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This is what the side of my filing cabinet looks like right now.
I am guest-curating the 2007 biennial for the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KW|AG).
Are you an artist in the region (see below), or do you know someone who is? Send in a submission! Deadline is February 16, 2007.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KW|AG) in cooperation with the Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists (KWSA) is seeking submissions for the third in a series of biennial curated exhibitions scheduled to open at the KW|AG July 6, 2007.
CURATOR’S STATEMENT
All submissions will be welcomed with enthusiasm.
Curatorial themes for the exhibition will be developed
from the submissions. Attention will be given to
artists who demonstrate a sense of adventure and to
those who have not previously shown work at the
KW|AG as well as to those who have. I have a
curatorial interest in the mechanics of perception,
empathy, narrative and communication, however
these are broad topics that apply to many forms of
art practice in many different ways. Any and all
artists who are over the age of 18 and are living
within the region are strongly encouraged to apply.
I am eager to see your work!
ELIGIBILITY
Artists living and working in the Region of Waterloo,
Perth County, Wellington County, Oxford County and
Brant County are eligible. Please provide a studio or
home address as proof of residency. Individuals
under the age of 18 are not eligible. Student work is
not eligible. Artwork accepted for exhibition must be
original and not previously shown at a KW|AG
Biennial.
More info and downloadable submission package here
Mr. Nobody (a.k.a. Tanya Read)
Tanya Read Consumed (installation) 2006
Tanya Read Consumed (video still) 2006
Michelle Johnson's Top Ten 2006
1. FLOCK (in), an exhibition by a pair of media artists, Marc Fournel and Thomas Oulette Fredericks.
http://www.interaccess.org/exhibitions/index.php
2. The thrilling delight of an inflatable jumping Castle - Pneutopia by Clive Murphy at Mercer Union - interactive & approaching whiplash
http://www.mercerunion.org/show.asp?show_id=346
3. Hyperrealist painting of suburban landscapes by Mike Baynes at the Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Project
http://www.kmartprojects.com/
4. Game Over Zombie Nation - by the ever clever and funny Myfanwy Ashmore - don’t miss the tale of her ironic response to the fears of violating Nintendos copyrights.
http://www.student.ocad.on.ca/~myfanwyashmore/zombie.html
5. Mr Nobody as he sits, squeezed into that tiny Fly Gallery on Queen St W..
http://www.mrnobody.org/ Oh, don’t miss the movie!!
6. Marla Hlady’s ink line drawings that map sound - giddy up!! - at Jessica Bradley Art Projects
http://www.jessicabradleyartprojects.com/artists/marla_hlady/show
7. The evocative drawings in the exhibition "a deer in the headlights" by Stephen Andrews
http://www.akau.ca/07_press.htm
8.The sounds of a relaxing canoe trip by Peter Flemming at the Koffler Gallery.
http://www.bek.no/~flemming/details/canoe.htm
9. Those pigeons of Luis Jacob's on exhibition now at the Power Plant - also his Pigeon condos are not to be missed.
http://www.pigeoncondo.com
10. Convenience Gallery is off to a fine start and looks like it will be a grand 2007 for the new space -
http://www.conveniencegallery.com/
Top 10 List for 2006 by Leah Sandals
1 Online and in-print commentary regarding RM Vaughan’s Antwerp Diary: Rarely is the role of art criticism and art magazines in Canada so openly debated; I sure wish this was done more often, for everyone’s sake. Partly because the silent treatment always sucks, and partly because even cattiness can be interesting.Leah Sandals is a writer and artist based in Toronto. She is also Public Art Editor for Spacing Magazine.
2 Worldchanging: A User’s Guide to the 21st Century: Think the world is going to hell? (You know, that world beyond the art world?) I certainly have had such thoughts, and this tome, however imperfect, helped give me hope again. Also has sections on new textile and interactive art, if you need some aesthetic juice with your enviro-techno jabber.
3 Deckchair Dreams: London, UK’s Royal Parks Foundation kicked off its first public art program that has plenty to inspire cultural bureaucrats around the world. Namely, take an iconic piece of park infrastructure (in this case, the deckchair), ask prominent artists and designers to create their own version, scatter the multiples throughout the parks for eyes and butts to enjoy, and let the public vote on their favourite.
4 Nuit Blanche Toronto: Speaking of public art, this event was a doozy, featuring hundreds of artists and volunteers, as well as top-rate curators. The best part, however, hands down, was the hundreds of thousands who gave up sleep to partake in contemporary art. Rather than letting this be a yearly one-off, let’s apply its principles (free admission, accessible publicity, imaginative curation) to other arts outreach projects.
5 Imagine a Toronto: Strategies for a Creative City This free booklet details the results of a collaborative study of London, UK and Toronto, ON, pointing out useful ways that Toronto (and many other municipalities) could do more to support the artists and other creative workers in their communities.
6 The Arbour Lake Sghool’s ongoing yard art projects: Who says the suburbs have to be boring? This spunky Calgary collective shows otherwise with a roster of yard art projects ranging from geodesic pizza domes to recreations of trench warfare. And who can argue against easy Slurpee access within 10 minutes of a sculpture garden? It really should be mandatory.
7 Stephen Harper lying his face off post-Dion-leadership-election about how he has “always believed climate change was happening” but that he was just “angry the Liberals hadn’t done anything about it sooner.” Stephen! My sides! Please! Stop!
8 The continuing growth of portable, ephemeral mini-galleries across Canada as documented in Or Gallery’s outofofficereply project and beyond.
9 Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable’s ongoing and emphatic experiments in a politically engaged public art. From handing out anti-idling tickets on city streets to hosting a 24-hour food-and-shelter tent for homeless citizens, this dynamic duo lands solidly on top of the egalitarian, anti-hierarchical heap.
10 The children (you know, the ones everywhere), and those who treat them with respect. Sometimes I think of the environmental crises our society perpetuates as a large-scale, long-term form of child abuse. Let’s start taking this form of abuse, and others, a lot more seriously.
Andrew Harwood
Flower Rider 2006 sequins on laser print
Dirt Biker 2006 sequins on laser print
And with the help of the sparkling Mr. Harwood we say goodbye to 2006.