Life drawing @ the Gardiner Museum

FIRST LIFE DRAWING
DROP-IN SESSION

TOMORROW EVENING
First Session: Friday July 12, 6 – 8 pm
Future Dates: July 26, August 9 & 23, 6 – 8 pm
Drop in for the first life drawing session tomorrow evening in the stunning Terrace Room!
Sessions
(without instruction) are only $10 and feature a live nude model.
Drawing boards and materials will be provided. Drinks and food will be
available for purchase at the Gardiner Bistro.
111 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C7
Canada

Tel +1 416.586.8080
Fax +1 416.586.8085
[email protected]

ABOVE: KATHY VENTER, METANARRATIVE SERIES, WOMAN DRAWING, 2012-2013. PHOTO CREDIT: ANTONIO TAN

Opening this Friday – How To Make A Million Before Dinner by Vipoo Srivilasa

How To Make A Million Before Dinner – Vipoo Srivilasa
Edwina Corlette Gallery in Brisbane during 9-27 July 2013
Opening Friday July 9th @ 6:30 pm
2/555 Brunswick Street
New Farm  QLD  4005  Australia
T +61 7 3358 6555

View the entire exhibition here

And to keep you busy just a wee bit longer you should head over to the Design Files for a recent interview they did with Vipoo. If you’ve never had the pleasure of meeting Vipoo in person, this interview will give you some insight into his practice, his lovely charismatic demeanor, and his inspiring way of working and seeing the world. 

Ceramicist Vipoo Srivilasa in his St Kilda studio.  Photo – Eve Wilson.

 

One night only – Naomi Yasui presents Chapter XI: Vases

 
 NAOMI YASUI, CHAPTER XI : VASES

July 12th-July 18th | Vernnisage Thursday July 18th, 7-10pm 

 

For one night only, Toronto-based ceramic artist Naomi Yasui presents Chapter XI: Vases,
an exhibition of porcelain vases, floral arrangements and still-life
watercolour paintings. This presentation marks the culmination of a
seven-day performance conducted in the gallery space.

A devotee to the early 20th century floral designer
Constance Spry and a compulsive maker, Yasui’s handmade porcelain vases
are the wellspring for her performance. Each day, for seven days, a
different vase will be called upon to inspire both a floral arrangement
and a still-life watercolour painting.  Joining Yasui in painting will
be guest artists Heather Goodchild and Lisa DiQuinzio. The staging and
study of these vases and botanicals is intentionally provocative, as it
brings into a contemporary art setting a series of activities once
defined as ‘feminine’ or ‘leisure pursuits’.

Beginning on Friday, July 12th, the performance can be
viewed from the street, but the gallery will be closed to the public. 
The artist invites you to witness the completion of the performance on
Thursday July 18th from 7-10pm.

To schedule an appointment please contact either Katharine Mulherin (Director) or Naomi Yasui (Artist).

Naomi Yasui is a Toronto-based ceramic artist, working
in sculpture, performance and installation, her conceptual practice
revolves around process, form, and happenstance. Yasui is co-creator of The Wardens Today with Heather Goodchild.  She has exhibited in Canada and internationally.

[email protected]

 

The artist wishes to gratefully acknowledge support from the Ontario Arts Council.

Gallery address:
1086 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1H8
www.katharinemulherin.com

i’ll be back very soon….

I realize that for the last three weeks posts on musing have been random at best.
I’m just finishing up an epic family vacation/research trip. I thought I could blog while I was gone, but I failed.
Everything will be back to normal starting next week.
Thanks for your patience and understanding!

xox
carole