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11 May 2013
23 February 2013
Garry Neill Kennedy: Photoworks, 1969 - 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
Reception
In Conversation with J.J. Kegan McFadden @ PLATFORM
Artist Talk @ The University of Manitoba in ARTlab Room 136
PLATFORM centre for
photographic + digital
arts is
pleased to present Garry
Neill Kennedy: Photoworks
1969-2011.
This exhibition was first presented in early 2012 at the Louise and Reuben - Cohen Art Gallery of the Université de Moncton under the directorship of Nisk Imbeault. Kennedy will be speaking in conversation with J.J. Kegan McFadden at PLATFORM on Saturday, March 9th at 3PM. Kennedy will also be giving an Artist Talk at the University of Manitoba on Monday, March 4th at 11:30AM in ARTlab room 136.
A major contributor to conceptual art, Garry Neill Kennedy's artistic career spans over forty years and his work is recognized across Canada and abroad. As head of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design for more than 23 years, he revolutionized the way art was taught there, while positioning Atlantic Canada at the heart of the conceptual art movement. This is not only the first exhibition of Kennedy's work to focus on his photographic output, but it also aims to foster a better understanding of the work of the artist as a whole, and his contribution to the evolution of contemporary art in Canada and in the Atlantic Region.
From Garry Neill Kennedy (Bisected) made in 1969 to Spotted, in 2009, images from photographic sources have been an integral part of Kennedy's production. This body of work is brought together in an exhibition that underscores the specifics of this practice. PLATFORM is also very excited to be co-producer with The Louise and Reuben - Cohen Art Gallery of a bilingual publication that accompanies the exhibition. The publication will be available at the opening reception.
The opening reception, artist talk, and conversation are all free. All are welcome to attend.
Image: Jerry Lewis in the Paris Metro, 1995
PLATFORM wishes to acknowledge the support of its membership, board of directors, volunteers, and staff. Operating support for The Centre is provided by Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. Additional project funding for this exhibition was received from the Canada Council for the Arts. For more information about this exhibition or other PLATFORM programming, please contact the Centre directly: PLATFORM | 121-100 Arthur Street [Artspace Building] | Winnipeg, Manitoba | R3B 1H3 | 204.942.8183 | www.platformgallery.org
Exhibition
08 March - 20 April, 2013
08 March - 20 April, 2013
Reception
Friday 08 March | 7PM
In Conversation with J.J. Kegan McFadden @ PLATFORM
Saturday 09 March | 3PM
Artist Talk @ The University of Manitoba in ARTlab Room 136
This exhibition was first presented in early 2012 at the Louise and Reuben - Cohen Art Gallery of the Université de Moncton under the directorship of Nisk Imbeault. Kennedy will be speaking in conversation with J.J. Kegan McFadden at PLATFORM on Saturday, March 9th at 3PM. Kennedy will also be giving an Artist Talk at the University of Manitoba on Monday, March 4th at 11:30AM in ARTlab room 136.
A major contributor to conceptual art, Garry Neill Kennedy's artistic career spans over forty years and his work is recognized across Canada and abroad. As head of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design for more than 23 years, he revolutionized the way art was taught there, while positioning Atlantic Canada at the heart of the conceptual art movement. This is not only the first exhibition of Kennedy's work to focus on his photographic output, but it also aims to foster a better understanding of the work of the artist as a whole, and his contribution to the evolution of contemporary art in Canada and in the Atlantic Region.
From Garry Neill Kennedy (Bisected) made in 1969 to Spotted, in 2009, images from photographic sources have been an integral part of Kennedy's production. This body of work is brought together in an exhibition that underscores the specifics of this practice. PLATFORM is also very excited to be co-producer with The Louise and Reuben - Cohen Art Gallery of a bilingual publication that accompanies the exhibition. The publication will be available at the opening reception.
The opening reception, artist talk, and conversation are all free. All are welcome to attend.
Garry Neill Kennedy lives and works in Halifax. A major contributor to conceptual art,
Kennedy’s artistic career spans over forty years and his work is recognized
across Canada and abroad. As head of the Nova Scotia College of Art and
Design for more than 23 years, he revolutionized the way art was taught there
while positioning Atlantic Canada at the heart of the conceptual art
movement. Having exhibited widely through the years, his work was
featured in a major retrospective at the National Gallery in 2000. In 2003, he
was made a Member of the Order of Canada and awarded the Governor General’s
Award in Visual and Media Arts through the Canada Council in 2004.
Image: Jerry Lewis in the Paris Metro, 1995
PLATFORM wishes to acknowledge the support of its membership, board of directors, volunteers, and staff. Operating support for The Centre is provided by Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. Additional project funding for this exhibition was received from the Canada Council for the Arts. For more information about this exhibition or other PLATFORM programming, please contact the Centre directly: PLATFORM | 121-100 Arthur Street [Artspace Building] | Winnipeg, Manitoba | R3B 1H3 | 204.942.8183 | www.platformgallery.org
20 February 2013
Winter Salon Night
Winter
Salon Night
with Courtney
R. Thompson
Thursday February 21, 2013
@ 7PM
Salon Nights are open to all members, no registration required. They are free evenings of informal critique and feedback where members can bring in their art projects or research for discussion. Whether you wish to present or not, you should come out to add to the discussion and see what other artists are up to in their studios. Each session is hosted by a different local or visiting cultural worker who will facilitate the discussion and weigh in with their own experience. Courtney R. Thompson will be leading the discussion after introducing her research interests and professional practice. Please RSVP.
Salon Nights are open to all members, no registration required. They are free evenings of informal critique and feedback where members can bring in their art projects or research for discussion. Whether you wish to present or not, you should come out to add to the discussion and see what other artists are up to in their studios. Each session is hosted by a different local or visiting cultural worker who will facilitate the discussion and weigh in with their own experience. Courtney R. Thompson will be leading the discussion after introducing her research interests and professional practice. Please RSVP.
Courtney R. Thompson is an independent arts professional living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She regularly writes for ArtSlant and Art in Print and has presented her research at symposia across North America. She graduated from the Art History, Theory & Criticism program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011, winning the Fellowship for her department. Her research addresses spatial practices and slippages between art, architecture and the visual culture of dwelling.
06 February 2013
be.still
Exhibition
18 January - 16 February 2013
PAC In ConversationSaturday 16 February | 3PM
be.still
PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is pleased to present be.still, the latest exhibition by Winnipeg’s Pinhole Artist Collective (PAC). Continuing to balance the push/pull of the individual and the collective, the group has drawn images from their monthly forays over the past year. Determining destinations by consensus - Spirit Sands, the English Garden, the bridges of Winnipeg, Narcisse, and more (sometimes deliberate and premeditated; sometimes more whimsical and weather dependent) - upon arrival they create independent works, albeit linked by place, conversation, and time. And so it is that leisurely exposures, long discussions, and days of driving yield images grounded in the collective that celebrate the individual. In conjunction with this exhibition, PAC will launch a publication related to their recent exhibition of solargaphs.
About the Collective
PAC is a collective of artists interested in exploring the artistic plurality of analogue and digital photography. Growing out of the spirit of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and the DIY artistic philosophy, they are hands-on, resourceful, playful, and open to constructive criticism. In regular gatherings, the collective engages in both critical discourse and artistic creation and is, from time to time, nomadic. PAC members participating in be.still are Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Merrell-Ann Phare, andBonnie Tulloch.
About the Publication
Collecting Light | Pinhole Artist Collective publication
“Collecting Light” is a collaborative bookwork by members of PAC. In the winter of 2010, members of PAC built approximately one hundred pinhole cameras from 35mm black plastic film canisters. These cameras were then placed around the city and province to take photographs (called solargraphs) over weeks and months. These images were then the basis of a group show at Platform: centre for photographic + digital arts in August 2010. "Collecting Light" expands on this exhibition, incorporating solargraphs, individual visual responses to the project, and critical essays by Dianne Bos and J.J. Kegan McFadden.
Contributing members: Marian Butler, Sandra Campbell, Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Jacquelyn Hébert, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Natasha Peterson, Merrell-Ann Phare, Bonnie Tulloch
Dimensions 10 x 8 inches / 84 pages
Image: Jen Loewen
30 January 2013
ACTIVE RESEARCH
presents
MARINA ROY
PLATFORM is
very excited
to introduce
ACTIVE
RESEARCH, a
quarterly
lecture series
beginning in
January 2013
and
culminating
one year
later. The
purpose of
this lecture
series is to
investigate
the idea of
research as an
active
practice
rather than a
passive model.
We have
approached
four cultural
workers /
researchers /
artists to
each offer an
hour long
treatise on
their research
methodologies
and how it
informs or
relates to
their current
creative
pursuits. The
four
participants
were chosen to
reflect the
Centre's
interest in
artists at
various stages
in their
careers
(emerging,
mid-career,
and
established)
in addition to
their
thought-provoking
and
experimental
approaches to
research.
Marina
Roy
Red River College, 160 Princess St., main floor Roblin Centre, CGA Manitoba Room (P107)
Presented in partnership with mawa MENTORING ARTISTS For WOMEN'S ART
Marina Roy's lecture will focus on her writing and research for a future book titled Queuejumping. Roy will discuss her art practice, cross-disciplinary in scope, which investigates the intersection between materials, language, history and ideology. Her work addresses the desire for a post-humanist perspective, counter to the dictates of anthropocentric hubris and biopolitical control. She believes that materials and objects themselves have multiple potential agency, and art can act as a bridge between culture and nature, ethics and drive.
Roy has exhibited locally, nationally and
internationally.
In 2001 she
published sign
after the x
(Artspeak/Arsenal
Pulp), a
book that
revolves
around the
letter X and
its multiple
meanings. She
is currently
working on the
next book,
titled
Queuejumping.
In 2010 she
was recipient
of the VIVA
art award,
British
Columbia’s
largest
visual art
award for
mid-career
artists. She
is Associate
Professor of
Visual Art at
the University
of British
Columbia.
12 January 2013
be.still
Exhibition
PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is pleased to present be.still, the latest exhibition by Winnipeg’s Pinhole Artist Collective (PAC). Continuing to balance the push/pull of the individual and the collective, the group has drawn images from their monthly forays over the past year. Determining destinations by consensus - Spirit Sands, the English Garden, the bridges of Winnipeg, Narcisse, and more (sometimes deliberate and premeditated; sometimes more whimsical and weather dependent) - upon arrival they create independent works, albeit linked by place, conversation, and time. And so it is that leisurely exposures, long discussions, and days of driving yield images grounded in the collective that celebrate the individual. In conjunction with this exhibition, PAC will launch a publication related to their recent exhibition of solargaphs.
PAC is a collective of artists interested in exploring the artistic plurality of analogue and digital photography. Growing out of the spirit of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and the DIY artistic philosophy, they are hands-on, resourceful, playful, and open to constructive criticism. In regular gatherings, the collective engages in both critical discourse and artistic creation and is, from time to time, nomadic. PAC members participating in be.still are Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Merrell-Ann Phare, and Bonnie Tulloch.
Collecting Light | Pinhole Artist Collective publication
“Collecting Light” is a collaborative bookwork by members of PAC. In the winter of 2010, members of PAC built approximately one hundred pinhole cameras from 35mm black plastic film canisters. These cameras were then placed around the city and province to take photographs (called solargraphs) over weeks and months. These images were then the basis of a group show at Platform: centre for photographic + digital arts in August 2010. "Collecting Light" expands on this exhibition, incorporating solargraphs, individual visual responses to the project, and critical essays by Dianne Bos and J.J. Kegan McFadden.
Contributing members: Marian Butler, Sandra Campbell, Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Jacquelyn Hébert, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Natasha Peterson, Merrell-Ann Phare, Bonnie Tulloch
Dimensions 10 x 8 inches / 84 pages
18
January - 16
February 2013
Reception +
Book Launch
Friday 18 January | 7PM
Friday 18 January | 7PM
Workshop
Saturday 2 February | 12 -5PM
Saturday 2 February | 12 -5PM
PAC
In
Conversation
Saturday 16 February | 3PM
Saturday 16 February | 3PM
be.still
PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is pleased to present be.still, the latest exhibition by Winnipeg’s Pinhole Artist Collective (PAC). Continuing to balance the push/pull of the individual and the collective, the group has drawn images from their monthly forays over the past year. Determining destinations by consensus - Spirit Sands, the English Garden, the bridges of Winnipeg, Narcisse, and more (sometimes deliberate and premeditated; sometimes more whimsical and weather dependent) - upon arrival they create independent works, albeit linked by place, conversation, and time. And so it is that leisurely exposures, long discussions, and days of driving yield images grounded in the collective that celebrate the individual. In conjunction with this exhibition, PAC will launch a publication related to their recent exhibition of solargaphs.
Please
join us for
the opening
reception +
book launch
with the
artists:
Friday 18
January,
beginning at
7PM.
Refreshments
will be
served.
About the Collective
About the Collective
PAC is a collective of artists interested in exploring the artistic plurality of analogue and digital photography. Growing out of the spirit of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and the DIY artistic philosophy, they are hands-on, resourceful, playful, and open to constructive criticism. In regular gatherings, the collective engages in both critical discourse and artistic creation and is, from time to time, nomadic. PAC members participating in be.still are Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Merrell-Ann Phare, and Bonnie Tulloch.
About
the
Publication
Collecting Light | Pinhole Artist Collective publication
“Collecting Light” is a collaborative bookwork by members of PAC. In the winter of 2010, members of PAC built approximately one hundred pinhole cameras from 35mm black plastic film canisters. These cameras were then placed around the city and province to take photographs (called solargraphs) over weeks and months. These images were then the basis of a group show at Platform: centre for photographic + digital arts in August 2010. "Collecting Light" expands on this exhibition, incorporating solargraphs, individual visual responses to the project, and critical essays by Dianne Bos and J.J. Kegan McFadden.
Contributing members: Marian Butler, Sandra Campbell, Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Jacquelyn Hébert, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Natasha Peterson, Merrell-Ann Phare, Bonnie Tulloch
Dimensions 10 x 8 inches / 84 pages
Image: Jen Loewen
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