May 9th, 2011
Last week I attended the book launch of the “This Is East Van” community project at the Waldorf Hotel. I was really looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of this because it looked so wonderful from what I’d seen online. Also, there are a large number of people I know who have work in the book, and that’s just awesome.
The project was put together by Erin Sinclair and Jason Uglanica, two East Van locals who love their neighbourhood and wanted to organize a community project. They did a really fantastic job of selecting work to include and curating the flow of one photo to the next. The book beautifully captures what life it like in Vancouver’s eclectic east side.
You can purchase the book online through Cargoh.com.
March 26th, 2010
My friend Nicole Dextras is an amazing multidisciplinary artist with a focus on photography and ephemeral art. She has a solo show opening at Grunt Gallery next week.
From the press release:
Signs of Change brings Dextras’ body of work in ice typography together through photographic prints and off-site installations. The photographs will depict ice installations of the past five years, including large ice text pieces in Dawson City, Yukon and North Bay, Ontario. The off-site component will feature ice text placed in the Vancouver land/cityscape on a weekly basis. Each word will be made of ice and allowed to melt in-situ. The artist will be with the work, to record the melting process and to engage with the public.
You are invited to come and visit the installation and chat with the artist during each install. Dates and times will be posted on the Grunt Gallery Facebook page and Nicole Dextras’ Flickr page. See links below.
Grunt Gallery
#116 – 350 East 2nd Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5T 4R8
T: 604.875.9516
F: 604.877.0073
Tuesday to Saturday
Noon – 5 pm
February 25th, 2010
For the month of March my altered books will be hanging on the walls of local starup tech company Bootup Labs, located in the newly renovated Flack Block on the edge of Gastown. I kind of miss having them around our apartment but it’s nice not to have them covering every single surface and hanging on most of the walls. (Yes I want a studio.)
On the evening of Wednesday March 3rd from 6:30pm to 9pm, I’ll be holding an artist reception to showcase the altered books. I invite you to come on by to see the work and say hi. There is a Facebook event page if you’d like to RSVP.
As a side note, half of the books have already been sold, which is very exciting news. Two of the books have been purchased by AdHack and will be awarded as prizes in their Olympic Ad photo competition which ends tomorrow.
Little Stories: Transforming the Book, artist reception
Wednesday March 3rd, 2010 – 6:30 to 9pm
Location: Bootup Labs offices
The Flack Block
Suite 200 – 163 West Hastings Street at Cambie
Vancouver BC
