A few weeks ago I ran into Joshua Barndt at XPACE. At the time I was editing a blog for XBLOG, when Joshua started up a conversation with my co-workder Elise Windsor, who was sitting right by me. He handed her a business card and made her promise to attend an event he was hosting [...]
Gallery 1313 has been supporting emerging artists for twelve years. Although twelve years might not seem like a long time, it is enough time to have some sort of history. As part of Gallery 1313’s programme, curator Phil Anderson has put together a sex show that has been running for six years. This show went [...]
JMB Gallery is offering an attractive educational program for free (February 15 – 20).
For more info go to:
http://extra-curricular.info/?page_id=96
Examining the role of formal education during some free time over the holidays, I came to a conclusion, be it a flexible conclusion, that the success of formal education is largely dependant on its external enhancements. In that light, I have come to the point of my life where there are a lot of educators— [...]
The weekend of the 21st to the 24th of January marked the launch of the Toronto International Design Festival. During the festival contemporary local and international design gets a spotlight in various venues around Toronto in the form of exhibitions, lectures and symposiums; an exciting cultural-platter for the community.
In a prolific effort to further expand and educate citizens of the world, the creators of internet-based educational project, The Pinky Show, offered a panel discussion at the Toronto Free Gallery this Saturday, January 16.
More details to come…
With the premise of “art meets the general public”, I once went about writing a proposal for a project that involved sponsorship from the city of Toronto as well as the engagement of its citizens and visitors, especially commuters and travelers. The plan was to have one of Louise Bourgeois’ standing figures such as “Friendly [...]
Networks such as Facebook and Twitter, to name a few of the most commonly used, act as representatives for those people who trust them their personal information-and that’s basically everyone. Slogans such as “[this network] helps you connect and share with the people in your life”, and “Share and discover what’s happening right now, anywhere [...]
For many of you, these following two or three weeks bonding with a cup of coffee or tea is the way to stay awake, and on top of stressful tasks. This partnership almost never fails anyone around this time of the year. However, if you would really like to treat yourself to a relaxing activity [...]
On November 6th, XPACE hosted a panel discussion, in which Derek Liddington, director of XPACE, and artist panelists Sara Kernohan, Dan Rocca and Luke Painter shared their personal experiences on drawing. This interactive panel, appropriately titled “The Act of Drawing”, was centered on the artists participating in the exhibition “Order/Chaos” taking place in XPACE’s mains [...]