Hamilton Biennale
April 21 - 23, I'll be participating in the Hamilton Biennale, at Casino Artspace, 176 Mary St. My performance will take place on Sunday April 23, 1 - 3pm.
Additional information can be found on Facebook here. There will be live tweets.
Dogs and Boats and Airplane Choir
This fall I worked with Big Pond Small Fish and their Dogs and Boats and Airplanes Children's Choir. The choir was made up of students from Lord Lansdowne Public School and da Vinci Alternative Public School. Over the course of 3-months, lead by Bill Burns, supported by Krys Verrall, Alan Gasser and scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum, the students researched, wrote and performed a 4-part libretto at the ROM on Sunday December 4.
Grimsby Public Art Gallery
Untitled (for Elizabeth), will be part of the juried exhibition at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery. Thank you to Ingrid Mayrhofer, Mary Reid and Gerrie Loveys for your support.
Opening reception is Friday August 5th at 7pm. Exhibition runs from August 6th to September 11th.
Jeannie Thib Mentorship Residency
Open Studio earlier this year announced the Jeannie Thib Mentorship Residency, as an opportunity for an artist in the early stages of their career.
I've been selected for this inaugural Jeannie Thib Mentorship Residency, which allocates studio access, materials and mentoring. You can read more about what I'm going to do here.
The Last Things
Materials sourced from the flea market play into the exhibition which draws inspiration from the 1987 dystopian novel by Paul Auster. Set in a speculative future of an urban post-industrial wasteland, it follows Anna, a collector who scavenges and sells useful found objects.
The text embedded in this work is a form of communication for those who come after. It reads, "General feelings of loneliness linger / you must get used to doing with as little / as you can lets see where the night goes".
Glenhyrst Biennial Juried Exhibition
I have two pieces, Absence Is Greater Than Presence and $$$$$.included in the Glenhyrst Biennial Juried Exhibition. Caitlin Sutherland, Director at the Hamilton Artists Inc. and Deirdre Chisholm, Director/ Curator at the Norfolk Art Centre, juried the show.
Exhibition runs May 28 – July 24th, 2016. Opening Reception is Saturday June 4th 7:00-9:00pm. Hope to see you there!
Screen Printing at Open Studio
I just finished an 8-week screen printing course at Open Studio with Miles Ingrassia. Some of what I made includes this screen on drywall.
STO Union's Trophy at In The Soil
This weekend I participated in STO Union's Trophy at In The Soil in St.Catharines. STO Union is a multidisciplinary art and performance company from Ottawa bringing together artists from a variety of mediums in the creation of original contemporary theatre, installations, live art and video.
Trophy is an episodic performance and art installation built around 5 people from St.Catharines and their stories of transformation. Audience members are lead on a journey through 5 small, glowing tents, each with a person who tells the story about a moment in their life when everything changed.
Photo Lithography
I've just finished a four-week photo lithography course at Open Studio with Pudy Tong.
What about Rodman Hall?
I'm included in the exhibition about Rodman Hall’s place in the consciousness of our community. I have two works in this show, a text piece Don't Make Me Spell It Out In Macaroni And Paint it Gold and a new video titled Missed Communication.
Group Show by Members of the Niagara Artists Centre 1 April – 2 July, 2016
ARTWORKS BY: Gregory Betts, Marcie Bronson, Brittany Brooks, Sandy Fairbairn, Geoff Farnsworth, Alexa Fraser, Janny Fraser, Amy Friend, Will Griffiths, Joe Harris, Marinko Jareb, Duncan MacDonald, Melanie MacDonald, Kate Mazi, Sandy Middleton, Ben Mosher, Catherine Parayre, Carrie Perreault, St. Catharines Arts & Letters Club, Donna Szőke, Matthew Tegal, Amber Lee Williams, Carolyn Wren
More info can be found here.
Canada Council for the Arts - Professional Development Grant
Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts for the Professional Development Grant, which has afforded me the opportunity to take various printing workshops at Open Studio this spring and into the summer. Below is their blurb that acknowledges their fundamental support to the arts. I can't help but notice the last time I posted a thank you that their funding was 157 and not 153 million. Let's hope that their new funding strategy and the current government rectify this (which I think is in the works).
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.
Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseila investi 153 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.
Collagraph
I've just finished taking a workshop on collagraph printing. Instructor Loree Ovens taught us about plate making at Open Studio.
Interactive Installations in Max7
February is learning month! I'm taking a series of workshops at InterAccess in Interactive Installations in Max 7. This three-part workshop teaches Intro to Max 7, how to use live audio to make sound reactive work and detect movement with real-time video.
Open Field Collective
Final install of the year! Check out "Ephemeral Sculptures" at the corner of High Park Blvd and Roncesvalles. It's part of Open Field Collective who brings contemporary art to communities around Toronto. This work will be traveling to different neighbourhoods for the next 6 months. Open Field's website can be found here: https://openfieldcollective.wordpress.com
Ontario Arts Council Theatre Creator's Reserve
The OAC Theater Creator’s Reserve will help to fund research and preliminary script writing for a new project.
Christmas
The 2015 pen and ink Christmas card is in full production. Get on the mailing list!
LEGS, TOO, - ARTSCAPE SANDBOX in cooperation with FADO
I'll be presenting Impossible Conversations at LEGS, TOO, an all-day performance art relay. The form of the event is dictated by a chosen duration (in this case 8 hours), which is then divided equally by the number of performance artists from the local community who have chosen to participate.
Participating artists are invited by other participating artists, snowballing a self-organizing event that is disinterested in traditional curation. Founded on a belief in community trust, performative dialogue and artistic self-determinacy, the resulting collective event lets participating artists be responsible not only for the continuous stream of idea- and image-making, but also for the realization of event itself. There is no staff, no coordinator, no stage manager, only artists working together.
October 3, 11am- 7pm at Artscape Sandbox.
Contemporary Craft - Pittsburgh
I'm exhibiting Ephemeral Sculptures as part of Community Voices at Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. The exhibition, September 18 - December 7, is a companion exhibition to Mindful: Exploring Mental Health through Art.
Shifting Practices
Shifting Practices is the inaugural exhibition at the new Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, part of Brock University. The exhibition will open as part of the Alumni Homecoming and official Grand Opening.
The evening will include an exhibition of 6 recent alumni curated by Emma German. The night will also include performances and musical events. All are welcome to attend and to tour the new MIWSFPA facility.
