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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Acting Upon a Needle: Tamil Short Films
6:30 pm
Organized by SAVAC (South Asian Visual Art Centre) in partnership with the DMG
Acting Upon a Needle was a survey of short films hailing from the last five years of the Toronto Tamil Film Festival. The screening was preceded by a reception and followed by a panel discussion with Ragunathan M. and Vino Shanmuganathan.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Opening Reception: Age of Consent
2 - 5 pm
The DMG celebrated the opening of the MVS thesis exhibition, Age of Consent. |
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Book Launch: Dear Adolf & Sirens
12 - 1 pm
The DMG hosted a literary lunch break - the launch of Daniel Scott Tysdal's text and photographic work, Dear Adolf and Stewart Cole's chapbook, Sirens. The authors read selections from the books. |
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Children's Artmaking Workshop: Materials
10 - 11 am
The DMG welcomed the kindergarten class from the local child care centre, N'sheemaehn, for an artmaking session. After an art scavenger hunt, in which the children were asked to think about the materials used in the works in the The "C" Word, the kids created their own artworks: sculptures made of popsicle sticks, toothpicks and craft foam. |
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Collections Management Workshop
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Margaret Haupt, Deputy Director of Collections and Conservation at the Art Gallery of Ontario, led this free workshop for University of Toronto Scarborough students on the fundamentals of collections management, such as art handling, condition reporting, framing, storage and preservation techniques. |
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Artist's Talk: Jay Wilson
10:30 am - 12 noon
Sculpture studio, University of Toronto Scarborough
Toronto-based artist, designer and educator Jay Wilson spoke about his design and art practices, which are a mix of conceptual considerations and play.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Launch Party: Scarborough Arts' Big Art Book
7 - 9 pm
The DMG hosted a free, public reception to celebrate the online launch of the Scarborough Arts' BIG ART BOOK. In addition to unveiling the web publication, there were presentations and readings by select Big Art Book artists. |
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Curator's Talk
4 pm
Curator Richard Mongiat gave an exhibition tour of The "C" Word. |
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Contemporary Art Bus Tour
12 - 5 pm
Following a tour at the Koffler Gallery Off-Site exhibition, bus departed for the Blackwood Gallery, Art Gallery of York University and DMG. Guided tours or artist/curator talks were offered at each venue. |
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Opening Reception: The "C" Word
2 - 5 pm
The DMG celebrated the opening of the new exhibition, The "C" Word, with the artists and curator present. |
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
3rd Annual Rainbow Tie Gala: Tradition, Identity, Exploration, Sexuality & Gender
5 - 8 pm,
Remarks at 6 pm
An annual tradition, the DMG hosted the 3rd Rainbow Tie Gala. Presented by the Positive Space Committee, guests enjoyed an evening in support and celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Faculty, Staff and Students at UTSC. All while dressed in their best rainbow attire! |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Children's Artmaking Workshop: Geometric Abstraction
10 - 11 am
The DMG welcomed the kindergarten class from the local child care centre, N'sheemaehn, for an artmaking session. Following an exhibition tour of Moment and a lesson on geometric abstraction, the kids created their own abstract masterpieces out of construction paper cut-out shapes, coloured tape and crayon. |
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
City of Words: Reading Scarborough Writing
2 - 3 pm
The DMG hosted a presentation from the series City of Words. Author, poet, freelance writer and spoken word artist Sheniz Janmohamed read from her work, including her book, Bleeding Light, a collection of sufi-inspired English ghazals exploring a woman's journey through the night. |
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
FREE Contemporary Art Bus Tour
12 - 5 pm
U of T galleries edition! Following tours at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery and University of Toronto Art Centre, bus departed for the Blackwood Gallery and DMG.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Book Launch: The Best Canadian Poetry 2011
3:30 - 4:30 pm
The DMG hosted the UTSC launch of The Best Canadian Poetry 2011. Anthology editor and Griffin Poetry Prize nominee Priscila Uppal was joined by three contributors to The Best Canadian Poetry 2011: Barry Dempster, Andrew Faulkner and Daniel Scott Tysdal. Uppal discussed the challenges she faced choosing the best poems and the poets read their work from the anthology, followed by a Q&A. |
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Opening Reception: Moment
5 - 9 pm
The DMG celebrated the opening of the new exhibition Moment. Artists Beatriz Olano and Magdalena Fernández, and curators Maria Iovino and Astrid Bastin, were in attendance, with Maria leading a walking tour of the exhibition. |
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Catalogue Launch for Jon Sasaki: Good Intentions
6 - 8 pm
Type Books, 883 Queen Street West
Type hosted the Toronto launch of the Jon Sasaki catalogue, Good Intentions - an opportunity to mix, mingle and pick up a copy of this must-have publication, the first monograph on this dryly hilarious and ever-hopeful artist Jon Sasaki's multifaceted practice. |
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Screening: Wasteland
1 - 2:30 pm
This documentary follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Muniz collaborates with an eclectic group of "catadores" - self-designated pickers of recyclable materials - to create portraits made out of garbage, revealing both dignity and despair as the catadores begin to reimagine their lives. |
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Launch Party
Doris McCarthy: Arctic Remembered Print Sale & Fundraiser
2 - 5 pm
Wynick Tuck Gallery, 401 Richmond St. W. Ste. 128
The DMG launched our newest fundraiser, a sale of second edition Doris McCarthy prints, at Wynick/Tuck Gallery.
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Artists' Talk: Blue Republic
3:45 pm
Artists Anna Passakas and Radoslaw Kudlinski gave a walking tour of their exhibition Super It. |
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Contemporary Art Bus Tour
12 - 5 pm
Following a tour at the Koffler Gallery Off-Site exhibition, bus departed for the Blackwood Gallery, Art Gallery of York University and DMG. Guided tours or artist/curator talks were offered at each venue. |
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Book Launch: Joy of Apex
12 - 1 pm
The DMG hosted the book launch for Joy of Apex, the debut novel by U of T Scarborough student Napatsi Folger about a 10 year old girl growing up in a small town in Canada's Arctic. The author gave a reading and was available to sign copies of the novel. |
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Blue Republic Artist Talk & Workshop
2 - 4 pm
Following a talk about their work and collaborative process, Blue Republic artists Anna Passakas and Radoslaw Kudlinkski worked with students to create temporary drawings with water - an extension of their Water Drawings series - across campus.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
DMG Open House & Pop-Up Carnival for ARTSIDEOUT
10 am - 10 pm
The DMG marked ARTSIDEOUT, the student-run, multidisciplinary, all-day campus arts festival, with our annual Open House and the DMG Pop-Up Carnival. A roaming booth, the Pop-Up Carnival appeared at a number of locations across campus, serving up facepainting, games, photo opps and popcorn. |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Super It Opening Reception & Artists' Talk
5 - 9 pm
The DMG celebrated the start of the 2011/2012 season with Super It, featuring works by Blue Republic. Artists Anna Passakas and Radoslaw Kudlinski were in attendance and delivered a talk at 7 pm. |
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Jon Sasaki: Good Intentions
Catalogue Launch & Artist Talk
7 - 9 pm
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
101 Queen St. N., Kitchener
KW|AG hosted the launch of the new Jon Sasaki catalogue - visitors had a chance to check out the exhibition and be the first to pick up a copy of Good Intentions! The artist was in attendance and delivered a talk at 7 pm. Hot off the press, Good Intentions is the first monograph on this dryly hilarious and ever-hopeful artist's multifaceted practice. |
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