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Canadian Art

Full Opening and Event Listings

Across Canada Jul 10 to 16 2008
Melanie Authier's new abstract paintings—like <i>Sour Ridge</i>, above—get a reception at Michael Gibson Gallery in London on Friday, July 11. Melanie Authier's new abstract paintings—like Sour Ridge, above—get a reception at Michael Gibson Gallery in London on Friday, July 11.

Melanie Authier's new abstract paintings—like <i>Sour Ridge</i>, above—get a reception at Michael Gibson Gallery in London on Friday, July 11.

THURSDAY JULY 10

HALIFAX “Vinylview: Putting a New Spin on the Art of the Vinyl Record” opening 7-9pm Argyle Fine Art 1869 Upper Water St

OTTAWA The Picture of Dorian Gray film screening 7pm National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Dr

TORONTO Gareth Lichty/Ulysses Castellanos opening 2-8pm, Nostalgia for the Present catalogue launch 4-8pm Peak Gallery 23 Morrow Ave

TORONTO “Proof 15” and “Outreach 2008: Protection” opening 6-8pm Gallery 44 120-401 Richmond St W

TORONTO Rory Dean/Gerald Baer opening 5-9pm Christopher Cutts Gallery 21 Morrow Ave

TORONTO Eamon MacMahon opening 6-9pm Pikto 55 Mill St

TORONTO “Process: Mixed Media” opening 6-9pm Studio Nine Gallery 102-260 Carlaw Ave

TORONTO “Stories, In Pieces” opening 5-7pm Justina M. Barnicke Gallery 7 Hart House Circ

TORONTO Veronika Szkudlarek opening 7-10pm Gallery 1313 1313 Queen St W

TORONTO Curator’s tour of “Bachelor Machines” w/ Charles Reeve 7pm OCAD Professional Gallery 100 McCaul St

TORONTO “Sell Out” opening 6-11pm Lennox Gallery 12 Ossington Ave

LONDON Axl T Ernst opening 7:30pm Art Exchange 247 Wortley Rd

WINNIPEG Adrian Fish/Brian Joseph Davis opening 7-10pm Platform 121-100 Arthur St

WINNIPEG “Mother’s Mother’s Mother: The Legacy and Rebellion of Aboriginal Women’s Art” opening 7pm Urban Shaman Gallery 290 McDermot Ave

WINNIPEG Annie Pootoogook opening and panel w/ Nancy Campbell, Maria Hupfield and Jenny Western 7pm Plug In ICA 286 McDermot Ave

WINNIPEG Launch of Decentre: Concerning Artist-Run Culture 7pm ace art 290 McDermot Ave

VANCOUVER Corin Sworn opening 6-9pm Blanket 6-758 Alexander St

VANCOUVER “Lu’s: A pharmacy for women” talk 6-7pm Showroom 2 West Hastings St


FRIDAY JULY 11

OTTAWA Meet Lori Pauli, curator of “Utopia/Dystopia: The Photographs of Geoffrey James” 12:15pm National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Dr

TORONTO Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition opening (to July 13) Nathan Phillips Square Queen St at Bay

TORONTO Vanessa Drew opening Public Butter 1290 Queen St W

TORONTO “Cake on the Icing” opening 7pm InterAccess 9 Ossington Ave

TORONTO Nicolas Ruel opening 6-9pm Thompson Landry Gallery Bldg 5 55 Mill St

HAMILTON Screening of Starfloats 7-10pm Christ’s Church Cathedral 252 James St N

LONDON Melanie Authier opening 7-9pm Michael Gibson Gallery 157 Carling St

WINNIPEG Matthew Higgs opening Overlooked Space at Plug In ICA 286 McDermot Ave

SASKATOON “18 Illuminations: Contemporary Art and Light” co-curator’s tour with Corinna Ghaznavi 7:30pm, opening 8:30pm College Building Galleries 107 Administration Pl

VANCOUVER Wuon-Gean Ho opening 3-6pm Art Beatus 108-808 Nelson St


SATURDAY JULY 12

MONTREAL “Peinture fraîche/Fresh Paint”/“Fragments de génération” opening Galerie Art Mûr 5826 rue St-Hubert

OTTAWA Michel Boyer opening 1pm Voix Visuelle 81 Beechwood Ave

TORONTO “Working Title” opening 3-6pm Diaz Contemporary 100 Niagara St

TORONTO Saturday Playlist w/ curator Matthew Higgs 2-8pm Power Plant 231 Queen’s Quay W

TORONTO “Big Stories Little India” website launch 4pm 1300 Gerrard St E

TORONTO “Resonating Bodies” opening 4-6pm *new* Gallery 906 Queen St W

TORONTO Dr. Stephen Buchmann talks about “The Forgotten Pollinators” in conjunction w/ “Resonating Bodies” 7pm InterAccess 9 Ossington Ave

LONDON “Onward Future” opening/Ron Benner book signing Museum London 421 Ridout St N

WINNIPEG Artist’s talk w/ Adrian Fish 2pm Platform 121-100 Arthur St

VANCOUVER “In situ space?” forum w/ Jonathan Middleton, Melanie O’Brian, Irwin Oostindie & Lisa Fedorak 2-4pm Showroom 2 West Hastings St


SUNDAY JULY 13

TORONTO Sunday Scene w/ artist Zin Taylor 2pm Power Plant 231 Queen’s Quay W

UNIONVILLE “The History & Conservation of the Icon as an Art Form” symposium 10am-5pm 216 Main St Unionville

HAMILTON Panel w/ artists of the Urban Moorings Project and Royal Botanical Gardens 2-4pm Royal Botanical Gardens Auditorium 680 Plains Rd W


TUESDAY JULY 15

TORONTO Drake Salon w/ Pierre-François Ouellette 6-8pm Drake Hotel 1150 Queen St W

HAMILTON Curator’s talk w/ Dr. Patrick Shaw Cable on “The Japonisme of Edgar Degas and James Tissot” 2pm Art Gallery of Hamilton 123 King St W


WEDNESDAY JULY 16

TORONTO Shiko Kataoka opening Japan Foundation 131 Bloor St W

TORONTO Toronto Free Library Librarian Residency 3 “Accepting the Possibility that I May Ruin My Eyes: Reading in Darkness” opening Toronto Free Gallery 1277 Bloor St W

TORONTO Talk w/ curatorial resident Tamara Toledo 7-9pm A Space 110-401 Richmond St W

TORONTO Curator’s tour of “Battleground” w/ Max Allen 6:30pm Textile Museum of Canada 55 Centre Ave

This article was first published online on July 10, 2008.

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