, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Garfield Weston Foundation, Clore Duffield Foundation and the DCMS/ Wolfson Museums & Galleries Improvement Fund.

The creation of the Great North Museum: Hancock is part of the wider Great North Museum project involving the redevelopment of the magnificent Hancock Museum, the management of the Hatton Gallery and the development of The Great North Museum Resource Centre.

The Great North Museum: Hancock is located on Barras Bridge, on Newcastle University’s campus and is just two minutes walk from Haymarket Metro and bus stations.

Matt Nahoum’s debut has been a long time coming. Born and raised in the Bronx, the Rabbit, as he is known, is the quintessential New York artist: inspired by everything around him, yet with a slightly twisted interpretation; his city roots lend him a context afforded only to “actual” New Yorkers.

The Rabbit is by no means new to art- indeed, he spent his entire youth, all the way through high school, painting and drawing- but after moving upstate to attend college, and then to San Diego to pursue a job opportunity, he “just stopped painting,” as he puts it. “There was a lack of inspiration, and I just couldn’t find my voice.”

Four years after moving back to his hometown, though, the Rabbit has found his voice and he is ready to speak. “When I left New York I was somewhat disillusioned with the city and it was kind of like we broke up,” he says. “But art heals and when I came back, the new burst of creativity I had almost felt like therapy, and that allowed me to come to terms with who I really am-both as a person and an artist.”

Held at the Time Warner Center’s Samsung Experience, “Abstract Experiences” is both retrospective and reawakening. He has revisited old works and created new ones, tapping in to his newfound maturity as an artist. The exhibition will be held Thursday, July 8^th from 6pm-8pm.

Eager to create the world through his eyes, Matt Rabbit has been expressing his most inner thoughts and expressions since he was a child. Matt Nahoum is textural abstract artist, living in Brooklyn New York. His work comes from chaotic places in his mind that come to life as he puts feeling to canvas. Art heals, and Matt uses creativity as therapy. It keeps him here. Keeps him from running. Run rabbit, run.

“Abstract Experiences” marks the debut of emerging abstract artist Matt Nahoum, and brings to life his unique vision and expression. The show will feature some of his most visionary works as well as some of Samsung’s cutting edge visual display technology.

The Samsung Experience is an interactive brand emporium that provides a creative experience through Samsung’s vision of digital convergence. Captivate both your senses and imagination. Explore the art of the possible within the new digital culture. Touch, hear, and engage the latest technology to create your own digital lifestyle and discover a fusion of new ideas in art, entertainment, and design. www.samsungexperience.com

Jul 01

The Keyhole Sessions is holding it’s first gallery exhibition, entitled SneakPeek. It’s an exhibition to celebrate the loss of inhibition, and will be showcasing over a year’s worth of debaucherous drawing and photography.
The Keyhole Sessions are life-drawing with edge. Our models come with attitude, and enjoy being there as much as the artists do. We love the art of restraint, and our Sessions incorporate Shibari, the act of Japanese rope-tying. Our community in Toronto has grown into one where artists can enjoy the nude form, with that added bit of kink they won’t get anywhere else; all free to draw in a respectful, warm and extremely creative atmosphere.
We have just finished our first Season, and are celebrating with this art show, held at The Gladstone Hotel’s ArtBar. The opening reception is held on Saturday, July 10, from 7 to 10 pm. The show runs from July 8th to the 13th.
You can find more of what we’re about at thekeyholesessions.com.
We hope to see you there!

Jun 30

(ic-toronto) instant coffee: spin the bottle

Vague Terrain 17 includes work by: Artivistic, Freida Abtan & Shane Turner (FAST), Hemiptera, I/O
Media, Kate Carr, Robert Lippok & Debashis Sinha (Knuckleduster),
Herman Kolgen & Kenneth Kirschner, Matt Shadetek, Max
Tanguay, Minibloc, Morgan Packard & Josh Ott.

View the issue at:
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02. CALL | Cassette tapes
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Dig out your favourite, well-worn, much loved cassette tapes,
mixed tapes, or self-recorded tapes and send them our way.

All tapes will be included as part of a Community Sound Art
Installation at Find Your Spirit Festival in Brantford this August.
If you like, please include one or two sentences about why you
chose the tape. Please label the tape with your name and
include a return address so the tape can be mailed back to you.
For more information contact Garner Beckett at
garner.beckett@gmail.com or simply send your favourite tape in
the mail: 19 Egerton Street
Brantford, Ontario
N3T 4L4

Iâ€™m sure you can remember that from time to time stereos tend to
chew tapes. We should not be held responsible if our stereos
decide to have a taste of your delicious cassette. Find Your Spirit Festival is hosted by the Brantford Arts Block.
www.brantfordartsblock.ca

The Ghetto Blaster Sound Installation is being created by artist
Garner Beckett www.garnerbeckett.com
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03. CALL | The Bloordale Affordable Art Fair
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Dear artists, artist run centres, galleries and art magazines ~

This is an update for all those who plan to participate in this
years New Bloor Festival. When signing up for the event, please make it clear that you
want to be in the BAAF (The Bloordale Affordable Art Fair) not
the Art Court.

The BAAF will be located between Mercer Union and the Free
Gallery on Bloor between St Clarens & Lansdowne. The event takes place: SATURDAY JULY 24, 2010 1 - 9 PM

When you sign up consider asking for a 10 X 10 ft awning for
your table. Note, there is an additional charge. Deadline to sign up: July 10th

Cars are permitted onto the street between 9 AM 12 noon so
that you can unload. After 12:00 all participants need to get their
cars off the street and parked. BAAF participants are encouraged to bring along a picnic replete
with table cloth so that following the fair we can create banquet
right out on the street.

For more information please feel free to call me (416) 537-6320
or email:
Carla Garnet The BAAF is a project of the Bloordale BIA

Post Script: TPW, FADO, LOOP, ASPACE, CIRCUIT GALLERY
and array of independent artists have already signed on. The BAAF: Is a feature event of the Bloordale New Bloor
Festival located at Bloor St and Lansdowne Ave. gallery district.
This fair is affordable to participate in and to buy art from. It will
include special events, performances and gallery exhibitions by
artists, curators, art dealers and university art teachers. Art
School Continues with teachers and students shared exhibitions
tables. Curated projects by major commercial and artist run
galleries, are encouraged to sign up.

We encourage emerging artists and galleries, graduating and
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04. JOB | 47 | Internships available
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Social Media Intern:
This personal will act as a liaison between 47 and the viewers,
providing information about the artists, their work, and 47 itself
as well as taking on social media initiatives (facebook, twitter, our
blog www.47milkyway.blogspot.com)

47 requires a passionate and personable individual who can
dedicate Fridays to 47 and must be available to attend all
openings. This candidate should be friendly, well spoken, and
have a vast understanding of art in Toronto and internationally. The nature of the responsibilities will change over time to suit
and cater to the strengths of this person. In the past our interns
have run a blog documenting their time at 47, have been given
an exhibition of their own, and have had writing published in a
47 catalog.

Knowledge of sculpture, installation and space-based artwork is
essential. An art-based educational background is an asset. Gallery Intern:
This personal will act as a liaison between 47 and the viewers,
providing information about the artists, their work, and 47 itself.

47 requires a passionate and personable individual who can
dedicate Wednesdays and Thursdays to 47 and must be
available to attend all openings. This candidate should be
friendly, well spoken, and have a vast understanding of art in
Toronto and internationally. The nature of the responsibilities will change over time to suit
and cater to the strengths of this person. In the past our interns
have run a blog documenting their time at 47, have been given
an exhibition of their own, and have had writing published in a
47 catalog.

Knowledge of sculpture, installation and space-based artwork is
essential. An art-based educational background is an asset. We look forward to reading your responses, Good Luck.

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05. EDUCATION | Gallery 44 | JULY WORKSHOPS @ G44
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To register, please contact soJin at sojin@gallery44.org or call
416 979 3941. Digital Workflow
Instructor: Tom Blanchard
Sat. July 10
10 to 5pm
Cost: $135/ $125 (members)

Self-Promotion for the Artist/ Curator
Instructor: Bridget Indelicato
July 13
6 to 9pm
Cost: $70/ $60 Grant Writing
Instructor: Sara Angelucci
July 14
6 to 9pm
Cost: $70/ $60 (members)

Ambrotype
Instructor: Rob Norton
Sat. July 17
10 to 5pm
Cost: $ 180/ $160 (members) Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
401 Richmond St W, ste 120
Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8
p.416.979.3941
f. 416.979.1695

Visit Gallery 44s Online Database of Artists and Exhibitions
www.gallery44database.org
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06. EXHIBITION | Gallery Stratford | Natural History / Perth Huron Exhibition
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June 13 to September 26, 2010

Natural History
Group Exhibition
An exhibition of contemporary art works that examines our
relationships to the captivity inherent in the display of wild
animals and indigenous people in relation to the history of
collecting, world fairs, museums and zoos, from the colonial past
to the present. The artists focus on the representation of
animals and the connection to empire, identity and evolution that
is evident from 17th century painting to early twentieth century
natural history displays. Perth Huron Exhibition
Group Exhibition
This exhibition promotes the work of regional artists working in all
media. The exhibition has supported the presentation of local
work for nearly 30 years.

Gallery Stratford
54 Romeo Street South
Stratford, ON N5A 4S9
Telephone: 519.271.5271
Fax: 519.271.1642
http://www.gallerystratford.on.ca ————————————————————————————————————
07. EDUCATION | ISIS CANADA | Now accepting applicants for Fall 2010
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Canadaâ€™s first integrated arts therapy training programme
Visual Arts :: Music :: Dance/Movement :: Poetry :: Theatre

3-Year Training Programme in Expressive Arts Therapy
ISIS Canada offers a 3-year training programme in Expressive
Arts Therapy from midSeptember to May. The programme follows
an adult education model which is arts-based, interdisciplinary
and experiential. It is designed to help students develop their
own creative potential and to acquire the skills necessary to work
professionally to help others through the arts. 16-Week Course in Foundations of Expressive Arts
A 16-week course designed to help professionals expand their
working skills to include the principles and practice of the
expressive arts. This course can be taken for personal as well
as professional development.

ISIS Canada is registered as a private career college under the
Private Career Colleges Act, 2005 admin@isis-canada.org :: T(416) 539-9728 :: Mailing address:
P.O. Box 31046, 725 College St., Toronto, ON M6G 1C0
http://www.isis-canada.org

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08. EXHIBITION | KOFFLER GALLERY OFF-SITE | Panya Clark Espinal:
Vagabond Vitrine
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June 27 to August 1, 2010 | Curator: Mona Filip
Presented by the Koffler Gallery Off-Site at Mon Ton Window
Gallery, 402 College St Regular exhibition hours: On view 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week | Admission is FREE
To book group visits or tours, 416.638.1881 x4270

Through her mixed media installations, Toronto artist Panya
Clark Espinal questions notions of authenticity, appropriation,
reproduction, collection, and display, investigating the nature of
representation as practiced and engaged through the
institutions of culture-making. A masterful creator of experiences,
her evocative re-invigoration of already existent images brings
fresh perspectives and renewed intimacy to the act of looking. Before the closure of the old Koffler building, Clark Espinal
removed a section of the display case that had lined the lobby of
the Gallery. With Vagabond Vitrine, she transforms this uprooted
institutional vestige into a temporary sculpture that converges
with the fixed architecture of a former storefront on College
Street. Reflecting on the current nomadic circumstances of the
Gallery, the displaced Vitrine splices with the storefront window
and its re-imagined contents, in a nostalgic search to recover
purpose. Inside, fragmented traces of a natural history diorama
infuse the sculpture with the uncanny qualities of a lost Cabinet
of Curiosities. The work ultimately alludes to the history of cultural
representations of nature and to outdated modes of museum
presentation that still capture public affection with an aura of
fantasy and idealism.

Visible at any time, Vagabond Vitrine insinuates itself in the city
landscape and offers passers-by an extraordinary moment in the
midst of daily rush or in the mystery of the night, bringing art to
the everyday. While evoking the constant transformation of the
urban setting, the installation reflects on the unsettled
connection between culture and nature, and on the pervasive
power of the museum to equally educate and manipulate,
enchant and ensnare.
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09. EDUCATION | LIFT | Summer 2010 JULY Workshops
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Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
SUMMER 2010 FILM AND DIGITAL WORKSHOPS

We have over 45 workshops this season on Super 8mm, 16mm
and 35mm filmmaking. Registration CONTINUES our facility located at
1137 Dupont Street (at Gladstone Avenue), Toronto ON

Space is limited! Register early! Register in person at the LIFT
office or with credit card over the phone: 416.588.6444
(Availability subject to change, best to call the office to find out
accurate number of spaces left in a workshop.) A complete workshop schedule (PDF) is available at
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/workshops.html

*** WIN FREE LIFT WORKSHOPS!!!! ***
Win Free LIFT Summer 2010 workshops with AKIMBO:
http://www.akimbo.ca/contests/?id=27 Upcoming LIFT Summer Workshops: JULY 2010
(Current as of June 27)
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SUPER 16mm: THE AATON XTR PROD
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_production_4.html
8 SPOTS LEFT POST PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
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10 SPOTS LEFT

THE BOLEX 16MM CAMERAS
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_production_3.html
6 SPOTS LEFT 16MM FILMMAKING WITH THE BOLEX course
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_make_a_film_at_lift_
2.html
4 SPOTS LEFT

GUERRILLA FILMMAKING IN SUPER 8MM
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_make_a_film_at_lift_
1.html
8 SPOTS LEFT 35MM FILMMAKING: AN OVERVIEW
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_production_5.html
4 SPOTS LEFT

INTRODUCTION TO FINAL CUT PRO 6 - Class C
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_postproduction_2.ht
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4 SPOTS LEFT DOCUMENTARY FIELD PRODUCTION
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_production_7.html
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FINAL CUT STUDIO 2
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4 SPOTS LEFT OPTICAL PRINTING WITH THE OXBERRY 1700
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_production_10.html
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COSTUME DESIGN FOR INDEPENDENT FILMS
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_creative_7.html
14 SPOTS LEFT HD PRODUCTION WITH THE EX1
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_production_6.html
4 SPOTS LEFT

SHORT FILM WRITING
http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/archives/workshops_creative_6.html
*** FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY *** INTERMEDIATE FINAL CUT PRO 6: Part 1
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4 SPOTS LEFT

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is
Canadas foremost artist-run centre for independent filmmakers.
LIFT is supported by its membership, Canada Council for the
Arts (Media Arts Section), Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Trillium
Foundation, and the Toronto Arts Council.
http://www.lift.on.ca ————————————————————————————————————
10. EDUCATION | Trinity Square Video | SUMMER 2010 WORKSHOPS
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»> customized one-on-one workshops available »>
REGISTER CALL 416-593-1332!

JULY July 7 / 14 / Sounds Simple / w/ Michelle Irving / Member
$100 / Non-member $130 / 6-9pm
July 16 / 18 / Grow yer own pornâ€“2010 style / w/ David
Findlay / Member $90 / Non-member $120

July 17-18 / Final Cut Pro 7: Intro* / w/ Pamela Matthews /
Member $175 / Non-member $210
July 18 / Intro to Digital Video Cameras / w/ Lee
Rickwood / Member $95 / Non-member $120 July 21 / 28 / How to Approach Making Your First
Documentary / Andrew Cromey / Member

$90 / Non-member $120/ 6pm-9pm July 24 / AfterEffectsCS4* / w/ Jenn E Norton / Member
$95 / Non-member $120
July 25 / FlashCS4* / w/ Milan Cobanov / Member $100 /
Non-member $130

July 25 / PanasonicAG-HVX200 / w/ Lee Rickwood /
Member $95 / Non-member $120
July 31/August1/ Video 101* / w/ Andrew Cromey / Member
$190 / Non-member $230 AUGUST

August 7/8 / Advanced FinalCutPro 7* / w/ Oliver Husain /
Member $175 / Non-member $210
August 7 / Lighting and Sound / w/ Lee Rickwood /
Member $100 / Non-member $130 August 14 / Video Compositing* / w/ Jenn E Norton /
Member $95 / Non-member $120

August 15 / PhotoshopCS4* / w/ Milan Cobanov / Member
$90 / Non-member $120 August 21-22 / FinalCutPro 7 : Intro* / w/ Pamela Matthews /
Member $175 / Non-member $210

August 29 / DVD Studio Pro: Intro* / w/ Jenn E Norton /
Member $95 / Non-member $120 SEPTEMBER

September 8/15 / Sounds Simple / w/ Michelle Irving / Member
$100 / Non-member $130 / 6-9pm September 11-12/ Advanced FinalCutPro 7* / w/ Oliver Husain /
Member $175 / Non-member $210

September 18-19/ FinalCutPro 7 : Intro* / w/ Pamela Matthews /
Member $175 / Non-member $210 September 22 / Video Installation / w/ Oliver Husain/ Member
$40/ Non-member $60 / 6-9pm

September 23/30/ Directing / w/ Pamela Matthews / Member $80
/ Non-member $95/ 6-9pm September 25 /Editing Aesthetics / w/ Andrew Cromey /
Member $95 / Non-member $120

September 25 / SonyEX3 / w/ Lee Rickwood / Members $95 /
Non-member $120 September 26 / Video Compositing* / w/ Jenn E Norton /
Member $95 / Non-member $120

* 4 free hours practice time in editing suites. TRINITYSQUAREVIDEO
376 - 401 Richmond Street W / Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8

For full details please visit
http://www.trinitysquarevideo.com ————————————————————————————————————
11. OPENING | KINO108 | michaelTOKE studioX | JUN 30
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artSPIN reception.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
7pm - 1am
KINO 108 48 Abell michaelTOKE
48 Abell St. unit108 michaelTOKE (ground floor entrance)
Toronto, ON

(YOU DON”T HAVE TO SPIN TO WIN>please come down for the
afterPARTY even before it starts) >michaelTOKE> new paint studies for BABEL and other
confounded IDEAS. Studio paintings and video installation
artPARTY for the juvenile.

>artSPIN AFTERreception> (9pm arrival)
artSpin is a bicycle led art tour of galleries, art performances and
artist studios in Torontos west end art district. Each Art Spin
outing will feature a new itinerary with visits to different galleries
and performances featuring some of the citys most engaging
emerging and established artists. The meeting point is the gate to Trinity Bellwoods Park at Queen
St. & Strachan, between 6:30 â€“ 7 pm and ending around 9 pm
@ KINO 108. Art Spin is a free event, and anyone regardless of
age or cycling ability is welcome.

www.artspin.ca info@artspin.ca
>musical guest> Michael Johnson and the Red Rhythm >carolineMOSBY closingRECEPTION for JUNE is
weddingSEASON FLYgallery exhibtion:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?
eid=120275798014399&ref=mf

http://www.artspin.ca ————————————————————————————————————
12. EVENT | Rivoli | The Box | JUN 30
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The Box invites you to an evening of short words, film,
performance and music by:

Karyn Ellis
Susanna Hood with Christine Duncan
Troy Jackson
Alex Jansen
Viktor Mitic
Coman Poon
Russell Smith
Myna Wallin
+ door treats from anchor canada, arc poetry, attack records,
carousel, cinemascope, cmagazine, coach house books,
dandyhorse, descant, duncannon press, geist, hunter and cook,
malahat review, matrix, mercer union, pedlar press, prefix photo,
pubic, rampike, random house, shameless, signature editions,
tightrope books, walrus, worn journal and others The Box is a quarterly salon night of readings, performances,
screenings, interventions and networking that aims to bring
diverse communities and audiences into an environment of
artistic and social intermingling.

Mark us down. Of course we want to see you there Wednesday, June 30
Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W (backroom)
Doors 8 pm

boxsalon@hotmail.com
416-929-1906
http://www.boxsalon.com/ ————————————————————————————————————
13. OPENING | Launch Projects | Do Artists Dream of Electric Easels? | JUL 1
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Do Artists Dream of Electric Easels?
Curator: Santiago Castillo
June 28 to July 10, 2010
Opening Reception: July 1, 2010 from 7 to 11pm

Launch Projects
404 Adelaide Street West, Toronto
(just west of Spadina on the north side) Please join us June 30, 2010 from 7 to 11pm at Launch Projects
for the opening reception of Do Artists Dream of Electric Easels?
an exhibition curated by Santiago Castillo.

The gallery is located at 404 Adelaide Street West in Toronto.
The show continues until July 9, 2010. In his 1968 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
science fiction author Philip K. Dick questions the validity of
digital entities as life forms. In the same spirit, this exhibit will
showcase work in which digital tools are used as an essential
medium in contemporary art.

For this exhibition, Castillo has compiled a range of work by
students in the Toronto School of Artâ€™s Digital Arts Program.
These pieces have all been created with the help of various
digital imaging software programs, and in some cases, combined
with traditional artistic media. Information: santiago.castillo@me.com and 416-364-2475

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14. JOB | Arts Administration Intern at Dennis Lin Studios | JUL 5
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DLS Inc. is run and operated by Toronto-based artist Dennis Lin
(www.dennislin.com). The company creates custom installation
and sculptural work for international private, public and
commercial collections, institutions and public spaces. DLS Inc. is
run out of the sister company 47, a gallery that features space-
based works. This intern will work directly with the artist himself acting as the
link between administration, project preparation and client
relations. This person must be a self-starter who is willing to take
projects from concept to completion and through each stage in
between. They will also be responsible for coordinating the DLS
Inc. team of dedicated individuals, and various contract workers
in different locations across the country and internationally.
Payment: Volunteer with potential for fulltime hire.

This dynamic position requires an individual who will be
responsible for:
-Administrative office duties including but not limited to creating
and issuing invoices and quotes as well as reception services
-Planning and coordinating project logistics and monitoring their
progress
-Managing and liaising with suppliers, media outlets, institutions
and clients
-Maintaining social media networks and public relationships
-Assisting in creating digital renderings and photo editing Skills required:
The ideal candidate will have an appreciation for art, the ability
to read and understand architectural plans and drawings and
have proficiency in Adobe Suite. This person must be familiar
with Mac operating systems.

Excellent communications skills, both oral and written and a
proven capacity to write and edit as well as having highly
developed organizational skills are all necessary. This person must have the ability to juggle multiple projects,
while remaining detail oriented and be able to assess workload,
determine priorities and take initiatives.
AutoCad experience will be looked upon favourably.
With demonstration of the above skills coupled with the
willingness to improve and develop skills and to work effectively
both alone and as part of a team this person will have potential
to hire for a full-time position.
Please send a cover letter and Resume to Dennis@umomo.com
tiled RE: Arts Admin. Intern
Deadline: July 05, 2010

Thank you and we look forward to your response. 47 Milky Way
Toronto Ontario
Canada
M6K 3L4
http://www.dennislin.com

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15. EVENT | AGYU | Indian Leg Wrestling | JUL 7
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The Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) Presents:
Indian Leg Wrestling
A FREE Clinic
Tait McKenzie, York University (Studio 2)
Wednesday July 7, 2010 4:30 â€“ 5:30 pm Learn the art of Indian Leg Wrestling (ILW)! Gain strength and
boost your confidence!

The techniques of ILW will be taught in a special one-hour
workshop guided by Calgary artist Terrance Houle. Houle has
taken this combative test of strength all over Canada and now
brings it to York University. His training program includes
strength, flexibility, and stamina-building exercises so you can
quickly master the sport technically while learning of its rich
cultural history. The workshop will focus on learning fast and effective defensive
and offensive ground fighting skills as well as tips and tricks for
making basic ground techniques more effective and easier to
implement.

See how ILW can help improve your speed, agility, and
endurance as well as enhance your fitness and sports specific
training goals. Incorporate ILW your cross-fitness routine. Reach
your individual health goals and develop the physical conditions
needed to improve performance and skills. This free clinic is taught in a friendly environment where we value
skill and sportsmanship over force and brutality. Members can
expect a great workout and look forward to acquiring valuable
skills that will benefit all areas of combative training. Our friendly,
qualified instructors provide you with the encouragement,
education, support, and motivation you need.

No experience necessary. Anyone can join! Terrance Houleâ€™s examinations of cultural identity, alienation,
assimilation, and Hollywood stereotypes are intended to
provoke. Houleâ€™s extensive body of work ranges from painting to
drawing, video/ﬁlm, mixed media, new media, performance, and
installation - often utilizing tools of mass dissemination such as
billboards and vinyl bus signage

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16. OPENING | Art Square Gallery | Danielle Couture and Cristina
Gulesiu Getson | JUL 7
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July 5 - July 18, 2010
Danielle Couture and Cristina Gulesiu Getson
Opening Reception: Wednesday July 7, 2010 7 - 10pm Art Square Gallery (open daily 10 - 10)
334 Dundas St. W., Toronto
416 894 6456

www.cristinagetson.wordpress.com
www.daniellecouture.ca
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17. OPENING | MERCER UNION | SOL LEWITT | JUL 7
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SOL LEWITT
A MERCER UNION
LEGACY PROJECT
PREVIEW PARTY
WEDNESDAY 7 JULY 2010
6:30PM onwards

TICKETS BY DONATION STARTING AT $125
PROCEEDS SUPPORT MERCER UNION
COCKTAILS AND CANAPES WILL BE SERVED Sol Lewittâ€™s Wall Drawing #349 will be exhibited in the front
gallery to mark the culmination of Mercer Unionâ€™s 30th
anniversary celebrations. The work was originally installed by Sol
LeWitt in our founding exhibition space on Mercer Street in
1981. The 2010 exhibition of the work pays tribute to the
importance of the artistâ€™s legacy within Mercer Unionâ€™s innovative
history of exhibitions, while also tapping into the currency of
conceptual art practices for an emergent generation of artists.
The back gallery features an exhibition of artist books by Sol
LeWitt.

RSVP to york@mercerunion.org, 416.536.1519. PUBLIC OPENING
SATURDAY 10 JULY 2010
2PM-5PM
TALK BY ANTHONY SANSOTTA AT 3PM

Anthony Sansotta is an expert draughtsman who worked with
Sol LeWitt for many years. Mercer Union has invited him to speak
about Sol LeWitts various processes and his personal
engagement with LeWitts legacy.
http://mercerunion.org ————————————————————————————————————
18. OPENING | Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts | REJECTS | JUL 8
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“REJECTS”

2nd Salon des Refuses from
the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition July 8 - July 11, 2010
Propeller Centre for Visual Arts

In the spirit of the 1863 Salon des Refuses artists rejected from
the Toronto Outdoor Art exhibition create their own show. As Napoleon III said: â€œLet the people judgeâ€

The shear number of applicants every year to the massive
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square means
that some of the most dynamic and expressive artists are
necessarily rejected. Last year a group of these artists turned
their disappointment to opportunity and created the Rejects
show. Following on the overwhelming response and success of the
inaugural Rejects show, this year the Rejects will take over
Propeller Gallery in the Queen West core. Propeller is a long
standing artist run space which speaks to the heart of this show.

Twenty talented artists will be selling work that includes painting,
drawing, sculpture, photography and glass work. The Rejects
show is a must see event for anyone looking to see â€œthe other
sideâ€ of the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Exhibition Details

â€œRejectsâ€ Salon des Refuses from the Toronto Outdoor Art
Exhibition Thursday, July 8, 7 - 10pm â€“ Opening Reception
Friday, July 9, 10 - 7pm
Saturday, July 10, 10 - 7pm
Sunday, July 11, 10 - 7pm

Propeller Centre for Visual Arts
984 Queen St. W.
(416) 504-7142
http://www.propellerctr.com ————————————————————————————————————
19. OPENING | Snowball Gallery | ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS | JUL 8
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[A Group Painting Exhibition]

Snowball Gallery and Workshop
1690 Queen Street West
July 8 to 25, 2010
Reception Thursday, July 8, 7PM-11PM The word canvas has its early roots in the Greek kannabis or
“made of hemp”, as the material was originally. Now, it is woven
generally of cotton or linen. Canvas has been long valued for its
durability yet flexibility, strong enough for a circus tent yet soft
enough for a sail. It came into use as a painting surface in
Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, marking a shift away
from the then common medium of wood panels. In the process,
paintings became portable and separate from their surroundings,
objects in and of themselves.

ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS acknowledges the important role
of canvas in the development of painting, but questions what its
legacy is now and will be. Is it a unique, material offering or a
transcendent, metaphysical one? Or perhaps something else
entirely. Participating Artists:
Carlo Allarde
Tammi Campbell
Tony Yin Tak Chu
Shlomi Greenspan
Christofer Hutch
Henna Kim
Aaron Li-Hill
Dani Nash
Derek Power
Shawn Skeir
Josh Thorpe
Istvan & Christian Toth
Kathy Toth

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SNOWBALL GALLERY & WORKSHOP
1690 QUEEN STREET W.
416 456 4966 http://www.snowballgallery.com

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20. OPENING | Gallery 44 | Proof 17 | JUL 9
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Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
401 Richmond St West Suite 120 Toronto Ontario M5V 3A8 Proof 17
Christophe Jivraj
Aislinn Leggett
Meryl McMaster
Roger Proulx
Karen Zalamea

July 9 – August 7, 2010
Opening: Friday July 9, 6 to 9 pm with all artists in attendance PICTURING OURSELVES

Now in its 17th edition, Proof is Gallery 44’s annual exhibition
devoted to Canadian emerging photographers. From an open
call for submissions works are selected for Proof based on their
artistic merit and when placed together in exhibition a picture of
current photographic practices in Canada emerges.
In Proof 17, portraiture gives way to studies of the body and its
relationship to environments, history, work, and self-perception. Christophe Jivraj has been photographing a small group of
cognitively lucid and physically disabled people for the past 5
years. His images reflect on how they perceive their own bodies
and the way in which they interact with their surroundings.

Aislinn Leggett resurrects moments from the past by re-working
photos taken in the early part of the 20th century of her own and
other people’s ancestors. Her photographs in Lost Faces
contemplate the past, and relationships formed through land,
memory and family. Meryl McMaster also uses photography to connect with her
ancestry. By projecting portraits of late 19th century Native
American women onto her own body, she acts as a medium for
them to enter into the present, while laying claim to her own
heritage.

With his latest series of photos Roger Proulx moves into
alternate or perhaps future realities where people find
themselves trying to survive in a natural environment that has
become foreign to them. Karen Zalamea approaches portraiture from yet another
perspective by focusing on the body’s relationship to work. Her
performance-based photos represent work as a corporeal
experience of repeated gestures of effort and exertion,
referencing early 20th century motion studies and industrial
management.

In his essay on Proof 17, titled Sharing and Digital Photography,
fellow emerging artist and writer Matthew Williamson says of the
artists in Proof 17, “They are building bodies of work that not only
reflect their knowledge of the history of photography, but of a
particular point in time when a hyper-abundance of imagery is
the norm.
http://www.gallery44.org ————————————————————————————————————
21. OPENING | Show & Tell Gallery | Anthony Lister / Niall McClelland | JUL 9
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Anthony Lister - The Beauty of Failure

Show & Tell Gallery is pleased to welcome Anthony Lister to his
first solo exhibit with the gallery as well as his first exhibition in
Canada. The Beauty of Failure is a unique look at the reward and
punishment systems, and more specifically when the two
overlap.The paintings and sculptures in this show demonstrate a
tounge in cheek look at contemporary pop culture through
Anthonyâ€˜s signature artistic style.

The Beauty of Failure
July 9th - August 8th 2010 Niall McClelland - Sabbath Sold Soul

Show & Tell Gallery is proud to welcome Niall McClelland to his
first exhibition with the gallery. Sabbath Sold Soul is a body of work investigating the idea of
perpetuated adolescence. A re-imagined album design, a
fictional crew code of arms, a pot hedge, and smoke patterns
are explored through variety of simple, familiar mark making
methods, from graphite pencils, spray paint to marijuana leaf
stencils, and zippos. The resulting series display a sense of
formal elegance that lies in compelling contrast to the often raw,
crass, stoner symbols of youth culture explored in the work.

Niall McClelland
Sabbath Sold Soul
July 9th - August 8th 2010 Please join us for the opening reception for both shows on
Friday July 9th between 7pm - 11pm.

Address
1161 Dundas St. West
Toronto, ON
M6J 1X3
Canada
http://www.showandtellgallery.com ————————————————————————————————————
22. SCREENING | The Factory | â€œA Great Mysteryâ€ by Ashley Guindon | JUL 9
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FACTORY WORKS SCREENING SERIES

One Night Only: â€œA Great Mysteryâ€ by Ashley Guindon July 9, 2010 7 PM

@ The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre
126 James Street North, Hamilton The Factory Works Screening Series takes place on the 2nd
Friday of every month. It features a unique variety of
independent artist works that includes screenings and
audio/video multimedia installations.

Includes an Artist Question & Answer Session with an interactive
audience discussion. Open to the public.

For more information, call or email:
905-577-9191 / info@hamiltonmediaarts.org

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Jul 09

Call For Artists - Intersections Part 4

La Petite Mort Gallery presents: FIVE DAY EXHIBIT KARA WILLIAMS New Paintings July 16-22, 2010 Vernissage: Friday July 16, 2010 / 7-10pm

Jul 04

Exhibition at Hamilton Artists Inc.

Jul 03

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2010

Jul 02

La Petite Mort Gallery presents….

Upcoming show at new gallery “Spirit of the thing” July 7th - Aug. 1st, 2010

Opus Art

Jul 01

Jun 30

(ic-toronto) instant coffee: spin the bottle