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June 30, 2007
ART TALK
Art Talk presents Mary Jo Hughes,
"Charles Comfort in the 20th Century: Abstracting the Canadian Landscape"
Confederation Centre Art Gallery
7 pm, Tuesday, July 3
Art Talk continues at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on July 3, at 7 p.m., with curator Mary Jo Hughes's tour through the exhibition Take Comfort on view until September 2.
Circulated by the Winnipeg Art Gallery and sponsored by Hyndman and Company Limited, Take Comfort - The Career of Charles Comfort is a major retrospective exhibition of Comfort's varied work, featuring pieces from private and public collections.
Take Comfort is the first critical assessment of a prolific career that spanned nearly seven decades. In her tour, Hughes will challenge the view of Comfort as "eclectic" and instead frame his use of divergent artistic styles as the logical progression of a personal pursuit of meaningful expression.
Hughes received her Master of Arts in Art History from Queen's University, Ont., in 1990. She has been curator of historical art at The Winnipeg Art Gallery since 1995, where she has curated many exhibitions. She also teaches Canadian Art History at the University of Winnipeg.
Hosted by artists and curators every Tuesday at 7 p.m., Art Talks are free informal discussions on art theory and history, artists and their work, and upcoming or current gallery shows. Everyone is welcome and no previous knowledge on the topic is required.
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Register for the First Ever ATC Event at the CCAG
The Confederation Centre Art Gallery is excited to announce its first Artist Trading Card event on August 15 at 7 p.m.! Registration for this event closes on July 11.
Artist trading cards are original works of art produced in a miniature format. No larger than a baseball card (approximately 2 ½ X 3 ½ inches), artist trading cards can be made of almost any medium, including - but not limited to! - print, photography, paper mâché, wood and wool.
They can be produced in editions (limited numbers of the same card) or series (sets of cards with a unifying theme), or as singular originals. Artist trading cards must be self-produced and signed by the artist. Written on the back is the artists' name and contact information, the card title and, if applicable, the edition or series number.
Contemporary artist trading cards originated in Zurich in 1997. Artist M.Vänçi Stirnemann began the project in order to bring artists of varying mediums together and easily share samples of their work. It made its ways to the New Gallery, and artist run centre in Calgary, in 1997 with the artist Don Mabie (a.k.a. Chuck Stake.) Now, hundreds of artists all over the world meet to exchange cards and build creative networks that flout geographical and conceptual borders. Only two cardinal rules are observed when trading artist cards: trades must be one for one, and cards cannot be exchanged for money.
Artists of all disciplines are invited to prepare their own trading cards and join in on the swapping fun with a trading event on Wednesday, August 15. All interested participants must register with gallery curator/educator Siobhan Wiggans before July 11 by email, swiggans@confederationcentre.com, or by phone, (902) 628.6112. Participants will be contacted with further information.
Posted by kier at 6:33 PM
June 17, 2007
New Face
The Kier Gallery has joined face book. Help us to build our organization by becoming a member of our group.
We will be posting news and event schedules as well as photos of recent shows.
Give me a day or two and I will make it interesting.
Have a great day
Kier
Posted by kier at 11:35 PM
June 15, 2007
Screenwriter's Bootcamp
The first annual Screenwriter's Bootcamp is about to get underway this coming Sunday, June 17th. The Bootcamp will be held at the Trailside Cafe in Mt. Stewart. Twelve Maritime emerging screenwriters will be mentored by industry professionals Alex Epstein and Tom Shoebridge over the week of the 17th - 22nd.
As well as the workshops for the participants, there are a host of other events that are open to anyone interested. These are social/informational events at which representatives from film and television related organizations such as CBC, The Writer's Guild of Canada, Telefilm Canada, The Canadian Film Centre, and TechPEI will be present. So, if you are interested in learning about how to approach a producer, how to raise funds for your next film, how to register your script... don't miss these opportunities!
Bootcamp Activities Open to the Public
Rub elbows with reps from film and tv organizations that could help you on your way
Posted by kier at 11:06 PM
June 11, 2007
Confed Ctr. Stuff
Art Talk presents Judith Scherer
At the Confederation Centre Art Gallery
Tuesday, June 12, 7pm
Scherer will trace the evolution of art from the moment of fleeting inspiration to the final consumable product in her discussion. Her presentation will include video projections featuring her multifaceted portfolio, which includes drawing, photography, dance, performance and music, and video installation.
Scherer was born in Zurich, Switzerland, where she completed Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich (Art College). After school she narrowed her artistic focus to performance, dance and experimental theatre, living in Bremen, Germany and New York City in order to study contemporary dance. She moved to P.E.I. in 1989, where she currently resides with painter Brian Burke. She has presented her work in the fields of visual art, performance and dance in North America and Europe.
Hosted by artists and curators every Tuesday at 7 p.m., Art Talks are free, informal discussions on art theory and history, artists and their work, and upcoming or current gallery shows. Everyone is welcome and no previous knowledge on the topic is required.
For more information please contact Siobhan Wiggans, gallery educator, at 628.6112 or swiggans@confederationcentre.com
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Join the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Facebook
The gallery has jumped on board with the Facebook craze and started the "Confederation Centre Art Gallery" group where events and news will regularly be posted. If you are already a participant of Facebook, please join our group. Thank you.
IMAC News
May 25th IMAC Enews
1/Main Office Closed
The IMAC main office will be closed on Monday May 28th and Tuesday May 29th as Mille and Rilla will be in Halifax representing young PEI artists at the Canada Council's Youth Dialogues.
2/AGM Relocated!
The IMAC Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday June 13th at 5:15 pm. However, the location has been moved to The Murphy Community Centre, 200 Richmond St. Rm.106.
Please take the time out of your busy summer schedules to come by and participate. Let's talk about the past and vision for the future... a future full to bursting with a vibrant media arts scene on PEI. Tasty morsels will be provided!
(Note: If quorum is not met at the meeting at 5:15pm the next meeting is called for 5:35pm of the same day.)
Other News:
1/Volunteers Needed for Antiques Roadshow
Still need a few volunteers for June 6 to work on the taping of the Antiques Road Show. It's taking place on the waterfront and it would be all day. This is a good opportunity to see how a real shoot is done.
If you're interested call Louise at: 566-4549.
2/Video Camera Wanted
Brett Nissen is looking for a Panasonic 24p (DVX-100 or 200 or HVX or any variation on the theme). If anyone is interested in upgrading, i am interested in buying.
Contact: Brettnissen@gmail.com
3/Regent Park Film Festival Looking for Submissions
Regent Park Film Festival is dedicated to bringing the finest works relevant to the communities living in Regent Park, the oldest low income housing in Canada, with an emphasis on films from our regions of origin South Asia, Africa, East Asia, First Nation, Middle East, Caribbean, Latin America,North America and the rest of the world. We are also looking for films with topics relevant to the RP community such as Homelessnes, Dislocation, Mental Health Addiction, Immigration, Queer, Environment, Community Activism, etc. The call for submission and entry forms can be downloaded on our website : www.regentparkfilmfestival.com
The early deadline is June 1st ( no entry fee). Final deadline is June 29th ( $10 entry fee).
Posted by kier at 4:54 PM