LISTINGS: Art -- September 5

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eye WEEKLY September 5, 1996
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LISTINGS LISTINGS

ART

Subjects in this post:

GALLERIES
MUSEUMS
ART EVENTS

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Subject: GALLERIES

ART OPENINGS

ACADEMY OF SPHERICAL ARTS Jody Richardson, Howard Podeswr Kunstschau,
to Oct. 5; reception Sept. 6, 6-8pm. 38 Hanna. 532-2782.

ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON Visions Of Light And Air: Canadian
Impressionism, 1885-1920, Sept. 7-Dec. 29; reception Sept. 12, 7pm.
Lydia Dona, Survey 1989-1995, to Sept. 8. Beefcake, Hollywood
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.

ARTS ON KING Constructions, Memory, Meaning, Message by Andrew
McClure, Lori Comerford, to Sept. 14; reception Sept. 5, 7-9pm. 169
King E. 777-9617.

BAU-XI A Survey - 1950 To Present, paintings, drawings, collages,
mixed- media works and film by Joyce Wieland, Sept. 7-26. 340 Dundas
W. 977- 0600.

BURLINGTON ART CENTRE Sites Of Civilization, mixed media works on
paper by Don Carr, 1990-1996, to Oct. 6; reception Sept. 8, 2pm.
Fantasy In Clay, to Dec. 29; reception Sept. 8, 2pm. Hooking Craft
Guild Juried Exhibition, to Sept. 29; reception Sept. 8. 1333
Lakeshore. 905-632-7796.

CAMBRIDGE Fibreworks, biennial juried exhibit, opens Sept. 8, 2:30pm;
to Oct. 20. Library & Gallery, 20 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge. (519)621-
0460.

CANADIAN CLAY & GLASS The Glass/Architecture Project opens Sept. 10,
7- 9pm; to Dec. 24 with panel discussions Nov. 7 & 14 at 7-9pm. Also,
Elemental Clay And Glass by Peter Powning, Sept. 10-Dec. 30. 25
Caroline St. N., Waterloo.

COLD CITY Correspondences by Therese Bolliger opens Sept. 5, 7-9pm; to
Oct. 5. 686 Richmond W. 504-6681.

CRAFT Buried Treasures: 20 Years Of Making, Sept. 11-22. Also,
ceramics by Neil Forrest to Sept. 8. $2. Chalmers Bldg., 35 McCaul.
977-3551.

DESIGN EXCHANGE Fall Forward: A Showcase of Excellence In Canadian
Fashion Design For Fall/Winter, opens Sept. 6; to Oct. 13. Re(F)use,
design from reused and recycled materials, to Sept. 15. $3.50-$5.
TALK: Architect, designer Victor Papanek, Sept. 9, 7:30pm; $12/$15.
234 Bay. 216-2160.

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT TAVERN Winners And Mops (Homosexuality And Labor),
installation by Andrew Harwood, to Sept. 30; reception Sept. 11, 8pm.
460 Queen W.

FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBJECTIVE ART Shadowlands, works on canvas
by R.C. Trice, to Oct. 12. 533A Parliament. 972-0401.

GALLERY 306 Too Heavy/Can't Fly, Probably Drowning by Kai McCall, to
Sept. 14; reception Sept. 6, 8pm. 80 Spadina Ave., 2nd Fl. 534-3916.

GUILD SHOP Invitational Ceramics Show, plates, vases, Sept. 7-28. 118
Cumberland. 921-1721.

JAPANESE CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE Canadian Fine Art opens Sept. 6, 4-
8:30pm; to Sept. 15. 123 Wynford Dr. 441-2345.

JOHN B. AIRD Society of Canadian Artists open juried show, opens Sept.
5, 6- 8pm; to Sept. 28. 900 Bay. 928-6772.

LONSDALE Open Please, sculptural boxes by Mike Hanson and paintings by
Blaise DeLong, Sept. 10-Oct. 6 with artist talks Sept. 21, 2pm. Also,
Summer Casual, paintings, photographs, sculptures, group exhibition,
to Sept. 8. 333 Lonsdale Rd., 2nd Fl. 487-9604.

MIRA GODARD 70th Birthday Exhibition by Takao Tanabe, Sept. 7, 2-5pm.
22 Hazelton Ave. 964-8197.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE FORMA, sculpture works, group show,
reception Sept. 5, 7-9pm; to Sept. 15. Hallway Art Show by Etobicoke
group ALFEW (Artists Looking For Empty Walls) to Sept. 15. 56 Neilson
Dr. 622- 5294.

OAKVILLE Time House And Thousand Roads by Tatsuo Miyajima, Sept. 7-
Nov. 3. Gairloch Gallery, 1306 Lakeshore E. and Centennial Gallery,
120 Navy. 905-844-4402.

PRAGA Edges + & Interfaces--A Traveling Show 1996-1998, to Sept. 9.
489 Brimley, Unit 1. 264-3583.

PRISMA First Look, acrylic and watercolors by Lisa Young, to Sept. 22;
reception Sept. 6, 7-10pm. 2570A Yonge. 440-0673.

QUEEN'S QUAY TERMINAL GROUP OF TEN ARTISTS: Autumn Colors, to Oct. 31
(203-6940). 207 Queens Quay W.

RED HEAD Sybil Goldstein, Lorne Fromer, to Sept. 29; reception Sept.
7, 2- 6pm. 96 Spadina Ave., 8th Fl. 504-5654.

ROBARTS LIBRARY Festival of Persian Painting, to Sept. 29; reception
Sept. 7, 3-5pm. 2nd Fl, 130 St. George. 978-7644 or 693-7740.

S.L. SIMPSON Five New Wall Sculptures by Judith Schwarz, to Sept. 28.
515 Queen W. 504-3738.

SABLE-CASTELLI Passages by Darlene Cole, Jacqueline Huget, Gina Rorai,
Jennifer Stead, Sept. 7-28. 33 Hazelton. 961-0011.

SAGE CAFE Watercolor, acrylic paintings by Blain Berdan, thru Sept.
166 McCaul. 487-7386.

SCARBOROUGH CAMPUS Ka Hing Liu, The Difference Between Nothing And The
Smallest Thing, recent abstractions on mylar, Sept. 9-Oct. 4;
reception Sept. 11, 4-7pm. U of T, 1265 Military Trail. 287-7176.

SIGNAL Shirt Tales, flag art by YM Whelan, opens Sept. 7, 8pm; to Nov.
30. 900 Queen W., Studio B07. 531-3988.

TABLEAU VIVANT Aliyah, new photo work by Eldon Garnet, opens Sept. 5,
8pm; to Sept. 28. 917 Queen W. 504-7298. TODMORDEN MILLS Paintings by
Don Valley Art Club, Sept. 7-8 & 14-15 at noon-5pm. Pottery Rd. 466-
3203.

YORK BANQUET HALL Art Exhibition & Sale, 7 + 1 artists, in conjunction
with East York: Celebrating 200 Years. Opens Sept. 5-6 at 7:30-9:30pm
& Sept. 7-8 at 1:30-4pm with silent charity auction of selected
pieces; show continues to Oct. 31 by appointment. 1100 Millwood. 423-
3000.

YYZ Swinger, installation by Kevin Madill, and A Temporary
Arrangement, a film by Phillip Barker, open Sept. 11, 8pm; to Oct. 5.

CONTINUING

A SPACE The 25th Anniversary Project, to Dec. 21. 401 Richmond W., Ste
110. 979-9633.

ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Fire And Ice: Contemporary Canadian
Geometric Abstraction, explores the poetry of color, to Sept. 8.
Joyride (Pioneer Village), sculpture by Carlo Cesta, to Sept. 8. 300
City Centre Dr., Miss. 905-896-5088.

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Videotapes by Shawn Chappelle, to Sept. 15. As
Yet Untitled, installation by Max Dean, to Sept. 29. Omar Ramsden:
Masterpieces Of English Silver, to Oct. 20. J.J. Tissot: Prints From
The Gotlieb Collection, to Oct. 20. Vanity of Vanities: Caricatures of
French and English fashions from the 1870s to the 1920s, to Oct. 20.
Making Strange, fragmented bodies, dolls, dummies, 25 works from both
the early and late 20th century, to Nov. 3. The Engine Of History,
mixed media by John Scott, to Nov. 4. Present Tense by David Merritt,
to Nov. 10. Nelvana Ltd., animation house celebrates 25th anniversary
at AGO, to Nov. 11. $4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm.
317 Dundas W. 977-0414. http://www.AGO.on.ca

BINARY AGORA Econautica: ecologically sustainable housing design by
Andy Thomson, indefinite run. 183 Bathurst, Studio 202. 461-7365.

CANADIAN SCULPTURE CENTRE Connected Works by Ben Goodman, Living
Harmony by Alexandre Kapran to Sept. 20; artist's talk Sept. 12,
7:30pm. First Canadian Place, Exchange Tower, 130 King W. 214-0389.

DELEON WHITE Nature-based outdoor sculptural works by Nils-Udo, to
Sept. 14. 455 King W. 597-9466.

EIGHT ELM PHOTO Silent Gardens, photography by Daria Beer, to Sept. 7.
8 Elm St. 597-6638.

GALLERY TALLULAH New paintings by Ed Fielding, to Oct. 3. Buddies In
Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 875-8555 or 975-0130.

HARBOURFRONT CENTRE PHOTO PASSAGE: Shaping The New Forest,
photographic exhibition by Lorraine Gilbert, to Sept. 29. UNCOMMON
OBJECTS: Haunted Summers: Memory Mats Of Seasonal Spirits, to Sept.
12. YORK QUAY: Morada: Icons, Idols And Myths, group show by artists
of Hispanic background, to Nov. 3. 231 & 235 Queens Quay W. 973-3000.

ISAACS/INNUIT Baker Lake Drawings, Prints, Sculpture, to Sept. 18. 9
Prince Arthur. 921-9985.

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Incontro - Where Italy And Canada Meet,
opens Sept. 10, 7-9pm; to Dec. 10. 496 Huron. 921-3802.

JOSEPH D. CARRIER Nature From The Ground Up, works by Pamela Williams,
Peter McFarlane, Teodoro Dragonieri, Barbara Fostka, to Sept. 21.
Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence W. 789-7011.

JUSTINA M. BARNICKE ca. David Milne, also Figures & Portraits, to Oct;
tour by curator Oct. 1, 7pm. 7 Hart House Circle, U of T. 978-8398.

KOFFLER Parade by Tobi Asmoucha to Sept. 27. Cassandra: An Opera In
Four Acts by Freda Guttman, to Oct. 27. Bathurst Jewish Centre, 4588
Bathurst. 636-1880 x268.

LILLIAN H. SMITH LIBRARY Healthy, Wealthy And Wise on health,
sickness, medicine, nutrition in early chidren's books, to Nov. 4.
Osborne Collection, 4th Fl., 239 College.

MARKET Portrait Of Toronto: The Work Of Owen Staples (1866-1949), to
Oct. 20. South St. Lawrence Market, 95 Front E. 392-7604.

McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Contemporary First Nations Art, to
Feb. 2, '97. $7/$4/Chd Under 5 free. 10365 Islington, Kleinburg. 905-
893- 1121.

METRO REFERENCE LIBRARY As Large As Life, John James Audubon & The
Birds Of America, the most expensive book in any public library in
Toronto. To Oct. 5. 789 Yonge. 393-7141.

NEWMAN adv. Griffin bros. to Sept. 7. 155 Walnut. 703-0041.

NORTHERN DISTRICT LIBRARY Watercolour and ink drawings by Jane Brooke,
to Sept. 28. Sept. Skylight Gallery, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 393-7610.

1246 YONGE Bruce Smith, by appointment. 966-3200.

PAINTED CITY Landscapes by Audrey Garwood, New Work by C.A. Henry,
plus color photography group show, to Sept. 7. 234 Queen E. 364-0269.

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).

PROPELLER New collective showing of paintings to Sept. 12. 96 Spadina
Ave., Ste 303.

QUEEN/SAULTER LIBRARY Bells by Cathy Patrick, thru Sept. 765 Queen E.
393-7723.

ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN Portraits In The Bouckley Collection, to Sept. 29.
Catching Shadows, ceramic sculptures by Susan Low-Beer, to Oct. 20;
reception Sept. 26, 7-9pm. Out Of The Southwest Series by Noreen
Tomlinson, to Oct. 20. Abstractions Of Northern Wilderness, landscape
paintings by Michael Chortyk, to Oct. 27; reception Sept. 12, 7-9pm.
Presence, installation by Heather Rigby, to Oct. 27 reception Sept.
15, 2-4pm. Civic Centre, 72 Queen St., Oshawa. 905-576-3000.

RUNNYMEDE LIBRARY Quilts by Students of Western Technical & Commerical
School, to Sept. 21. 2178 Bloor W. 393-7697.

RUSTIC COSMO CAFE Textures by Douglas Jarvis to Sept. 12. 1278 Queen
W. 531-4924.

SUSAN HOBBS House Of M by Magdalen Celestino, to Sept. 7. 137
Tecumseth. 504-3699.

TED'S COLLISION A Camera, A Bicycle, And A Tripod, photography by Rita
Leistner, to Oct. 573 College.

TEMPEST RESTAURANT Angels And Others, etchings by Rebecca Cowan, to
Sept. 17. 468 College.

TEODORA Collage/mixed media works by Lionel Venne, to Sept. 12. 45
Avenue Rd. 515-0450.

360 RESTAURANT Journey, paintings, works on paper by Lupe Rodriguez,
to Sept. 14. Revolving Restaurant, CN Tower, 301 Front W.

3010 DUNDAS W. Etobicoke School of the Arts, graduating class, to
Sept. 7.

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.

WHAMMY BAR Licensed art gallery featuring live music, interference art
exhibits, more. 354 Queen E. 363-9788.

WYNICK/TUCK The Middle Show, paintings, photographs, drawings,
sculpture, installations, film, games, to Sept. 7. 80 Spadina Ave.,
4th Fl. 504- 8716.

YORKVILLE Photo Image Transfers by Linda Joyce Ott, thru Sept. 22
Yorkville. 393-7660.

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Subject: MUSEUMS

BATA SHOE 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.

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.

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.

MARINE MUSEUM Picture This: Toronto Harbor In Art, to Sept. 22.
Exhibition Place. 392-1765.

MUSEUM FOR TEXTILES Kalagas: Textile Art Of The Golden Land,
embroideries from Burma, to Sept. 15. Memento Vitae, ceremonial waxes
by Gunilla Josephson, to Oct. 6. The Art Of The Lace Maker, the
collection of Margaret Ruhland, to Oct. 13. Threadworks'95: Jewels Of
The 20th Century, machine- and hand-embroidered textiles, to Nov. 3.
$4/$5. 55 Centre. 599- 5321.

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Watching TV: Historic Televisions And Memorabilia
From The MZTV Museum, to Sept. 15. Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary
Canadian Ceramics In Asian Modes, to Jan. 4. Art Of The Goldsmith:
Masterpieces From Buccellati, 50 jewelled and precious metal
treasures, to Jan. 19. Corsets To Calling Cards, to Mar. '97. Art Of
The Anishnawbeh, Three Perspectives, to Mar. '97. Ancient Mariners Of
The Adriatic, to May '97. A Canadian Portrait Gallery: Faces From
Canada's Past, to June '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

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO: FAMILY: Fun Day, Sun 11am-4pm (979-6608). 317
Dundas W. 977-0414.

AVENUE ROAD ARTS SCHOOL Open House with programs for children and
adults. Sept. 8, 1-5pm. 460 Avenue Rd. 961-1502.

HARBOURFRONT CENTRE: FAMILIES: Kaleidoscope, free crafts program runs
Sundays 11:30am-4:30pm at Lookout. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay
W. 973-3000.

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: FAMILY: 45-minute workshops, Sun noon-4pm.
LECTURE: Vietnam And Cambodia, Sept. 10, 6-8pm. CLASS: Astronomy
Workshop, Sept. 11, 7-9pm; $5/$11. ROMWALKS: Citadels of Wealth, Sept.
8, 2pm; nw corner Yonge & Front (586-5514). 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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