Monthly Archives: March 2011

JR’s TED Prize wish

By rskinner | Published: March 28, 2011

Ashley McGillivray has sent in links to two excellent Al Jazeera articles about artist JR’s work in Tunisia. From “Art challenges Tunisian revolutionaries,” by Yasmine Ryan: “This discussion is sound and we should have this discussion, because that’s how we can prove Tunisia is a free country.” – Photographer Marco Berrebi. Photo gallery: “Slums as [...]

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Navigating the Art Industry: Professional Practices for Emerging Artists

By rskinner | Published: March 28, 2011

Image courtesy Phantoms in the Front Yard. Wednesday April 27th 2011, 6-9pm and Sunday, May 1st 2011, 6-9pm Jacana Gallery Navigating the Art Industry is a unique 3-hour seminar designed specifically for emerging artists working in Canada and ideal for fine artists of any media pursuing careers in the commercial Vancouver art market or applying [...]

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Kodak 1922 Kodachrome Film Test

By rskinner | Published: March 28, 2011

Thanks, Marta.

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Artbank: Vancouver – A Pretty Shitty City

By rskinner | Published: March 25, 2011

Opening at Artbank (1897 Powell Street) on Friday, March 25th at 7:00pm is Vancouver: A Pretty Shitty City, a one-night curated group show speaking to re-imagining the city we live in. Curated by ECU photo alumna G.Amani, and including both current and past photo kids (M-M-M-Mayan). http://heyartbank.tumblr.com/

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Langara’s Photo-Imaging 2011 Fundraising Project

By rskinner | Published: March 24, 2011

“The Langara photo kids are hosting another pub night fundraiser at Ceilis Irish Pub. Tickets are 10 bucks and include no line no cover before 11 and a free drink before 9.” Thursday, March 31 at 8:00pm – April 1 at 2:00am Ceilis Irish Pub, Vancouver, BC If you can’t make the night, you can [...]

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how soon is never – March 27th

By rskinner | Published: March 24, 2011

Matt Savage has posted images from how soon is never, which is up in the Abraham Rogatnick Gallery (aka Media Gallery) until Sunday the 27th.

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ECUAD 2011 Degree Exhibition blog

By rskinner | Published: March 24, 2011

Attention graduating students, this is probably a blog you will want to follow.

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Michel Kliaving

By rskinner | Published: March 24, 2011

Michel Kliaving works out of Switzerland. His professional career began with photojournalism work for the Office Franco-Allemand de la Jeunesse about Kreuzberg, a hot spot of Berlin in the 1980′s. Since then, his work has been featured in numerous art fairs and festivals, galleries, and publications (Le Salon de Montrouge; Photographie Photobis, Paris; Diorama Gallery, [...]

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PHG: Renzo Martens’ “Episode III: Enjoy Poverty”

By rskinner | Published: March 24, 2011

Image credit: Renzo Martens, still from Episode III: Enjoy Poverty, 2009, film, 90 min. Courtesy the artist. SATURDAY APRIL 2, 2011 AT 7:30 PM EXHIBITION TOUR AND RECEPTION Introduction to the exhibition, Models For Taking Part with the curator, Juan A. Gaitán, followed by a Reception at 8:00pm MONDAY APRIL 4, 2011 AT 7:00 PM [...]

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Self Publish, Be Happy: Maxwell Anderson

By rskinner | Published: March 23, 2011

Self Publish, Be Happy has a couple of great little video interviews with some of the photographers they’ve been working with. A relatively new organization, SP,BH promotes independently published photo books through events, online exposure and distribution, and introduces photographers to the ways of self-publishing.

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