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Hey, this is Aisha, and I’m the newest addition to the XPACE team. I’m a second year, full-time student, majoring in Criticism and Curatorial Practice at OCAD University. I will be blogging for XPACE throughout the week-starting now.

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reblogged from http://www.xeroxr.com/

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February 13th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

photo by: Sarah Beck

note: This post has taken way too long to put up because of all of the crazy things happening recently but this is long overdue. Sorry for the delay!

“FEAST (Funding Emerging Artists with Sustainable Tactics) is a community dinner and funding event. Artists and designers are invited to present proposals for art-or design-based, community-oriented projects during the dinner. Everyone attending the dinner votes on which project they would like to fund, and the project with the most votes is given a grant from the money that is raised from the dinner. FEAST is organized by Amber Landgraff and Deborah Wang, with chef Lisa Myers. Our first dinner is co-presented with XPACE Cultural Centre, sponsored by A Space Gallery and Amsterdam Beer, and supported by Fuse Magazine.” – FEAST T.O. Blog

photo from Xpace Facebook Page

On January 16th 2011, I went to the first FEAST to be held in Toronto and my first ever art community event. I was terribly nervous considering that I didn’t know anyone and had no real idea of what the protocols or social norms of this type of event were. Sitting through 10 amazing presentations while worrying about what I was going to say was quite the nerve wracking experience. If it wasn’t for Patti, Morgan and Nicole (the 3 people sitting at the same table as me) I would have spent the entire night freaking out. (thanks!)

photo from FEAST T.O. Blog

Finally I presented, opening with a tangent about how I started Xeroxr out of a need to get out of my home town, and everyone laughed but seemed to be interested. I explained the One For Each Hand project (more info to come in a later post), and finally wrapped up with my proposal for the grant. I sat back down, everyone voted, and the first grant was awarded. Then at the end of the night, they called my name and awarded Xeroxr with the Xpace funded student grant.

photo by: Sarah Beck

I would like to extend a big thanks to Amber Landgraff, Deborah Wang and Lisa Myers for putting on this fantastic event. I had a great time and really enjoyed all of the presentations. Also, the Vegan dinner was unbelievable. Coming from someone who has always had trouble eating his vegetables, I was honestly shocked that a vegan meal could taste so incredible. Truly amazing food and a truly wonderful event.

photo from FEAST T.O. Blog

I also wanted to mention that all of the presenters (Erica Brisson, David Frankovich, Ruth Kavanagh & Antonella Sigismondi, Sean Martindale, Morgan Mavis & Patti Robinson, Raja Moussaoui & Raha Shirazi, Nicole Schlosser, Cara Spooner, VSVSVS, and Jennifer Davis) had fantastic ideas and really great projects. It was an amazing feeling being in a room with a large group of people who are passionate about their projects, artwork and the art community here in Toronto and across Canada.

photos from FEAST T.O. Blog

I would like to give my thanks to Xpace as well for not only hosting the event but funding the student grant that was awarded to the Xeroxr Project: One For Each Hand. The people at Xpace are all unbelievably kind and the group really cares about not only the Toronto art community, but emerging student artists as well.

photo from FEAST T.O. Blog

Finally, I would like to send my biggest thank you to everyone who attended FEAST because you are all the reason that this project was chosen to be funded. It is such a phenomenal feeling to know that the majority of the people at this event felt that the project I proposed was worth the money and support.

photo from Xpace Facebook Page

Keep checking back in the coming weeks for an update on the project including full details, artists involved, dates and other great news.

– Matt Moreland
Xeroxr Founder

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Made in US | Tibi Tibi Neuspiel and Sara Cwynar @ 107 Shaw. Feb 18, 7:00pm

Manifest Destiny | Liam Wylie and Jillian Ross @ Butcher Gallery. Feb 18, 7:00pm

See you at both!

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THIS WEEK:

MANIFESTO @ 107 Shaw, Jan. 20th, 7pm. 15 artists share their declarations, intentions and plans for the future.

Old is the New New @ Triangle Gallery, Jan. 20th, 7pm. A one-night-only show featuring work by Liam Wylie and Jillian Kay Ross.

Who I Think I am | Ron Terada @ Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Jan. 20th, 7pm.

A Great Mystery | Ashley Guindon @ YYZ, Jan 21st, 8pm.
Moving Around | Alexandre David @ YYX, Jan 21st, 8pm.

The White Tortoise of Ch’u: A Collaboration between Artist and Author | JJ Lee @ Loop Gallery, Jan. 22nd, 2pm.
All is Vanity | Ingrid Mida @ Loop Gallery, Jan. 22nd, 3pm.

The OCADU Project | Continuum Contemporary Music @ The Music Gallery, Jan. 24th, 8pm. Tickets in advance or at the door.

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by Edison Osorio

This edition of the Continuum concert series brings the taste and critical as well as creative abilities of a group of visual thinkers into the realm of musical performance. The organizers of the program have kindly asked Charles Reeve’s 4^th year Art Writing class to select a group of five songs from a pool of musical compositions. The songs are to be performed in a live event in a downtown venue.  In addition to this, the group of students, of which I am a part, have been given a chance to elaborate on the programme’s essay and write notes for the final playlist. This experiment put a spin on the structural tradition bound to arts programmes.

About Continuum

Formed in 1985, Continuum presents concerts featuring the core ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion, as well as unusual instrumental combinations. The organization has been responsible for commissioning and premiering over 100 new works from emerging Canadian and international composers in the first stages of significant careers as well as established composers chartering new territory.

A Glance at the Programme Notes
9 through 99
by Peter Adraansz
Description by Edison Osorio

A sonic journey, 9 through 99 takes its listeners through a set of fascinating motifs repeating themselves in slightly changing patterns. The piece begins with the subtlety of a set of piano keys played with apparent timidity. This beginning presents itself in sounds one could easily associate with childhood; and its whole structure resembles the (supposed) exploratory experience of a baby who goes about testing his or her curiosity towards the qualities of certain objects found, one by one, as s/he crawls slowly across a playground of amazing sound-making artifacts. Instrument-by-instrument, the piece builds up from a core of simple-but-intriguing sounds until all the instruments come together. Since 9 through 99 unfolds progressively, in that it features the building of a melody, going from simple single-instrument phrases to a harmonious ensemble, its musical technique is rooted in the concept of adding, adding methodically. In a more physical and general sense, however, if this piece were rendered as a drawing, it would be one about a pleasing adventure, brightened by a colorful pallet—as in other Minimalist songs, perhaps by Philip Glass[1]—and embellished with a frame of newness. A piece composed by Peter Adraansz.

The OCADU Project
January 24, 8 pm
The Music Gallery
197 John Street, Toronto

For more information go to:
http://www.continuummusic.org/seasons/1011/the-ocadu-project.php

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Call For Artistic Proposals And Submissions

DEADLINE: Deadline: January 25^th, 2011

Open call: Undergraduate and Graduate student artists working in and responding to forms of media.

XPACE/IMAGES festival is seeking proposals from student artists working in and with media art. The term “media art” is deliberately broad and elusive, lacking commitment, but suggesting an alliance with technology, communication, time-based, or new media.  Proposals should consider the space the artwork occupies (at a physical, psychic and phenomenal level), the historical referents (in the short but rich history of media artworks) and the ability to disrupt or repair the audience’s relationship to the artwork. Proposals are encouraged to be innovative and critical.

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

-       a reference/reverence for the history of media artwork

-       web-based or internet art

-       geo-mapping, bio-mapping, emotional mapping

-       performance video, live performance

-       animation

-       interactive art

-       robotics, haptic technology

-       biotechnology

-       cyborgology

-       post-human, posthumanism

Electronic submissions only can be sent to: [email protected]

Deadline: January 25^th, 2011

Include in your submission:

• images of the proposed work (or relevant work) or a link to a website and/or youtube/vimeo – MAXIMUM of 6 images (72dpi @ 768 x 1024)
• description of the proposed work, including physical qualities, spatial and hanging needs, technical requirements, etc (max. 150 words)
• brief artist statement and biography  (max. 200 words)

For additional information contact the curator of the project Lisa Visser: [email protected]

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