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Now open in Venice the long-awaited exhibition of the 195 finalists of the 4th International Prize Arte Laguna, which this year has established itself as a new benchmark for contemporary art around the world, thanks to the extraordinary quality of work received with an eye towards emerging art.

During the gala evening of the 6th  March, there was a significant participation of guests from the arts and culture but also public, in wich were awarded the winner of the three categories , Painting, Sculpture and art photography and communicated the winners of special prizes linked to the international exhibition circuit 21 galleries and art spaces, moreover it was also communicated winner of the Prize “Business for Art” Tenuta S. Anna.
The works of the 180 finalists, selected from over 5,500 artists entered, are displayed in the huge and fascinating location of Tese di San Cristoforo of the Venice Arsenale up to 27 March 2010, an important setting was designed to enhance more than 3,000 square meters of industrial heritage, thanks to clever use of lighting and photographic style.

At the same time, the selection of the 15 best artists under 25 is exhibited at the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice, located in the historic Palazzo Correr in Campo Santa Fosca, a splendid example of Venetian architecture of the fifteenth century.

Mar 18
Now open in Venice the long-awaited exhibition of the 195 finalists of the 4th International Prize Arte Laguna, which this year has established itself as a new benchmark for contemporary art around the world, thanks to the extraordinary quality of work received with an eye towards emerging art.
During the gala evening of the 6th  March, there was a significant participation of guests from the arts and culture but also public, in wich were awarded the winner of the three categories , Painting, Sculpture and art photography and communicated the winners of special prizes linked to the international exhibition circuit 21 galleries and art spaces, moreover it was also communicated winner of the Prize “Business for Art” Tenuta S. Anna.The works of the 180 finalists, selected from over 5,500 artists entered, are displayed in the huge and fascinating location of Tese di San Cristoforo of the Venice Arsenale up to 27 March 2010, an important setting was designed to enhance more than 3,000 square meters of industrial heritage, thanks to clever use of lighting and photographic style.
At the same time, the selection of the 15 best artists under 25 is exhibited at the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice, located in the historic Palazzo Correr in Campo Santa Fosca, a splendid example of Venetian architecture of the fifteenth century.

Ryerson Gallery

HUMAN / NATURE
Photographs by Amanda Arcuri & Mark Kasumovic


On View: March 3 - 27, 2010.
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11th, 6-9 pm.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 pm.
 

Mar 04
Ryerson Gallery


HUMAN / NATUREPhotographs by Amanda Arcuri & Mark Kasumovic
On View: March 3 - 27, 2010.Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11th, 6-9 pm.Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 pm. 

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Posted on Wednesday July 14th 2010 at 04:00pm. It's tags are listed below.

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
Oscar Wilde
 
 Narrative / Identity – Open Call for group exhibition
 
As a means of grappling with the flux of identity, narratives are a necessary part of individual and social constructs. Whether internal or external, narratives define how we see ourselves and others.
Which facts construct our identities?
Do we have a variety of identities and what makes us change them?
Is the identity we display in public different than our private one?
What happens if we take an identity of another person?
Does an ID or passport tell the most important things about us? If you don’t have one does it mean you are invisible?
Does education and knowledge about society and politics change our identity?
 
For the first group show of 2011, February 3 – March 12, curated by Nicole Bebout and Sonja Hofstetter, The AC Institute seeks to investigate the ways in which narrative is used by contemporary artists to construct or demolish our ideas of self and other. Whether through guerrilla-like disruption, ambiguity or fantasy inspired story-telling, we are seeking artists who see narrative as essential to their artistic identity.
 
Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encouraged to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of narrative and identity; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both.
Email submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by Sept. 15th, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):
 
 -A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces
 
 -Your standard CV and contact information
 
 -Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible
 
NO ATTACHEMENTS PLEASE
 
 
About AC Institute:
The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.
 
Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.
  
AC Institute [Direct]
547 West 27th street, # 610, 6th floor
New York, NY 10001
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
Oscar Wilde
 
 Narrative / Identity – Open Call for group exhibition
 
As a means of grappling with the flux of identity, narratives are a necessary part of individual and social constructs. Whether internal or external, narratives define how we see ourselves and others.
Which facts construct our identities?
Do we have a variety of identities and what makes us change them?
Is the identity we display in public different than our private one?
What happens if we take an identity of another person?
Does an ID or passport tell the most important things about us? If you don’t have one does it mean you are invisible?
Does education and knowledge about society and politics change our identity?
 
For the first group show of 2011, February 3 – March 12, curated by Nicole Bebout and Sonja Hofstetter, The AC Institute seeks to investigate the ways in which narrative is used by contemporary artists to construct or demolish our ideas of self and other. Whether through guerrilla-like disruption, ambiguity or fantasy inspired story-telling, we are seeking artists who see narrative as essential to their artistic identity.
 
Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encouraged to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of narrative and identity; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both.
Email submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by Sept. 15th, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):
 
 -A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces
 
 -Your standard CV and contact information
 
 -Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible
 
NO ATTACHEMENTS PLEASE
 
 
About AC Institute:
The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.
 
Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.
  
AC Institute [Direct]
547 West 27th street, # 610, 6th floor
New York, NY 10001

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”

Oscar Wilde

 

 Narrative / Identity – Open Call for group exhibition

 

As a means of grappling with the flux of identity, narratives are a necessary part of individual and social constructs. Whether internal or external, narratives define how we see ourselves and others.

Which facts construct our identities?

Do we have a variety of identities and what makes us change them?

Is the identity we display in public different than our private one?

What happens if we take an identity of another person?

Does an ID or passport tell the most important things about us? If you don’t have one does it mean you are invisible?

Does education and knowledge about society and politics change our identity?

 

For the first group show of 2011, February 3 – March 12, curated by Nicole Bebout and Sonja Hofstetter, The AC Institute seeks to investigate the ways in which narrative is used by contemporary artists to construct or demolish our ideas of self and other. Whether through guerrilla-like disruption, ambiguity or fantasy inspired story-telling, we are seeking artists who see narrative as essential to their artistic identity.

 

Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encouraged to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of narrative and identity; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both.

Email submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by Sept. 15th, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):

 

-A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces

 

-Your standard CV and contact information

 

-Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible

 

NO ATTACHEMENTS PLEASE

 

 

About AC Institute:

The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.

 

Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.

  

AC Institute [Direct]

547 West 27th street, # 610, 6th floor

New York, NY 10001

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Posted on Tuesday July 13th 2010 at 08:11pm. It's tags are listed below.

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Posted on Monday July 12th 2010 at 02:48pm. It's tags are listed below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Media contact 
Natasha Brown
Think Brown INK
240-304-6354
Natasha@thinkbrownink.com

 
Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal 
Art Exhibit Through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore 
ArtScape Open House on Saturday July 17, 2  t o 7 p.m.

(Baltimore, MD) – Renew your soul this summer during “Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal. “ This art and poetry exhibit, co-sponsored by Meroe Art Gallery and Authentic Contemporary Art, opened on May 1 and extends through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland. A free Open House is on Saturday, July 17 from 2 to 7 p.m., featuring poetry, musical performances, face-painting and visual art presentations from some of the most-accomplished and creative artists and poets on the East Coast. The Meroe is located at 1623 West North   Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217.
One of Baltimore’s own, Nina “Lyrispect” Ball has been invited to perform for the Open House of Soul Revival. Also performing are James Terrell, a Washington, DC visual artist and musician and DJ Fusion of the Fusebox Radio will spin R&B and Hip Hop music.  Face painting for the kids will be offered by Baltimore’s Art-N-Soul. The event will reflect a powerful visual, poetic and musical call for renewal that we hope will inspire everyone.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to curate a show featuring emerging visual artists and poets in the metropolitan, Washington-Baltimore area. The Open House on July 17th will give people who are visiting Baltimore for Artscape an opportunity to visit the gallery and experience the work of emerging visual artists and various types of art, from abstract to realism.” said Curator Sharon Burton, Founder of Authentic Contemporary Art.
For more information and a complete lineup, visit: http://authenticartonline.com/art/category/events
Connect with a world of art:
Visit Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) online at www.authenticartonline.com or follow ACA on Twitter www.Twitter.com/ArtVisions.  Learn more about the Meroe Art Gallery at http://www.meroeart.com/.
About Authentic Contemporary Art
Authentic Contemporary Art (formally Authentic Art Consulting) was founded in 2005 and now serves as an alternative source for emerging and contemporary art. Based in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) creates opportunities for art collectors and emerging contemporary artists to connect through exhibitions and through a juried online art gallery. We also work with a variety of design and art professionals to find the right artwork to fit the right space.
ACA also provides opportunities for individuals who are interested in visual art to learn more about collecting and conserving art through workshops, gallery visits and special events. ACA partners with a variety of art and interior design professionals and organizations to present contemporary art that is accessible and affordable to the novice collector and attractive to established art connoisseurs.
About Meroe Art Gallery/ The West Baltimore  Center for Urban Art
The West Baltimore Center for Urban Art is a center for artistic expression and culture in the West Baltimore community.  The center serves as a haven where emerging and established artists can create and present their work. WBCUA artists also interact with the local community to assist them in appreciating the visual arts and expressing their own artistic potential. The center is located in a three story row-house at the corner of North and Pennsylvania avenues, adjacent to the Historic Arch Social Club and the Penn-North Subway station.  
 This area was at one time the nexus for African-American culture and artistic expression in the city of Baltimore, and there are several ongoing initiatives to revitalize this area.   The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is within walking distance from the WBCUA.  The center is easily accessed by bus, car, or subway.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Media contact

Natasha Brown

Think Brown INK

240-304-6354

Natasha@thinkbrownink.com

 

Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal

Art Exhibit Through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore

ArtScape Open House on Saturday July 17, 2  t o 7 p.m.

(Baltimore, MD) – Renew your soul this summer during “Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal. “ This art and poetry exhibit, co-sponsored by Meroe Art Gallery and Authentic Contemporary Art, opened on May 1 and extends through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland. A free Open House is on Saturday, July 17 from 2 to 7 p.m., featuring poetry, musical performances, face-painting and visual art presentations from some of the most-accomplished and creative artists and poets on the East Coast. The Meroe is located at 1623 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217.

One of Baltimore’s own, Nina “Lyrispect” Ball has been invited to perform for the Open House of Soul Revival. Also performing are James Terrell, a Washington, DC visual artist and musician and DJ Fusion of the Fusebox Radio will spin R&B and Hip Hop music.  Face painting for the kids will be offered by Baltimore’s Art-N-Soul. The event will reflect a powerful visual, poetic and musical call for renewal that we hope will inspire everyone.

“It’s always been a dream of mine to curate a show featuring emerging visual artists and poets in the metropolitan, Washington-Baltimore area. The Open House on July 17th will give people who are visiting Baltimore for Artscape an opportunity to visit the gallery and experience the work of emerging visual artists and various types of art, from abstract to realism.” said Curator Sharon Burton, Founder of Authentic Contemporary Art.

For more information and a complete lineup, visit: http://authenticartonline.com/art/category/events

Connect with a world of art:

Visit Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) online at www.authenticartonline.com or follow ACA on Twitter www.Twitter.com/ArtVisions.  Learn more about the Meroe Art Gallery at http://www.meroeart.com/.

About Authentic Contemporary Art

Authentic Contemporary Art (formally Authentic Art Consulting) was founded in 2005 and now serves as an alternative source for emerging and contemporary art. Based in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) creates opportunities for art collectors and emerging contemporary artists to connect through exhibitions and through a juried online art gallery. We also work with a variety of design and art professionals to find the right artwork to fit the right space.

ACA also provides opportunities for individuals who are interested in visual art to learn more about collecting and conserving art through workshops, gallery visits and special events. ACA partners with a variety of art and interior design professionals and organizations to present contemporary art that is accessible and affordable to the novice collector and attractive to established art connoisseurs.

About Meroe Art Gallery/ The West Baltimore Center for Urban Art

The West Baltimore Center for Urban Art is a center for artistic expression and culture in the West Baltimore community.  The center serves as a haven where emerging and established artists can create and present their work. WBCUA artists also interact with the local community to assist them in appreciating the visual arts and expressing their own artistic potential. The center is located in a three story row-house at the corner of North and Pennsylvania avenues, adjacent to the Historic Arch Social Club and the Penn-North Subway station. 

 This area was at one time the nexus for African-American culture and artistic expression in the city of Baltimore, and there are several ongoing initiatives to revitalize this area.   The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is within walking distance from the WBCUA.  The center is easily accessed by bus, car, or subway.

Art PR Wire

Posted on Friday July 9th 2010 at 12:32pm. It's tags are listed below.

Jordan Dolman Paints Up A Storm In Toronto’s East End
Jordan Dolman Paints Up A Storm In Toronto’s East End

Jordan Dolman Paints Up A Storm In Toronto’s East End

Art PR Wire

Posted on Thursday July 1st 2010 at 03:00pm. It's tags are listed below.

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!
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!

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!

Art PR Wire

Posted on Tuesday June 1st 2010 at 08:43am. It's tags are listed below.

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONSFor Immediate Release | Contact Graham Thompson Email: refugeeweek2010@gmail.comWeb: www.refugeeweek.com

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK 2010, A FESTIVAL OF THEATRE, DANCE, MEDIA AND MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION
International NGOs and activists gather for a festival of theatre, dance, media and music from June 16-20 at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa. “Live performances start at 3PM daily within a theatrical backdrop of large scale portraits and video displays involving artists from Africa, Canada, Central Asia and the Americas,” says organizer Graham Thompson. “We have fashion from East Africa, folk music from Venezuela, belly dancing from Persia, spoken word from Darfur, revolutionary song writing from Guatemala, body painting from Sudan and feminist poetry from Afghanistan.” 
Mixed with the installation of film loops and colourful banners, the paintings of Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Sherry Tompalski, Martin Mbesha and Victor Fuentes will set the stage for talks by Hy Shelow of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr. Adnan Turegun of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, Dr. Susan Walsh of USC Canada, Philip Landon of the World University Service of Canada, JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and Dr. Hamdi Mohamed of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.
As well, the multimedia event will feature readings by Dr. Monia Mazigh from her book Hope & Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, enactments by Sarah Mahoney from the classic drama Lemkin’s House, video testimonies by local refugees who have survived wars abroad and performances by lawyers of Peter Showler’s play Excluding Manuel. 
The 3-year old collaborative project, which was exhibited last year at the Parliament of Canada, can be viewed on Youtube, FLICKr,  MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter. The detailed events schedule and the links to the social media sites are available through www.refugeeweek.com.”
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If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview contact Graham Thompson at 613-253-7007 or refugeeweek2010@gmail.com 
WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONSFor Immediate Release | Contact Graham Thompson Email: refugeeweek2010@gmail.comWeb: www.refugeeweek.com

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK 2010, A FESTIVAL OF THEATRE, DANCE, MEDIA AND MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION
International NGOs and activists gather for a festival of theatre, dance, media and music from June 16-20 at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa. “Live performances start at 3PM daily within a theatrical backdrop of large scale portraits and video displays involving artists from Africa, Canada, Central Asia and the Americas,” says organizer Graham Thompson. “We have fashion from East Africa, folk music from Venezuela, belly dancing from Persia, spoken word from Darfur, revolutionary song writing from Guatemala, body painting from Sudan and feminist poetry from Afghanistan.” 
Mixed with the installation of film loops and colourful banners, the paintings of Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Sherry Tompalski, Martin Mbesha and Victor Fuentes will set the stage for talks by Hy Shelow of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr. Adnan Turegun of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, Dr. Susan Walsh of USC Canada, Philip Landon of the World University Service of Canada, JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and Dr. Hamdi Mohamed of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.
As well, the multimedia event will feature readings by Dr. Monia Mazigh from her book Hope & Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, enactments by Sarah Mahoney from the classic drama Lemkin’s House, video testimonies by local refugees who have survived wars abroad and performances by lawyers of Peter Showler’s play Excluding Manuel. 
The 3-year old collaborative project, which was exhibited last year at the Parliament of Canada, can be viewed on Youtube, FLICKr,  MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter. The detailed events schedule and the links to the social media sites are available through www.refugeeweek.com.”
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If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview contact Graham Thompson at 613-253-7007 or refugeeweek2010@gmail.com 

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONS
For Immediate Release | Contact Graham Thompson 
Email: refugeeweek2010@gmail.com
Web: www.refugeeweek.com

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK 2010, A FESTIVAL OF THEATRE, DANCE, MEDIA AND MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION

International NGOs and activists gather for a festival of theatre, dance, media and music from June 16-20 at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa. “Live performances start at 3PM daily within a theatrical backdrop of large scale portraits and video displays involving artists from Africa, Canada, Central Asia and the Americas,” says organizer Graham Thompson. “We have fashion from East Africa, folk music from Venezuela, belly dancing from Persia, spoken word from Darfur, revolutionary song writing from Guatemala, body painting from Sudan and feminist poetry from Afghanistan.” 

Mixed with the installation of film loops and colourful banners, the paintings of Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Sherry Tompalski, Martin Mbesha and Victor Fuentes will set the stage for talks by Hy Shelow of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr. Adnan Turegun of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, Dr. Susan Walsh of USC Canada, Philip Landon of the World University Service of Canada, JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and Dr. Hamdi Mohamed of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.

As well, the multimedia event will feature readings by Dr. Monia Mazigh from her book Hope & Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, enactments by Sarah Mahoney from the classic drama Lemkin’s House, video testimonies by local refugees who have survived wars abroad and performances by lawyers of Peter Showler’s play Excluding Manuel. 

The 3-year old collaborative project, which was exhibited last year at the Parliament of Canada, can be viewed on Youtube, FLICKr,  MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter. The detailed events schedule and the links to the social media sites are available through www.refugeeweek.com.”

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If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview contact Graham Thompson at 613-253-7007 or refugeeweek2010@gmail.com 

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Posted on Sunday May 16th 2010 at 03:24pm. It's tags are listed below.

SNOWBALL GALLERY& WORKSHOPMAY 2010 EVENTS Fuller Terrace Show and Tell Me Lecture Series:  The American DreamWith series coordinators Ella Tetrault & Bethany Riordan-ButterworthAlso featuring live musical performances by Seeing Other People, Kyle Peters, and Kira Sheppard.Sunday May 23, 7-10PM[FREE]Photo Silk Screen Printing WorkshopLed by Ari PottensSaturday May 29, 12-5PM w/ break for lunch[$40 materials fee]Limited to 8 participants, advanced registration required.Please call 416 456 4966 or email info@snowballgallery.com to register.Stillness & Motion featuring photographs by Nadia Cheema & Rob Davidson continues its run in the gallery until May 30.Looking ahead to July – the gallery will be putting on ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS, a group painting show on any material other than canvas. The full call for submissions is posted here.  The deadline is May 30, 2010.SNOWBALL GALLERY & WORKSHOP1690 QUEEN STREET W.416 456 4966www.snowballgallery.comTHURSDAY & FRIDAY 1-7PMSATURDAY & SUNDAY 12-6PMOR BY APPOINTMENT
SNOWBALL GALLERY& WORKSHOPMAY 2010 EVENTS Fuller Terrace Show and Tell Me Lecture Series:  The American DreamWith series coordinators Ella Tetrault & Bethany Riordan-ButterworthAlso featuring live musical performances by Seeing Other People, Kyle Peters, and Kira Sheppard.Sunday May 23, 7-10PM[FREE]Photo Silk Screen Printing WorkshopLed by Ari PottensSaturday May 29, 12-5PM w/ break for lunch[$40 materials fee]Limited to 8 participants, advanced registration required.Please call 416 456 4966 or email info@snowballgallery.com to register.Stillness & Motion featuring photographs by Nadia Cheema & Rob Davidson continues its run in the gallery until May 30.Looking ahead to July – the gallery will be putting on ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS, a group painting show on any material other than canvas. The full call for submissions is posted here.  The deadline is May 30, 2010.SNOWBALL GALLERY & WORKSHOP1690 QUEEN STREET W.416 456 4966www.snowballgallery.comTHURSDAY & FRIDAY 1-7PMSATURDAY & SUNDAY 12-6PMOR BY APPOINTMENT

SNOWBALL GALLERY& WORKSHOP
MAY 2010 EVENTS 
Fuller Terrace Show and Tell Me Lecture Series:  The American Dream
With series coordinators Ella Tetrault & Bethany Riordan-Butterworth
Also featuring live musical performances by Seeing Other People, Kyle Peters, and Kira Sheppard.
Sunday May 23, 7-10PM
[FREE]


Photo Silk Screen Printing Workshop
Led by Ari Pottens
Saturday May 29, 12-5PM w/ break for lunch
[$40 materials fee]
Limited to 8 participants, advanced registration required.
Please call 416 456 4966 or email info@snowballgallery.com to register.
Stillness & Motion featuring photographs by Nadia Cheema & Rob Davidson continues its run in the gallery until May 30.
Looking ahead to July – the gallery will be putting on ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS, a group painting show on any material other than canvas. The full call for submissions is posted here.  The deadline is May 30, 2010.
SNOWBALL GALLERY & WORKSHOP1690 QUEEN STREET W.416 456 4966www.snowballgallery.com
THURSDAY & FRIDAY 1-7PMSATURDAY & SUNDAY 12-6PMOR BY APPOINTMENT

Double Solo Exhibition Opportunity: Call to Artists + Designers
 
**submission receive deadline is June 3, 2010**
 
The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the following double solo exhibition opportunity to two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives to exhibit new works of art or design at BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design) located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA. This Call to Artists and Designers will remain open through June 3, 2010. Artists + designers at least 18 years of age from all countries are encouraged to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. Two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the double solo exhibition opportunity from July 3 – 31, 2010. Each of those two selected will be allocated either the front or rear gallery space for the exhibition of their work. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. Accepted works and mediums include but are not limited to: site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, illustration, digital art, photography, video/new media, film, performance art, music and sound focused works, 3D animation, graphic design, product design, furniture design, haute couture fashion + accessories, architectural interventions/designs and functional art, etc.  In other words, all creative culminations are welcome.
 
With a growing international BECA network now approaching 30,000, it is more important than ever for BECA to ensure that in addition to hosting the physical exhibition at BECA ICAD, the exhibition also be made available online at www.BECAICAD.org for those who are unable to attend in person. A special edition e-publication covering the exhibition will be distributed to over 19,000 journalists, writers, curators, collectors, gallery and studio directors in the US and abroad.
 
BECA is an acronym for Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art and the core belief system at The BECA Foundation is that “New art + new design fuels the best of what’s yet to come on this planet.” Some of you may know that The BECA Foundation is in the early development phase of BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design), the world’s first large scale exhibition facility dedicated to the exhibition of works by both emerging artists AND emerging designers.  In the meantime, exhibitions will continue to be held at the current exhibition space located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA across from the Contemporary Arts Center where exhibitions have been held since January 2008. Gallery photos may be viewed at: http://www.becaicad.org/photos.php  Complete submission information may be downloaded from http://www.becaicad.org/artist-designer-solo-exhibition-opportunity.php

Double Solo Exhibition Opportunity: Call to Artists + Designers

 

**submission receive deadline is June 3, 2010**

 

The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the following double solo exhibition opportunity to two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives to exhibit new works of art or design at BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design) located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA. This Call to Artists and Designers will remain open through June 3, 2010. Artists + designers at least 18 years of age from all countries are encouraged to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. Two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the double solo exhibition opportunity from July 3 – 31, 2010. Each of those two selected will be allocated either the front or rear gallery space for the exhibition of their work. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. Accepted works and mediums include but are not limited to: site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, illustration, digital art, photography, video/new media, film, performance art, music and sound focused works, 3D animation, graphic design, product design, furniture design, haute couture fashion + accessories, architectural interventions/designs and functional art, etc.  In other words, all creative culminations are welcome.

 

With a growing international BECA network now approaching 30,000, it is more important than ever for BECA to ensure that in addition to hosting the physical exhibition at BECA ICAD, the exhibition also be made available online at www.BECAICAD.org for those who are unable to attend in person. A special edition e-publication covering the exhibition will be distributed to over 19,000 journalists, writers, curators, collectors, gallery and studio directors in the US and abroad.

 

BECA is an acronym for Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art and the core belief system at The BECA Foundation is that “New art + new design fuels the best of what’s yet to come on this planet.” Some of you may know that The BECA Foundation is in the early development phase of BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design), the world’s first large scale exhibition facility dedicated to the exhibition of works by both emerging artists AND emerging designers.  In the meantime, exhibitions will continue to be held at the current exhibition space located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA across from the Contemporary Arts Center where exhibitions have been held since January 2008. Gallery photos may be viewed at: http://www.becaicad.org/photos.php  Complete submission information may be downloaded from http://www.becaicad.org/artist-designer-solo-exhibition-opportunity.php

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CONTACT Photography Festival 2010: VISCERAL LANDSCAPESAmanda Arcuri  & Ana Kapodistria May 1 - 16Opening Reception: May 6, 6 -  9 pm Gallery Hours:  Tue – Sat  12 – 6pm Sun 12 - 4pmFeaturing photographs by Arcuri and Kapodistria,  Visceral Landscapes explores intuitive connections between man and  nature. Both artists engage in playful performances with their  environments, reflecting on the rhythmic structures created through the  interaction between figure and landscape. The figures’ implied presence  blurs the distinctions between what is natural and unnatural, balancing  the temporality of performance with the physical constructs of nature.Curated  by Jennifer Tiffinhttp://amandaarcuri.com/http://anakapodistria.com/
CONTACT Photography Festival 2010: VISCERAL LANDSCAPESAmanda Arcuri  & Ana Kapodistria May 1 - 16Opening Reception: May 6, 6 -  9 pm Gallery Hours:  Tue – Sat  12 – 6pm Sun 12 - 4pmFeaturing photographs by Arcuri and Kapodistria,  Visceral Landscapes explores intuitive connections between man and  nature. Both artists engage in playful performances with their  environments, reflecting on the rhythmic structures created through the  interaction between figure and landscape. The figures’ implied presence  blurs the distinctions between what is natural and unnatural, balancing  the temporality of performance with the physical constructs of nature.Curated  by Jennifer Tiffinhttp://amandaarcuri.com/http://anakapodistria.com/

CONTACT Photography Festival 2010: VISCERAL LANDSCAPES
Amanda Arcuri & Ana Kapodistria

May 1 - 16
Opening Reception: May 6, 6 - 9 pm


Gallery Hours:
Tue – Sat 12 – 6pm
Sun 12 - 4pm

Featuring photographs by Arcuri and Kapodistria, Visceral Landscapes explores intuitive connections between man and nature. Both artists engage in playful performances with their environments, reflecting on the rhythmic structures created through the interaction between figure and landscape. The figures’ implied presence blurs the distinctions between what is natural and unnatural, balancing the temporality of performance with the physical constructs of nature.

Curated by Jennifer Tiffin





http://amandaarcuri.com/
http://anakapodistria.com/

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“Man is forever confronted with a range of choices between good and evil. In exploring our potential to view our fellow man as ‘other,’ I felt compelled to understand our collective ‘shadow’ side. This is what propelled me to visit the Slave Forts of Africa and the Nazi Concentration Camps, places of extraordinary darkness.”These images are not for the squeamish, they are stark examples of the horrible confines people have had to endure. One can see that no matter where the imprisoned were, there are similarities. Not just the bars, the concrete, the cages – but the light that always shone through. It is this light than Alt has captured and is bringing to galleryDK.“Immersed in the black spaces of the holding cells, the transport cars, and the gas chamber, I was desperate to find any light, visible through a doorway, a ceiling, a crack in the wall… an attempt to counter the darkness that had enveloped me. These photographs speak to the light in the face of that darkness, and are an effort to memorialize all who have suffered throughout time.”Jane Fulton Alt is an American photographer who explores universal issues of humanity, reflecting her interest in the mysteries of life and the non-material world. Her photographs ask the viewer to consider issues of love, loss and spirituality. Fulton Alt is also a clinical social worker who has been in practice since the 1970s.The exhibit “Mourning Light” runs from April 1st through to April 25th at galleryDK. An opening reception will be held on Thursday April 1st from 7-10pm.
“Man is forever confronted with a range of choices between good and evil. In exploring our potential to view our fellow man as ‘other,’ I felt compelled to understand our collective ‘shadow’ side. This is what propelled me to visit the Slave Forts of Africa and the Nazi Concentration Camps, places of extraordinary darkness.”These images are not for the squeamish, they are stark examples of the horrible confines people have had to endure. One can see that no matter where the imprisoned were, there are similarities. Not just the bars, the concrete, the cages – but the light that always shone through. It is this light than Alt has captured and is bringing to galleryDK.“Immersed in the black spaces of the holding cells, the transport cars, and the gas chamber, I was desperate to find any light, visible through a doorway, a ceiling, a crack in the wall… an attempt to counter the darkness that had enveloped me. These photographs speak to the light in the face of that darkness, and are an effort to memorialize all who have suffered throughout time.”Jane Fulton Alt is an American photographer who explores universal issues of humanity, reflecting her interest in the mysteries of life and the non-material world. Her photographs ask the viewer to consider issues of love, loss and spirituality. Fulton Alt is also a clinical social worker who has been in practice since the 1970s.The exhibit “Mourning Light” runs from April 1st through to April 25th at galleryDK. An opening reception will be held on Thursday April 1st from 7-10pm.

“Man is forever confronted with a range of choices between good and evil. In exploring our potential to view our fellow man as ‘other,’ I felt compelled to understand our collective ‘shadow’ side. This is what propelled me to visit the Slave Forts of Africa and the Nazi Concentration Camps, places of extraordinary darkness.”

These images are not for the squeamish, they are stark examples of the horrible confines people have had to endure. One can see that no matter where the imprisoned were, there are similarities. Not just the bars, the concrete, the cages – but the light that always shone through. It is this light than Alt has captured and is bringing to galleryDK.

“Immersed in the black spaces of the holding cells, the transport cars, and the gas chamber, I was desperate to find any light, visible through a doorway, a ceiling, a crack in the wall… an attempt to counter the darkness that had enveloped me. These photographs speak to the light in the face of that darkness, and are an effort to memorialize all who have suffered throughout time.”

Jane Fulton Alt is an American photographer who explores universal issues of humanity, reflecting her interest in the mysteries of life and the non-material world. Her photographs ask the viewer to consider issues of love, loss and spirituality. Fulton Alt is also a clinical social worker who has been in practice since the 1970s.

The exhibit “Mourning Light” runs from April 1st through to April 25th at galleryDK. An opening reception will be held on Thursday April 1st from 7-10pm.

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Now open in Venice the long-awaited exhibition of the 195 finalists of the 4th International Prize Arte Laguna, which this year has established itself as a new benchmark for contemporary art around the world, thanks to the extraordinary quality of work received with an eye towards emerging art.
During the gala evening of the 6th  March, there was a significant participation of guests from the arts and culture but also public, in wich were awarded the winner of the three categories , Painting, Sculpture and art photography and communicated the winners of special prizes linked to the international exhibition circuit 21 galleries and art spaces, moreover it was also communicated winner of the Prize “Business for Art” Tenuta S. Anna.The works of the 180 finalists, selected from over 5,500 artists entered, are displayed in the huge and fascinating location of Tese di San Cristoforo of the Venice Arsenale up to 27 March 2010, an important setting was designed to enhance more than 3,000 square meters of industrial heritage, thanks to clever use of lighting and photographic style.
At the same time, the selection of the 15 best artists under 25 is exhibited at the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice, located in the historic Palazzo Correr in Campo Santa Fosca, a splendid example of Venetian architecture of the fifteenth century.
Now open in Venice the long-awaited exhibition of the 195 finalists of the 4th International Prize Arte Laguna, which this year has established itself as a new benchmark for contemporary art around the world, thanks to the extraordinary quality of work received with an eye towards emerging art.
During the gala evening of the 6th  March, there was a significant participation of guests from the arts and culture but also public, in wich were awarded the winner of the three categories , Painting, Sculpture and art photography and communicated the winners of special prizes linked to the international exhibition circuit 21 galleries and art spaces, moreover it was also communicated winner of the Prize “Business for Art” Tenuta S. Anna.The works of the 180 finalists, selected from over 5,500 artists entered, are displayed in the huge and fascinating location of Tese di San Cristoforo of the Venice Arsenale up to 27 March 2010, an important setting was designed to enhance more than 3,000 square meters of industrial heritage, thanks to clever use of lighting and photographic style.
At the same time, the selection of the 15 best artists under 25 is exhibited at the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice, located in the historic Palazzo Correr in Campo Santa Fosca, a splendid example of Venetian architecture of the fifteenth century.

Now open in Venice the long-awaited exhibition of the 195 finalists of the 4th International Prize Arte Laguna, which this year has established itself as a new benchmark for contemporary art around the world, thanks to the extraordinary quality of work received with an eye towards emerging art.

During the gala evening of the 6th  March, there was a significant participation of guests from the arts and culture but also public, in wich were awarded the winner of the three categories , Painting, Sculpture and art photography and communicated the winners of special prizes linked to the international exhibition circuit 21 galleries and art spaces, moreover it was also communicated winner of the Prize “Business for Art” Tenuta S. Anna.
The works of the 180 finalists, selected from over 5,500 artists entered, are displayed in the huge and fascinating location of Tese di San Cristoforo of the Venice Arsenale up to 27 March 2010, an important setting was designed to enhance more than 3,000 square meters of industrial heritage, thanks to clever use of lighting and photographic style.

At the same time, the selection of the 15 best artists under 25 is exhibited at the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice, located in the historic Palazzo Correr in Campo Santa Fosca, a splendid example of Venetian architecture of the fifteenth century.

Izabel Barsive @ Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle

Can the integrity of video artwork shown on the Web or on television be compromised? Transmitted out of the control of their author, to what fate are these works devoted? Izabel Barsive, visual artist, independant video maker and professor, questions the fragile relationship she maintains with the broadcasting industry and its platforms, in her exhibition Une minute pour un carré blanc (One minute for a white square), presented at Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle from March 13 to April 20, 2010.

With one-minute excerpts of transformed videos (by censure processes, for example), she examines the role played by television and Web broadcasters, as well as the role of the artist. According to her, the latter can consent to all kinds of compromises in exchange for one or many minutes of glory, glory inexorably ephemeral since also subjected to oblivion in the hubbub of virtual images polluted by advertising.

Come and meet the artist at the opening reception, which will be held Saturday, March 13, at 1 p.m., at Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle, located at 81 Beechwood Avenue, in Vanier. The gallery’s regular hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., from Tuesday to Saturday.

Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle thanks the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage and the City of Ottawa for their support.

www.voixvisuelle.ca

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Ryerson Gallery


HUMAN / NATUREPhotographs by Amanda Arcuri & Mark Kasumovic
On View: March 3 - 27, 2010.Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11th, 6-9 pm.Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 pm. 
Ryerson Gallery


HUMAN / NATUREPhotographs by Amanda Arcuri & Mark Kasumovic
On View: March 3 - 27, 2010.Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11th, 6-9 pm.Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 pm. 

Ryerson Gallery

HUMAN / NATURE
Photographs by Amanda Arcuri & Mark Kasumovic


On View: March 3 - 27, 2010.
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11th, 6-9 pm.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 pm.
 

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“Signs Along The Way” Photography Exhibition
From March 3rd to April 3rd, Silver Circle Studio in Putnam, CT, is hosting “Signs Along The Way,” an exhibition featuring the work of Willimantic-based artist Harrison Judd.  The Opening Reception is Friday, March 5th from 6 – 8PM, with complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres.
Harrison Judd is a photographer, new media artist, and archivist whose clients have included the NFL, Southern CT Gas, Danbury Hospital, the New Haven Symphony, Jock Sturges and Maurice Sendak.

“Signs Along The Way” Photography Exhibition

From March 3rd to April 3rd, Silver Circle Studio in Putnam, CT, is hosting “Signs Along The Way,” an exhibition featuring the work of Willimantic-based artist Harrison Judd.  The Opening Reception is Friday, March 5th from 6 – 8PM, with complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres.

Harrison Judd is a photographer, new media artist, and archivist whose clients have included the NFL, Southern CT Gas, Danbury Hospital, the New Haven Symphony, Jock Sturges and Maurice Sendak.