Art Toronto

Art Toronto, previously know as the Toronto International Art Fair or Tiaf is opening up this

Thursday at the Metro Convention Centre.  Some of my recent work will be there in Open Studio's booth.  This is the first year that Open Studio has participated in the fair and I think they will be a welcome addition to the great work that is always represented there.
Here are a couple my works that will be there.

(you might recognize this one)

PUBLIC HOURS:
Friday, October 28 12 - 8pm
Saturday, October 29 12 - 8pm
Sunday, October 30 12 - 6pm
Monday, October 31 12 - 6pm


   Metro Toronto Convention Centre
   North Building,
   Exhibit Hall A & B
   255 Front Street West
   www.arttoronto.ca

Fourth Fridays in Guelph

This Friday (October 28th) Guelph is beginning to host a plethora of cultural events and openings in the downtown.   www.fourthfridaysguelph.ca
My studio will be open from 7-10pm, please stop by and say 'hello'.  There will be work on the walls by myself, Chris Ahlers, Lydia Nieuwenkamp, Gillian Wilson and Pam Lobb with printing demonstrations going on for the duration of the evening.  This Friday is the first in a long tradition of 'fourth fridays' in which we are looking forward to hosting many different shows, events and workshops.  
Hope to see you at 123 Woolwich St. 3rd floor!

Autumn leaves

I love this time of year when all the leaves turn and fall making the sidewalks polka dotted.  Can't wait till all the Maples are down, making giant fragile mounds everywhere and I can kick my way through along the sidewalk to the studio.  Crisp crunchy sounds, lovely sights and smells... ahh.

 

'flying school' by Diane Landry

A while ago, I saw a show of Diane Landry's sound and automation installations at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

I posted a small photo I found of my favourite piece called, 'flying school' and tried to express how totally wowed I was by this work.  Recently looking at favourite works of art with a friend, we found a video of  this most lovely wonderful piece and now I can show it to you if you have not already seen it.  Of course it is much more amazing in person, but this gives a feel of it.
ecole_aviation

Open Studios at Trafalgar Building

Tomorrow, Saturday October 15th, some of the artists in the Trafalgar Building (123 Woolwich St. 3rd floor, Guelph) will be working in their studios with their doors open to the public.  If you are out and about downtown this weekend, be sure to stop in between 10am and 4pm. 

printing 'Winter Grape' at the University of Guelph

Open Studio at Art Toronto 2011
Booth 141

October 27 to 31, 2011

Unconventional Meets Traditional

Image: Libby Hague, Peacock Weather (detail), hand-coloured cut woodcut, modified paper, 8’ x 20” x 13”, 2011.

28 Days Until Art Toronto! 

A first-time exhibitor at Art Toronto, Open Studio presents a curated selection of print-based works from the Print Sales Gallery focusing on the unconventional use of materials – wood, metal, Japanese paper – by artists working in traditional forms of printmaking such as woodcut, screenprinting and etching. (Price range $500 - $4000)

Open Studio will feature artworks by Barbara Balfour, Nadine Bariteau, Yael Brotman, Sean Caulfield, Susan Collett, Tara Cooper, Joscelyn Gardner, Libby Hague, Brian Hoxha, Brian Kelley, Judith Klugerman, Jenn Law, Jennifer Linton, Wendy Morosoff Smith, Ann McCall, Suzanne Nacha, Sandi Ralph, Tammy Ratcliff, Bernice Sorge, Penelope Stewart, Jeannie Thib, Celeste Toogood and Janice Wong.

Highlighting Open Studio's presence at Art Toronto, Libby Hague’s Hold Me Tight, a print-based sculpture, will be included in Open Space, a newly inaugurated project space in a dedicated on-site section at the fair featuring large-scale sculpture and installation work in conjunction with galleries specially selected by a jury.

Visit us to see how these unique materials are used as core elements to express a wide range of themes, including our relationship to nature, each other and our societies. For example, Nadine Bariteau’s screenprints address the natural and man-made environments through the use of photo-based images on pliable wood. Libby Hague’s work uses cut paper to explore the vulnerability and preciousness of nature. Susan Collett’s monoprints on paper printed from stitched copper-plate templates, examine the tension between strength and fragility.

Open Studio, Canada's leading printmaking centre, is dedicated to the production, preservation and promotion of contemporary original fine art prints. All purchases support Open Studio, a charitable organization that provides services to artists and the public, including exhibitions, education, studio facilities and professional development opportunities for artists.

'in last evenings light'  etching monoprint, chine colle and hand stitching.  Tammy Ratcliff 2011

OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Special Collectors' Preview
4:30-6:30pm
Tickets: $300
Opening Night Preview
6:30-10pm
Tickets: $200

PUBLIC HOURS:
Friday, October 28 12 - 8pm
Saturday, October 29 12 - 8pm
Sunday, October 30 12 - 6pm
Monday, October 31 12 - 6pm


   Metro Toronto Convention Centre
   North Building,
   Exhibit Hall A & B
   255 Front Street West
   www.arttoronto.ca

Culture Days action shots

Tomorrow is the last day of Culture Days for 2011 and if you would like to try some printing, drop by the Trafalgar Building between 11am and 4pm. Today was a great day for printing, thank you to everyone who came by the studio to give it a try.