by Carole Epp | Sep 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
FROM OCTOBER 7
UNTIL JANUARY 30, 2011,
AT TORONTO’S GARDINER MUSEUM
BREAKING BOUNDARIES presents four young Canadian artists whose work challenges our perceptions and expectations about materials, form, function and meaning. The four artists – Shary Boyle, Marc Courtemanche, Carmela Laganse, and Brendan Tang – create works that are both accessible and ambiguous. They are accessible because they draw on objects and images familiar to us from our popular culture. They are ambiguous because it is not always clear what the works are made of, what their forms and functions are, and what stories or meanings they convey.
This combination of accessibility and ambiguity requires viewers to engage actively with the works of art in order to appreciate them fully. The works are not merely demonstrations of technical skill, expressions of the artists’ personalities, or didactic statements about specific aspects of our culture. Rather, they are catalysts that encourage viewers to draw on their own memories, experiences, assumptions and imaginations to create meaning and significance.
In this way, the works in the exhibition break down the boundaries between artist and audience, and transform the gallery visit into a truly democratic experience. In keeping with the dynamic quality of the art, Breaking Boundaries will include spaces in the installation and on the Museum’s website where visitors will have opportunities to respond to the artworks, to create their own artworks, and to engage with each other through the artworks. Come and be part of this exciting exhibition. Breaking Boundaries is curated by Gardiner Museum Chief Curator Charles Mason. It is complemented by a 56-page catalogue of the exhibition published in 2010 by the Gardiner Museum.
Exhibition Partner
Partners in Art
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Catalogue Partners
Hal Jackman Foundation
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EXHIBITION-RELATED EVENTS
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Members’ Preview
Lunch with Curator Charles Mason
Wednesday October 6
12 – 1:30 pm
BUY TICKETS – LIMITED SEATING, REQUIRES ADVANCE BOOKING
A special Members’-only lunchtime sneak peak at Breaking Boundaries with Chief
Curator Charles Mason including a delicious lunch from Jamie Kennedy Kitchens.
$35 Limited Seating |
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Brendan Tang
Talk and Demonstration
Wednesday October 6
6 – 8 pm
BUY TICKETS – LIMITED SEATING, REQUIRES ADVANCE BOOKING
Exhibition artist Brendan Tang demonstrates his working methods and reveals his artistic influences – from manga-influenced comics, Ming dynasty ceramics, European decorative ormolu and post-modern theory.
$10 / $8.50 for Gardiner Members, seniors and students |
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Shary Boyle
Tuesday October 26
8 – 10:30 pm
BUY TICKETS – LIMITED SEATING, REQUIRES ADVANCE BOOKING
One of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary artists conjures visual magic in this piece of performance art. Shary will create “live drawings” with the help of vintage overhead projectors and music.
$25 |
by Carole Epp | Sep 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Some of these pieces will be in the show next month. More images to come in the next week or so. Thoughts, critiques as always greatly appreciated.
as yet untitled (ideas??)
ass kissing angels
She should have seen the warning signs.
as yet untitled (ideas??)
set adrift in a ship of fools.
they appropriated their identity.
by Carole Epp | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
@font-face { font-family: “Calibri”; }@font-face { font-family: “HelveticaNeue Condensed”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Medicine Hat – From 11:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, September 18, the Historic Clay District is holding a fundraiser while making the museum, Squared Gallery and Shaw Centre open to the public at no charge. All proceeds from this event will go directly to Friends of Medalta Society. Food and refreshments will also be available. For Alberta Arts Days 2010, some of Medicine Hat’s potters have come together to create bowls and figurines which visitors will be able to glaze before being fired in a raku kiln. Raku is a historical pottery technique that originated in Japan. The pots are heated up to 1,000 degrees celsius relatively quickly (45 minutes). Once the pots reach this temperature they are taken from the kiln and plunged into combustible material such as sawdust. This produces smoke that reacts with the glaze to create truly unique surfaces that highlight the mysterious marks of the fire. The costs of this event have been generously covered by Cancarb Ltd. and Crescent Heights Safeway. Historic Clay District Marketing & Fundraising Coordinator is pleased with the community support. “Events like this really showcase the support we have in the community. Whether it is Medicine Hat’s potters coming together to volunteer their time to create pots or organizations like Cancarb and Safeway who are happy to help us with our fundraisers, we have a strong network of people dedicated to seeing the Historic Clay District come to life.” Alberta Arts Days also marks the final weekend of ceramic artist Jim Etzkorn’s exhibition in Medalta’s Squared Gallery. The show is a culmination of Etzkorn’s one year residency at Medalta’s Shaw Centre, where he focused on the salt and soda firing processes. Free half-day pottery classes will be taught by one of Medalta’s new resident artists to people who have pre-registered. Everyone is welcome to participate in the Historic Clay District’s festivities. The Historic Clay District is one of eight tourism attractors in the Canadian Badlands, featured in AMA’s “Alberta 100 Journeys” and is Western Canada’s largest National Historic Site. The museum – in the Medalta Potteries National Historic Site – provides visitors a unique opportunity to visit a restored 1912 pottery factory, which once produced three-quarters of all stoneware in Canada. It is operated under the stewardship of the Friends of Medalta Society. For more information, interviews or visuals, contact:
by Carole Epp | Sep 9, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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Applicant MUST be a current NCECA Member at the time of application. NCECA Membership fees are not included in any event registration. Membership is a stand alone annual fee. If you are unsure of your Membership status please contact [email protected] 2011 Emerging Artists – Details and Online submittal form Contact NCECA email: [email protected] phone: 866-266-2322 web: http://www.nceca.net
by Carole Epp | Sep 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
*** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING RESCHEDULED, I’LL UPDATE WHEN I HAVE MORE INFO***
Learn the difference between slips / engobes / underglazes Watch demonstrations and participate in hands-on practice of
various ways to using underglases: liquid, pencils, crayons, etc. Workshop begins at 9:00am and ends at 4:00pm The fee is $40.00 for members, $45.00 for non-members.
Participants will have to bring a bag lunch. Register with Sharon: 306-477-0632Also:
“Tile Tangents – Creating Unique Tiles”
October 22-24, 2010 Albert Community Centre, 3rd Floor Loft
610 Clarence Avenue South 
Artist Talk – 22 October, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Free and open to the public The demonstration workshop will be held on
October 23rd and 24th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day
Demonstration workshop fees for members are $100.00, non-members $125.00
Lunch will be provided
Register with Sharon: 306-477-0632
For more info check out the guild website.
