Varley Art Gallery http://www.visitthevarley.com Varley Art Gallery Thu, 10 May 2012 20:30:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Night It Up! http://www.visitthevarley.com/night-it-up/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/night-it-up/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:30:51 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4301 Organized by Power Unit Youth Organization
Artist Annie Onyi Cheung will facilitate an exhibition-based site-specific art project at this Asian night market.

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Organized by Power Unit Youth Organization
Artist Annie Onyi Cheung will facilitate an exhibition-based site-specific art project at this Asian night market.

]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/night-it-up/feed/ 0 The Way of Tea: Traditions and Tastings in partnership with Tea Leaves Stratford http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-way-of-tea-traditions-and-tastings-in-partnership-with-tea-leaves-stratford/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-way-of-tea-traditions-and-tastings-in-partnership-with-tea-leaves-stratford/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:20:13 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4257 Certified tea sommelier Karen Hartwick talks about the origins, culture, rituals and tasting profiles of tea in both the Eastern and Western tradition.  Experience tea presentation and savour high quality, exotic loose-leaf teas at 1pm or…

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Certified tea sommelier Karen Hartwick talks about the origins, culture, rituals and tasting profiles of tea in both the Eastern and Western tradition.  Experience tea presentation and savour high quality, exotic loose-leaf teas at 1pm or 3pm. Participants are invited to join us for an exhibition tour at 2pm.

Pre-register as spaces are limited to 25 participants in each program.

$10, Members free

]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-way-of-tea-traditions-and-tastings-in-partnership-with-tea-leaves-stratford/feed/ 0 World Music and Dance Festival in partnership with the UBIA http://www.visitthevarley.com/world-music-and-dance-festival-in-partnership-with-the-ubia/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/world-music-and-dance-festival-in-partnership-with-the-ubia/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:19:10 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4255 Travelling through Time and Space

Celebrated pianist/composer Lee Pui Ming teams up with improvisational dancer Mary Ganzon to dialogue with the artworks in the exhibition through sound and movement.

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Travelling through Time and Space

Celebrated pianist/composer Lee Pui Ming teams up with improvisational dancer Mary Ganzon to dialogue with the artworks in the exhibition through sound and movement.

]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/world-music-and-dance-festival-in-partnership-with-the-ubia/feed/ 0 Taste of Asia Festival http://www.visitthevarley.com/taste-of-asia-festival/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/taste-of-asia-festival/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:17:42 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4253 Enjoy Canada’s largest Asian festival and partake in an interactive art project with artist Annie Onyi Cheung

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Enjoy Canada’s largest Asian festival and partake in an interactive art project with artist Annie Onyi Cheung

]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/taste-of-asia-festival/feed/ 0 Artists in the Round Forum http://www.visitthevarley.com/artists-in-the-round-forum/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/artists-in-the-round-forum/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:15:36 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4251 Gain further insight as exhibiting artists take the floor to discuss their individual approach and practice. Introductory remarks by curator Shannon Anderson. 

$10, Members Free; $15 including round-trip art bus from OCADU at 12pm

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Gain further insight as exhibiting artists take the floor to discuss their individual approach and practice. Introductory remarks by curator Shannon Anderson. 

$10, Members Free; $15 including round-trip art bus from OCADU at 12pm

Pre-register as spaces are limited in each program.

]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/artists-in-the-round-forum/feed/ 0 (Da bao)(Takeout) http://www.visitthevarley.com/da-baotakeout/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/da-baotakeout/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:10:59 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4244 Curated by Shannon Anderson and Doug Lewis and assistance from Selena Yang
You are invited to join us for the Exhibition opening and

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Opening Reception: 24 May 2012, 7pm
Curated by Shannon Anderson and Doug Lewis and assistance from Selena Yang

Xiaojing Yan, Bridge, 2009, Chinese ceramic spoons, image courtesy of the artist

You are invited to join us for the Exhibition opening and catalogue launch on Thursday, 24 May at 7 p.m.
Sara Angelucci and Han Xu, John Armstrong and Paul Collins, Cathy Busby, Gang Chen, Brendan Fernandes, Nan Hao, Ming Hon, Knowles Eddy Knowles, Laiwan, Minjeong Oh, Ed Pien, Shen Yi Elsie, Laurens Tan, Xiaojing Yan, and Zhang Zhaohui

(Da bao)(Takeout) is an attempt to locate a cross-cultural and social dynamic between China and the West, specifically Canada, by focusing on artists who investigate, adapt and instill ideas from abroad into their practices, while appreciating the palpable slippages that occur in the transference of ideas from one ethnicity to another. The selected artists explore ironic, metaphoric, humorous and even cynical perspectives on the import and export of people, cultures and ideas.
Culture, in general, can be regarded as a system of delivering ideas from one group of people to another. In this way, (Da bao)(Takeout) addresses the metaphorical concept of delivery and interpretation of cultural identity. Artworks from both countries challenge and play with the different cultural conventions and restrictions that exist between East and West.
The seventeen artists in this exhibition are a mix of second- or third-generation Chinese-Canadians, Chinese who have travelled abroad to study art, and Canadians who have travelled to China for residencies or exhibitions. They share the experience of being “taken out” of familiar environments and encountering a strikingly different culture. While their individual voices occupy a unique position, collectively, they speak to issues of cultural transference, highlighting the gaps, distances and misunderstandings inherent in communication across cultural divides.

Laurens Tan, Beng Beng Standard, 2007, fiberglass, steel, plastic, baked enamel. Image courtesy the artist and Tally Beck Contemporary, New York.

Sunday 27 May 2012, 1-4 pm

Artists in the Round Forum
Gain further insight as exhibiting artists take the floor to discuss their individual approach and practice. Introductory remarks by curator Shannon Anderson.
$10, Members Free; $15 including round-trip art bus from OCADU at 12pm
Pre-register as spaces are limited in each program.

Friday 23 June & Saturday 24 June 2012

Taste of Asia Festival
Enjoy Canada’s largest Asian festival and partake in an interactive art project with artist Annie Onyi Cheung.

Friday 13 July – Sunday 15 July 2012

Night it Up! Organized by Power Unit Youth Organization
This exciting event features Asian food and local performers. Artist Annie Onyi Cheung will facilitate an exhibition-based site-specific art project.

Saturday 21 July 2012, 2-4pm

World Music and Dance Festival in partnership with the UBIA
Travelling through Time and Space
Celebrated pianist/composer Lee Pui Ming teams up with improvisational dancer Mary Ganzon to dialogue with the artworks in the exhibition through sound and movement.

Sunday 26 August 2012, 1-4pm

The Way of Tea: Traditions and Tastings in partnership with Tea Leaves Stratford
Certified tea sommelier Karen Hartwick talks about the origins, culture, rituals and tasting profiles of tea in both the Eastern and Western tradition.  Experience tea presentation and savour high quality, exotic loose-leaf teas at 1pm or 3pm. Participants are invited to join us for an exhibition tour at 2pm.
Pre-register as spaces are limited to 25 participants in each program. $10, Members free

FREE ADMISSION: Beginning 24 May, free admission provided by IBM to mark its 100th anniversary

Supported by:
In partnership with:

Media inquiries: Anik Glaude | 905.477.9511, ext. 3262 |mailto:aglaude@markham.ca
]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/da-baotakeout/feed/ 2 The Art of Collecting Speaker Series – Richard Rhodes http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-richard-rhodes/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-richard-rhodes/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:37:26 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4221 Editor of Canadian Art magazine, Richard Rhodes is known as a curator, critic, painter, photographer and lecturer in contemporary art. He has written a Canadian art history book for young people, A First Book of Canadian…

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Editor of Canadian Art magazine, Richard Rhodes is known as a curator, critic, painter, photographer and lecturer in contemporary art. He has written a Canadian art history book for young people, A First Book of Canadian Art. His immense experience and expertise will inform this talk focused on the art of collecting. Refreshments provided.

Fee: $15, $10 members, Free for Sphere Social Club
Barcode: 205160- register online EZReg

This lecture is the last in a series of talks in The Art of Collecting Speaker Series, a series of lead-up events to the Varley Fine Art Auction on 9 May, presented by the Varley-McKay Art Foundation.  They are also the first events that are included as benefits for the new Sphere Social Club.  

The other two speakers confirmed in the series include Olga Korper on April 18 and Barbara Fischer on April 25.

]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-richard-rhodes/feed/ 0 The Art of Collecting Speaker Series – Barbara Fischer http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-barbara-fischer/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-barbara-fischer/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:33:33 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4218 Director of the Visual Studies: Curatorial Studies program at the University of Toronto’s Department of Art, as well as Executive Director/Chief Curator of the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at Hart House, Barbara Fischer is one of…

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Director of the Visual Studies: Curatorial Studies program at the University of Toronto’s Department of Art, as well as Executive Director/Chief Curator of the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at Hart House, Barbara Fischer is one of Canada’s esteemed curators and scholars.  Join us for this evening presentation that explores collecting as curatorial responsibility. Refreshments provided.

Fee: $15, $10 members, Free for the Sphere Social Club

Barcode: 205159- register online EZReg

This lecture is the second in a series of talks in The Art of Collecting Speaker Series, a series of lead-up events to the Varley Fine Art Auction on 9 May, presented by the Varley-McKay Art Foundation.  They are also the first events that are included as benefits for the new Sphere Social Club.  

The other two speakers confirmed in the series include Olga Korper on April 18 and Richard Rhodes on 2 May.

]]> http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-barbara-fischer/feed/ 0 The Art of Collecting Speaker Series – Olga Korper http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-olga-korper/ http://www.visitthevarley.com/the-art-of-collecting-speaker-series-olga-korper/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:27:57 +0000 varley http://www.visitthevarley.com/?p=4215 Representing acclaimed artists from Canada and around the world, the Olga Korper Gallery has been a destination for gallery goers and art collectors in Toronto since 1973. Join us for an evening with renowned gallerist Olga…

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Representing acclaimed artists from Canada and around the world, the Olga Korper Gallery has been a destination for gallery goers and art collectors in Toronto since 1973. Join us for an evening with renowned gallerist Olga Korper as she shares her insights and experiences on the art of collecting. Refreshments provided.

Fee: $15, $10 members, Free for Sphere Social Club members
Barcode: 205158- register online EZReg

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This lecture is the first  in a series of talks in The Art of Collecting Speaker Series, a series of lead-up events to the Varley Fine Art Auction on 9 May, presented by the Varley-McKay Art Foundation.  They are also the first events that are included as benefits for the new Sphere Social Club.  

The other two speakers confirmed in the series include Barbara Fischer on 25 April and Richard Rhodes on 2 May.

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McKay Art Centre

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