LISTINGS: Art -- June 27
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Subject: GALLERIES
ART OPENINGS
ANGELL River Of Light: Photographic Collages On Mirror by Ann Szeto,
opens June 27, 1-5pm; to July 28. 890 Queen W. 530-0444.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Film by Shawn Chappelle, July 3-Sept. 15. 317
Dundas W. 977-0414.
ARTS ON KING Profiles In Clay, graduate exhibition of Sheridan College
Ceramic Studio students, July 1-30; reception July 5, 7- 9pm. Also,
paintings by Julia McNeely to June 30. 169 King E.
CINECYCLE Latest work by George Kuchar, along with a few classics.
June 28. 129 Spadina, rear. (Also see YYZ).
DELEON WHITE ECONAUTICA, a circus of artists from all media, to July
2. 455 King W. 597-9466.
DESIGN EXCHANGE Design Effectiveness Award-Swinners, to July 7.
Hallmark Cards, Then And Now, to July 14. $3.50-$5. 234 Bay. 216-
2160.
GARNET PRESS Pontiac's Conspiracy, new paintings by Robert Houle, to
July 20. 580 Richmond W. 504-5012.
ISAACS/INNUIT Sculpture from Arviat, Goja Haven, Pelly Bay and Rankin
Inlet, July 2-Aug. 7. 9 Prince Arthur. 921-9985.
KITCHENER-WATERLOO Sculptures, works on paper by Jane Buyers, to Aug.
11. 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. (519)579-5860.
KOFFLER AKA Canada, alternate landscapes by eight Canadian artists,
opens June 27, 8pm; to Aug. 4. Bathurst Jewish Centre, 4588 Bathurst.
636-2145.
KUKULU Contemporary Art '96 Figuratively Speaking, paintings by Nicole
Pena, Neville Clarke, to July 19. 1200 Bloor W. 588-1300.
LITTLE Opening, with fine art, collectibles, original paintings,
prints by Mitch Keirstead, Joanne Heath-Menger, Norman Knott, Peter
Pennington, William Boyd, others. Bridgenorth. (705)292-7272.
McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Going Public: Recent Acquisitions,
June 29-Sept. 2. Inuit Art, to Aug. 11. Souvenir Viewpoints,
watercolors by Franklin Arbuckle, to Sept. 2. Contemporary First
Nations Art, to Feb. 2, '97. $7/$4/Chd Under 5 free. 10365 Islington,
Kleinburg. 905-893-1121.
MUSEUM FOR TEXTILES Threadworks'95: Jewels Of The 20th Century,
machine- and hand-embroidered textiles, opens July 3, 6-9pm; to Nov.
3. Memento Vitae, ceremonial waxes by Gunilla Josephson, to Oct. 6;
reception July 3, 6-9pm. Flowered Cloth, Garden Imagery In Textiles,
to Sept. 1. Kalagas: Textile Art Of The Golden Land, embroideries from
Burma, to Sept. 15. The Art Of The Lace Maker, the collection of
Margaret Ruhland, to Oct. 13. $4/$5. 55 Centre. 599-5321.
POWER PLANT The Happening: Solo show by John Marriott, A Project by
Stacey Lancaster, Blink, group exhibition by Corinne Carlson, Marc de
Guerre, Marla Hlady, Daniel Olson, to Sept. 8. $2/$4, free Wed 5- 8pm.
(973-4949).
QUEEN'S QUAY TERMINAL GROUP OF TEN ARTISTS: Reflections, distilled
images of times, places, dreams, July 1-Aug. 31 (203- 6940). 207
Queens Quay W.
RICHVIEW LIBRARY Oasis Of Colors, mixed media paintings by Kalpana
Sachdev, July 1-Aug. 31. 1806 Islington Ave., Etobicoke. 394-5120.
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN Portraits In The Bouckley Collection, June 27- Sept.
29. Supercoiled DNA And Amen, paintings by Natalie Olanick, to Aug.
18; reception June 27, 7-9pm. Bird Prints by Eric Nasmith, and
Painters Eleven, to Aug. 11. Canadian Abstraction, Pure And Impure, to
Aug. 25. Civic Centre, 72 Queen St., Oshawa. 905-576-3000.
WOMEN'S ART RESOURCE CENTRE Codex, installation by Rochelle
Rubenstein, July 27-July 22; reception June 29, 2-4pm. 80 Spadina
Ave., Ste 506. 703-0074.
WYNICK/TUCK The Middle Show, paintings, photographs, drawings,
sculpture, installations, film, games, to Sept. 7. 80 Spadina Ave.,
4th Fl. 504-8716.
YYZ ARTISTS' OUTLET The George Kuchar Experience, a selection of video
diaries, albums, melodramas from 1986 to 1996, in person George
Kuchar, to July 27; reception June 29, 2pm (also see Cinecycle).
Trespass, installation by Sunil Gupta, opens July 3, 8pm with artist's
talk 8:30pm; to July 27. 1087 Queen W. 531-7869.
CONTINUING SHOWS
A SPACE New Video From Chiapas And Oaxaca, featuring eight works by
Mexican artists, to June 29. Unhuman Kind, works by Carel
Moiseiwitsch, Veronica Verkley, Michael Alstad, Camille Turner, to
July 27. 401 Richmond W., Ste 110. 979-9633.
ACADEMY OF SPHERICAL ARTS Yuri Dojc, including work from his book
Marble Woman, to June 29. 38 Hanna. 532-2782.
ADONIS Woods, Papers, Arts From Cuba, to July 13. 126 Cumberland. 515-
7484.
AGINCOURT LIBRARY Oil paintings by Peggy Ring to July 28. 155 Bonis
Ave., n of Agincourt Mall. 396-8943.
ARCADIA Members Of The Ecological Resource Group, Tim Dobson, Dominico
D'Allassandro, to June 30. 680 Queens Quay W. 260-0380.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON Dream, sculpture by Leo Mol. High Winds On The
Skyway, exhibition in celebration of Hamilton's 150th birthday, to
Aug. 25. Lydia Dona, Survey 1989-1995, to Sept. 8. Beefcake,
Holloywood Portraits by Clarence Sinclair Bull, to Sept. 15. Songs Of
The Time: Anarchy And Ascension In The Art Of Kathryn Dain, Philip
Grant, Clare Pearson, to Sept. 22. Gender Infractions: Images Of The
Body In The Late 20th Century by Paul Cvetich, to Sept. 22. Arthur
Crisp 1884-1971, to Dec. 29. 123 King W., Hamilton. 905-527-6610.
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Joyride (Pioneer Village), sculpture by
Carlo Cesta, to Sept. 8; reception Aug. 1, 6-8pm. How Far Back Is
Home... photography by Sandra Semchuk, to July 28. 300 City Centre
Dr., Miss. 905-896-5088.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Everyday Objects, videotapes by Martha Rosler,
to June 30. Vital Signs: Recent Contemporary Acquisitions, to July 1.
Jazz Shots, photographs by David D. Spitzer, to July 1. SMS Portfolio:
A Collection Of Original Multiples, to July 7. Present Tense by Lynn
Hughes, to July 14. Framing History: European Frames From 1400-mid-
1800s, to Sept. Planet Forms, photography by E. Haanel Cassidy, to
Sept. 2. Omar Ramsden: Masterpieces Of English Silver, to Oct. 20.
J.J. Tissot: Prints From The Gotlieb Collection, to Oct. 20.
$4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977-
0414.
ART METROPOLE Lonesome Echo, albums & CD covers designed by artists,
to July 15. 788 King W. 703-4400.
ASPIRE Summer Quest, works by Sandy Brand, Barb Fostka, Eva Lewarne,
Russ Moody, to Aug. 11. 83 Reynolds. 905-338-9890.
BARBWIRE Body Ornamentation by Jen McKean to June 30. 19 St. Nicholas.
926-1519.
BAU-XI In Celebration Of Life, works by seniors from Baycrest Centre
For Geriatric Care, to July 4. 340 Dundas W. 977-0600.
BURLINGTON ART CENTRE Juried Exhibition of Burlington Fine Arts Assoc.
to July 14. Installation by Wendy Walgate to Sept. 29. 1333 Lakeshore.
905-632-7796.
CAFE DES ARTS Home Studio And Abroad by Brenda Ohngmach, to July 15.
80 Spadina Ave., 3rd Fl. 504-4071.
CAMBRIDGE Paintings, drawings by Barbara Caruso, to July 13. The
Library & Gallery, 20 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge. (519)621-0460.
C'EST WHAT Connections, scratchboard, watercolors by Charles Weiss, to
July 5. 67 Front E. 534-4456.
CECIL STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE Moons, Suns And Landscapes, acrylic
paintings by Lauren McKinley Renzetti, to July 30. 58 Cecil. 392-1090.
CITY OF YORK MUNICIPAL BUILDING The Art Of Work, wall-hangings,
sculpture, collages, montages, created from materials in day-to-day
work by 12 artists. Thru June. 2700 Eglinton W.
COLLEGE ST. BAR See Saw, works by Shannon Brown, Michael Trommer,
Holly Farrell, Cindy Wiltshire, to July 6. 574 College. 533- 2417.
CRAFT Music In The Making, stringed instruments hand-crafted by Philip
Davis, Masa Inokuchi, Miki Inokuchi, David Tamblyn, to July 7. $2.
Chalmers Bldg., 35 McCaul. 977-3551.
DEL BELLO Samo, paintings, mask by Hollis Baptiste, to July 5. 788
King W. 504-2422.
EZA'S Art In Boxes by Charles Taylor, to July 7. 256D Augusta. 975-
1388.
FIRST CANADIAN PLACE ARTS & EVENTS: Painting, sculpture, photography
by Andrew Benyei, Heather Grindley, Hazel Harvey, Asher Sadeh, to July
19. CANADIAN SCULPTURE CENTRE: Just-Us, installation by Judi Young, to
June 29. (214-0389). Adelaide & York, street level. 862-0803.
FREE PARKING Limousine, group show featuring 70+ artists, to July 13.
410 Adelaide W., Ste 605. 534-0078.
GALLERY 401 5'6", a collaborative show of seven holography artists, to
July 3. 401 Richmond W., Ste 240. 506-9595.
GALLERY ONE Imaginary Places And Other Recent Work by Frank Stella, to
July 3. 121 Scollard. 929-3103.
GALLERY 7 Luminations by Mindy Camponeschi, to June 29. 33 Hazelton.
968-6247.
GALLERY 306 Ruth Sanders, Matthew Donovan, Jessica Trodden, Rafi
Ghanaghounian, to July 7. 80 Spadina Ave., 2nd Fl. 504-7273 or 905-
459-1484.
GALLERY TPW Dis/Location Markers by Marian Penner Bancroft, Brenda
Pelkey, Arthur Renwick to July 13. 80 Spadina, Ste 310. 504- 4242.
GALLERY UNO North Meets Southwest, works by Chris Eddy, Carol Woods,
Manuel Vallez Gomez, to July 7. 187 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-522-
2521.
GATE 403 Paintings by Andrew Judd to July 15. 403 Roncesvalles. 588-
2930.
GLENDON Les Industries Perdues, multi-media installation by Richard
Purdy, to June 28. Glendon Hall, York Univ., 2275 Bayview Ave. 487-
6721.
GUILD SHOP Summer Group Glass Show, to June 29. 118 Cumberland. 921-
1721.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE PHOTO PASSAGE: Love In The 90s, B.B. And Jo, The
Story Of A Lifelong Love... A Granddaughter's Portrait by Keri
Pickett, to July 21. UNCOMMON OBJECTS: Those Golden Days Of Summer by
eight Ontario glassblowers, to July 18. YORK QUAY: Rise With The Sun:
Women And Africa, to Aug. 25; gala reception, slide presentation June
28, 7pm; artist talk June 29-July 1 at 2pm. 231 & 235 Queens Quay W.
973-3000.
KANNER HERITAGE MUSEUM Aishet Hayil: A Woman Of Valor, a collection of
fine art and handcrafts in a variety of media, to Nov. 15. Baycrest
Centre For Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst. 785-2500 x2802.
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Faces Of Italy, photography by John
Reeves, to Aug. 30. 496 Huron. 921-3802.
JANE CORKIN Carol Marino to June 30. 179 John, Ste 302. 979-1980.
JOSEPH D. CARRIER World Boys & Girls Art Exhibition, 400 paintings by
children from 160 countries, to June 30. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence
W. 789-7011.
KATHLEEN GORMLEY MCKAY Spring juried show, sale by Markham Group Of
Artists, Fri-Sun to July 1. 197 Main, Unionville.
KITCHENER-WATERLOO Recent sculptures, works on paper by Jane Buyers,
to Aug. 11. 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. (519)579-5860.
LAURIER Spirit Of Summer, paintings, drawings by Rosalie Perzia, to
July 4. 5118 Dundas W. 232-0217.
LONSDALE Through A Pinhole/Darkly by Dianne Bos, The Boys Of Summer:
Series 1 + 2 by Jaclyn Shoub, to July 7. 333 Lonsdale. 487- 8939.
MALVERN LIBRARY The Fisher Of Dreams, small clay figures by Wendy
Sommerville, to July 29. 30 Sewells. 396-8969.
MARKET Portrait Of Toronto: The Work Of Owen Staples (1866- 1949), to
Oct. 20. South St. Lawrence Market, 95 Front E. 392-7604.
MERCER UNION Love Gasoline, group show, to June 29. 439 King W. 977-
1412.
METRO ARCHIVES Pipe Dreams, history of water and sewer infrastructure
in Metro Toronto, to Sept. '96. 255 Spadina Rd. 397- 5000.
MIRA GODARD New paintings by Mary Pratt to July 4. 22 Hazelton. 964-
8197.
NEWMAN Blind Mirror, works by Dennis Hunkler, Jose Springer, to July
6. 155 Walnut. 703-0041.
NO NOS Moving Walls by Roy Tumelty, Emanuel Pavao, to Aug. 1. 241
Richmond W. 595-5499.
OAKVILLE Last Words ...And Tales Of Oskar Serti by Patrick Corillon to
Aug 18 at Gairloch Gallery, 1306 Lakeshore E., and to Aug. 25 at
Centennial Gallery, 120 Navy. Talk July 9, 7:30pm at Centennial. 905-
844-4402.
O'CONNOR Sexual Primer, group show celebrating gay and lesbian sex
featuring Zilon with Porno No No, to July 13. 473A Church. 921- 7149.
OPEN STUDIO Raw Intuition by Stephanie Russ, Denise Carson Wilde, Jan
Winton, to July 13. 520 King W. 504-8238.
PAINTED CITY Paintings by Milton Walker Jewell to July 20. 234 Queen
E. 364-0269.
PARADISO Hand Colored Black & White Photography by Bryan Wilcox to
June 30. 125 Lakeshore W., Oakville.
PARTISAN Bartley Harnett to June 29. 920 Queen W. 532-9681.
PRISMA Original pen & ink illustrations from The Yonge Street Story,
1793-1860 by F.R. Berchem, to Aug. 31. 2570A Yonge. 440-0673.
RED HEAD Devil's Martini by Adrienne Trent to July 13. Also, Wrik
Mead. 96 Spadina Ave., 8th Fl. 504-5654.
RHINO BAR & GRILL Urban Lands, paintings by Phil Anderson, to July 20.
1249 Queen W. 532-6296.
ROBARTS LIBRARY Paintings by Khoi Van Tran to June 30. 130 St. George.
762-3907.
ROSELAND Ewen's Christmas Cabinet (And Rose Garden Tour), paintings,
drawings by Jane Martin to July 7. 21 Rose Ave. 921-5313.
RUSTIC Life On Planet WA, jewelry by Willie Anicic, to July 4. 1278
Queen W. 531-4924.
RYERSON Be Not Afraid Of My Body, photographs by Danny Ogilvie, to
July 20. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 305. 703-2235.
S.L. SIMPSON Louise Lawler, Allan McCollum, to July 2. 515 Queen W.
504-3738.
SIGNAL Summer Trio by Tracey Glas, to Aug. 31. 900 Queen W., Studio
308. 531-3988.
SUBTEXT... EXPOSED, provocative photographic exhibition by Keith Pace-
Asciak, Michael Webb, Mark Chung, Henry Fong, Taralea Cutler, to Sept.
2. 411 Queen W. 351-1919.
SWANSEA TOWN HALL Affordable Art, show and sale by local artists, to
June 30. 95 Lavina. 392-1954.
TASCA Portraits In Stone: A Series Of Photographs by Matthew Ross, to
July 16. 598 College. 535-5090.
360 RESTAURANT Journey, paintings, works on paper by Lupe Rodriguez,
to Sept. 14. Revolving Restaurant, CN Tower, 301 Front W.
TORONTO HISTORICAL BOARD Past And Present: The Renaissance Of A Bank,
on the history, restoration and creative adaptation of a historic bank
building. 200 Years Yonge, featuring archival maps, drawings,
photographs. To Dec. 31. 205 Yonge. 392-6827 x265.
TORONTO SCULPTURE GARDEN Lat: 51 27' 50" - Long 57, 16', 12", by
Pierre Bourgault, to Sept. 15. 115 King E. 485-9658.
21 ROSE AVENUE Ewen's Christmas Cabinet And Rose Garden Tour,
paintings, drawings by Jane Martin, to July 7. Cabbagetown. 921- 5313.
WASHINGTON UNITED CHURCH Multimedia by Lalita Bashir to June 30. 3739
Kingston.
YORK UNIVERSITY GALLERY: Deflecting The Blind Spot by Suzy Lake and
Martha Wilson, to June 30 (736-5169). York Univ., 4700 Keele. 736-2100
x33055.
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Subject: MUSEUMS
BATA SHOE Shoe Dreams, designs by Andrea Pfister, to Aug. 11. About
Shoes: Footwear Through The Ages. The Gentle Step: 19th Century
Women's Shoes. Our Boots: An Inuit Woman's Art. Admission $6/$4/$2.
First Tues of month free. 327 Bloor W. 979-7799.
BETH TZEDEC Beta Israel: The Jews Of Ethiopia, photos, artifacts, to
June 28. 1700 Bathurst. 781-3511 x32.
CBC MUSEUM CBC War Effort, an interactive exhibit chronicling radio's
coming-of-age during World War II, to Dec. 15. Free. 250 Front W.,
ground fl. 205-5574.
GEORGE R. GARDINER MUSEUM White Gold: The Discovery Of Meissen
Porcelain, to Jan. 5. $4/$8. 111 Queen's Park. 585-8000.
ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE Dino Island, computer animated reactor ride,
June 22-Aug. 4. Science Circus, thru summer. Also, 800 interactive
exhibits including Human Body, Information Highway, The Living Earth,
Sports Hall. 770 Don Mills. 696-3127.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM A Canadian Portrait: Faces From Canada's Past, to
July. Safe Haven: The Refugee Experience Of Five Families, to July 13.
Judaica, Re-Installation, to Sept. Toronto: A National Geographic
View, photographs by Gerd Ludwig, to Sept. 2. 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. Art
Of The Anishnawbe, Three Perspectives, to spring '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
AFFORDABLE ART Landscapes, portraits, abstracts, oils, pastels,
drawings, acrylics, photographs, more. To June 30. Free. Swansea Town
Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. 392-1954.
ART-ERY '96 Fest of Art, to July 1, 12:30-5:30pm. Free. St. Alban's
Church, 100 Howland. 534-6155.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO: MUSIC: All That's Jazz-Graeme Kirkland, Stich
Wynston, June 29, 2pm; Graeme Kirkland, Scott Alexander, Perry White,
June 30, 2pm & July 1, 2pm. TALKS: Romancing Gardens, July 3, 7pm. 317
Dundas W. 977-0414.
CEDAR RIDGE CREATIVE CENTRE Scarborough's parks, gardens, floral
emblem, by Art Guild Of Scarborough and the Scarborough Garden &
Horticultural Society, to June 28. 225 Confederation Dr. 396-4026.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE: FAMILIES: Kaleidoscope, free crafts program runs
Sundays 11:30am-4:30pm at Lookout. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay
W. 973-3000.
LEARN TO DRAW/WATERCOLORS Beginners drawing workshop. Thursdays
9:30am-12:30pm, July 2-30; $60. Watercolor workshop, July 3, 9:30am;
$30, bring your lunch. Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson,
Etobicoke. 622-5294.
LEND US YOUR NAME! Artist Micah Lexier is seeking hundreds of first
names for The Hall Of Names, a permanent public artwork under
construction at Exhibition Place. Name draw July 1. Entry by fax: 588-
NAME or drop off at Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John. Deadline June 30.
393-6527.
PREZENTS OF MIND Gala re-opening of consignment store selling hand-
made products. June 28, 1-5pm. 519 College W. 964-9641.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: ROMWALKS: Yorkville: A Tollgate Village; corner
of Yonge & Yorkville, June 30, 2pm. TALK: Watching TV Workshops on
Golden Oldies, June 30, 1-2 & 3-4pm. CONCERT: Korean Classical Music,
June 27, 7-8:30pm. 100 Queen's Park. 586-5797.
SCARBOROUGH QUILTERS GUILD Meets Thursdays 7:30-9pm. Scarborough
Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston. 288-8453.
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