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Travel journal: Austin and Dallas, TX

Xpace Director Emily Gove recently travelled to Texas and visited the Blanton Art Museum, The Contemporary Austin, the Webb Gallery and Nasher Sculpture Center while exploring Austin, Dallas and Waxahachie. Check out her photos below. Gran Fury, Riot in Come As You Are: Art of the 1990s at the Blanton Art Museum in Austin, TX

Travel journal: Detroit, Akron, Cleveland and Alliance

Our Director, Emily Gove, visited Detroit, Cleveland, Akron and Alliance this weekend – check out her photos below from MOCAD, Cranbrook Art Museum, Akron Art Museum, the Troll Hole Art Emporium, the Feline Historical Museum, MOCA Cleveland, Transformer Station and the Cleveland Institute of Art: Dave Eggers Prints and Drawings in the Mobile Homestead at

Flow

Emily Schaefer’s work Flow focuses on the physical application of medium to surface. Working flat, she pours, spreads, dips and manipulates fluid acrylic paint onto panels. At times this spreading carries the colour over the edge of the panel, validating it completely as part of the painting and not simply a vessel that carries it.

Artist Statement Workshop @ XPACE

When: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 1:00pm until 5:00pmWhere: XPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Ave, Toronto.     According to Wikipdia, an Artist Statement is…‘a text composed by an artist and intended to explain, justify, extend, and/or contextualize his or her body of work.’ But WHAT exactly makes a good or bad artist statement? And how does one write an

Our Current Exhibitions

Here are a few photos of our current exhibitions at XPACE.January 20 – February 11, 2012

you can’t spell slaughter without laughter

Opening Reception: Thursday January 19, 2012 from 7-9pm Gallery TPW is pleased to present a solo exhibition by emerging artist Christine Negus. Negus’ works range from ephemeral objects, including glittery party banners, neon signs and artificially flowered memorial wreaths, to video works steeped in sweet sadness. At the centre of you can’t spell slaughter without laughter is

Opening Reception @ XPACE

Join us at XPACE this Friday for the opening reception of our Main Space, Xbase, and Window Space. Opening Reception: Friday January 20, 2012 When: January 20 – February 11, 2012.Where: 58 Ossington Avenue, Toronto. MAIN SPACE: Magnetic Impulses The artists in Magnetic Impulses focus on creating tactile surfaces in their works.  These paintings and

@ The Power Plant

The Power Plant Gallery is presenting two exhibits from December through till March 14, 2012. Coming After is a collaborative exhibit featuring both local and international artists. The works focus on queer time.Entertainment: Selections from Midcentury Studio features the works of artist Stan Douglas Coming After:“Featuring artists from New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Toronto, and

PIN UP @ Mercer Union

December 15, 2011 – December 17, 2011Opening Reception: Thursday 15 December, 7 PMWhere: Mercer Union at 1286 Bloor Street West, Toronto. PIN UPFront Gallery: A Fundraising Sale of Limited Edition Posters by ArtistsBack Gallery: Archival Show of posters from the collection of Michael Parke-Taylor “It’s that time of year again… Mercer Union is offering fine art

Photorama 2011

XPACE’s next-door neighbour, Gallery TPW, is hosting their annual Photorama fundraising event. Celebrating their 25th anniversary, this year’s event will host a range of works by both established and emerging artists. Sales from the fundraiser will go directly into the gallery’s operations and programming, as well as supporting local artists and culture in Toronto. For