AUGUST 12 2010 3:00PM
GEARHEADS
STEVEN LAURIE (Toronto, ON)
RAY LODOEN (Saskatoon, SK)
////June 11 to July 30, 2010
artist talk & performance: June 11 - 7pm
2nd performance & workshop June 12
HABITAT '10
ANDREAS BUCHWALDT
////August 12, 2010 3:00pm
public reception & unveiling on site at Habitat for Humanity Restore at 320 21 St W
Habitat' 10 is a wall mounted sculpture based on blueprints from an actual Habitat for Humanity home built in Saskatoon. The work has been designed using computer modeling software by local artist, Andreas Buchwaldt, and is fabricated using a digital cutting process. The project is a joint initiative between Habitat for Humanity ReStore and AKA Gallery made possible by the generous support of our funders and community partners.
(IN)ACCESSIBLE CITY
////September 10 to October 22, 2010
artist talk & closing reception: October 15 - 7pm
From September 10th to October 22nd, 2010, AKA gallery presents the exhibition InAccessible City, an up-close and interactive look at issues around mobility, accessibility and what life in a wheelchair is really like. The exhibition will feature a monumental painting installed on the billboard spanning the top floor of the building’s exterior. Artist Matthew Proctor will use a mobile painting device connected to his wheelchair as a mark-making tool to create the painting. To put things in perspective, the largest painting at the Louvre, The Wedding Feast at Cana by the Mannerist Italian painter Paolo Veronese measures 21 feet by 32.5 feet, or 682.5 square feet. At 14 feet by 50 feet, Matthew Proctor’s painting will take up a whopping 700 square feet of real estate.
For the duration of the exhibition and through two special workshops being held during Culture Days, AKA’s main gallery space will become a production centre and workspace. Artist and curator Jeff Nachtigall, will facilitate this hands-on workshop where people with limited mobility and able-bodied persons alike will be able to use adaptive mark making equipment with the results being displayed on the gallery walls. Come to AKA Gallery and make your mark. The painting workshops are free and open to the public.
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NEWS
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ART FRIENDLY
Art Friendly is a local business and arts partnership program that AKA is looking to expland during the spring of 2010. Our goal is to offer members more and foster awareness and visibility of the arts. We are planning to partner with "art friendly" businesses who will offer some sort of benefit to AKA members. This may come in many forms, including discounts or weekly specials. By the end of the summer, we're hoping to have a list of businesses in Saskatoon who will sport the art friendly sticker to show they support the arts and AKA Gallery.
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GALLERY CLOSED
AKA Gallery will be closed for the month of August 2010. We will be re-open September 2010.
Thank you to the city of Saskatoon and our Members for your support.
AKA Gallery has developed and continues to seek partnerships with a range of private, public and non-profit organizations.
AKA Gallery acknowledges the support from the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Canada Council for the Arts, SaskCulture, Saskatchewan Lotteries, Paddockwood Brewing, Habitat for Humanity, and our donors.
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