The Audio Blood Office

Hey there,

Just took some photos of the Audio Blood office where Sari and her crew manage and do publicity for a bunch of local bands including mine and Mike's:
Make Your Exit
Check out the AB site for more info on bands they represent: www.audiobloodmedia.com

The reason why we actually took these photos was cause Eye Weekly is doing a bit on them for their My Place section. We'll post that article once it's out. But for now...




[pst... click on the photos for bigger versions]

Art Off The Lot Exhibition


Hi there,

Just want to let you all know about an upcoming art show that you might be interested in applying for. Deadline is September 4th.
Check out the info below and pass it on to any friends you think might be down.


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The Cryptic Canvas (TCC) Event Gallery is hosting a juried, indoor artists exhibition, ART off the Lot, November 5th - 8th. It is being independently run...needless to say it will be a lot more original, creative & fun! TCC is very much a gallery that acts in the interest of the artist. The show is only $500 for an indoor venue (which is half of all other indoor exhibitions) & we are not up-charging on extras (ie. walls, electricity, etc. Our cost is the artists cost). We also have a large portion of the budget dedicated to advertising.

The application deadline is SEPT 4th!
(don't worry the ap is not that complicated)

If you would kindly pass these links along to any & all that may be interested it would be much appreciated!

Here they are...

ART off the Lot:
http://www.artoffthelot.com

CRAFT off the Lot:
http://www.craftoffthelot.com (we are also looking for artisans for a separate show the weekend following the ART show)
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AKIN Collective Presents: The Flashbulb, Wisp, Bartel, Kalte


Have a listen to these artists and get to this show:

http://www.myspace.com/bennjordan ------Chicago, IL
http://www.myspace.com/wisp ------------Niagara Falls, NY
http://www.myspace.com/bartelmusic ------Vancouver, BC
http://www.myspace.com/kaltemusic -------Toronto, ON


Start Time:
Friday, August 21, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time:
Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 2:00am
Location:
AKIN collective
Street:
444 Dufferin Street, Unit E. Just north of the Gladstone




F/B link

Gallery Rental

Hi hi.

I just wanted to compile some pix from different gallery events to include them in our directory on the right side of your screen under 'The Art Gallery'. So check out these pix (click to enlarge):
p.s. Please see the info at the bottom of this post.

Welcome


180degree view of our gallery for Robin Schurman's art show.


Photo Chaud with DJ Matt Weed


For projection art see vids @ wheninchrome






If you'd like to find out about them please sign up for our mailing list, which is just to your right.

If you're interested...

We rent out our 2000 sq. ft. space for $200 for the night (or $100 for members). We can also take care of picking up any supplies for your event, including liquor license and alcohol, we organize catering, bartend the event, setup and teardown the space, dj, project images or videos,..., basically pretty much everything you need to have a great show.

We'd love to hear ideas for your events and try our best to make things happen for you at AKIN.

Please contact us with any inquiries.
Thanks.

Photo Studio Info

Hi there,

We finally took some photos of our photography studio (woah that's so meta...) but it's hard as all hell to take photos of a small room. Here goes though...
p.s. There's more info at the bottom of this post.


This is one of the members of Slow Club from the UK being shot by Pete Ohs from the US







Basically, to describe it, the space is 15'x15' with 14' ceilings. It is separated from our art studio by a massive curtain, which can be opened to allow photographers to shoot with longer lenses. We also have a loading dock into the studio which makes it easy to transport equipment in and out.

Our rates are:
$15/hr
$50/4hrs
$100/10hrs
Monthly memberships are $100/mth and then 50% of the rate for each use.


Please let us know if you'd like to book our studio, even on short notice.
Thanks

p.s. Here's the music video Slow Club were working on in the photos above. Click me.

Let's Make Art

Hi there,

Thanks for checking in with us. Here are some photos of the last event that took place at Akin. It was hosted by our friend Wynne Leung (http://wynneleungart.com) and was a great success. Basically it was a group of people coming together to collaborate and put their ideas together in the form of large muralish paintings and drawings. Check out the pix below and please contact Wynne if you're interested in participating.






Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

Hi there,
Just wanted to post up some pix from the show. I went today and it really was an overwhelming experience with so much incredible art everywhere. I loved it. Here we go:


Julia selling her sixth piece of the day. This was just before she found out that she won best sculptor for the second year in a row. Congratulations yo.


Talia Shipman Vanna White-ing her pieces for us.


Too cool







Cameron Tomsett hard at work on concert posters while showing his paintings. Atta boy.

David Alexander holding down his booth. I'm loving the resined pieces.

A pic I took through a glass bowl that was on display.


If you'd like to see more work by these artists please go to their personal websites on the right side of the screen. Congrats again to the four of you.

Oliver

The Akin Collective Presents: Robin Schurman

(click to enlarge)

Hello akin peoples.

I'd like to invite you to our next Akin event taking place on Friday, June 19th. We'll be showing the amazing art of one of our members Robin Schurman. Please come out and show your support. All pieces will be for sale, so if you're looking for art...
Hope to see you on the night for cheap drinks and beautiful paintings.

Here's the f/b invite:

http://bit.ly/siEJy

Contact Photography Festival Show



F/B invite: http://tinyurl.com/photochaud

AKIN Collective will be exhibiting unpublished photographic works by futurist architects Oliver Pauk and Zach Slootsky. Inspired by their research into unique evolutions of the scientific realm, the architects have envisioned a futuristic lightscape that reflects urban fragility on the precipice of technological revolution and possible demise.

Pieces will be showing at Akin from 1-6pm every day from May 3rd to May 16th.
Closing party the eve of May 15th

Photos by Zach Slootsky and Oliver Pauk
Respectively:
http://www.takemorephotos.com
and
http://www.oliverpauk.com
(real website on the way pending recovery of mass amounts of data currently in jeopardy)