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Arts Notes: May 15, 2012

Posted on May 15, 2012 by ED

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1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAYS

Wednesday May 16 at 6:30pm - Building Connections: A Conversation About Community Arts

Our upcoming 1st/3rd Wednesday is an open discussion about initiating and creating community-engaged art projects with local recipients of the AICW grant, Justin Langlois of Broken City Lab and Rolly Marentette of the Injured Workers Coalition.

To RSVP and more information, please contact: 519-252-ARTS (2787) or info@acwr.net
For more information, on the Artists in the Community Workplace program, please visit: http://acwr.net/aicw

Riverside Library Fine Crafts and Arts Exhibition

Saturday May 19, 2012: 10.30 am to 2.30 pm

The Arts Council – Windsor & Region will be showcasing art in the community at Riverside Library on May 19. This annual event will feature 13 local artists and crafters who will be selling a variety of reasonably priced handmade goods including prints, cards, paintings, hats, photographs, ceramics, upcycled jewellery and native crafts.

Please join us in the library’s event room on Saturday.

Date: Saturday, May 19
Time: 10.30 am to 2.30 pm
Address: 6305 Wyandotte Street East, which is 2 blocks east of Jefferson Boulevard
Cost: Free

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

The Work Collective. May 14 – May 18 2012

As part of MayWorks Windsor 2012 youth from Catholic Central High School and Holy Names High School have created a piece entitled: “The Daily Grind” a commentary on the meaning of work. They have written stories about their workplaces, usually part time jobs after school and on weekends and have added a few stories by people with whom they come into contact on a daily basis. The work collective consists of the students their teachers Andrea Rice and Laura Vidler and is curated by Elaine Carr.

At ArtSpeak from May 14-18 the students will have on exhibit images and story about their daily grind and on May 14 th at 7 pm they will be in the gallery with a performance piece. The work is very engaging and the youth give us much to think about and many laughs as well.

The project is part of the third annual MayWorks Festival of Arts, Culture and Labour.

MayWorks will continue throughout the month of May in venues throughout the City.

The Daily grind is sponsored by OECTA and is a partnership with the Arts Council Windsor Region.

Artspeak Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 1pm-5pm

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

Christina Lord: Solo Show. May 19-26

Drift Launched!

Finally launched and available in the iOS App Store!

Drift helps you get lost in familiar places by guiding you on a walk using randomly assembled instructions. Each instruction will ask you to move in a specific direction and, using the compass, look for something normally hidden or unnoticed in our everyday experiences.

As you find these hidden or unnoticed things, you will be asked to document them with the camera, creating a photographic record of you walk. Drift also keeps track of where and when you took the photos and makes your documentation optionally available for others to view through the Drift website (soon)!

Drift takes up where our algorithmic / psychogeographic walks left off to create an app that encourages you to explore your neighbourhood in an entirely new way. We’re really excited to organize a walk here in Windsor and would love to hear if you do the same in your city!

Drift was developed by Justin Langlois in collaboration with Broken City Lab.

This project was generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council Media Arts Grant for Emerging Artists.

If you download Drift, let us know what you think. We’re already working on some refinements and new features!

-Broken City Lab www.brokencitylab.org

Media City 18

Last Call to Volunteers – Wednesday May 16, 2012 @ 7:00 PM @ PHOG LOUNGE (157 UNIVERSITY AVE. WEST)

VOLUNTEER!!
Media City requires assistance in the following areas:

- Ticket Sales
- Technical Assistance
- Guest Services
- Hospitality
- Ushering
- Driving artists to and from the Detroit airport
- Promotion (distribution of posters / cards / catalogues)
- Set-up & Clean-up- Billeting artists from abroad

To sign up, please send an email to Media CIty Volunteer Coordinator: Michelle Soullière today at 519 982 0428 or <media.city.volunteers@gmail.com>

Please add your area of interest in the subject line. Also include your full contact information including full name, phone number, email address and availability for the duration of the festival,
running May 22-May 26, 2012.

More Info: http://mediacityfilmfestival.com/volunteer/
Join our Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Media-City-Film-Festival/162325863828473

To learn more about becoming a Media City volunteer, we request that you join us for this last meeting:

FINAL MEETING BEFORE THE FESTIVAL: WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 @ 7:00 PM @ PHOG LOUNGE (157 UNIVERSITY AVE. WEST)

Windsor ON/Detroit — Media City Film Festival, Windsor’s annual international festival for artists’ film, launches its 18th annual edition with two opening screenings held on successive nights on both sides of the border.

Program Schedule: http://mediacityfilmfestival.com/films-and-schedule-2012/

Catalogue: http://issuu.com/mediacity/docs/media_city_18_catalogue_2012/1

Media City Film Festival

Media City is a co-presentation of the House of Toast Film & Video Collective and the Art Gallery of Windsor. An annual international festival of film and video art, Media City Film Festival has been presented in Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan since 1994. Each year the festival attracts filmmakers and audience members from around the world to participate in five days of screenings, live performances, exhibitions and artist’s discussions. Over the years the festival has achieved critical acclaim and international recognition for its “sheer excellence in programming” and is recognized as a leading venue in the world of artist’s film and video.

Art Galia

Classes starting May 16, 2012

“Seeing is Believing”

May 14 – May 21 2012

Windsor Pride Community Centre in partnership with the Arts Council Windsor & Region present “Seeing is Believing” a non-juried exhibition on the issue of Homophobia. Held at the Windsor Pride Community Centre from May 14 to May 21 2012.

Please contact the Arts Council Windsor & Region or Windsor Pride Community Centre for more information.

Windsor Pride Community
422 Pelissier St., Windsor, ON 519-973-4656

SB Contemporary Art – ARTourist

Saturday May 19, 1- 4pm - Tour Begins at SB Contemporary @ 1pm

SB Contemporary Art and Canada South Eco Tours present…ARTourist: a gallery tour by bike ARTourist May 19

Canada South Eco Tours and SB Contemporary Art team up to provide a gallery tour by bike throughout the city of Windsor. This art tour will begin @1017 Church Street and will involve a tour of several galleries: SB Contemporary Art, Common Ground, Art Gallery of Windsor, and Artcite Inc. Come out and explore the arts in downtown Windsor by bike, highlighting the most current exhibitions and supporting local artists.

Tour Fee: $20.00 per person (Free Media City Film Festival Pass to each Participant!)

For more Information and to Register email:info@sbcontemporaryart.com or call519-819-0536

50% off Bike Rentals with Media City Film Festival Pass or Artist Pass

*Special Thanks to Media City Film Festival and all the participating artists and galleries*The River and the Land Sustain You?A Project by Professor William Starling of DodoLab

If you would like more information or need directions to the gallery please contact Sarah Beveridge at 519-819-0536 or sarah@sbcontemporaryart.com. Our hours and a map are also featured on our website sbcontemporaryart.comunder Contact.

Art Gallery of Windsor

Saturday, May 19, 11 amArt Foundations: Drawing and Painting: Session IV
Saturday, May 19, 2 pmDrawing for Teens: Session IV
Sunday, May 20, 12:30 pmSundays in the Studio: Photo Montage
Tuesday, May 22, 1 pmAdult Drawing Classes:Session IV
Wednesday, May 23, 1:30 pmAdult Clay and Pottery Classes:Session IV
Thursday, May 24, 2 pmWalk-Through Tour of Correspondences and Panel Discussion
Thursday, May 24, 6 pmAdult Evening Drawing Classes: Session IV
Friday, May 25, 2 pmIAIN BAXTER& Book Launch and Panel Discussion Moderated by Adam Lauder
Sunday, May 27, 12:30 pmSundays in the Studio: Reel Art

Current Exhibitions

Parking UPDATE at the AGW

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Sunday May 21, 2012

The Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) today issues a challenge to residents, schools and businesses in Windsor and region inviting them to demonstrate their support of the arts by participating in WEA’s Toonies Talk WEA Walks/Walk for a Creative City 2012…. Walkers will gather at Assumption Park at 10:00am on May 21, and all are welcome and encouraged to bring friends and family.

“We know times are tough but toonies talk, and for the price of a morning coffee donors could make a real difference to our cultural community,” explained Carolyne Rourke, WEA President. “To facilitate the Toonies Talk campaign, WEA will be placing Toonie Bins in locations across the region and inviting local schools and businesses do the same.”

WEA Walkers will be accepting pledges in advance of the Walk, and will also carry a Toonie Bin during the Walk appealing to the community for on-the-spot donations. Donations collected will support WEA’s Endowment Fund.

“The value of the Creative Class in revitalizing cities is well documented,” Rourke added. “It is time we worked together to secure a spot for Windsor and region on the Creative City map.”

Individuals, businesses, schools and community centres interested in partnering in WEA’s Toonies Talk campaign should contact WEA at info@wea-arts.com. To find a Toonie Bin location nearest you; pledge your support of one of WEA’s walkers; or to walk with WEA in the Walk for a Creative City, visit the WEA website at www. wea-arts.com

For more information: info@wea-arts.com or visit our event pagehttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Windsor-Endowment-for-the-Arts/206743949341658#!/events/352611628136521/

Windsor Theatre – Auditions

Sunday May 20, Monday 21 and Wednesday May 23 @7pm

CALL TO ARTISTS: Canada Day Collaborative Art Project. Canada’s Capital Region

Deadline for receiving proposal: May 22, 2012, 3pm

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is seeking Canadian professional artists to develop an artistic project engaging Canadians in the creation of a temporary collaborative artwork at Major’s Hill Park in Canada’s Capital on July 1st, 2012 during Canada Day Celebrations. The collaborative project should be inspirational, creative and focused on iconic Canadian elements that engage individuals of all ages who attend Canada Day festivities in the Capital. The project must have the capability of being created by the artist in collaboration with the public over the course of the day, and completed as the evening approaches. In the evening, the NCC will illuminate the artwork.

Please visit the NCC web site for updates and information or to submit a proposal.

Questions
Julie Descôteaux, Programming Coordinator
artpublicart@ncc‐ccn.ca
613‐239‐5109

Art InDeed

Join us for a Creative Cleanse! starting May 24, 2012

Six week ColourPLAY Creative Cleanse – An Expressive Painting class for Adults

The ColourPLAY course is our most popular class! With the new Cleanse component we offer an introduction to the body’s chakra system and exploring your personal relationship with colour. Each week we focus on a different colour. It is a great class to stir creativity and cleanse your energy system. You will enjoy inspiring discussions, playful activities and enjoy expressive painting.
Guided by: Intuitive Artist, Danah Beaulieu
Thursday evenings: May 24 – June 28, 2012 6:30 – 9:30pm Cost: $175.00
Location: 1267 Victoria Avenue, Windsor Ontario

More about this class: “Change rooms in your mind…Leave the familiar of a while!” Come, immerse yourself in the magic ColourPLAY and expressive art. …an art class for relaxation, inspiration, self-discovery, empowerment, healing, affirmation, fun, creative exploration. Practice following your intuition, spontaneous art-making and feel increased wellness! Painting, Poetry, Music, and Movement…
Each night we will embark into the world of pure delight in creation as Danah takes you on a creative adventure from informative and inspiring discussions, to music to poetry to paint. Dare to make some serious art from serious play.
No previous experience necessary!

To register respond to this email or call: 519-977-1829
Register soon, space is limited!

Art InDeed and Whole Note Music Therapy – Summer Camp Programs

Therapy Express is specifically designed for children & teens with special needs and uses music therapy, expressive art, drama & movement to promote expressive & receptive communication, social interaction with peers, and creative self-expression. Programs are offered for preschool (6 & under); elementary (7-12), and teens (13-18).

TE Flyer 2012

‘Therapy Express: Social Competence’ is an extension of this program designed to help individuals (12-16) accurately perceive and respond to nonverbal aspects of social interactions. This program is ideal for children/youth with high functioning autism, Asperger’s syndrome, PDD-NOS, etc. Please note: Strong communication skills are required for the social competence program.

Social Competence Flyer

Both programs are run by professional therapists & practitioners with several years of experience working with individuals coping with communication & social challenges.

You can also visit our website or follow us on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/wholenote for updates & program details.

A Gallery Without Walls – Street Art

Deadline for original artwork is May 25, 2012.

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas

A Gallery Without Walls in its 6th year, is an exciting initiative brought to you by the Tecumseh Improvement Area (BIA). Banners that are hand-painted by local artist of all ages hang on town street poles from June to December. This incredibly colourful and unique town streetscape celebrates the wealth of creative talent in our area. Each year a new theme is selected and drawing submissions are judged by a committee of various Town of Tecumseh members and the chosen entries reflect a diversity of work. The artists then reproduce their art work on a specially treated vinyl banner (28”x 44”) on both sides of the banner. Currently we have over 60 original hand-painted banners for display!!

The theme for this year’s spring banner contest is “Celebrate 200 Years of Peace” to help commemorate the Bi-Centennial of the War of 1812.

Click on the brochure for guidelines, dead line dates and entry form. Deadline for original artwork is May 25, 2012.

Bike Rack Sculptures – Look at it, lock it…its art that works! Another artistic addition to A Gallery Without Walls are the bike rack sculptures that add another unique and diverse way of bringing artwork to the street. The program encourages local artists to create bike racks that bring the spirit of the businesses and the character of the neighbourhood to its sidewalks, public/town buildings and in our beautiful parks and parkettes throughout the Town of Tecumseh. The bike rack sculptures serve two functions, one to encourage more bicycle riders within and around the area by providing racks that they can lock their bikes up to and second to create a greater appreciation for public art. You don’t have to be a cyclist to appreciate a functional and unique object that doesn’t look like a typical bike race!

Art in our townscape makes for a fun day of touring by car, bicycle and even on foot to enjoy the work of finest local artists!

Tecumseh Art Festival

May 25 and 26, 2012

Come out and enjoy a weekend celebration of Visual & Performing Arts at the 5th Annual Tecumseh Art Festival, hosted by the Tecumseh Cultural & Arts Advisory Committee. This two-day event is being held at L’Essor High School, 13605 St. Gregory Road and will include professional artists, street painting exhibitions and performing artists. You won’t want to miss this diverse and inspirational event.

2012 TECUMSEH ART SHOW ARTIST APPLICATION

For more details, contact rossington@tecumseh.ca. Please visit us on Facebook or on the Town’s website at www.tecumseh.ca for other Town news and information.

Mudpuppy Gallery

Reception: Saturday May 26, 2012 – 2-4pm

PURSUIT OF THE GOLDEN KEY BOOKS ON SALE AT THE GALLERY.

If you have not already heard of the War of 1812 inspired book written and illustrated by local artists Denis White and Stephen Gibb. Come down to the gallery and find out a little about what this is all about. The book can be purchased at the gallery for $30.

Artcite Inc.

“OCCUPY THIS!” A group exhibition for MayWorks Windsor 2012,
exhibition runs until May 26, 2012

“OCCUPY WINDSOR DOCUMENTATION PROJECT” by
Alana Bartol (Windsor ON); Collette Broeders (LaSalle ON); and

“THE BREAK ROOM” by the GO HOME Collective: Teresa Carlesimo (Windsor, ON) and Michael DiRisio (Amherstburg ON)

Organized by the MayWorks Windsor 2012 Committee

Artcite collaborates with the MayWorks Windsor committee to develop a new and relevant activist themed exhibition for each MayWorks Windsor celebration, highlighting issues of labour and the Arts. Our 2012 exhibit features the Windsor ON collective GO HOME’s installation “The Break Room”; the “Occupy Windsor Documentation Project” and video histories of “Occupy Windsor” participants.

With the permission, support and participation of Occupy Windsor, Collette Broeders and Alana Bartol present “Occupy Windsor Documentation Project”, a multi-media installation that includes various artifacts from the Occupy Windsor camp, mixed-media drawings, video and sound. The exhibit examines the oral stories collected from the camp as well as the unique methods of communication used by Occupy Windsor and Occupy movements worldwide. Though this exploration, Bartol and Broeders evoke the power of nonverbal systems of communication that resonate within resistance groups as well as members of the wider community.

“As more people in this region lose jobs and politicians answer with austerity, the Occupy movement taught us that it is possible for people to come together, live and work for the mutual benefit of all in the spirit of cooperation. Occupy Windsor stands as an example of not only resistance but of workable alternatives.”
-Paul Chislett (Occupy Windsor)

Teresa Carlesimo and Michael DiRisio (GO HOME collective), presents their installation; “The Break Room” – a typical workspace break room, constructed within the gallery: a room that is completely furnished and appears to be a fully functional break room, but without a door or entry way. Without an entrance the room will be physically unreachable, but visible through plexiglass windows We have created a break room as a place that exists only in the context of wage labour, yet is not a place of labour. Instead, it is a place for the time spent between labouring. It’s a non-place. A place that is often cold and inhospitable. A place that rarely offers the respite that is promised by a “break”. As well, by transforming a section of the gallery space into a break room, we are effectively transforming the surrounding area into a workspace.

Leamington Arts Centre

Exhibitions run until May 26, 2012

Impasto: a show for painters
May 2 – May 26

A show celebrating the wondrous and vibrant medium of painting.
Enjoy all its splendor and beauty expressed through many styles and techniques.
Original works in oil , acrylic, watercolour, mixed medium , encaustic and more

From my Heart and Soul to Yours: Louise Vermerien
May 2 – May 26

Compassion also called ‘‘human affection’’ is the determining factor of our life.
Join me in my quest for solicitude and love for the children.

LEAMINGTON ARTS CENTRE
South Essex Arts Association
72 Talbot St. W
Leamington, ON
N8H 1M4

p: 519.326.2711
e: artcentr@mnsi.net
www.leamingtonartscentre.com

Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Society

Opening Reception Sunday May 27, 2012 – 12-4pm – Mackenzie Hall

Join us in the largest free studio in the world. We meet every Monday at various locations.

To receive notifications of our weekly Plein Air outings email Elizabeth MacDonald at emacdonald6@cogeco.ca to be put on our email list. You can also follow us on Facebook through our group https://www.facebook.com/groups/106621611584/and/or like our page: https://www.facebook.com/WECPAS We also have a website that you can subscribe to here: http://wepleinair.wordpress.com/

The Gibson Gallery

Exhibition runs until May 27, 2012

The Gibson Gallery is proud to present O’h ya,’h ohdiwenagqh:”Through the Voices of Beads” Thursdays-Sundays from 11am-5pm, April 12th to May 27th at 140 Richmond St. Amherstburg.

Bead workers have played a vital role in preserving Iroquois beliefs over the centuries.One of the goals of this exhibit is to reveal the meaning expressed in Iroquois beadwork, meanings that remain embedded in Iroquois culture to this day. A second goal is to show that this art, like the Iroquois people themselves, still thrives. The exhibition consists of historical and contemporary pieces from the Royal Ontario Museum and works form the collection of renowned Iroquois beadwork artist Samuel Thomas.

For more information contact 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

The Gibson Gallery is now offering childrens’s spring classes for May and June, contact the gallery for more details or visit our website!

ART BY THE RIVER – August 25 & 26

Join over 140 artists and artisans in Amherstburg, August 25 & 26 at Art by the River, Essex County’s oldest arts and crafts show. Browse their wares from 10-5 on the beautiful grounds of Fort Malden National Historic Site. Enjoy musical entertainment and magic, paint a picture at the “little artist workshop” in the children’s area or take a guided historic tour. Admission is $5.00, children 12 and under are free (when accompanied by an adult). No pets please. Art by the River-an old town, end of summer tradition since 1967. See www.gibsonartgallery.com

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Admission is $3.00/adults $2.00/students

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum

Sessions: May 29 – 30 – 31 2012

Erin Ward, Kacie Auffret, Ute Hertel, Adele Baradel, and Elizabeth MacDonald collaborate on a found object collage mono print.

Three Session Monoprinting Workshop with Kacie Auffret Location: Windsor Printmaker’s Forum,
420 Devonshire Rd, North Side Entrance, Lower Level
Windsor, On.
N8Y 4T6

Date: May 29 – 30 – 31,
TIME: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuition: $135.oo + hst
To register email: workshops@wpfstudio.org All supplies will be provided, except printmaking paper. Arches BFK is available for purchase, or student may bring their own printmaking paper.

Workshop Description: Monoprinting is a printing technique whereby a design is drawn onto a flat non-porous surface, also referred to as a printing plate. Paper is laid on top and after pressing, the image from the plate is transferred onto the paper. Monoprinting, as the name suggests, is when you create on unique print (rather than having a plate or a screen with an image which can be reproduced again and again). There are a number of different ways to make a monoprint, but in this workshop students will learn three different methods of monoprinting while focusing on basic drawing and painting techniques. Students will learn how to use variety of tools and found material e.g. leaf, lace, ribbons, and different textural papers etc. Students will learn how to create a good composition and explore a variety of techniques and mediums that allow for creative expression in a fun and supportive atmosphere.

InspectX: Industrial Passages: A Worker Dwells Here

Coinciding with Mayworks Windsor 2012. Exhibitions runs until May 31, 2012

“Industrial Passages: A Worker Dwells Here” follows the journey of worker through movement in industrial spaces. Coinciding with Mayworks Windsor 2012. May 10, 2012 – May 31, 2012

Merging industry with the arts and coinciding with Mayworks Windsor 2012, a two person exhibit of works by artists Collette Broeders and Julia Crampsie will be held at InspectX.

“Industrial Passages: A Worker Dwells Here” follows the journey of the worker through movement in industrial spaces. During the past two years, artist Collette Broeders has been documenting the development in industrial spaces. Both Broeders and Crampsie collected and traced patterns of movements in the manufacturing sector that include rust stains and marks of evidence of the worker left behind. These remnants form a methodical collection of markings culminating from an ongoing journey offering an opportunity to contemplate these spaces. The drawings, prints and digitally manipulated images reflect map-like metaphors of the journey of the worker. The transparent images are layered providing an indexical view of the passage of labour for countless workers. The images revitalize forgotten spaces of empty factories and those left behind in the wake of economic downturn and serve as a reminder that the industrial community remains. This idea of revitalization and regeneration facilitates an interaction between artists and workers to build a greater understanding of one another and their community.

InspectX: 5575 Roscon Industrial Drive – Oldcastle, Ontario – N0R 1L0. ph. (519) 737-2667 for other viewing appointments.

Korda Artistic Productions presents IN THE NEXT ROOM, or THE VIBRATOR PLAY.

May 31, June 1, 2 & June 7,8,9

By Sarah Ruhl and directed by Tracey Atin

Korda Founder Tracey Atin directs In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play, by Sarah Ruhl. At the dawn of the age of electricity a new medical device is developed to treat woman suffering from “hysteria” (we’re not making this up). As Dr. Givings pioneers this intimate new therapy, his young wife becomes determined to investigate the procedure that leaves her husband’s patients glowing and well-being. It’s a stimulating comedy about notions of female sexuality, intimacy and marriage in the twilight of the Victorian era. For more information please contact kordazone.com 519 562 3394 Kordazone, 2520 Seminole.

AUDITIONS for Korda Productions’ August Show

Audition dates/times: Sunday, June 3rd, Monday, June 4th, 4pm-6:30pm both nights.

Cold reads from the script.
Jeff Bastien (Theatre Windsor’s ‘Crimes of the Heart, ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’) makes his Korda directorial debut with two one act plays from celebrated Canadian playwright, Daniel MacIvor. Show dates are August 17,18, 19, 23, 24, 25.
‘Never Swim Alone’ is a competition…
2 older males (30+)
1 younger female (18+)
‘This is a Play’ is a play about a play about a play…
1 male
1 female
1 older female

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

Deadline May 31, 2012

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For over 30 years the OCC has helped build craft careers through awards of excellence. It’s worth your time to apply; 25% of applicants last year won an award, scholarship or supply grant. Over 100 scholars have been the beneficiaries of OCC scholarships and more than 400 craftspeople have benefited from a grant or award.

Whether you’re a student looking to continue your studies or an established maker looking for some recognition or aid in mounting an exhibition, with such a wide range of awards there’s something for everyone, in every stage of their career.

Winning is not just about the money, it’s also about exposure. Selected works from award recipients will be featured in the OCC Awards Winners 2012 exhibition held at the Ontario Craft Council Gallery in Fall 2012. Winners will also be considered for publication in Studio Magazine, Craftfl@sh and the Canadian Crafts in Toronto brochure.

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships pageon our website.

NEW IN 2012!! This year we are introducing a special dedicated event to celebrate Ontario’s craft talent and showcase our winners and their work. Mark your calendars for the Inaugural Awards and Scholarships Gala Ceremony on October 4, 2012. More details to come…

IMPORTANT PROGRAM DATES
May 31st: Application Deadline
Mid July: Winners are announced
October 4: Inaugural Awards & Scholarships Gala Ceremony and Award Winners 2012exhibition opening (watch for more details)
October 4 – November 4: Award Winners 2012 exhibition on display at the OCC Gallery

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

BookFest Windsor 2012 Student Poetry Contest

Deadline June 1, 2012

CONTEST RULES:

Eligibility: Any student currently enrolled at the Grade 1 through 12 level in Essex County and not older than 19 years old as of June 1, 2012

Theme: ”Revolution”
Contest Deadline: Friday June 1, 2012
For more information: BookF’est Student Poetry Contest Flyer

Windsor Dance eXperience:

June 9th and 10th, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW53SxtwGzM

Of Thread and Stone: Tales of Ancient Greece Told Through Dance

On June 9th and 10th Windsor Dance eXerience brings Greek mythology to life. Midnight strikes in the museum as the three Fates appear – the keepers of the past, present, and future. Weavers of the thread of life, they unravel seven tales from ancient Greece of human struggle, transcending love, and the power of the gods.

From ballet to contemporary, Mumford and Sons to Nine Inch Nails, the range will blow you away. Legendary tales of Pandora, Medusa, Orpheus and more will be told. Come prepared to be amazed.

Windsor Dance eXperience Inc. will be performing Of Thread and Stone: Tales of Ancient Greece Told Through Dance at the Chrysler Theatre, on June 9th at 8:00pm and 10th at 2:30pm. Tickets are $20, and are available for purchase online at ofthreadandstone.eventbrite.com or day-of at the Chrysler Theatre. Contact WDX at 519- 253-2466 for more information.

Windsor Essex Open Studio Tour 2012 – CALL TO ARTISTS

Application Deadline – June 09, 2012

The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Windsor Essex County invites individuals, groups and organizations working in the Arts and Cultural sector to participate in the 2nd Annual Open Studio Tour, being launched during Canada Cultural Days September 28, 29 and 30th, 2012,with additional Studio and Gallery tours, arranged by appointment, throughout the month of October, 2012.

The Open Studio Tour is an annual event which celebrates and promotes the creative communities and artists that live and work in our region. All art forms are invited to participate including visual, literary, performing, media arts and artisans throughout the Windsor Essex community. We invite you to open your studios/work space to introduce your work and processes to the general public, fellow artisans and interested groups. You may wish to offer demonstrations, hands on workshops, play opportunities to children and youth groups.

Your studio and artistic works will be promoted in the full color Tour Guides and on the Open Studio website with a link to your site. Your name and contact information will be publicized for 12 months from date of listing in the Tour Guide Brochure and on the Open Studio website. As a participant, you’ll receive a series of Free Tour Guides, Signage and postcards promoting the event. The Open Studio Tour 2012 Participation Fees are broken into 3 categories: Individual $130.00; Small Group (up to 4 artists) $160.00; and Large Groups, Galleries, Organizations $200.00.

The Open Studio Tour is designed to showcase fine art and craft in the artist’s working environment demonstrating a broad range of media and styles. The self-guided tour offers visitors the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the artistic process in a wide range of original work. This event is a marketing opportunity for serious professionals and a supportive environment to nurture and present new talent.

Last year more than 30 local artists displayed their creations and projects in homes, studios, galleries and community centres. The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Windsor Essex expects the 2012 event to be even more successful. Admission is free.

For additional information and participant registration forms, please go to the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Windsor Essex County website at http://www.artsculturalalliance.org/ or contact Gulnaz Turdalieva at gulnazt@gmail.com

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Sultans of String with WSO at the Capitol Theatre

Season tickets are on sale now with seating preference given to existing subscribers. Individual tickets for all WSO concerts will go on sale after Labour Day. Tickets are available through the WSO Box Office, 519-973-1238.=

Wheatley Idol early bird pre-registration NOW OPEN

Wheatley Optimist Club presents the 9th Annual Wheatley Idol Talent Competition, Sunday August 5, 12-5pm at Two Creeks Conservation Area. Pre-registration opens May 15, to all ages under 30. There is no entry fee and terrific prizes again this year. Overall Winner can WIN a RECORDING PACKAGE. To avoid disappointment pre-register early. Registration is limited! To register, fill out the online form at www.wheatleyidol.com. For more info., contact organizer Darla Janzen 519-825-9897 ext 3.

Comber Art in the Park

Saturday August 25, 2012

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Arts Notes: May 8, 2012

Posted on May 8, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.net by 5pm every Monday!

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Riverside Library Fine Crafts and Arts Exhibition

The Arts Council – Windsor & Region will be showcasing art in the community at Riverside Library on May 12 and 19. This annual event will feature 13 local artists and crafters who will be selling a variety of reasonably priced handmade goods including prints, cards, paintings, hats, photographs, ceramics, upcycled jewellery and native crafts.

Please join us in the library’s event room on Saturday.

Date: May 12 and 19
Time: 10.30 am to 2.30 pm
Address: 6305 Wyandotte Street East, which is 2 blocks east of Jefferson Boulevard
Cost: Free

1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAYS

Building Connections: A Conversation About Community Arts – May 16 at 6:30pm

To RSVP and more information, please contact: 519-252-ARTS (2787) or info@acwr.net
For more information, on the Artists in the Community Workplace program, please visit: http://acwr.net/aicw

Culture Days Information Session hosted by the ACWR – Thursday May 10 @ 2pm

Learn about tools and resources available to Culture Days participants at an information session hosted by the The Arts Council Windsor and Region (ACWR) with Culture Days staff in attendance. Aimed at helping participants increase the impact and success of their Culture Days activities, this information session is open to artists, professional and volunteer-run cultural groups, libraries, museums, schools and anyone else wishing to participate in the third annual pan-Canadian celebration of arts and culture taking place on September 28-30, 2012.

Culture Days invites everyone to explore, discover and participate in arts and culture in every community across the country. In 2011, the annual Culture Days event took place in more than 800 Canadian cities and towns, with attendance topping more than 1.2 million Canadians. More than 1265 activities were presented across Ontario, a 36% increase over the first year’s participation levels.

This year’s Culture Days weekend will take place on September 28, 29 and 30, 2012. Once again, the event will feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes”—and to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their community. To learn more, please visit www.culturedays.ca

Early-registration continues until April 30. Register before April 30 to be featured in a national Globe and Mail advertisement and other spring promotions. To register a Culture Days activity, visit www.culturedays.ca

For more details about Ontario Culture Days announcements please visit:www.on.culturedays.ca. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.

Culture Days in Ontario is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Ontario in recognition of Celebrate the Artist Weekend.

Information session to take place on Thursday May 10 at 2pm at the Arts Council Windsor & Region Office. 1942 Wyandote St. Windsor, ON N8Y 1E4. PLEASE RSVP to info@acwr.net or call us at the Office 519-252-ARTS (2787)

Ontario Culture Days staff will be in attendance to answer questions and facilitate. The information session is free and open to all.

For a complete list of information sessions happening across the province, please visit:www.on.culturedays.ca

For more information about Culture Days in Ontario, please contact:
Aubrey Reeves
Ontario Culture Days Manager
aubreyreeves@culturedays.ca
(416) 646-7469
1-800-387-0058 ext. 7469

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Out on a Limb. April 30 – May 11 2012 (Exhibition extended till May 11)

Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 1pm-5pm

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

The Work Collective. May 14 – May 18 2012

Christina Lord: Solo Show. May 19-26

“Seeing is Believing”

Please contact the Arts Council Windsor & Region or Windsor Pride Community Centre for more information.

Windsor Pride Community
422 Pelissier St., Windsor, ON 519-973-4656

Artcite Inc.

“OCCUPY THIS!” A group exhibition for MayWorks Windsor 2012,
April 20 – May 26, 2012

“OCCUPY WINDSOR DOCUMENTATION PROJECT” by
Alana Bartol (Windsor ON); Collette Broeders (LaSalle ON); and

“THE BREAK ROOM” by the GO HOME Collective: Teresa Carlesimo (Windsor, ON) and Michael DiRisio (Amherstburg ON)

Organized by the MayWorks Windsor 2012 Committee

Leamington Arts Centre

Two new Exhibitions at the Leamington Arts Centre. Both exhibitions opening on Friday, May 11, 7-9pm

Impasto: a show for painters
May 2 -26, 2012

From my Heart and Soul to Yours: Louise Vermerien
May 2 – May 26

Compassion also called ‘‘human affection’’ is the determining factor of our life.
Join me in my quest for solicitude and love for the children.

LEAMINGTON ARTS CENTRE
South Essex Arts Association
72 Talbot St. W
Leamington, ON
N8H 1M4

p: 519.326.2711
e: artcentr@mnsi.net
www.leamingtonartscentre.com

Media City 18

It’s that time of year again! Media City 18 is happening at the Capitol Theatre and the Art Gallery of Windsor in Windsor May 22-26, 2012.
As always, we are seeking volunteers to help run the festival. Are you looking for a great experience and a lot of fun this Spring? Volunteering with Media CIty is for you!
Volunteers are the backbone of the festival. Whether you are a returning or a first-time volunteer, your assistance with the preparation and execution of events and activities is essential to the ongoing health and vitality of the arts in Windsor – Detroit. All Media City volunteers receive full festival passes to all screenings and access to our special events, after-parties and the community/artist’s lunch held on the closing day of the festival.

Volunteers are needed in the following areas

• Guest Services
• Marketing and Promotion
• Hospitality
• Technical Assistance
• Front-of-House
• and many other areas!

As a festival volunteer, you will play an integral role in the presentation of Media City and directly contribute to the vitality of international film and video art in Windsor – Detroit. Volunteering is a great way to build up your CV, meet people from your community and around the world, immerse yourself in world-class film and video art and have a great time.

*******Volunteer meetings will occur weekly on Wednesdays leading up to the festival, on May 2nd, 9th and 16th @ 7pm @ Phog Lounge********
Can’t make it to the next meeting? Please email our Volunteer Coordinator stating your interest in volunteering and we’ll go from there.
For more information about becoming a volunteer during Media City 18, contact Media City’s Volunteer Coordinator Michelle Soullière today at 519 982 0428or media.city.volunteers@gmail.com

Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Society

Join us in the largest free studio in the world. We meet every Monday at various locations.

Mudpuppy Gallery

PURSUIT OF THE GOLDEN KEY BOOKS ON SALE AT THE GALLERY.

Art Gallery of Windsor

Mother’s Day Brunch at the AGW

Sunday, May 13, 11 am – 2 pm
Reservations required
Join Chef Julie Myers of Thyme-to-Go, the newest addition to Windsor’s culinary food scene for a unique Mother’s Day Brunch here at the Art Gallery of Windsor. Offering a wide array of appetizers, main course selections, a tasty children’s menu. and so many fabulous desserts to choose from, this menu and great venue will prove to mom just how much you really love her! Visit the AGW website for complete menu information.
For reservations, please call Thyme-to-Go directly at 519-254-3434
$35 per person; children under 12: $17.50
Reservations will not be accepted by the AGW

Current Exhibitions

Parking UPDATE at the AGW

Back Room Gallery Artist’s Co-op

Creative Writing Workshop

The Gibson Gallery

The Gibson Gallery is proud to present O’h ya,’h ohdiwenagqh:”Through the Voices of Beads” Thursdays-Sundays from 11am-5pm, April 12th to May 27th at 140 Richmond St. Amherstburg.
Bead workers have played a vital role in preserving Iroquois beliefs over the centuries.One of the goals of this exhibit is to reveal the meaning expressed in Iroquois beadwork, meanings that remain embedded in Iroquois culture to this day. A second goal is to show that this art, like the Iroquois people themselves, still thrives. The exhibition consists of historical and contemporary pieces from the Royal Ontario Museum and works form the collection of renowned Iroquois beadwork artist Samuel Thomas.
For more information contact 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

The Gibson Gallery is now offering childrens’s spring classes for April and May, contact the gallery for more details!

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Admission is $3.00/adults $2.00/students

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012
Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″
For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

SB Contemporary Art

SB Contemporary Art and Canada South Eco Tours present…

ARTourist: a gallery tour by bike ARTourist May 19

Saturday May 19, 1- 4pm
Tour Begins at SB Contemporary @ 1pm

Tour Fee: $20.00 per person (Free Media City Film Festival Pass to each Participant!)

For more Information and to Register email:info@sbcontemporaryart.com or call519-819-0536

50% off Bike Rentals with Media City Film Festival Pass or Artist Pass

*Special Thanks to Media City Film Festival and all the participating artists and galleries*The River and the Land Sustain You?A Project by Professor William Starling of DodoLab

Art Galia

Windsor Light Music Theatre Presents

Korda Artistic Productions presents

IN THE NEXT ROOM, or THE VIBRATOR PLAY. May 31, June 1, 2 & June 7,8,9
By Sarah Ruhl and directed by Tracey Atin

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Sultans of String with WSO at the Capitol Theatre

Say farewell to beloved Maestro JMR

Please join us at a farewell reception for John following his final two concerts:
Masterworks May 11 and May 12 at Assumption Church.
Reception tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Limited availability.
Cash bar and light refreshments.
Call 519-973-1238 for advance reservations.

Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

The WSYO’s final performance of the season is Sunday, May 13 at Walkerville Collegiate. Come out and celebrate the end of the Youth Orchestra’s exciting season that included being one of two non-Quebec orchestras to participate in the Festival des orchestres de jeunes du Québec in April.

WSYO Spring Concert
Sunday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Walkerville Collegiate Institute
Tickets $10 adult, $5 youth, available at the door.

Windsor Dance eXperience Presents:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW53SxtwGzM

Of Thread and Stone: Tales of Ancient Greece Told Through Dance

From ballet to contemporary, Mumford and Sons to Nine Inch Nails, the range will blow you away. Legendary tales of Pandora, Medusa, Orpheus and more will be told. Come prepared to be amazed.

Lee Lee Hats

For those of you who are not familiar with the Windsor Youth Centre. The WYC serves the basic and immediate needs of homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness in a safe and friendly atmosphere while engendering a feeling of community which is the basis for positive change and growth. Please contact Julia at leeleewyc@yahoo.ca for volunteer opportunities and or questions you may have about their programming. We are thrilled to have formed this partnership.

May Schedule

May 9th-6pm to 7:45pm-Windsor Public Library-Knot Just Knitters (Riverside Branch-Wyandotte St. E. in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

May 12th-11am to 1pm-Sweetheart Knit Club (Sweetheart Diapers & More on Wyandotte St. E in Windsor, ON)-Please join us for a open afternoon of knitting and socialization while helping learn the skills of knitting and crochet. This event is open to the public and all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

Tecumseh Art Festival – May 25 and 26, 2012

For more details, contact rossington@tecumseh.ca. Please visit us on Facebook or on the Town’s website at www.tecumseh.ca for other Town news and information.

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum

Three Session Monoprinting Workshop with Kacie Auffret Location: Windsor Printmaker’s Forum,
420 Devonshire Rd, North Side Entrance, Lower Level
Windsor, On.
N8Y 4T6

Wheatley Idol early bird pre-registration OPENS MAY 15!

Art InDeed and Whole Note Music Therapy – Summer Camp Programs

TE Flyer 2012

Social Competence Flyer

Both programs are run by professional therapists & practitioners with several years of experience working with individuals coping with communication & social challenges.

You can also visit our website or follow us on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/wholenote for updates & program details.

CALL TO ARTISTS: Canada Day Collaborative Art Project. Canada’s Capital Region

Deadline for receiving proposal: May 22, 2012, 3pm (Ottawa local time)

Please visit the NCC web site for updates and information or to submit a proposal.

Questions
Julie Descôteaux, Programming Coordinator
artpublicart@ncc‐ccn.ca
613‐239‐5109

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

BookFest Windsor 2012 Student Poetry Contest

CONTEST RULES:

Eligibility: Any student currently enrolled at the Grade 1 through 12 level in Essex County and not older than 19 years old as of June 1, 2012

Theme: ”Revolution”
Contest Deadline: Friday June 1, 2012
For more information: BookF’est Student Poetry Contest Flyer

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

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Arts Notes, May 1, 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.net by 5pm every Monday!

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Riverside Library & David Suzuki- Call for Artists

Call for Artist Vendors: Riverside Library Spring Art Show
The Riverside Library Spring Art Show will take place on May 12 and 19 this year.

Please call (519) 252 ARTS or email info@acwr.net for more information or to reserve your table. You can pay by mail or in person at the Arts Council at 1942 Wyandotte Str. East, Windsor ON N8Y 1E4. Alternatively, you can pay through the ACWR website athttp://acwr.net/checkout/.

Call for Artist Vendors: Dr. David Suzuki School Eco Conference
There are still a few tables available for artist vendors at the first annual Eco Conference at Dr. David Suzuki Public School on May 5th.

Tables are available for $10 for artists wishing to sell their locally made art that is made of reused or recycled materials or is environment or nature-themed. Please call (519) 252 ARTS or email info@acwr.net for more information or to reserve your table. You can pay by mail or in person at the Arts Council at 1942 Wyandotte Str. East, Windsor ON N8Y 1E4. Alternatively, please pay through the ACWR website athttp://acwr.net/checkout/.

1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAYS

Beginning Wednesday, May 2nd at 6:30pm, Arts Council – Windsor & Region (ACWR) launches their new series: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, a bi-weekly arts networking event. Our first Wednesday get-together is titled Community Seeks Artist for Meaningful Partnership. This evening event brings artists and community organizations together to
facilitate discussions and create connections.

The ACWR recognizes the value of these relationships in our community and hopes that 1st & 3rd Wednesdays will help facilitate various partnerships. Opportunities for art to be integrated into community life can be developed through programs such as the Artists in the Community / Workplace (AICW) grant that supports the development of collaborative, community arts projects. Cultural Animator Alana Bartol will be on hand at the event to answer any questions about the AICW grant.

Participation is open to artists and community members. You don’t need to have a partnership in mind or project being planned, just drop in to see what is happening – you may pick up some ideas or make a great connection. Collaboration can be a blast!

The second Wednesday networking session, on May 16th will feature an open discussion about initiating and creating community-engaged art projects with local recipients of the AICW grant, Justin Langlois of Broken City Lab and Rolly Marentette of the Injured Workers Coalition.

To RSVP and more information, please contact: 519-252-ARTS (2787) or info@acwr.net
For more information, on the Artists in the Community Workplace program, please visit: http://acwr.net/aicw

Culture Days Information Session hosted by the ACWR – Thursday May 10 @ 2pm

For more details about Ontario Culture Days announcements please visit:www.on.culturedays.ca. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.

Culture Days in Ontario is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Ontario in recognition of Celebrate the Artist Weekend.

Ontario Culture Days staff will be in attendance to answer questions and facilitate. The information session is free and open to all.

For a complete list of information sessions happening across the province, please visit:www.on.culturedays.ca

For more information about Culture Days in Ontario, please contact:
Aubrey Reeves
Ontario Culture Days Manager
aubreyreeves@culturedays.ca
(416) 646-7469
1-800-387-0058 ext. 7469

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Out on a Limb. April 30 – May 4 2012

MARY ATKINSON: The present works are influenced by the collages and assemblages Mary Atkinson has been making for many years since earning a BFA at the University of Windsor. This recent return to painting is inspired by the patterns found in trees and the colours she loves. It is a recognition of and homage to the role of trees in our lives and in our environment.

MARGARET GUILLET: is a representational artist who completed her BFA at the University of Windsor. The works in this show are influenced by the centuries-old traditions in Western landscape painting. In her depiction of trees she utilizes light, colour and brushwork to make them interesting, to interpret them in a fanciful manner or to use them as metaphors. Her images are meant to be familiar and accessible and to celebrate the nature around us.

Exhibition runs: Monday April 30 – May 4 2012
Reception: May 4 7pm-10pm
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 1pm-5pm

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

The Work Collective. May 14 – May 18 2012

Call to Artists:
Submission deadline is May 9, 2012

Windsor Pride Community Centre in partnership with the Arts Council Windsor & Region announce a call to artists for “Seeing is Believing” a non-juried exhibition on the issue of Homophobia. Held at the Windsor Pride Community Centre from May 14 to May 21 2012.

Submission deadline: May 9th, 2012

Please contact the Arts Council Windsor & Region or Windsor Pride Community Centre for a submission form.

Windsor Pride Community
422 Pelissier St., Windsor, ON 519-973-4656

Artcite Inc.

“OCCUPY THIS!” A group exhibition for MayWorks Windsor 2012,
April 20 – May 26, 2012

“OCCUPY WINDSOR DOCUMENTATION PROJECT” by
Alana Bartol (Windsor ON); Collette Broeders (LaSalle ON); and

“THE BREAK ROOM” by the GO HOME Collective: Teresa Carlesimo (Windsor, ON) and Michael DiRisio (Amherstburg ON)

Organized by the MayWorks Windsor 2012 Committee

Reception: Friday May 4, 2012, 7:30 PM

Leamington Arts Centre

Two new Exhibitions at the Leamington Arts Centre

Impasto: a show for painters
May 2 -26, 2012

From my Heart and Soul to Yours: Louise Vermerien
May 2 – May 26

Both exhibitions opening on Friday, May 11, 7-9pm

LEAMINGTON ARTS CENTRE
South Essex Arts Association
72 Talbot St. W
Leamington, ON
N8H 1M4

p: 519.326.2711
e: artcentr@mnsi.net
www.leamingtonartscentre.com

Mudpuppy Gallery

RECYCLE EXHIBIT

The exhibit starts Wed May 2nd. We are excepting submissions for this exhibit until Monday April 30th. Think outside the box and create something interesting from any recyclable/used/unwanted items .Lets think Recycle/ Reduce/Reuse. Do your part and make something artistic out of something that may of entered the landfill.

BEAT NIGHT 5

Once again the Mudpuppy Gallery is sponsoring and hosting a night of poetry and original music . Saturday May 5th at the Downtown Espresso 7pm(Across from the Gallery).. This evening will prove to be the best BEAT NIGHT yet. Our MC ROB TYMEC and a special guest are planning a surprise for us. . We have a new lineup of performers ,as well as some of our talented seasoned Beat Night performers. We are pleased to say we will also have a lighting and sound technician overseeing the evening. If you are interested in performing ,please contact us here at this email address. Cost $2 to perform or enjoy the performances.(SEE ATTACHED POSTER FOR DETAILS)

PURSUIT OF THE GOLDEN KEY BOOKS ON SALE AT THE GALLERY.

Art Gallery of Windsor

Exhibition Tour of Land Marks: Contemporary Photographs from the AGW Collection by Professor William Starling

Sunday, May 6, 1 pm
Second Floor, Art Gallery of Windsor
The Art Gallery of Windsor, SB Contemporaryand Dodolab are pleased to announce the impending visit of the eminently knowledgeable Professor William Starling to the city of Windsor. A direct descendant of the small colony of European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris) introduced by eccentric drug manufacturer Eugene Schieffelin to New York City’s Central Park in 1890 and 1891, Prof. Starling has been discretely visiting Windsor over the past two years to study and converse with the vast local flock of his species. While studying the starling community around Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge, the situation on the adjacent Indian Road with its long line of boarded up and empty houses came to his attention. Professor Starling will offer a tour of Land Marks: Contemporary Photographs from the AGW Collection from his unique interspecies perspective, where he adaptation to changing environments and the phenomenon of “invasive species” and habitat loss (his areas of expertise).

Mother’s Day Brunch at the AGW

Sunday, May 13, 11 am – 2 pm
Reservations required
Join Chef Julie Myers of Thyme-to-Go, the newest addition to Windsor’s culinary food scene for a unique Mother’s Day Brunch here at the Art Gallery of Windsor. Offering a wide array of appetizers, main course selections, a tasty children’s menu. and so many fabulous desserts to choose from, this menu and great venue will prove to mom just how much you really love her! Visit the AGW website for complete menu information.
For reservations, please call Thyme-to-Go directly at 519-254-3434
$35 per person; children under 12: $17.50
Reservations will not be accepted by the AGW

Upcoming Events at the AGW

Wednesday, May 2 at 4 pm: Imagine!…Where art and reading will take you after school!

Thursday, May 3 at 5 pm: In Pursuit of the Golden Key Book Launch

Sunday, May 6 at 12:30 pm: Sundays in the Studio: An Introduction and Demonstration of Classical Indian Dance and Music

Sunday, May 6 at 12:30 pm: Sundays in the Studio: Sand ArtGallery open 11 am – 5 pm

Current Exhibitions

Parking UPDATE at the AGW

Back Room Gallery Artist’s Co-op

Our Back Room Gallery is having a GRAND OPENING. Friday, May 4 at 7pm.

Enjoy food sponsored by the Keg, festive drinks to kick off local Cinco de Mayo celebrations, cool sounds by local musicians, awesome conversations, and of course, AMAZING ART!

Wyandotte St. East, Windsor, ON. For more information please contact Back Room Gallery 519-915-3535. backroomgallery@cogeco.net

Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am-6pm. Closed Sunday and Monday

Creative Writing Workshop

The Gibson Gallery

The Gibson Gallery is now offering childrens’s spring classes for April and May, contact the gallery for more details!

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Admission is $3.00/adults $2.00/students

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012
Reception Friday, May 4, 2012
Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″
For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

SB Contemporary Art

SB Contemporary Art presents……

The River and the Land Sustain You?
A Project by Professor William Starling of DodoLab

May 5 - June 9, 2012

Opening Reception: Saturday May 5, 1-4pm
AGW Talk/Tour: Sunday May 6, begins at 1pm

DodoLab and SB Contemporary Art are pleased to announce the visit of the eminently knowledgeable Professor William Starling to the city ofWindsor. Prof. Starling has been discretely visiting Windsor over the past two years to study and converse with the vast flock of his species mates that now roost in the understory of the Ambassador Bridge. While his kind is in shocking decline in his home range of Northern Europe and theUnited Kingdom, starlings remain ubiquitous across North America where the vast undulating clouds of birds (called murmurations) can be a common occurrence, particularly in the Windsor area.

While studying the starling community around Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge, the situation on the adjacent Indian Road with its long line of boarded up and empty houses came to his attention. Starlings frequent this neighborhood, and so the professor has been developing a rich inter-species narrative of adaptation to changing environments and the phenomenon of “invasive species” and habitat loss (his areas of expertise).

Professor William Starling’s activities are in conjunction with Windsor’s Mayworks 2012. His stay here includes this exhibition of creative research material from a recent visit to the UK as well as an exhibition tour/talk of Land Marks: Contemporary Photographsfrom the Art Gallery of Windsor’s collection. The professor can also be found on Sunday morning 11am to 1pm, strolling the Riverside between the Ambassador bridge and the AGW.

*********

DodoLab is an art and design based program lead by Lisa Hirmer and Andrew Hunter that researches, engages and responds to contemporary community challenges, with a particular focus on the natural world, social systems, the built environment and cities in transition. Professor William Starling joined them this past fall in Prince Edward Island and has most recently traveled to New York City and the United Kingdom. dodolab.ca

DodoLab’s work in Windsor has been generously supported by the Musagetes Foundation

Artist-In-Residence Speaker Series 2012

The University of Windsor’s School of Visual Arts is pleased to welcome the following artists to its Emerging Artist Research Residency program for 2012. From May 1 to 31 five artists will be accessing the school’s resources and facilities to cultivate new ideas through research, studio production and exploration of regional arts and culture.

Resident artists will present their work to the public at the Artist-In-Residence Speaker Series. This free event runs from May 3 – 4 at the School of Visual Arts, LeBel Building, in Rm. 115, 1-3 pm. The School of Visual Arts is located at the Southwest corner of Huron Church Rd. and College Ave.

Thursday, May 3^rd

Teresa Carlesimo (Windsor, ON)
Through sculpture and installation Carlesimo raises questions about the built environments that we inhabit and examines the idealism of twentieth century architecture, as well as the political, social and economic issues that surround them.

Ross C. Kelly (Vancouver, BC)
With a focus on the traditional rules of photographic composition, Kelly tries to reveal the complex and multilayered reality in which we live, while exploring the idea of location.

Friday, May 4^th

Alana Bartol-Vince (Windsor/Detroit)
Bartol-Vinces’s work is concerned with micro-transformation, with processes that ask viewers to become aware of classifications, systems and structures that alter our perception of each other, of ourselves, and of the environments in which we find meaning and community.

Raine Shen (Kitchener, ON)
Through her experimentation with installation, drawing and photography, Shen works to create a merging of contemporary eastern and western culture, while exploring myths, fables, and rituals.

Amy Siegel (Toronto, ON)
Siegel’s personal role as an activist, artist and educator propels her to explore social and political issues such as labour rights, sexuality and migration through a diverse range of materials including poetry, animation and film.
For more information please contact: lucy@uwindsor.ca
Art Galia

12055 Tecumseh Road
Tecumseh, ON
p: 519-735-6928

Art Galia

Puzzleroot

PUZZLEROOT ~ in concert in Southwestern Ontario
With special guest
ALLISON BROWN
along with Chris Crossroads

www.puzzleroot.com
www.allisonbrown.ca

Tuesday, May 1st ~ Leamington The Gallery Restaurant ~ Cup 2 Mug Lounge lower level 11 Queens Avenue
Doors at 7:00, Show at 7:30
$10.00
Fundraiser for Raise The Curtain
towards The Bank Theatre
http://www.banktheatre.com/
Tickets in advance by calling Sun Parlor Players
519.326.8805
or at Counter Effects – 2 Iroquois Road, Unit 1, Leamington

Wednesday, May 2nd ~ Windsor Phog Lounge
157 University W.
$5.00, 8:00pm
http://phoglounge.com/

From gorgeous vocal harmonies to foot-stomping fun!

Puzzleroot is an eclectic, genre-bending and blending band from Vancouver Island. They have been labeled roots, altfolk, dark folk, altcountry, bluegrass, and punkgrass.

Drawing on primarily original material, this band encompasses adept vocal harmonies, with poetic and yet, often humourous and insightful lyrics. From gorgeous vocal harmonies to foot-stomping fun, this band includes slide banjo and country picking at its best.

Puzzleroot is releasing their 2nd CD in the spring of 2012. Their first CD was released in late 2009 and has not only received airplay on CBC, Village 900, CHLY, CJSF, CIUT, CiTR and CFUV, but hit the charts on CFUV, CJSF, CIUT and CHLY. It has also garnered positive reviews from the media, musicians, and fans.

“a gorgeous voice that seemed way too big for one person” ~ Barbara Bruederlin, No Depression Roots Songstress Allison Brown…
… likes her religion a little bit gritty, takes her country music with a side of syrup and keeps her folk as dusty as the ol’ cabin floor. With a hatful of broken hearts, bad weather, toils of the road and leaps of faith, Allison’s crafted originals matched with classic roots repertoire reflect the striking conviction she brings to her sweet and powerful singing. As a soloist, Allison’s lonesome warbles soar over subtle guitar framework, but can turn quickly to a feverish cyclone when joined by her spirited troupe of accompanists. Allison brings her truest self to her collection of songs and to the stage in a refreshing conversation with the audience.

Windsor Light Music Theatre Presents

The Essex-Kent Bluegrass, Oldtime & Folk Music Association

Presents A Spring Bluegrass Music Celebration

May 6, 2012, from 2 to 5 p.m at the Kingsville Lakeside Park Pavilion

Performances by association member groups such as the Fiddle Pals, Essex County Ramblers, Stay Tuned, Prairie Siding & Friends and more Information: David Blakney 519-975-2792 dblakney@mnsi.net

Larry Lott 519-727-5439

Bev MacAulay 519-776-8716

Shirley Robbins 519-254-9620

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Sultans of String with WSO at the Capitol Theatre

Two SOLD OUT Concert Mark Maestro’s Final Pops Performances as WSO Music Director

On May 5 & 6, world-jazz string wizards and JUNO nominees, Sultans of String, serve up their spicy stew of Global rhythms with the acclaimed Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) at the Capitol Theatre for two SOLD OUT performances!!

WSO Pops
Sultans of String
Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Capitol Theatre
Tickets SOLD OUT

Say farewell to beloved Maestro JMR

Please join us at a farewell reception for John following his final four concerts:
Pops May 5 and May 6 at the Capitol Theatre
Masterworks May 11 and May 12 at Assumption Church.
Reception tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Limited availability.
Cash bar and light refreshments.
Call 519-973-1238 for advance reservations.

Second Brahms Concert Added!

Friday, May 11 at 8:00pm
Masterworks – Brahms at Assumption
Assumption Church, 350 Huron Church Rd.
Call 519-973-1238 for tickets and information

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra will add nine performances to the concert schedule for the 2012-2013 Season. The excitement generated by the upcoming move to the historic Capitol Theatre and the search for a new Music Director resulted in greater demand for season tickets earlier in year. Additionally, the Orchestra’s three final performances of the current season sold out weeks in advance, prompting the addition of one concert in May and further emphasizing the growing need for audience capacity.

The added concert dates are as follows:

WSO Sunday Masterworks – 2:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre
Sunday, October 14, 2012 – Brahms 2
Sunday, November 25, 2012 – 1812 Celebration
Sunday, March 24, 2013 – Gloria!
Sunday, May 12, 2013 – Russell & Scheirich Reunited

WSO Friday Pops – 8:00 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre
Friday, September 28, 2012 – Fiddle Player’s Symphony
Friday, November 2, 2012 – John William’s Greatest Hits
Friday, December 14, 2012 – Holiday Pops: A Windsor Nutcracker
Friday, February 22, 2013 – Six String Nation
Friday, April 5, 2013 – Swingsational!

For information please contact. 519-973-1238. www.windsorsymphony.com

Day of Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution: Continuity and Transformation
Sunday, May 6, 2012

3pm: Keynote presentation, Cuban Consul General
5pm: Traditional Cuban Dinner
6pm: Film Night: Habana Station

Sangria Latin Lounge
485 Pelissier St.

(Presentation and film are free to the public; dinner tickets must be purchased in advance: $15, children under 5 by donation and children 5-12; $10)

As part of MayWorks Windsor 2012, the Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association-Windsor is pleased to present this exciting program for this year’s Day in Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution under the theme: The Cuban Revolution: Continuity and Transformation.

In order to make the Day a success, we need your help. Please consider bringing friends, spouses, family members or co-workers either to the entire event or to the dinner and movie portion.

This theme was chosen because Cuba, like Canada and the rest of the world, is facing economic challenges as a result of the current crisis. In an effort to find solutions to these challenges, Cuba has undertaken reforms of its economy. At last year’s Day, Consul General for the Cuban Consulate in Toronto, Jorge Soberon pointed out that the economic reforms in Cuba are part of an internal process of renewal and development; not the result of external pressures. He explained that in order to face the current challenges, the country is expanding its economic base and productive capacity as an alternative to cutting social programs. In this year’s address, Mr. Soberon will update us on the progress and ongoing challenges to date.

The film Habana Station (2011) is a Cuban film that deals with the realities of the Cuban people today. It was premiered in July 2011 by the Cuban Institute of the Cinematographic Industry and Arts. Habana Station is the story is of two young boys who become friends despite their social and economic differences. Although both are classmates, they come from different parts of Havana; neither one understanding the reality of the other; however, when they get lost during the May Day demonstrations, their relationship changes.

For dinner tickets or more information, please contact: ccfawindsor@gmail.com or 519-991-4167.Windsor

Jewish Film Festival

April 30-May3

All films to be shown at Devonshire Mall Cineplex Odeon Theatre. Those films not in English will have English subtitles.

Tickets are available at the door each day or at the Windsor Jewish Community Centre. For more details or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Sandi Malowitz at 519-973-1772 or email: sandimalowitz@jewishwindsor.org. All tickets $10.00 per film

CALL TO ARTISTS: Urban Art Project. Canada’s Capital Region

Deadline for receiving proposal: May 7, 2012, 3pm (Ottawa local time)

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is seeking artists, landscape architects, architects and any other Canadian design professionals who have innovative ideas, for its 2012InSitu project which goal is to create unusual and compelling rest areas along Confederation Boulevard through artistic and functional interventions. The NCC wants to highlight Canadian artistic excellence to enrich the National Capital Region’s (NCR) visitors experience throughout the touristic summer season. Overlooking the Ottawa River and having spectacular views, the summer 2012 selected site, year of the project launch, will quickly become a popular venue.

Information on the Call to Artists
Access photos of the InSitu Site
Access the Sketch Up 3D Model file of the Plan & Views document (you must have Sketch Up program to access)

Questions Ysabel Jetté, Public Art and Commemoration Coordinator. artpublicart@ncc-ccn.ca. 613-239-5553

Lee Lee Hats

May Schedule

May 14th-1pm to 3pm-Essex Public Library-Knit Club (Arner Townline off #3 Hwy in Essex, ON)-Please join us for a lovely afternoon with an open knit. Bring your projects and enjoy the company of others. Knit Clubs are held in the private meeting room near the washrooms, so please don’t be shy and come out!

May 15th-4pm to 6pm-Ontario Early Years (Ska:na Family Learning Centre-1684 Ellrose in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend this free Knit Club. We welcome all skill levels to attend, as we will have volunteers on site helping teach how to knit, crochet and loom.

May 17th-7pm to 9pm-Windsor Youth Centre (1321 Wyandotte Ave. E. In Windsor, ON)-This event is open to teens 16 to 20 years of age and is open to all students wishing to participate. Students will learn to loom and knit hats to be donated to local babies in the NICU. Come out and learn to knit and find out how they can complete their required volunteer hours for high school. They can make hats at home in their own time and help a baby receive a warm, cozy hat. LeeLee Hat volunteers will be on site offering tutorials on how to knit, crochet and loom.

May 24th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Knit 2gether (Central Branch-Ouellette Ave. in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

May 26th-11am to 1pm-Sweetheart Knit Club (Sweetheart Diapers & More on Wyandotte St. E in Windsor, ON)-Please join us for a open afternoon of knitting and socialization while helping learn the skills of knitting and crochet. This event is open to the public and all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

May 26th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Sit & Knit (Fontainebleau Branch on Rivard in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

May 28th-1pm to 3pm-Essex Public Library-Knit Club (Arner Townline off #3 Hwy in Essex, ON)-Please join us for a lovely afternoon with an open knit. Bring your projects and enjoy the company of others. Knit Clubs are held in the private meeting room near the washrooms, so please don’t be shy and come out!

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Saturday May 5 7pm – 9pm
Windsor Light Music Theatre
2491 Jos. St. Louis, Windsor
Tickets $35 ea., $30 for members

Windsor Endowment for the Arts presents THE WEAs – the second biennial Awards and Grants Celebration recognizing some of our community’s most talented artists, upcoming talent and arts leaders. Along with the awards ceremony, enjoy theatrical performances by Windsor Light Music Theatre, delectable cheeses, desserts and wine. Relive your favourite musical performances and experience a rare opportunity for a back-stage tour – all in support of local arts.
For more information and to reserve your tickets info@ wea-arts.com or 519-977-9369.

MayWorks

BookFest Windsor 2012 Student Poetry Contest

CONTEST RULES:

Eligibility: Any student currently enrolled at the Grade 1 through 12 level in Essex County and not older than 19 years old as of June 1, 2012

Theme: “Revolution”

Contest Deadline: Friday June 1, 2012

For more information: BookF’est Student Poetry Contest Flyer

A Community ‘Chalk Out’

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum

Three Session Monoprinting Workshop with Kacie Auffret Location: Windsor Printmaker’s Forum,
420 Devonshire Rd, North Side Entrance, Lower Level
Windsor, On.
N8Y 4T6

Date: May 29 – 30 – 31,
TIME: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuition: $135.oo + hst
To register email: workshops@wpfstudio.org All supplies will be provided, except printmaking paper. Arches BFK is available for purchase, or student may bring their own printmaking paper.

Workshop Description: Monoprinting is a printing technique whereby a design is drawn onto a flat non-porous surface, also referred to as a printing plate. Paper is laid on top and after pressing, the image from the plate is transferred onto the paper. Monoprinting, as the name suggests, is when you create on unique print (rather than having a plate or a screen with an image which can be reproduced again and again). There are a number of different ways to make a monoprint, but in this workshop students will learn three different methods of monoprinting while focusing on basic drawing and painting techniques. Students will learn how to use variety of tools and found material e.g. leaf, lace, ribbons, and different textural papers etc. Students will learn how to create a good composition and explore a variety of techniques and mediums that allow for creative expression in a fun and supportive atmosphere.

Pillette Village

Pillette Village has been an integral part of Windsor’s cultural and retail scene for many
years and is pleased to invite the community to join them for their Cinco de Mayo Street
Festival. Wyandotte Street East at Pillette will be decked out in their best Mexican
themed finery. The centre of this festival is Palenque, a Mexican restaurant, and new
member to the Wyandotte Street East landscape.

Saturday May 5, 2012 the businesses in the Heart of Pillette Village will open their
doors with an air of a spring party. Rounding out the festivities will be Latin dancers, a
Mariachi Band, artists, vintage vendors and a Chihuahua Beauty Contest.
Pillette Village businesses will each adding their own twist to the Cinco de Mayo Festival
with in store specials, street sales and many surprises.
Travel to old Mexico by heading to east to the Heart of Pillette Village, Wyandotte Street
at Pillette; bring your sombrero and a sense of spring fun.

Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation- Call for Artists

The Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation is unveiling a new signature event to be held Sunday, May 6 at the Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery. Gourmet Gardens, A Celebration of Food Wine & Spring will offer an elegant afternoon that will tantalize the many senses. Attached is a Save the Date card which gives some details of the event.

We would like to invite artists to submit a piece of art that could be used in the silent auction at the event. Proceeds benefit Education Programs for youth in care of the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society. If you have an interest or would like additional information, please contact Mike Clark , Manager of Public Relations & Fund Development for the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society at (519) 252-1171, ext. 3210. Thank you in advance for your support of children and youth of our community.

Mike Clark, B.A., E.C.E.
Manager of Public Relations & Fund Development
Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society
1671 Riverside Drive East
Windsor, ON N8Y 5B5
Ph: (519) 252-1171, ext. 3210
Fax: (519) 256-2739
E-Mail: MClark@WECAS.on.ca

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

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ARTS NOTES: APRIL 24, 2012

Posted on April 24, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.net by 5pm every Monday!

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Riverside Library & David Suzuki- Call for Artists

Call for Artist Vendors: Riverside Library Spring Art Show
The Riverside Library Spring Art Show will take place on May 12 and 19 this year.

1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAYS

To RSVP and more information, please contact: 519-252-ARTS (2787) or info@acwr.net
For more information, on the Artists in the Community Workplace program, please visit: http://acwr.net/aicw

Culture Days Information Session hosted by the ACWR – Thursday May 10 @ 2pm

Learn about tools and resources available to Culture Days participants at an information session hosted by the The Arts Council Windsor and Region (ACWR) with Culture Days staff in attendance. Aimed at helping participants increase the impact and success of their Culture Days activities, this information session is open to artists, professional and volunteer-run cultural groups, libraries, museums, schools and anyone else wishing to participate in the third annual pan-Canadian celebration of arts and culture taking place on September 28-30, 2012.

Culture Days invites everyone to explore, discover and participate in arts and culture in every community across the country. In 2011, the annual Culture Days event took place in more than 800 Canadian cities and towns, with attendance topping more than 1.2 million Canadians. More than 1265 activities were presented across Ontario, a 36% increase over the first year’s participation levels.

Early-registration continues until April 30. Register before April 30 to be featured in a national Globe and Mail advertisement and other spring promotions. To register a Culture Days activity, visit www.culturedays.ca

For more details about Ontario Culture Days announcements please visit: www.on.culturedays.ca. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.

Culture Days in Ontario is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Ontario in recognition of Celebrate the Artist Weekend.

Ontario Culture Days staff will be in attendance to answer questions and facilitate. The information session is free and open to all.

For a complete list of information sessions happening across the province, please visit: www.on.culturedays.ca

For more information about Culture Days in Ontario, please contact:
Aubrey Reeves
Ontario Culture Days Manager
aubreyreeves@culturedays.ca
(416) 646-7469
1-800-387-0058 ext. 7469

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

An Exhibition by Philip Chouinard

“A room without art is like a human without soul, cold and lifeless.” Philip Chouinard

Art in Living II is a culmination of work over the past decade that artist Philip Chouinard has been creating while exploring the many ways art can be incorporated into everyday life. Whether on canvas or wood, with found objects or as a light source, all of the many mediums and creations make living more pleasurable for the eye as well as enliven the soul bringing it passion and exuberance as well as functionality and purpose.

Local artist Philip Chouinard’s work has been featured in national publications such as Canadian House and Home and Style At Home as well as most recently in Windsor Life Magazine.

Exhibition runs: Monday April 23-Saturday April 28 2012
Reception: Friday April 27 2012. 7pm-11pm
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 1pm-5pm

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

Out on a Limb. April 30 – May 4 2012

MARY ATKINSON: The present works are influenced by the collages and assemblages Mary Atkinson has been making for many years since earning a BFA at the University of Windsor. This recent return to painting is inspired by the patterns found in trees and the colours she loves. It is a recognition of and homage to the role of trees in our lives and in our environment.

MARGARET GUILLET: is a representational artist who completed her BFA at the University of Windsor. The works in this show are influenced by the centuries-old traditions in Western landscape painting. In her depiction of trees she utilizes light, colour and brushwork to make them interesting, to interpret them in a fanciful manner or to use them as metaphors. Her images are meant to be familiar and accessible and to celebrate the nature around us.

The Work Collective. May 14 – May 18 2012

Artcite Inc.

MayWorks 2012 Collaborative QuiltŠ..”This Is What Peace Looks Like”

GETS QUILTED TOGETHER!

Join us on Thursday April 26 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM at The Art Gallery of Windsor, 501 Riverside Dr W.

(picture of the quilt squares being sewn up at Artcite May17)

In conjunction with MayWorks 2012, there will be a gallery tour, ATC Mega-Trade and the QUILTING of the MayWorks Collaborative Quilt.

DURING THIS SPECIAL MAYWORKS WINDSOR 2012 Stitch ‘n’ Bitch /ATC TRADE SESSION, The MayWorks Quilt will be assembled at the Art Gallery of Windsor on April 26 from 6-9 p.m. and unveiled and dedicated at the Mayday Rally at City Hall Square May 1, 2012 at 5:30.

George P. Vanier, a French-language School, 6200 Edgar St. will show the quilt from May 2-15.

The MayWorks Quilt will reside at Windsor Worker Action Centre thereafter.

Also Also, Artists Trading Cards first annual MEGA -TRADE! Artist Trading Cards are miniature works of art. 2.5 X 3.5. All materials are acceptable.

AND AT ARTCITE:

Our MayWorks Windsor 2012 show is ongoing (and partly still being built on site!), drop by any time during gallery hours to see it BEFORE the reception, MAY 4, Friday, 7:30 PM

Newest MayWorks schedule & info is always at: artcite.ca/mayworks

ARTCITE INC. 109 University Ave. W. Windsor, ON, N9A 5P4 Canada. P H / F X: +01.519.977.6564

Leamington Arts Centre- Final Call for Submissions

Impasto: a show for painters
May 2 -26, 2012

The Leamington Arts Centre is proud to present this show exclusively for painters!

ELIGIBILITY:
• The only medium accepted is painting:
• Oil, Acrylic, Watercolour, Spray Paint, Enamel, Ground Pastel, Gouache, Tempera,
Fresco, Encaustic, Fabric Paint, Mixed Mediums…
• No size restrictions
• All themes and styles accepted
• No limit on the number of entries
• $10 entry fee per piece submitted
• All artworks must be originals and not copies, derivatives or artworks based in any way on other copyrighted or published paintings, photographs or other artistic works. They must be entirely executed by the applicant.
• Prints or giclees of original artworks are not accepted.
DEADLINE for Entry: Saturday, April 28th @ 4pm
(Entry forms available online or at the gallery)

CONTACT:
Chad Riley, MFA
Gallery Director

LEAMINGTON ARTS CENTRE
South Essex Arts Association
72 Talbot St. W
Leamington, ON
N8H 1M4
p: 519.326.2711
e: artcentr@mnsi.net
www.leamingtonartscentre.com

Mudpuppy Gallery

HEROES EXHIBIT

We are winding down the Heroes Exhibit. Exhibit ends Sunday April 27th. Come in and take a look at whom/what has inspired our local artists.

Touching artistic tributes have graced our walls at the gallery. From 911 Heroes to Scobby Doo!

RECYCLE EXHIBIT

BEAT NIGHT 5

PURSUIT OF THE GOLDEN KEY BOOKS ON SALE AT THE GALLERY.

Art Gallery of Windsor

FREE Admission

IT’S BACK! Free admission returns to the AGW thanks to the support of Caesars Windsor, Windsor Family Credit Union and AM800. Visitors will enjoy free access to the Gallery during regular public hours, including weekends, providing the perfect opportunity to bring family, friends and guests to the AGW for the best views in town, both inside and out.

WHY NOW? With the anticipated arrival of the Windsor Public Library to the main floor, the Gallery expects that the move to free admission will support audience exchange opportunities that will enrich and diversify the visitor experience. This partnership strengthens access to a wide range of audiences within our shared community space, providing unlimited growth potential for both organizations.

Please note that for special programs, events and activities, a nominal fee may be charged to non-Gallery members. Membership does have its benefits — AGW members will enjoy these for free or at a reduced cost.

Exhibition Tours, Stitch & Bitch and Artist Trading Cards Trade

Thursday, April 26, 6:30 pm – 9 pm

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Tour Re-enacting Resistance: Jamelie Hassan with Curator Srimoyee Mitra and Female Self-Representation & the Public Trust: Mary E. Wrinch and the AGW Collection with Director Catharin Mastin

7:30 – 9 pm: Stitch & Bitch and Artist Trading Cards exchange in collaboration with Artcite and MayWorks Windsor

Sundays in the Studio: Cameraless Filmmaking

Sunday, April 29, 11 am – 4:30 pm

In partnership with the 18th edition of Media City Film Festival and the Art Gallery ofWindsor, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) will present a free afternoon class in cameraless 16mm filmmaking.

Using 16mm sound recording film, flashlights and found objects, participants will produce a short collaborative film in one session. The class will work under red lights using feathers, lace, hardware and any other found objects brought by participants to create rayograms / photograms. After processing, these short lengths of film will be spliced together and projected as a finished 16mm film with sound. Additionally, LIFT will give a presentation about the various films stocks, equipment and services the organization has available to the public year-round.

The class is completely FREE and open to the public and will be instructed by LIFT’s Executive Director Ben Donoghue and Education Coordinator Coral Aiken. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Organized by Media City Film Festival

Current Exhibitions

Land Marks: Contemporary Photographs from the AGW Collection
Works by Christine Burchnall, Stan Douglas, ThinkArchitecture, Bill Vazan and Douglas Walker
April 12 – June 10, 2012

Female Self-Representation & the Public Trust: Mary E. Wrinch and the AGW Collection
April 7 – June 10, 2012

Re-enacting Resistance: Jamelie Hassan
April 21 – June 10, 2012

Correspondences
April 21 – June 10, 2012

Art for Canada: An Illustrated History
April 11, 2009 (ongoing)

Inuit Sculptures at Windsor International Airport
November 27, 2009 (ongoing)

ReAppearances: “Old Friends” from the AGW Collection
April 4 (ongoing)

Parking UPDATE at the AGW

As of February 22, access to Chatham Street West and Pitt Street West, between Church and Bruce, is now closed for the construction of the City of Windsor’s aquatic centre.

Access to the AGW parking lot is available from Church Street only. Parking is restricted to Gallery visitors ONLY and will be closely monitored. Towing will be strictly enforced.

Additional paid parking is available at the following:
• Street parking (meters)
• Parking garage located in the Chrysler building (1 Riverside Drive West, off Ferry)
• Parking garage located at Pitt Street West and Church
• City of Windsor lot 22, located at University Avenue West between Bruce and Janette
• City of Windsor lot 23, located at Caron Avenue

Note: Parking at paid meters and lots is strictly enforced; please be sure to bring adequate change

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Back Room Gallery Artist’s Co-op

Our Back Room Gallery is having a GRAND OPENING. Friday, May 4 at 7pm.

Enjoy food sponsored by the Keg, festive drinks to kick off local Cinco de Mayo celebrations, cool sounds by local musicians, awesome conversations, and of course, AMAZING ART!

Wyandotte St. East, Windsor, ON. For more information please contact Back Room Gallery 519-915-3535. backroomgallery@cogeco.net

Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am-6pm. Closed Sunday and Monday

Creative Writing Workshop

The Gibson Gallery

As part of the Bicentennial commemoration of the War of 1812, the Gibson Gallery is proud to present:

O’h ya,’h ohdiwenagqh:”Through the Voices of Beads” , a travelling exhibition from the Royal Ontario Museum,

Thursdays-Sundays from 11am-5pm, April 12th to May 27th

It would be of interest to those classes studying the aboriginal peoples.

Booking for school groups can be made by calling or emailing the Gallery. We will open the Gallery any day of the week for them and do our best to have a First Nation artist on site.

Bead workers have played a vital role in preserving Iroquois beliefs over the centuries.One of the goals of this exhibit is to reveal the meaning expressed in Iroquois beadwork, meanings that remain embedded in Iroquois culture to this day. A second goal is to show that this art, like the Iroquois people themselves, still thrives. The exhibition consists of historical and contemporary pieces from the Royal Ontario Museum and works from the collection of renowned Iroquois beadwork artist Samuel Thomas.

Admission is $3.00/adults $2.00/students

For more information visit www.gibsonartgallery.com. & Sign up now for May Spring classes for children!

Spring Classes

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

2nd Annual Art Show & Silent Auction

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012

Reception Friday, May 4, 2012

Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″

For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

SB Contemporary Art

SB Contemporary Art presents……

Actualized Space(s): site projection by Nicolas de Cosson

Thursday April 26 at dusk – 10pm

Actualized Space(s), de Cosson states, “..deals with the idea of the gallery space itself as one in constant transition, or transformation; one that rotates throughout the year. The projection also deals with the membrane as the source that holds the projection along with interactive elements; it is a virtual space actualized in a physical space. It is real, yet it is virtual – it is virtual, yet it is real.”

At the core, de Cosson is experimenting with new systems of coded experiences, ones that explore the idea of self, surface, the interface and how we can become more human through new forms of interactions. He holds a BFA from the University of Lethbridge, AB and he is presently enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program at the University of Windsor, ON.

This site projection will be viewed from outside of the gallery and the gallery will not be open at this time. The projection will begin at dusk and run on a loop until 10pm. The artist, Nicolas de Cosson will be on site to answer questions and discuss his work. This will be presented for one night only, you don’t want to miss it!

The River and the Land Sustain You?
A Project by Professor William Starling of DodoLab

May 5 - June 9, 2012

Opening Reception: Saturday May 5, 1-4pm
AGW Talk/Tour: Sunday May 6, begins at 1pm

Professor William Starling’s activities are in conjunction with Windsor’s Mayworks 2012. His stay here includes this exhibition of creative research material from a recent visit to the UK as well as an exhibition tour/talk of Land Marks: Contemporary Photographs from the Art Gallery of Windsor’s collection. The professor can also be found on Sunday morning 11am to 1pm, strolling the Riverside between the Ambassador bridge and the AGW.

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DodoLab’s work in Windsor has been generously supported by the Musagetes Foundation

Art Galia

12055 Tecumseh Road
Tecumseh, ON
p: 519-735-6928

KORDAZONE

2520 Seminole St (1 Block east of Walker Rd)

VISITTING HOURS

(Subtitled: Doctor Matthew Vaughn’s Sinister Masterplan to Become Sane Again) a “dramady” by Endor
A well-balanced psyche is a highly subjective term!
Starring: Rob Tymec
Kyle Pitre
Melanie Postma
and Carla Gyemi

To be performed at: Korda Zone Theatre, 2520 Seminole Street
Showtime: 8PM
Showdates: Saturdays, April 21st and 28th
Tickets: Adults – $15
Senior/Student – $10

“There’s a new inmate at the assylum. He knows “The Ropes” really well. Mainly because he was a therapist before he was admitted!” Doctor Matthew Vaughn, one of the most famous psychiatrists in the industry, has committed proffessional suicide. After the treatment of one of his patients goes horrifically wrong, he decides to lock himself away in a secluded mental institution to heal himself of his guilt. Or so it would seem. You never know with Doctor Vaughn, he always seems up to something… Mind you, the people visitting him seem to have deeper motives, too. Outwardly, they seem to be more in need of psychological help than Vaughn does as they deal with hero worship issues, drug addiction and obcessive compulsiveness. But beneath all these syndromes, something sinister is lurking…. Can Doctor Vaughn outwit his visittors and make it safely back to sanity? Who will ultimately win in this game of psychiatric hide-and-seek? Who knows? But, whatever happens, be prepared for an adventure full of laughter, soul-searching and poor bladder control!
WARNING: MATURE LANGUAGE AND SUBJECT MATTER
For more info: 226 344 3814 or robtymec@hotmail.com

Puzzleroot

PUZZLEROOT ~ in concert in Southwestern Ontario
With special guest
ALLISON BROWN
along with Chris Crossroads

www.puzzleroot.com
www.allisonbrown.ca

Wednesday, May 2nd ~ Windsor Phog Lounge
157 University W.
$5.00, 8:00pm
http://phoglounge.com/

From gorgeous vocal harmonies to foot-stomping fun!

Puzzleroot is an eclectic, genre-bending and blending band from Vancouver Island. They have been labeled roots, altfolk, dark folk, altcountry, bluegrass, and punkgrass.

Windsor Light Music Theatre Presents

The Essex-Kent Bluegrass, Oldtime & Folk Music Association

Presents A Spring Bluegrass Music Celebration

May 6, 2012, from 2 to 5 p.m at the Kingsville Lakeside Park Pavilion

Performances by association member groups such as the Fiddle Pals, Essex County Ramblers, Stay Tuned, Prairie Siding & Friends and more Information: David Blakney 519-975-2792 dblakney@mnsi.net

Larry Lott 519-727-5439

Bev MacAulay 519-776-8716

Shirley Robbins 519-254-9620

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Second Brahms Concert Added!

Friday, May 11 at 8:00pm
Masterworks – Brahms at Assumption
Assumption Church, 350 Huron Church Rd.
Call 519-973-1238 for tickets and information

Say farewell to beloved Maestro JMR

Please join us at a farewell reception for John following his final four concerts:
Pops May 5 and May 6 at the Capitol Theatre
Masterworks May 11 and May 12 at Assumption Church.

Reception tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Limited availability.
Cash bar and light refreshments.
Call 519-973-1238 for advance reservations.

For information please contact. 519-973-1238. www.windsorsymphony.com

Windsor Jewish Film Festival

April 30-May3

All films to be shown at Devonshire Mall Cineplex Odeon Theatre. Those films not in English will have English subtitles.

CALL TO ARTISTS: Urban Art Project. Canada’s Capital Region

Deadline for receiving proposal: May 7, 2012, 3pm (Ottawa local time)

Information on the Call to Artists
Access photos of the InSitu Site
Access the Sketch Up 3D Model file of the Plan & Views document (you must have Sketch Up program to access)

Questions Ysabel Jetté, Public Art and Commemoration Coordinator. artpublicart@ncc-ccn.ca. 613-239-5553

Jamming for Justice

Cosponsored by OPIRG-Windsor for advance tickets contact socialjusticeclub1@gmail.com

Lee Lee Hats

April 26th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Knit 2gether (Central Branch-Ouellette Ave. in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

April 28th-11am to 1pm-Sweetheart Knit Club (Sweetheart Diapers & More on Wyandotte St. E in Windsor, ON)-Please join us for a open afternoon of knitting and socialization while helping learn the skills of knitting and crochet. This event is open to the public and all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

April 28th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Sit & Knit (Fontainebleau Branch on Rivard in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

April 28th-10am to 3pm-Mom2Mom Family Expo (WFCU Centre on McHugh in Windsor, ON)-A perfect way to spend time with your family. Live entertainment, interactive activities, exhibits, community resources, prizes, giveaways, unique products and more. LeeLee Hats will be hosting a booth selling our signature hats and yarn donations will be accepted.

April 28th-10am to The Great Amusing Race-10am to 5pm(Essex Public Library in Essex, ON)-This is similar to the “Amazing Race” and it is a first for Essex County. LeeLee Hats was invited to participate. Participants of the Great Amusing Race, will be looming a hat on site in race format. The hats will then be judged by a panel and winners will be selected. Volunteers are needed for this event, as one volunteer will be matched with each participant to ensure a timely hat making experience. Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering your day, lunch will be provided and press will be on hand to document this eventful day.

May Schedule

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Saturday May 5 7pm – 9pm
Windsor Light Music Theatre
2491 Jos. St. Louis, Windsor
Tickets $35 ea., $30 for members

OPIRG- Call for Submissions

This contest is open to anyone – student or otherwise – except for OPIRG Board of Directors, work study students, and staff. All entries should be in VECTOR image format with a maximum of three colours (no gradients please). All entries should be submitted no later than Sunday April 29, 2012 at 11:59 PM. Please e-mail comments, questions, and entries toinfo@opirgwindsor.org.

Once submitted, the entry becomes the exclusive property of OPIRG-Windsor. OPIRG-Windsor retains the right not to use any logo to represent our organization if none of them meets our requirements, however we will still award a prize of $100 to the chosen winner. A successful entry will reflect our values and basis of unity in a succinct and attractive way; design and aesthetics are important, as are versatility of use and an accurate reflection of our organization.

The winner will be chosen by OPIRG-Windsor’s board of directors after the deadline for submission has passed. Judging will be done blindly without fore knowledge of information about entrants to ensure objectivity. The winner will be announced at www.opirgwindsor.org.

MayWorks

Ontario Arts Council

OAC encourages and supports diverse artistic practices

In keeping with its strategic plan, Connections and Creativity, the Ontario Arts Council(OAC) is committed to reflecting the cultural diversity and Aboriginal identity of the province through its programs. OAC also recognizes that there continue to be systemic barriers for Aboriginal arts professionals and arts professionals of colour.

The Access and Career Development program supports Ontario-based Aboriginal arts professionals and arts professionals of colour. The program will fund professional development and skill-building opportunities that advance applicants’ work and careers.

Applicants can request funding for training, mentorship or internship/apprenticeship in all contemporary and traditional art practices supported at OAC including dance, theatre, music, literature, visual art, media art, craft, integrated and multidisciplinary art.

The next deadline is May 1, 2012.

For more information: access.arts.on.ca.

Click here for program guidelines and application forms, or contact the individuals listed below.
Program inquiries – English:
Bushra Junaid
Access and Career Development Program Officer
416-969-7407 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 7407
bjunaid@arts.on.ca

Program inquiries – French:
Nazanin Shoja
Program Assistant
416-961-1660 ext. 5135 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 5135
nshoja@arts.on.ca

The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is the province of Ontario’s primary funding body for professional arts activity. Since 1963, OAC has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts and artists for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians.

Pillette Village

Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation- Call for Artists

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

Posted in Arts Notes

Arts Notes: April 17, 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.netby 5pm every Monday!

Become a Member of ACWR

Riverside Library & David Suzuki- Call for Artists

Call for Artist Vendors: Riverside Library Spring Art Show
The Riverside Library Spring Art Show will take place on May 12 and 19 this year. We still have two tables available on each day for artists to sell their locally made art and/or crafts. The daily rate is $5 for current ACWR members, and $10 for non-members.

Call for Artist Vendors: Dr. David Suzuki School Eco Conference
There are still a few tables available for artist vendors at the first annual Eco Conference at Dr. David Suzuki Public School on May 5th.

AICW

Beginning Wednesday, May 2nd at 6:30pm, Arts Council – Windsor &
Region (ACWR) launches their new series: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, a
bi-weekly arts networking event. Our first Wednesday get-together is
titled Community Seeks Artist for Meaningful Partnership. This evening
event brings artists and community organizations together to
facilitate discussions and create connections.

The ACWR recognizes the value of these relationships in our community
and hopes that 1st & 3rd Wednesdays will help facilitate various
partnerships. Opportunities for art to be integrated into community
life can be developed through programs such as the Artists in the
Community / Workplace (AICW) grant that supports the development of
collaborative, community arts projects. Cultural Animator Alana Bartol
will be on hand at the event to answer any questions about the AICW
grant.

Participation is open to artists and community members. You don’t need
to have a partnership in mind or project being planned, just drop in
to see what is happening – you may pick up some ideas or make a great
connection. Collaboration can be a blast!

The second Wednesday networking session, on May 16th will feature an
open discussion about initiating and creating community-engaged art
projects with local recipients of the AICW grant, Justin Langlois of
Broken City Lab and Rolly Marentette of the Injured Workers Coalition.

To RSVP and more information, please contact: 519-252-ARTS (2787) or
info@acwr.net
For more information, on the Artists in the Community Workplace
program, please visit: http://acwr.net/aicw

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Darling Divine Art of the Avant Garde

Artspeak Gallery
1942 Wyandotte
Windsor, ON

Three Local Artists Piera Rock, Lizzy Love of Oddball Art Co. & Crystal Feetham of Elektric Honey 10% of all proceeds go to The Canadian Cancer Society in support of Aprils Cancer Awareness Month
April 14 – April 20

Gallery Open Mon – Fri 1pm – 5pm
Closing Night Saturday April 20 1pm – 9pm (informal) open to the public
Call Lizzy 519-839-5383 to book an after hours showing through the week or for any questions.

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

Out on a Limb

Mudpuppy Gallery- Call for Submissions

We are asking you to create art from ANY item/items that are considered recyclable. We welcome and encourage submissions from all age groups. Possibly make this a family project. Let your imagination go wild for this theme exhibit. Think outside the box. We look forward to displaying your creations. The gallery has been given fabric upholstery pieces . If any one is interested in using these pieces for their project.

If you are submitting, have your RECYCLED artwork to Mudpuppy Gallery by Sunday, April 29th, 2012. $10 submission fee per submission.

For more information email: mudpuppy gallery@gmail.com or call 519.736.7279

Beat Night 5

Leamington Arts Centre- Call for Submissions

Impasto: a show for painters
May 2 -26, 2012

The Leamington Arts Centre is proud to present this show exclusively for painters!

ELIGIBILITY:
• The only medium accepted is painting:
• Oil, Acrylic, Watercolour, Spray Paint, Enamel, Ground Pastel, Gouache, Tempera,
Fresco, Encaustic, Fabric Paint, Mixed Mediums…
• No size restrictions
• All themes and styles accepted
• No limit on the number of entries
• $10 entry fee per piece submitted
• All artworks must be originals and not copies, derivatives or artworks based in any way on other copyrighted or published paintings, photographs or other artistic works. They must be entirely executed by the applicant.
• Prints or giclees of original artworks are not accepted.
DEADLINE for Entry: Saturday, April 28th @ 4pm
(Entry forms available online or at the gallery)

CONTACT:
Chad Riley, MFA
Gallery Director

LEAMINGTON ARTS CENTRE
South Essex Arts Association
72 Talbot St. W
Leamington, ON
N8H 1M4
p: 519.326.2711
e: artcentr@mnsi.net
www.leamingtonartscentre.com

OPIRG- Call for Submissions

This contest is open to anyone – student or otherwise – except for OPIRG Board of Directors, work study students, and staff. All entries should be in VECTOR image format with a maximum of three colours (no gradients please). All entries should be submitted no later than Sunday April 29, 2012 at 11:59 PM. Please e-mail comments, questions, and entries toinfo@opirgwindsor.org.

Materialist Ethics and Life-Value

Wednesday April 18th @7pm
Reno’s Kitchen

Assumption University Presents: Dr. Ted Hallman, Artist

DR. LISA A. PORTER

“MAKING STRIDES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER; WHAT HAS RESEARCH DONE FOR YOU?”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2012 AT 5:00 P.M.

Dr. Porter is a cell biologist and an Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at the University of Windsor. She is also the Assumption University Chair in Cancer Research.

Ted Hallman

Public free lecture Sunday, April 22, 2012 @ 3pm
Discussion and refreshments to follow

Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University
400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario
PUBLIC AND FREE LECTURE

Tel. (519) 973-7033, press 0 or cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

Art Gallery of Windsor

Fridays Live! at the AGW
April 20, 7–10 pm
Opening reception for Spring exhibitions

Re-enacting Resistance: Jamelie Hassan
Land Marks: Contemporary Photographs from the AGW Collection
Female Self-Representation and the Public Trust: Mary E. Wrinch and the AGW Collection ”Old Friends” from the AGW Collection Correspondences

Music by Kero & Annie Hall, cash bar and studio activities
Admission: $7 (FREE for AGW members and children 12 and under)

Saturday, April 21
2–3 pm: Screening of Films and Videos of Jamelie Hassan
Join Jamelie Hassan for a screening and discussion about her films and videos, followed by a tour between 3-5 pm of a site-specific work created in 1997
Admission: Pay what you can.
Please pre-register for the tour with Nicole at nmccabe@agw.ca, 519-977-0013 ext 134

Image: Jamelie Hassan: Les langues du monde; Baalqis in library (video still); Collection of the artist

Art Gallery of Windsor
401 Riverside Drive West
www.agw.ca

KORDAZONE

2520 Seminole St (1 Block east of Walker Rd)

The musical, ‘Bernhardt on Broadway,’
FRIDAY, APRIL 20th 8:00 pm

Sarah Bernhardt, the actress who 100 years ago was the most famous woman in the world. Written & Performed by Carol Dunitz
One show only. tickets at the door. $20
519 562 3394/kordazone.com

VISITTING HOURS

To be performed at: Korda Zone Theatre, 2520 Seminole Street
Showtime: 8PM
Showdates: Saturdays, April 21st and 28th
Tickets: Adults – $15
Senior/Student – $10

The Essex-Kent Bluegrass, Oldtime & Folk Music Association 2012 Concert Series

NOTHIN’ FANCY

2012 SPGMA Entertaining Group of The Year

In Concert at the Belle River K of C in Emeryville (1303 County Road 22)

Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Food & Beverages ~ Opening Band – Essex County Ramblers

Tickets: $18.00 advance; $22.00 at the door call 519-776-8716

(This is an EKBOFMA Event – Please Do Not Call the K of C for Tickets or Info.)

“Building a bluegrass music audience in the Essex-Kent community by family orientated, quality live performance”

Event Producer: David Blakney, Box 153, South Woodslee, ON N0R 1V0 519-975-2792email: dblakney@mnsi.net

Ticket Coordinator: Bev MacAulay, Essex, ON 519-776-8716 bev4ekbofma@sympatico.ca
CanadaSouthBluegrass.bravehost.com

Lee Lee Hats

April 23rd-1pm to 3pm-Essex Public Library-Knit Club (Arner Townline off #3 Hwy in Essex, ON)-Please join us for a lovely afternoon with an open knit. Bring your projects and enjoy the company of others. Knit Clubs are held in the private meeting room near the washrooms, so please don’t be shy and come out!

April 26th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Knit 2gether (Central Branch-Ouellette Ave. in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

April 28th-11am to 1pm-Sweetheart Knit Club (Sweetheart Diapers & More on Wyandotte St. E in Windsor, ON)-Please join us for a open afternoon of knitting and socialization while helping learn the skills of knitting and crochet. This event is open to the public and all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

April 28th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Sit & Knit (Fontainebleau Branch on Rivard in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

April 28th-10am to 3pm-Mom2Mom Family Expo (WFCU Centre on McHugh in Windsor, ON)-A perfect way to spend time with your family. Live entertainment, interactive activities, exhibits, community resources, prizes, giveaways, unique products and more. LeeLee Hats will be hosting a booth selling our signature hats and yarn donations will be accepted.

April 28th-10am to The Great Amusing Race-10am to 5pm(Essex Public Library in Essex, ON)-This is similar to the “Amazing Race” and it is a first for Essex County. LeeLee Hats was invited to participate. Participants of the Great Amusing Race, will be looming a hat on site in race format. The hats will then be judged by a panel and winners will be selected. Volunteers are needed for this event, as one volunteer will be matched with each participant to ensure a timely hat making experience. Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering your day, lunch will be provided and press will be on hand to document this eventful day.

May Schedule

May 9th-6pm to 7:45pm-Windsor Public Library-Knot Just Knitters (Riverside Branch-Wyandotte St. E. in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

May 12th-11am to 1pm-Sweetheart Knit Club (Sweetheart Diapers & More on Wyandotte St. E in Windsor, ON)-Please join us for a open afternoon of knitting and socialization while helping learn the skills of knitting and crochet. This event is open to the public and all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

May 14th-1pm to 3pm-Essex Public Library-Knit Club (Arner Townline off #3 Hwy in Essex, ON)-Please join us for a lovely afternoon with an open knit. Bring your projects and enjoy the company of others. Knit Clubs are held in the private meeting room near the washrooms, so please don’t be shy and come out!

May 15th-4pm to 6pm-Ontario Early Years (Ska:na Family Learning Centre-1684 Ellrose in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend this free Knit Club. We welcome all skill levels to attend, as we will have volunteers on site helping teach how to knit, crochet and loom.

May 17th-7pm to 9pm-Windsor Youth Centre (1321 Wyandotte Ave. E. In Windsor, ON)-This event is open to teens 16 to 20 years of age and is open to all students wishing to participate. Students will learn to loom and knit hats to be donated to local babies in the NICU. Come out and learn to knit and find out how they can complete their required volunteer hours for high school. They can make hats at home in their own time and help a baby receive a warm, cozy hat. LeeLee Hat volunteers will be on site offering tutorials on how to knit, crochet and loom.

May 24th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Knit 2gether (Central Branch-Ouellette Ave. in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

May 26th-11am to 1pm-Sweetheart Knit Club (Sweetheart Diapers & More on Wyandotte St. E in Windsor, ON)-Please join us for a open afternoon of knitting and socialization while helping learn the skills of knitting and crochet. This event is open to the public and all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

May 26th-11am to 1pm-Windsor Public Library-Sit & Knit (Fontainebleau Branch on Rivard in Windsor, ON)-This event is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Please come visit us at this event and learn a new skill. There is a kids area close to our knitting section so kids are welcome too.

May 28th-1pm to 3pm-Essex Public Library-Knit Club (Arner Townline off #3 Hwy in Essex, ON)-Please join us for a lovely afternoon with an open knit. Bring your projects and enjoy the company of others. Knit Clubs are held in the private meeting room near the washrooms, so please don’t be shy and come out!

Detroit Contemporary

The Performance LaboratoryPresents SLEEP April 20th from 8PM-2AM

Including performaces from 8-9PM by:
Stephen Dueweke, Kristi Faulkner, Alvin Hill, Nick Pobutski, and Marcus White.

10PM-1AM:
“4:20″ themed 16mm film shorts care of Nick Pobutski

1:30AM-2AM:
A performance for a sleeping audience by Liza Bielby.

Bring your pillows and sleeping bags, catch some zzzzz’s, and we will see you in our dreams…..

detroit contemporary, a division of the CAID
5141 Rosa Parks blvd, Detroit Michigan 48218
info@detroitcontemporary.com

The Gibson Gallery

The Gibson Gallery is proud to present O’h ya,’h ohdiwenagqh:”Through the Voices of Beads” Thursdays-Sundays from 11am-5pm, April 12th to May 27th at 140 Richmond St. Amherstburg.

Bead workers have played a vital role in preserving Iroquois beliefs over the centuries.One of the goals of this exhibit is to reveal the meaning expressed in Iroquois beadwork, meanings that remain embedded in Iroquois culture to this day. A second goal is to show that this art, like the Iroquois people themselves, still thrives. The exhibition consists of historical and contemporary pieces forom the Royal Ontario Museum and works form the collection of Iroquois beadwork artist Samuel Thomas.
Admission is $3.00/adults $2.00/students. For more information contact 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

Spring Classes

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Dance eXperience

Come eXperience Big City Small Farm, a dance theatre performance by Windsor Dance eXperience at the Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre.

On April 21^st and 22^ndtravel to the countryside with Windsor Dance eXperience’s “Big City Small Farm”. This charming family-friendly performance tells the tale of a girl from New York who spends some time on a family farm. With over 30 WDX dancers bringing this story to life, the audience and cast alike will take a journey outside of the big city to discover that dance is the universal language of the soul.

Windsor Dance eXperience Inc. will be performing Big City Small Farm at the Capitol Theatre, on April 21^st at 7:30pm and 22^nd at 2:30pm. Tickets are $12, and are available for purchase online at wdxbigcitysmallfarm.eventbrite.ca, by phone, or day-of at the Capitol Theatre. Please contact Windsor Dance eXperience at (519) 253-2466 to purchase or for more information.

Windsor Dance eXperience Inc. is a non-profit arts organization run entirely by volunteers. WDX encourages youth throughout the community to develop an appreciation for the fine arts by offering theatrical related opportunities, such as performing, backstage assistance, costume design and set construction.

2nd Annual Art Show & Silent Auction

Puzzleroot

PUZZLEROOT ~ in concert in Southwestern Ontario
With special guest
ALLISON BROWN
along with Chris Crossroads

www.puzzleroot.com
www.allisonbrown.ca

Tuesday, May 1st ~ Leamington The Gallery Restaurant ~ Cup 2 Mug Lounge lower level 11 Queens Avenue
Doors at 7:00, Show at 7:30
$10.00
Fundraiser for Raise The Curtain
towards The Bank Theatre
http://www.banktheatre.com/
Tickets in advance by calling Sun Parlor Players
519.326.8805
or at Counter Effects – 2 Iroquois Road, Unit 1, Leamington

Wednesday, May 2nd ~ Windsor Phog Lounge
157 University W.
$5.00, 8:00pm
http://phoglounge.com/

From gorgeous vocal harmonies to foot-stomping fun!

Puzzleroot is an eclectic, genre-bending and blending band from Vancouver Island. They have been labeled roots, altfolk, dark folk, altcountry, bluegrass, and punkgrass.

MayWorks

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012

Reception Friday, May 4, 2012

Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″

For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

Windsor Light Music Theatre Presents

SB Contemporary Art

Ontario Arts Council

OAC encourages and supports diverse artistic practices

The next deadline is May 1, 2012.

For more information: access.arts.on.ca.

Program inquiries – French:
Nazanin Shoja
Program Assistant
416-961-1660 ext. 5135 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 5135
nshoja@arts.on.ca

Pillette Village

Saturday May 5, 2012 the businesses in the Heart of Pillette Village will open their
doors with an air of a spring party. Rounding out the festivities will be Latin dancers, a
Mariachi Band, artists, vintage vendors and a Chihuahua Beauty Contest.
Pillette Village businesses will each adding their own twist to the Cinco de Mayo Festival
with in store specials, street sales and many surprises.
Travel to old Mexico by heading to east to the Heart of Pillette Village, Wyandotte Street
at Pillette; bring your sombrero and a sense of spring fun.

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Saturday May 5 7pm – 9pm
Windsor Light Music Theatre
2491 Jos. St. Louis, Windsor
Tickets $35 ea., $30 for members

Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation- Call for Artists

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

Posted in Arts Notes

Arts Notes: April 10, 2012

Posted on April 10, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.net by 5pm every Monday!

Become a Member of ACWR

Mad City Chickens

This Sunday, April 15th @ 7pm at Artspeak Gallery, join ACWR for a special screening of the acclaimed film, Mad City Chickens!

Community Art & Craft Show

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

WCCA presents: Expressions

April 10-14
Opening Receptions: Friday, April 13 @7pm

WCCA students presents Expressions, a collaborative group show by visual and media arts students from Walkerville High School.

Come out to Artspeak Gallery 1942 Wyandotte Street E. Gallery hours Mon-Fri 1-5pm

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

Pictured above: first solo show, Montego Bay, 1974
Christina Lord: Solo Show

May 19-26, 2012
Arts Council, Windsor & Region
1942 Wyandotte Street East
Windsor, Ontario

Darling Divine Art of the Avant Garde

Artspeak Gallery
1942 Wyandotte
Windsor, ON

Opening Reception: April 14th by invitation only
Gallery Open Mon – Fri 1pm – 5pm
Closing Night Saturday April 20 1pm – 9pm (informal) open to the public
Call Lizzy 519-839-5383 to book an after hours showing through the week or for any questions.

University Players End Season with Modern Comedy

University Players completes its 53rd Season in 2011-12 with Neil LaBute’s modern comedy Some Girl(s). The play runs April 11-15, 2012 at Essex Hall Theatre.

This hysterical comedy follows “Guy” – a magazine writer about to be married – to four hotel rooms, in four cities, where he meets with four past lovers. He hopes to clear the air between them, which proves difficult considering he fled these relationships years ago and used them as material for his articles. Can this commitment-phobe warm his cold feet – without getting burned by his old flames?“The humour is sly and dry,” says the play’s director, faculty member Brian Taylor. “Neil LaBute has written a funny, and honest, examination of the relationship between men and women.”

Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. On Sunday, April 1, a “Talk Back” discussion with the director and actors will follow the performance. Tickets are $18-$20. Essex Hall Theatre is located on the University of Windsor campus.

For information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808 or visitwww.UniversityPlayers.com.

For additional information, please contact:

Chris Knack, Marketing Coordinator
519-253-3000, ext. 2818
cknack@uwindsor.ca

AGW Art Discovery Programming Winter/Spring 2012

Art Foundations: Drawing and Painting

ages 6-12
Saturdays, 11-12:30 pm
Registration: $85.00
Learn the basics of drawing still life, landscape, and abstracts. Develop your skills in composition, perspective and subject matter using a variety of media and techniques.

Session III: April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12
Session IV: May 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23

New Day and Time! Art Time for Tots

ages 2-5
Saturdays, 12:30-1:30 pm
Registration: $55.00; members $40.00 (per 5 week session)
Join us weekly for a tour and studio program for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Session III– Sculpture: March 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28

Tots will be introduced to three dimensional art through various works in our gallery plus hands-on studios each week

Session IV – Printmaking: May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 2

Join us for our latest and greatest addition to the Tots! Each week explore various printmaking and stamping techniques.

Drawing for Teens

ages 13-18
Saturdays, 2:00-3:30 pm
Registration: $95.00
Develop your skills using a variety of media. Focus will be on perspective, composition, proportion, free style drawing and other techniques. Materials are provided.

Session III: April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12
Session IV: May 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23

Adult Drawing Classes

Tuesdays, 1-3 pm
Registration: $125.00(+GST and materials)
Learn to draw by focusing on basic principles and elements. Participants will be challenged with exercises designed to sharpen visual perception, extend drawing skills and knowledge while exploring traditional and non-traditional media. Development of individual style and technique will be encouraged.

Session III: April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15
Session IV: May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26

Adult Clay and Pottery Classes

Wednesdays, 1:30-3 pm
Registration: $110.00 (+GST and materials)
Participants will learn hand-building techniques, glazing and decoration, texturing, slip application, brushwork and more. Learn how to make beautiful functional and decorative pieces.

Session III: April 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16
Session IV: May 23, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27

Adult Evening Drawing Classes

Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Registration: $125.00 (+GST and materials)
Learn new approaches to art by expanding your drawing skills. Subject matter based on still life composition will be explored using a variety of media and techniques.

Session III: April 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17
Session IV: May 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28

PA Days at the AGW
Looking for something to do during your next PA Day? Visit the AGW, tour the exhibitions with a docent, and then visit the studio to create your own artwork.
Friday, June 8: How to Print
Full Day Camp

9am-4pm
$45.00 (lunch required)

Drop in Session

12-2pm (tour at 12:00pm/hands-on studio at 1:00pm)
$8.00 ($5 non-member adult admission)
(Children must be accompanied by an adult)

Pre-registration is required for all programs. Registration and payments are required two weeks in advance. To register for programs or to arrange a group tour, contact Mary Anne, (519)977-0013 ext. 103.

Sundays in the Studio
April 15 - Self Portraits
April 22 - Recycle Mania!
April 29 – Cameraless Filmmaking
May 6 - Sand Art
May 13 - Printmaking
May 20 - Photo Montage
May 27- Reel Art

The AGW and Windsor Public Library are teaming up for storytelling and artmaking. The events take place monthly on Wednesdays, 4-6 pm, at the AGW and selected libraries. Call 519-255-6770 for more information or to reserve a spot.

For more information visit our website @ www.agw.ca

Mary Anne VanWatteghem
Education Public Programs Coordinator
Art Gallery of Windsor
401 Riverside Drive West N9A 7J1
977-0013 #103

maryannev@artgalleryofwindsor.com

Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-Op

What is more inviting than an intimate Tea Party with a lovely and sophisticated fashion show as entertainment? Thursday April 12, 1- 3 p.m., The Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op is hosting a free tea party and fashion show, featuring three talented local designers and their creations. This artsy venue gives guests a sip of hot beverage while enjoying the show, and provides an appropriate backdrop for the array of eclectic, feminine styles. Runway models will showcase fashions by Dilly Daisy, hats by The Gilded Lily and jewellery by Chris Ford.

The collections bring together bright spring and summer materials with a touch of whimsy. The funky designs of Dilly Daisy consisted of retro dresses and skirts with pretty, flattering silhouettes and bright, fun patterns. Hats by The Gilded Lily are remarkable and in an old-fashioned, timeless style. These retro pieces can add classical elegance to any modern day woman’s wardrobe. And the large, brightly beaded necklaces, each with a truly exceptional creative design had a beautiful presence on the runway. All are must see items.

Visit the Back Room Gallery at 4749 Wyandotte Street East, where the tea will be served from 1-3. The vintage Tea Pots are on loan from Tango and The Vintage House, both of Pillette Village. All fashion items are for sale at the gallery. The gallery also offers a wide variety of creative workshops, including tutorials in different styles of painting, pottery, and sewing classes.

Chris Ford 519 944 1481

The Gibson Gallery

The Gibson Gallery is proud to present O’h ya,’h ohdiwenagqh:”Through the Voices of Beads” Thursdays-Sundays from 11am-5pm, April 12th to May 27th at 140 Richmond St. Amherstburg.

Bead workers have played a vital role in preserving Iroquois beliefs over the centuries.One of the goals of this exhibit is to reveal the meaning expressed in Iroquois beadwork, meanings that remain embedded in Iroquois culture to this day. A second goal is to show that this art, like the Iroquois people themselves, still thrives. The exhibition consists of historical and contemporary pieces forom the Royal Ontario Museum and works form the collection of Iroquois beadwork artist Samuel Thomas.
Admission is $3.00/adults $2.00/students. For more information contact 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

Spring Classes

The Gibson Gallery is pleased to present “Artists of the Future”, a collection of multimedia artwork from the students of General Amherst and St. Thomas of Villanova High Schools. The exhibit will run from March 29-April 8 including Easter weekend).
The Gallery is open Thursday-Sunday 11am-5pm. Admission is free. Donations help support this heritage site .140 Richmond Amherstburg, ON 519-736-2826begin_of_the_skype_highlightingwww.gibsonartgallery.com

The Gibson Gallery is also now offering spring adult and children’s art classes for the month of April, contact the gallery for more info.

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, April 14, 2012, 2:30 p.m. at Heritage Park Alliance Church
The Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra, fresh off their trip to Quebec and full of musical excitement and enthusiasm, will join the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in this annual performance that puts members of both orchestras alongside one another!
Don’t Miss this Annual Spring Musical Tradition!
Adults $20, Students $10

Available in advance by phone at 519-973-1238 and online.
Tickets available at the door one hour prior to performance.

Sounds n’ Colours

Peanut Butter n’ Jam in LaSalle
Specially designed for pre-schoolers, these interacvite half-hour concert give young children the opportunity to get up close to the music and musicians.
Sunday, April 15 at Vollmer Complex
2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Adults $10, Children $5 – Available online, by phone at 519-973-1238 and at the door.

Mudpuppy Gallery

Reception Sunday, April 15th, 2-4pm

Materialist Ethics and Life-Value

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012

Reception Friday, May 4, 2012

Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″

For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

The Essex-Kent Bluegrass, Oldtime & Folk Music Association 2012 Concert Series

NOTHIN’ FANCY

2012 SPGMA Entertaining Group of The Year

In Concert at the Belle River K of C in Emeryville (1303 County Road 22)

Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Food & Beverages ~ Opening Band – Essex County Ramblers

Tickets: $18.00 advance; $22.00 at the door call 519-776-8716

(This is an EKBOFMA Event – Please Do Not Call the K of C for Tickets or Info.)

“Building a bluegrass music audience in the Essex-Kent community by family orientated, quality live performance”

Event Producer: David Blakney, Box 153, South Woodslee, ON N0R 1V0 519-975-2792 email: dblakney@mnsi.net

Ticket Coordinator: Bev MacAulay, Essex, ON 519-776-8716 bev4ekbofma@sympatico.ca
CanadaSouthBluegrass.bravehost.com

Assumption University Presents: Dr. Ted Hallman, Artist

Public free lecture Sunday, April 22, 2012 @ 3pm
Discussion and refreshments to follow

DR. LISA A. PORTER

“MAKING STRIDES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER; WHAT HAS RESEARCH DONE FOR YOU?”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18^TH, 2012 AT 5:00 P.M.

Dr. Porter is a cell biologist and an Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at the University of Windsor. She is also the Assumption University Chair in Cancer Research.
Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University
400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario
PUBLIC AND FREE LECTURE

Tel. (519) 973-7033, press 0 or cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

2nd Annual Art Show & Silent Auction

Windsor Light Music Theatre Presents

SB Contemporary Art

PEEK

March 17 to April 28, 2012

SB Contemporary Art

1017 Church Street

Windsor, ON N9A 4V3

(519) 819-0536

sbeveridgeart@gmail.com
sbcontemporaryart.com

Leamington Arts Cenre

NEW EXHIBITION OPENS TODAY!

MAIN GALLERY & SECOND GALLERY |

You’re the Heart of our Success | JURIED STUDENT ART SHOW

March 28 - April 28

This exhibition proudly presents the works of Essex County Secondary Students.

Enjoy two galleries filled with student works in acrylic, drawing, oil, pastel, ink, sculpture, mixed medium, poetry and more…

Awards in each category and plus a Future Artist Award presenty by Marg Ross and the late Don Ross & a People’s Choice Award!

Ontario Arts Council

OAC encourages and supports diverse artistic practices

The next deadline is May 1, 2012.

For more information: access.arts.on.ca.

Program inquiries – French:
Nazanin Shoja
Program Assistant
416-961-1660 ext. 5135 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 5135
nshoja@arts.on.ca

Dance eXperience

Pillette Village

Windsor Light Music Theatre Presents:

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Saturday May 5 7pm – 9pm
Windsor Light Music Theatre
2491 Jos. St. Louis, Windsor
Tickets $35 ea., $30 for members

Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation- Call for Artists

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

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Arts Notes: April 3, 2012

Posted on April 3, 2012 by ED

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This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Pastiche – An Exhibition of Student Work from l’École secondaire l’Essor
The Visual Arts students and faculty from l’École secondaire l’Essor in Tecumseh proudly present the multimedia exhibition Pastiche featuring student work from grades 9 to 12.
Pastiche: a combination of materials, forms, motifs, cultures etc., taken from different sources.

Exhibition and People’s Choice Voting from Saturday March 31st to Saturday April 7th2012 during regular gallery hours, 1 – 5 PM daily.
Reception Thursday April 5th 2012 6 – 8:30 PM
Attendees will have the opportunity to cast a People’s Choice vote for their favourite piece. The winner of the People’s Choice award will receive a free membership to the Arts Council Windsor & Region as well as a package of art materials courtesy of Wallack’s Art Supplies.
Venez en grand nombre!

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

University of Windsor BFA Grad Show 2012

TWELVE^o

Reception: Thursday, April 5th, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

SOVA Projects Gallery, University of Windsor presents…

Tweleve°

Hiba Abdallah
Marcy Boles
Miriam Brathwaite
Sara Curley
Diane Dosen
Kevin Echlin
Brandon Lemire
Dongni Li
Veronica Murawski
Ann Roth
Stephen Surlin
Jessica Terpstra

The SOVA Projects Gallery, a University student run gallery located on campus within the Lebel building, Windsor Ontario, is featuring BFA graduating students Hiba Abdallah, Marcy Boles, Miriam Brathwaite, Sara Curley, Diane Dosen, Kevin Echlin, Brandon Lemire, Dongni Li, Veronica Murawski, Ann Roth, Stephen Surlin and Jessica Terpstra in an exhibition titled Tweleve°.

Tweleve° is an exhibition put on by the students, as a formal farewell to their academic years, as well as a way to showcase their skills and talent that they developed.

At the end of every semester, the Bachelor of Fine Art graduates hold an exhibition for not only for fellow students and professors, but also for the general public to venture into the gallery and view the art works. After four years of academic classes and countless hours within the studios, these students have mastered their chosen craft and have reached the end of the school year, and are ready to prove themselves as professional artists to their community. With a numerous amount of graduates, the forms of art range from the traditional painting and drawing, to multimedia and installation art. Not only will the SOVA Projects Gallery itself be filled with splendid art, but due to the students’ abundance of work to display, the studios they once learned in will also be transformed into gallery spaces.

For more information please contact: Jessica Terpstra tiemers@uwindsor.ca

SoVA Gallery, LeBel Building, southwest corner of Huron Church & College, Windsor, ON

Mudpuppy Gallery

Beauty Gala- Looking for Artists

The Gala will be taking place on Wednesday, April 18.

It is a great opportunity for your artist to showcase their work as well as offer it up for sale if they choose!

The event is focused around our Fragrance and Cosmetic dept.

It’s night filled with events, prizes, giveaways and free consultations at the counters.

We have invited various vendors and restaurants from the Windsor area to participate in the evening events.

We are also raising money for the “Look Good Feel Good” foundation, they are national non-profit cancer charity that help women manage the appearance related effects of cancer and it’s treatments. We are donating $2 of every ticket sale to the foundation.
The Gala is from 5pm-9-pm
Artists can come in at any point after noon to set up and normally we start the clean-up after 8:30. As long as they are complete by 9:15 they can take down when they are comfortable
We will have tables for them, though we need to know ahead of time regarding easels or any specifics like that, they will have to supply themselves.
There is no cost to the artist and each will have about 4-6 feet of space depending on the number of artists participating.
Yes they can sell on behalf of the gallery.
If they choose to do a door prize we will have an MC for the evening to do draws and so forth.

AGW Art Discovery Programming Winter/Spring 2012

Art Foundations: Drawing and Painting

Session III: April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12
Session IV: May 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23

New Day and Time! Art Time for Tots

ages 2-5
Saturdays, 12:30-1:30 pm
Registration: $55.00; members $40.00 (per 5 week session)
Join us weekly for a tour and studio program for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Session III– Sculpture: March 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28

Tots will be introduced to three dimensional art through various works in our gallery plus hands-on studios each week

Session IV – Printmaking: May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 2

Join us for our latest and greatest addition to the Tots! Each week explore various printmaking and stamping techniques.

Drawing for Teens

Session III: April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12
Session IV: May 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23

Adult Drawing Classes

Session III: April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15
Session IV: May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26

Adult Clay and Pottery Classes

Session III: April 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16
Session IV: May 23, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27

Adult Evening Drawing Classes

Session III: April 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17
Session IV: May 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28

PA Days at the AGW
Looking for something to do during your next PA Day? Visit the AGW, tour the exhibitions with a docent, and then visit the studio to create your own artwork.
Friday, June 8: How to Print
Full Day Camp

9am-4pm
$45.00 (lunch required)

Drop in Session

12-2pm (tour at 12:00pm/hands-on studio at 1:00pm)
$8.00 ($5 non-member adult admission)
(Children must be accompanied by an adult)

Sundays in the Studio
April 1 – Seeing Red
April 15 – Self Portraits
April 22 – Recycle Mania!
April 29 – Cameraless Filmmaking
May 6 – Sand Art
May 13 – Printmaking
May 20 – Photo Montage
May 27- Reel Art
June 3 – Exquisite Corpse
June 10 – Our Home and Native Land Mural
June 17 What a Relief! Clay Day
June 24 – Flip Books
Imagine!…Where art and reading will take you after school!

Wednesday, April 4, 4 pm – 6 pm
Location: Bridgeview Library
Me, Myself and I
Create your own self portrait using a variety of media including pastel, graphite and conté.
Wednesday, May 2, 4 pm – 6 pm

For more information visit our website @ www.agw.ca

Mary Anne VanWatteghem
Education Public Programs Coordinator
Art Gallery of Windsor
401 Riverside Drive West N9A 7J1
977-0013 #103

maryannev@artgalleryofwindsor.com

The Gibson Gallery

The Gibson Gallery is also now offering spring adult and children’s art classes for the month of April, contact the gallery for more info.

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Book Launch “FROM DARKNESS INTO TRANSFORMING LIGHT” by Stevan Wlusek – Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m.

“FROM DARKNESS INTO TRANSFORMING LIGHT”

Illumination for the healing journey of sexual abuse survivors from the Carmelite spiritual tradition by Stevan Wlusek. Fr. Stevan Wlusek is Rector and Associate Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Theology at St. Peter’s Seminar in London, Ontario.

Sunday, April 15^th, 2012 – 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University

400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario
Tel. (519) 973-7033, press 0 or cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

Public and Free presentation

Refreshments and book signing to follow.

“Fr. Wlusek provides concrete and useful guidance to victims from the experience and writings of the Carmelite spiritual masters.
He does so with a particular sensitivity to the sufferings of victims and their need for pastoral and spiritual care. I hope that this
work is the beginning of a movement that provides for the important spiritual needs of the victims of the tragedy of sexual abuse.”

Rev. Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, Ph.D., D.Min., Associate Dean, School of Theology and Religious Studies, The Catholic University of
America; Former Director and C.E.O., St. Luke Institute, Silver Spring, MD.
“Drawing upon his years of pastoral work with survivors and his in-depth understanding of the Carmelite tradition, Fr. Wlusek skillfully
applies the teachings of Carmelite authors John of the Cross, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Edith Stein to the spiritual needs of survivors of
abuse, the area often most neglected in their therapeutic programs.”
Kevin Culligan, O.C.D., Ph.D., Institute of Carmelite Studies; Professor, School of Theology and Ministry, Boston College.

Ms. Cécile Bertrand
Executive Administrative Assistant/Archivist
Assumption University
Tel. 519-973-7033 press “0”
Fax 519-973-7089
cbertrand@assumptionu.ca
Please visit us at www.assumptionu.ca

University Players End Season with Modern Comedy

University Players completes its 53rd Season in 2011-12 with Neil LaBute’s modern comedy Some Girl(s). The play runs April 11-15, 2012 at Essex Hall Theatre.

For information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808 or visitwww.UniversityPlayers.com.

For additional information, please contact:

Chris Knack, Marketing Coordinator
519-253-3000, ext. 2818
cknack@uwindsor.ca

Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op- Studio Space for rent

Attention all artists, Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op, 4749 Wyandotte Street East, is announcing their studio space rental. Available is an equipped pottery studio 25.00/3 hrs. If you are interested in bookings and availability, contact the gallery 519 915 3535. The gallery is also looking for a very limited number of artists to fill their second-space studio roster. We are looking for painters, lithographers, stained glass, sculptors, or what have you.

Spaces sizes to be determined, prices range around 250.00 a month, inclusive. Feel free to apply, we are in the beginning of our 5th month at our original space and offer an established, great-working infrastructure. Presently we are expanding into a second space, with studio and class room spaces, so don’t delay. Ask for your guided tour of the Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op and how you can be a part of our creative enclave.

email for more info chrisfordjewellery@gmail.com
http://chrisfordjewellery.wordpress.com

SB Contemporary Art

PEEK

March 17 to April 28, 2012

Patricia Coates
Nicolas de Cosson
Michael DiRisio
Tommy Mayberry
Bruce Thompson
Owen Eric Wood

MFA program at the University of Windsor, Ontario

In this group exhibition titled, PEEK the work of six artists currently enrolled in their first year of the Master of Fine Arts program at the School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor are presented. This exhibition provides a sneak peek into the work and practice of these artists; Patricia Coates, Nicolas de Cosson, Michael DiRisio, Tommy Mayberry, Bruce Thompson, and Owen Eric Wood.

These artists have been practicing, exhibiting as well as lecturing on a national level, and for some internationally. A range of current issues and themes are explored within their varied practices, some of these include; the environment, gender issues, queer theory, identity, and relationships. Questions and discourse that are prompted through this presentation – How are we socially engaging and interacting with one another and our environment (physically and virtually), and how are we not? What effect and influence does the Internet, technology and popular culture have on our perceptions/constructions of oneself and others?

PEEK is about looking, really seeing, and at the same time is about reflection. A range of mediums, photography, drawing, painting, performance and video are explored in this one exhibit that invites the viewer to observe, and interact. These artists are viscerally responding, adapting and representing the environments that surrounds them; they invite you to do the same.

This exhibition opens on Saturday March 17 and runs until April 28, 2012. The opening reception will take place on Saturday March 17 from 1 – 4pm in the afternoon, the artists will be in attendance.

If you would like more information or need directions to the gallery please contact Sarah Beveridge at 519-819-0536 orsarah@sbcontemporaryart.com. Our hours and a map are also featured on our website sbcontemporaryart.com under Contact.

Sarah Beveridge

SB Contemporary Art

1017 Church Street

Windsor, ON N9A 4V3

(519) 819-0536

sbeveridgeart@gmail.com
sbcontemporaryart.com

Create. Collect. Connect

Leamington Arts Cenre

NEW EXHIBITION OPENS TODAY!

MAIN GALLERY & SECOND GALLERY |

You’re the Heart of our Success | JURIED STUDENT ART SHOW

March 28 - April 28

This exhibition proudly presents the works of Essex County Secondary Students.

Enjoy two galleries filled with student works in acrylic, drawing, oil, pastel, ink, sculpture, mixed medium, poetry and more…

Awards in each category and plus a Future Artist Award presenty by Marg Ross and the late Don Ross & a People’s Choice Award!

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012

Reception Friday, May 4, 2012

Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″

For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

2nd Annual Art Show & Silent Auction

Ontario Arts Council

OAC encourages and supports diverse artistic practices

The next deadline is May 1, 2012.

For more information: access.arts.on.ca.

Program inquiries – French:
Nazanin Shoja
Program Assistant
416-961-1660 ext. 5135 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 5135
nshoja@arts.on.ca

Dance eXperience

Community Art & Craft Show

Pillette Village

Windsor Light Music Theatre Presents:

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Saturday May 5 7pm – 9pm
Windsor Light Music Theatre
2491 Jos. St. Louis, Windsor
Tickets $35 ea., $30 for members

Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation- Call for Artists

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

Posted in Arts Notes

Arts Notes: March 27, 2012

Posted on March 27, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.netby 5pm every Monday!

Become a Member of ACWR

Ontario Arts Council

OAC encourages and supports diverse artistic practices

The next deadline is May 1, 2012.

For more information: access.arts.on.ca.

Program inquiries – French:
Nazanin Shoja
Program Assistant
416-961-1660 ext. 5135 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 5135
nshoja@arts.on.ca

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Romanian Art Connections: An Exhibition of the Art of Four Local Romanian Artists and Students

March 24-31

Opening Reception: Sat, March 24from 4-8pm
Closing Reception: Fri. March 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Artspeak Gallery 1942 Wyandotte Street E.

The show features quite a diverse range of painting styles, with everything from dense, layered abstract works, to still-life studies, to hyper-realism. There’s something for everyone, so it’s well-worth checking out!

Coming Up at Artspeak Gallery

Pastiche – An Exhibition of Student Work from l’École secondaire l’Essor
The Visual Arts students and faculty from l’École secondaire l’Essor in Tecumseh proudly present the multimedia exhibition Pastiche featuring student work from grades 9 to 12.
Pastiche: a combination of materials, forms, motifs, cultures etc., taken from different sources.

Exhibition and People’s Choice Voting from Saturday March 31^st to Saturday April 7^th 2012 during regular gallery hours, 1 – 5 PM daily.
Reception Thursday April 5^th 2012 6 – 8:30 PM
Attendees will have the opportunity to cast a People’s Choice vote for their favourite piece. The winner of the People’s Choice award will receive a free membership to the Arts Council Windsor & Region as well as a package of art materials courtesy of Wallack’s Art Supplies.
Venez en grand nombre!

MORNA: Book launch

The launch will take place Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 7 pm at the Art Gallery of Windsor in the Rodzik Room. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
As a theme, the novel presents a picture of Irish life in 1958, as well as a commentary on problems generated by enforced celibacy in the priesthood.

Blurb: In nineteen-fifties Ireland, Morna Reilly wages war between God and the devil for the love of a man determined to become a priest until a fatal accident rocks the foundation of Catholic Glentown and challenges much of what Morna holds sacred.

Morna can be ordered at www.melange-books.com as well as from the University of Windsor bookstore a 519.973.7018 or Juniper Books, 1990 Ottawa St Windsor, ON N8Y 1R7 519) 258-4111

University Players End Season with Modern Comedy

University Players completes its 53rd Season in 2011-12 with Neil LaBute’s modern comedy Some Girl(s). The play runs March 29-April 1 and April 11-15, 2012 at Essex Hall Theatre.

For information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808 or visit www.UniversityPlayers.com.

For additional information, please contact:

Chris Knack, Marketing Coordinator
519-253-3000, ext. 2818
cknack@uwindsor.ca

Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op- Studio Space for rent

Attention all artists, Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op, 4749 Wyandotte Street East, is announcing their studio space rental. Available is an equipped pottery studio 25.00/3 hrs. If you are interested in bookings and availability, contact the gallery 519 915 3535. The gallery is also looking for a very limited number of artists to fill their second-space studio roster. We are looking for painters, lithographers, stained glass, sculptors, or what have you.

email for more info chrisfordjewellery@gmail.com
http://chrisfordjewellery.wordpress.com

Taloola’s Cafe for a Tea Party Fashion Show

Korda Artistic Productions’

DRAINS MANDRAKE!

Korda Artistic Productions’ second show of the 2012 season is a production of The Mandrake by Niccolo Machiavelli, infamous author of The Prince. The Mandrake is directed by Korda’s Resident Director Jeff Marontate and produced by Tracey Atin. The translation is a new adaptation by Walter Wykes. Deceit, disguise and duplicity define this raunchy Renaissance comedy of bad manners, as witty and as sly as it was 500 years ago.

A randy young playboy finds that the only way to bed the most beautiful young woman in Italy is to trick her doddering old fool of a husband by impersonating a doctor and prescribing a deadly draught of mandrake to cure the couple‘s infertility. Just about everyone in town helps in this trickery, from the girl’s mother to the local priest. One never knows whom one can trust in this comedy of liars and con artists.

To mirror this sense of two-facedness, in a Korda twist, each member of the 8 person cast has rehearsed two roles: each night, who plays which part will be decided by chance!

The 8 actors who perform in The Mandrake are Tracey Atin, David Duchene, Matt Froese, Adam Giles, Michele Legere, Fay Lynn, Dan MacDonald and Dean Valentino.

Italian Renaissance costumes are by Kelly Ridley with masks and makeup by Jordan Cabral; set design is by Jeff Marontate. Live bawdy period music will be supplied by the folk group Circle Game. Poster design is by Daniel Nolin.

The Mandrake runs March 29, 30 & 31 at 8:00. Tickets are $15.00; senior & student tickets are $10.00. Thursday March 29 is Pay What You Can night. Tickets for all performances may be purchased at the door, or in advance, at Juniper Books, Cardinal Music, Nancy Johns Gallery & Framing, and Motions 1.

The Kordazone Theatre is located at 2520 Seminole, one block west of Walker.

For more tickets or information, contact Tracey at 519-562-3394, or at www.kordazone.com.

KORDA AUDITIONS THE DIVINE SISTER

Korda Artistic Productions will hold auditions for their July 2012 comedy, Charles Busch’s The Divine Sister. A campy homage to every nun movie ever made, The Divine Sister is part The Trouble with Angels, part DaVinci Code, part Agnes of God, and all insanity!

Mother Superior has her hands full with more than her fair share of problems: a shortage of cash, a millionaire atheist, a mysterious albino monk, a novice with stigmata, a long lost love child and a hidden tomb!

The Divine Sister will be directed by Jeff Marontate.

Roles are available for two men and four women, ages 18 and up.

Auditions will be held on Saturday March 31 and Sunday April 1 at 2:00. Auditions will last approximately one hour. Sides from the script will be provided.

Interested actors are asked to contact 519-562-3394 to book an audition time.

For more information, see www.kordazone.com.

Chicago

Chicago will be performed at the Chrysler Theatre – St. Clair Centre for the Arts on March 30, 31 and April 1st. Theatre Alive’s36th musical production will be directed by Brian Raisbeck, Choreography by Corey Mariuz and musical direction by Nino Palazzolo featuring Music Express.

“CHICAGO” has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In roaring twenties Chicago, heroine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap…until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune and acquittal.

For more information, call (519)737-9919 or visit our website at www.theatrealive.com.

The Thames Art Gallery

Autoconstrucciones
José Luis Torres
in the ground floor gallery
March 30 – May 6, 2012
artists’ reception: Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 7pm

The Thames Art Gallery is pleased to announce that a $1000 scholarship has been secured for the 2011 High Class Art exhibit
A special thank you to Cathy and Rob Myers who made this opportunity possible to students in Chatham-Kent by sponsored this year’s art scholarship!

Candidates for this award should be in their graduating year of High School pursuing higher education in the Arts at the College or University level. Application forms can be picked up at the Thames Art Gallery, Monday – Sunday, 1-5pm; The Cultural Centre Box Office, Monday – Friday, 10 am – 6pm; or ARTspace at 165 ½ King St. West, Tuesday – Saturday, 12-5pm.

We look forward to another exciting show this year and are pleased to provide this opportunity for local students. Any questions or concerns talk to your high school art teacher or you can contact the Thames Art Gallery at 519-354-8346 ex. 41. You can find all information on the submission form.

All submissions are due March 30, 2011 at 5pm. Fill out form below:

SB Contemporary Art

PEEK

March 17 to April 28, 2012

Patricia Coates
Nicolas de Cosson
Michael DiRisio
Tommy Mayberry
Bruce Thompson
Owen Eric Wood

MFA program at the University of Windsor, Ontario

If you would like more information or need directions to the gallery please contact Sarah Beveridge at 519-819-0536 orsarah@sbcontemporaryart.com. Our hours and a map are also featured on our website sbcontemporaryart.com under Contact.

Sarah Beveridge

SB Contemporary Art

1017 Church Street

Windsor, ON N9A 4V3

(519) 819-0536

sbeveridgeart@gmail.com
sbcontemporaryart.com

Create. Collect. Connect

Mudpuppy Gallery

Submissions deadline: April 1st, 2012.
$10 submission fee per submission.

For more info email: mudpuppygallery@gamil.com or call 519.736.7279

The Gibson Gallery

The Gibson Gallery is pleased to present “Artists of the Future”, a collection of multimedia artwork from the students of General Amherst and St. Thomas of Villanova High Schools. The exhibit will run from March 29-April 8 including Easter weekend). Artist reception is Sunday, April 1 from 2-4pm.
The Gallery is open Thursday-Sunday 11am-5pm. Admission is free. Donations help support this heritage site .140 Richmond Amherstburg, ON 519-736-2826 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingwww.gibsonartgallery.com

The Gibson Gallery is also now offering spring adult and children’s art classes for the month of April, contact the gallery for more info.

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Beauty Gala- Looking for Artists

The Gala will be taking place on Wednesday, April 18.

It is a great opportunity for your artist to showcase their work as well as offer it up for sale if they choose!

The event is focused around our Fragrance and Cosmetic dept.

It’s night filled with events, prizes, giveaways and free consultations at the counters.

We have invited various vendors and restaurants from the Windsor area to participate in the evening events.

The Gala is from 5pm-9-pm

Artists can come in at any point after noon to set up and normally we start the clean-up after 8:30. As long as they are complete by 9:15 they can take down when they are comfortable

We will have tables for them, though we need to know ahead of time regarding easels or any specifics like that, they will have to supply themselves.

There is no cost to the artist and each will have about 4-6 feet of space depending on the number of artists participating.

Yes they can sell on behalf of the gallery.

If they choose to do a door prize we will have an MC for the evening to do draws and so forth.

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012

Reception Friday, May 4, 2012

Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″

For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

2nd Annual Art Show & Silent Auction

Dance eXperience

Community Art & Craft Show

Pillette Village

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Saturday May 5 7pm – 9pm
Windsor Light Music Theatre
2491 Jos. St. Louis, Windsor
Tickets $35 ea., $30 for members

Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation- Call for Artists

The Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation is unveiling a new signature event to be held Sunday, May 6 at the Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery. Gourmet Gardens, A Celebration of Food Wine & Spring will offer an elegant afternoon that will tantalize the many senses. Attached is a Save the Date card which gives some details of the event.

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

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Arts Notes: March 20, 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.netby 5pm every Monday!

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Ontario Arts Council

OAC encourages and supports diverse artistic practices

In keeping with its strategic plan, Connections and Creativity, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is committed to reflecting the cultural diversity and Aboriginal identity of the province through its programs. OAC also recognizes that there continue to be systemic barriers for Aboriginal arts professionals and arts professionals of colour.

The next deadline is May 1, 2012.

For more information: access.arts.on.ca.

Program inquiries – French:
Nazanin Shoja
Program Assistant
416-961-1660 ext. 5135 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 5135
nshoja@arts.on.ca

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Romanian Art Connections: An Exhibition of the Art of Four Local Romanian Artists and Students

March 24-31

Opening Reception: Sat, March 24from 4-8pm
Closing Reception: Fri. March 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Artspeak Gallery 1942 Wyandotte Street E.

The Metropolitan

The Centre for Studies in Social Justice, the Department of History, and the School of Dramatic Art Present:

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:00pm
Jackman Dramatic Art Centre, University of Windsor

THE METROPOLITAN
by Steven Palmer
Canada Research Chair in History of International Health

A play about gender politics and sexual scandal in the world of Windsor nursing.

Written by Steven Palmer, an experienced playwright and the Canada Research Chair in History of International Health, this is a provocative, dark comedy about a modern school of nursing founded by feminist professionals at the Metropolitan Hospital in the late 1940s. It is also the story of how their project got sideswiped by sexual harassment and dirty politics. Based on a real historical incident, the play features a formidable cast of characters: young nurses pursuing dangerous dreams in a border-crossing culture coming into conflict with the new moral conservatism of the Cold War; tough, sophisticated and vulnerable leaders of the Canadian nursing profession; and a progressive but ethically dubious Windsor mayor, the controversial Art Reaume. Follow them as they make risky deals and mount an edgy outing to the Press Photographers Ball at Detroit’s glamorous Book-Cadillac Hotel. Watch them party hard and unchaperoned in suites rented with municipal tax dollars – then pay the price for their transgressions before Judge Eric Cross at the 1948 Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Metropolitan Hospital.

This is an enjoyable and often hilarious play, but it broaches complex and disturbing issues that continue to resonate in Windsor and beyond: sexual harassment in the hospital workplace, resistance to gender equality in the health professions, and political corruption.

The Metropolitan will be read and lightly staged by students* from the University of Windsor’s superb School of Dramatic Art, under the direction of ProfessorLionel Walsh.

Following the reading of the play, there will be a discussion by Dale Rajacich and Debbie Kane, from the Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor and a question and answer session where the playwright and director will also be on hand.

*Tamlynn Bryson, Erin Burley, Julius Cho, Andrew Isles, Vanessa Lancione, Mauro Meo, Maggie Parkhill and Cole Reid.

This event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/386215408058232/

For more information visit www.uwindsor.ca/socialjustice

Centre for Studies in Social Justice
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON Canada N9B 3P4
Tel: 519 253-3000 Ext. 2326
E-mail: socjust@uwindsor.ca
Web: http://www.uwindsor.ca/socialjustice

University of Windsor- SoVA Gallery

Memory…Reality?

Sarah M. Robbins
Jessica Terpstra
Ashley Washburn-Hayden

March 19 –March 23, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday March 23 @ 7:00pm

The SOVA Projects Gallery, a University student run gallery located on campus within the Lebel building, Windsor Ontario, is featuring Windsor based artists Sarah M. Robbins, Jessica Terpstra, and Ashley Washburn-Hayden in an exhibition titled Memory…Reality?

“Memory… Reality?” is an exhibition put on by Sarah M. Robbins, Jessica Terpstra, and Ashley Washburn-Hayden, a representation of memories that were once a reality.

Memories are what everyone holds dear to their heart. It is this concept which led these three artists to exhibit a collaboration of paintings, and multimedia which reflect those moments that they long to return. Within the constant grind of our hectic everyday lives “Memory…Reality?” allows the viewer to momentarily escape the present, evoking a memory of a time and place that evokes relaxation, happiness , and a carefree feeling.

This exhibition brings back one of the fundamental reasons why art became so admired; a way to communicate, teach, remember stories or events from the past and as a way to escape the realities of the present, to let the mind wonder to the images shown before them.

“Memory…Reality?” is an exhibition that compels the viewer to think not only about the art that they are seeing first hand, but to reflect upon their own lives, a location or specific moment in their past that they themselves would love to return to; when in reality the viewer is within the gallery space-experiencing the art in that moment.

For more information please contact: Jessica Terpsta tiemers@uwindsor.ca

Phog Lounge

The Plastic Windsor toy camera photography show is at Phog Lounge from March 16th to March 30th! See plastic fantastic photographic images from various toy cameras such as the Holga the Diana F+, the Diana Mini, as well as images from the Claude Mirror. Exhibiting are Leesa Bringas, Rebecca Draisey, Jodi Green, Liana LoDuca, Alex McKay, Christopher McNamara, Sanja Srdanov, Sandi Wheaton and Robert Wright.

The reception will be held on Friday, March 23rd from 8:00 p.m to 2:00 a.m. at Phog Lounge, 157 University Ave West.

Please contact Liana LoDuca at l_loduca@hotmail.com for more information.

PHOTO STUDIO

“SPRING CLEANING SALE”

Photography Studio in Windsor is holding a Spring Cleaning Sale . Lots of things are available to other photographers, artists & students of the arts, etc. There are many new wooden frames of various sizes, colours & finishes; lengths of wooden unfinished frames; boxed sheets of glass, props, boxes of Epson archival matte photo paper, rolled paper backgrounds, lots of loose fabrics in various lengths, furniture ( tufted loveseat, antique solid oak desk), mannequins, mirrors, stools, curiosities, 6 gold finished chandeliers, Christmas decor & much, much more. Wed, Mar. 21 – Fri. Mar. 23 noon till 6pm. No early birds…..cash only. 1823 Wyandotte St. E. at Chilver

The AGW

Curating Spaces in Museums and Beyond

A talk by David Liss, Artistic Director & Curator, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art

Thursday, March 22, 7 – 9 pm
Art Gallery of Windsor

Since the mid-1980s David Liss has organized, produced and curated numerous solo and group exhibitions of contemporary art and has overseen related publications, educational programs, performances, events and travelling exhibitions in Canada and internationally. Some recent activities include participation in the curatorial programs of the ARCO art fair in Madrid and the PhotoMiami art fair and serving on the advisory committee for the Toronto Sculpture Garden. Liss is a contributing editor to Canadian Art magazine, an Adjunct Professor at York University, and is a practicing and exhibiting artist.

Admission is FREE

This event is part of Alone + Together a 2011/2012 Lecture Series presented in collaboration with the University of Windsor’s School of Visual Arts and the AGW.

For more information please contact:
Nicole McCabe, Curatorial Coordinator: nmccabe@agw.ca

It’s a Sure Thing!

YOU ARE INVITED
A Season of Abstract Art Dinner Party
at the AGW and The City Grill
Friday, March 23, 6 pm

The Party Plan

6 pm: Complimentary valet parking at The City Grill begins with chauffeur service to the Gallery, where guests will enjoy complimentary cocktails, appetizers and a tour of the AGW’s fabulous abstract exhibitions with Catharine Mastin, AGW Director, and Srimoyee Mitra, Curator of Contemporary Art, featuring the work of Canadian artists William Perehudoff, John Kissick and Luanne Martineau.

7:30 pm: Complimentary shuttle back to The City Grill begins for a 3-course pre-fixe dinner and cash bar

Tickets: $100 AGW members; $125 non-members
*a tax receipt will be issued for a portion of the ticket cost

Can’t make the tour? No worries, you can join us for dinner afterwards. The ticket price, however, will remain the same.

Limited seating — To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Linda Andrejicka, 519-977-0013 ext 129 or visit the on-line Ticket Window and follow the instructions. AGW members: Be sure to have your valid membership number on hand to receive your preferred pricing.

University of Windsor- School of Music

Variety of Musical Choices during March

There are only three weeks left in the winter 2012 semester here at the University of Windsor School of Music and our large student ensembles are making their final preparations for their spring concerts. Between March 23 and 30 everyone can enjoy performances by the University Wind Ensemble, University Singers and Chamber Choir and even dance to the mighty University Jazz Ensemble.

Tickets for each concert are $10 Adults/Seniors; and $5 Students (with ID).

If you have ever wondered what Music Therapists do, we have a wonderful (and free) opportunity to hear first hand experiences of three, 4th year music therapy students as they present their experiences from their music therapy placements. The event is called Music Therapy Springsong on Thursday, March 29, 7:30 pm, and it takes place in The Katzman Lounge, in Vanier Hall (Wyandotte St. W.) on campus.

Here is our concert and event line-up for March:

To Infinity … and Beyond!
Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, March 23, 7:30 pm
Banwell Community Church, 2400 Banwell Rd.
University Wind Ensemble, Mr. Ric Moor, director

Program includes Holst’s Mars from “The Planets”, PDQ Bach’s Grand serenade for an awful lot of winds and percussion, and James Dooley’s The Mars Underground narrated by Dr. Philip Adamson. Plus a “Suite for Tuba” featuring Zack Harrison.

Sunday, March 25, 7:30 pm
Spring Choral Concert
Assumption University Chapel, 400 Huron Church Rd.
University Singers, Dr. Bradley Bloom, director
University Chamber Choir, Prof. Richard Householder, director

CONCERT TICKETS: Adults/Seniors $10; Students (with ID) $5.

Order by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or purchase online at www.uwindsor.ca/music. Tickets also available at the door.

Buy Tickets

Windsor International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival in coordination with theWindsor International Film Festival presents a special screening of Canada’s Top Ten Short Films on Friday, March 23 at the Capitol Theatre at 7pm.

Tickets $10 at the door and $5 for students with valid student card. Or buy online at www.windsorfilmfestival.com.

Doors open at 6:30.

This is a can’t miss opportunity to see the top shorts as chosen by the Toronto International Film Festival from submissions from across the country.

The ten films in this program cover the genres of fiction to documentary to avant-garde and represent the work of current masters, and emerging talent, in the short film form. To find out more about the individual films that have been selected for TIFF’s

Top Ten program click below:

Programme A

and

Programme B

Both programs will be featured at the Capitol on March 23^rd! Unfortunately, we were unable to secure the viewing rights to The Birder in time for next week’s screening as planned. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Maestro Russell’s Final Intimate Classics Spotlights Rising Pianist Mehdi Ghazi
Add a Side of Haydn & Mozart to your Lunch or Dinner!
Emerging talent Mehdi Ghazi joins the WSO to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 23 for two performances. Symphony no. 3 by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf and Haydn’s Drumroll Symphony. Act by March 16 to add lunch to your morning Intimate Classics ticket or dinner to your evening Intimate Classics ticket! A buffet lunch is served following the morning concert and a three-course dinner is served prior to the evening performance, both in the Freed-Orman Centre. Advance reservations required for meals.

Intimate Classics
Haydn’s Drumroll Symphony
March 23, 2012
11:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Assumption University Chapel
Pre-concert talk inside the Freed-Orman Centre at 6:55 p.m.
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Mehdi Ghazi, Piano

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Symphony no. 3 in G, after Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto no. 23 in A Major
Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony no.103 “ Drumroll”
Tickets $15-$35 (meals extra)
Tickets available by phone, 519-973-1238,
online at myso.ca and in person at the WSO Box Office – 487 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor.

Box Office hours, M – F, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets available at the door two hours prior to concert.
Morning series sponsor: The Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation
Morning concert sponsor: Mary Maitre, in Memory of Joanne Trudell McKenzie
Media Sponsors: the Windsor Star, CTV

Korda Artistic Productions’

DRAINS MANDRAKE!

Korda Artistic Productions’ second show of the 2012 season is a production of The Mandrake by Niccolo Machiavelli, infamous author of The Prince. The Mandrake is directed by Korda’s Resident Director Jeff Marontate and produced by Tracey Atin. The translation is a new adaptation by Walter Wykes. Deceit, disguise and duplicity define this raunchy Renaissance comedy of bad manners, as witty and as sly as it was 500 years ago.

To mirror this sense of two-facedness, in a Korda twist, each member of the 8 person cast has rehearsed two roles: each night, who plays which part will be decided by chance!

The 8 actors who perform in The Mandrake are Tracey Atin, David Duchene, Matt Froese, Adam Giles, Michele Legere, Fay Lynn, Dan MacDonald and Dean Valentino.

The Mandrake runs March 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 at 8:00, and Sunday March 25 at 2:00. Tickets are $15.00; senior & student tickets are $10.00. Thursday March 29 is Pay What You Can night. Tickets for all performances may be purchased at the door, or in advance, at Juniper Books, Cardinal Music, Nancy Johns Gallery & Framing, and Motions 1.

The Kordazone Theatre is located at 2520 Seminole, one block west of Walker.

For more tickets or information, contact Tracey at 519-562-3394, or at www.kordazone.com.

Chicago

Chicago will be performed at the Chrysler Theatre – St. Clair Centre for the Arts on March 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and April 1st. Theatre Alive’s36th musical production will be directed by Brian Raisbeck, Choreography by Corey Mariuz and musical direction by Nino Palazzolo featuring Music Express.

For more information, call (519)737-9919 or visit our website at www.theatrealive.com.

Meal Exchange Windsor

disComfort Food: Challenging food systems!

The purpose of the exhibit is to use art to educate and explore the unseen problems associated with food that are typically avoided because the realities make us uncomfortable. We encourage artists to explore any kind of environmental, political, social, cultural and emotional aspects associated with discomfort food.

March 23-April 4 Common Ground Gallery

Opening Reception: March 23, 7-9pm FREE VEGAN FOOD!

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION - MARCH 16• Please contact meal exchange Windsor the following for a submission package windsor@mealexchange.com• There is no restriction on the medium• There is no submission fee

for more information email: windsor@mealexchange.com a submission package.

Leamington Arts Centre

This exhibition is open to ALL Essex County Secondary Students.

Deadline to enter is Saturday March 24th. An awards reception will be held on Thursday March 29th from 6:30-8pm. All welcome to attend!

Awards will be given in each category: acrylic, oil, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, mixed medium, photography, poetry, multi-media and performance.

A Future Artist award of $100 to the graduating student will be awarded in honor of the Marg Ross and the Late Don Ross.

All students are encouraged to participate! Teachers and parents are encouraged to come out to this great event as well!
More information and entry forms available at www.leamingtonartscentre.com or by visiting the gallery.

Gibson Gallery

The Gibson Gallery is proud to open its 2012 season with the world premiere of “In Pursuit of the Golden Key”, a collection of 32 paintings by author/artist Dennis White and artist Stephen Gibb These encryptic artpieces are the heart of the real-life treasure hunt book which commemorates the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Through verse and illustrations, you are invited to come along on a journey into this War and decipher the clues which lead to a modern day treasure! On exhibit March 1-25. Book signings 1-3 pm each Sunday afternoon.

The Gallery is open Thursday-Sunday 11am-5pm. Admission is free-donations help support this heritage site. 140 Richmond Amherstburg, ON 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

For more information on “In Pursuit of the Golden Key”-visit www.whitegibberish.com

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826

Back Room Gallery

A Pottery Studio for all to use! For more information contact Dayna at dyna@potterycupboard.ca

MORNA: Book launch

Morna can be ordered at www.melange-books.com as well as from the University of Windsor bookstore a 519.973.7018 or Juniper Books, 1990 Ottawa St Windsor, ON N8Y 1R7 519) 258-4111

Taloola’s Cafe for a Tea Party Fashion Show

The Thames Art Gallery

After School Art with Angelina LeDrew-Bonvarlez. Session 2.
Mondays, March 26, April 2, 16, 30, May 7, 14, 2012
Studio 2 of the Cultural Centre 4:45pm – 6:00 pm
Ages 8+
$60 (* HST is included) Culture Vulture Membership discount available

Drawn to Art? Instructor Angelina LeDrew-Bonvarlez will teach your child theFUNdamentals of drawing and painting while exploring the creative process. During this session your child will explore a variety of projects that will encourage your child’s individual expression through the use of pencils, pastels, watercolours and collage. All materials supplied.

After School Art with Danielle and Angelina. Level Two
Mondays, March 26, April 2, 16, 30 May 7, 14, 2012
Studio 2 of the Cultural Centre 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Age 10 +
$60 (*HST included) Culture Vulture Membership discount available

Make art with Danielle and Angelina! Sharpen your drawing and design skills. Lessons include how to sketch and shade figures and faces, develop characters and super heros, create storylines within urban and rural settings. Learn how to use bold colour and action lines applying different illustration techniques, such as inking and lettering. Practice your drawing skills within the milieu of comics and get results. Age 10yrs and up.

Autoconstrucciones
José Luis Torres
in the ground floor gallery
March 30 – May 6, 2012
artists’ reception: Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 7pm

Curator for the Day: works from the Thames Art Gallery permanent collection
mezzanine gallery
March 30 – May 6, 2012
reception: Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 7pm

All submissions are due March 30, 2011 at 5pm. Fill out form below:

SB Contemporary Art

PEEK

March 17 to April 28, 2012

Patricia Coates
Nicolas de Cosson
Michael DiRisio
Tommy Mayberry
Bruce Thompson
Owen Eric Wood

MFA program at the University of Windsor, Ontario

If you would like more information or need directions to the gallery please contact Sarah Beveridge at 519-819-0536 orsarah@sbcontemporaryart.com. Our hours and a map are also featured on our website sbcontemporaryart.com under Contact.

Sarah Beveridge

SB Contemporary Art

1017 Church Street

Windsor, ON N9A 4V3

(519) 819-0536

sbeveridgeart@gmail.com
sbcontemporaryart.com

Create. Collect. Connect

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012

Reception Friday, May 4, 2012

Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″

For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

2nd Annual Art Show & Silent Auction

Nancy Johns Gallery

Dance eXperience

Community Art & Craft Show

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

Amherstburg’s Roots to Boots Festival- Call for Artists

Contact Anne Rota at Tel: 519-730-1309 or Email: arota@amherstburg.ca if you require further information.

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Arts Notes: March 13, 2012

Posted on March 13, 2012 by ED

Submitting to Arts Notes? Would you like your arts-related event, exhibition, performance, concert to appear in Arts Notes? Send your info to artsnotes@acwr.netby 5pm every Monday!

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Artists in the Community/Workplace (AICW) program Information Session WED., MARCH 14TH 6:30PM

DON’T MISS OUT! Join Arts Council – Windsor & Region’s Cultural Animator, Alana Bartol on Wednesday,March 14th, 6:30pm at Arts Council – Windsor & Region (Artspeak Gallery) located at 1942 Wyandotte St E in Windsor for an Information Session on the Ontario Arts Council’s Artists in the Community/Workplace (AICW) program

APPLY FOR UP TO $10,000 IN FUNDING TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS IN WINDSOR – ESSEX COUNTY

All are welcome to attend. The program is open to artists from ALL disciplines.

The Ontario Arts Council’s Artists in the Community Workplace program supports the research, development, production and presentation of community-engaged, collaborative, process-driven artistic work.

An application to the program requires a partnership between professional artist(s) or art organization and a non-arts group.

WHO CAN APPLY?

-Artists
-Arts Groups or Collectives (Professional, Amateur and Emerging)
-Non-for-Profit Arts Organizations
-Not-for-Profit Community Organizations
-Health care facilities
-Ad hoc Community Groups
-Trade Unions

Support for arts and non-arts partners is available through Alana Bartol, Cultural Animator with the Arts Council – Windsor & Region. Alana can assist artists and non-arts partners in connecting with each other, developing and supporting community arts proposals. She is also available to assist in refining and editing grant applications.

For more information contact:

Alana Bartol, Cultural Animator
519.252.6855 cultural.animator@acwr.net
Visit www.arts.on.ca/page95.aspx for program guidelines and application

Artists in the Community/Workplace program -
Connecting artists and community members through creative, community-based artistic projects

WE-LAUNCHED

Windsor Music Scene 101 with Murad.
March 17 & 18 @ Jam Space (2680 Ouellette)

2-6pm

1 day of the most important information you / your band will ever receive & 1 day of recording time with technicians @ Jam Space. Both solo acts and bands are encouraged to attend!

$15 / person ($10 for acwr members)
acwr.net/workshops to register

Limited space is available!

Ontario Arts Council

OAC encourages and supports diverse artistic practices

In keeping with its strategic plan, Connections and Creativity, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is committed to reflecting the cultural diversity and Aboriginal identity of the province through its programs. OAC also recognizes that there continue to be systemic barriers for Aboriginal arts professionals and arts professionals of colour.

The next deadline is May 1, 2012.

For more information: access.arts.on.ca.

Program inquiries – French:
Nazanin Shoja
Program Assistant
416-961-1660 ext. 5135 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 5135
nshoja@arts.on.ca

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Opening Reception: March 9, 7-10pm

Gulnaz Turdalieva: Solo Exhibition, celebrating International Women’s Day @ Artspeak Gallery, Windsor. Opens on Thursday, March 8th 2012

Windsor, Ontario – 1942 Wyandotte St. E. This solo show presents new mixed media and acrylic paintings. The exhibition, ” Women of My Family: Unfinished Memories” will run from March 8th through March 16th. The opening reception, with artist in attendance, will be held on Friday, March 9th from 7pm to 10pm. For more information, call 519-252-6855 or visit the artist’s website at gulnazart.com.

This show will pay a tribute to the women and celebrate the International Women’s Day. It focuses on several women of her family and reflects the life challenges, inspirations and expectation that they had. Several mixed media collage paintings represent time capsules of the women. In addition to mixed media paintings, there are acrylic paintings which explore themes of life expectations, inspirations and challenges in their lives.

Turdalieva’s art pushes the boundaries between realism and abstraction while including the manipulation of colours and tones.

Hours: Mon-Thu 1pm-7pm; Fri 1pm-9pm; Sat-Sun 10am-5pm

Coming Up at Artspeak Gallery

Romanian Art Connections: An Exhibition of the Art of Four Local Romanian Artists and Students

March 24-31

Opening Reception: Sat, March 24from 4-8pm
Closing Reception: Fri. March 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Artspeak Gallery 1942 Wyandotte Street E.

Gibson Gallery

The Gallery is open Thursday-Sunday 11am-5pm. Admission is free-donations help support this heritage site. 140 Richmond Amherstburg, ON 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

For more information on “In Pursuit of the Golden Key”-visit www.whitegibberish.com

Bonnie Deslippe
office administrator

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826

Whitdel Arts Seeks Candidates for Educational Program Coordinator

Whitdel Arts, a division of the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, is currently seeking candidates to fill an open volunteer position of Educational Program Coordinator. Inquires should be made to Whitdel Arts President, JenClare Gawaran. Please e-mail or snail mail a resume with a cover letter to: Whitdel Arts C/O JenClare Gawaran, 1250 Hubbard Street, Suite B1, Detroit MI 48209 or e-mail at jenclare@whitdelarts.com.

Please apply by March 26^th, 2012.

Located in Southwest Detroit, Whitdel Arts serves artists and the community through it exhibitions and events, professional resources, and educational programs. The purpose of Whitdel Arts is to provide an environment centered around the creative process of the contemporary arts and the interaction and dialogue derived from it. Whitdel Arts is a center where the public can view and learn about the contemporary arts by local and national artists, while providing working artists with the resources needed for their artistic careers and studio practice. For further information visit the website at www.whitdelarts.com.

For the position of Educational Coordinator, Whitdel Arts is seeking candidates capable of designing and implementing educational programs and workshops for the gallery. To carry out Whitdel’s mission statement, these programs and workshops will be designed to help working artists improve their studio and professional practices. The educational program should also cater to artists in all stages of studio practice – grade school, emerging, and established.

Ideal candidates are those working in or studying the visual and performance arts, architecture, design and/or who express and exhibit an interest and passion for the arts. As a staff member of Whitdel Arts, individuals will be responsible for assisting in the further development and expansion of Whitdel Arts exhibitions to ensure the organization continues to grow as a leading arts center in Metropolitan Detroit.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Designs and implements educational programs/workshops to help artists progress in their professional and studio practice.
Develop working relationships with local grade schools and their art programs.
Responsible for presenting ideas for educational programs/workshops at Whitdel Arts board meetings.
Work with Whitdel Arts Treasurer to budget materials for educational programming.

Whitdel Arts 1250 Hubbard St.
Suite B1
Detroit, Michigan 48209 US

Back Room Gallery

A Pottery Studio for all to use! For more information contact Dayna at dyna@potterycupboard.ca

Co-op Opportunity for High School Students

As Canadians, we are admired around the world as a free and idyllic place to grow and create. It is important that we carry the banner forward and teach our youth to speak through their artistic voices, show them they can do anything.

High school art students are blessed with a growth environment. This miracle is brought on by the tenacity of the art teacher. We wish to work with the secondary art departments to expand the scope of showcasing these remarkable students, getting them past their comfort zones and into the public forum.

I have had the pleasure of working in the company of many young and creative people. Their exuberance is intoxicating and contagious. Any idea put in their path becomes a challenge to be met. They are confident and know there is safety in a group of like-minded individuals. Our growing network of artists is grassroots at its best. The Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op was developed out of a need for non-tethered thinking and a safe creative environment.

The Back Room Gallery in Pillette Village will be hosting ‘Youth Artist of the Week’, a high school student wanting to build their portfolio and gain experience will show every week. If you know an artistic young person, have them contact us at the gallery and we’ll start them on an important journey. We will let their light shine and give the experience of an art opening, public viewing and mentoring from our staff of artists.

To participate, email Chris Ford chrisfordjewellery@gmail.com with your name, grade, school and you will be sent an application form. Students will each be booked for a one-week period. Make sure all works of art are ready to hang and you are ready to be a star!

Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op 4749 Wyandotte St E, Windsor

Tuesday – Saturday 10-6

Facebook Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op

http://backroomgallery.wordpress.com/ http://chrisfordjewellery.wordpress.com

The Thames Art Gallery

March Break Art Camp
March 12 -16, 2012
Studio 2 of the Cultural Centre 9:00am – 4:00pm. Early drop off available at 8.30am
Ages 8+
$110 (* HST is included) Culture Vulture Membership discount available

Spend March Break at the Thames Art Gallery. Projects and activities await inspired by our new exhibitions, as well as old favourites. Paint it! Draw it! Print it! Create it with us. All materials supplied.
Please bring snacks and a lunch.

After School Art with Angelina LeDrew-Bonvarlez. Session 2.
Mondays, March 19, 26, April 2, 16, 30, May 7, 14, 2012
Studio 2 of the Cultural Centre 4:45pm – 6:00 pm
Ages 8+
$60 (* HST is included) Culture Vulture Membership discount available

After School Art with Danielle and Angelina. Level Two
Mondays, March 19, 26, April 2, 16, 30 May 7, 14, 2012
Studio 2 of the Cultural Centre 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Age 10 +
$60 (*HST included) Culture Vulture Membership discount available

Make art with Danielle and Angelina! Sharpen your drawing and design skills. Lessons include how to sketch and shade figures and faces, develop characters and super heros, create storylines within urban and rural settings. Learn how to use bold colour and action lines applying different illustration techniques, such as inking and lettering. Practice your drawing skills within the milieu of comics and get results. Age 10yrs and up.

Autoconstrucciones
José Luis Torres
in the ground floor gallery
March 30 – May 6, 2012
artists’ reception: Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 7pm

Curator for the Day: works from the Thames Art Gallery permanent collection
mezzanine gallery
March 30 – May 6, 2012
reception: Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 7pm

All submissions are due March 30, 2011 at 5pm. Fill out form below:

Drawing Fundamental

Drawing Fundamentals with Phil Vanderwall: Intermediate 2
March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2012
Studio 2 of the Cultural Centre 7:00 – 9:00 pm
$70 + HST* (Culture Vulture Membership discount available)

This course will engage the principles necessary for the development of sound drawing practice. Students will be presented with a combination of instructive exercises as well as a number of drawing problems. These problems will allow for a greater degree of personal choice, and challenge student artists to integrate a variety of principles and techniques in the creation of slightly more finished drawings. Students will be expected to have some facility with contour, gesture and basic mark making techniques. All materials included.

Jackson Pollock

Art & Wine: New York School of Art – JACKSON POLLOCK
Wednesday, March 21 2012
Studio 1 of the Cultural Centre @ 6:30pm
$12.00* (Culture Vulture Membership discount available)

“Jack the Dripper” – Jackson Pollock was macho and misunderstood. Each ticket includes a complimentary beer or glass of wine and scrumptious gourmet snacks!

MARCH BREAK at the AGW

March Break Full Day Camp: Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture

March 12-16, 8:30 am – 4 pm

Registration: $150.00

Ages 6-12

Campers will enjoy fun-filled days exploring and discovering historic and contemporary art based on AGW exhibitions using a variety of traditional and contemporary painting, printmaking and sculpture techniques and materials. Lunch is required. Drop off starts at 8:30am, start time is at 9:00am. Late pick up until 5:00pm is $10.00 additional per day.

March Break Drop-In Program (Guided tour @ 12:00 pm, hands-on activity @ 1:00 pm)

Are you looking for creative and educational activities during March Break? Join us for a guided tour of the gallery exhibitions followed by and a hands-on activity. Each day is a new tour and activity.

Registration: $8.00 per child per session (plus $5 adult admission)

Tuesday, March 13 – Sculpture carving Wednesday, March 14 – Portrait painting

Thursday, March 15 – Abstract mobiles Friday, March 16 – Landscape drawing

For more information or to register call Mary Anne VanWatteghem at (519) 977-0013 ext. 103 or visit our website at: http://www.agw.ca/media/f_431-2

Free Wednesdays

Enjoy a free afternoon at the gallery! Family-friendly Gallery Tour at 2 pm. Gallery Hours: 11 am - 5 pm

Sundays in the Studio

Sunday, March 18, 12:30 pm – 2 pm

Wool-ay Bool-ay

Join us in the studio for needle felting demonstrations and learn how to spool knit. Make your own friendship bracelet and knitting spool to take home. Presented by the Knitters Guild.

Cost: $5.00 per adult (FREE to AGW Members and children; limit of 3 children per adult admission, $3 per additional child.)

Mary Anne VanWatteghem

Education Public Programs Coordinator

977-0013 #103

maryannev@artgalleryofwindsor.com

It’s a Sure Thing!

YOU ARE INVITED
A Season of Abstract Art Dinner Party
at the AGW and The City Grill
Friday, March 23, 6 pm

The Party Plan

7:30 pm: Complimentary shuttle back to The City Grill begins for a 3-course pre-fixe dinner and cash bar

Tickets: $100 AGW members; $125 non-members
*a tax receipt will be issued for a portion of the ticket cost

Can’t make the tour? No worries, you can join us for dinner afterwards. The ticket price, however, will remain the same.

Our thanks to media sponsor The Windsor Star for their support.
To learn more about the exhibitions, visit www.agw.ca.

Image: William Perehudoff; AC-65-015, 1965; acrylic on canvas; Collection of the artist

SB Contemporary Art

PEEK

March 17 to April 28, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday March 17, 1- 4pm

Patricia Coates
Nicolas de Cosson
Michael DiRisio
Tommy Mayberry
Bruce Thompson
Owen Eric Wood

MFA program at the University of Windsor, Ontario

If you would like more information or need directions to the gallery please contact Sarah Beveridge at 519-819-0536 orsarah@sbcontemporaryart.com. Our hours and a map are also featured on our website sbcontemporaryart.com under Contact.

Sarah Beveridge

SB Contemporary Art

1017 Church Street

Windsor, ON N9A 4V3

(519) 819-0536

sbeveridgeart@gmail.com
sbcontemporaryart.com

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The Metropolitan

The Centre for Studies in Social Justice, the Department of History, and the School of Dramatic Art Present:

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:00pm
Jackman Dramatic Art Centre, University of Windsor

THE METROPOLITAN
by Steven Palmer
Canada Research Chair in History of International Health

A play about gender politics and sexual scandal in the world of Windsor nursing.

The Metropolitan will be read and lightly staged by students* from the University of Windsor’s superb School of Dramatic Art, under the direction of ProfessorLionel Walsh.

*Tamlynn Bryson, Erin Burley, Julius Cho, Andrew Isles, Vanessa Lancione, Mauro Meo, Maggie Parkhill and Cole Reid.

This event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/386215408058232/

For more information visit www.uwindsor.ca/socialjustice

Centre for Studies in Social Justice
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON Canada N9B 3P4
Tel: 519 253-3000 Ext. 2326
E-mail: socjust@uwindsor.ca
Web: http://www.uwindsor.ca/socialjustice

Meal Exchange Windsor

disComfort Food: Challenging food systems!

March 23-April 4 Common Ground Gallery

Opening Reception: March 23, 7-9pm FREE VEGAN FOOD!

for more information email: windsor@mealexchange.com a submission package.

Leamington Arts Centre

This exhibition is open to ALL Essex County Secondary Students.

Deadline to enter is Saturday March 24th. An awards reception will be held on Thursday March 29th from 6:30-8pm. All welcome to attend!

Awards will be given in each category: acrylic, oil, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, mixed medium, photography, poetry, multi-media and performance.

A Future Artist award of $100 to the graduating student will be awarded in honor of the Marg Ross and the Late Don Ross.

Korda Artistic Productions’

DRAINS MANDRAKE!

To mirror this sense of two-facedness, in a Korda twist, each member of the 8 person cast has rehearsed two roles: each night, who plays which part will be decided by chance!

The 8 actors who perform in The Mandrake are Tracey Atin, David Duchene, Matt Froese, Adam Giles, Michele Legere, Fay Lynn, Dan MacDonald and Dean Valentino.

The Mandrake runs March 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 at 8:00, and Sunday March 25 at 2:00. Tickets are $15.00; senior & student tickets are $10.00. Thursday March 29 is Pay What You Can night. Tickets for all performances may be purchased at the door, or in advance, at Juniper Books, Cardinal Music, Nancy Johns Gallery & Framing, and Motions 1.

The Kordazone Theatre is located at 2520 Seminole, one block west of Walker.

For more tickets or information, contact Tracey at 519-562-3394, or at www.kordazone.com.

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Chicago

For more information, call (519)737-9919 or visit our website at www.theatrealive.com.

MORNA: Book launch

Morna can be ordered at www.melange-books.com as well as from the University of Windsor bookstore a 519.973.7018 or Juniper Books, 1990 Ottawa St Windsor, ON N8Y 1R7 519) 258-4111

Taloola’s Cafe for a Tea Party Fashion Show

Nancy Johns Gallery

“Forty x Forty”

April 24- May 12, 2012

Reception Friday, May 4, 2012

Various Artists ALL WORK 40″x 40″

For more information contact www.nancyjohns.com or phone 519.945.2222

2nd Annual Art Show & Silent Auction

Nancy Johns Gallery

Dance eXperience

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

The 2012 OCC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM is now open to applications!!!

Deadline: May 31, 2012 – 5pm ET

Apply for over $25,000 in Awards and Scholarships!

For information on how to apply, to download the application package and detailed information about all our awards, visit the Awards & Scholarships page on our website.

Have questions or need help with your application? We’d be happy to help. Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

Carrousel by the River: Call for Artists & Crafters

“Carrousel by the River” festival, June 8-10 2012

Carrousel by the River is looking for artists and crafters for this years “Carrousel by the River”

Artists will receive
- a free table to sell/showcase their work
- 2 free entrance passes
- media coverage of their work

For more information contact EMAIL:carrouselartists@gmail.com

Amherstburg’s Roots to Boots Festival- Call for Artists

Contact Anne Rota at Tel: 519-730-1309 or Email: arota@amherstburg.ca if you require further information.

Windsor – Detroit International Fringe Festival

with Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op

Saturday September 14, 2012

University and Ouellette

Windsor ON

ARTIST NAME: ___________________________________________________________________

BUSINESS NAME:_________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _____________________________________________ POSTAL CODE:____________

PHONE: _________________________ EMAIL: _________________________________________

MEDIUM/DESCRIPTION OF ART/PRODUCT:___________________________________________

DATE: __________________

You are responsible for your own tent & display items. No tent pegs are allowed. Sandbags are available for purchase or renting (same price…either way!)

Yes, I need 4 sandbags at a cost of $20 □ to rent □ or purchase

Details

§ Windsor Fringe Festival is open to artists of any medium, products must be handmade.

§ Artist will need to supply their own hanging/display items or tents.

§ Spaces are 10X10

§ Pieces must be signed, labeled and priced.

§ The event is free to the public

· The street will be closed at 7 a.m. on September 14th for artists to set up.
· Please be set up by 9:45 a.m. & take down no earlier than 5:00 p.m.
· Deadline for registration with payment is postmarked Friday, March 30, 2012
· Entry Fee is $50.00
· Fee to rent or purchase sandbags add $20 if desired (Fee $50 + Bags $20 = $70)

Cheques payable to: ACTORS THEATRE OF WINDSOR

Registration forms & payment mailed to:

Back Room Gallery 4749 Wyandotte St E Windsor N8Y 1H7

For Further Information Contact:

Chris Ford

Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op (519) 944 1481or chrisfordjewellery@gmail.com

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Arts Notes: May 15, 2012

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1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAYS

Wednesday May 16 at 6:30pm - Building Connections: A Conversation About Community Arts

Riverside Library Fine Crafts and Arts Exhibition

Saturday May 19, 2012: 10.30 am to 2.30 pm

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

The Work Collective. May 14 – May 18 2012

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

Christina Lord: Solo Show. May 19-26

Drift Launched!

Media City 18

Last Call to Volunteers – Wednesday May 16, 2012 @ 7:00 PM @ PHOG LOUNGE (157 UNIVERSITY AVE. WEST)

Art Galia

Classes starting May 16, 2012

“Seeing is Believing”

May 14 – May 21 2012

SB Contemporary Art – ARTourist

Saturday May 19, 1- 4pm - Tour Begins at SB Contemporary @ 1pm

Art Gallery of Windsor

Windsor Endowment for the Arts

Sunday May 21, 2012

Windsor Theatre – Auditions

Sunday May 20, Monday 21 and Wednesday May 23 @7pm

CALL TO ARTISTS: Canada Day Collaborative Art Project. Canada’s Capital Region

Deadline for receiving proposal: May 22, 2012, 3pm

Art InDeed

Join us for a Creative Cleanse! starting May 24, 2012

Art InDeed and Whole Note Music Therapy – Summer Camp Programs

A Gallery Without Walls – Street Art

Deadline for original artwork is May 25, 2012.

Tecumseh Art Festival

May 25 and 26, 2012

Mudpuppy Gallery

Reception: Saturday May 26, 2012 – 2-4pm

PURSUIT OF THE GOLDEN KEY BOOKS ON SALE AT THE GALLERY.

Artcite Inc.

“OCCUPY THIS!” A group exhibition for MayWorks Windsor 2012, exhibition runs until May 26, 2012

Leamington Arts Centre

Exhibitions run until May 26, 2012

Impasto: a show for painters May 2 – May 26

From my Heart and Soul to Yours: Louise Vermerien May 2 – May 26

Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Society

Opening Reception Sunday May 27, 2012 – 12-4pm – Mackenzie Hall

The Gibson Gallery

Exhibition runs until May 27, 2012

ART BY THE RIVER – August 25 & 26

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum

Sessions: May 29 – 30 – 31 2012

InspectX: Industrial Passages: A Worker Dwells Here

Coinciding with Mayworks Windsor 2012. Exhibitions runs until May 31, 2012

Korda Artistic Productions presents IN THE NEXT ROOM, or THE VIBRATOR PLAY.

May 31, June 1, 2 & June 7,8,9

By Sarah Ruhl and directed by Tracey Atin

AUDITIONS for Korda Productions’ August Show

Audition dates/times: Sunday, June 3rd, Monday, June 4th, 4pm-6:30pm both nights.

OCC Awards & Scholarships Program

Deadline May 31, 2012

BookFest Windsor 2012 Student Poetry Contest

Deadline June 1, 2012

Windsor Dance eXperience:

June 9th and 10th, 2012

Of Thread and Stone: Tales of Ancient Greece Told Through Dance

Windsor Essex Open Studio Tour 2012 – CALL TO ARTISTS

Application Deadline – June 09, 2012

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Sultans of String with WSO at the Capitol Theatre

Wheatley Idol early bird pre-registration NOW OPEN

Comber Art in the Park

Saturday August 25, 2012

Arts Notes: May 8, 2012

Become a Member of ACWR

Riverside Library Fine Crafts and Arts Exhibition

1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAYS

Building Connections: A Conversation About Community Arts – May 16 at 6:30pm

Culture Days Information Session hosted by the ACWR – Thursday May 10 @ 2pm

This Week at Artspeak Gallery

Out on a Limb. April 30 – May 11 2012 (Exhibition extended till May 11)

Coming up at Artspeak Gallery

“OCCUPY THIS!” A group exhibition for MayWorks Windsor 2012,
exhibition runs until May 26, 2012

Impasto: a show for painters
May 2 – May 26

From my Heart and Soul to Yours: Louise Vermerien
May 2 – May 26

“OCCUPY THIS!” A group exhibition for MayWorks Windsor 2012,
April 20 – May 26, 2012

Impasto: a show for painters
May 2 -26, 2012

From my Heart and Soul to Yours: Louise Vermerien
May 2 – May 26

IN THE NEXT ROOM, or THE VIBRATOR PLAY. May 31, June 1, 2 & June 7,8,9
By Sarah Ruhl and directed by Tracey Atin

Call to Artists:
Submission deadline is May 9, 2012

“OCCUPY THIS!” A group exhibition for MayWorks Windsor 2012,
April 20 – May 26, 2012