Art is my religion...: August 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

A place that celebrates Roald Dahl

http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/

Our biographical displays on Roald Dahl and the interactive fun of the Story Centre will be on display permanently, so you’ll be able to enjoy them time and time again. But we also have some space for temporary exhibitions:
'Roald Dahl's Songs and Verse'17 June 2006 - 26 November 2006
This wondercrump new exhibition features a dazzling display of original artwork from an international line-up of illustrators from the 2005 Roald Dahl book, 'Songs and Verse'. Visitors can read (and hear) some of their favourite Roald Dahl poems and find out about some that they may not have seen before!
We are running 'Songs and Verse' craft activities and crodsquinkling competitions for the chance to win a bag of Museum goodies. Find out more when you visit the Museum.
We are very grateful to all the artists who have generously loaned their artwork, and to Random House Children's Books for their sponsorship, making the exhibition possible.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Stephanie Metivier Glassblower

Stephanie is a member of the Fusion Program at Espace VERRE

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Brian Jungen exhibition

Yesterday,my friend James and I went to see this exhibition. We really enjoyed it!

Prototype for New Understanding #8, 1999 Nike athletic footwear, human hair

Cetology, 2002 Plastic chairs

Brian Jungen

is at the Contemporary Museum of Montreal

from May 27 to September 4, 2006

185, Sainte-Catherine Ouest (corner Jeanne-Mance)

Montréal, Québec H2X 3X5

Telephone : (514) 847-6226Fax : (514) 847-6291
E-mail: info@macm.org

This exhibition, the first survey of the work of the young Vancouver artist Brian Jungen, presents pieces produced in the last decade. Jungen’s art draws inspiration from both his analytic and sometimes humorous observation of contemporary consumer culture and his ancestral ties with the Dane-zaa Nation of northern British Columbia. Here, the famous Nike running shoes take on the form of ceremonial West Coast Native masks, while plastic lawn chairs are transformed into enormous whale skeletons. These works call into question the various economic, sociological and cultural values of the Western world, at the same time as they initiate a dialogue between Aboriginal and global cultures.The exhibition, organized by Vancouver Art Gallery, was realized by Daina Augaitis, assistant chief and main curator of the institution, with the support of the Audain Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The presentation to the Musée d'art contemporain is under the coordination of the curator Réal Lussier.

Want to know more about Brian Jungen:

http://www.macm.org/en/index.html
www.nativeonline.com/brian.htm
http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions_brianjungen.cfm

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Café de l'artiste Verdun

(All photos are by Jade Delorme)

5200 Verdun

Verdun, QC H4H 1K1

Tel: 514.362.8436

Fax: 514.362.0045

Email: sienna63@hotmail.com

Come and visit sometime...

Meet Tara Slade-Hall the owner...

You can find Fine Crafts...

Discover some incredible artists...

Eat great food, drink

coffee, tea or fruit smoothies

in a great atmosphere

where you can take classes, meet interesting people and watch great shows on the Weekends...

Some of the shows scheduled for August 2006:

(Although admission is free, a donation of at least 5$ is suggested)

Next Show:

Atacamenos Aug 11 2006 Peruvian music

Upcoming shows:

Moise Mathey, Fabrice Koffey: Music type : World - Poetry (music)
Yves Lanneville, Anick Bérubé: Aug 18 2006, soirée franchante
Robert Levasseur: Aug 19 2006, songs and poetry
Mike Burns: [Stage]Aug 25 2006, reading
Marndmelissa: Aug 26 2006