Press release: Mother's Day Brunch @ AGW

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

Create something special for mom at Sundays in the Studio, 12:30-2 pm, followed by a FREE public tour

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

Press Release: Cameraless Filmmaking @ AGW

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 of Windsor, 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 

Art Gallery of Windsor401 Riverside Drive West
www.agw.ca

Press Release: A Community 'Chalk-Out'

In participation with National Youth Arts Week, The Tecumseh Arts & Culture Committee presents:

A Community 'Chalk-Out'
Saturday, May 5th, 11 am- 2 pm
Green Acres Park, 13731 St. Gregory Rd.

Drop by and add your colour and warm memories in chalk pastel, and watch a collaborative street painting appear! Young artists & community art enthusiasts, check out the new Tecumseh Art Party on Facebook.

Arts Notes Overview

Many of the events around Windsor and Essex County mentioned in the last Arts Notes Overview are still ongoing. But this week's Arts Notes has some new events you'll not want to miss out on, such as...

SB Contemporary Arts presents Actualized Space(s): site projection by Nicolas de Cosson
Thursday April 26 at dusk – 10pm

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.

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 FOR 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 2012 InSitu 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

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 Full details on this week's Arts Notes from the Arts Council - Windsor and Region.

Press Release: Culture Days

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

Press Release: Cultural Summit

Mark your calendar with the next Cultural Summit. It will take place on Wednesday May 9 from 5:30 until 8:00 at the Capitol Theatre.

 

We invite you to stop in and learn what the Cultural Affairs Team will be working on this year. We invite your comments and suggestions during this evening event. 

 

Looking to share your organization’s information on upcoming events? Please bring 20 copies to share at the What’s New with You? table.

 

Please feel free to forward this on to others in Windsor’s Cultural Community who may find this of interest.

See you soon!

Review: The Truth About Roller Skating by Laurie Smith

Something happened when I brought home Laurie Smith's The Truth About Roller Skating. The book vanished from my shelf and reappeared in my mother's hands. It remained there all night until she very reluctantly relinquished it so she could go to bed. I think it is fair to say that it isn't usual form to refer to a collection of poetry as a 'page-turner' but that's exactly what it is.

This collection illustrates a childhood spent in the suburbs of Riverside in the 1960s and 70s. Julie Newmar's cat woman is pitted against Eartha Kit's version (Newmar 1, Kit 0), Zorro makes an appearance as the author's childhood avatar, and new development projects are fiercely resisted with sabotage. The incidents are lively, and steeped in Smith's wry wit. This is what gives the book its magnetism; these are poems courageous enough to laugh, and the laughter is contagious.

Laurie Smith B.Ed., MA., is co-publisher of Cranberry Tree Press in Windsor, a freelance editor, and leads creative writing workshops at Juniper Books. She is the first ever recipient of the Adele Wiseman Poetry Prize, is a two-time winner of the Mayor's Awards of Excellence in the Arts, and has won numerous additional awards for poetry and short fiction. Her other works include gall/stones, One Ninth of a Cat's Life, and Menagerie.

'barbie remodeled' by Laurie Smith, from The Truth About Roller Skating

small tits, big hips
fat-cheeked wide-eyed not a line or
blemish but still falsely haired;
who are we fooling?

himself hairless, curious,
my brother used black marker
to scribble in bush on my dolls, even
adolescent skipper,
and barbie did not get pregnant, though
ken did not sleep in another compartment
but stiffly on top of her in the pink wardrobe case
their eyes open all night

i would still have those staples through my belly,
the disfigurement of paper dolls, the airbrushed
elegance of perks and pearls but barbie at 38
will outlive my dreamhouse, will have g.i. joe and
spiderman perverting her if ken is unavailable
and she will not decompose, left out in the sandbox.

i too have been chewed by dogs; i have been
packaged, dressed,
stripped, decapitated, envied, ridiculed
- yet i still do love
all the new clothes.

Laurie Smith will be holding a book signing of The Truth About Roller Skating at Chapters at Devonshire Mall tomorrow, April 22nd, from 1 to 4.

The Truth About Roller Skating is available for $14.95 at the following retailers:

Juniper Books
U of W Bookstore
The Sugar Shack
Bergeron Art and Frame

New Executive Director for the Arts Council

The Arts Council - Windsor and Region has a new executive director. Michelle Le Chien of Tecumseh has broad experience in arts management. Michelle has an honours degree in Fine Arts from the University of Guelph with a minor in Art History, and has been working most recently as assistant curator and registrar of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound until 2011. Previously she was director of the Leamington Arts Centre from 2005 to 2008.

OurWindsor interviewed Le Chien today about her very busy first week in her new post.

We're wishing you all the best, Michelle!

Click here to check out a summary of the ACWR's latest Arts Notes events.

Arts Notes Overview

Artspeak Gallery, office of the Arts Council Windsor and Region

The Arts Council Windsor and Region (ACWR) publishes a weekly art events listing each Tuesday. Don't forget to click here for details on all of these upcoming events. 

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Community Art and Craft Show @ Riverside Library May 12 and 19.
Two tables are available for art vendors. Call (519) 252 ARTS.

CALL FOR ARTISTS:  Call for Artist Vendors:  Dr. David Suzuki School Eco Conference on May 5th.
call (519) 252 ARTS or email info@acwr.net for more information or to reserve your table.

NETWORKING: 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.

EXHIBITION: Darling Divine Art of the Avant Garde @ Artspeak Gallery April 14 – April 20
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. Call Lizzy 519-839-5383

EXHIBITION: Art in Living II, by artist Philip Chouinard April 23rd - 28th.@ Artspeak Gallery

EXHIBITION: Out on a Limb: Tree as Muse, by artists Mary Atkinson and Margaret Guillet @ Artspeak Gallery. April 30th - May 4th

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Recycle Show @ Mudpuppy Gallery
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.

OPEN MIC (MUSIC/WORD): Beat Night 5 @ Downtown Espresso Cafe, Amhurstburg. Organised by Mudpuppy Gallery. May 5th

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Impasto: A Show for Painters @ Leamington Arts Centre. May 2 -26, 2012
Deadline for submissions: April 28th. Contact: 519.326.2711, artcentr@mnsi.net, or www.leamingtonartscentre.com

CONTEST: Logo design contest for OPRIG Windsor. Deadline: April 29th.
Contact info@opirgwindsor.org.

BOOK LAUNCH: Materialist Ethics and Life-Value by Jeff Noonan @ Rino's Kitchen April 18th.

PUBLIC LECTURE: Dr. Ted Hallman @ Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University April 22nd.
Free admission. Contact: (519) 973-7033, press 0 or cbertrand@assumptionu.ca.

THEATRE: 'Bernhardt on Broadway' @ Korda Zone Theatre 2520 Seminole St April 20th
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. Contact: 519 562 3394 www.kordazone.com

THEATRE: 'Visiting Hours,' a 'dramedy'  @ Korda Zone Theatre 2520 Seminole April 21st and 28th.
Tickets: Adults – $15 Senior/Student – $10 Contact: 519 562 3394 www.kordazone.com

 MUSIC: The Essex-Kent Bluegrass, Oldtime & Folk Music Association April 21st
'Nothin’ Fancy'  in Concert at the Belle River K of C in Emeryville (1303 County Road 22)

 EDUCATION: Lee Lee Hats knitting classes for youth schedule for April-May.
Contact Julia at leeleewyc@yahoo.ca for volunteer opportunities and or questions you may have about their programming.

EXHIBIT: O’h ya,’h ohdiwenagqh:”Through the Voices of Beads” @ Gibson Gallery, Amhurstburg April 12th-May 27th.
Admission is $3.00/adults $2.00/students. For more information contact: 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

EDUCATION:Children's spring art classes @ Gibson Gallery, Amhurstburg.
Contact Bonnie Deslippe 519-736-2826 www.gibsonartgallery.com

DANCE: Big City Small Farm by Windsor Dance eXperience @ Capitol Theatre April 21st, 22nd

ART EXHIBIT/AUCTION: Working with the Environment high school art auction April 16th, 27th. @ Devonshire Mall.

MUSIC: Puzzleroot and Allison Brown @ Leamington The Gallery Restaurant ~ Cup 2 Mug Lounge May 1st, @ Phog Lounge May 22nd


COMMUNITY: MayWorks Festival project: community garden. May 5th @ Campus community garden, University of Windsor


EXHIBITION:  Forty x Forty @ Nancy Johns Gallery April 24- May 12

THEATRE: Legally Blond: The Musical. Windsor Light Music Theatre May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

EXHIBITION: PEEK @ SB Contemporary Art March 17 - April 28th

PROGRAMS: Ontario Arts Council Acess and Career Development program deadline May 1st
Visit access.arts.on.ca for more details.

COMMUNITY: Pilette Village Cinco de Mayo celebration May 5th includes Latin dancers, a
Mariachi Band, artists, vintage vendors and a Chihuahua Beauty Contest.

AWARDS: 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.May 5th.Visit wea-arts.com or contact 519-977-9369 for more information.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Children's Aid Society auction for 'Gourmet Gardens, A Celebration of Food Wine & Spring.' Contact Mike Clark at (519) 252-1171, ext. 3210, or Fax: (519) 256-2739, MClark@WECAS.on.ca for more details.

SCHOLARSHIP: OCC Awards & Scholarships Program dealine May 31st.
Contact Caitlin Plewes at 416-925-4222×222 or cplewes@craft.on.ca

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Carrousel by the River. June 8-10.
Contact carrouselartists@gmail.com

Press Release: Grand Opening @ Back Room Gallery Artists' Co-op

Photo by Kathryn Tisdale.

 Ever wish to be amongst art, really immersed in beauty? You have your wish come true!

The Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op is announcing their Grand Opening Friday May 4th, 2012. Thirty-five resident artists welcome you to their playground of artistic treasures of glass, wood, paintings, and more!

This event will rock Windsor’s artsy crowd with over 4,000 sq ft of traditional and very non-traditional works, all from local artists. The Back Room Gallery had its soft opening in time for Christmas and now invites you to enjoy an evening of food by The Keg, beverages, great conversation and lovely surroundings. This well appointed gallery covers all the angles from blown glass to hand turned wood to 3D photography, not your grandma’s art gallery.

“The Community has embraced us and we are pleased to open our doors to celebrate our success with Windsor”, says Chris Ford, co-founder of this artists’ co-operative. Just a few short months ago, Ford and four other local artists had the vision of a co-operative art gallery, each artist sharing the costs and work load. They soon drew attention and the ranks have swollen to 35 individuals, each with the same goal, to offer Windsorites affordable art of many types under one roof. Today jewellery, cards, fashion, felted works and some fanciful stuffed critters sit proudly amongst some of the finest art in Windsor – Essex.

The Keg has generously sponsored this event, bringing their signature great taste. “Doors open at 7 and will remain open until the food is gone and the art is all sold,” jokes Ford.

Join them at 4749 Wyandotte Street East Friday May 4.

 Parking in the back.

Creative Writing Workshop

Get lost in a good book...yours.

Do you have a story to be told? Are you ready to let your imagination run away with you? Join the fellowship of first time creative writers in this new workshop series, and learn just what you can do! Bring yourself, your imagination, and writing tools of choice. Each workshop session will put you through the paces of a professional writer. And the best part? It’s still fun, friendly, and never the same!

Instructor Sonia Sulaiman BA. B.Ed. MA is an Ontario Certified Teacher with more than a decade of experience teaching students of all ages and skill levels. Sonia is a member of ACWR (Arts Council Windsor and Region), Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op, and Storytellers of Canada.

$60 for 6 weeks. Enrollment is limited.

6:00- 7:30 pm

May 12, 26
June 9, 23
July 14, 28

Registration at Back Room Gallery
4749 Wyandotte St. E, Windsor, Ontario (one block east of Pilette)
519-915-3535

AGW Overview

 Classes, films, tours and more; this month is packed at the Art Gallery of Windsor. 

Wednesday, April 11, 12 pm

Art History Film Series: Unlike Any Other: Sargent, Manet, Seurat
Close Observation: Cezanne, Van Gogh, Homer

Wednesday, April 11, 1:30 pm

Adult Clay and Pottery Classes:Session III

Thursday, April 12, 6 pm

Adult Evening Drawing Classes: Session III

Sunday, April 15, 12:30 pm

Sundays in the Studio: Self Portraits

Wednesday, April 18, 12 pm

Art History Film Series: The Human Condition: Munch, Matisse, Schiele
Art in Time of War: Monet, Picasso

Friday, April 20, 7 pm

Fridays Live
Opening reception for Spring 2012 exhibitions

Saturday, April 21, 2 pm

Artist talk and Screening of Films and Videos of Jamelie Hassan, followed by a tour of Boutros Al Armenian/ Mediterranean Modern

Sunday, April 22, 12:30 pm

Sundays in the Studio: Recycle Mania

Sunday, April 22, 2 pm

The Jubilee Tea for Two... or More

Wednesday, April 25, 12 pm

Art History Film Series: Time and Memory: Magritte, Hopper and Gorky
Expressive Abstractions: Pollock, Hofmann

Thursday, April 26, 6:30 pm

Curatorial Tour and Stitch & Bitch and Artist Trading Cards Trade

Saturday, April 28, 11 am

Film. Develop. Project
16mm Film Workshops with Nicky Hamlyn (UK)