Aug
23
AWESOME YOGA EVENT THIS THURSDAY!!!!!!!!! Who wants to Come with me????
The Art of Being
with Meaghan Johnson of Queen Street Yoga
Thursday, August 26
6:30-8:30 p.m.
$25+HST
Queen Street Yoga and the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KW|AG) have partnered to bring yoga and art together. Join Meagan Johnson, Director of Queen Street Yoga for an evening of yoga, meditation and discovery of KW|AG’s exhibitionsthrough embodied awareness.
This two-hour workshop will begin in KW|AG’s new program space with yoga and meditation practice; stretching, releasing stress and building the capacity to be present in our physical body. Once in a state of embodied awareness participants will explore the exhibitions through a self-guided walk. The evening will conclude with a sharing of experiences.
Mats and props will be provided however participants are encouraged to bring their own if they have them.
Maximum of 15 participants.
Register online now>
or register by phone at (519) 597-5860, in person at KW|AG or via email
H.
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Aug
19
From the Button Factory:
Saturday August 21 10am to 5pm is our Arts Squared event.
An annual outdoor art market, presenting new works by local artists and a variety of art forms. Visual artists will have booths set up in the Waterloo Public Square, selling their works. Dancers and musicians will perform in the square throughout the day. David Okum will draw caricatures from 2pm to 4pm. Sophie Drouin will being a special mosaic installation at 9am.
It’s Free.
Dear David Okum – you rule, see you Saturday!
H.
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Mar
04
So, this isn’t local, but I went last year and it was … epic… to use the most overused word of 2009.
Seriously.
$125 ticket – all going to support the AGO – well spent, if you ask me.
I wish I would have taken photos last year, but the theme was “revolution”.
You had to push through some dudes dressed as riot police to get into the party. Then a fake John and Yoko had a full bed-in. Later on, they disappeared and this hot chic in lingerie with a gorilla mask on, posed on the bed while a gazillion photogs had a staged shoot with her.
All this, while a ton of pretentious young people got smashed on the open bar in the middle of the 3rd floor of the Art Gallery of Ontario.
COME. ON.
H.
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Mar
03
A great tool for helping people embrace art… is public art:
Call for Expressions of Interest: KPL Main Site.
Artists are invited to submit expressions of interest for a two-stage competition which will place a site-specific work of public art at the reconstructed main library in Kitchener.
Short-listed artists will be compensated for detailed proposals. The selected artist will receive a commission of $125,000. Installation costs are the responsibility of the City of Kitchener.
Deadline to submit: March 31, 2010.
H.
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03
According to a couple tweets from the Cultural Mapping, Cultural Planning conference going on in Toronto this week…. the median artist in Canada makes less than $19,000 a year.
Ugh.
I say that this has nothing to do with government funding, working space, available grants or corporate sponsorship… but with the fact that people are not raised to be patrons of the arts.
The average person can’t equate art to value … and what it will bring to their lives, if they just spend a little bit of money to enjoy it. I am not sure how far back this goes… maybe since the first world war? Industrial Revolution? world war II? the Baby Boom? with the decline in religion in the “western” world?
Not sure.
What i do know: it is an easy to solve problem.
GO BUY SOMETHING.
It’s not really that often that I preach that, and I really am not trying to pull a George W Bush move (post 9-11 newscast) but really… you can affect local, national and global artists by just putting a bit of money out there, in the right places.
- Buy a photograph from a local photographer.
- Go out and pay the cover charge to see a band play.
- Check out a show at a small theatre show, even though you’re not sure what to expect.
- If you see someone busking, reward them monetarily for their contribution to our vibrant society.
- Appreciate and reward good design, in all aspects of our culture.
- TEACH YOUR KIDS TO VALUE THE ARTS.
I’m just sayin.
More Action can create Actual change in this area. Let’s take advantage of that.
I’m sure you’ve got an opinion on this one – lemme have it!
H.
PS> Thanks to
Emily Robson for letting me know about this event and keeping everyone updated through twitter. check it out.
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Feb
26
Render is the UW Art Gallery. And they’re looking for a new director/curator.
The position requires a Masters or equivalent experience in Art History, Museum Studies, Curatorial Sttudies… etc…
They’re going to be accepting applications till the spot gets filled.
H.
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22
Sue Sturdy is the Artist-in-Residence in Cambridge for 2010. She’s most interested in Galt, Hespeler & Preston for their deep history in the textile industry, including the manufacturing of knitwear.
Part of Sturdy’s programming includes “KNIT CamBRIDGE”
Knitters from the community and beyond are invited to contribute their knitting to the creation of a collaborative, large scale piece of outdoor public art – the covering the Main Street Bridge in knitting! After the knitting is taken down it will be cleaned, sewn and
serged into blankets and scarves for donation to charity. Some items will also be auctioned off with proceeds going to worthwhile causes. Be a part of this wonderful project and start knitting!
To get involved and contribute your knitting to this project, CLICK HERE.
Not sure what the deadline to submit is, but I’ve got an email over to them, keep you posted.
H.
UPDATE: Get your knits in by June people!
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22
So fun. Come next time.
H.
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Feb
18
Local artist Marty Finestone has launched his new project Atom Container online!
From the website:
Atom containers are a handcrafted solution for storing and organizing your atoms.
alpha series features:
available with or without atoms
made from glass and quality metals
airtight where they need to be
space-age designed to not absorb any aromas
fully functional with see-thru sides, allowing you to always keep an eye on your atoms
You can get your very own Atom Containers (some even contain real ATOMS!), just click through HERE.
H.
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