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Transcript of 401 Richmond Update Newsletter_FALL 2014
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updateFall 2014
Volume 21, Issue 3
RICHMOND
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Printed on Rolland Enviro 100.
The 401 Richmond Update is a community-building
initiative of Urbanspace Property Group. The newsletter
began in June 1994 and over the years has documented
the eclect ic activities and fascinating people who make
a home in our historic factory in downtown Toronto.
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Newsletter
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Published by:
Urbanspace Property Group
401 Richmond St. W., Studio 111
Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8
tel 416-595-5900 fax 416-595-5904
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COVER IMAGE
Green beans growing in
our new rooftop farm
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MOVING INNATHALIE QUAGLIOTTOs conceptualart practice has a new home in Studio381. Nathalies work will be on displaythis fall at Scotiabank Nuit Blanchein anearby curated zone and here at 401.
KOYAMA PRESSprinters of comics,
graphic novels, art books, and zines thatpromote and support a wide range ofemerging and established artists hasmoved their small press operation intoStudio 209.GUIDO COSTANTINOis an architectand designer working out of Studio 226.
SEED CAPITAL PARTNERShavemoved their social enterprise focused onsustainable investments into Studio 404.
MOVING UPRICHARD PAUL CONCERT ARTISTS,who represent Canadas finest classicaland jazz musicians have moved from thefourth floor to Studio 220.
MOVING ONART OF KARUNAhas moved out ofStudio 209, but Kalyna Pidwerbeskywill continue to build her textile andwearable art practice.
ARCHETYPE whoproduced customtypography and fonts at 401 for manyyears, has bid farewell to Studio 226.
COMMUNITY POWER FUNDhascompleted their mandate of financingsolutions for the community powersector and moved out of Studio 404.
FUSE MAGAZINEwill no longer bepublishing their award-winning magazineon art, culture, and politics after a thirty-eight year run . However, youll be able tofind Fuses entire publishing repertoireon e-artexte, a digital repository forcontemporary Canadian art publications.
NEWS
ON THE COVER
TENANT PROFILE
SPOTTED &APPLAUDED
LISTINGS
PRESS CHECK
THE BACK PAGE
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Jacquie Greens studio during our Artist OpenStudio event last December (see Profile)
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WHATS ONRICHMOND
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news
Canadian Artists Representation/le front des artistes
canadiens(CARFAC Ontario) is the professionalassociation for visual and media artists in Ontario. Were
located right beside the rooftop garden in Studio 440.
We are part of a national network of similar organizations
that are situated in different provinces throughout
Canada and pride ourselves on the advocacy work that
we do for artists across Canada. You may not know this,
but we are the organization that determines the fees
that visual artists get paid when they exhibit in galleries
like the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Recently, we achieved noteworthy success at the
Supreme Court of Canada. On May 14, 2014 CARFAC
headed to Ottawa for our final day in court with the
National Gallery of Canada. Twelve years in the
making, the core of the argument was the Gallerys
reluctance to pay artists to exhibit within its walls as
part of a first collective agreement. Seven Supreme
Court justices listened to lawyers representing both
CARFAC and the National Gallery. After two and a half
hours of presentations and questioning, an unusually
quick decision was made and all the justices supported
CARFACs position. A minimum fee for exhibiting at
the National Gallery was reasonable and the Status of
the Artist Act(SAA), which gives CARFAC the right to
negotiate collective agreements and the Copyright Act,
which governs visual ar tists right to get paid for public
exhibitions, were not acting at cross purposes.
Through hearing our case and supporting our arguments,
Canada has proclaimed the value of artists as
professionals. For more information about the case
check out: www.carfac.ca
Above: CARFAC artists, staff, and supporters celebrate
the momentous victory on the steps of the Supreme Court
of Canada
IN THEIR OWN WORDS//CARFAC ONTARIO
THANKS GILMORE
Jacknife Design(Studio 430) struck
gold (gold medal that is) with their recent
Thanks Gilmorecampaign hot on the
heels of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The
Jacknife team spearheaded a crowd-
funding initiative to secure speed skater
Gilmore Junioa medal in recognition of
his selfless act of giving his race spot
to teammate Denny Morrison. The
$7,500 raised by the campaign was
used to fabricate a Canadian-made
medal of honour that was designed
by the Jacknife team.
Left: The Jacknife Design team with
Gilmore Junio (centre) in the roof garden.
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on thecover
This Spring, five large raised gardens were installed and planted on a section of roof dedicated to urban
agriculture. The large wood planters were filled with apples, chums (a cross between a cherry and a plum),
blueberries, strawberries, and goji berries. Alongside these planters, our farmer, Katherine Bravois also
growing zucchini, summer squash, tomatoes, tomatillos, watermelon, and beans which she will harvest for a
building market in the fall. To see more photos of our fruits and veggies, you can follow Katherine on
Instagram @farming401.
Above: Katherine Bravo in our rooftop farm
WHERE ARE THEY NOWCyble Younghad one of the smalleststudios in 401 Richmond, but the per fectlyappointed space fit her practice to a tee.Cybele spent her time here fashioningminiature sculptures from Japanese washipaper inspired by everyday objects andmundane occurrences. Depicting seeminglycommon place items, these objects werepart of a rich narrative (of ten told throughwitty titles) that Cyble naturally spun intostorytelling. Now the author of a numberof childrens books, she won the GovernorGenerals Awardfor Illustration in 2011for her first book Ten Birds. Her mostrecent story, Nancy Knows, has broughther sculptural world to the page featuringa collection of her whimsical marvels.You can find a selection of Cybles titlesat Swipe Design Books + Objects.
Left: Artist Cyble Young
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Jacquie Green(Studio 253) is learning to draw. Seeing
this artists work, youd think she already knows everything
there is to know about drawing, but Jacquie tells us she
works on it all the time. Shes compelled to continuously
refine her skills because, in her words the ability to draw
fluently, sensitively, and intelligently underlies the work I
find most compelling. In her spacious, light-filled studio
on the second floor, Jacquie not only draws, but prints,
paints, and collages intriguing figurative works that
speak to her love affair with the human form.
Jacquie didnt start her education wanting to become
an artist. She studied History and French before doing
a degree in education and a Masters in Curriculum
Development. She liked teaching, but made the moveto the Ontario College of Art and Design University
(OCADU) where she graduated in printmaking. It was
while she was learning the technical skills of etching
and woodcut that it became apparent to her she
needed to learn to draw.
In order to do this, Jacquie had to shift perspective and see
image-making in a completely new way that has come to
define her practice. I notice interesting shapes, colours
(both subtle and strident), unusual edges, graceful lines,people or postures that I find powerful or funny, or those in
the surprising zone where ugliness and beauty overlap.
Nothing is more moving or fascinating to me than the power
of the human form. A person or photo of someone will stick
in my mind and if theyre there long enough, I know theres
something worth investigating. Jacquies background in
education also led her to develop a series of ten lessons in
beginner drawing that she teaches in her studio.
Stepping into Jacquies studio today, youd see a few
pieces from a mixed media series shes continuing of
people in urban settings dog walkers and their packs are
a favourite subject that captured the artists eye. Alongside
these is a strip of small canvases of male figures studding
the wall. They are studies in oil paint that give Jacquie a
sense of which compositions to consider scaling up to
larger canvases. Shes working on just the right soft
colours and appealing glazes to make seductive images
that are alluring despite being cropped in uncomfortable
and disconcerting ways (you can see an unfinished piece
from this series behind Jacquie in the photo above).
Since I find people in the world endlessly fascinating,
most of my work could be defined as studying thefigure. I like to learn about the form removed from
context, and to look at its internal relationships. I want to
understand the structure of shape; how parts relate to
wholes, how the interior tensions are resolving or not. I
create a generalized volume or space and study specifics
of the human form within that space. If theres a narrative
to be drawn, I leave that to the viewer.
Jacquie will be par t of our Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
independent program The Shape and Form of theFutureon October 4. Shes still working out the details,
but her project promises to be engaging and interactive.
For those of you who participated in Jacquies Collage
Shopat last years event, the finished pieces will also
be on display, so you can come and find yourself in the
tiny collages.
www.jacquiegreen.com
JACQUIE GREEN: DRAWING LESSONS Studio 253
tenant profile
Left: Artist Jacquie Green in her studio
Above: Tenth Avenue Walkers, 2013
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spotted & applauded
SPARTY BLOCK PARTYJune 5, 2014
PREFIX PHOTOMAGAZINEtook home gold at this yearsNational Magazine Awards,which recognize excellencein the Canadian consumermagazine industry. Alsonabbing three honourablementions, their top prize wasfor the article Not in the Ageof Pharaohsby Bruce W.Ferguson and was art directedby former tenants UnderlineStudio.
Emma Givera and Melissa Jim
from Big Soul Productions in
the garden party photo booth.
Volunteer Ayfer Samanciogoclu
from Saman Design
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listingsSeptember to November 2014EXHIBITIONS
continues to SEPTEMBER 20
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art
Circuit Gallery presents Judy Natal: Future PerfectOpening(Artist in attendance): Thursday September 11, 69 pmArtist Talk and Panel: Saturday September 13, 13 pm
Urbanspace Gallery
Tapping the Potential of the West Toronto Rail Corridor
SEPTEMBER 2 27
Abbozzo Gallery
Naoko MatsubaraOlexander Wlasenko
SEPTEMBER 3 27
The Red Head Gallery
Sohelia Esfahani: My Place is Placeless
SEPTEMBER 12 OCTOBER 18
Gallery 44
Susana Reisman: Standardizing Nature: Trees, Wood, LumberColin Miner, Lili Huston-Herterich, Maggie Groat: Data MineOpening: Friday September 12, 68 pm
Open Studio
Sean Caulfield: Floods and SheltersDaryl Vocat: New WorkJeannette Nguyen: Yesterdays NewsOpening: Friday September 12, 6:308:30 pm
SEPTEMBER 13 OCTOBER 19
Trinity Square Video
Themed Commission Program TWO-D:Sculptural Videofeaturing Adam David Brown, Alex Lee,Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnic, Liana Schmidt, and Terrarea(Emily Hogg, Janis Demkiw, and Olia Mishchenko)
SEPTEMBER 13 NOVEMBER 29
YYZ Artists Outlet
Lee HendersonAndrew RucklidgeOpening: Friday September 12, 810 pm
SEPTEMBER 25 NOVEMBER 22
Urbanspace Gallery
How Does Your Neighbourhood Grow?PRESENTED BY THE CENTRE FOR CITY ECOLOGY
OCTOBER 1 5
The Red Head Gallery
Insomnia 2014PART OF BUILT FOR ART, AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT WITH SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE
OCTOBER 2 NOVEMBER 22
Prefix Institute Of Contemporary Art
Los Carpinteros: PellejoOpening (Ar tists in attendance): Thursday October 2, 710 pm
OCTOBER 8 NOVEMBER 1
The Red Head Gallery
Teri Donovan: CircaOCTOBER 22 26
Trinity Square Video
Jordan Bennett: Ice FishingCO-PRESENTED WITH THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL AND
THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
The Listings Board is your opportunity to communicate
with other tenants and keep them informed about what is
happening in your organization. If you are having a sale,
exhibition, or event you would like advertised, email details
to [email protected]. Listings are open to all tenants.DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: Friday October 31, 2014
GALLERY DIRECTORY
A Space Gallery (Studio 110)
Contact 416-979-9633 www.aspacegallery.org
Abbozzo Gallery (Studio 128)
Contact 416-260-2220 www.abbozzogallery.com
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Studio 120)
Contact 416-979-3941 www.gallery44.org
Open Studio (Studio 104)
Contact 416-504-8238 www.openstudio.on.ca
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Ar t (Studio 124)
Contact 416-591-0357 www.prefix.ca
Red Head Gallery (Studio 115)
Contact 416-504-5654 www.redheadgallery.org
Trinity Square Video (Studio 376)
Contact 416-593-1332 www.trinitysquarevideo.com
Urbanspace Gallery (Studio 117)
Contact 416-595-5900 www.urbanspacegallery.ca
Vtape Video Gallery (Studio 452)
Contact 416-351-1317www.vtape.org
WARC Gallery/Womens Art Resource Centre (Studio 122)Contact 416-977-0097 www.warc.net
YYZ Artists Outlet (Studio 140)
Contact 416-598-4546 www.yyzartistsoutlet.org
Daryl Vocat at Open Studio (September 12 October 18)
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press check
KRIS KNIGHTsfantastical paintings have leapt fromcanvas to fabric for Guccis Resor t 2015line. Knights original floral paintingswere translated to eye-catching patternsused to fashion pieces like the flowingpants seen online in Vogue.
CPAWS WILDLANDS LEAGUEwas spotted in the Globe and Mailafter
the leading wilderness advocates releasedtheir annual report stating that the integrity
of Canadas parks is being threatenedby budget cuts, human activity, and
especially resource extraction.
WINDMILLDEVELOPMENT GROUPpopped up in theOttawa BusinessJournalafter securing a Toronto partnerfor the mixed-use community they planto build on the former Domtar Lands.
401 RICHMONDsroof top garden was
featured in CanadianProperty Management
Magazinein an articleshowing how green
spaces can be valuabletenant amenities.
JACKNIFE DESIGNwas featured in the May/Juneissue of Applied Arts Magazineshowcasing their Thanks Gilmorecampaign and including them in
a batch of recent agency mergersthats changing the face of design .
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If youd like to be on THE BACK PAGE, please submit your drawing, painting, illustration, photograph or architectural plans at
300 dpi as a photoshop or illustrator file on cd or dvd disk. Please include a word file with your name, the title of the project, your
website, your studio address and a brief description of 50 words (maximum) on the disk. The best entry will be chosen for eachissue. Disks will not be returned. This space is to showcase the talent in the building. It is not for advertising an event or sale.
THE BACK PAGE BRIGITTE NOWAK, Studio 250
Brigittes first solo show of canoe paintings will be atLatitude 44 Gallery, October 16 November 13 with aportion of proceeds being donated to Project Canoe
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