LISTINGS: Art -- January 11
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eye WEEKLY January 11 1996
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MUSEUMS
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Subject: GALLERIES
ART OPENINGS
A SPACE Oasis and Earth With Protective Cover, science installation by
Doug Buis and Flower Theory, installation by Joanne Bristol, opens
Jan. 12, 6-10pm with artists' talk 7pm; to Feb. 24. 401 Richmond W.,
Ste 110. 979-9633.
CEDAR RIDGE Contemporary Art Show by Brenda Ohngemach, Ilona Rudnicki,
opens Jan. 14, 1-4pm; to Jan. 26. 225 Confederation Dr. 396-4026.
DELEON WHITE Doug Buis, Arnold Shives, open Jan. 13, 4-8pm; to Mar. 9.
455 King W. 597-9466.
40 OAK STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE Animal Magnetism, an exploration of
animal imagery in surrealistic environments by Camille Archer, to Jan.
31; reception Jan. 19, 6-9pm.
GALLERY 435 Innards & Edges by Todd Batson, Mohit Bhandari, Lisa
Melick, Chris O'Donnell, James O'Keefe, to Jan. 31. 435 Barton E.,
Hamilton. 905-526-9102.
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Dreams by Arnaldo Pomodoro, opens Jan.
16, 5:30-7:30pm. 496 Huron. (Also, lecture Jan. 16, 7:30pm at Jackman
Hall, Art Gallery Of Ontario, 317 Dundas W.) 921-3802.
MERCER UNION New paintings by Nester Kruger, Long-Thin-Contour,
paintings by Angela Leach, Review 2: The Monumental New City: Art And
Community (1980-85), Chromaliving, Monumenta, New City Of Sculpture,
open Jan. 11, 8pm; to Feb. 17. 439 King W. 977-1412.
POWER PLANT Melvin Charney and Heavy Mental, works by Lyn Carter,
Magdalen Celestino, Tom Dean, Ron Giii, to Jan. 21. Lecture in
conjunction presents Charles Hanly, Jan. 14, 2pm. 231 Queens Quay W.
973-4949.
Q CLUB Bits And Pieces by Lauren McKinley Renzetti, Pearl Van Geest,
to Feb. 29. 1574 Queen E. 699-6888.
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN Janet Mitchell Retrospective: A Celebration, Jan.
11-Mar. 3. Really Big Woodcuts by Donna Ibing, to Feb. 25; opens Jan.
11, 7-9pm. Construction/Destruction, photographs from the Thomas
Bouckley Collection, to Jan. 28. Extended Family, photographs of the
GM Scarborough Van Plant, by Gayle Hurmuses, to Jan. 28. Civic Centre,
72 Queen St., Oshawa. 905-576-3000.
RYERSON Anna And The Gang, photography by Heidi Leverty, opens Jan.
13, 2-5pm; to Feb. 17. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 305. 703-2235.
SCARBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL Just Bluffing, 36 Views Of The Scarborough
Bluffs, paintings, drawings, photographs, poetry, text, Jan. 15-Feb.
9. 1859 Kingston. 698-7322.
TALLULAH'S CABARET Photos by Mark Shields. Buddies In Bad Times
Theatre, 12 Alexander. 533-0056.
394 BLOOR W. Frankie Manning Photographic Exhibition opens Jan. 11, 6-
8pm; to Feb. 12. Ste. 200.
YORK UNIVERSITY GALLERY: Looking Ahead by Haim Steinbach, to Feb. 25;
opens Jan. 11, 6-7:30pm. SAMUEL J. ZACKS: Vladimir Kovalchuk, to Jan.
19. 109 Stong College, York University, 4700 Keele. 736- 2100 x33055.
YYZ ARTISTS' OUTLET Antidote, installation by Janis Kerbel, The
Lesbian Body, film, video works by Shawna Dempsey, Lorri Millan, to
Feb.3. Also, book sale, Jan. 11-13 at 11am-5pm. 1087 Queen W. 531-
7869.
CONTINUING
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON Dorothy Stevens to Feb. 4. How Red Works, an
exploration of the color red in paintings and life, to Feb. 18. A
Site... To Be Determined, to Mar. 3. Defining The Site, to Mar. 17.
123 King W., Hamilton. 905-527-6610.
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Visual Arts Mississauga 18th Annual Juried
Show Of Fine Arts, to Jan. 14 (905-828-9151). 300 City Centre. 905-
896-5088.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Paper Prayers, in commemoration of artists and
performers lost to AIDS, to Jan. 14. Reading Pictures: Crossing The
Boundary Between Literature And Visual Art, to Jan. 21. Magicians Of
Light, photographs from National Gallery of Canada, to Jan. 21.
Gershon Iskowitz, to Jan. 25. Perspective '95: Christine Davis and Jan
Peacock, to Jan. 28. Earth, Sea & Sky, Crayola Dream- Makers: North
America's Largest Children's Art Exhibit, to Jan. 31. The Sublime And
Beautiful: Landscapes And Portraits Of 18th Century Britain, to Feb.
11. 18/100: Steve Reinke's The Hundred Videos, to Feb. 11. In Search
Of An Orchestration, works by Philip Guston, Jackson Pollock, Esteban
Vincente, to Feb. 18. Magic Toy Shop, to Feb. 18. Framing History:
European Frames From 1400-mid- 1800s, to May. Omar Ramsden Silver, to
Oct. 20. $4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas
W. 977-0414.
ARTS ON KING Human Landscape, ceramic sculptures by Carole McLean and
watercolors by Ronda Woods, to Jan. 15. Mystical Spaces, paintings by
Ernesto De La Pena, to Jan. 30. 169 King E. 777-9617.
BARBWIRE Acrylic on canvas by Paul Flanagan and Christopher Jones,
photography by Pierre P,loquin, to Jan. 31. 25 St. Nicholas, Unit 209.
926-9428.
BLUE MONKEY Works on canvas, paper by Irma Makaruinaite to Jan. 14.
890 Yonge. 944-8616.
CANADIAN CLAY & GLASS Ceramics Israel to Feb. 25. $2/$3, Under 12
free. 25 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. (519)746-1882.
COLD CITY Temporal, installations by Therese Bolliger, Peter Cosco,
Akira Yoshikawa, to Jan. 27. 686 Richmond W. 504-6681.
CRAFT V6: Vancouver Glass, recent work by six Vancouver glass artists,
to Feb. 25. Chalmers Bldg., 35 McCaul. 977-3551.
DEL BELLO 10th Annual International Exhibition & Sale of Miniature
Art, to Jan. 28. 788 King W. 504-2422.
DESIGN EXCHANGE In Your Eye: How Illustration Works, to Feb. 4. Pop In
Orbit: Design From The Space Age with five themes, to Jan. 21. 234
Bay. 363-6121.
FIRST CANADIAN PLACE ARTS & EVENTS: Ontario Society Of Artists,
members work, to Jan. 26 (905-827-6854). King & York.
FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBJECTIVE ART Master In Black, 32 original
charcoals from the School of Reductionism, by E.J. Gold, to Jan. 31.
533A Parliament. 972-0401.
GALLERY ONE New paintings by Mary Pavey to Feb. 1. 121 Scollard. 929-
3103.
GARNET PRESS Flora Island, outdoor sculpture installation, by Alex de
Cosson, to May '96. 580 Richmond W. 504-5012.
GATE 403 Paintings by Janus Vilkes to Jan. 16. 403 Roncesvalles. 588-
2930.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE PHOTO PASSAGE: Remain Silent: Auschwitz/Birkenau,
photos of the WWII death camp, by Jack Burman, to Mar. 3. UNCOMMON
OBJECTS: Baked Alaska: Eight Artists Look At The Canadian Winter And
How It Affects Their Work, to Feb. 1. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens
Quay W. 973-3000.
KOFFLER Arizona Topaz/Topaze Brulee, drawings by Corinne Carlson, and
Recent Photoworks by Isaac Applebaum, to Jan. 21. 4588 Bathurst. 636-
2145.
MARKET The Big Picture: Panoramic Photography In Toronto, 1903- 1993,
to Feb. 18. South St. Lawrence Market, 95 Front E. 392-7604.
McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Immag Takkujavut (The Way We See
It): Paintings From Cape Dorset, to Mar. 17. Diamonds In The Rough,
75th Anniversary Of The Group Of Seven, Part Two, extended to Mar. 17.
From Tapawingo To Public Treasure: History Of The McMichael Canadian
Art Collection, ongoing. Group Of Seven: Their Contemporaries &
Successors, permanent. $6/$3/Chd Under 5 free. 10365 Islington,
Kleinburg. 905-893-1121.
METRO ARCHIVES Pipe Dreams, history of water and sewer infrastructure
in Metro Toronto, to Sept. '96. 255 Spadina Rd. 397- 5000.
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE Artists' Choice by Toronto Watercolor
Society to Jan. 21. 56 Neilson Dr., Etobicoke. 622-5294.
NORTHERN DISTRICT LIBRARY Karen Silvera to Jan. 31. 40 Orchard View
Blvd. 393-7610.
OAKVILLE GARLOCH GALLERY: Seducing The Receiver by Colette Whiten, to
Jan. 14. 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. CENTENNIAL GALLERY: Neo Lithic Tango by
Lance Belanger, to Jan. 14. 120 Navy St. 905-844- 4402.
OPEN STUDIO Urban Surface by Anne Abbass, Zo% Craig to Jan. 27. 520
King W. 504-8238.
PAINTED CITY Gallery artists Colette French, Audrey Garwood, Milt
Jewell, Don Maynard, Jeff Speed, to Jan. 27. 234 Queen E. 364-0269.
PARTISAN 300 Devils, installation by R.M. Vaughan, to Jan. 30. 920
Queen W. 531-6707/413-9254.
QUEEN'S QUAY TERMINAL FIRST HAND: Play Things, toys by artists, to
Jan. 14 (203-7773). GALLERY: A Hand Of Hope, 300 black and white
photographs on the impact of United Way, to Jan. 28 (203-0510). GROUP
OF TEN ARTISTS: Spirit Of The Artist, to Feb. 29. (203-6940). 207
Queen's Quay W.
RED HEAD Touch by Johannes Zits, and Everything Reminds Me Of You by
Karilee Fuglem, to Jan. 27. 96 Spadina Ave., 8th Fl. 504-5654.
S.L. SIMPSON A Veiled Woman by Sarah Charlesworth, Hannah Collins,
General Idea, Laurie Simmons, Carolyn White, to Jan. 30. 515 Queen W.
504-3738.
SCARBOROUGH CAMPUS Watersfine, mixed media by Michael Drew Campbell,
to Jan. 26. U of T, 1265 Military Trail. 287-7176.
SUSAN HOBBS Brian Groombridge to Jan. 13. 137 Tecumseth. 504- 3699.
TENNESSEE BAR AND GRILL Selected Photographic Works by Gerald King, to
Jan. 31. 1554 Queen W. 532-2570.
THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE As In A Dream by Shelley Niro, to Jan. 28.
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson. 504-7529.
TORONTO SCULPTURE GARDEN At This Point by Panya Clark, to Apr. 15. 115
King E. 485-9658.
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Subject: MUSEUMS
BATA SHOE MUSEUM About Shoes: Footwear Through The Ages. The Gentle
Step: 19th Century Women's Shoes. Our Boots: An Inuit Woman's Art.
One, Two Buckle My Shoe: Illustrations From Contemporary Children's
Books About Shoes. Admission $6/$4/$2. First Tues of month free. 327
Bloor W. 979-7799.
GIBSON HOUSE MUSEUM Putting By For The Winter: 19th Century Preserving
Techniques And Technologies. $1.50-$2.50. 5172 Yonge.
MCMASTER Meditations And Revelations: International Contemporary Art
From The Unversity's Permanent Collection, to Feb. 18. University Ave.
at Sterling St., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x23081.
MUSEUM FOR TEXTILES A Textile Collaboration 1975-1995 by Beauregard
and Lamarre, to Mar. 3. The Tim Jocelyn Collection to Mar. 17.
Acquisitions Ninety-four: Art And Utility, to Mar. 17. $4/$5. 55
Centre. 599-5321.
OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS Box Of Delights: 600
Years of Children's Books, to Feb. 10. 239 College. 393-7753.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Spiders, with interactive displays, to Jan. 14.
Fakes: Deception In European Ceramics, to Jan. 28. Reshaping
Tradition: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics In Asian Modes, to Jan. 28.
Safe Haven: The Refugee Experience Of Five Families to Apr. 8. A
Canadian Portrait: Faces From Canada's Past, to July. Centrepieces For
The Table, to July. Watching TV: Historic Televisions And Memorabilia
From The MZTV Museum, to Sept. 15. Ancient Mariners Of The Adriatic,
early bronze age artifacts from the island of Palagruza, to Jan. '97.
Corsets To Calling Cards, to Mar. '97. The Maiasaur Project - The Life
And Times Of The Dinosaur, indefinite. 100 Queen's Park. $3.50-$7/$15
Fam. 586-5551.
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Subject: ART EVENTS
ALL DONE BY HAND Celebration of traditional needle arts, including
tatting, rug hooking, quilting, cross stitch, silk ribbon embroidery,
more. Jan. 14, 1-5pm. $1-$3. Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 394-
8113.
KALEIDOSCOPE Free crafts program for families runs Sundays 11:30am-
4:30pm. Lookout, s end of York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W.,
Harbourfront Centre. 973-3000.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: EVENTS CHILDREN: Saturday Morning Club meets
Saturdays 9am-noon, Jan. 13-Mar. 2; $150. MUSIC: Violinist Kevin
Mallon, guitarist Terry McKenna, Jan. 14, 2:30-3:30pm. FAMILY: Sunday
workshops, noon-4pm to Feb. 25; free. FRENCH: Les Amis Francophiles du
ROM, Jan. 16, noon; free. SINGLES: Connecting on The Very Richness Of
That Past, Jan. 17, 6:15-8:30pm; $13.
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