ARTbus- September 15

ARTbus

ARTbus: Exhibition tour to the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Art Gallery of Hamilton and Oakville Galleries
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Sunday 15 September 2013, 11:30 am–5:00 pm
Pick-up and drop-off at MOCCA (952 Queen Street West, Toronto)
$10 donation includes admission to all galleries and afternoon refreshments by Trafalgar Brewing Company and Whole Foods Market, Oakville
For reservations, contact artbus@oakvillegalleries.com or 905.844.4402, ext. 27 by Friday 13 September, 4:00 pm

Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the fall's best exhibitions in the GTA!

Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)
The fall ARTbus begins at MOCCA with a tour of David Cronenberg: Transformation. The exhibition features six new TIFF-commissioned artworks by leading Canadian and international contemporary artists who share pioneering Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg's inspirations from literature and philosophy—writers such as Marshall McLuhan, William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard—and his fascination with biological horror, the human psyche and the merging of humans and media. Artists on view include Candice Breitz, James Coupe, Marcel Dzama, Jeremy Shaw, Jamie Shovlin, and Laurel Woodcock. Organized by MOCCA and TIFF, and curated by David Liss, Artistic Director & Curator, MOCCA; and Noah Cowan, Artistic Director, TIFF. Supported by the Government of Ontario, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Hal Jackman Foundation. Also on view is Camille Henrot | Grosse Fatigue, curated by Andréa Picard and presented in collaboration with TIFF Future Projections. Supported by the Hal Jackman Foundation and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH)
The ARTbus continues to the AGH for a tour of Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins: The Collaborationists. The Collaborationists is an extensive exhibition of the multi-faceted works of Canadian artists Marman and Borins. Comprised of major installations and kinetic sculptures, as well as a selection of paintings and an audio station, this landmark exhibition highlights the recent production of this highly insightful artist duo. Drawing from the theories of mid-century modernist art, with a focus on information as a subject, the works explore intellectual subjects in a refreshingly playful manner. Co-curated by Melissa Bennett, Art Gallery of Hamilton; and Linda Jansma, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.

Oakville Galleries

Next, at Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square participants will visit the group exhibition Surface Tension, guest-curated by Jacob Korczynski. Over the past decade digital media has transformed how we take pictures and how existing images circulate in the world. While many artists have questioned where to locate images in our contemporary context, their ongoing presence in museums and galleries underscores that—alongside more dematerialized forms—images remain with us physically. Surface Tension presents recent works by Canadian and international artists that readily engage with this persistent materiality. Artists on view include Matthew Buckingham, Nina Canell & Robin Watkins, Youngmi Chun, Kelly Jazvac, Sreshta Rit Premnath, Jimmy Robert, and Mark Soo.

Finally, the ARTbus finishes at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens with the solo exhibition Kelly Jazvac: PARK, curated by Jon Davies. Over the past several years, London-based artist Kelly Jazvac has worked primarily with the medium of discarded adhesive vinyl, which she gleans from the printing industry. In PARK, her first solo museum exhibition, Jazvac will respond to the distinctive context of Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens with a suite of recent sculptural works, videos, found objects, and a new site-specific wallpaper installation based on a photo shoot in the Gardens.

SCHEDULE

11:15 am: Meet outside the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art for sign-in.
11:30 am: Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. Tour of David Cronenberg: Transformation and Camille Henrot | Grosse Fatigue.
1:15 pm: Art Gallery of Hamilton. Tour of Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins: The Collaborationists.
2:30 pm: Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square. Visit Surface Tension.
3:30 pm: Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens. Visit Kelly Jazvac: PARK. Reception with refreshments.
5:00 pm: Drop-off at MOCCA.
In-kind support provided by Trafalgar Brewing Company and Whole Foods Market, Oakville

Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art
952 Queen Street West, Toronto
416.395.0067
www.mocca.ca

Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King Street West, Hamilton
905.527.6610
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com

Oakville Galleries
Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square: 120 Navy St, Oakville
Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens: 1306 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville
905.844.4402
www.oakvillegalleries.com

Images (left to right): Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, Pavilion of the Blind, 2013, courtesy of Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto and Tierney Gardarin Gallery, New York; Marcel Dzama, Une Danse Des Bouffons (or A Jester's Dance) (film still), 2013, commissioned by TIFF, 2013. Courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner Gallery, New York/London; Kelly Jazvac, Salp, 2012, courtesy of the artist and Louis B. James, New York. Photo: Dave Kemp.

Art Reach Toronto: Free Workshops for Youth

Free Workshops for Youth!

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Art of Facilitation | Workshop Series 

Are you an artist with an amazing talent or skill that you want to teach to youth?
Are you looking for new employment opportunities within your art form?
Or, are you just looking to develop and refine your facilitation skills?

The Art of Facilitation is a train-the-trainer workshops series for youth (13-29 years) that infuses popular education techniques with the presentation and facilitation skills needed to engage diverse youth audiences. These interactive and engaging workshops will train you in the areas of facilitation, workshop planning, presentation skills, and creating safe and inclusive spaces.  In addition to this training, you will receive feedback on your facilitation style/approach, individual mentorship from an experienced facilitator in the field and receive a certificate of completion!

So whether you have facilitated before or have never transferred your skills to an audience, The Art of Facilitation will assist you in creating an engaging workshop experience that everyone will love.

*In order to participate in this program, you will have to fill out the survey herehttps://adobeformscentral.com/?f=5IxpNT3U70msy0gSUWVZDg AND attend 5 mandatory facilitator-training workshops at Metro Hall, (55 John Street) on the following dates:

Saturday September 28, 10:00am-4:00pm (room 303)
Wednesday October 2, 5:30pm-9:30pm (room 303)
Wednesday October 9, 5:00pm-9:30pm (room 303)
Wednesday October 16, 5:00pm-9:30pm (room 310)
Wednesday October 23, 5:00pm-9:30pm (room 303)

REGISTRATION: If you are interested in this opportunity, please register with eventbrite here and fill out the survey before September 13th.

This workshop series is being presented by:


 
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
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Workshop Descriptions:

Part 1- Best Practices in the Art of Facilitation 
Participants explore the multiple levels in the art facilitation by unpacking their past facilitation experiences and discovering what has worked and has been unsuccessful in the past.  By understanding what techniques work and what should be avoided, the participants will be provided with tip and tools to effectively engage youth audiences.

Part 2- Inclusive and Equitable Practices in Facilitation
Participants will learn how to be equitable in their teaching practices and who create an environment where everyone feels included and engaged through the use of popular education.

Part 3- Working with and Creating Safe Spaces for Marginalized Youth
Participants will learn how to engage marginalized audiences by recognizing the roots of their marginalization and what tools get their attention.  Emphasis will be made on creating safe spaces that youth want to be in and feel respected in.

Part 4- Presentation and Multimedia Techniques
Participants will learn the techniques that will make them stronger presenters.  Participants will focus on their volume, clarity and personal quirks.  Additionally, participants will learn how to use multimedia tools to engage their audiences in innovative ways.

Part 5- Program Organization and Planning 
Participants will learn how to put an effective, engaging, though-provoking workshop together.  Using the tools that they will acquire from this workshop, participants will create a mini workshop that they will present to the group for feedback and critique.

Facilitator Bio 
Letecia Rose is an experienced facilitator that has been involved in developing and implementing programs and initiatives within community agencies and various school boards for the past seven years.  From her experience in community theatre, she uses anti-oppression, popular education techniques, and multimedia to engage the diverse audiences that she works with.  Letecia has led workshops on Islamaphobia, homophobia, Anti-Racism, gender equity, and the practice of conducting courageous conversations in the workplace.  The popularity of these workshops has allowed Letecia to facilitate workplace equity workshops for City of Toronto, The City of Newmarket, Centennial College, the United Church of Canada, Community Microskills, and Human Resources and Skill Development Canada.  She has managed to personally work with over 3,000 youth in hands-on diversity programs and facilitate anti-racism workshops and assemblies for additional 10,000 youth across Ontario.  Currently Letecia works as a Program and Partnerships Manager at Nia Centre for the Arts where she creates initiatives to support Afro-Diasporic arts and artists.

Guest facilitators will also be brought in to share their perspectives on each of the topic areas

Angell Gallery: Opening Tomorrow!





OPENING RECEPTION REMINDER:
TOMORROW: August 22nd 6 - 9pm

Locating Obscurity Photography Now
Jakub Dolejs/ Alex Kisilevich/
Brendan George Ko/ Kristie Muller/
Andrew B. Myers/ Tim Roda


Jakub Dolejs
Alex Kisilevich
Kristie Muller
Install Shot
East Gallery

A Mirror & A Reflection
Duncan Ferguson
Curated by Stefan Hancherow

Duncan Ferguson
Duncan Ferguson
If you have any questions about the work from the Photography exhibition or Duncan's exhibition, or if you would like a detailed price list of the available works, please do not hesitate to contact me. 
I look forward to seeing you at the gallery! 
Sincerely,
Angell Gallery

RABBIT ISLAND




Rabbit Island is a 91 acre forested island in Lake Superior three miles east of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The island is composed of a native ecosystem standing upon solid bedrock and has never before been developed or subdivided. Bald eagles and great blue herons nest in the trees and the surrounding waters provide habitat for thriving lake trout and salmon populations. The majority of the island is held under a conservation easement granted by the Keweenaw Land Trust assuring it’s unique ecosystem will remain healthy in perpetuity. A very small cabin is planned over the next several years which will be sustainable and built using the rocks and wood on the island. Rabbit Island will serve as a platform for science, art, preservation and recreation for the generations.


'AN ISLAND FOR ARTISTS ONLY' SLIDESHOW IN NY TIMES HERE

READ MORE HERE

Craft Ontario '13


Calling all Craft Professional Members...


The CRAFT ONTARIO '13 call for entry is open!

Deadline for entry: Thursday, September 19, 2013

Taking place at the OCC Gallery, October 17 - December 21, 2013

Since 1975 the Ontario Crafts Council has supported the development of contemporary craft through a biennial juried exhibition showcasing the best of member work. Submitted entries are also considered for recognition by three cash awards that celebrate outstanding achievement: Award of Excellence, $750; Best in Show, $500; and Honorable Mention, $250.

To find more information about the conditions of entry, and to download the call for entry form, please visit the Ontario Crafts Council website at:

http://www.craft.on.ca/Exhibitions/Upcoming_Exhibitions

For more information please contact gallery@craft.on.ca

Ontario Crafts Council Gallery
990 Queen Street West, Toronto
www.craft.on.ca
416-925-4222
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Forge - Akin's Collaborative Workshop Series


Call for Expressions of Interest
AKIN Collective: FORGE Collaborative Workshop Series seeking Artist Facilitators

FORGE connections. FUEL your practice. RESHAPE your creative process.

Kicking off this Fall, FORGE will be AKIN Collective's newest creative incubator for practicing artists and designers. Participants will learn and share skills, discuss, debate, bust creative ruts, stretch their abilities, brainstorm with peers and be challenged to step outside of their practice. Workshops can be thematic in nature, and should provide an opportunity for advanced skill building with a strong emphasis on collaboration and knowledge transfer among members of AKIN's community. Workshops should focus on exploring unconventional processes or modes of expression. Take us places we've never been before!

Expression of Interest should include:

A brief bio of yourself and your practice,
+ Documentation of your work and/or any relevant links to your work online,
+ A short outline of the workshop(s) you'd like to conduct,
+ Ideal number of participants, required materials or space, the best time of year to hold the workshop, and any other technical or safety considerations that may apply.

Anyone may submit an expression of interest. Teaching or facilitating experience is considered an asset. If you are interested in organizing and leading a workshop, we want to hear from you! We also want to hear from you if you have ideas about specific topics for workshops you are interested in taking.
An artist's fee participating facilitators will be offered.
Submissions and inquiries can be sent to akincollective@gmail.com.