Artist Resources: Calls for Submissions, Webinars and More!

This week we have rounded up 4 artist resources in the Toronto GTA for initiatives and projects that can be worked on or attended from the comfort of your home. Click the link under each call for full details and application forms.

INsiders Artist Project, A Social Distancing Art Initiative by STEPS Initiative

In response to our current public health crisis and with the goal of supporting artists, connecting communities and exploring public space during this uncertain time, STEPS is excited to launch the INsiders Artist Project.

• Do you have a public-facing space in your home, garden, balcony or courtyard that could be the site of a creative intervention, installation or public artwork?

• Do you have an idea to build community, share creative ideas or connect with one another through art?

• Are you interested in creating work made from materials you have in your home, exploring DIY, upcycling or found object art?

• Are you interested in sharing your artistic process virtually? Providing insights into your practice or creative process?

Submit your ideas here: https://bit.ly/3esQUaG

Deadline: April 24th 2020 at 4pm

VITAMIN B: Live Zoom Webinar Series for Artists and Creatives
Rx to energize your artistic practice and build professional capacity during Covid-19

FREE Introductory Session – Monday April 20 | 1pm EST

Vitamin B1: Build Habits to Nurture Your Creativity and Professional Growth
Presented in partnership with The Steps Initiative CreateSpace Artist Workshops
This initial one hour webinar will help you identify and establish daily routines to develop your capacity, energize your practice and promote your self-care as a creative professional.

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3eq6q72

Call for Submissions - Hard Twist 15: Agenda
Textile and fibre arts exhibition at the Gladstone Hotel

Hard Twist is a signature exhibition at the Gladstone Hotel, and an important annual event in the Canadian textile art community.

The 2020 edition asks: What’s the agenda? Or, what is an agenda? Or, what’s your agenda?

Hard Twist 15 – Agenda asks artists to submit textile-based work that speaks to meeting the challenges in navigating the myriad agendas of 2020, be it with resistance, passivity or passion.

Click here to learn more/apply: https://bit.ly/3a9ic27

Deadline: April 30th, 2020 at 11pm

Request for Proposals: Temporary Public Art at Erindale Park, Mississauga

The City of Mississauga Public Art Program, in partnership with Parks and Forestry, invites Canadian professional artists or artist teams to submit proposals to create an original public artwork, to be located in Erindale Park (1695 Dundas St W.).

Artists are asked to propose artwork that responds to the connection between land and water, focusing on aquatic ecosystems and how actions on land can affect (positively and negatively) the aquatic ecosystem.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/2K5s2HJ

Deadline: May 11th, 2020 at 4pm

Featured Story from the Toronto Arts Council: "Akin Collective responds to local artists’ need for affordable studio space"

Many thanks to our friends at the Toronto Arts Council for profiling Akin in their October 2019 “Featured Story”. Here is an excerpt from the article :

“Entirely artist-run, Akin is overseen by a small team of 11 artists and now offers studio space at nine locations across the city, gradually adding locations over the years as demand for affordable workspace continued to rise.

This past March, Akin partnered with TAC to open REMOTE Gallery, a dedicated programming and exhibition space at 568 Richmond St. W. that provides low-cost space for artists and the public for exhibits and artistic programming. In partnership with Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network, Akin also offers opportunities for newcomer artists to grow their art practice and professional network through the RBC Space Award….

Given the current economic realities in the city that has seen live-work spaces and other vital venues close, Akin’s team is dedicated to finding ways for artists to continue their practice in a sustainable way.”

You can read more articles about Akin on our Press Page.

Nuit Talks: in-depth conversations with Nuit Blanche artists and curators

Art speaks volumes this autumn with the free Nuit Talks program offering in-depth conversations with Nuit Blanche artists and curators. Building on the theme – Continuum – the series of provocative events is framed under the title – A line is a series of points, connected. The insightful discussions, conversations, panels, Q&A’s and performances tackle some of the most relevant and urgent issues of our time: access, opportunity, land, geopolitics, sustainability.

Nuit Talks 2019 is curated by Rebecca Carbin.

Today from 7-8pm you can catch “Art, the Mirror: a talk by Director X at the Royal Ontario Museum!

Director X talks about his epic sequel to Death of the Sun and how art can help us understand timely and pressing issues of climate and geopolitics. What motivates an artist to focus attention on issues of such enormous scale? Can art forms and practices really play a role in catalyzing action and change?

Date: September 25, 7 – 8 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m., reception with cash bar from 8 – 9:30 p.m.)
Location: The Royal Ontario Museum
Moderator: Janine Marchessault
Participants: Director X
Cost: FREE (RSVP Required)
RSVP HERE: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/whats-on/art-the-mirror

There are addition talks on October 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10.

Nuit Talks and Nuit Blanche are produced by the City of Toronto in partnership with the Toronto arts community.

Anda Pop Up: Reflection On the Don

Anda tells the hidden stories of this city that we love so much. Over the past 2 years we have done so in-format of an artist residency. This Anda event is a pop-up event that will engage in art and conversation over the course of one evening. At this event we will gather in an unclaimed space which is both known and hidden to those of us who call Toronto home.

We will be planting ourselves in a space whose ownership feel confusing at best and use that as a platform to discuss our evolving relationship with ownership of space. We will explore the idea of space - who lost it, who has it, and who will possess it?

But perhaps like all Anda events, the space we gather in will evoke as many questions as it answers.

What belongs to mother nature?
What belongs to native stewards of our lands?
What belongs to the commons?
What belongs to people?
What belongs to the city?
Who is the city? Corporations? Citizens?

Indigenous peoples have been stewards the lands of Kanada for many years prior to us, the settlers. Since then we have seen a steady increase in privatization of public spaces and utilities.

So who protects and owns this land? Who looks after the interests of its future stewards?

This event will host a series of experiences, using art to bridge the conversation.

The flow will take you through a journey of heart, intellect and soul.
-Guided Sound Meditation
-Indigenous History
-Panel Discussion on Spaces
-Live Performances

Akin Creative Presents: Pointillism at the Beach, an Afternoon with Seurat

Calling all creatives, artists and hobbyists! Join us on Sunday, July 14th from 12-2pm for some Georges Seurat style pointillism at Woodbine Beach. We will meet at 12pm on the boardwalk by the Donald D Summerville Olympic Pool (1867 Lakeshore Blvd East, Toronto).

$5-$10 (sliding scale) / Open to all!

Having trouble finding the group? Look for the Akin sign.

Follow the Facebook event page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/317308135879340/

Come meet other creatives, explore and draw beachy scenes from life with us in this fun-filled and Summer space!

We will begin with some quick and expressive warm ups, moving on to more focused Summer forms and scenes and we will end the day with a free-for-all drawing period. All levels and media are welcome - no toxic materials please.

Please note: no materials are provided for this event. Please bring the following with you: a sketchbook or multiple sheets of paper, drawing medium (i.e.: pencils, pens, charcoal, conté, paint, etc...), and a sharpener.

This is a scenic life drawing event. No human figure model will be present .

This event is being hosted in a public space and we ask that you please be considerate and respectful of your surroundings and the people within them while participating.

About the event host:

Erin Candela is a Canadian artist originally from northern BC, currently living in Toronto. Often using historical documents such as photographs, public school books, nature encyclopedias and community journals, themes of Memory and identity are frequently present in her drawings.

Accessibility Information:

Woodbine Beach is not 100% accessible. A plastic Mobi mat system leads from the base of the Summerville Pool to the shoreline, enabling mobility devices to access the sand water. A beach wheelchair is available in summer, call 392-7688 to book.

Getting there:

Woodbine Beach is TTC accessible from both Woodbine station and the Queen streetcar. Take the Queen streetcar 501 east on Queen, or from Woodbine station, take the Woodbine bus 92 south.

Toronto: Creating a new housing plan

The City believes all Torontonians should have safe, secure, affordable and well-maintained homes where they can realize their full potential. Over the next year, The City of Toronto will be working with all housing stakeholders and the public to develop a comprehensive solutions-based plan to address housing and homelessness challenges over the next decade. The public engagement process is launched and they want to hear from you!

The City is hosting an International Public Panel Discussion on Housing on June 12 2019. Panelists from Vancouver, Chicago, and Cleveland will present inspiring ideas and lessons learned on eliminating homelessness, creating mixed-income communities and boosting the supply of affordable housing in cities across North America.

Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.
Event begins at 7 p.m.

This event is open to all City of Toronto residents, however space is limited. Please RSVP through this page to secure a spot. The City will record this event and share the recording publically, through the Housing TO website (toronto.ca/housingplan).

Registration is now open, clikc this link to reserve your seat:  “Inspiring Ideas for Toronto: An International Public Panel Discussion on Housing”

The City of Toronto needs your ideas and input to shape the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan. The Plan aims to ensure that the City is taking actions to advance a housing landscape that works for all Torontonians. Your voice is important as they build this plan. 

The City plays many important roles in housing: it decides what kinds of homes can be built, and where, ensures rental homes are in acceptable condition, and provides critical services to those who are struggling to find and keep a home.

This questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

For more information contact housingplan@toronto.ca

Explore the Akin Studio Program at MOCA at Doors Open Toronto on May 25 and 26!

You are invited to visit the Akin studios at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA) for Toronto's Annual Doors Open Festival 2019. The event is free and open to the public all weekend. MOCA is a fully accessible facility.

Date: Saturday May 25th & Sunday May 26th
Time: 10am - 5pm
Location: 158 Sterling Road, 4th Floor

Featuring special events by Akin Studio Program at MOCA Artists:

WORKSHOP | Rock Covers Paper 
11am–4pm

Fold, bend, and create your own mini architectural sculpture with visual artist Jessica Thalmann. Transform images of concrete and historical photographs of the Tower Automotive Building into three-dimensional forms that reflect the characteristic edges and corners of concrete structures around the city. 

SCREENINGS | Eva Kolcze 
11am–4pm

Images of concrete architecture and natural parklands collide in this screening of three films by Eva Kolcze. All filmed in Toronto, Kolcze’s films reveal the city’s infamous Brutalist architecture, the dramatic cliffs of the Scarborough Bluffs, and the experience of moving through Toronto, from its urban to natural environments.

• All that is Solid, 2014

• Facing the Waves, 2016

• Dust Cycles, 2017

About Doors Open Toronto:
Doors Open Toronto returns to showcase some of the most architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings across the city.

A full list of participating buildings, special programs and walking tours at toronto.ca/doorsopen/.

About the MOCA building:
The MOCA building has always stood above, the tallest in Toronto when it was built in 1919, a factory that produced aluminium products during World War II. When it was built, a hundred years ago, designer John W. Woodman pioneered a new approach called concrete flat slab architecture. Each floor is a slab of reinforced concrete and supported by the columns that make the building so iconic.

About the Akin Studio Program at MOCA:
a unique and publicly open partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada to provide affordable studio space to more than 30 visual artists and cultural practitioners in the Museum's new home on Sterling Road through the Akin Studio Program. The Program is open to student, emerging and professional art practitioners, curators and writers living in Toronto. The inaugural cohort of the Program started their studio residency in the Museum in September 2018. Selected artists have moved their studio into the Museum for a term of one year and will share their practices with the Museum’s visitors through programs such as open studio events. For more information visit www.akin.art/moca

Call for Applications: Anda Residency

The story of rooming houses, and of this particular residency, is one of increasing relevance for our city.  Rooming houses host some of our city’s most vulnerable population that live well below the poverty line. The conditions of these spaces vary significantly, but common characteristics are small, single-room, shared amenities (kitchen, toilet, bathing facilities), and very low rent.  A report written by University of Toronto professor, Emily Paradis, shares, “Dwelling rooms (another term for rooming house) have played a vital role in the development of cities, meeting the need for housing that is affordable, low-barrier, and sometimes temporary. The reflect their cities’ history, built form and economy.”  Though activists and community groups are working hard to protect these spaces, in Toronto and around North America, we continue to lose these spaces as our city develops and expands.

The focus of Anda_2 is to tell the story of these spaces, their residents and how this unfolds in our cityscape.

For our second Anda Residency we will be occupying a portion of a Riverdale rooming house.

Dates: April 1-29, 2019.

Our artists-in-residence will occupy a space in a rooming house, where we will be sharing space with the last of its remaining residents. Only 9 of the 24 residents remain; holding onto the weeks or months that they have left in their home.  Thereafter these residents will be shifted to a new home somewhere in the GTHA.

To help weave the story of these residents with the story of our city,, we are looking for 1-3 visual artists or collective and 3-5 non-visual artists (poets, writers, map makers, performers, etc.) to use their craft to tell the story of these spaces.  Artists-in-residence will be given space and material to create during the Anda 4-week residency.

The square footage of this residency is intentionally small.  To feel the squeeze of confinement.

The timeline of this residency is intentionally short.  To feel the great sense of urgency that surround space and place in our city.  Let’s step into that discomfort.

We are now accepting artist applications.  

Application open from March 8 to 20.  Successful applicants will be notified by March 23.  

They are looking for urbanists, artists, community folks, academics and people with lived expertise to share knowledge, stories and have conversations with our artists-in-residence.  If you are interested click here to share more!

Note: Anda understands the emotional labour that this residency may entail.  There will be space holders and councillors available for artists to talk through any personal challenges they may experience in this residency.

Akin artists at Edition 2018

October 26–28, 2018
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Admission is free

Akin Projects is thrilled to be selling works by many of our talented studio artists at the 3e Edition Toronto International Art Book Fair. Artists from Akin King, Dupont, Lansdowne, and MOCA will be presenting a diverse collection of editioned prints, 3D art multiples, printed totebags and scarves, artist books, zines and other collectables.

Participating artists for 2018 :

Adria Mirabelli, Laura Kay Keeling, Loretta Mui, Lily Kim, Liliana Vera, Mark Liam Smith, Mia Zhou, Monique Resnick, Rebekah Andrade, Natalie Waddell, Erin Candela, Rebeccah Houston,

Edition, unique in its scope and contemporary approach, celebrates the idea of the “Multiple” and limited edition art productions. It is hosted annually in tandem with Art Toronto , Canada’s largest International art fair. Officially labelled a ‘‘book fair’’, Edition is dedicated to the promotion of art book publishing and all forms of art works created in limited edition format, which opens the door to exploratory ventures and mediums. The concept champions forward-thinking projects by artists, publishers, galleries, and organizations who share a similar mission to advance and strengthen Canadian and International art book initiatives. Vendors at the fair represent a diverse cross-section of mediums and interests, as well as a wide range of locales spanning Ontario, Canada, and Internationally.

Artists Rebeccah Houston (left) and Natalie Waddell (above) work in clay and will be contributing ceramic multiples to the show.

Edition is a fantastic place to find original prints like this poster-sized Risograph by Loretta Mui. Loretta is also bringing several sets of zines and t-shirts in original designs.

HOURS:
October 25, 2018  6–10pm
October 26, 2018  12–8pm
October 27, 2018  12–8pm
October 28, 2018  12–6pm

editiontoronto.com

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Limited edition archival giclee print (right) by Mark Liam Smith 2018.

where now? Documentary Series on view at Sunrise Studios →

where now? is a narrative-driven documentary series about place-making in a rapidly gentrifying Toronto, brought to you by sisterhood media.

In an unprecedented moment of Torontonian fame, where now? expounds on what the city and its residents truly stand to gain — and, of course, lose — in its climb to a become an internationally-recognized cultural hub. who reaps the benefits? and who is its first casualty?

where now? is directed by Amani Bin Shikhan, a writer, editor and researcher, among other things. In her work, Shikhan aims to frame and re-frame questions of tradition and movement through the lens of black cultural expressions and their multidisciplinary histories. She loves this city more than she should and is deep-in-her-bones tired of condos. she doesn’t want to leave.

Produced by sisterhood media, a platform dedicated to creating and curating content for folks on the margins. They produce multimedia works focusing on identity and community. where now? is one of these projects.

View where now? at Akin Sunrise  (100 Sunrise Avenue) until August 12th. 11AM to 6PM daily.

Akin Fall Gallery Crawl - Saturday September 16!

We're back! Akin Fall Gallery Crawl!

Akin Projects invites you to join us for free guided tours of the current exhibitions at some of Toronto's best and brightest galleries and artist run centres in the West End.

Come along as gallery directors and staff provide special walk throughs of their current shows, and answer your questions! 

*accessibility information about each venue at the bottom of this post.

1. Meet at Division Gallery at 1pm (45 Ernest Ave, Toronto) 

2. Visit Mercer Union, a centre for contemporary art

3. Visit Daniel Faria Gallery

4. Visit Clint Roenisch Gallery

5. Visit Gallery TPW

6. Visit XPACE Cultural Centre


Free to attend. All are welcome, open to the public. The more the merrier!

Accessibility Information:

1. Division Gallery has step free access to main entrance. If it is difficult to enter through the door there's a garage door. The door is not automated. All public areas are level. There is a ground level accessible washroom. There are no grab bars in bathroom. The toilet is not raised.

2. Daniel Faria Gallery has step free access to main entrance though there is a small lip. If it is difficult to enter through the door there's a garage door. The door is not automated. Almost all public areas are level. There is a ground level washroom. It is not designed for wheelchairs and may not be wide enough for some wheelchairs to turn around. There are no grab bars in bathroom. The toilet is not raised.

3. Clint Roesnisch has step free access to main entrance though there is a small lip. If it is difficult to enter through the door there's a garage door. The door is not automated. All public areas are level.

4. Gallery TPW has step free access and a ramp to the main entrance. The door is not automated but can propped open. All public areas are level, and there is a ground level accessible washroom with grab bars.

5. XPACE Cultural Centre has step free access to main entrance. The door is not automated. Almost all public areas are level. There is a ground level accessible washroom with a grab bar. The toilet is not raised.

Luis Jacob 'Habitat' at Gallery TPW until June 10

Less than a week left to check out 'Habitat' by Luis Jacob, a part of CONTACT Photography Festival at Gallery TPW. Join the artist on June 10 in conversation with Jorge Ribalta, artist, researcher, editor and independent curator from 2-4pm for a reading and discussion as Jorge Ribalta reflects on his recent curatorial work on historical photography exhibitions and the construction of the poetic, epistemic, and political meanings of a public photographic sphere.

'Habitat' presents new work by artist Luis Jacob, who is known for his practice that destabilizes conventions of looking to highlight the socio-political dimensions of the visual world. Anchoring the exhibition is Album XIV, constructed of hundreds of images cut from books and magazines and displayed as an extended sequence without identifying captions or context. The work features images of city planning, abstract art, and references to forms of spectatorship, including the work of various Toronto artists and particular moments in the city’s development. 

More than a chronicle of Toronto’s visual history, Habitat queries the relationship of the city’s culture to its economic life and its forms of self-identity (both projected and submerged). The exhibition continues Jacob’s role as a renegade semiotician—an artist whose reordering of images exerts conscious and unconscious pressure on the ways that people assign, experience, and reconfigure meaning.

Akin & The Toronto Art Book Fair

Akin is thrilled to participate in the second annual Toronto Art Book Fair (TOABF) from June 15th - 18th 2017 at Artscape Youngplace and present an incredible selection of art books, zines, prints, flair, multiples and more created by a diverse range of our talented studio artists.

The Toronto Art Book Fair will feature over 80 Canadian and international exhibitors, three curated exhibitions, and community programming that includes readings, panel discussions, book launches, performances, and workshops.

Akin will be participating along with hundreds of local and international artists, publications, small presses, independent publishers, archives, contemporary art galleries, critics, designers, writers, and performers. TOABF is free to the public and suitable for all ages. For more information visit www.torontoartbookfair.com

Programming Partnership!
Akin is pleased to be hosting two events as a part of Toronto Art Book Week- a series of city-wide events that parallel the Toronto Art Book Fair. Art book week will feature book launches, performances, talks, pop-up exhibitions, and screenings throughout Toronto. The goal of art book week is to bring attention to new and exciting artist’s book projects as well as increase the visibility of Toronto’s art publishing community.

Akin Creative: Zine Jam // www.universe.com/zinejam
Wed June 14 / 6:30-9pm / $10 / Akin Lansdowne, studio 101 - 87 Wade Ave
Hands-on zine workshop with materials provided, beer sales and tunes. Bring an in-progress zine or an idea for a new zine! Beginners welcome! Limited seating, please register online.

Akin Gallery Crawl: Toronto Art Book Week // www.facebook.com/events/128383227716708/
Sat June 17 / 12:30-4:00pm / FREE / Meet at The Public - 58 Lansdowne Ave
Join us as we visit galleries and spaces that are showcasing and celebrating artists' books and print featuring highlights from Toronto Art Book Week. Free for all, everyone welcome!

We can't wait to see you at the fair, zine jam and crawl!

Camp Wavelenght Call for Submissions

Camp Wavelength, Toronto’s Island Slumber Party is back! Presented by Wavelength Music, Toronto’s non-profit, DIY community hub, Camp Wavelength 2017 is seeking the best in independent music and the arts from Canada and around the world. 2017 Theme is “Total Eclipse of the Heart” because this year’s festival dates line up with an actual SOLAR ECLIPSE (on the Monday, August 21). Things are going to get cosmic!

Wavelength is seeking submissions from artists in the following disciplines, VISUAL & MEDIA ARTS, DANCE & PERFORMANCE, GAMES & ACTIVITIES and MUSIC.

Submission Deadline is April 14, 2017

There is no submission fee. All accepted artists will be paid an honourarium to participate. All visual & media arts projects must work outside and during daylight and nighttime hours. All submissions will be evaluated, but due to very limited space, only a small number of submissions will be accepted. Only successful applicants will be contacted, no later than May 15.

Camp Wavelength takes over the grounds of Artscape Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, transforming it into a magical dreamland of creativity and community. Camp Wavelength is the alternative to the summer music-festival experience, part beach vacation, part sleepaway camp, and part arts happening.

Camp Wavelenght: August 18-20, 2017, Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island

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Art & Event Consulting - a new service from Akin!

 

If you are looking to connect with artists for your project or event, or are in search of artwork for your space, we can help.

Through our extensive networks of artists, designers, musicians and creators we can work with you to find the right answer to fit your needs.

Previous clients and collaborators have included The AGO, Drake Hotel Properties, TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), Grolsch, Bombay Sapphire, Collective Arts Brewing, Sunday Drive Art Projects and more.

Our relationships with prominent creators, cultural institutions, organizations and innovative thinkers allows us to make connections between artists and opportunities that are beneficial for everyone. 

No question or idea is too big, small or strange.  Let's start the conversation. Email us info@akincollective.com

Akin Projects March Events - So Much to See and Do!

Akin Projects has an amazing programming line-up for March! Starting with the Akin Gallery Crawl on March 4, and finishing up with the official launch of our newest studios at the Akin Show & Tell on March 29 at the Akin Show & Tell.

For more information or to RSVP/Register click the links below:
Akin Gallery Crawl
'Books We Love' Skillshare & Akin Library Launch
Forge Professional Workshop Series: Free Legal Advice for Artists
Akin Creative: Monotype Printmaking Workshop
Akin Show & Tell
Akin Vitrine Gallery

Artist's Health: Stress and Self Care - This Monday Evening at City Hall - Free!

Your health is important! Join us at City Hall for an engaging workshop focusing on your mental health and well-being.

Learn some self-care techniques and strategies to minimize the negative effects of stress, help you feel your best, and boost your self-esteem.

From dealing with stress, demanding schedules and other injuries artists put a lot of strain on their physical and mental well-being. Join Or Har-Gil, Art Therapist, and Fiona Seth from Workman Arts to learn tips to take care of your body and mind.

Space is Limited! Please register to attend at www.universe.com/arthealth
$10 Suggested Donation


About the instructors:
Or Har-Gil is an Art Therapist and Creative Workshop Facilitator who helps people re-ignite their creativity and use it in service of personal discovery and transformation. She facilitates workshops in organizational, healthcare and community settings on managing stress, adapting to change, thinking differently, and embracing imperfection. Or also works part-time at Sunnybrook, leading Art Therapy groups for patients and families at the Odette Cancer Centre. You can find her online at: www.orhargil.com / www.facebook.com/orhargilarttherapy / Instagram: @orhargil

About Workman Arts:
Workman Arts is the longest-running multidisciplinary arts and mental health organization in Canada. Guided by the principal that the creative process is integral to the quest for personal and spiritual development, Workman Arts aims to support artists who have received mental health services to achieve their professional arts goals, by offering multidisciplinary arts training, exhibition opportunities, and studio space to members.
www.workmanarts.com

EXERTION / Chris Harms at Hashtag Gallery

Join Chris Harms of Akin Dupont at Hashtag Gallery on August 4 for the opening of his solo show, EXERTION.

Opening reception: August 4th from 7pm-11:30pm.
Show runs August 4th to 14th

About EXERTION
Celebrating the constant construction that shakes and shapes Toronto, Chris creates vibrant sculptures with Plexiglas that resemble earth-moving excavators. Through form and space he invites the viewer to enjoy the unique reflections, surfaces, and layering my works produce while considering the transformative time between what was and what is to become. Harnessing light and colour, Chris' work is intended to build a feeling of expansion and possibility, and functions as an exploration into our urban landscape.

CHRIS HARMS: "RISE IN FALL" AT PROJECT GALLERY OPENS NOVEMBER 12.

Project Gallery Studios presents: “Rise in Fall” – An Exhibition of New Sculptural Works

 

































OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday November 12, 2015 from 6-10pm at Project Gallery Studios (184 Munro Street*)

EXHIBITION DATES:
November. 12 – December 2, 2015

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Chris Harms’ artwork explores the relationship between our city’s constant state of construction and its citizens. Creating vibrant and elegant sculptures with plexiglass that resemble earth-moving excavators, Harms invites the viewer to enjoy the unique reflections, surfaces, and layering his works produce while considering the transformative time between what was and what is to come.  Harnessing light and colour, Harms’ work is intended to build a feeling of expansion and possibility, and functions as an exploration of space and physicality through refined aesthetic sensibilities.
Chris Harms is a self taught artist living and working in Toronto.
www.chris-harms.com

*Project Gallery Studios is located at 184 Munro St, and accessible through the back entrance at the southeast corner of Blackburn St. and Mount Stephens St. The studio exhibition space is open for receptions and by appointment only.

AKIN FALL GALLERY CRAWL- THANK YOU!

A huge thank you to everyone that attended the gallery crawl on Saturday and to COOPER COLE, Angell Gallery and ESP for showing us their new gallery spaces and current exhibitions.

Please see photos below and follow AKIN Collective for upcoming programming news!