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June 13, 2001.
1. OPPORTUNITIES
2. NEWS
- CANADIAN CONTENT PRODUCERS: developing social capital in the big apple
- ART BANK ACQUIRES 54 NEW WORKS www.canadacouncil.ca
- GUGGENHEIM PURCHASING POWER
- MORE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL CRITICISM
- POLISH BARON LAYS CLAIM TO LONDON MUSEUM COLLECTION
- CANADIAN AUCTION HOUSE SUCCESS
- LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA NUMERO 49: and the winners are...
1. Opportunities.
CANADIAN CULTURAL JOB LISTINGS
For regular and detailed listings:
Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA).
Cultural Heritage Information Network (CHIN).
CALLS FOR ENTRY
June 30, 2001: JURIED EXHIBITION
Forest Hills Cemetery, a 270 acre garden-style cemetery founded in 1848,
invites artists to participate in two juried outdoor exhibitions which draw
inspiration from our unique historical and cultural environment.
Forest Hills is located in
Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA.
For SPIRITS IN THE TREES (9/14 - 10/28/01)
we seek installation work or sculptural pieces which hang from branches, wrap
around trunks or sited in relationship to trees.
For a new SCULPTURE PATH we invite artists to loan existing work or create new work for a year-long exhibit (9/14/01 - 9/30/02).
Open to a variety of styles and media (sculptural seating also welcome).
Jury: Nick Capasso, Curator, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park; Beth Galston, Artist; Julie Moir Messervy,
Landscape Designer.
Proposal guidelines: www.foresthillstrust.org OR call (617)524-0128x22.
June 25, 2001: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
of ArtCultureNature.
In dealing with the study of the arts and the environment, this year's theme is Public Art.
For assistance to the conference and more information, please contact:
Andrew Hepburn,
Northern Arizona University,
Dept of
Communications Arts,
Salisbury State University,
Salisbury MD 21801
OR 520-523-8063 OR 520-523-0057(FAX)
OR ArtCultureNature
June 30, 2001 ANNUAL INLAND NEW ENGLAND
June 30-Aug 6, 2001.
Open to regional artists whose work deals with the New England landscape (non-coastal).
No fees.
Send 5-10 slides, resume, statement, price list, SASE
to:
Encircled by Art,
Young & Constantin Gallery,
Box 882,
Wilmington VT 05363
OR 802-646-2515
2. NEWS
CANADIAN CONTENT PRODUCERS:
Developing social capital in the big apple.
TORONTO -- Seven top Canadian producers of multi-media content enjoyed the opportunity of networking with some top American firms in New York earlier this month.
The Ontario Media Development Corp. asked Toronto firm Bitcasters Inc. to coordinate this high level networking mission with key American producers, developers and content aggregators like BMG, Vivendi-Universal and Miramax. The Canadians were also introduced to some of Silicon Alley's top venture capital and law firms, industry associations and service representatives.
Producer and participant Patrick Crowe (formerly of Extend), was very positive about the mission. 'This mission provided the participants with unique insight into the state of the interactive media industry in New York City. It was an experience that will prove pivotal in the creation of business opportunities for Ontario new media producers in New York and in the US.'
OMDC CEO Adam Ostry articulated his support. 'The OMDC is committed to supporting initiatives that, in cooperation with the private sector, benefit both Ontario's emerging and established content producers. The convergence between film, television and new media provide exciting opportunities for new products, new jobs, and new outlets for our stories. We thank Bitcasters for their leadership role in this initiative."
Bitcasters CEO Nathon Gunn is enthusiastic about the outlook for Ontario companies in the US market, 'NYC is an excellent gateway to the immense US media market. Through our access to the top-level decision-making contacts in NYC we were able to put Ontario's finest content producers in front of key US executives. It's our belief that working together to share these opportunities amongst our companies is the only way for us to compete on a global scale and we couldn't do it without the support of organizations like the OMDC who are working to bring us together.'
Projects represented on the mission ranged from peer to peer technologies, online comedy initiatives, interactive children's programming and the creation of digital art and animation. All of the mission participants are taking steps to expand relationships with the US market while continuing their strong presence in Ontario.
To learn more about the Silicon Alley Immersion mission, arrange organizer interviews or for background on Bitcasters Inc. please contact Mike Nesbitt at 416-351-0889 ext. 225. Visit Bitcasters, OMDC, and Telefilm Canada.
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ART BANK ACQUIRES 54 NEW WORKS
OTTAWA -- The Canada Council's Art Bank is set to acquire 54 new artworks by Canadians for a total value of $139,120.
This is the Bank's first purchase in more than 5 years.
The original budget of $50,000. was increased thanks to revenues from the repurchase program completed earlier this year.
Members of the recently formed Acquisition Committee are:
Newfoundland artist Chris Pratt; London artist and winner of the Governor General's Award, Jamelie Hassan;
Vancouver painter Landon Mackenzie; Manitoba artist and curator Robert Houle; Carleton U. gallery director Michael Bell;
and MMFA curator Stephan Aquin. This group will serve for two years.
The criteria for selection included artistic excellence, significance to current art practice, size, cost and need.
The committee also considered regional and cultural diversity and paid attention to work by young and emerging artists.
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GUGGENHEIM PURCHASING POWER
NEW YORK -- With the incredible expansion of the S.R. Guggenheim Museum around the world one might wonder how they are going
to fill the vaults. Two branches will open in Las Vegas this September.
Well, wonder no more -- the Guggenheim has three contemporary art acquisition committees:
one for photography; one made up of young collectors; and an international council of directors.
These busy people are there to fill the gaps in the collection.
Lisa Dennison, a deputy director of the Guggenheim and its chief curator commented,
'We now have real purchasing power and ability to be selective about what we buy.'
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MORE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL CRITICISM
WASHINGTON -- It's a fait a compli -- President Bush has signed legislation that will speed up the construction of the St.
Florian design for the controversial 7.5 acre War Memorial.
Yet, criticism continues. This time, a lengthy formal critique of the Memorial suggests that it is 'well designed propaganda',
a 'simulation' (Baudrillard's simulacrum?) a theatre 'backdrop' approved by the city's Fine Arts
Commission which ensures its Sublime architectural aesthetics. You liked the movie... You'll love the Memorial.
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POLISH BARON LAYS CLAIM TO MUSEUM COLLECTION
LONDON -- A 'cheeky' Polish Baron is laying claim to the Dulwich Picture Gallery's £250 million,
180 piece collection of Old Masters including several Rubens, three Rembrandts and two Canalettos.
The south London gallery's director received a letter from Baron Vladimir Reisky de Dubnic, great-great-great-great-great-great-
grandson of the last King of Poland demanding the return of artworks that had been held by London dealers for his family since
the 1790s. King Stanislaw II promised to purchase the works but was deposed in 1795.
Lending weight to the Baron's claim is his success in re-acquiring several family estates from the Czech government including at
12th century castle near Prague.
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CANADIAN AUCTION HOUSE SUCCESS
TORONTO -- In this update on Canadian auction house excitement, Star writer Judy Stoffman reports that well known cultural exec.
David P. Silcox is to become Managing Director of Sotheby's this Canada Day. Sotheby's also has a new Chairman,
Allan Gotlieb former Canadian Ambassador to Washington and director of Hollinger Inc. Sotheby's is looking to take back first
position over Joyner's which totaled $6.2 million worth of art sold in its spring sale including a Lawren Harris Arctic landscape for
$2.48 million. Sotheby's sold a total of $1.63 million
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LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA NUMERO 49: and the winners are ...
VENICE -- German artist Gregor Schneider won the Golden Lion for best national pavilion:
this artist transported and reconstructed his childhood home inside the pavilion. La Biennale di Venezia Special Awards were given to Canadian pavilion artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, French pavilion artist Pierre Huyghe, and Marisa Merz, who exhibited in both the Italian pavilion and the "Plateau of Mankind," the Arsenale exhibition curated by Biennial Director Harald Szeemann.
Richard Serra and Cy Twombly received 'Master of Contemporary Art' Golden Lions.
Special Awards for Young Artists were given to Albanian and French artist Anri Sala, American John Pilson, Guatemalan artist
Aníbal Astrubal López Juárez who goes by the name of A1-53167, and Costa Rican Federico Herrero.
Honorable mentions were given to Yinka Shonibare, Tiong Ang, Samuel Beckett/Marin Karmitz (for a work dating from 1966),
and Chilean artist Juan Downey.
An unofficial award was given to Swiss pavilion artist Urs Lüthi.
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