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Whetstone Productions presents the world premiere of
Wingéd
Written & Performed by David Tomlinson
Directed by Diana Kolpak, Lighting Design by Sharon DiGenova
Video & Imaging by Jacob Niedzwiecki, Environment Design by Sharon DiGenova & Jacob Niedzwiecki
Exhibit Curation by Jessica Cim More »

Derek von Essen’s Topographic Flux
Vancouver multi-disciplinary artist captures that perfect moment and exhibits solo in Toronto for the first time; opening reception April 1 at Leonardo Galleries

For Vancouver artist Derek von Essen the mediums are many, but only two themes recur in his art; place and time. His first solo showcase in Toronto, “Topographic Flux”, runs from March 23 until April 17, 2010 and the artist attended opening reception is on Thursday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Leonardo Galleries. More »

Toronto art-making duo Christian Giroux and Daniel Young (CGDY) have been working in York University’s digital sculpture lab over the past few months as artists-in-residence in the Department of Visual Arts. They will present an overview of their work in a free public lecture titled The Making of Boole, Wed. March 24 at 3pm at York’s Keele campus. More »

Ryerson University’s The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is proud to present the third annual Silver Screens Arts Festival. Produced in partnership with LIFE Institute, this year’s Festival will centre on the theme of ‘Eyes of the World’. The Festival offers adults 50+ a chance to express and showcase their creativity and talents, through various art forms including film, photography, workshops, guest speakers, and theatre. Over the past two years, the Festival has worked towards confronting the image of aging through all aspects of society. This week-long event will take place between May 31, 2010 – June 6, 2010 and will be held at Ryerson University. More »

The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) is betting the month of March will go out like a lion as it launches its exciting new fundraising initiative, Project 31.

Acclaimed members of the university faculty have donated 31 works of art and design, which will be unveiled on a daily basis throughout the month, culminating in a live auction celebration on Wednesday, March 31. More »

The Ontario College of Art & Design’s Faculties of Art and Liberal Studies have partnered to present Art Creates Change: Action – Vodou and Haitian Art, a lecture and community dialogue featuring an exhibition and silent auction on Friday, March 5 starting at 1 p.m.

Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, Professor of Africology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, renowned Haitian scholar, and an ‘oungan asowge’, a priest of Vodou religion and spirituality, will present his lecture on Vodou and Haitian Art. More »

Open Studio is pleased to present Silence, a solo exhibition by Tampere, Finland-based artist Janne Laine from February 25 to April 3, 2010.

Janne Laine works primarily in the medium of heliogravure, an intaglio process that produces detail and tones similar to a photograph.  The works exhibited in Silence describe idealized landscapes that depict water in all its forms—gas, liquid and solid—as the essence of life. More »

The Portrait Society of Canada salutes Canada’s top Olympic athletes in an extraordinary, month-long exhibition of contemporary portraits. Canadian Olympic Athletes: A Dialogue in Art will be on display March 2-26, 2010 at the John B. Aird Gallery in the MacDonald Block, 900 Bay Street, first floor, Toronto.  The paintings will also be auctioned for sale on eBay (www.ebay.ca) or via www.portraitsociety.ca) during the Olympics.  After the exhibition, they will remain on sale through the year at the Portrait Society website.

The Opening Reception is Thursday, March 4, 6-8 p.m., with artists and a number of the athlete subjects in attendance.  Brothers Paul and John Craig, track and field Olympians (1976 and 1980) will be guest speakers.  The portrait of the two recently carrying the Olympic Torch, by artist Jean Harding, is one of 34 artworks on display and sale. More »

Three fresh faces anticipate spring at Leonardo Galleries

Molly McCracken, Abraham Nelson and Katherine Verhoeven showcase their craftsmanship with “Automated Re-growth”. The artist attended opening reception is on Thursday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Leonardo Galleries, and the exhibit runs until March 15, 2010.

The three Ontario College of Art and Design emerging illustrators, using a variety of media, explore the dichotomy between the natural and the fabricated. More »

World Stage at Harbourfront Centre
Dance/Theatre
Loin… (Far…)
Rachid Ouramdane/L’A (France)

On the very cutting edge of performance art, Ouramdane is an acclaimed choreographer who incorporates dance, video, a pedal-controlled sound score and beat-inspired poetry into Loin… (Far…) In this piece, Ouramdane follows his father’s journey as an Algerian soldier in the French Army during colonial occupation of Indochina. An investigation of violence, war and ultimately identity. More »

Toronto Calling- Photo Exhibit March 3 to April 1
Photographs of the British New Wave as it happened in Toronto 1979-’81.
STEAM WHISTLE BREWERY
255 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, ON M5V, Canada, (416) 362-2337

Never before displayed, these photos are a front row perspective on a movement that changed the course of music. A glimpse of an underground era in music history, which was locked out of mainstream media shot by former Torontonians Simon and Nick White. More »

Lisa Turner: Shelf Life
January 14 – February 20, 2010

Open Studio is pleased to present Shelf Life, a solo exhibition by Red Deer, Alberta-based artist Lisa Turner from January 14 to February 20, 2010. More »

Nadege Patisserie (www.nadege-patisserie.com) presents a “Uniquely Curious Photo Exhibit” from Helene Lescoat of www.photodhel.com. The exhibit runs from December 15th to January 15th, 2010 780 Queen Street West, Toronto. The exhibit is free.

For the last segment of its Toronto Campus Fall 2009 Tour, Good Hair Day Productions is bringing CP Salon to Ryerson University at the National Ballet School on Saturday, November 28 at 8pm, and to York University’s Joseph G. Green Theatre on Friday, December 4 at 7 pm.

The show, featuring singer/storyteller Kazumi Tsuruoka and pianist Tania Gill, uses rhythm and blues to tell the love story of a man with cerebral palsy. The 50-minute music-driven piece, produced and directed by Fides Krucker of Good Hair Day Productions, premiered in Toronto and has toured to Vancouver, Regina and Whitehorse. More »

Come meet the makers of the masterpiece in the heart of our community, the 40-foot “cosmic maypole” entitled
The Dreamwork of the Whales
Wednesday, June 3, 6:45 pm RAIN or SHINE
NW corner of Little Norway Park (Que ens Quay West, 1 bl west of Bathurst )
Meet its designer GEORGANNA MALLOFF (coming all the way from Vancouver Island) and carvers BEN BARCLAY & LYNN DALY, two of the sculptor/designers who created our amazing maypole.

Hiep Vu Photography would like to invite you to a show of work that is running alongside the Contact Festival of Photography in Toronto.

“Meet the Barkers – Portraits of a Canine Clan” is a set of 11 metallic, chromogenic prints that seek to make a connection between the dog world and our own. These photos, completed in a hyper-real portrait style, bring the details of our dog companions into a surreal and beautiful light.
The show runs at Crema Coffee Company (3079 Dunda St. West – West of Keele) from May 8th to June 30th and will be having an opening reception on Thursday May 14th from 7-10pm. More »

Discover OCAD+
94th Annual Graduate Exhibition
Main Campus
Thursday May 7, 2009 to Sunday May 10, 2009

OCAD presents the work of the class of 2009
The transformative power of creative and critical thinking — that’s what you’ll experience at OCAD’s 94th annual Graduate Exhibition. Join us for a unique showcase of innovative next-generation art and design.
Discover all that we add to the world. Discover OCAD+ More »

Open Studio is pleased to present the first of two 2009 Visiting Artists’ Exhibitions featuring London, England-based artist Tine Bech and Toronto, Ontario-based artist Suzanne Nacha, April 30 to May 23, 2009. Each year Open Studio selects four professional artists with or without printmaking experience to create traditional and/or experimental works in the print medium of their choice, working collaboratively with a print media artist. These exhibitions by Bech and Nacha are the result of this intensive work period.

Artists’ talks to accompany the exhibitions will take place at Open Studio on Thursday, April 30, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, followed by an opening reception from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

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Praxis – Truth and Beauty
Inaugural Salon of Classical Realism in Canada

Showcasing Canadian graduates of Florentine Academies and Professional Canadian Classical Realist artists.
Curators: Rosa Graci and Gary L. Roy ISA
Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
For further information contact Rosa Graci at 416-789-7011 ext 300
www. carriergallery.com
View the show online: www.underthemood.ca.

Creation – A Jazz Oratorio
Canada’s first jazz oratorio, written and composed by David Mott, with photography by Head of Canadian Space Agency, Steve MacLean, and a special presentation of Missa Gaia by Paul Winter

The Mississauga Choral Society (MCS) proudly presents the world premiere of Creation – A Jazz Oratorio by acclaimed composer and baritone saxophonist David Mott on Sunday, May 3, at the Living Arts Centre. More »