Shows & Events

STRIP(E)S

WORKS BY LINDA CHALMERS

Opening reception | September 9, 7 – 10 pm
Exhibition Runs | September 8 – 19

Gallery 1313-Cell Gallery
1313 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON

Inspired by the concept of artist detritus, Linda Chalmers explores the discarded materials she uses in her art practice as artwork in and of themselves. Known predominantly as a painter, Linda utilizes rolls and rolls of tape of varying sizes in order to create the hard-edge lines that are prevalent in her paintings. The used and discarded strips of tape are coloured by paint that has bled over the exposed surface, resulting in striped lengths of tape of varying hues. Scrunched up in balls of tape out of convenience, Linda discovered the delicate beauty inherent in these hollowed orbs of coloured, imperfect stripes. The strips of stripes, once simply part of the artist’s detritus, become independent of its role in painting; the process of painting becomes the product, documented through digital photography.

New Work

Jesse Harris
Niall McClelland
Jeremy Jansen

Show Reception | Sept.5th 1-8pm
1424 A Dundas St. W, TORONTO
Buzz 3

Brand new work on display, one night only.
Light refreshments to follow

The Pocket Show

Opening Reception | Sept 5th 7:00pm – 12:00am
Running until | Sept 18th 11:00am – 5:00pm
156 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Over 100 artists working within 4 x 4 inches or smaller.
Participating Artists |

Shayne Kelly, Erik Whittaker, Mark Delong, Marc Bell, Katayoon Yousefbiglo, Ashlin Dawn, Robert Dayton, Matty Harris, Taya Marriott, Erin Sandiland, Bruce Walther, Jason Mclean, James Diamond, Shelley Cowan, Mirmy Miranda Winn, Valerie Graham, Jamie Bizness, João Paulo Cost, Ed Spence, Heather Renney, Andrew Tong, Heather Renne, Ferlea Oslorne, Shawn Chappelle, Richard Bachman, Agent33, Tallulah Tallulah, Andrea Baeza, Take 5, Thea-Rose Mitchell, Shan Von Dee, Jenn Strom, Robert Chaplin, Jeff Stuckel, Zoe Evamy, Curtis Santiago, Chanda Stallman, Bonni Reid, Nicole Steen, Vanessa Bourget, Ann Marie Fleming, Richard Wloda, Joren MacMillan, Sean Orr, Gideon Hay, James Melcher, Camilla Pickard, Lexa Naicu, Lee Hutzulak, Holly Ruth Anderson, Ola Cholewa, Ronan Boyle, Caroline Weaver, Bill Thomson, Keesee ✂ Andra, Geoff Carter, Susan Berganzi, Vik Barkar, Sarah Gee, P.Arbez, Peter Strom, Chop Logi, Carol Nottingham, Cheylene Marie Tattersall, Kris Brownlee, Kristian Adam, Dallas Harvey, Matthew Aebig, Eva Waldauf, Paul Johnson, Alex Tedlie Stursberg, Tam Kaimi Glxyglxy, Ella Marshak, Anna MacLellan, Nac Cole, Vincent Parker, Megz Pikey Majewski, University of Atlantis, Jenny Hawkinson, Trinity Western, Guy Roland, Paxton S. Downard, Rachel Sawatsky, Bev Davies, Amanda Bullick, Liane Varnam, Jason Murphy, Liane Morrissette, Carter Hayes, Jim Carico, Rylsee, Chloe Alexandra Stevenson

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Opening: 8 PM – 12 AM, Friday August 6 | BLIM (MAP)
Runs August 6 – 27

We’re very proud to announce the inaugural solo show of Cheaper 9 Alumni Artist Russel Leng this Friday at Blim! Russel’s work was a big hit at the show, both with the public and with the entire Cheaper Show Crew.

Definitely make your way down to the opening tomorrow evening anytime after 8pm. Here’s the details:

“New Nature Systems” is the inaugural solo exhibition of Vancouver artist Russell Leng. The show presents new paintings characterized by geometric forms. Leng’s work examines the relationships between the natural and built landscapes, and questions how this correlation affects how we interact with and navigate our surroundings.

Russell Leng is an artist living and working in Vancouver, B.C. He holds a B.A. in Art, and is pursuing a M.Arch from the University of British Columbia.

All the Details on Blim’s Website

This show should be interesting, and features some Cheaper 9 Alumni at Grace Gallery, run by our good friend Rachel Zottenberg.

See you there!

Map Link
Grace Gallery Website

The Cheaper Show No. 9 photobooth pictures are posted.

THE CHEAPER SHOW

June 26, 2010 (6:00pm – midnight)
W2  Storeum | 151 West Cordova Street

It’s this week! The Cheaper Show is back for its biggest and most exciting event ever. On Saturday, June 26, 2010 The Cheaper Show No. 9 will take over 30,000 square feet in the heart of Gastown at 151 West Cordova for the largest single-night art event in Western Canada. This year, 200 artists were selected from over 950 international submissions. Each artist will sell two pieces of work for $200 each, and art sales will be handled on a first come, first serve basis. The show will be open to the public from 6pm – midnight. Entrance is by donation.

For a $10 donation to the show,  you’ll receive a wrist band for free entry to the three official Cheaper No. 9 after parties before midnight..

SCION IS PRESENTING ALL THREE OF OUR AFTERPARTIES!

***SCION CANADA is giving away VIP passes to The Cheaper Show!! Enter here***

GLORY DAYS + SCION presents

June 26, 2010 (11pm – 2am)
Biltmore Cabaret | 2755 Prince Edward

The WHITE LUNG “IT’S THE EVIL”Album Release Party x THE CHEAPER SHOW Afterparty with WHITE LUNG live and the Glory Days resident deejays:

MY!GAY!HUSBAND! + SINCERELY HANA

photos by
LINDSAYSDIET.COM

visuals by
MAREK+KELLEN
hosted by
DASH+DAX

RSVP on the Facebook event page!

THE CHEAPER SHOW AFTERPARTY & SLED ISLAND KICK OFF

June 26, 2010 (9:30pm – 2am)
The Astoria Pub | 769 East Hastings Street

SCION presents THE CHEAPER SHOW AFTERPARTY series & SLED ISLAND kickoff featuring:

Basketball | Certain Breeds | Babe Rainbow (Warp Records) | V.Vecker & DJs Cam Dales & Tyler Fedchuk

$6 or free before midnight with The Cheaper Show wrist band!

Scion | The Cheaper Show

RSVP on FACEBOOK
Radiozero | Sled Island

THE FORTUNE SOUND CLUB CHEAPER SHOW AFTERPARTY

June 26 (9pm  - 2am)
Fortune Sound Club | 147 East Pender Street

Scion Presents: The Cheaper Show After Party Series with Rob Rizk & Marlon J English AND the Livestock Listening Lounge with Jason Lev.

A panel discussion about the development of a sustainable arts and culture sector

Friday June 25 | Doors at 7:30pm
W2 Storyeum | 151 Cordova Street

Make Art History is proud to present the first public symposium on the current budget cuts to our Cultural Sector and the need for the development of a more sustainable art system.

The panel, which is made up of seven distinguished individuals from different disciplines, will address the sustainability of our art system and the need for the development of new emerging artist economies. Further more, we aim to stimulate discourse related to the budget cuts and our Cultural Sector.

FEATURING  GUESTS:

Bruce Haden – President of the Board, The Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver

David Jordan - Executive Director of the Vancouver International Fringe Festival

Kate Armstrong – Artist, writer and independent curator, instructor at Emily Carr University

Amir Ali Alibhai – Executive Director for the Alliance for Arts and Culture

Marcus Youssef- Artistic Producer for Neworld Theatre

Spencer Chandra Herbert – MLA, Official Opposition Critic Tourism, Culture and the Arts

Keith Higgins – Administrative Coordinator Helen Pitt Gallery/Honorary Board Member Art Speak.

WHITE LUNG IS PLAYING AT THE BILTMORE AS ONE OF THREE OFFICIAL AFTER PARTIES FOR THE CHEAPER SHOW NO. 9 ON JUNE 26TH! IT WILL ALSO BE THEIR OFFICIAL CD RELEASE PARTY! BE THERE

THE SCULPTOR’S STUDIO IS A PAINTING By Damian Moppett

21 May – 27 June 2010
Catriona Jeffries Gallery | 274 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver BC

Catriona Jeffries is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibition, the Sculptor’s Studio is a Painting by Damian Moppett. Working in an expanded field of production that includes painting, sculpture, photography, drawing and collage, this new body of work continues the evolving trajectory of Moppett’s studio-based practice.

http://www.catrionajeffries.com/

ANIMALOPOLIS – NEW WORKS BY KRISTIAN ADAM with STORIES BY MST COMPANY IN CROW TOES QUARTERLY

Opening Reception June 11 (7pm – 11pm)
Ayden Gallery | 88 W. Pender St, International Village (Tinseltown), Vancouver, BC

Animalopolis is an art exhibit…a collection of short stories…an evolution in children’s literature. And it will launch on June 11th, 2010 at Ayden Gallery in Vancouver, BC, and in The Fourteenth Issue of Crow Toes Quarterly.

Animalopolis Fact Cards

OTHER FEATURED ARTISTS: Mandy Tsung, Shwa, Fia Cooper, Emily Beaulieu, Taka Sudo, Megan Majewski

MUSIC BY: Cherchez La Femme
Free Admission
Artists in Attendance
Live Painting
Drinks