LatentCity
Publication Launch and Closing Reception Celebrate the launch of the publication for LatentCity, the exhibition of works by Curtis Grahauer, Andrew Kent, Scott Massey, Alex Pensato, Kara Uzelman and Danna Vajda. The publication features colour plates of the works in the show, an essay by Willie Briscoe, director of Galerie Werner Whitman, and a foreword by Lance Blomgren at the Helen Pitt Gallery. Published
by the Helen Pitt Gallery in conjunction with the LatentCity exhibition,
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The Helen
Pitt Gallery and Insomniac Press present Saturday, November 11 at 8:00 pm At the Helen Pitt Gallery, Montrealers Andy Brown and Joe Ollmann will be presenting multimedia-enhanced readings of their recently published books by Insomniac Press in Toronto. Brown’s Mole Chronicles traces the complexities of family relationships through a paranoid landscape of skin disease, secret societies, eco-terrorism and post-global culture. Recalling Susan Sontag’s Illness as Metaphor, Brown’s innovative novel shifts between the weathered streets of Montreal and the uneasy utopian beauty of Vancouver to locate an associative site of regret, humour and longing—the often malignant traces of our upbringing and cultural surroundings. "Brown's
conflations of self and landscape, illness and passage are insightful
reminders of the vast overlapping surfaces that structure contemporary
experience. And the prose is good too — subtle, daring at times,
always assured. I enjoyed reading this book. A lot." In the five, long-form stories that comprise This Will All End in Tears, Joe Ollmann finds inspiration in the forgettable, magical and disturbing moments of the mundane—our uncomfortable silences, subtle acts of self-delusion and fleeting seconds of self-awareness. Ollmann’s illustrated tales reveal a remarkable sense of detail, unforgettable characters and delicate narrative structure which lulls the reader into a place that is part Charles Schulz, part Edward Gorey. Originally from Vancouver, Andy Brown is the author of the short story collection I can see you being invisible (D.C. Books, 2003). He is an editor of Matrix magazine and the founder of conundrum press. His writing has appeared extensively in publications throughout North America. Joe Ollmann is a cartoonist who lives Montreal by way of Hamilton, Ontario. He is the author of two other books, Chewing on Tinfoil (2001) and The Big Book of Wag! (2006). Other comics and animation may be viewed by visiting the web co-ordinates www.wagpress.net. Ollmann also works as the art director at Ascent, Canada's only yoga magazine. |
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Open
Slide Night Artists
Presenting: Starting in the New Year, the gallery will commence a series of open slide showings on the last Friday of every month, for artists who would like to present their work to the public. We are hoping this regular event will attract a wide range of artists and generate discussion and new connections within the community. Contact the gallery at (604).681.6740 to reserve a time for presenting your work |
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Save
the Date Thursday,
October 19, 2006 We cordially invite you to join us for the Helen Pitt Gallery fall fundraiser—a wedding themed dinner, reception and dance formal. The dinner will feature a buffet of culinary specialties by Vancouver’s most famous, non-famous and infamous artists, writer, curators and socialites. The cornucopia of dishes will span from the savory to the eccentric, complimented by the new Helen Pitt Gallery wine—a premium vintage created for this special, romantic event. Will Helen finally commit? Or will she leave her beloved at the altar? We hope to see you there. Drinks
at 7:30 pm Call (604)
681-6740 to RSVP $20 |
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Participants:
Stephanie Aitken Gaile Addison Arabella Campbell Jessie Caryl Mark Dudiak Johann Groebner Charlotte Jackson Christian Kliegel Germaine Koh Natasha McHardy Graham Meisner Gareth Moore Heidi Nagtegaal Gailan Ngan Christy Nyiri |
Emilie O’Brien Josh Olson Bobbi Parker Isabelle Pauwels Marina Roy Pietro Sammarco St. George Marsh Erica Stocking Jeremy Todd Ron Tran Henry Tsang Michael Turner Kara Uzelman Steve Walters James Whitman |
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An animation
workshop and discussion by: In conjunction with Lockhart’s exhibition, Faking It, currently showing at the Helen Pitt Gallery, the artist will be offering a workshop on the animation process, as well as a glimpse into her own artistic practice. The workshop
is open to both adults and children.
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THE
KOOTENAY SCHOOL OF WRITING A poetry
reading by Peter O'Leary and Leonard Schwartz Peter
O’Leary is the author of two books of poetry—Watchfulness
and Depth Theology—and a critical study on Robert Duncan. He has
also edited several collections of poetry by Ronald Johnson, including
The Shrubberies. He is the longtime editor of the literary magazine
LVNG and teaches at the School of the Arts Institute in Chicago. |
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Open
Slide Night Starting in the New Year, the gallery will commence a series of open slide showings on the last Friday of every month, for artists who would like to present their work to the public. We are hoping this regular event will attract a wide range of artists and generate discussion and new connections within the community. Contact the gallery at (604).681.6740 to reserve a time for presenting your work |
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PETITION
(PHASE 1) Tuesday
June 20 to Saturday June 24, 2006 PETITION (PHASE 1) is a five-day art project/petition drive aimed at getting members of Vancouver’s various cultural communities to sign their names in support of establishing a bus stop at the Museum of Anthropology and Chan centre. This project endeavours to forge a vital “translink” between cultural institutions, and the neighbourhoods and publics they are meant to serve. This petition, signed by over 500 local artists, writers and cultural workers, is an experimental piece on art as a vehicle for change. Robert Rauschenberg once said, "artists are really community activists, they change the world through their art". PETITION demonstrates the full visceral accomplishment of doing something for the arts, environment and community, by signing your name. Lenore Herb has been practising eco-social art for more than 30 years. She works as a writer, video and film artist, curator, producer and environmental advocate. She was president of SPEC (Society Promoting Environmental Conservation) during which time she led successful campaigns to establish blue box recycling in the GVRD. She is currently working on a film of the poet bill bissett's work and "Hat Creek" an eco-social piece dealing with the protection of the Hat Creek area of B.C. More information on Herb’s work can be found at http://www3.telus.net/spirituslocii/ |
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Slide Night |
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KOOTENAY
SCHOOL OF WRITING David
Fujino and Fred Wah "In an age when poetry is dead, it's interesting that people keep writing it. Sometimes I believe poetry is forever. In air pressure you will find a poetry written for the page and its potential." – David Fujino
Fred Wah is one of the most well-known poets in Canada. He was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1939, but he grew up in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. He studied music and English literature at the University of British Columbia in the early 1960's where he was one of the founding editors of the poetry newsletter TISH. His book of prose-poems, Waiting For Saskatchewan, received the Governor-General's Award in 1986 and So Far was awarded the Stephanson Award for Poetry in 1992. Diamond Grill, a biofiction about hybridity and growing up in a small-town Chinese-Canadian cafe was published in 1996 and won the Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Fiction. He teaches at the University of Calgary. |
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KOOTENAY
SCHOOL OF WRITING Basil
King and Martha King The Writers: Martha King was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, attended Black Mountain College briefly as a teenager in the 1950s, and married the painter Basil King in San Francisco. She began writing after the birth of their two daughters. During the 1980s, King edited the eight-page zine, Giants Play Well in the Drizzle, which she sent gratis to interested readers. King is a member of the Marsh Hawk Press collective and currently works for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, where she edits a bimonthly magazine. Her latest of many books are Imperfect Fit: Selected Poems (Marsh Hawk, 2004), and North & South, a book of fiction. She is currently at work on a long memoir. |
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Emily
Carr Fundaraiser Friday,
April 7, 2006, 7-10pm Drop by for an eclectic evening of cocktails and bidding on original works ranging from photography, drawing, sculpture and much more from upcoming Emily Carr grads. All monies raised go directly towards funding the Kick Start the Art off-site graduation exhibition. Bids can be placed from 7 - 10 pm. Cash only, please. Artists
Participating:
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KOOTENAY
SCHOOL OF WRITING LOLA LEMIRE TOSTEVIN: READING AND TALK WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 22, 8:00 PM Tostevin will talk about how site-specific installations reconfigure the space in which they are conceived and installed and on how this can be extended to language, as in her Site-Specific Poems. ABOUT THE
WRITER Co-sponsored by The Canada Council for the Arts. |
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Mariah
Robertson
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