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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Call for Submissions - Hot Box project

November 10th, 2009 will be the 30th anniversary of the Mississauga train derailment and evacuation. I'm collaborating with groups and the people of the community to create exhibitions in memory of this event. The Hot Box project is inviting the people to submit their memories of the Train derailment and evacuation of 240,000 residents.
-Sonja Hidas


Call for Submissions:

The “Hot Box” project is a community art project currently accepting submissions for a 2009 exhibition. Please forward memories of the Mississauga train derailment and evacuation of November 1979. All media are accepted (letters, Photographs, objects…). Please included contact information.
Deliver or mail your entry to:
Heritage Mississauga c/o Hot Box
1921 Dundas Street West
Mississauga Ontario L5K 1R2

or email us at hotbox24@live.ca

Green Youth Showcase!

CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS
Get into the "limelight" and submit your work for the
GREEN YOUTH SHOWCASE

Are you a young visual artist who wants to effect positive change? Are you a spoken-word
artist with a message to share about the quality of the air we breathe and pollution in our city?
The Mississauga Arts Council is now accepting applications from artists between the ages of
13 and 24 to participate in the Green Youth Showcase. The event is an evening of visual and
performing arts exploring environmental awareness in Mississauga.

Formally known as the Mississauga Youth Arts Showcase, this dynamic event has been
presented annually for the past seven years by the Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee in
collaboration with the Mississauga Arts Council. The Green Youth Showcase takes place on
Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Clarke Hall in Port Credit. The event kicks off with a visual art
exhibition at 7 p.m. followed by a performing arts showcase at 8 p.m.

Ingrid Gardiner, Development Director of the Mississauga Arts Council believes the Green
Showcase is a great opportunity for youth to express their feelings about the environment and
transportation options in the future. “Linking visual art with an environmental message is not
just subliminal. Youth’s vision can convert good intentions into real action. We can change our
choices: - we can use our cars less, we can carpool and we can use our bikes more often.
Together we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The art display will tap into how youth
feel about their local environment, how it affects their future and how they can send a positive
message to their fellow citizens.”

Submissions for the showcase must be dropped off at the Mississauga Arts Council office by
Friday, April 17, 2009 at 4 p.m. For application forms and additional information, please visit
www.mississaugaartscouncil.com or call 905-615-4278.

Media Contact: Heather Brissenden, Communications Officer
Mississauga Arts Council
Tel: 905-615-4212 Fax: 905-615-4171
heather@mississaugaartscouncil.com
www.mississaugaartscouncil.com

Download the application from the website here

Monday, January 05, 2009

Art's Birthday!

It's approaching Art's Birthday again! January 17th of each year.

What is Art's Birthday you ask? Read on...

In 1963, French artist, Robert Filliou declared "One million years ago, on January 17, Art was born...when someone dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water. Modest beginnings, but look at us now. Close the schools and the factories! Let them eat cake and make art! And the next year let it be two days of holiday, then three days, then four, five, six and so on, until everyday is art's birthday, at which point we can all get on with life".The point Filliou was making concerns the making of art as an everyday activity accessible to everyone, not a rarefied object.Since then, a loose network of artists and organizations has celebrated Art's Birthday honouring the Fluxus spirit of art being made not to be bought, sold or traded as a commodity, but given "freely" as a gift.














Robert Filliou (b. January 17, 1926, Sauve, France d. 1987, Les Eyzies) a member of Fluxus, the 1960's performance group that specialized in esthetic non-events, believed that art didn't have to express itself in the form of objects. He saw it as a form of play that could even occur as unrealized notions. His minimal-impact works are apt to be made of string, cardboard and wood, the vehicles for stray, vaguely poetic ideas and images. Filliou's ephemeral works undermine heavy notions of what art is or should be.


How Mississauga will be celebrating Art's Birthday?

ART'S BIRTHDAY
January 17, 2009
Noon to 8pm
Erin Meadows Community Centre & Library
2800 Erin Centre Blvd. Mississauga
Tel: 905-615-4750

The Art Gallery of Mississauga is participating in the Art's Birthday celebration presented by the Office of Arts and Culture, City of Mississauga. This year, Art's Birthday is an ecology-themed celebration. Activities include a Mississauga sound map, sound installation, underground garage sale, art trading-card craft, sound art listening gallery, art-on-air live, radio DJ demos, soundwalks, puppet musicians, underwater (pool) soundtrack, artist performances, open mic, children's workshops, happy birthday choral performance and birthday cake.

The Art Gallery of Mississauga will be presenting the work of Mississauga artists Alison S.M. Kobayashi and Gintas Tirilis who have both created dynamic site specific installations for the event.

Alison S. M. Kobayashi will be presenting two installations on the birthday theme. Her first installation can be viewed in an Erin Meadows Public Library book case beginning January 6th. The second, in the entrance of the Community Centre, is a playful multi-media installation inspired by the Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot music video Comic Strip. Kobayshi combines a retro future aesthetic, celebratory accoutrements and her own performance in a tribute to Art's Birthday.

Utilizing an unexpected combination of water and sound, Gintas Tirilis creates a site specific, participatory installation at the Erin Meadows Community Centre. Tirilis's Drip Machine allows visitors to the Centre to trigger and tune unique audio patterns and rhythms by adjusting the flow of water faucets. Each participant's faucet adjustment becomes an original "remix" which includes samples from varying radio stations and pre recorded audio.

View Art's Birthday flyer

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Crafting for Canada

At the Art Gallery of Mississauga on Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Gallery open for viewing from 11am to 4pm
Office Space/Public Space: Dean Baldwin and
J.C. Heywood: A Life in Layers

Craftification from 10am - 2 pm, City Centre Drive, between the Civc Centre and Central Library.

Taking part in the City of Mississauga's Canada Day Celebrations, the Art Gallery of Mississauga will bring the Church of Craft to City Centre Drive. The street will be closed to traffic allowing the Church of Craft to guide children in a re-imagining of the city street. Turning the asphalt into a green garden and the electrical poles into soft, colourful structures the artist collective will guide the ambitious project teaching fundamental craft skills such as stitching, knitting, and embroidery and to all ages. City Centre Drive will be transformed into a masterpiece by taking those uninhabited concrete spaces and renovating them into bright active areas.

Friday, December 07, 2007

Exhibition opportunity at the Living Arts Centre

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – NEW AND EMERGING ARTISTS FOR JURIED ART SHOW

The Living Arts Centre is accepting submissions from new and emerging artists for a juried art exhibition. Selected works will be exhibited in the centre’s on-site gallery, Laidlaw Hall from May 3 - May 25, 2008. Eligible artists must be living, working, or attending school in the City of Mississauga or Peel Region. Works in all media will be considered. Works must be original and completed within the last two years.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

· $20.00 application fee made out to the Living Arts Centre
· artist statement (max. 100 words)
· current CV
· 2 images of current work (jpegs on CD), including: title, medium, size, date, artist’s name.
· SASE (self addressed and stamped envelope) – please ensure correct postage for return of CD (The Living Arts Centre assumes no responsibility for images sent without return postage)

Email submissions will not be accepted

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 17, 2008 at 5pm

Please send submissions to:

Laidlaw Hall Gallery Emerging Artist Exhibition
Studio Arts Department
Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Drive
Mississauga, ON
L5B 4B8

For more information, please email
exhibitions@livingarts.on.ca or call 905.306.6161

Submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee.

Notification of Acceptance: Artists will be notified by phone or email on Monday, February 18, 2008 if their piece has been selected to be in the exhibition. Only those accepted will be notified. Accepted artists will receive details pertaining to the exhibition, including delivery of artwork, insurance coverage, opening reception and awards, etc.

Friday, June 01, 2007

Get educated

You say you want to be an artist when you grow up?

Professional Development Workshops
In collaboration with MOSAIC The South Asian Heritage Festival of Mississauga

Ontario Arts Council Grant Writing Session Thursday, June 21, 2007 1-3 pm
Speak with artist Lisa Wöhrle, Associate Visual and Media Arts Officer and Janice Lambrakos, Information Services Coordinator as the present information about the range of Ontario Arts Council grant programs that are available to you, how to present a strong application, and demystify the jury process.

Our guests have been invited to speak to the following questions:
  • " Are you eligible for grants? "
  • What is the grant application process,
  • deadlines, support material
  • " How to draft clear, concise grant applications "
  • How grant decisions are made "
  • How juries are selected.

Presenting an Effective Proposal Friday, June 22, 2007 1-3 pm

Learn the essential elements of a professional visual art portfolio and developing strategies to articulate a focused presentation of materials. From advice on building your curriculum vitae to building sustainable budgets this workshop will provide practical information on creating an effective proposal.

Content Providers: Nadia Kurd, Programming Coordinator, SAVAC (South Asian Artists Collective) Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot, Outreach Programmer, Art Gallery of Mississauga

Educational objectives:
  • " Submitting to the public art gallery and artist run centres "
  • Preparing exhibition assistance applications
  • " Overview of researching calls for submissions and juried exhibitions "
  • Analyzing artist's statements and organizing proposal development
  • " Address the importance concise visual support materials

For more information or to register please contact Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot Outreach Programmer at the Art Gallery of Mississauga Tel: 905-896-5507 or email suzanne.carte-blanchenot@missisauga.caThe Art Gallery of Mississauga's outreach programming is generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Write - Cause - Reaction

Have you heard of Cause Reaction?

Cause Reaction is an online magazine featuring the latest and greatest of art and culture in Mississauga.

Okay, well... striving to feature the latest. Cause Reaction is in need of writers in touch with the activities, happenings and news-from-the-ground in Mississauga.

From Cause Reaction:

"What Mississauga lacks in many critical departments, such as public transit, late-night restaurants and adequate media, it makes up for in its people. Creatives, thinkers and people looking to have fun abound in this city, with artists, writers, photographers, filmmakers, actors and musicians bursting at the city’s limits.

It is the goal of Cause Reaction to support this growing community by providing like-minded individuals with the information they need to stay abreast and get involved. While this is the primary objective of the site, it is also important to promote dialogue about important Mississauga issues and to inspire residents to try things they never thought were possible in the city.
If you have any suggestions on how we can make Cause Reaction better, please email us at
causereaction@gmail.com."

I know you have something to say! Write for Cause Reaction! To become involved contact marissa@causereaction.com

www.causereaction.com

Monday, January 08, 2007

A Workshop for artists!

Digital images are an easy & useful method of promoting and sharing your artwork. Learn how at the Art Gallery of Mississauga.

Photographing Your Artwork Workshop
Saturday February 17, 2007 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday February 18, 2007 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Art Gallery of Mississauga300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga ON L5B 3C1
Registration fee: Art Gallery of Mississauga Members/ Visual Arts Mississauga Members $30
Students $30
General $45
Click for registration form
Photographing your artwork is a two-day professional development workshop that will introduce participants to the tools and techniques in creating the visual components of a submission package. Participants will receive an overview and resource manual consisting of operating a digital camera to utilizing lighting techniques, equipment and correct exposure to achieve professional looking results.

Workshop 1: How to Digitally Photograph your Work
Saturday February 17, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Art Gallery of Mississauga
This workshop is a practical information session with hands on training to digitally photograph your work in creating documentation and submission proposal packages to galleries, funders and residencies. Focusing on lighting techniques the course will teach participants how to successfully document two and three dimensional work as well as capturing performances and events.

Workshop 2: Creating a Digital Submission Package
Sunday February 18, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Art Gallery of Mississauga
By providing professional portfolio guidance participants will enhance the necessary skills in creating a digital submission package. Exercises will cover the handling and organization of digital files from re-sizing and cleaning up images to the creation of the final CD.

Learning Objectives:
Examining the tools of the trade
Lighting and light sources
Camera techniques: How to utilize them
Discover the fundamentals of composition and shooting detail work
Working with digital files
Scanning from photographs
Creating a professional CD of images

Instructor
Chris Blanchenot is an artist, communication assistant for Canadian Actor’s Equity and principle of Carte-Blanche Photography. After earning a BFA at the University of Windsor Blanchenot went on to study and teach at Louisiana State University.

Teaching photography, printmaking and framing courses for Dundas Valley School of Art and Burlington Art Centre for over five years Blanchenot has a breadth of experience and expertise.

He has documented events and exhibitions for such galleries and associations as The Power Plant, Mercer Union, Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art (MOCCA) and Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) and as well as contributing to C Magazine and This Magazine.

To register or for more information please contact Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot at 647-892-4603 or 905-896-5088 or suzanne.carte-blanchenot@mississauga.ca

Monday, December 04, 2006

Blackwood Gallery Free Shuttle Bus!

Blackwood Gallery University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd. N., Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6 Tel: (905) 828-3789/Fax: (905) 569-4262


18:Beckett
Free Mississauga Shuttle Bus & Tour of Exhibition by Gallery Curator Séamus Kealy:

Sunday December 17, 2006 - Tour: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

18:Beckett is an inter-disciplinary exhibition project marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nobel Prize winning, Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The title refers to the eighteen years marked since Mr. Beckett’s death and the eighteen sites this project encompasses. These sites are an artist lecture, eight artist projects, six weekly film/video art events, a film screening evening, a symposium and performance, and a publication; all of which arise out of Beckett’s influence.

Eight international artists present their work in and around the Blackwood Gallery. The exhibition highlights artistic methods that artists are exploring in relation to Beckett’s work:

Martin Arnold (Austria), Dorothy Cross (Ireland), Stan Douglas (Canada), Gary Hill (USA), Bruce Nauman (USA), Gregor Schneider (Germany), Ann-Sofi Siden (Sweden), Zin Taylor/Allison Hrabluik (Canada)

Exhibition runs from November 9 – December 21, 2006 - Free Admission
Free Mississauga Shuttle Bus & Tour of Exhibition by Gallery Curator Séamus Kealy:

Sunday December 17, 2006 - Tour: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

18:Beckett is an inter-disciplinary exhibition project marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nobel Prize winning, Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The title refers to the eighteen years marked since Mr. Beckett’s death and the eighteen sites this project encompasses. These sites are an artist lecture, eight artist projects, six weekly film/video art events, a film screening evening, a symposium and performance, and a publication; all of which arise out of Beckett’s influence.

Eight international artists present their work in and around the Blackwood Gallery. The exhibition highlights artistic methods that artists are exploring in relation to Beckett’s work:

Martin Arnold (Austria), Dorothy Cross (Ireland), Stan Douglas (Canada), Gary Hill (USA), Bruce Nauman (USA), Gregor Schneider (Germany), Ann-Sofi Siden (Sweden), Zin Taylor/Allison Hrabluik (Canada)

Exhibition runs from November 9 – December 21, 2006 - Free Admission

BUS SCHEDULE Sunday December 17, 2006

12:00 pm pick up Cawthra Community Centre (front doors), 1399 Cawthra Road
12:20 pm pick up Square One - Go station terminal, 100 City Centre Dr. (Rathburn Rd. & Duke of York Blvd)
12:40 pm pick up South Common Mall (bus terminal), 2126 Burnhamthrope Rd W.
1:00 pm drop off Blackwood Gallery (Kaneff Centre), UTM 3359 Mississauga Rd N
3:00 pm pick up Blackwood Gallery (Kaneff Centre), UTM 3359 Mississauga Rd N
3:20 pm drop off South Common Mall (bus terminal), 2126 Burnhamthrope Rd W.
3:40 pm drop off Square One - Go station terminal, 100 City Centre Dr. (Rathburn Rd. & Duke of York Blvd)
4:00 pm drop off Cawthra Community Centre (front doors), 1399 Cawthra Road


Funded by The Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, Connaught Fund (University of Toronto), Humanities Centre (U of T), Culture Ireland, The University of Toronto at Mississauga, Foreign Affairs Canada, The Centre for US Studies (U of T), Irish Embassy (Ottawa), The Gladstone Hotel, Goethe Institut Toronto, Department of English and Drama (U of T)
Further information and shuttle schedules at
www.blackwoodgallery.ca or call 905 828 3789.

Friday, November 17, 2006

Calling all Art & Art History Alumni

ATTENTION GRADUATES OF THE ART AND ART HISTORY PROGRAM
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, MISSISSAUGA AND SHERIDAN COLLEGE.
Call for submissions:
Dear Alumnus,

AAHlumniex, an exhibition of recent work of graduates from the Art and Art History Program, to be held in the Art Gallery of Mississauga
from February 15 to March 25, 2007.

Deadline: Friday, December 29, 2006.
Please include the following with your entry: There is no entry fee. Documentation for one (1) or two (2) of your recent works available for exhibition, in the format of slides, CD, or DVD, (no web sites), with the titles, sizes, media, year, retail value, installation guidelines, a
1 page C.V., and a Self-Addressed Return Envelope.

Selected works must be delivered to the Art Gallery of Mississauga by Monday, February 5, 2007.
The gallery is located at:

300 City Centre Drive
Mississauga, Ontario,
L5B 3C1, Canada
Attention: Robert Freeman, Curator

Work must be delivered in the format intended for exhibition in packaging suitable for safe handling, temporary storage, and return. Work may picked up at the close of the exhibition after March 25, 2007.

A two-person jury comprised of Robert Freeman, Curator of the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and Seamus Kealy, curator of the Blackwood Gallery, will meet in mid December 2006. The artists selected for exhibition will be notified by January 15, 2007.

Artists in the exhibition will receive the CAR/FAC group show fee, be highlighted in the publicity, and receive a special invitation to attend the opening with the community and students and faculty of the Art and Art History Program.
The opening of the exhibition is on February 15, 2007 and the exhibition continues to March 25, 2007.

On behalf of the Art Gallery of Mississauga and the Art and Art History Program we look forward to the participation of our alumni in this celebratory exhibition.

Robert Freeman, curator, Art Gallery of Mississauga
Seamus Kealy, curator, Blackwood Gallery
Louise Noguchi, co-coordinator, Art and Art History Program

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TELEPHONE (905) 896-5088 FAX (905) 615-4167
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