ArtToronto

Category: EVENTS

  • Nuit Blanche 2011

    Saturday, October 1, 6:59pm – 7.00am

    From sunset on Saturday, October 1, to sunrise on Sunday, October 2, 2011, Toronto celebrated its 6th annual all-night contemporary art festival, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, displaying over 130 works created by local, national and international artists.

    Zone A

    Karen Henderson, Slow Falls Rising, 2011. Photo: Phil Anderson

    AES + F, The Feast of Trimalchio, 2009-11. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    AES + F, The Feast of Trimalchio, 2009-11. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Sam Durant, Electric Signs, 2002, 2008. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Richard Purdy, L’écho-l’eau, 2011. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Althea Thauberger, The Police Station, 2011. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Jessica Rose, A City Sleepover, 2011. Photo: Katherine Porter

    Jessica Rose, A City Sleepover, 2011. Photo: Katherine Porter

    Zone B

    Usman Haque and Natalie Jeremijenko, Flightpath Toronto, 2011. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Usman Haque and Natalie Jeremijenko, Flightpath Toronto, 2011. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Usman Haque and Natalie Jeremijenko, Flightpath Toronto, 2011. Photo: Adrian Oosterman

    GUILD, Through the Gorilla Glass, 2011. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    GUILD, Through the Gorilla Glass, 2011. Photo: Adrian Oosterman

    Christine Irving and Interactive Art, The Heart Machine, 2010. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Christine Irving and Interactive Art, The Heart Machine, 2010. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Anthony Swan, Hillary Predko, Maihyet Burton, Denis Taman Bradette, The St. James Circus. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Jean-François Bouchard, Still Life. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Zone C

    Jeremy Jansen and Niall McClelland, Barricades, 2011. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Jeremy Jansen and Niall McClelland, Barricades, 2011. Photo: Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Jeremy Jansen and Niall McClelland, Barricades, 2011. Photo: Adrian Oosterman

    LEITMOTIF: Cubes, group exhibition. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Funhouse, group exhibition. Photo: Katherine Porter

    Text: Michelle Lun

  • Gallery Hop / Evening Magazine Launch

    Saturday, September 24, 5;30 – 7:30
    CANADIAN ART FALL ISSUE

    On the evening of Saturday 24th 2011, the Canadian Art Foundation’s 16th Annual Gallery Hop wasn’t the only thing worth celebrating in Toronto. That same evening, Canadian Art Magazine celebrated the launch of its fall issue and 25 years in production.

    Mark Glassman of Pages Bookstore (now closed) in centre. Photo:Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    John Bentley Mays, art writer in the right Photo:Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

     Photo:Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    The evening was hosted at Monte Clark Gallery, of the historic Distillery District, who also celebrates its 10th year in Toronto. The gallery currently shows the group exhibition Capture, which includes works by artists like Scott McFarland, Alison Yip, and Jeff Wall.

    Photo:Katherine Porter

    Photo:Katherine Porter

    Photo:Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Text: Katherine Porter

  • Gallery Hop, Panel discussion

    Panel artists Jed Lind, Sarah Anne Johnson, An Te Liu and Rick Rhodes, editor of Canadian Art (from left to right). Photo:Katherine Porter

    Tiff Bell Lightbox

    Marvel, excitement, and pride filled the voice of Rick Rhodes, editor of Canadian Art magazine, as he presented the theme of last Saturday’s Gallery Hop Panel Discussion: Location3 (Location, Location, Location). As he introduced the Canadian Art Foundation’s 16th annual ‘Hop’, Rhodes suggested that Location be understood both as an indication of progress and as an equation. As the Saturday panel graduates from the unpainted dry wall and exposed electrical of Queen West’s pre-restored Gladstone Hotel to the Tiff-Bell Lightbox, we recognize its progress.

    Panel artists Jed Lind, Sarah Anne Johnson, An Te Liu (from left to right)Photo:Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    By pointing to the mysterious worlds of math and science in a subtle pun, Location3 also refers directly to ideas of place and place-less-ness as an equation that is integral to Art (especially in Canada). On the panel, artists Jed Lind, An Te Liu, and Sarah Anne Johnson spoke to the diversity of ways in which location has informed their work.

    Sarah Anne Johnson’s presentation. Photo:Katherine Porter

    An Te Liu negotiated culturally coded notions of place, non-place and place-ness-less, Johnson spoke of her need to inject bleak documentary-style photography with personality, story, and emotion,

    Sarah Anne Johnson:Ripple, 2011 Photo:Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    and Jed Lind spoke to his fascination with location as a perpetual product of dislocation.

    Jed Lind’s presentation Photo:Katherine Porter

    The result was a (free!) intellectual and visual feast for Canadian art enthusiasts, that promises and exciting event for years to come.

    Photo:Mauricio Contreras-Paredes

    Text by Katherine Porter

  • Fall Exhibition​s Opening Party at The Power Plant

    Friday, September 23, 2011, 8-11pm

    Fall Exhibitions Opening Party at The Power Plant, Toronto. VIP Opening sponsored by Perrier. Photo by Henry Chan.

    Fall Exhibitions Opening Party at The Power Plant, Toronto. Photo by Henry Chan

    Artist Derek Sullivan and The Power Plant’s acting director, Christy Thompson. Photo by Henry Chan

    Fall Exhibitions Opening Party at The Power Plant, Toronto. Photo by Henry Chan

  • Colour and Form Society Opening

    Saturday, September 24, 2-5 pm

    Members of the Colour and Form Society invited the public to their reception on Saturday Sept. 24  2-5pm.

    Hugo Slepoy and Alex Tavares (President of the Society) and Gerry Richards (Vice President)

    The lively reception including many of the 100 members of the Society and most of the 36 exhibiting artists. The President of the Society, Alex Tavares called on members to have a moments silence to remember all the past members of the society.

    Gerry Richards, Marvyne Jenof, Lynn Soehner, Susan McCrae

    Organizer and Vice President Gerry Richards was also hard at work greeting guests and members.

    Andrea Yermy, Keeper of The Song

    Shirley Erskine, George, Lino BlockPrint

    New Canadians made up the early organization starting in post war Canada. The organization played a significant role in the cultural mosaic of Canada. In 2012 the Colour Form Society celebrates its 60th birthday.

    Tara Imerson, Safety, Watercolour

    Steve Wilson, Challenging the Spirits

    The exhibit which including a variety of media such as  painting, sculpture and mixed media continued to Oct. 2,  including Nuit Blanche.  www.colourandformsociety.org

    Text and Photo: Phil Anderson

  • Canadian Art Foundation – Gallery Hop Auction Preview

    Canadian Art Foundation
    Gallery Hop Auction Preview
    September 13 – 19, 2011
    The Avenue
    155 St. Clair Avenue West
    Preview Reception: Monday, September 12, 7pm

    The Canadian Art Foundation‘s Auction Preview at the opulent The Avenue suite 1500 at 155 St. Clair was the perfect setting to see the generously donated works by the best of Canadian artists.

    Leigh Bridges, Tree Hut 2006. Courtesy Paul Petro Contemporary Art

    Arthur Renwick, Carla 2006 , Courtesy the artist and Leo Kamen Gallery

    John Oswald, Nearly Everyone from Stillnessence, 2006.Courtesy Edward Day Gallery

    The 2011 Gallery Hop has been ”inspired by the business mantra – location, location, location”.

    Selected guests were treated to tasty bits and white wine plus a marvellous view of Toronto‘s skyline .

    Opening remarks by the Avenue’s developer (Camrost – Felcorp),  David Feldman stated, “The Avenue project took its inspiration from art throughout every stage, with emphasis on optimizing gallery space from the sales centre to each of the finished suites. As you can see here in this magnificent suite, a place to display a work of art is revealed from multiple vantage points.“

    Auction Preview speeches

    Guest with Meryl Mcmaster, Meryl 1, 2010. Courtesy Leo Kamen Gallery

     Sarah Cale: Untitled, 2010, Acrylic on mahogany board, 48” x 48”. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Bradley Art + Projects

    The evening was lively  with talk amongst attending artists Matt Donovan and Hallie Siegel, Canadian Art Magazine Editor, Richard Rhodes, gallery owners, art collectors and dealers plus representatives from the Canadian Art Foundation.

    Painted Brick Triad by Jeremy Hof. Courtesy of the artist and Blanket Contemporary Inc

    The Gala takes place September 21 at The Carlu  444 Yonge St. with a 5:30 Preview and Cocktails followed by the Dinner and Live Auction and then the Silent Auction. The Gallery Hop with Tours & Talks takes place on September 24.

    Text and Photo by Phil Anderson

  • Courvoisier Artist Collective Exhibition and Urban Showcase for Local Talent

    The Bar with Saba Askary’s Three Thousand Years on the right

    Rebecca Fair of PraxisPR, one of the event planners.

    Camilla Singh, one of the show curators. On the wall, Katie Prettie: Heaven knows (No Need To Fear) 2

     One of the show’s curators/judging panelists Marc Audette

    Erik Jerezano in front of his work: An Icon of this Industry, First Place
    Hyein Lee in front of her work: In Bruges, Second Place

    Mark Laliberte in front of his work: Bat Rainbow, Third Place

    Pat Stanley and her work:Stratigraphic Plate 1

    Eric Gold in front of his work: Monkey 11

    ReMo (Remus Moldovan): Caravaggio’s Brain

    The Courvoisier Brand Team alongside their agency partners, including PraxisPR, Matchstick, Therefore, Starcom and Strano & Pettigrew

    The crowd with dArt International publisher Steve Rockwell on righ side

    Journalist Jesse Ship from TORO Magazine

    Winner Justin Broadbent and friends

    King and Spadina winner

    Adelaide and Spadina winner

    Photo: Zach Slootsky

  • ISTVAN KANTOR: ANTIX

    David Liss, director of MoCCA. September 11, 2011

    David Liss, director of MoCCA and Istvan Kantor,September 11, 2011

    Istvan Kantor with Lewis Kaye, sound artist / prof at York Univ, September 11, 2011
    Istvan Kantor with art collector, rj fleck,  September 11, 2011

    Istvan kantor with Roman Borys, cellist, September 11, 2011

    Istvan Kantor with his work: 1956 Again,

    Rebecca Leung who purchased Kantor’s file cabinet cross September 3, 2011

     Crystal Dawn, August 20, 2011

     Jubal Brown, media artist/producer, Ankixa Risk, artist/designer/producer. August 13, 2011

     artist Janet Belotto and Istvan Kantor, July 23, 2011

    Photo by Istvan Kantor

  • Steve Rockwell:“Making Mince Meat Out of dArt Magazine”

    Steve Rockwell  launching dArt burger

    Steve Rockwell and producer Ben Marshall launching dArt burger

    The dArt burger

     

    Photo by Terance Brouse

  • 50th TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION

    Photo: Imre Hajagos

    Artist, Esther Simmond-Mac Adam winner of the Telford Penton Memorial Award in Painting Photo: Emese Krunak-Hajagos

    Artist, Clint Griffin Photo: Phil Anderson

    Artist, Amy Shackleton. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Artist, James Nye. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Artist Jane Duncan. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Artist, Ross Bonfanti, Honourable Mention in sculpture. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Artist Igor Sinitar. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Artist, Elva Hook. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Artist, Jean-Sebastien Massicotte-Rousseau, Quebec. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Lila Karim, executice director of TOAE. Photo: Phil Anderson

    Fibre Art winner Amanda McCavour’s site. Photo: Emese Krunak Hajagos

    Mike Parson’s site. Photo: Imre Hajagos

    Lex Buchanen’s display Photo: Imre Hajagos

    Photo: Emese Krunak-Hajagos

    Photo: Imre Hajagos

    Photo: Imre Hajagos