For the First Time the Largest Collection of Rare and Important Sculptures by Renowned Italian Artist and Furniture Designer Mario Dal Fabbro Will Be On View at Maison Gerard New York from February 23 to March 30th. This Selling Exhibition is Open to the Public.
The AC Institute Presents:
Félix Lazo: m:n:m::l
Curated by María J. Montalva
Chris Twomey: TRIUMPH of the XX
February 23 – March 17, 2012
Opening Event: Thursday, February 23, 6-8pm
Contact: info@artcurrents.org
All exhibitions are free and open to the public.
Feb 18 - Feb 25 LASTIN: Emerging. Established. Fresh.
LASTIN is a one-week juried exhibition featuring work mainly from emerging artists of Canada as well as established artists at a destination boutique space. LASTIN is designed to support and promote fresh ideas, experimental spirit and personal development by showcasing emerging work on a regular basis and integrating with highly acclaimed international artists that BBG represents.
Exhibition Dates: February 18 - 25
RECEPTION: Feb 18 (Saturday), 12-3pm
Free Admission
Featured Artists:
Alain Boix Torriente
Sean McLauchlan
Fariz Kovalchuk
Tanya Klochkov
Lina Faroussi
David Brown
Francis Luta
Favier Mesa
Irit Epstein
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Image: Symbiotic by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 11”w x 14”h
This solo exhibition will feature paintings from several of Guidry’s series, including early portraits and social commentary works. As stated by the artist, “My work stems from two loves- Psychology and Art. With Surrealism being the grand marriage of the two, I was naturally drawn to every aspect behind the movement. Themes I explore involve the human psyche- who we are and how we interact with each other, including our relationship with other animals and the natural world.”
Amy Guidry’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide including the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Alexandria Museum of Art , Brandeis University, and the Acadiana Center for the Arts. She recently received the Best of Show award in the Surreal Salon held at the Baton Rouge Gallery- Center for Contemporary Art this past January. Her work is present in private and public collections including the Alexandria Museum of Art , the Zigler Art Museum, the Schepis Museum, and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Guidry’s paintings have been featured in publications such as American Artist Magazine, Professional Artist Magazine, Adbusters, and Newsday. Her work has also been featured on MTV’ s The Real World, Season 20: Hollywood as well as the upcoming feature film “When Angels Sing” starring Harry Connick, Jr. and Lyle Lovett. Guidry grew up in Slidell, LA and later attended Loyola University New Orleans where she received her Bachelors degree in Visual Art in 1998.
Amy Guidry: Hyperreality
Slidell Cultural Center
2055 Second St
Slidell, Louisiana 70458
Feb. 24 - Mar. 30, 2012
Opening reception: Feb. 24, 7-9pm
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
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For immediate release: Jan. 9, 2012
Celebrate the 3rd annual Fire & Ice,
a winter festival of flames, food & fine art
Snow has arrived, and the stage is set for the 3rd annual Fire & Ice festival at the Alton Mill Arts Centre on Saturday, Jan. 21 and Sunday Jan. 22, 2012.
Festival favourites such as ice skating on the Millpond, bonfires and igloos will be complemented by exciting new features this year, including our Win a Diamond Ring contest. We challenge participants to show us some of their “fire” to win a substantial chunk of “ice”: a Taköhl diamond Treasure Ring, retail value $3,975, generously donated by Gallery Gemma. The contest rules are simple: tell us in 100 words or less why a loved one should win the ring and what you would have inscribed on it. The contest is open now, and Entry Forms are available at Gallery Gemma Jewellery in the Alton Mill, or at www.altonmill.ca . Submissions may be dropped off in Orangeville at The Banner offices, 37 Mill St. (media sponsors for Fire & Ice), or at Gallery Gemma. Contest closes at 5 pm on Sunday, January 22.
For festival goers, the addition of new indoor and outdoor activities make 2012 the busiest Fire & Ice to date! In the Livery, the Country Forge blacksmith, the Mill’s newest tenant, hosts workshops and demonstrations throughout the weekend, perfect for young and old alike. In the Annex Courtyard, Shaw’s Creek Café is serving up irresistible treats at a S’moregasbord, while guests can watch ice sculptor Jim Menken at work, or sharpen their skills at the snowball target contest. Meanwhile potter Ann Randeraad demonstrates the art of raku in an outdoor kiln in our Waterfall Courtyard.
Inside the Mill, studio artists have workshops and demos that will warm body and soul. Offerings include the chance to “give it a whirl” at The Hive’s encaustic workshop, create nature-themed mandalas with CJ Shelton, or view demonstrations of weaving, watercolour techniques or silk painting. Details at www.altonmill.ca
Things really heat up Saturday evening when Acoustic Traditions presents an East Coast Kitchen Party with The Mainlanders. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Cash bar and appetizers by David’s Restaurant of Erin. Tickets $15 at Acoustic Traditions, 510 Riddell Rd, Orangeville, or at the door.
Whether you fancy Fire or Ice, there is plenty to ignite the imagination and cool the senses at the Alton Mill’s Fire & Ice Festival.
Alton Mill Arts Centre - 1402 Queen St , Alton Village, Caledon
Contact: Teresa Waldner 519-278-6135 teresa@altonmill.ca
Hearts a fundraiser for the Love Yourself Project
curated byOylun Albayrak
Artist: Oylun Albayrak, Alexis Carreno, Lainie Dalby, Berglind Holm, Charlotte Mouquin, Michael Mut, Mike Rimbaud
January 25 - February 25, 2012
Opening Reception February 3 Friday 6-8 pm
Origami Heart Making February 11 Saturday 1-5 pm
The Heart is known as the center of one’s emotions and thoughts of love. Today, we use the heart as a symbol to represent “Self-love”.
The artists in this exhibition come together to invoke and share one thing in common : the love of self. Self love is the willingness and openness to look within and appreciate who we are right now. The artists included in “Hearts” stand out in their desire to understand themselves and their efforts to inspire self-knowledge and self-preservation.
In reaction to the pursuit of love deemed necessary in today’s society where the self gains worth through the eyes of others, the Love Yourself Project and this exhibition are influenced by the role of self-love as an initial necessity for the generation of all kinds of love. The familiar shape of the heart, hence, becomes a symbol of individuals celebrating themselves. Knowing and loving oneself is celebrated as the first step in understanding and loving others.
The Love Yourself Project was created to spread a message of unconditional self-love, and through education and visual arts, we aim to celebrate and empower communities around the world.
For more information go to: The Love Yourself Project
The AC Institute Presents:
Stephen Eakin: TRYING TO SAVE IT ALL
Megan Mjaatvedt: DENSELY WOODED AND PRECIPITOUS MOUNTAIN
Marco Pinter: Reflections and Object Permanence
January 12 – February 4, 2012
Opening Event: Thursday, January 12, 6-8pm
Special Performances:
Gravitational Forces and other new work by Marco Pinter
Thursday, February 2, 7pm
Contact: info@artcurrents.org
All exhibitions are free and open to the public.
547 W. 27th St. #610 and the AC (Exit) Project Space
New York, NY 10001
Hibernus
David Ellingsen
January 5 – February 4, 2012
Opening reception January 7, 5 - 8 pm
akasha art projects welcomes this New Year with an exclusive photographic exhibition by award winning Vancouver based photographer David Ellingsen.
In this body of work, entitled ‘Hibernus’, Ellingsen utilizes botanical subject matter to explore personal notions of natural order, the cycle of life, as well as
kinship with, and disassociation from, one’s environment. Use of, the now discontinued, Polaroid 55PN film has allowed Ellingsen to capture pure, organic
images that demonstrate broad tonal range. Hand processed and archivally printed, these photographs emanate a richness that makes each one strikingly
beautiful and uniquely authentic.
akasha art projects
511 church st suite 200 toronto
on m4y 2c9 647.348.0104
akashart@rogers.com
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akasha art projects is an independently owned and operated gallery that showcases Contemporary Photography
from both emerging and mid-career artists. With monthly exhibitions, this gallery provides an open space through
which the ingenuity of the photographic lens can both flourish and thrive.
hours:
Mon – Wed 10 - 6
Thurs – Fri 10 – 7
Sat 11 – 6 or by appointment
