Curators announced for Nuit Blanche 2008!
And the curators are…Wayne Baerwaldt, Dave Dyment, Gordon Hatt and Haema Sivanesan.
Entries Tagged 'Events/Talks' ↓
News: Nuit Blanche Toronto 2008!
March 6th, 2008 — Events/Talks, News: Canada, Nuit Blanche Toronto 2008, Toronto
Manitoba Arts and Culture Week
March 5th, 2008 — Events/Talks, Exhibitions, Winnipeg
Manitoba Arts and Culture Week: March 8 – 15
Manitoba arts and culture week is a week-long showcase of arts and cultural activities. Dance, theatre, music and the visual arts are celebrated throughout the province. Here are some interesting exhibitions on in Manitoba:
For the full schedule, please click HERE.
1. ALICIA POPOFF: PRAIRIE MEDITATION at the Ken Segal Gallery.
Mixed media works by the artist about her experience of life on the prairies.
Alicia Popoff, Space Whorls, 2006. Image: kensegalgallery.com
VoCA Recommends…Arthur Danto at Guelph
February 27th, 2008 — Events/Talks, Toronto
Art Critic Arthur Danto lectures at Guelph University
March 4, 2008 at 5 p.m
World-renowned philosopher (and one of VoCA’s favorite art critics) Arthur Danto will speak on “From Photograph to Philosophy: Two Moments of Post-Traditional Art.”
Arthur Danto. Image: tate.org.uk
Well known for his expertise in philosophical esthetics, Danto is highly regarded for his work on the classic question of how you decide whether or not something is a work of art.
VoCA Recommends…Peter Greenaway in Waterloo
February 26th, 2008 — Events/Talks, Toronto
Filmmaker extraordinaire Peter Greenaway is in conversation with Robert Enright, Editor-at-large for Border Crossings magazine at the Perimeter Institute, Waterloo Ontario
Filmmaker Peter Greenaway. Image: lavenaria.it
Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m.
At the Perimeter Institute’s Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas
VoCA Recommends…The Reel Artists Film Festival, Toronto
February 21st, 2008 — Events/Talks, Toronto
The Reel Artists Film Festival, February 21 (today) - 24, 2008, Toronto.
Don’t miss this weekend of films on today’s hottest contemporary artists!
The world premieres of Jeff Wall: Retrospective (2007) by Michael Blackwood and Takashi Murakami (2008) by Marina Zenovich are two highlights of the festival, as are the Canadian premieres of Robert Wilson: Video Portraits (2007) by Marina Zenovich and Anish Kapoor (2007) by John Wyver.
Jeff Wall. Milk, 1984, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
image: artic.edu
VoCA Recommends…Performance at Pavilion Projects, Montreal and Holger Kalberg, Toronto
February 20th, 2008 — Artists, Events/Talks, Exhibitions, Montreal, Painting, Toronto
1. Justice Yeldham, Christof Migone, Just’Au Crâne and DJ Debbie Wayne at Pavilion Projects, Montreal
Tuesday February 26th 2008 at ZOOBIZARRE
Doors 8pm, Admission: $5 - $8
Nuit Blanche Montreal, March 1
February 19th, 2008 — Events/Talks, Montreal
The Montreal High Lights festival, February 21 – 2 March, 2008.
“Let’s spend the night together!”
Nuit Blanche Montreal kicks off on March 1 – Certainly the most extensive, if not the best, all-night celebration in Canada. It’s a fully-fledged cultural celebration – art, music, folies, theatre, poetry, dance, food…how do they fit it all in one night?
123 mostly free activities light up the 5th Montreal All-Nighter, Saturday, March 1 to Sunday, March 2, 2008
Free shuttle service — including an all-new express route.
Click on the festival website for all information RIGHT HERE
VoCA recommends a few not-to-be-missed art exhibits (in no particular order):
Digital Chile_Road Show at SAT:
Click HERE
Exposure photography festival, Calgary and Banff
February 4th, 2008 — Calgary, Events/Talks, Photography
EXPOSURE 2008 CALGARY
January 25 - 2 March, 2008
A work by E. Ross Bradley at Willocks and Sax Gallery, Banff.
Image: willocksandsaxgallery.com
Exposure joins Toronto’s Contact and Montreal’s Mois de la Photo as significant national celebration of photography.
VoCA recommends…A film on Edward Said, Ottawa
January 22nd, 2008 — Events/Talks, Ottawa
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said; A documentary by Japanese filmmaker Sato Makoto
Saturday 26 January at 7 pm
At the Library and Archives Canada Auditorium, Ottawa (395 Wellington Street)
Edward Said. Image: brown.edu
As a compliment to its exhibition Orientalism & Ephemera - 23 November 2007 to 3 February 2008 - the Ottawa Art Gallery and the Canadian Film Institute present this film, which borrows its title from Edward Said’s 2000 memoir, Out of Place. The book traces the life and work of Edward Said (1935-2003), the Palestinian-born intellectual who wrote widely on history, literature, music, philosophy and politics.
Montreal: St. Henri Art Walk
December 7th, 2007 — Events/Talks, Montreal
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